When you select it, the Search app does not open. Then choose Taskbar settings to change your search box experience. You can adjust this behavior by right-clicking the taskbar. When you hover over it, the search flyout box might appear. Here is an overview of the highlights that the update brings: The update raises the OS build to 22621.2215 and provides new features as well as fixes for this Windows version.
The preview update KB5028254 has been released for Windows 11 version 22H2. Preview Update KB5029351 for Windows 11 22H2 The list of updates for Windows 11 can be viewed on this Microsoft page. The update contains the fixes that will be rolled out in the security update for the following month. This is optional and by default must be manually triggered to download and install (though Windows 11 22H2 includes options to install automatically). It should be noted that this update is a so-called preview update.