14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has finally managed to resolve an infamous Task Manager glitch, this time with the release of a cumulative update that went live as part of the December 2022 Patch Tuesday.
More specifically, the update is KB5021255, and the glitch it resolves is a display issue in Task Manager.
In some cases, Task Manager might fail to display the entire UI in the right visual style, with Microsoft explaining that this only happens when the user enables the custom setting in the view mode for the app.
“This update addresses a known issue that might affect Task Manager. It might display certain elements in the user interface (UI) in unexpected colors. Some parts of the UI might not be readable. This issue might occur if you have "Choose your mode" set to "Custom" in the Personalization > Colors section of Settings,” the software giant explains.
At the same time, Microsoft says this update also resolves a bug affecting DPAPI decryption though it goes without saying that enterprises are mostly the ones that were struggling with the glitch.
“This update addresses an issue that might affect Data Protection Application Programming Interface (DPAPI) decryption. The decryption of a certificate private key might fail. Because of this, virtual private network (VPN) and other 802.1 certificate-based authentication might fail. This issue might occur when you encrypt the DPAPI master key with a wrong value,” Microsoft says.
Given this is a Patch Tuesday update, it’s available right now via Windows Update, though it’s also rolling out through the typical update channels, including WSUS and the Microsoft Update Catalog. Windows 11 users are recommended to install it as soon as possible, especially because it went live on Patch Tuesday, and it also resolves a series of security issues discovered by Microsoft in its operating system.