KB5046740: Cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2, November 2024. Display, clipboard and WSL fixes; new taskbar and sharing options

• With Automatically hide the taskbar enabled, the search box appears as a search box instead of an icon.¹

• There is less unexpected space between items in the left pane.²
• The search box is no longer cut off when the File Explorer window is small.³

• App windows no longer collect in a monitor corner after the device wakes from sleep when multiple monitors are in use.⁴
• Mica material displays correctly when a slideshow is used as the background.⁵
• Some secondary displays no longer experience lag and screen tearing when a window is full-screen.⁶

• The pointer-location circles are no longer tiny on some displays when you press Ctrl.⁷
  Applies when Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key is enabled.

• Clipboard history shows copied text and images instead of appearing empty when it is turned on.⁸
  Open clipboard history with Windows logo key + V.

For: people gaming with multiple monitors

• The mouse stays locked to the game window when the game bar is opened or closed while multiple monitors are in use.⁹

• The StartComponentCleanup task no longer stops at 71% with error 6842.¹⁰

• The Get-WindowsCapability command no longer sometimes fails and require a PC restart.¹¹

• Installing an update no longer results in error 0x800f0905 in the affected cases.¹²

For: apps that use the API

• An API can find rotation information for JPG files.¹³

For: ARM64 Windows PE users

• HTA optional components are included in ARM64 Windows PE.¹⁴

• The Users page no longer causes Task Manager to stop responding when you use the keyboard.¹⁵

• Apps can get the properties of image files using GDI+.¹⁶
• Image scaling is correct when images are re-encoded in GDI+.¹⁷

• RAW format images display in the correct orientation.¹⁸

• Apps no longer stop responding when exporting chart objects in PDF and XLSX formats.¹⁹

• WSL no longer stops working and refusing to start.²⁰

• The system tray can show a shortened date and time. When Do not disturb is on, the notification bell might be hidden; click the date and time to see messages.²¹
  Clear Show abbreviated time and date in Settings > Date and Time to restore the long format. Enable Show notification bell icon under Settings > System > Notifications to show the bell.

• Right-clicking a pinned app opens its jump list when that app has one.²²

For: devices with touchscreens

• A new Settings section lets you turn off the left or right screen-edge touch gesture.²³
  Find it under Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Touch.

For: people sharing content to Android devices

• You can share content to an Android device from the File Explorer or desktop context menu.²⁴
  Phone Link must be installed and configured on the PC.

For: devices using Dynamic Lighting

• The Wave effect now has Forward, Backward, Outward and Inward directions; Gradient adds a Forward direction.²⁵

• Hold Shift and Ctrl while clicking a jump list item to open it as an administrator.²⁶

• Narrator scan mode adds commands to skip past links and jump to lists on web pages and in documents.²⁷
  Press N to skip past links and L to jump to lists. Turn on Narrator with Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter, then enable scan mode with Caps lock + Spacebar.

• The Disconnect and Logoff dialogs support dark mode and text scaling.²⁸
• The Performance section shows the type of each disk.²⁹

• The OOBE option called Tailored Experiences is now called Personalized offers.³⁰
  The option is on the Recommendations and offers page under Settings > Privacy & security.

For: people typing Chinese or Japanese

• The IME toolbar hides while an app is in full-screen mode when you type Chinese or Japanese characters.³¹
  This applies when the IME toolbar is active.

For: devices without a compatible Dynamic Lighting device

• The page displays a message when no compatible device is connected, and its Brightness and Effects controls are off.³²

For: people using Windows speech features

• Speech-to-text and text-to-speech features improve. You might be asked to update language files manually through Microsoft Store.³³
  The change affects Narrator, voice access, live captions, live translations and voice typing.

• Windows Search runs IFilters in a more restricted environment, limiting the resources they can access and the potential damage from a compromised process.³⁴
  IFilters run in Less Privileged App Containers (LPAC), which deny more permissions by default.

• The component that installs Windows updates receives quality improvements to help devices receive and install Microsoft updates.³⁵
  Includes servicing stack update KB5048295, build 26100.2447.