According to reports, Microsoft began rolling out Windows 11 version 22H2 last month, just a few months after announcing it. The experience has not been completely smooth as one might think.
"22H2 has a performance problem when copying large files from a remote computer to a Windows 11 computer or when copying files on a local drive," explains Ned Pyle, Principal Program Manager at Windows Server engineering.
There have been several reports of users reporting that the update failed with an error code of "0x800f0806". Interestingly enough, one of our Neowin members was able to figure out a workaround for this problem. There are also the usual suspects, like printer problems as a result of a revised printer policy that leads to printers not being detected after the 2022 Update, which can result in a lot of frustration.
There was another related issue that caused Microsoft to block the whole update on affected devices due to this problem. Afterward, Microsoft issued a warning to IT admins on the issue, stating that provisioning for Windows 11 22H2 is currently broken, as it discovered the existence of this issue.
Additionally, the Redmond-based firm revisited another problem that was resulting in the massive slow-down in the speed at which large files could be copied remotely on 22H2 systems as a result of a power failure.
There have been reports that speeds are around 40% lower than expected, according to the company. Although users are experiencing more performance issues than before, the situation seems to be getting increasingly problematic.
Earlier this week, Microsoft released KB5017389 preview cumulative update for Windows operating systems. This update included the fixes for this issue as well as a free trial of the update for those who have not yet downloaded it. The support document provides more information regarding this issue and also offers a free trial of the release.
It might take longer than expected for Windows 11 version 22H2 to copy large files with multiple gigabytes (GB) to complete the task as previously thought.
Despite the newly acknowledged issue, Microsoft added that Windows devices that are used in small or personal networks are less likely to be affected by it than those used for business networks.
A workaround is available for this issue, it has also been reported that Microsoft has shared a workaround for customers who are affected by the known issue after updating their devices to Windows 11 22H2.
There are several ways in which impacted users can mitigate the performance hit of file copying over SMB by using file copy tools that do not use a cache manager (buffered I/O) such as any of the freeware applications available on the Internet.
To resolve this issue, Microsoft is currently investigating and working on a solution to address it. As part of a future release, the issue will be addressed in a more detailed way, and this will be included in a more detailed update.
It has been more than two years since Microsoft released Windows 11 22H2, and they have now added compatibility holds to make sure the upgrade is no longer available on some systems, due to printer problems or blue screens.
As part of this week's announcement, Microsoft confirmed that the Windows 11 2022 Update is also causing provisioning issues, which is causing Windows 11 endpoints to be partially configured and not complete the installation process.
After entering a new deployment phase on Tuesday, October 4, Windows 11 22H2 is now available to all seekers on qualifying devices, and it has been installed on some of the devices already.
