Category: Windows 11

Windows 11 Build 22621.2191 and Build 22631.2191 (KB5029352) are coming to the Beta Channel. The latter comes with new features enabled by default, such as native archive support for several popular formats, improved Start menu and Narrator, and also includes some exclusive fixes.

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Build 23526 to Insiders in the Dev channel. It comes with a good number of fixes and improvements. The Cast to feature can now be conveniently launched from Quick Access. The right tooltips in the Start menu will no longer show a huge blank area. And much more.

A Microsoft employee, Jen Gentlemann  has shared a useful tip on how to temporarily prevent processes from updating in the Task Manager. You can simply press and hold the Ctrl key to pause the Task Manager refresh and stop lines from jumping in the list. This allows the process names to remain still, making it easier to select the right processes when sorting by different PC resources.

The software giant from Redmond is releasing two new versions of Paint. One of them is available in stable versions of Windows 11 and includes scaling, dark theme support, and an improved image properties dialog. But for insiders, there is a newer version of the app with a centered canvas.

Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Build 25931 to Insiders in the Canary channel. It includes several new features ported from Dev channel builds. The new features include a new procedure of domain controller detection, more apps that you can easily uninstall, an improved Details pane in File Explorer, and more. Finally, ISO images for this build are also available, so you clean install it on demand.

Microsoft has updated the Web capabilities of Windows 11, so you can now pin Widgets board in order to make stay above other apps. The change is available starting in Windows 11 build 23521.

Two new Windows 11 Insider Preview releases are now available in the Beta Channel, Build 22621.2191 and Build 22631.2191 (KB5029336). The builds have the same features, but in Build 22631.2191 they are turned on by default, while in Build 22621.2191 they are turned off by default. Windows 365 Switch, HDR wallpapers, Narrator Natural Voices in more languages are among them.

Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23521 to the Dev Channel. It allows participating in Windows 365 Switch, enables Windows Copilot for AAD users, features an updated settings page for the Task Manager, allows use of accent color for Dynamic Lighting, and much more.

Microsoft is working on adding a new page to the Settings app. The new page, dubbed System Components, lists all inbox apps, codecs and plugins in one place.