Microsoft has acknowledged two issues recently plaguing the Windows 10 versions 21H1, 20H2 and 2004. The latest issue to be officially identified by Microsoft related to various Windows Taskbar issues attributed to the “News and interests” feature.

Many users have already reported about Windows Taskbar behaving erratically after disabling the News and interest feature after installing the latest update KB5003637. Microsoft however identifies this issue as “the news and interests button in the Windows taskbar might have blurry text on certain display configurations”.

Microsoft has promised to provide a solution in an upcoming Windows 10 update release. Check the detailed description of the two acknowledged issues as provided by Microsoft on its official page.

News and interests button on the Windows taskbar might have blurry text

StatusOriginating updateHistory
ConfirmedOS Build 19043.964
KB5001391
2021-04-28		Last updated: 2021-06-14, 17:57 PT
Opened: 2021-06-14, 17:43 PT
After installing KB5001391 or later updates, the news and interests button in the Windows taskbar might have blurry text on certain display configurations.
Affected platforms:
  • Client: Windows 10, version 21H1; Windows 10, version 20H2; Windows 10, version 2004; Windows 10, version 1909
Next steps: We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

Apps might have issues accessing event logs on remote devices

StatusOriginating updateHistory
Resolved KB5003637OS Build 19043.10000
KB5003637
2021-06-08		Resolved: 2021-06-08, 10:00 PT
Opened: 2021-06-07, 16:10 PT
After installing KB5003637 or later updates, apps accessing event logs on remote devices might be unable to connect. This issue might occur if the local or remote has not yet installed updates released June 8, 2021 or later. Affected apps are using certain legacy Event Logging APIs. You might receive an error when attempting to connect, for example:
  • error 5: access is denied
  • error 1764: The requested operation is not supported.
  • System.InvalidOperationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetEventLogCommand
  • Windows has not provided an error code.
Note Event Viewer and other apps using current non-legacy APIs to access event logs should not be affected.
Affected platforms:
  • Client: Windows 10, version 21H1; Windows 10, version 20H2; Windows 10, version 2004; Windows 10, version 1909; Windows 10, version 1809; Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019; Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2016; Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB; Windows 8.1; Windows 7 SP1
  • Server: Windows Server, version 20H2; Windows Server, version 2004; Windows Server, version 1909; Windows Server, version 1809; Windows Server 2019; Windows Server 2016; Windows Server 2012 R2; Windows Server 2012; Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Windows Server 2008 SP2
Resolution: This is expected due to security hardening changes relating to Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) for CVE-2021-31958. This issue is resolved if the local and remote devices both have KB5003637

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