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 Before updating, please make sure there are no pending encodes in the Queue.
 Please also make a backup of any custom presets and app preferences you have as they may not be compatible with newer versions.
 
+For Windows users, please make sure you have Microsoft **DESKTOP** runtime 5.x installed.
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 ## HandBrake 1.4.1
 
 ### All platforms
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 - Fixed a crash when using "Align AV" on Intel based systems. (#3683)
 - Fixed a crash when reading certain DVD's with missing VOB files
 
+#### Hardware Encoding
+- Fixed an issue with QuickSync accelerated Crop/Scale generating incorrect aspect ratios (#3236)
+- Fixed a crash after a subtitle scan when using the QuickSync encoder. (#3741)
+
 #### Subtitles
 - Backport some libass patches which should correct some issues with font and font-weight selections. (#3736)
+- Fixed an issue that could prevent 3rd party software handling HandBrake files with dvb subtitles.
 
 #### Command line interface
 - Fixed a regression that prevented upscaling when using -w and -h (#3746)
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 - Fixed an issue with Audio Defaults fallback encoder quality/bitrate/mixdown settings would not display correct values (#3739)
 - Fixed an with QSV multi-instance support where multiple Intel GPU's are used.
 
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 ## HandBrake 1.4.0
 
 ### All platforms