Microsoft Releases June 2024 Patch Tuesday Updates

Microsoft has just released the June Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10 today. For users running Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2, the same KB5039212 patch is available in Windows Update, and it includes the following changes:

• From Microsoft Edge, the Windows Share menu now displays the option to create QR codes for sharing webpages and cloud file
• Windows Share has a new option to send an email to yourself using the email address that is in your Microsoft account.
• Clicking outside of the Windows Share window will no longer close it. Users will now need to click the close button at the upper-right corner of the window to close it.
• You can now drag files between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer address bar to easily move a file to another location in the same file path.
• The  Settings > Accounts page has a new “Linked devices” page where users logged in with a Microsoft account can manage their PCs and Xbox consoles.
• The Windows Backup app now lets users sign in with a Microsoft account to back up files, themes, settings, installed apps, and Wi-Fi information to the cloud.
• Microsoft fixed an issue causing the taskbar to briefly glitch or not respond.
• This update also addresses an issue that might stop your system from resuming from hibernate after you turn on BitLocker.

For Windows 11 users still running the original version of the OS (21H2), today’s KB5039213 patch includes several bug fixes but no new features. For IT admins, this update also turns on the SMB over QUIC client certificate authentication feature, which can be used to restrict which clients can access SMB over QUIC servers.

If you’re wondering if there’s a Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 version 24H2 today, that’s not the case as of this writing. Microsoft previously made Windows 11 version 24H2 available for “seekers” on the Release Preview Channel, but the rollout has been temporarily paused last week. However, as Paul previously explained, anyone can already install Windows 11 version 24H2 using the public ISO. However, Paul told me that he’s not seeing any updates on PCs where he clean installed Windows 11 version 24H2. That’s unusual, as even though Windows 11 version 24H2 isn’t publicly available right now, it will ship on the first Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs coming next week.

Anyway, let’s move on to the last update for Windows 10 version 22H2. Today’s KB5039211 patch introduces a new Snipping Tool feature for Android users. After taking a photo or screenshot on their phone, users will see prompts to edit the picture in Snipping Tool. This feature should roll out gradually to Windows 10 users.