Category: Windows 11

Windows 11 Build 26120.470 is now available in the Dev channel with quality of life improvements and bugfixes. On the UI part, it adds a new card to the Home page of Settings. It will now reveal offers from Xbox, but it only appears if you frequently play games on your device.

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Build 22635.3575 to insiders in the Beta channel. It includes a UI change: The ability to copy files from the Share dialog. Besides, there are fixes for various components and apps.

A new hidden feature was recently discovered in the latest Windows 11 Insider Build 26212 for the Canary channel. The Settings app allows the user to access Copilot directly from the search box.

Microsoft is working on a major update to the Windows 11 Start menu that will brings back Live Tiles, sort of. There will be a floating dock ("Compainon") displayed next to the main menu with adaptive cards. The Dev channel build 26212 includes an early implementation of the Live Tiles/cards, so we can take a look.

Microsoft is now rolling out updated versions of the Snipping Tool and Paint to Windows 11 Insiders using builds from the Dev and Canary channels.

You can turn off Bitlocker device encryption in the Windows 11 setup program which is enabled by default. On one hand, it will reduce your device protection level, but on the other hand you can easily access your data by connecting the drive to a different PC. This can be of help if your primary computer is out of order.

Microsoft today released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26212 to Canary channel users. The build number is 26212.5000, so it no longer allows switching from the Canary channel to the Dev channel, and vice versa. The ability to generate a QR code for URLs and shared files in the Share dialog is the key change in this release, along with a couple of other sharing improvements.

A new research reveals that Windows 11 Task Manager will soon show memory speed in MT/s (mega transfers per second) rather than MHz (megahertz). The change is already available in Insider Preview builds.

Microsoft has revealed its interest in enhancing the security of the Windows OS family products by introducing a new feature in a future version of Windows. There is a private preview of Zero Trust DNS that is designed for businesses to only connect their computers to approved networks.

Windows 11 Build 22635.3570 is now available to Insiders in the Beta channel. It adds the 'Duplicate tab' to the File Explorer's tab context menu, and also includes plenty of fixes.