The most notable changes in Windows 11 KB5040442 are tucked within the Start menu and taskbar.

File management is another major focus of this release.

Interestingly, Microsoft isn’t going overboard with AI in Windows 11 KB5040442.

Laptop on the Windows 11 settings screen coming out of a toggle button.

And, notably, the updated Copilot behavior is currently limited tonewWindows 11 and Copilot+ PCs.

As for bugfixes, Microsoft addressed a GPU idling bug and an audio quality issue in the Snipping Tool.

The taskbar bug that affected Windows N edition users after the previous KB5039302 release has been fixed too.

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Windows 11 KB5040442 is now rolling out to all compatible PCs.

Microsoft also offersoffline installationsfor this release.