Windows 11 optional update (KB5014019) brings Windows Spotlight to the desktop

Microsoft has released an optional Windows 11 cumulative update that bumps build 22000.708, and if you've been paying attention, it's the same update released to Windows Insiders last Thursday , so it contains the same improvements and fixes, including Direct3D which was causing applications to crash on some systems, improvements related to Family Security verification, etc.

There's also a new Windows Spotlight feature on the desktop, which is thought to be reserved for the Windows 11 22H2 feature update scheduled to be released later this year, but will be available immediately after installing this update.

First up are the release highlights for build 22000.708:

• New! Improved the Family Safety verification experience for child accounts when you send a request for additional screen time.
• new! Windows Spotlight on Desktop brings the world to your desktop with new background images. Using this feature, new pictures will automatically appear as your desktop background. This feature already exists for the lock screen. To turn this feature on, go to Settings > Personalization > Background > Personalize your background. SelectWindows Spotlight.
Fixed an issue where display brightness could not be maintained after changing display modes.
• Resolved an issue affecting IE modal window frames.
• Resolved an issue that prevented Internet shortcuts from being updated.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Input Method Editor (IME) to discard characters if you entered them while the IME was converting previous text.
• Fixed an issue that caused widgets to appear on the wrong monitor when you hovered over the widget icon on the taskbar.
• Add animation to widget icons when you click or tap on the icon and the taskbar is aligned on the left.
• Resolved an issue affecting the rendering of default widget icons on center-aligned taskbars.
• Fixed an issue that caused blurry application icons in search results when the monitor's dots per inch (dpi) scaling was greater than 100%.
• Resolved an issue that caused file copying to be slower.
• Fixed an issue where focus was not automatically given to the search box when you selected the Start menu and started typing.

The long list of changes is as follows:

• new! We have improved the Family Safety verification experience for child accounts when you send additional screen time requests.
• new! Windows Spotlight on Desktop brings the world to your desktop with new daily background images. Using this feature, new pictures will automatically appear as your desktop background. This feature already exists for the lock screen. You can also find more information about each background image on the web. To turn this feature on, go to Settings > Personalization > Background > Personalize your background. SelectWindows Spotlight.
We fixed an issue that caused the Input (
• TextInputHost.exe ) app to stop working.
We fixed an issue in
• searchindexer.exe that affected shape searches in Microsoft Visually.
We prevent users from bypassing forced registration by disconnecting from the internet when logging into Azure Active Directory (AAD).
• We fixed an issue that could cause AnyCPU applications to run as 32-bit processes.
• We fixed an issue that prevented Azure Desired State Configuration (DSC) scenarios with multiple partial configurations from working as expected.
• We fixed an issue affecting remote procedure calls (RPC) to the Win32_User or Win32_Group WMI classes. Domain members running RPC contact the primary domain controller (PDC). This can overwhelm the PDC when multiple RPCs occur simultaneously on many domain members.
• We fixed an issue that occurred when adding a trusted user, group, or computer with one-way trust. The error message "The selected object does not match the type of the target source" appears.
• We fixed an issue that prevented the Application Counters section from displaying in the Performance Monitor tool's performance report.
• We fixed an issue where display brightness was not maintained after changing display modes.
• We fixed an issue that could affect some applications that use
• d3d9.dll with certain graphics cards and could cause those applications to close unexpectedly.
We fixed an issue affecting IE modal window frames.
• We fixed an issue affecting Group Policy templates.
• We fixed an issue that prevented Internet shortcuts from updating.
• We fixed an issue that caused some users to see a black screen when logging in and out of Windows.
• We fixed an issue that caused the Input Method Editor (IME) to discard characters if you entered them while the IME was converting previous text.
• We fixed an issue affecting the desktop copy API that affected display orientation and caused a black image to appear on the screen.
• We fixed an issue that caused printing to fail when a low integrity level (LowIL) application printed to an empty port.
• We fixed an issue that prevented BitLocker encryption when you used the silent encryption option.
• We fixed an issue that caused false positives when running a script with Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) turned on. This can cause AppLocker events 8029, 8028, or 8037 to appear in the logs when they should not.
• We fixed an issue when applying multiple WDAC policies. Doing so may prevent the script from running when the policy allows the script to run.
• We fixed an issue affecting the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) driver that could increase system startup time.
• We fixed an issue that could cause the Remote Desktop client application to stop working when you end your session.
• We fixed an issue affecting the behavior and shape orientation of the Microsoft mouse cursor in Defender Application Guard (MDAG), Microsoft Office and Microsoft Edge. This issue occurs when you turn on a virtual graphics processing unit (GPU).
• We fixed an issue that caused widgets to appear on the wrong monitor when you hovered over the widget icon on the taskbar.
• We added animation to widget icons when you click or tap on the icon and the taskbar is aligned on the left.
• We fixed an issue that affected the rendering of default widget icons on center-aligned taskbars.
• We fixed an issue that caused blurry app icons in search results when the monitor's dots per inch (dpi) scaling was greater than 100%.
• We fixed an issue that caused file copying to be slower due to an incorrect calculation of the write buffer in the cache manager.
• We fixed an issue that could cause the system to stop responding when users exited Microsoft OneDrive while in use.
• We fixed a known issue where recovery discs (CDs or DVDs) might not start if you created them using the Backup and Restore (Windows 7) application in Control Panel. This issue occurs after installing Windows updates released on or after January 11, 2022.

This release does not contain security fixes and is an optional installation, although all of the above fixes and improvements will eventually make their way into the non-optional Patch Tuesday update during the second week of June.

You can download the standalone installer from Microsoft here for x64 or ARM64 PCs, or go to Settings>Update & Security> Windows Update. In the Optional Updates Available area, you will find links to download and install the update.

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