Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 Bug Introduced by KB5001391

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The Windows maker has today confirmed the blurry taskbar issue that was reported by several users in the past few weeks. "Afterward installing KB5001391 or after updates, the news and interests push in the Windows taskbar might have blurry text on certain display configurations," Microsoft writes.

However, users have reported experiencing blurry text across the taskbar and not just the news and interests push. The bug impacts the latest Windows ten version 21H1, version 20H2, version 2004, and version 1909, running Build 19043.964 or later.

This particular update had focused on introducing some taskbar improvements that were tested through the Insider community for months. With this release, Microsoft backported these improvements that introduced the news and interests widget to older versions, similar v2004 and v1909.

With news and interests on the Windows taskbar, you get quick access to an integrated feed of dynamic content, such as news, weather, sports, and more, that updates throughout the day. Yous can personalize your feed with relevant content tailored for you. In the coming weeks, yous will exist able to seamlessly peek into your feed directly from the taskbar throughout your twenty-four hours without disrupting your workflow. For more than information, come across Personalized content at a glance: Introducing news and interests on the Windows 10 taskbar.

Workaround for Windows 10 taskbar blurry text problems

While Microsoft has promised it's working on a resolution and will provide a fix in an upcoming release, yous tin can temporarily disable the News and Interests Windows taskbar widget until the official ready arrives.

Correct-click on any empty infinite on the taskbar > click on News and interests > Turn off.

If information technology's already disabled for you lot and you are still experiencing the upshot, try enabling it to see if that fixes the bug for you. Alternatively, try moving the taskbar to the superlative of the screen to see if that helps.