Build 22621.1343, (KB5022913) Out to Release Preview Channel

You are preaching to the wrong person. 😉

Sorry, I never intend to "preach" to the helpful guys on this community forum, if that's what it sounds like. I did mention Microsoft specifically, in case they're lurking.

The update mechanism of the Applications is completely separate from the Cumulative updates of the Windows System.

Ah, good to know. Somewhere else to go to check for updates.

Just want to make sure that both you and Sibro know how much I appreciate the help you've given me, several times. Not with generic boilerplate solutions that never seem to do the job, but with far more focused fixes that actually solve the problem.

No problem.

In this case the bug with Widgets was reported through FBH by users that saw the problem as soon as the faulty update came down.

That is why we got a fix relatively quick the next day.

The users that checked the MS Store for updates got the fix the next day, but not every user checks for MS Store updates on a regular basis. It is just something to keep in mind when dealing with Apps issues. 🤷‍♂️

You are preaching to the wrong person. 😉

Sorry, I never intend to "preach" to the helpful guys on this community forum, if that's what it sounds like. I did mention Microsoft specifically, in case they're lurking.

The update mechanism of the Applications is completely separate from the Cumulative updates of the Windows System.

Ah, good to know. Somewhere else to go to check for updates.

Just want to make sure that both you and Sibro know how much I appreciate the help you've given me, several times. Not with generic boilerplate solutions that never seem to do the job, but with far more focused fixes that actually solve the problem.

Depends on what type of problem you have. 😉

winget uninstall --id 9MSSGKG348SP

winget install --id 9MSSGKG348SP

Winget uses the id for the application to be installed.

Assuming MS does not change it to a different id, it should work again.

Anyway, there are also other ways to remove and reinstall an application. 🤣🤣

True enough, except that this widget app doesn't seem to appear in other places where you'd expect to see apps (Control Panel or "start" and then "all apps"). Widgets does show up under "settings" then "apps" then "default apps," but no obvious way to remove or to check for updates.

The other good news is that having updated this app, my other problem of mouse actions being delayed or blocked seems to have disappeared.

All to say, Microsoft, if you guys are going to make an app not functional in one of your cumulative updates, how hard would it be to update that app as part of the cumulative update? Why irritate users with idiotic malfunctioning software, when this is so easily avoided?

(For Dell users, I had a similar problem with poor performance, blocked actions, when I installed the Dell Optimizer package. I had to go to Task Manager, see what process in the world was causing the busyness, and then research online what was launching that process and why. Problem solved by removing Dell Optimizer. Damn, why do these guys love to lay these traps for people. Fortunately, Dell Optimizer is completely optional and does not install when you scan for driver updates at Dell Support.)

You are preaching to the wrong person. 😉

I'm a user like you. No relation to MS. Write your problems or suggestions using the Feedback Hub Reports.

The update mechanism of the Applications is completely separate from the Cumulative updates of the Windows System.

Windows Web Experience Pack is one of the Apps that is updated from the MS Store.

Checking the updates from the MS Store also updates this App with the latest version it finds.

This specific App is the one that makes Widgets function. The Version 423.5100.0.0 had a bug that caused the blurry screen, it was fixed a day later by Version 423.5300.0.0 and a few hours later there was yet another version 423.5500.0.0 which is the one you have now.

If you want to see all the Apps installed on your system, you can use a Power Shell (as Administrator) command.

Get-AppxPackage -allusers | Select Name, PackageFullName

It will produce a list with the full names of all the installed Apps.

Depends on what type of problem you have. 😉

winget uninstall --id 9MSSGKG348SP

winget install --id 9MSSGKG348SP

Winget uses the id for the application to be installed.

Assuming MS does not change it to a different id, it should work again.

Anyway, there are also other ways to remove and reinstall an application. 🤣🤣

True enough, except that this widget app doesn't seem to appear in other places where you'd expect to see apps (Control Panel or "start" and then "all apps"). Widgets does show up under "settings" then "apps" then "default apps," but no obvious way to remove or to check for updates.

The other good news is that having updated this app, my other problem of mouse actions being delayed or blocked seems to have disappeared.

All to say, Microsoft, if you guys are going to make an app not functional in one of your cumulative updates, how hard would it be to update that app as part of the cumulative update? Why irritate users with idiotic malfunctioning software, when this is so easily avoided?

(For Dell users, I had a similar problem with poor performance, blocked actions, when I installed the Dell Optimizer package. I had to go to Task Manager, see what process in the world was causing the busyness, and then research online what was launching that process and why. Problem solved by removing Dell Optimizer. Damn, why do these guys love to lay these traps for people. Fortunately, Dell Optimizer is completely optional and does not install when you scan for driver updates at Dell Support.)