Microsoft releases patch KB5005101 for Windows 10 20H2

Microsoft has released a new optional update for different versions of its operating system. These are the builds associated with patch KB5005101 for Windows 10 2004 (Windows 10 May 2020 Update), for Windows 10 20H2 (Windows 10 October 2020 Update) and for those already using Windows 10 May 2021 Update

This optional update arrives via OS builds 19041.1202, 19042.1202, and 19043.1202 and focuses on fixing a large number of bugs. errors, among them the correction of the failure when using Bluetooth headphones in calls or problems with some gestures on touch screens.

Featured Improvements

• Fixes a rare bug that causing Bluetooth headsets to only work for voice calls.
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• Fixed an issue that resets Microsoft OneDrive sync to Known Folders Only>"
• Fixes an issue that prevents audio headsets that are connected to a device via USB from working if the device has certain drivers third-party audio.
• Fixes an issue with image resizing that can cause flicker and residual line artifacts.
• Fixes an issue that prevents typing words in the username box during out-of-the-box experience (OOBE) processing. This problem occurs when you use the Chinese Input Method Editor (IME).
• Fixes an issue with copying and pasting a text box in Office 365 applications. If you're using an IME, you won't be able to insert text into the text box.
• Fixes an issue that may cause your device to stop working when performing a touch input gesture. This issue occurs if you put more fingers in contact with the touchpad or screen during the middle of the gesture.
• Fixed an issue that may cause an external monitor to display a black screen after hibernation. This issue can occur when the external monitor is connected to a docking station via a certain hardware interface.
• Fixed an issue that resets the brightness of standard dynamic range (SDR) content on high dynamic range (HDR) monitors ). This occurs after you reboot your device or reconnect to the device remotely.

Other improvements

• Fixes an issue that prevents users from tracing Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) activation failures.
• Fixes a threading issue that could cause the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service to stop working when under load high.
• Addresses an issue that causes the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider host process to stop working. This occurs due to an unhandled access violation that occurs when Desired State Configuration (DSC) is used.
• Fixes an issue that causes file migration between Distributed File System (DFS) paths that are stored on different volumes to fail.This issue occurs when you implement the migration using PowerShell scripts that use the Move-Item command.
• Addresses an issue that prevents you from writing to a WMI repository after a low memory condition occurs.
• Addresses an issue that resets the brightness of standard dynamic range (SDR) content on high dynamic range (HDR) monitors. This occurs after you reboot the system or reconnect to the system remotely.
• Fixed an issue that could cause an external monitor to display a black screen after hibernation. This issue can occur when the external monitor is connected to a docking station via a certain hardware interface.

• Fixes a memory leak that occurs when using nested classes within VBScript.
• Fixes an issue that prevents you from typing words in the username box during out-of-the-box experience (OOBE) processing. This problem occurs when you use the Chinese Input Method Editor (IME).
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• Fixes an issue that causes some applications to stop working. This issue occurs on devices that do not have edgegdi.dll installed. The error message is Code execution cannot continue because edgegdi.dll was not found."
• Fixes an issue that could prevent you from minimizing an application that uses unthemed windows.
• Fixes an issue that could cause a device to stop working during a touch input gesture. This issue occurs if you put more fingers in contact with the touchpad or screen during the middle of the gesture.
• Fixes an issue with image resizing that can cause flicker and residual line artefacts.
• Fixes an issue when copying and pasting a text box in Office 365 applications. The IME prevents you from inserting text into the text box.
• Fixes an issue that prevents USB audio headsets from working on devices that support USB audio download. This issue occurs if you installed third-party audio drivers on the devices.
• Fixes an issue that causes the Authentication Mechanism Assurance (AMA) to stop working. This issue occurs when you migrate to Windows Server 2016 (or newer versions of Windows) and when you use AMA together with Windows Hello for Business certificates.
• Fixes an issue that prevents code integrity rules from working correctly when specifying package family name rules in a code integrity policy. This issue occurs due to incorrect handling of case-sensitive names.
• Addresses an issue that prevents the ShellHWDetection service from starting on a Privileged Access Workstation (PAW) device and prevents you from managing BitLocker drive encryption.

• Addresses an issue in Windows Defender Exploit Guard that prevents some Microsoft Office applications from running on machines with certain processors .
• Fixes an issue that causes the IME toolbar to appear even when the remote application is closed.
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• Fixed an issue that could occur when configuring the policy Delete user profiles older than a specified number of days on system rebootIf a user has been logged on for longer than the time specified in the policy, the device might unexpectedly delete profiles at startup."
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• Fixed an issue with Microsoft OneDrive sync settings Always keep on this device. Settings are unexpectedly reset to Known Folders Only>"
• Fixes an issue that provides an incorrect Furigana result when a user cancels the Japanese reconversion.
• Fixes a rare condition that prevents Bluetooth headsets from connecting using Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) for music playback and causes the headset to only work for voice calls.
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• Adds the Target Product Version policy. With this, administrators can specify the Windows product they want devices to migrate to or stay on (for example, Windows 10 or Windows 11)."
• Increases the default number of entries in the Local Security Authority (LSA) search cache to improve search performance in high search volume scenarios.
• Fixes an issue that could create duplicate built-in local accounts, such as an administrator or guest account, during an in-place upgrade . This issue occurs if you previously renamed those accounts. As a result, the Local Users and Groups MMC snap-in (lusrmgr.msc) appears blank with no accounts after the upgrade. This update removes duplicate accounts from the local Security Account Manager (SAM) database on affected machines. If the system detected and removed duplicate accounts, it logs a Directory-Services-SAM event, with ID 16986, in the system event log.
• "Fixed an issue that could cause transfer validations to fail with the error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component. This issue occurs when you use Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012 as sources."
• Addresses an issue that can cause a system to crash after a deduplication filter detects corruption in a reparse point. This issue occurs because of changes to the deduplication driver introduced in a previous update.
• Fixes an issue with using the robocopy command with the backup option (/B) to correct data loss . This issue occurs when the source location contains tiered Azure File Sync files or tiered cloud files.
• Stops execution of queries against OneSettings APIs from the deprecated Storage He alth feature.
• Enables over 1,400 new mobile device management (MDM) policies. With them, you can configure policies that are also compatible with group policies. These new MDM policies include Administrative Template (ADMX) policies such as App Compat, Event Forwarding, Service, and Task Scheduler.Starting in September 2021, you can use the Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) Settings Catalog to configure these new MDM policies.

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If you have any of the Windows 10 versions mentioned, you can download the update using the usual path, that is,Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and in the Available optional updates area, you will find the link to download and install the update."

Via | Microsoft