Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2)

There is no network status icon in Task tray when the PC does not have internet access.

When your PC connects to the network which does not have internet access, the network status icon on the task tray is same with the statement, "No internet connection".
If you wish to check network status in this circumstance, you can check it with flyout menu which is pulled out with right click on network icon.

• Windows 10 64-bit Professional
• Windows 10 64-bit Home Edition
• Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise

Brightness and color setting value does not follow actual display brightness change by power source status.

Brightness and color settings value in settings app does not follow actual display brightness change.
This value does not depend on power source status between AC and Battery.
This is by design.

• Windows 10 64-bit Professional
• Windows 10 64-bit Home Edition
• Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise

Information for "Bitlocker" Group Policy.

Following group policy design has been changed. If you wish to enable Hardware based encryption, please turn on this group policy.
[Computer Configuration]-[Administrative Templates]-[Windows Components]-[BitLocker Drive Encryption]-[Operating System Drives] -[Configure use of hardware-based encryption for operating system drives]
Previous design:
If the policy is not enabled, Hardware based encryption is enabled as default.
New design:
If the policy is not enabled, Software based encryption is enabled as default.

• Windows 10 64-bit Professional
• Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise

The "Sticky note" application cannot be started from related links to the "sticky note" app in the "Tips" application.

Please execute the "Sticky Note" application from the "Start" button.

• Windows 10 64-bit Professional
• Windows 10 64-bit Home Edition
• Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise

The Bluetooth "Quick Pairing" feature is not available on some Bluetooth devices.

The "Quick Pairing" function for connecting a Bluetooth device from the toast notification is not available for some devices. This function can be used with Bluetooth devices that support "Swift Pair".
Please check the support information of each Bluetooth device for the support status of "Swift Pair".

• Windows 10 64-bit Professional
• Windows 10 64-bit Home Edition
• Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise

It is necessary to connect with internet when executing "Cloud Download" from "Reset PC".

In Windows environment, you need to be connected to the Internet if you need to perform "Download Cloud" by "Reset this PC" from "Recovery" at the beginning.
But "Download cloud" cannot be performed under the Windows recovery environment.
[Recovery from Windows Environment]
1. Click [Start] --> [Settings].
2. Click Update & Security.
3. Click [Recovery], and then click [Restore this PC].

• Windows 10 64-bit Professional
• Windows 10 64-bit Home Edition
• Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise

From "Windows 10, version 2004" or later, the "Power Management" tab has been removed from the Bluetooth driver properties in the Device Manager.

• Windows 10 64-bit Professional
• Windows 10 64-bit Home Edition
• Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise

From "Windows 10, version 2004" or later, there is no "Power Management" tab in the properties of wired LAN driver and wireless LAN driver in Device Manager.

• Windows 10 64-bit Professional
• Windows 10 64-bit Home Edition
• Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise

During sleep mode, the setting of the network connection has been changed to "No communication" on battery operation.

In " Windows 10, version 2004" or later, setting of the network connection during sleep on battery power has been changed to "No communication". To change the network settings during sleep, please follow the steps as below for each application.
[Procedure for changing network settings during sleep]
1. Click [Start] --> [Settings].
2. Click System.
3. Click [Battery], and click an app in [Battery usage per app].
4. From the "Choose when this app can run in the background list", select the setting you want to change.
Always: Always operates in the background.
Let Windows decide: Does not work in the background when running on battery.
Never: Does not always work.

• Windows 10 64-bit Modern standby models

After the update to "Windows 10, version 20H2 OS Build 19042", the New Microsoft Edge is applied and the Legacy Microsoft Edge will not be able to be used.

• Windows 10 64-bit Professional
• Windows 10 64-bit Home Edition
• Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise

Please update both WLAN driver and Bluetooth driver before you update your systems to Windows 10, version 21H2.

• Windows 10 64-bit Professional
• Windows 10 64-bit Home Edition
• Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise