KB5058502: Admins can configure taskbar policies so users can unpin specific apps

May 27, 2025—KB5058502 (OS 22621.5413 and 22631.5413) Preview

Highlights
Gradual rollout

A gradual rollout distributes a release update over a period of time, rather than all at once. This means that users receive the updates at different times, and it might not be immediately available to all users. To see the status of this feature, go to Windows release health dashboard.

• [Copilot]

1. New!​​​​​​​ You can open Copilot on Windows with Win + C. You can personalize your Copilot key and Win + C experience at any time with the existing “Customize Copilot key on keyboard” under Settings>Personalization >Text input. For Enterprise users, see Updated Windows and Microsoft 365 Coplot Chat experience.
2. New! To start Press to talk with Copilot on Windows, hold the Copilot key—or Win + C if your keyboard doesn’t have one—for two seconds. Press Esc or stay silent for a few seconds to end the call. Use Alt + Spacebar to talk with Copilot on Windows. You can interact with Copilot using your voice and receive instant responses while continuing your tasks.

• [Search on Taskbar] Improved support for web search providers in Windows Search for the European Economic Area (EEA), including with increased discoverability.
• [Settings] New! Find answers to commonly asked questions about your PC and Windows 11 in the new FAQs section under Settings>System>About page. It covers topics like system setup, performance, and compatibility—all in one place.
• [Taskbar] New! Admins can configure taskbar policies so users can unpin specific apps, ensuring they are not repinned during the next policy refresh. To turn on this feature, use the new PinGeneration option.
• [Widgets] New! There are some new updates to the new Widgets on Lock experience for devices in the EEA. In addition to accessibility and craftsmanship improvements, the Lock screen weather widget now supports customization. To configure your weather widget, go to Settings>Personalization>Lock screen and select the “Customize widget” option from the weather widget more options menu. More widgets will be customizable in the future.
• [Windows Share] New! When you drag a local file from File Explorer or your desktop, a tray appears at the top of your screen. Drop the file into a suggested app or select More to open the Windows share window.
• [Input]

1. Fixed: Voice typing won't start from the touch keyboard when using the Chinese (Simplified) narrow layout.
2. When using the Symbols section of the touch keyboard, pressing the key to change pages might unexpectedly insert a character into password fields.

• [Voice access] Fixed: Voice access might stop responding with error “working on it” when dictating.

Improvements​​​​​​​
[Blue screen error] Fixed: This update addresses an issue where devices encounter a blue screen exception with error code SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (win32kfull.sys).

• [HoloLens] Fixed: An issue that stopped the HoloCamera app from saving pictures on HoloLens due to incorrect folder access and a related problem with Mixed Reality Capture. 56732085
• [Memory leak] Fixed: This update addresses an issue in the Input Service that causes increased memory usage, potentially impacting performance in multi-user, multi-lingual, and remote desktop usage.
• [Country and Operator Settings Asset (COSA)] Fixed: This update brings profiles up to date for certain mobile operators.
• [Windows Shell] Fixed: This update addresses an issue when Explorer and the Start Menu stop working when a device is connected to an AAD account.
• [Windows Update & Servicing] Fixed: The Windows Update service stopped working when devices running Windows 11 22H2 or 23H2 tried to download the Windows 24H2 feature update through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

Known issues in this update
Noto fonts issue
Applies to: All users

• Symptom
  There are reports of blurry or unclear CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) text when displayed at 96 DPI (100% scaling) in Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. The March 2025 Preview Update introduced Noto fonts in collaboration with Google, for CJK languages as fallbacks to improve text rendering when websites or apps don’t specify appropriate fonts. The issue is due to limited pixel density at 96 DPI, which can reduce the clarity and alignment of CJK characters. Increasing the display scaling improves clarity by enhancing text rendering.
• Workaround
  As a temporary workaround, increase your display scaling to 125% or 150% to improve text clarity. For more information, see Change your screen resolution and layout in Windows.

We are investigating this issue and will provide more information when it is available.