Windows 11 KB5015814 Cumulative Update Introduces Search Highlights and More

Microsoft has introduced the new Windows 11 KB5015814 cumulative update, which acts as a mandatory update for users. This update majorly talks about bug fixes but there’s one highlighting feature: Search Highlights. Here are all the details to know.

Windows 11 KB5015814 Update: What’s New?

The new Windows 11 KB5015814 cumulative update takes the build number of 22000.795 and majorly involves the changes included in the KB5014668 update released in June.

As mentioned earlier, this primarily includes Search Highlights, which willshow notable and interesting information about any special daysuch as holidays, anniversaries, and other educational moments. This can be accessed by selecting the search icon on the taskbar.

This will work differently for enterprise and regular users. Regular users can see anniversaries, holidays, and more, while enterprise users can see relevant files, contacts, and more in the search UI. The feature was initially available as part of the Windows 11 Build 22572 for the Dev Channel, which wasreleasedin March. It was alsointroducedfor Windows 10 users later on.

It alsoaddresses security issueswith the July Security Patch. Apart from this, the new update adds fixes for various issues like the one that redirects the PowerShell command output so that transcript logs do not contain any content. And also the one that restricts you from playing video clips in some games.

There’s also a fix for the issue that restricts Bluetooth connectivity for previously-connected audio devices when the device restarts, the issue that changes a user’s name of the Your Phone app to Phone Link on the Settings page, and more. You can check out the changesover here.

The new Windows 11 KB5015814 cumulative update is now rolling out to users and can be downloaded via Settings. You can also download it manually fromover here. If you do, don’t forget to share your thoughts on it with us, especially about the Search Highlights feature. In case you want to disable it, we also have a guide onhow to disable Search Highlights. So, do check that out too.

Vanshika Malhotra

Started off as a stranger but tech is more like a good friend, thanks to over 5 years in the industry. While everything is attractive about tech, phones, social media, and quirky gadgets attract me the most. When not working, I find my solace in shopping and everything that concerns doggos!

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