Category: Windows 11

Windows 11 Build 27758 is now available to Insiders in the Canary channel. It comes with a set of fixes, and also includes an updated Microsoft Store app that finally capable to deliver updates for classic desktop apps. If you have installed such an app from the Store, it will be able to find and offer an update for it.

Microsoft has clarified that it is possible to install Windows 11 on a PC that does not meet the system requirements for the OS , but the user must first sign a disclaimer for any damage that may occur after installing the new operating system on the old computer.

Microsoft has invented an upgrade block for the Windows 11 24H2 update because it breaks USB network modems, printers, and scanners. The problems may be related to eSCL, as Microsoft has confirmed that the protocol does not work in Windows 11 24H2.

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.2415 (KB5046723) to the Dev Channel with several Copilot improvements and new capabilities. Also, Insiders who own Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs  can try out Recall (Preview) with Click to Do (Preview).

Microsoft today released Windows 11 Build 22635.4515 to Insiders on the Beta channel. One of its new features is "Resume". It allows you to continue with a document you were recently editing on your smartphone in OneDrive. The PC will show a notification that allows working with that file with one click.

Hotpatching, the technology that allows installing Windows updates without a reboot, has come to Enterprise editions of the operating system. Windows 11 version 24H2 is the first version to have this improvement. Security hotpatches are now available as a preview for Windows 11 Enterprise (version 24H2) and Windows 365.

Microsoft today released Windows 11 Build 27754 to Insiders in the Canary channel. Here are the key changes.

At the Ignite 2024 conference, Microsoft unveiled a mini PC called Windows 365 Link that runs a new OS - Windows NXT. It is the world's first computer designed exclusively for work from the cloud. It is noted that the device starts up in a matter of seconds and instantly wakes up from sleep mode, which allows you to quickly get back to work.

Microsoft has announced a major update to WSL in Windows 11. It now supports tar-based distros that simplify deployment and installation. Red Hat is becoming an official WSL distro. Finally, WSL has got a new getting started experience, Intune integration and Entra ID integration.

Microsoft has released Windows 11 (version 23H2) Build 22635.4510 (KB5046716) to Windows Insiders in the Beta channel. It officially introduces the ability to share files from jump lists in the taskbar and the Start menu.