Windows 10 KB5036892 update brings two new features and more than 20 fixes

On April 9, 2024, Microsoft released the KB5036892 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 21H2 and 22H2. The update bumped the build to 19044.4291 and 19045.4291 for 22H2 and 21H2.

The KB5036892 update is a mandatory Windows 10 cumulative update that adds two new features and contains Microsoft’s April 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates, along with a handful of bug fixes and improvements.

Here are the two new features added mentioned on the Microsoft support website:

• New! This update adds Windows Spotlight to your desktop background. This feature displays new images as your desktop wallpaper. If you want to know more about an image, click or tap the Learn More button, which takes you to Bing. To turn on this feature, go to Settings > Personalization > Background > Personalize your background. Choose Windows spotlight.
• New! This update adds more content to your lock screen. In addition to weather, sports, traffic, and finance content will appear.  To turn on this feature, go to Settings > Personalization > Lockscreen. 

Here are the improvements mentioned on the support site:

• This update addresses an issue that affects the touch keyboard. It does not open sometimes.
• When you sign in, you might see a message that invites you to upgrade to Windows 11. This message only appears if your device is eligible for an upgrade.
• This update affects Windows Hello for Business. IT admins can now use mobile device management (MDM) to turn off the prompt that appears when users sign in to an Entra-joined machine. To do this, they can turn on the “DisablePostLogonProvisioning” policy setting. After a user signs in, provisioning is off for Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices.
• This update adds search highlights to the taskbar search box for the European Economic Area. To learn more, see Windows Search providers.
• This update addresses an issue that affects the touch keyboard. It does not open sometimes.
• When you sign in, you might see a message that invites you to upgrade to Windows 11. This message only appears if your device is eligible for an upgrade.
• This update addresses an issue that affects a network resource. You cannot access it from a Remote Desktop session. This occurs when you turn on the Remote Credential Guard feature and the client is Windows 11, version 22H2 or higher.
• This update addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Edge. It fails to open on Surface Hub (Team OS).
• This update affects the Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) AmsiUtil class. It helps to detect the bypass of the AMSI scan. This update also addresses some long-term issues that expose your device to threats.
• This update addresses an issue that affects the time service. You can configure it using mobile device management (MDM) or a Group Policy Object (GPO). But the Windows Settings app does not match what you have configured.
• This update addresses an issue that occurs when you use LoadImage() to loada top-down bitmap. If the bitmap has a negative height, the image does not load and the function returns NULL.
• This update addresses an issue that affects scanners. They stop responding when you connect to them using eSCL over USB.
• This update makes Country and Operator Settings Asset (COSA) profiles up to date for some mobile operators.
• This update addresses an issue that affects the existing AppLocker rule collection enforcement mode. It is not overwritten when rules merge with a collection that has no rules. This occurs when the enforcement mode is set to “Not Configured.”
• This update addresses an issue that affects the Group Policy service. It fails after you use LGPO.exe to apply an audit policy to the system.
• This update addresses a reliability issue. It affects a Virtual Remote App product when you use a custom shell to open it.

As Microsoft has mentioned, these features will roll out to you gradually, so if you don’t see the changes right after you install the update, wait for some time.

Two of the existing issues in Windows 10 are still not addressed, including Copilot not being supported if your taskbar is located vertically on the right or left of the screen or icons switching between multiple monitors due to Copilot.

To install the update, launch the Settings app, then navigate to Windows Update, then click Check for Updates.

However, if you want to install the update manually, you can go to Microsoft Update Catalog, search for KB5036892 and click Download. Then, run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.