Category: Windows 11

Windows 11 is now officially available for download, as announced by Microsoft on its blog. Despite the fact that in the United States it is still October 4, the company decided to release a new operating system early, because in a number of countries is already October 5. Thus, if you recently purchased a computer based on Windows 10, then you can now upgrade to Windows 11.

Microsoft has released a new preview build of Windows 11 to Windows Insider participant on the Dev Channel. This time it is build 22471.

Microsoft will ship Windows 11 to the public on October 5, 2021. Eligible devices with compatible motherboards and CPUs will get the operating system via Windows Update, while incompatible devices will stay with Windows 10 (or move to Windows 11 using clean installation). A survey from Lansweeper reveals that quite a large chunk of professional computers and workstations are not ready to upgrade to Windows 11. In fact, more than 55% of surveyed PCs will not get Windows 11 via Windows Update.

Here is how you can Enable or disable Bluetooth in Windows 11. While regular users should not bother with that kind of task, sometimes you might need to disable Bluetooth to squeeze the last drop of battery from your laptop or if your airline demands disabling wireless connections during take-offs or landings. Whatever the reason, Windows 11 allows you to turn off or on Bluetooth using various methods.

It looks like the testing period for the new Microsoft Store app is over. The latest update to the app on Windows 11 removes the "Preview" tag from the title bar. That's not much surprising as Windows 11 is set to release on October 5, 2021. So it will happen in just a few days.

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22468 to Insiders in the Dev channel. It comes from the RS_PRERELEASE branch, which is not tied to a specific Windows release. The builds from there have all the bleeding edge changes and also show a desktop watermark.

Today, we'll review how to disable Windows SmartScreen in Windows 11. It is a built-in security filter that Windows uses to check every single file you download and run against a special database. If the file is unknown to the database, it shows a warning when you downloading such a file. If you try to open it, Windows SmartScreen shows a nag screen with an additional confirmation.

In addition to fixing bugs and refining existing features in Windows 11 in preparation for public launch on October 5, Microsoft is working on updating stock apps with new designs and features. The company has already released new versions of Snipping Tool, Alarms, Paint, Mail and Calendar, Calculator, and other apps. It appears that Microsoft is also preparing another application called "Media Player."

A little more than a month ago, Microsoft revealed a redesigned Paint app coming soon to Windows insiders. At that time, the company did not say when users could expect the update to appear. If you have been waiting for Paint to receive a fresh coat of, ahem, Paint, there is some good news for you. The updated app is finally available for download from the Microsoft Store.