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Fixes Win11 24H2 KB5046740 error 0x800f0905 etc.

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Microsoft released a preview of the Windows 11 24H2 update KB5046740 on November 21, 2024.

KB5046740 fixes an issue where error 0x800f0905 may occur when installing updates.

This update also fixes an issue where items in the navigation pane on the left side of File Explorer would be too far apart, but it did not fix an issue where the menu that appears when you click "More (...)" would be displayed on top.

Solved! Win11 24H2 Explorer "See more" menu appears at the top

When updating KB5046740, it may depend on your environment, but in my environment I have confirmed that the app stops working for several minutes when the download reaches 5%.

In fact, the download was progressing, so if you experience the same symptoms during installation, check whether Windows Update is progressing, and if it is, do not force quit it midway.

The next page explains how to check if Windows Update is progressing, so please check it if necessary.

[Solved] Windows Update won't progress or finish? Causes and solutions for "pending"

Highlights

Phased rollout

These will be rolled out gradually and may not be available to everyone.

  • [setting] New feature!Tailored experiences are now personalized offers in the Out of Box Experience (OOBE). You can find them on the Recommendations and Offers page by going to Settings > Privacy and Security. There you can turn off the setting to send data about your device to help improve Windows.
  • Taskbar
    • New feature! The abbreviated date and time will be displayed in the system tray. Also, if you have the "Do not disturb" toggle set to on, the notification bell icon may not be displayed. If the bell icon is not displayed, click the date and time to view the message in the Notification Center. To revert to the long date and time format, go to Settings > Date & Time. Then, turn on the toggle for "Show time and date in the system tray." To display the bell icon, go to Settings > System > Notifications. Turn on the toggle for "Notifications." You can also access these settings from the context menu. Simply right-click the clock or bell icon in the system tray.
    • Fix: When "Auto-hide the taskbar" is selected, the search box appears as an icon instead of a search box.
  • [Start Menu] NEW! Right-click an app pinned to the Start menu to see its Jump List, if the app has one.
  • [Touchscreen] New! This update adds a new section for touchscreen edge gestures. Go to Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Touch. Here you can choose whether to turn off touch gestures on the left or right edge of the screen.
  • [Input Method Editor (IME)] New! After installing this update, the IME toolbar will be hidden when the app is in full-screen mode. This only occurs when the IME toolbar is active and you type Chinese or Japanese characters.
  • [File Explorer]
    • New feature! You can share content to your Android device from the File Explorer and Desktop context menus. To use this feature, you must install and configure Phone Link on your PC.
    • Fix: There may be more space than expected between items listed in the left pane.
    • Fix: We fixed an issue where the search box would get cut off if the File Explorer window was small.
  • [Dynamic Lighting Settings Page]
    • New feature! If no compatible devices are connected to your computer, a placeholder message will appear on this page and the brightness and effects controls will be turned off.
    • New! This update adds forward, backward, outward, and inward direction options to the Wave effect. The Gradient effect now has a forward direction option.
  • [Jump List] NEW! Shift+Ctrl+click a Jump List item to open the item as administrator.
  • [Windows Speech] New! This update improves the speech-to-text and text-to-speech features in Windows. You might be prompted to manually update your language files. These files are available from the Microsoft Store. This change affects users who use Narrator, Voice Access, Live Captions, Live Translation, and Dictation.
  • [display]
    • Fix: App windows may clump together in the corners of your monitor after your device goes to sleep. This occurs when using multiple monitors.
    • Correction:Mica materialIt may not display correctly. This happens when you use a slideshow background.
    • Fix: Latency and screen tearing may occur on some secondary displays when a window is fullscreen.
  • [Mouse] Fixed: "Show pointer location when pressing Ctrl" could result in a smaller circle on some displays.
  • [Clipboard] Fixed: Clipboard history (Windows logo key + V) may not display content. This occurs even if clipboard history is turned on and you copy text and images.

