The glitch is resolved with a preview update

Nov 5, 2022 07:29 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has recently acknowledged a new bug hitting Windows 11 2022 Update, but this time, the company has also managed to resolve it quite fast.

However, Microsoft says it has already enabled an upgrade block for the devices that could be impacted by the glitch, explaining that the safeguard hold would be lifted in mid-November when the fix would be available for all devices.

Microsoft explains on the Windows Health dashboard that the Xbox Game Bar could cause the audio to be out of sync when capturing video.

“The Xbox Game Bar app might have issues in which the audio is out of sync when capturing gameplay to a video file. You are more likely to encounter this issue when using the "Record last 30 seconds" feature when “Record in the background while I’m playing game” is enabled in Xbox Game Bar. Developer Note: Apps which capture or process video files using the same underlying Windows libraries or APIs as Xbox Game Bar might also be affected by this issue,” the software giant explains.

“To safeguard your upgrade experience, we have applied a compatibility hold on devices which have previously used the capture feature in the Xbox Game Bar app from being offered or installing Windows 11, version 22H2. If your organization is using Update Compliance, the safeguard ID is 41584256,” Microsoft explains.

The update that resolves the glitch is KB5018496, but it is currently available for Windows 11 2022 Update users as a preview – this update can be downloaded by manually checking for updates in Windows Update.

“This issue was resolved in KB5018496. If you have already upgraded to Windows 11, version 22H2, installing KB5018496 will resolve this issue. Note: KB5018496 will not install automatically. To apply this update, you can check for updates and select the optional preview to download and install,” Microsoft says.