Category: Windows 11

Microsoft has released a new portion of patches for all supported Windows versions. Here are the details.

Microsoft is working on improving the Settings app by adding options to manage AI components and analyze power consumption. In addition to the existing battery usage graph, there will be a dedicated graph for device's energy consumption. Moreover, Microsoft is buidling a new page for setting the default apps, and a page for managing AI components. Finally, the taskbar is receiving a new "Hand off" icon that will allow resuming your work started on a different device.

A big change is coming to the lock screen in Windows 11. It will soon be able to host any of the widgets available in the Widget pane. Actually, it already has support for something like that, but it is limited to the media player controls and weather. This may change soon.

Yesterday Microsoft announced a set of AI features coming to inbox Windows 11 apps. Paint has got Generative fill, Generative Erase, and updates for CoCreator and Image Creator. Notepad has got the ability to rewrite text with help of AI with several iterations and configurable options. However, these features are becoming available gradually, so it may take some time before you will be able to try them. If you aren't going to wait, here is how to get the updated software with AI features right now.

Windows 11 Beta Build 22635.4445 (KB5046745) is now available to Insiders, featuring a small improvement made to File Explorer. Now you can create a new folder right from the navigation pane. You just need to right-click an entry in there, and select New Folder from the context menu.

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 26120.2222 with KB5046746 to Insiders in the Dev channel. It allows running apps elevated from the Start menu with ctrl + shift + click, and including several important fixes. Note that some of the changes are first coming to Insiders with the "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" toggle turned on in Settings > Windows Update. The rest will receive them a bit later.

Dev and Canary channel Insiders are now getting updated Paint and Notepad with a number of AI features. In Paint, users will find Generative fill, Generative erase, and improved Cocreator and Image creator features. Notepad will allow using an AI-powered text rewrite option.

Microsoft has finally updated the Canary channel with a new release. Windows 11 Build 27744 adds new processor features in Prism, Microsoft emulator for ARM. There are also new features and fixes for the Start menu, Task Manager, Touch Keyboard, and more.

Windows 11 Build 26120.2213 (KB5045885) is now available in the Dev Insider channel. There are no new features in this release. Instead, it ships several long awaited fixes. Here are the details.

Windows Intelligence may become a new Microsoft's brand that unifies all the AI-powered features available in the Windows operating system. Some references to the brand exist in the appprivacy.adml file in the latest Windows 11 Insider builds.