KB5055627: Cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2, April 2025. Recall and Click to Do arrive; Windows Studio Effects removed

• The File Explorer address bar shows the path after it opens.¹
  Fixes cases where the address bar might unexpectedly not show a path after opening.

• Touch gestures can show the apps pinned in the Start menu again.²
• The Sign out and More options buttons remain visible when text size is increased.³
  Applies to the Start menu account manager.

• App icons no longer keep underlines after the apps close.⁴
• Arrow keys move in the right direction when navigating the taskbar in Arabic or Hebrew.⁵
  Applies after pressing Windows key + T.

• The Windows key + P shortcut switches display layouts without needing a second press.⁶

• A horizontal line no longer appears in the wrong place in some Win32 apps.⁷
  Fixes an uncommon ExtFloodFill issue.

For: Devices using external Thunderbolt graphics cards

• Some external graphics cards connected over Thunderbolt can be detected again.⁸

For: Hyper-V users

• Hyper-V Manager shows VM CPU use instead of incorrectly showing 0%.⁹

• The blue screen error that some devices saw after the April 2025 security update and restart is resolved.¹⁰
  Fixes error code 0x18B, SECURE_KERNEL_ERROR.

• Some devices can keep an internet connection after waking from sleep, instead of having intermittent connections.¹¹

For: Devices with user profiles redirected to a network VHD(X)

• Some devices no longer stop unexpectedly with a blue screen during normal use.¹²
  The issue affected user profiles redirected to a network VHD(X).

• Some pages that contain JPEG images display their content again.¹³

• Xbox Elite and Adaptive Controller users see their remapping settings applied on the Windows desktop.¹⁴

• Some network setups regain cluster management features after issues with Storage Spaces Direct and SMB Direct.¹⁵
  Addresses an issue affecting Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) with SMB Direct in certain network configurations.

For: Devices with specific security features after the described reset

• Some people can sign in with facial recognition or a PIN after resetting their PC and keeping their files.¹⁶
  The edge case involved specific security features after Push button reset or Reset this PC with Keep my Files and Local install.

For: Devices prepared with Windows Setup and Sysprep

• Push-button reset options work after setting up Windows and running System Preparation.¹⁷
  Fixes boot file configuration not being properly updated after installing Windows 11, version 24H2 with Windows Setup and running Sysprep.

For: Copilot+ PC users

• Recall can help you find apps, websites, images, and documents by describing what you saw or did on your Copilot+ PC.¹⁸
  You must opt in to save snapshots and enroll in Windows Hello. Snapshots can be paused or managed by the user.

• Click to Do lets you select something on screen and take an action, such as editing an image in Photos or Paint.¹⁹
  Open it with Windows key + mouse click, Windows key + Q, the Snipping Tool menu, Print Screen, or taskbar search.
• On Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, Click to Do can summarize selected text or help rewrite it.²⁰
  Text actions use Phi Silica, the on-device Small Language Model.
• You can open Click to Do by swiping in from the right edge of the screen.²¹
• IT teams get policies to manage Click to Do in commercial settings.²²
  The update adds policies for managing Click to Do in a commercial environment.

For: Copilot+ PC users

• Copilot+ PCs can find documents, photos, and settings from descriptions, so you do not need exact names or words.²³
  Semantic and lexical indexing power search in File Explorer, taskbar search, and Settings. Available on AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs.
• File Explorer search can find cloud photos using everyday descriptions, alongside photos stored on the PC.²⁴
  Cloud photo search works with a personal OneDrive account while signed in with a Microsoft account and connected to the internet. Available on AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs.

For: Narrator users

• Narrator can show and copy what it last said, and provide a live transcript.²⁵
  Speech recap is available through keyboard shortcuts.

For: Phone Link users

• The Start menu gives you direct access to phone calls, text messages, photos, and sharing between your PC and mobile device.²⁶

• Web developers can use existing content to make interactive widgets for multiple widget surfaces.²⁷

For: Microsoft 365 users

• File Explorer Home adds curated views for Microsoft 365 content.²⁸
  The new views use pivots to present Microsoft 365 content in File Explorer Home.

For: Copilot+ PC users

• Settings lets you manage which apps Windows recommends actions for.²⁹
  Go to Settings > Apps > Actions on Copilot+ PCs.

• In the European Economic Area, the lock-screen weather widget can be customized.³⁰
  Use Settings > Personalization > Lock screen and select Customize widget from the weather widget menu.

• Text scaling is supported in more File Explorer windows and file dialogs.³¹
  Adds text scaling support in File Explorer, File Open/Save dialogs, and copy dialogs.
• Unzipping files is faster, especially when an archive contains many small files.³²

• Packaged apps pinned to the desktop no longer have a colored background behind their icons.³³
  The updated logic can make icons, such as Snipping Tool, larger and easier to see.

• Windows shows an estimated time for how long the PC will be offline while installing updates.³⁴
  The estimate appears on the Windows Update settings page and Start menu power button.

• The update includes improvements to the component that installs Windows updates.³⁵
  The combined package includes servicing stack update KB5055659, build 26100.3910.