With Windows 11 build 25284, the operating system has got a new feature. Dubbed as "Fix problems using Windows Update", it will allow you to reinstall the currently installed build without an installation media. It will perform in-place upgrade using files from Windows Update.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Windows 11 Build 25284 brings with it the first third-party widget “Messenger”
Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Build 25284 to Insiders in the Dev channel. It ships the first third-party widget, Messenger, that displays recent updates from your buddies in the Widgets pane. Besides, there is a good pack of fixes.
Prevent Microsoft Edge from creating Desktop shortcuts after update
Every time after updating to a new version, Microsoft Edge creates its desktop shortcuts again and again. If you remove them manually, an app update will bring them back. This behavior may be pretty annoying, especially if you have Edge Canary or Dev installed which receive new versions frequently. Here's a simple way to prevent Microsoft Edge from creating Desktop shortcuts after installing updates.
Windows Terminal Preview 1.17 adds Process Restart, Profile Menu editing, and Mica support
Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows Terminal 1.17 in Preview. The app has got several new customization options. Now you can customize the profile drop-down menu and add there your own folders and even submenu. Additionally, it is now easy to restart a process that finished its work in a Terminal tab. Terminal Preview 1.17 supports Mica for its window, so it looks more stylish and consistent.
Snipping Tool update adds the ability to pause video recording and more
Just recently Microsoft the ability to record a video from the screen to the inbox Snipping Tool app. It now allows to pause the video screen recording on pause, and brings with it a bit updated color dialog.
A closer look at the upcoming File Explorer update in Windows 11
Just recently we learned that a new major File Explorer overhaul is in the works for Windows 11. The app will get a new design, several new features like a new start page and improved integration with OneDrive and Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Edge has got a new Split Screen feature to open two sites in a single window
Microsoft is testing a new "Split screen" feature in the Edge browser. It allows you to open two tabs in split screen mode in a single browser window. Currently, this new feature is under testing in the Canary branch of Edge. Also, you need to enable a flag to access it.
Microsoft announces multibillion dollar investment in OpenAI to accelerate AI breakthroughs
Microsoft has announced an expansion of its partnership with OpenAI. Company's machine learning-based solutions will be exclusively available via Azure. Microsoft will increase its investment in super computing, so OpenAI will be able to improve its ML models. The Redmond firm is also going to integrate OpenAI closer with its consumer and corporate products.
Windows 11 will soon allow to install it on ReFS instead of NTFS
Microsoft is working on enabling ReFS in the OS setup program, so Windows 11 will be able to format the drive to the latest file system and run from it. The feature is currently a work-in-progress and is hidden. However, enthusiasts have found a way to activate it, and even managed to install Windows 11 on ReFS.
These are unreleased Start menu designs with 3D tiles
There are plenty of ideas Microsoft prepared and even implemented for Windows 10. Some of them you could already seen and tried. The most famous example is the Sets function, which was supposed to add a tabbed interface to all applications, but it never made it to release. But there are also many of features have never been revealed to the public. Between 2015 and 2020, the company's engineers came up with probably hundreds of different features, but they were never fully implemented.
