KB5021040: Compatibility update for installing and recovering Windows 11, version 21H2: November 8, 2022

Summary

This update makes improvements to the Windows recovery features for Windows 11, version 21H2.

How to get this update

Install this update

Release Channel Available Next Step
Windows Update and Microsoft Update Yes This update is available through Windows Update. It will be downloaded and installed automatically.
Microsoft Update Catalog Yes To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager No You can manually import these updates into Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. For WSUS instructions, see WSUS and the Catalog Site. For Configuration Manger instructions, see Import updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to apply this update. 

Restart information

You don't have to restart your device after you apply this update.  

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any previously released update.

File information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables.

For all supported x64-based versions
File name File version Date Time File size
tpm.inf Not versioned 18-Oct-21 19:08 11,790
tpm.sys 10.0.22000.341 18-Oct-21 21:03 344,376
conhost.exe 10.0.22000.761 10-May-22 12:58 1,028,096
Facilitator.dll 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 18:20 1,081,656
winload.exe 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 18:11 1,630,616
winload.efi 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 18:11 2,310,384
winresume.exe 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 18:18 1,242,192
winresume.efi 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 18:18 1,856,848
BootMenuUX.dll 10.0.22000.1215 25-Oct-22 6:16 229,376
ci.dll 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 18:12 946,592
driver.stl Not versioned 13-Jul-21 16:58 4,953
cmi2migxml.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 230,736
csiagent.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 718,184
diagER.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 79,216
hwcompat.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:52 251,216
hwcompat.txt Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:57 787,806
hwexclude.txt Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:57 51
icbexclusion.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 7,222
migapp.xml Not versioned 17-Aug-21 17:54 654,548
migcore.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 9,708,904
mighost.exe 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 279,920
migres.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 25,968
migisol.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 148,840
migstore.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 1,320,304
migsys.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 456,040
MXEAgent.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 374,120
offline.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 41,548
oscomps.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 447,950
oscomps.woa.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 249,101
osfilter.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 21,299
pnppropmig.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 103,792
reagent.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 599,400
ReserveManager.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 2:35 316,752
setupplatform.cfg Not versioned 7-Feb-22 18:12 6,389
setupplatform.dll 1.66.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 9,594,224
setupplatform.exe 1.66.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 243,056
SFCN.dat Not versioned 17-Aug-21 17:54 1,824
SFLCID.dat Not versioned 17-Aug-21 17:54 1,644
SFLISTW7.dat Not versioned 2-Sep-21 12:02 1,703,368
SFLISTW8.dat Not versioned 2-Sep-21 12:02 2,608,858
SFLISTWB.dat Not versioned 2-Sep-21 12:02 3,172,904
SFLISTWT.dat Not versioned 16-Sep-21 18:14 4,935,438
sflistw8.woa.dat Not versioned 2-Sep-21 12:02 954,436
SFLISTRS1.dat Not versioned 16-Sep-21 18:14 5,593,264
sflistwb.woa.dat Not versioned 2-Sep-21 12:02 1,150,134
sflistwt.woa.dat Not versioned 2-Sep-21 12:02 2,636,850
SFPAT.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 11,602
SFPATW7.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 17,396
SFPATW8.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 79,818
SFPATWB.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 91,635
SFPATWT.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 165,729
SFPATRS1.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 169,870
unbcl.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 1,205,608
upgradeagent.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 3,286,384
upgradeagent.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 70,907
upgrade_comp.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 6,054
upgrade_bulk.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 209,520
upgrade_data.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 41,750
upgrade_frmwrk.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 18,785
upgWow_bulk.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 115,041
uninstall.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 4,407
uninstall_data.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 7:00 11,122
wdsutil.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:51 357,744
ClipSp.sys 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 18:12 1,126,736
ntdll.dll 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 18:13 2,124,216
ntoskrnl.exe 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 18:13 11,747,656
ResetEngine.dll 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 2:20 2,315,624
ResetEngine.exe 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 2:26 38,248
ResetPluginHost.exe 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 1:55 53,248
reseteng.dll 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 1:48 679,936
resetengmig.dll 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 1:54 106,496
srms.dat Not versioned 7-Feb-22 20:55 60,267
srms62.dat Not versioned 12-Jan-22 18:39 22,841
sysreset.exe 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 1:52 421,888
systemreset.exe 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 2:26 550,968
ResetEngOnline.dll 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 1:50 229,376
SysResetErr.exe 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 2:27 71,008
WifiCx.sys 10.0.22000.700 11-Apr-22 20:14 802,816
