Problem after installing Windows 10 update KB5040427
adminJuly 20, 20240
Recently, Microsoft released a new security update KB5040427 for Windows 10 version 22H2 with various security improvements that fix various bugs, including issues that arose in previous updates of the operating system. But it seems that the latest update KB5040427 has caused a strange problem by removing components of Windows itself. Several users have reported on online forums and Reddit that updating to Windows 10 version 19045.4529 with KB5040427 installed has broken the computer, making it very slow or missing some applications.
Notepad.exe is missing since installing KB5040427 Windows 10 version 19045.4651 , it is not in my recycle bin or in System32.
Well, in the latest Windows 10 22H2, Microsoft has made india telegram data Notepad, MS Paint, and WordPad optional. And if your device has been affected by KB5040427 and these apps are gone, here's how to get them back.
Add from additional functions
Right click on Windows 10 start menu, select settings,
Go to Apps, then select Apps & features,
Next, on the right, click the “Additional Features” link.
Link to additional features of Windows 10
From here you can reinstall any application you need. To addinstall an additional feature Notepad or Paint, click "Add feature".
Then find the feature, check it and click the Install button.
That's it, this way you can also install Notepad, MS Paint or MS Word.
Add additional feature to Windows 10