Category: Windows 11

Microsoft has announced that upgrading to Windows 11 for Windows 10 PCs will be free for users not for a limited time, but forever.

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 27774 to Windows Insider program participants using the Canary channel. The update brings with it a secured Administrator account, an additional confirmation for drive formatting in the setup program, and some fixes.

Microsoft today released Windows 11 Build 27768 to Insiders in the Canary channel. It includes some quality-of-life improvements, allows creating new folders from Navigation Pane, and changing time zone settings for standard user accounts.

Device information cards are coming to the Settings app of Windows 11 23H2. The latest Beta channel build 22635.4660 includes a row of hardware information tiles on the System > About page. By default the change is hidden, but can be activated with help of ViVeTool.

Windows 11 Build 22635.4660 is now available in the Beta channel of the Insider program. But all the changes in this release are only available to users with the "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" toggle turned on. Also, this builds kills Suggested Actions. Here are the details.

Microsoft has released the first update for the Canary channel in 2025. It is Windows 11 Build 27766, and it fixes a couple of build upgrade issues, and fixes bugs in File Explorer.

Microsoft was working on a Dynamic Wallpapers feature for Windows 11,  but for some reason it didn't found its path into any of the Preview or release versions of the OS. In fact, it was a feature of Windows 10X, the cancelled OS project from which Windows 11's user interface originated, along with several features. A former Microsoft designer has shed some light on what the Dynamic Wallpaper feature actually is.

Microsoft's Recall feature has returned to Windows Insiders builds, complete with screen encryption and a sensitive information filtering setting. The latter prevents any apps or websites that contain credit card numbers, insurance policies, or other sensitive financial information from being recorded. However, in testing, this filter only works in a limited number of cases.

Microsoft has paused the rollout of Windows 11 version 24H2 for PCs with Auto HDR enabled. The company confirms that in some cases, graphics in games may appear too contrasty and oversaturated. Additionally, Auto HDR may cause some games to freeze.

Windows 11 Build 26120.2705 (Dev) adds Live captions and real-time translation to Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel and AMD hardware. There are also several fixes and improvements.