Microsoft has launched the KB5051974 cumulative replace for Home windows 10 22H2 and Home windows 10 21H2, which robotically installs the brand new Outlook for Home windows app and fixes a reminiscence leak bug.
The Home windows 10 KB5051974 replace is necessary because it incorporates Microsoft’s January 2025 Patch Tuesday safety updates.
Home windows customers can set up this replace by going into Settings, clicking on Home windows Replace, and manually performing a ‘Verify for Updates.’
Nevertheless, as this replace is necessary, it’s going to robotically begin putting in in Home windows when you examine for updates. To make this extra manageable, you may schedule a time when your pc is restarted to complete the set up.

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After putting in this replace, Home windows 10 22H2 will be up to date to construct 19045.5487 and Home windows 10 21H2 might be construct 19044.5487.
Home windows 10 customers may manually obtain and set up the KB5051974 replace from the Microsoft Replace Catalog.
What’s new in Home windows 10 KB5051974
The KB5051974 replace consists of fixes for quite a few bugs in Home windows 10, together with one which prevented Seize Service and Snipping Device from responding and a reminiscence leak bug.
This replace features a whole of 11 fixes or modifications, with the highlighted ones listed beneath:
- [Mail] New! You now have the brand new Outlook for Home windows app. A brand new app icon seems within the Apps part on the Begin menu, close to basic Outlook. There are not any modifications to any settings or defaults. If you’re an IT admin, discover ways to handle this replace at Management the set up and use of latest Outlook.
- [Screen capture] Fastened: The Seize Service and Snipping Device cease responding. This happens whenever you press the Home windows brand key+Shift+S a number of instances whereas the Narrator is on.
- [Chinese Pinyin input method editor (IME)] Bing will cease giving automated solutions within the search field for search engine websites like Baidu. To get guide solutions, use Ctrl+Tab or the chevron button (>).
- [Digital/Analog converter (DAC) (known issue)] Fastened: You may expertise points with USB audio gadgets. That is extra possible whenever you use a DAC audio driver based mostly on USB 1.0. USB audio gadgets may cease working, which stops playback.
- [USB audio device drivers] Fastened: The code 10 error message, “This system can’t begin,” seems. This happens whenever you hook up with sure exterior audio administration gadgets.
- [USB cameras] Fastened: Your system doesn’t acknowledge the digital camera is on. This situation happens after you put in the January 2025 safety replace.
- [Virtual memory] Fastened: A problem depletes digital reminiscence, which could trigger some apps to fail.
Microsoft says that there are three recognized points, all of which have been launched in earlier updates.
After putting in the replace, OpenSSH connections on Home windows might not work because the SSHD service fails to begin robotically. This may be mounted by manually beginning the SSHD service.
“Following the set up of the October 2024 safety replace, some prospects report that the OpenSSH (Open Safe Shell) service fails to begin, stopping SSH connections. The service fails with no detailed logging, and guide intervention is required to run the sshd.exe course of,” explains Microsoft.
Microsoft additionally says that the January 2025 and later Home windows updates might fail if Citrix Session Recording Agent (SRA) model 2411 is put in on the system.
“As a workaround, cease the Session Recording Monitoring service, set up the Microsoft safety replace, and allow the Session Recording Monitoring service,” explains a Citrix assist bulletin.
Gadgets with sure Citrix elements put in could be unable to finish the January 2025 Home windows safety replace set up. This situation was noticed on gadgets with Citrix Session Recording Agent (SRA) model 2411. The 2411 model of this utility was launched in December 2024.
Lastly, the Home windows EventViewer might incorrectly show an Occasion 7023 error about SgrmBroker.exe, stating, “The System Guard Runtime Monitor Dealer service terminated with the next error: %%3489660935.”
Microsoft says that SgrmBroker.exe at present serves no function and that this error doesn’t impression any performance on the system and might be mounted in future updates.
A whole record of fixes may be discovered within the KB5051974 assist bulletin and final month’s KB5050081 preview replace bulletin.