During the Surface event, Microsoft introduced Copilot+, a new set of AI-powered features and capabilities exclusively for Windows 11. These features will be available on new PCs launching under the Copilot+ brand this summer, marking "a new era for Windows PCs."
Category: Windows 11
The Home folder of File Explorer gets tabs with Recent, Favorites and Shared files
Microsoft is working on a new variant of the Home folder, the default location of File Explorer in Windows 11. The layout of the contents is slightly reworked, with the middle Favorites section to become a tab next to the Recent section. Finally, there will be a new Shared tab.
Microsoft has released Snipping Tool with Bing Visual Search
Microsoft has released another update for the Snipping Tool, version 11.2404.39.0, which brings with it Bing's visual search feature. It allows you to quickly find similar images and objects in a screenshot by sending them to Bing. The latter will process the image without you have to upload it.
The ability to drag-n-drop files to Explorer address bar is now in Release Preview
Microsoft today released Windows 11 Builds 22621.3668 and 22631.3668 (KB5037853) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 22H2 (Build 22621) and version 23H2 (Build 22631). Both come with a huge number of improvements, including the ability to drag files between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer address bar, a new account manager in the Start menu, the option to create a QR code from the Share menu, and much more.
Windows 11 Build 22635.3640 (Beta) Adds new 7z and Tar archive write support, new Emoji
Windows 11 Build 22635.3640 is a new release for the Beta channel. It is notable for adding archive creation support for the popular 7z format and also for the tar format widely used on Linux. There is also Emoji 15.1 support, and several fixes.
Windows 11 Build 26120.670 (Dev) comes with fixes
A new dev channel release, Windows 11 Build 26120.670 , is now available to Insiders. There are no new features, it mostly includes fixes.
Windows 11 has officially received new Date and time and Rename this PC dialogs
With Windows 11 Build 26217, which was recently released to the Canary channel, Microsoft finally started rolling out a few updated dialogs for the Settings app. These include the "Rename this PC" and "Change date and time", which now match the style and design of Windows 11.
Windows 11 Build 26217 (Canary) ships several fixes
Windows 11 Build 26217 is now available to Insiders in the Canary channel. It comes with several fixes for the Settings app, and with a number of quality of life improvements.
Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11 and 10, May 14, 2024 fix the VPN bug
Microsoft has issued a fresh batch of cumulative updates for Windows 11 and 10. For both Windows version the patches fix the annoying VPN bug. introduced in previously released updates. Due to that bug, Windows couldn't establish the connection. Now it is resolved in both Windows 11 and Windows 10.
How to Enable the Copy button in the Share dialog on Windows 11 Build 22635.3575
Windows 11 Build 22635.3575, which is the latest Beta channel release as of today, includes a new feature: The ability to copy files in the Share dialog. However, it is a gradual roll-out, so many users don't see the change after installing the release. If you want to activate it right now, follow the instructions in this post.