Normal deployment

  • [Mouse and Game Bar] Fixed: Mouse may become unlocked from game window. This happens when you have multiple monitors and open and close Game Bar.

Improvement points

Phased rollout

These will be rolled out gradually and may not be available to everyone.

  • [Task Manager]
    • New feature! The disconnect and logoff dialogs now support dark mode and text scaling.
    • New feature! The performance section now displays each disk type.
  • [IFilters] NEW! Windows Search runs IFilters in a Low-Privilege App Container (LPAC). LPAC is similar to an App Container, but denies more permissions by default. Processes running in LPAC have access to only the resources they need. Processes cannot access sensitive system components or data. This reduces the damage that a compromised process can cause.
  • [DISM] Fix: The StartComponentCleanup task does not work properly. It stops at 71% and displays error 6842.
  • [PowerShell] Fix: The Get-WindowsCapability command may fail, requiring you to reboot your PC.
  • [Windows Update] Fix: Error 0x800f0905 may occur when installing updates.
  • [JPG files] Fixed: Fixed an issue where rotation information could not be retrieved using the API.

Normal deployment

  • [HTML Applications (HTA)] Fixed: The HTA Optional Component (OC) is now included in ARM64 Windows PE.
  • [Task Manager] Fixed: Task Manager may become unresponsive on the Users page when using the keyboard.
  • Graphics Device Interface Plus (GDI+)
    • Fix: Unable to get image file properties using GDI+.
    • Fix: Re-encoding images in GDI+ resulted in incorrect scaling.
  • [RAW format images] Fixed: Images are displayed in the wrong orientation.
  • [Exporting Chart Objects] Fixed: Exporting chart objects to PDF and XLSX formats caused the app to become unresponsive.
  • [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)] Fix: It stops working and won't start.
ecosystem

The critical bug in version 24H2 appears to have been fixed, but if you decide to update, be sure to back up your important files before doing so.

2024 / 11 / 23:

Win11 24H2 New issue: USB device not detected, game not responding

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  • Since upgrading to 24H2, I've noticed that desktop icons are more likely to be delayed slightly when starting up my computer. I've tried rebuilding the icon cache, but it still happens occasionally. Also, I'm not sure if this is the cause, but when I run a surface test on the SSD, it seems to be slower than before. It could also be due to age-related degradation, so I'm not sure. However, the performance in CrystalDiskMark is not much different from the official values, so I'm not sure what the issue is. It's a WD SN570.

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  • The preview release for 23H2 came out today, and 24H2 also came out in my environment, so I installed it and applied the preview release. I haven't encountered any issues so far, but even though I updated, rebooted, and it should have been applied, when I rebooted again after that (without installing anything new), the "updating" screen appeared. Is this a common occurrence?

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    • Thank you for your comment, Siden.

      Yes, I have recently confirmed that when restarting after updating the update, the updating screen is displayed. In some cases, the device may automatically restart (only once) from that screen.

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      • Thank you for your reply. The updating screen appeared twice, but it hasn't recurred yet. I've successfully created the recovery drive. It might just be my imagination, but the sound I hear when connecting a USB device seems different. Is this a change or a bug?

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        • Dear Siden,

          >The sound that comes out when I connect a device to the USB seems to have changed. Is this a change or a bug?
          There is no information on this, but when I checked the sound file when connecting the device it was exactly the same, so it might just be my imagination.

          The device connection sound file can be found here:
          C:\Windows\Media\Windows Hardware Insert.wav (24H2 may display the file name as "Windows Hardware Insert.wav" in Japanese, but the actual file name is in English.)

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          • Thank you. It seems like there are some hidden issues that I don't really understand, so I'm not sure.
            It seems that there are problems with Creative's Sound BlasterX G6, so it seems like there may be something related to USB.

          • Thanks for the info, Siden.

            It seems like you're having issues with the sound level increasing to 100%. After checking, it seems like there are other USB related issues as well.

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