Microsoft’s most recent Tuesday update contains a fix for an issue that might lead to certain user data not being wiped following a Windows 10 or Windows 11 Computer reset. That bug, found in late February this year by Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, resulted in certain user data being accessible in the “Windows.Old” folder after performing a local or remote wiping of a Windows 10 or 11 computer.
This problem impacted Windows 11, version 21H2, Windows 10, version 21H1, and Windows 10, version 20H2. Microsoft which is known for products like Microsoft Teams proposed a fix that entailed logging out of or unlinking from OneDrive before rebooting a Windows computer. However, Tuesday’s fixes for Windows 11 and Windows 10 completely resolve the problem.
According to Microsoft’s notice on the solutions for this failure-to-erase-data problem, “It may take up to 7 days after installing this upgrade for certain computers to properly resolve the problem and prohibit files from remaining after a reset. You can manually launch Windows Update Troubleshooter by following the instructions in Windows Update Troubleshooter.”
Microsoft which is known for products like Office 365 also released a patch for the Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 on March 8. This upgrade, version 2203.40000.1.0 from the Microsoft Store, is now accessible to all Insiders (Dev, Beta, and Release Preview). The Windows Subsystem for Android, in conjunction with the Amazon Android app store, makes it possible to run a variety of Android services and applications on Windows 11.
Support for H.264 video hardware decoding is included in Tuesday’s version, as with other networking modifications, enhanced interaction between the subsystem and different Windows email services, enhanced navigation in the Amazon Appstore and Kindle applications, and much more.
Patch Tuesday repairs and upgrades should also introduce a few of the new capabilities that Microsoft started rolling out in preview a couple of weeks ago, such as the aforesaid Android applications on Windows, to Windows 11 users. As of February 15, mainstream (non-Insider tester) consumers could manually install a small number of new Windows 11 functionalities.
