Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 version 22H2 update, which will introduce several new features in the Start Menu interface, may also break the said Start Menu if certain third-party apps are also installed on the operating system.
Windows 11 update 22H2, which will most likely be released sooner rather than later in 2023 according to a recent report from Windows Latest, would add a feature that if you hover over a recommended file, a preview window would appear with relevant details. However, according to PCMag, a preview build of the update launched prior to the general release already breaks the Start Menu.
Microsoft seems to have already narrowed down the cause: third-party UI-modifying apps, such as Explorer, which “aims to improve the working environment on Windows.” But instead of planning a patch for the bug, the tech giant is instead suggesting that users uninstall it this list of third party apps before installing the update.
But what if you already installed the update and now your Start menu is bugged? Then Microsoft suggests contacting the app developer for a solution. This means that those already affected by the bug could have a faulty operating system by the time the update is officially launched.
We have contacted Microsoft regarding the issue and will update this article with any official statements.
Whose fault is it?
On the one hand, when a user installs a third-party app on their PC, they accept the risk associated with that app. While Microsoft allows users to have third-party apps, the developers of said apps are the ones responsible for maintenance and bug fixes, unlike Microsoft and its own first-party apps. So the tech giant refusing to fix this issue in particular is fair game, especially since it has its own list of bugs and issues to patch.
Given that they are several third-party apps associated with a specific type, and that Microsoft quickly narrowed down the cause, it’s clearly an issue with the update that doesn’t play nicely with UI-modifying apps. And Microsoft’s failure to provide solutions, especially those with a now suddenly faulty operating system, doesn’t look good for an operating system that is constantly and consistently riddled with bugs and issues.
It’s not technically the fault of either entity, third-party app developers would have no reason to suspect that their apps would interfere with the Start Menu with this update, and Microsoft has good reason not to get involved in it. tidy.
Hopefully developers will come out with a patch soon to fix this major headache, though the most ideal solution for Microsoft would be to patch it instead.