winpeshl.exe 10.0.22000.51 18-Jun-21 0:07 57,344
wpeutil.dll 10.0.22000.51 18-Jun-21 0:06 163,840
wpeutil.exe 10.0.22000.51 18-Jun-21 0:09 32,768
wpeinit.exe 10.0.22000.51 18-Jun-21 0:09 57,344
startnet.cmd Not versioned 27-Mar-21 17:51 9
StartRep.exe 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:32 659,456
RecEnv.exe 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 9:01 410,992
BootRec.exe 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 8:35 192,512
ntdll.dll 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 17:26 1,720,528
For all supported Arm64-based versions
File name File version Date Time File size
ntdll.dll 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 17:36 1,615,968
ntdll.dll 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 17:26 1,720,528
tpm.inf Not versioned 18-Oct-21 19:08 11,604
tpm.sys 10.0.22000.341 18-Oct-21 21:55 311,112
conhost.exe 10.0.22000.761 10-May-22 13:06 1,063,936
Facilitator.dll 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 19:19 1,098,056
winload.efi 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 19:10 2,039,680
winresume.efi 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 19:18 1,560,320
BootMenuUX.dll 10.0.22000.1215 25-Oct-22 18:03 213,504
ci.dll 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 19:11 811,552
driver.stl Not versioned 13-Jul-21 16:58 4,725
cmi2migxml.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 219,968
csiagent.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 706,880
diagER.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 56,680
hwcompat.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 237,384
hwcompat.txt Not versioned 27-Feb-22 10:32 206,575
hwexclude.txt Not versioned 27-Feb-22 10:32 51
icbexclusion.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:31 7,222
migapp.xml Not versioned 11-Jan-22 10:47 654,548
migcore.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:29 9,967,944
mighost.exe 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 265,584
migres.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:25 17,256
migisol.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 119,664
migstore.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 1,339,248
migsys.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 449,904
MXEAgent.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 361,832
offline.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 41,548
oscomps.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 447,950
oscomps.woa.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 249,101
osfilter.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:31 21,299
pnppropmig.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 90,472
reagent.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 969,072
ReserveManager.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 3:52 312,168
setupplatform.cfg Not versioned 7-Feb-22 20:56 6,389
setupplatform.dll 1.66.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 9,977,712
setupplatform.exe 1.66.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 233,800
SFCN.dat Not versioned 11-Jan-22 10:46 1,824
SFLCID.dat Not versioned 11-Jan-22 10:46 1,644
SFLISTW7.dat Not versioned 25-Jan-22 2:12 1,703,368
SFLISTW8.dat Not versioned 25-Jan-22 2:12 2,608,858
SFLISTWB.dat Not versioned 25-Jan-22 2:12 3,172,904
SFLISTWT.dat Not versioned 25-Jan-22 2:12 4,935,438
sflistw8.woa.dat Not versioned 25-Jan-22 2:12 954,436
SFLISTRS1.dat Not versioned 7-Feb-22 20:56 5,593,264
sflistwb.woa.dat Not versioned 25-Jan-22 2:12 1,150,134
sflistwt.woa.dat Not versioned 25-Jan-22 2:12 2,636,850
SFPAT.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:31 11,602
SFPATW7.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:31 17,396
SFPATW8.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:31 79,818
SFPATWB.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:31 91,635
SFPATWT.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:31 165,729
SFPATRS1.inf Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:31 169,870
unbcl.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:30 1,191,752
upgradeagent.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 3,384,688
upgradeagent.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 70,907
upgrade_comp.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 6,054
upgrade_bulk.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 209,520
upgrade_data.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 41,750
upgrade_frmwrk.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 18,785
upgWow_bulk.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 115,041
upgWowA32_bulk.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 115,031
uninstall.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 4,407
uninstall_data.xml Not versioned 27-Feb-22 8:30 11,122
wdsutil.dll 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:26 350,568
ClipSp.sys 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 19:11 969,552
ntdll.dll 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 19:11 4,108,384
ntoskrnl.exe 10.0.22000.132 5-Aug-21 19:11 11,003,720
ResetEngine.dll 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 2:58 2,447,720
ResetEngine.exe 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 3:07 22,384
ResetPluginHost.exe 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 2:42 37,376
reseteng.dll 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 2:38 668,160
resetengmig.dll 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 2:41 97,792
srms.dat Not versioned 5-Apr-22 20:33 60,267
srms62.dat Not versioned 4-Feb-22 17:20 22,841
sysreset.exe 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 2:40 402,944
systemreset.exe 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 3:07 549,016
ResetEngOnline.dll 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 2:39 221,696
SysResetErr.exe 10.0.22000.700 12-Apr-22 3:07 59,752
WifiCx.sys 10.0.22000.700 11-Apr-22 20:07 718,336
winpeshl.exe 10.0.22000.51 18-Jun-21 2:21 36,352
wpeutil.dll 10.0.22000.51 18-Jun-21 2:20 143,360
wpeutil.exe 10.0.22000.51 18-Jun-21 2:23 11,776
wpeinit.exe 10.0.22000.51 18-Jun-21 2:22 36,864
startnet.cmd Not versioned 22-Feb-21 19:25 9
StartRep.exe 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:04 636,928
RecEnv.exe 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:43 393,584
BootRec.exe 10.0.22000.587 27-Feb-22 10:04 169,472

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