The account backs up all your data and helps you to manage your subscriptions. A Microsoft account is what connects Windows to your Microsoft apps. New! This update expands the roll out of notification badging for Microsoft accounts on the Start menu. Note Follow find out when new content is published to the Windows release health dashboard. For an overview of Windows 11, version 22H2, see its update history page. For information about Windows update terminology, see the article about the types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types.