Microsoft has released the latest Windows 11 KB5006746 optional update that updates Windows 11 to “build 22000.282.”. The latest Windows 11 KB5006746 update according to its patch notes brings tons of fixes including fixes for several Windows 11 printing issues.
Notably, the Windows 11 KB5006746 update was released last Thursday for customers who want to test fixes and performance improvements coming on November 9th, as part of next month’s Patch Tuesday.
You can download and install the Windows 11 KB5006746 update by heading to your PC Settings > Windows Update and then clicking the ‘Check for updates’ button. Since this is an optional update, Windows will only install it after you click on the ‘Download now’ button.
You can also download the KB5006746 update manually by downloading it from the link given below.
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So, if you are facing the above-mentioned Windows 11 printing issues on your PC then downloading and installing the latest Windows 11 update will fix the issue.
Windows 11 KB5006746 Update Fixes Multiple Printing Issues
As per the release notes, the latest Windows 11 KB5006746 update fixes multiple printing issues. The KB5006746 update includes the following printing issues fixed on Windows 11.
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Addresses a known issue that might prevent devices from downloading and installing printer drivers when the devices attempt to connect to a network printer for the first time. We have observed this issue on devices that access printers using a print server that uses HTTP connections.
- Addresses a known issue that might prevent the successful installation of printers using the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP).
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Addresses a known issue that might ask for administrative credentials every time you attempt to print. This occurs in environments in which the print server and print client are in different times zones.
If you are also facing printer or printing-related issues on your Windows 10 PC with the error message which reads Windows Cannot Connect to the Printer Error 0x0000011b then you can check out our previous guide where we have provided all the steps to fix these issues.
Windows 11 KB5006746 Update Fixes Low-Performance L3 Caching Issue
The Windows 11 KB5006746 update has also fixed the low-performance with the L3 cache latency issue with an AMD Ryze processor on Windows 11. The latest Windows 11 KB5006746 update according to its patch notes addresses the L3 caching issue that might affect performance in some applications on devices that have AMD Ryzen processors after upgrading to Windows 11.
AMD has also released the latest AMD Chipset Driver 3.10.08.506 update that addresses the UEFI CPPC2 (“preferred core”) may not preferentially schedule threads on a processor’s fastest core issue.
AMD has verified that the performance and behavior of compatible AMD processors are working as intended on Windows 11 subsequent to the installation of these updates. AMD and Microsoft recommend that users promptly install this update on affected systems. Said AMD in the Release note.
Apart from this, the Windows 11 KB5006746 preview build also includes tons of other fixes as well which you can find in the complete changelogs below.
Windows 11 KB5006746 Update Release Notes
Improvements and fixes
This non-security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
- Addresses a race condition that occurs during the early part of startup that might cause a stop error.
- Addresses a regression that might cause stop error 0x38 on some machine configurations that use non-ASCII text in the registry.
- Addresses an issue for a small number of users that prevents the Start menu from working and prevents you from seeing the updated taskbar design after upgrading to Windows 11 (original release).
- Addresses an L3 caching issue that might affect performance in some applications on devices that have AMD Ryzen processors after upgrading to Windows 11 (original release).
- Addresses an issue with the interrupt handling of certain processors that might cause devices to stop responding.
- Addresses an issue that causes PowerShell to create an infinite number of child directories. This issue occurs when you use the PowerShell Move-Item command to move a directory to one of its children. As a result, the volume fills up and the system stops responding.
- Addresses an issue that causes the Server Manager application to disappear after you use it to remove Hyper-V features. This issue occurs when you install Server Manager on Windows 11 (original release) clients using Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT).
- Addresses a threading issue that might cause the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service to stop working when it is under a high load.
- Addresses an issue that causes the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider host process to stop working. This occurs because of an unhandled access violation that occurs when using the Desired State Configuration (DSC).
- Addresses an issue that causes a device to stop responding when you forcibly shut down the device while a Group Policy is being updated.
- Addresses an issue that causes file migration between Distributed File System (DFS) paths that are stored on different volumes to fail. This issue occurs when you implement the migration using PowerShell scripts that use the Move-Item command.
- Addresses an issue that prevents you from writing to a WMI repository after a low memory condition occurs.
Full Windows 11 KB5006746 update changelogs can be found here.
