Category: Windows 11

With Windows 11 Build 22635.3420, Microsoft restored drag-and-drop files with your mouse onto the File Explorer address bar. This ability was removed in version 23H2, as File Explorer is now has a new WinUI3-based header. This newly re-added capability is under a gradual roll-out, but you can enable it manually.

Windows 11 Build 22635.3420 lands in the Beta channel with notable UI updates. First of all, it moves Widgets to the left side of the taskbar ahead of the system tray. Next, it now officially introduces new widgets for the Lock screen. Finally, you can now generate QR codes for share URLs right in the Windows Share dialog. Also, you can now drag and drop files to the address bar of File Explorer - this feature has been restored. And much more.

Microsoft has added a new page to the Microsoft Store app. Dubbed "What's New", it allows users to easily learn about new features, updates, and experimental features without stumbling upon them by accident.

Microsoft has confirmed that the classic WordPad editor will be removed from Windows 11 with version 24H2. Windows 11 24H2 is coming later this year. After the removal, Windows 11 will no longer ship any inbox app for opening RTF files.

Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Build 26090 for Insiders on the Dev and Canary channels. The update is notable for a newer Widget pane, improvements made to SMB, and several fixes. The Dev and Canary channels are temporarily receiving the same builds. During this period, Insiders can switch from the Canary channel to the Dev channel. This option will soon be removed soon with a forthcoming build of higher number once it will be released to the Canary channel.

Starting today, Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 Moment 5 update as an optional update to every single eligible PC. If you are interested in getting it, open Settings (Win + I), and navigate to the Windows Update section. There, click Check for updates button. You will now have the KB5035942 optional update: This is what you are looking for.

Nearly 30 years ago one Thursday morning at Microsoft's Redmond headquarters, developer Dave Plummer created the Format dialog box for the Windows NT operating system. It was meant to be temporary, so he wasn't worried about it being too simple. It has not changed since then, and in fact exists unchanged in Windows 11.

An RTM build of the Germanium platform that represents Windows 11 version 24H2 may be signed in the next couple of weeks. Following this event, OEMs such as Samsung, Lenovo or HP usually start testing the new Windows 11 release on their hardware.

You may want to open File Explorer as Administrator to modify files you have no access to. Those can be files created under a different user account, or some system file you want to play with. In such a situation, you may find that you have no permission to access the file or folder. Running Windows 11 File Explorer as Admin solves the issue.

A few days ago Microsoft started rolling out new widgets for the Windows 10 lock screen, and now the same is coming to Windows 11. Besides the weather widget, the lock screen will display extra sections with traffic, NBA sports, stocks and currency rates. The widgets render the data MSN, and currently do not support customization: You cannot select individual ones to show, only enable or disable the whole set.