Category: Windows 11

Microsoft is working on two quality-of-life improvements soon coming to Windows 11. In forthcoming builds, you will be able to remap the Copilot key to make it open the context menu. Another change is the ability to view the whole list of Pinned apps at once, without scrolling its annoying sections and pages. Both are what Windows 11 were desperately looking for.

KB5052100 ships a new build 22635.4880 to Windows 11 Insiders on the Beta channel. There are no new features this time, but some useful fixes instead.

Microsoft has resumed the roll-out of the OCR option in the inbox Photos app. Windows 11 Insiders can give it a try on all channels. The OCR feature can detect text in an image, such as a document, note, or screenshot. The user then can copy all the text or specific fragment to the clipboard.

Windows 11 Build 27788 is now available to Insiders on the Canary channel. The release highlights include a reworked MIDI subsystem, an updated OneDrive app that allows working with your phone files seamlessly, and several improvements and fixes.

The recently released Windows 11 Build 22635.4870 introduced a new Lock Screen that allows adding any resizable widget, and not only Weather. By default, the feature is available to a small number of users. But with ViVeTool, you can activate it without waiting for it to become available to a wider audience.

As you may already know, Microsoft is working on an extra taskbar button that will open the Emoji panel in Windows 11. With recent updates, the button has got additional design styles.

A new Beta channel release, Windows 11 Build 22635.4870, introduces a greatly improved Settings page for adding widgets to the Lock Screen. Besides, the File Explorer's Home folder now shows people icons for shared files. Besides, there is a huge number of various fixes.

Microsoft has removed the official  instructions for bypassing the CPU and TPM 2.0 requirements for installing Windows 11 on unsupported PCs. This happened after the release of Windows 11 version 24H2, and now you will not find any mention of the AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU registry entry method on the support site.

Windows Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels are getting an update to the Paint app (version 11.2412.271.0 and above). This update introduces the Copilot menu, which provides access to all the smart features that help you create and edit images faster.

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3073 (KB5050090) is coming to the Dev and Beta Channel. This update introduces a preview of an enhanced Windows Search feature, allowing you to locate files stored in your OneDrive - specifically for Windows Insiders using Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs. There is a new home page in Settings for customer PCs, and dozens of fixes.