• Windows 11 22H2 receives builds 22621.1546 and 22624.1546 (KB5025310) in the Beta Channel.
  • This update rolls out with various changes and improvements for the Settings app.
  • It also includes various fixes and changes for the operating system.

Microsoft releases Windows 11 build 22624.1546 (KB5025310) with new features enabled by default and the preview build 22621.1546 (KB5025310) with features turned off by default for computers enrolled in the Beta Channel .

Build 22624.1546 and 22621.1546 for Windows 11, and according to the official changes , the update introduces various improvements for the Settings app and various fixes and improvements. However, the company isn’t mentioning any changes for build 22621.1546.

Changes and fixes for build 22624.1546

Here are all the new features and improvements for the latest release of Windows 11 in the Beta Channel:

Improved the performance of search within Settings. Pressing the print screen key will now open Snipping Tool by default. This setting can be turned off via Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard. If you have previously modified this setting yourself, your preference will be preserved. A limit of 20 most recent tabs has been introduced under Settings > Multitasking to show tabs in ALT + TAB and Snap Assist.

Furthermore, Windows 11 build 22624.1546 rolls out with these fixes:

Fixed an issue where text input features like touch keyboard, voice typing, and emoji panel might not launch. Fixed an issue where the buttons in the Pinyin IME’s settings flyout were hard to see when they had focus if a contrast theme was enabled. Fixed an issue where some of the details in the Performance page wouldn’t display properly until you resized the window or changed pages back and forth.

Finally, Windows 11 build 22624.1546 ships with some known issues regarding the Taskbar, File Explorer, and Live Captions.

Install build 22624.1546

To download and install the Windows 11 build 22624.1546, enroll your device in the Beta Channel using the “Windows Insider Program” settings from the “Update & Security” section.

Once you enroll the computer in the program, you can download build 22624.1546 from the “Windows Update” settings by clicking the “Check for Updates” button. However, you will need a device that meets the minimum system requirements to receive the update if you are new to the Windows Insider Program. If the device receives build 22621.1546, you can check again for updates to download build 22624.1546.

UPDATED 1/14/2025: On Windows 10 , trying to print and getting the document stuck in the queue can be frustrating. Also, if you try to cancel the job, it could stay stuck deleting forever.

Although there could be many reasons you cannot print, including connection problems or physical issues with the printer, it’s usually an issue with the Windows 10 “print spooler.” This service spools print jobs and handles the interactions with the printer, and sometimes, it will stop working, even after restarting your device and printer.

If you experience this problem, you can fix this printer issue by resetting the print spooler on the computer using the Services console or Command Prompt .

This guide will teach you how to fix the print spooler on Windows 10 to fix a printer.

  • Fix print spooler from Services
  • Fix print spooler from Command Prompt

Fix print spooler from Services

To fix the print spooler service to continue printing on Windows 10, use these steps:

  1. Open Start on Windows 10.
  2. Search for services.msc and click the top result to open the Services console.
  3. Right-click the Print Spooler service and select the Properties option.
  4. Click the General tab.
  5. Click the Stop button.
  6. Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command.
  7. Type the following path to the printers folder and press Enter :
  8. C:\Windows\System32\spool\printers
  9. Click the Continue button (if applicable).
  10. Select everything in the “ printers” folder ( “Ctrl + A” ) and hit the Delete button to remove the contents.
  11. On the “Printer Spooler Properties” page, click the General tab.
  12. Click the Start button to restart the service.
  13. Click the OK button.

Once you complete the steps, you can try to print a document one more time, and the printer should work as expected.

Fix print spooler from Command Prompt

To fix print spooler problems from Command Prompt, use these steps:

  1. Open Start .
  2. Search for Command Prompt , right-click the top result, and select the Run as Administrator option.
  3. Type the following commands (one line at a time) to stop the print spooler, delete the printers folder content, restart the printer spooler, and press Enter : net stop spooler del /Q /F /S “%systemroot%\System32\Spool\Printers*.*” net start spooler

After you complete the steps, you should be able to send a print job to the printer, and this time the printer should work.

While this guide focuses on Windows 10, the ability to reset the “Print Spooler” has existed for a long time, so you should be able to follow the same steps on Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and older versions.

Update January 14, 2025: This guide has been revised to ensure accurate steps.