Author: Sergey Tkachenko

There is some mystery around the new features that Windows 10 version 22H2 will get. Obviously, we should not expect drastic changes, as the Redmond firm is now solely focused on Windows 11, which already has its own version 22H2 with a massive set of new things. Still, Windows 10 version 22H2 is coming, and everyone is curious what it will bring with it. Microsoft keeps it in secret, but points that it will have something new.

Here's how you can get new taskbar overflow in Windows 11 working if it is not available for you. Microsoft is slowly making it available to a broader audience, leaving many users without a chance to try it.

Starting in Build 25169, Microsoft has implemented a new way to enable Spotlight on Desktop. Now you can use a special theme, meant to activate the online desktop backgrounds for you with one click. However, in typical Microsoft's fashion, even this tiny change is under gradual roll-out. So many insiders have no access to it. Here's how to access the new Windows Spotlight theme.

Microsoft has made available Windows 10 version 22H2 to insiders using the Release Preview channel. Starting today, they receive Build 19045.1865 (KB5015878) in form of an optional update. To install it, you need to check for updates in Settings > Update & recovery > Windows Update and select KB5015878 in the list.

Following the new scheme, Microsoft has released two new builds to the beta channel. The first one, build 22622.440, includes new features, and the second one doesn't have them enabled. Second group folks can activate them with an optional update.

A new Dev channel build includes one more method to quickly enable Desktop Spotlight. There is a new theme option for that starting in today's update. Besides the new personalization option, Windows 11 Build 25169 adds Multi-App Kiosk Mode, and some improvements and fixes.

Microsoft has released a new optional "C" update to everyone. As you may already know, such optional updates have a "Preview" tag, and bring up the most recent changes to the stable branch of the OS. This way, interested users can test the new features and fixes a few days before they land in the Windows Update in form of Patch Tuesday updates.

Microsoft has activated a new account lockout policy in Windows 11 to protect users against password bruteforce attack. The change is already live in Insider builds of version 22H2. The policy will block the user account for 10 minutes if someone is trying to guess the password via RDP and other methods.

A new research shows that Microsoft has updated the sound quality of the Windows 11 startup sound. While they didn't change the melody, the bitrate has been reduced by a half.