Windows 10 addresses gaming performance and VR issues with KB5003690

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Published onJune 22, 2021

published onJune 22, 2021

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After Microsoft has been testing KB5003690 with Windows 10 Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Ring for some time, they released this update as an optional preview for all supported versions of Windows 10.

To be more exact, this cumulative update takes Windows 10, version 2004, version 20H2, and version 21H1 to Build 19041.1081, 19042.1081, and 19043.1081.

Taskbar graphics and Virtual Reality bugs are fixed

As explained by the developers, this cumulative update addresses quite a number of issues that users have been struggling with on Windows 10, lately.

For example, the situation where the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) would suddenly stop working while you are typing, has been fixes via KB5003690.

Some of the other problems that Microsoft addresses with this update are:

Microsoft also points out the known issues with KB5003690

Some of the known issues to plague this cumulative update include devices with Windows installations, created from custom offline media or custom ISO image, could have Microsoft Edge Legacy removed by this update.

This issue is only encountered when custom offline media or ISO images are created by slipstreaming this update into the image without having first installed the standalone servicing stack update (SSU) released March 29, 2021, or later.

Theofficial patch release articlealso explains how users can move past this nuisance, with some simple workarounds

As always, in order to get the update, you can navigate toSettings>Update & Security>Windows Update, which will prompt the OS to download this cumulative update.

Another way of installing this software on your computer is by using theMicrosoft Update Catalog.

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