KB5026038: Out of Box Experience update for Windows 11, version 21H2: April 11, 2023

Summary

This update improves the Windows 11, version 21H2 out-of-box experience (OOBE). This update applies only to the Windows 11 OOBE process and is available only when OOBE updates are installed. This update also addresses a compatibility issue, which occurs because of unsupported use of the registry.

How to get this update

Windows OOBE

This update is installed during the Windows OOBE process if an Internet connection is available.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this update.

Restart information

Your device requires a restart after applying 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
sysmain.sdb Not versioned 23-Mar-23 21:36 4,127,978
AcRes.dll 10.0.22000.1816 23-Mar-23 21:35 345,424
AcGenral.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 3:04 410,504
AcXtrnal.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 2:50 36,864
AcLayers.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 2:41 376,832
AcGenral.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 1:48 2,460,096
AcXtrnal.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 1:32 88,064
AcLayers.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 1:29 403,968
For all supported Arm64-based versions
File name File version Date Time File size
AcGenral.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 2:32 42,720
AcXtrnal.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 2:19 32,768
AcLayers.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 2:19 32,768
AcGenral.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 1:48 2,460,096
AcXtrnal.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 1:32 88,064
AcLayers.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 1:29 403,968
sysmain.sdb Not versioned 23-Mar-23 22:35 4,173,630
AcRes.dll 10.0.22000.1816 23-Mar-23 22:34 335,216
VC_redist.arm64.exe 14.29.30035.0 23-Mar-23 23:07 11,472,832
AcGenral.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 4:33 462,376
AcXtrnal.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 4:14 12,288
AcLayers.dll 10.0.22000.1816 24-Mar-23 4:10 387,584

References

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