Subj : Worried about that taskbar-breaking bug seen in Windows 11 last m
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jul 10 2024 15:00:06

Worried about that taskbar-breaking bug seen in Windows 11 last month? Good 
news: its fixed in Microsofts latest update

Date:
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:48:39 +0000

Description:
Windows 11 hasnt been doing well with bugs of late, but at least Microsoft 
has resolved this taskbar headache.

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The latest Windows 11 update (for July 2024) has arrived packing a cure for a 
known issue whereby the taskbar was essentially broken ( not for the first 
time this year ). 

Even though the bug had a limited impact, it certainly affected some Windows 
11 users when it was first discovered in the preview of the latest cumulative 
update (released back at the end of June). 

That preview update (KB5039302) was optional and therefore you could swerve 
it, but the fear for us (and no doubt others out there) was that Microsoft 
might not get the bug sorted before this preview became a full release, which 
happened yesterday with patch KB5040442. 

Thankfully, this new update  which will be compulsory for all Windows 11 
users (though it can be delayed for a short while)  has the fix included. 

In the release notes , Microsoft observes that KB5040442 addresses a known 
issue whereby you might not be able to view or interact with the taskbar 
after you install KB5039302 [the June preview update]. Analysis: From reboot 
hell to taskbar trauma 

As mentioned, the impact of the taskbar bug was limited. It only affected 
either those running a Windows N edition  a Windows 11 installation with 
media-related functionality stripped out (such as Media Player)  or people 
who had turned off Media Features in Control Panel. 

Still, that would certainly be some Windows 11 users , and having seen the 
bug pop up in the optional update last month  or maybe even directly 
experienced the taskbar going wonky if they downloaded the preview update  as 
we already observed, those folks might well have been concerned about 
installing this new July update. Theres no need to worry, though. 

All in all, this has been a bit of an odd one, mainly because the preview 
update for June was actually paused briefly after it was found to have a bug 
that caused a reboot loop (a really unpleasant situation). Once that was 
remedied (by blocking affected devices), and the rollout resumed, this 
taskbar glitch was then discovered  so it wasnt Microsofts finest update 
moment by any means. 

Theres no mention of the reboot loop bug with the new July update, 
incidentally, so we assume that it remains blocked from all PCs that might 
potentially be affected. If you cant see the cumulative update for July, this 
might be why. We assume that if it was also fixed, Microsoft would have 
mentioned that  though its possible a cure has been applied and left off the 
release notes. 

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