Category: Windows 11

Microsoft announced last week that it will allow uninstalling Microsoft Edge in the European Economic Area (EEA) in compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Even more, Microsoft has done more drastic alterations to Windows 10 and Windows 11. In the near future, EU users will have the ability to remove Microsoft Edge, deactivate Bing in taskbar search, and eliminate the MSN news feed from the widget panel, among other changes.

According to Microsoft, Windows 11 users in the European Economic Area (EEA) will have the ability to deactivate the built-in Bing search, disable the Microsoft News feed and ads in the Widgets pane,  remove Microsoft Edge, and add third-party search engines, including Google. The changes are part of reforms the company is making to its operating system to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act, which comes into force in 2024. Under the new rules, Microsoft will be required to comply with many regulations, including making it easy to remove pre-installed apps and change default settings.

Microsoft released Windows 11 2023 Update, version 23H2, on October 31, 2023. But at first it was not available to users through the Media Creation Tool. Instead, the app was loading an older version of Windows 11. This has finally changed.

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Build 22635.2771 (version 22H2) (KB5032283) to Windows Insiders on the Beta channel. Today, it comes with a different set of features for those who have enabled the "get the latest updates as they are available" option, and for those who haven't.

In Windows 11 you can enable the End Task context menu for the taskbar to terminate any running app. This option is pretty convenient, as you don't need to switch to the app window, click its close window or press Alt + F4. You just right-click the taskbar icon, and close the software you no longer need.

Microsoft is working on a refresh button for the Wi-Fi network list. That list appears in the Quick Settings flyout. The purpose of the new button is to display Wi-Fi networks on demand, revealing ones that appeared after you opened Quick Settings.

Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 version 22H2 will not receive optional non-security cumulative updates after February 27, 2024. These updates are typically released in the fourth week of the month.

Microsoft today released two new builds for Insiders running Windows 11 in the Dev and Canary channels. There are no radical changes in both builds. Both contain quality-of-life improvements and various fixes. Additionally, Build 23590 (Dev) includes a natural voice preview option for Narrator.