Windows 11 2H22 It wasn’t exactly a dazzling start. The rollout of the latest version or update of Microsoft’s desktop system has had to be stopped due to performance issues affecting games and in some cases due to updated versions of certain features. Obviously, these issues won’t last forever, so the company already has a patch ready to fix it (or so it says).

Microsoft has started rolling out a an optional update in Preview, KB5020044, which contains a patch that likely fixes issues found when launching video games in Windows 11 2H22. This means that unless you’re using a Windows Insider build, you’ll need to download the update manually, which can be done in Settings first, then Windows Update.

The Redmond giant explained that the origin of the bug, which causes a loss of performance in games, is the fact that some titles and applications have inadvertently enabled GPU performance tuning functions, which are very rare. enabled for end users because these are things that are usually developer oriented.

KB5020044 contains a large number of updates and fixes in addition to solving the problem that appears in this entry. Among other things, this brings OneDrive subscribers receiving storage alerts on the System page, a combination of Windows Recommended content with themes on the Personalization page, as well as a view of the total storage amount of all OneDrive subscribers and total storage on the Accounts page. in settings.

Microsoft advises that “due to minimal operations during the holidays and the upcoming Western New Year, there will be no non-security preview releases for the month of December 2022. A monthly security version (labeled “B”) will be available. until December 2022. Normal monthly maintenance of Preview B and non-secure versions will resume in January 2023.”

Windows 11 2022 had to deal with various problems since its deployment began last September, including a bug found in the NVIDIA driver that has long since been resolved. Those who want to know all the details of the KB5020044 update can consult it through its page on Microsoft’s technical support website.