Another breezy Tuesday, another set of Patch Tuesday updates for the Windows family of operating systems! This is the second update cycle for the newly released Windows 11.
And it comes packing updated security for the nascent OS.
The update in question is KB5007215, bringing build 22000.318 for the lucky few rocking the platform.
Microsoft refers to the November 2021 security update release as the “B” release. It is available for all supported versions of Windows 10 and 11. In other words, it is very much worth deploying if you are using these operating systems.
Here is the changelog for build 22000.318:
“Addresses an issue in which certain apps might have unexpected results when rendering some user interface elements or when drawing within the app. You might encounter this issue with apps that use GDI+ and set a zero (0) width pen object on displays with high dots per inch (DPI) or resolution, or if the app is using scaling.”
As is the norm, only the latest fixes incorporated in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device. That is, if you have installer earlier updates. Otherwise, you will get the whole deal so that your system is up to date.
In case you are curious about the fixed security vulnerabilities in this release, head over here.
Microsoft has also included some servicing stack updates (SSU) that improve the quality of the servicing stack responsible for installing Windows updates. In case you are unfamiliar with this, two dedicated resources are available here and here.
The Redmond-based software titan notes that there are no known issues with these updates, but in this day and age, you can never tell.
Feel free to deploy them on your machines with your fingers firmly crossed.