* PodSecurityPolicy: when multiple policies allow a submitted pod, priority is given to ones which do not require any fields in the pod spec to be defaulted. If the pod must be defaulted, the first policy (ordered by name) that allows the pod is used. ([#52849](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52849), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

*   If multiple PodSecurityPolicy objects allow a submitted pod, priority is given to policies that do not require default values for any fields in the pod spec. If default values are required, the first policy ordered by name that allows the pod is used. ([#52849](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52849),[ @liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- Promoted Windows graceful shutdown feature from alpha to beta. ([#133062](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/133062), [@zylxjtu](https://github.com/zylxjtu))
- Promoted the Ordered Namespace Deletion test to Conformance. ([#132219](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/132219), [@BenTheElder](https://github.com/BenTheElder)) [SIG API Machinery, Architecture and Testing]

## Changelog since v1.23.1

## Changes by Kind

### Feature

## Changelog since v1.22.5

## Changes by Kind

### Feature

* Fix log spam due to unnecessary status update when node is deleted. ([#45923](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45923), [@verult](https://github.com/verult))
* Poll all active pods periodically for volumes to fix out of order pod & node addition events. Fixes volumes not getting detached after controller restart. ([#42033](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/42033), [@NickrenREN](https://github.com/NickrenREN))

- Support for out of tree networking with Azure-CNI, OVN-Kubernetes and Flannel
- Improved support for pods, service types, workload controllers and metrics/quotas to closely match the capabilities offered for Linux containers
kubernetes/enhancements: [#116](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/116) [[kep](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-windows/116-windows-node-support/README.md)]

- Fixed a 1.28 regression around restarting init containers in the right order relative to normal containers ([#120440](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120440), [@gjkim42](https://github.com/gjkim42)) [SIG Node and Testing]

    * Afterwards, don't care about the orders specified in the flags.
* "ExternalTrafficLocalOnly" has been removed from feature gate. It has been a GA feature since v1.7. ([#56948](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/56948), [@MrHohn](https://github.com/MrHohn))