Microsoft says that parts of the Task Manager might become unreadable for some customers after installing this month's KB5020044 preview update for Windows 11 22H2 systems.
On affected devices, users might see that some user interface elements of the Task Manager are being shown using unexpected colors, making them unreadable.
"After installing KB5020044, Task Manager might display certain elements in the user interface (UI) in unexpected colors. On affected devices, Task Manager should function as expected, but some parts of the UI might not be readable," Microsoft explains.
"You might be affected by this issue if you have "Choose your mode" set to "Custom", in the Personalization -> colors section of Settings."
Users who have picked Dark or Light mode in the Settings app shouldn't be impacted by this Task Manager display bug, according to Redmond.
Microsoft is currently working on a fix to address this known issue and says it will provide an update in an upcoming release.
Workaround for affected users
Until a resolution is available, Microsoft has provided a temporary solution that should mitigate the issue on impacted systems.
To workaround this issue, you are required to choose either Dark or Light for the "Choose your mode" setting.
To do that, you need to right-click on the desktop, go to Personalize > Colors, and then select "Dark" or "Light" for "Choose your mode".
As explained above, these Task Manager display issues are triggered after installing the KB5020044 November preview update.
Among other things, non-security cumulative fixes an issue linked to GPU performance debugging features that affects some games and applications' performance.
Last week, Microsoft also said it started investigating domain controller freezes and restarts triggered by November Patch Tuesday Windows Server updates and Remote Desktop issues after installing the Windows 11 2022 Update.
Comments
ZeroYourHero - 1 year ago
So, when can we expect our refunds for their mistake?
DrkKnight - 1 year ago
Refund?
I do not believe anyone has paid for a Windows OS since Windows 7, if we were still paying for the OS we would have a gripe but what do you expect for free?
Microsoft knew years ago they were moving towards a telemetry based OS so .... they had no choice but to give it away , otherwise no one would pay for it, people would never pay for an OS that is reporting their pc usage and surfing habits.
That being said , if you have purchased the Windows 11 OS or a new pc JUST to run the OS when in fact the OS will run on pretty much anything despite Microsoft's warning ....... sorry
darylzero - 1 year ago
@DrkKnight "Refund?
I do not believe anyone has paid for a Windows OS since Windows 7, if we were still paying for the OS we would have a gripe but what do you expect for free?"
Really? You don't think anyone has paid for Windows since 7?? MS still charges for Windows. Go to any computer manufacturer and look at the price difference between Windows 11 Home vs Pro. Build your own computer and try to install Windows without a key, it won't be activated. Of course you still pay for Windows. Yes you can get a Windows edition for free if you upgrade from 10 to 11 for example, but you paid for 10.
Computerdave911 - 1 year ago
Actually nothing has changed since windows 3.1,, if you buy OEM pc the OEM paid for the OS is its in the price of the computer, if you build a pc you pay for the OS, and windows 10 and 11 are free to activate if your pc came with windows 7 or higher, and if you buy a new pc with windows 10 or 11, the OEM paid for the license, so in all scenarios , Microsoft gets paid, its not free you already paid for it indirectly, same with Android phone, you don't have to pay to upgrade the OS if its able to run it.
SoftwareEngineer248 - 1 year ago
When you start paying thousands of dollars for each copy of Windows. Seriously, this is a minor bug and they are fixing it. What exactly do you want? By definition, no one wants to make mistakes but software engineers make them because they are not perfect.
The other thing is Windows works very well. I have used it for years and I run into very few problems. The same with a lot of other Microsoft products (Visual Studio, MS Office, .NET, Xbox, etc.).