Windows 11 Pro 22h2 Build -22621.1194- -2023-- ... ◎

Build 22621.1194 was superseded by:

However, many power users and IT departments froze their Windows 11 Pro deployments at 22621.1194 for several months, bypassing .1413 due to reported LSA protection crashes. This build earned a reputation as the "Windows 10 1809" of the Windows 11 era—a stable, predictable baseline.

OS Version: Windows 11 Pro Version: 22H2 (2022 Update) Build Number: 22621.1194 Release Date: February 14, 2023 Support Status: Supported (Mainstream support ends October 8, 2024) Windows 11 PRO 22H2 Build -22621.1194- -2023-- ...

No build is perfect. 22621.1194 introduced several issues documented in the Windows Release Health Dashboard:

Microsoft released an out-of-band (OOB) update in late March 2023 (KB5023778) to address the provisioning bug, but left the other two as "will fix in future release." Build 22621

Build 1194 fixed the major stability issues found in build .900 and .1020. The Task Manager no longer crashed when you right-clicked the system tray. More importantly, Microsoft introduced native search in Task Manager, allowing Pro users to type "Chrome" to kill runaway processes instantly.

While controversial for privacy-focused users, this build hardwired the Bing Chat icon into the taskbar search box. For Pro users leveraging Microsoft 365, this provided instant access to a ChatGPT-4-powered assistant without opening a browser. However, many power users and IT departments froze

For digital forensics and incident response (DFIR), build 22621.1194 is notable because:

If you encounter a system running this exact build in a forensic image, it strongly suggests the system was last updated in early March 2023 and not updated past May 2023—a useful time-of-compromise anchor.