Microsoft has released Windows 11, version 23H2, build 22635.4440 (KB5045889) to Windows Insiders in the Beta channel. It brings with it a modernized Windows Hello version with several improvements, and a number of fixes. Traditionally, some of the features first coming to users with the "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" toggle turned on in Settings > Windows Update. Here are the details.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
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