So, rumors where right - Microsoft today made Windows 11 version 22H2 available to everyone. The new version is dubbed as "Windows 11 2022 Update", and is available in 190+ countries.
Category: Windows 11
Enable Taskbar Badge Notifications for Widgets in Windows 11
With recent Windows 11 builds, Microsoft is testing a new feature that displays notification badges for Widgets. When a widget receives an important information to display, it may make the widget button show a notification counter to attract user's attention.
Some vendors already ship Windows 11 22H2 devices, and Microsoft prepares ISOs
Microsoft is ready to ship Windows 11 version 22H2 to the public. The company prepares official ISO images for download. Meanwhile, some vendors already ship their new devices with Windows 11 22H2 preinstalled.
Enable new date-time and Rename this PC dialogs in Windows 11
Besides the officially announced changes, Windows 11 build 25201 includes a number of hidden gems. Being hidden from the eye of the user, there are new Rename this PC and date-time editor dialog boxes with touches of the new Windows 11 design. Let's review how to enable them.
How to Enable Full-screen Widgets in Windows 11 Build 25201
One of the changes in Windows 11 build 25201 is the updated Widgets pane which you can expand full-screen. However, this change, like many others that recently became available in Dev builds, is visible to a small group of Insiders. If you want to test it right now but it doesn't appear for you, here are the steps to enable it.
Windows Subsystem for Android September 2022 update comes with WebView 104, performance improvements
This month's WSA update for Windows 11 comes with several improvements. It includes Chromium WebView version 104 and changes made to the subsystem, so it performs faster. Besides, there are several quality of life and reliability improvements.
Windows 11 Build 22000.1041 (KB5017383) improves widgets and adds WebAuthn passwordless authentication
Microsoft has released a new patch for Windows 11. KB5017383, currently in preview, raises the OS Build number to 22000.1041. Since it is a preview update, you must install it from the optional updates section in the Settings app. Here are the changes it comes with.
Windows 11 Build 25201 allows making widgets pane full-screen
A new Dev channel build is out today to Insiders. Besides traditional portion of fixes, including a memory leak fix, Windows 11 Build 25201 allows expanding the Widgets pane full-screen. So it reminds of the Start screen of Windows 8. There are also improvements made to the Game Pass widget.
Cumulative Updates for Windows 11 and 10, September 2022
Microsoft has released a set of cumulative updates for all supported Windows versions. These include Windows 11, and actual/supported Windows 10 releases, 21H2, 21H1, 20H2, and 1809.
Taskbar search box is back to Windows 11, here’s how to enable it
Despite shipping a completely redesigned taskbar in Windows 11, Microsoft is about to bring to it some of its predecessor's features. Sadly, it is still not the ability to ungroup icons or text labels. This time it is the search box which you could seen in Windows 10 for long. It is already available in Windows 11 on the Dev channel. Here's how to enable it.
