Windows 11’s latest patch is both the problem and the fix Microsoft has admitted to issues with the taskbar and the desktop. That’s the bad news. But there’s also some good news, ironically linked to the problematic update KB5089549. , PC-WELT PDT member reports noticeably better performance, particularly immediately after logging in. Windows Latest quotes Microsoft as follows regarding this update: This update contains fundamental changes designed to improve the reliability of explorer.exe, including during log-in, when interacting with taskbar menus and Task View, and when removing items from File Explorer’s Quick Access, among other things. Accordingly, this change that Microsoft is making with the patch is particularly important: “[General Performance] This update improves performance when launching apps that run after the device is turned on (apps listed under ‘Settings > Apps > Start’)“. This change is intended to make Windows 11 feel less sluggish immediately after booting up. This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German. : Hans-Christian Dirscherl, Managing , PC-WELT Hans-Christian Dirscherl began his IT life with Autoexec.bat and config.sys, Turbo-Pascal and C, Sinix and Wordperfect. He has been writing on almost all IT topics for around 25 years, covering everything from news to reviews and buying guides. Recent stories by Hans-Christian Dirscherl: Microsoft’s May update is failing to install on some Windows 11 PCs Microsoft has finally fixed the Windows 11 BitLocker lockout issue Windows 11’s File Explorer is finally fixing an annoying file size quirk