According to the announcement, the update only improves security, camera, and general reliability and boosts the platform’s performance.

October 2022 update changes

Here’s the list of changes for the WSA version 2209.40000.26.0:

Improvements to the Camera HAL. Improvements to clipboard stability. Improvements to multi-threaded (>8 core) performance. Improved security for graphic streaming. Reliability improvements for package launches. Security updates for ANGLE and GSK. Annotated telemetry with package installation sources. The window with legal information has been fixed. Security updates to the Linux kernel. Enhancements to platform stability. Updated to Chromium WebView 105.

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