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Task Manager broken after latest upgrade

This morning I updated to W11 build 22621.900 (KB5020044). First off, task manager still has no search feature, but a bigger issue is how it looks. If I use Dark Theme, or Light Theme it's okay, but if I mix both themes, task manager's GUI gets broken and the text becomes unreadable.

The first image here is with Windows mode set to Dark, and app mode set to Light,Image And the second is Windows mode on Light, apps on Dark

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Start search seems to be affected too:

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This weird blue tone is with the theme set to Light for Windows and apps.

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From Windows 11, version 22H2 known issues and notifications

Task Manager might not display in expected colors

Status Originating update History

Mitigated OS Build 22621.900

KB5020044

2022-11-29 Last updated: 2022-11-30, 12:44 PT

Opened: 2022-11-30, 12:29 PT

After installing KB5020044, Task Manager might display certain elements in the user interface (UI) in unexpected colors. On affected devices, Task Manager should function as expected but some parts of the UI might not be readable. You might be affected by this issue if you have "Choose your mode" set to "Custom", in the Personalization -> colors section of Settings. If you are using Dark or Light for the "Choose your mode" setting, you should not be affected by this issue.

Workaround: To mitigate this issue, you can set the "Choose your mode" setting to either Dark or Light until this issue is resolved. To do this, right click or long press on the desktop, select "Personalize", select "Colors", and then select either "Dark" or "Light" for "Choose your mode".

Next steps: We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

Affected platforms:

Client: Windows 11, version 22H2

Server: None

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Ramesh, Windows Shell MVP 2003-2012.
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