Microsoft is working on a new "Home" page for the Settings app for quite long. It is intended to become the first page you see after pressing the Win + I keys. It appeared several times in Insider Preview builds, but always in form of a half-baked hidden feature. Starting in Build 23493, Windows 11 finally reveals the new page to the public.
Category: Windows 11
How to enable Windows Copilot in Windows 11 (Build 23493+)
Starting in Windows 11 Build 23493, Microsoft ships the Copilot feature with the OS. It is the latest Dev channel build as of this writing. Microsoft rolls-out the new functionality gradually, so you may have no access to it right away. Here's how to enable it and give it a try.
Windows 11 Build 22631.1972 (Beta) brings with it WinUI 3-based File Explorer
Along with the major Dev channel update, Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Build 22631.1972/22621.1972 to Insiders in the Beta channel. Build 22631 allows testing the Windows App SDK-based File Explorer. Both builds also come with a good number of various fixes and general improvements.
Windows 11 Build 23493 (Dev) introduces Copilot, new Settings Home page & Volume Mixer, and more
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 23493 to Dev channel Insiders. The update comes with plenty of new features, including a preliminary version of Windows Copilot, new volume mixer flyout for the taskbar, new Home page in Settings, the ability to restore apps from the Store when setting up a new PC, extra archive format support, including 7z, rar, tar, etc, and much more!
Original Windows 11 Version 21H2 has got an update in release preview
Microsoft has released a new release preview update KB5027292. It is available for the original Windows 11 release, version 21H2. After installing the patch the build number will be 22000.2124. While it is mostly focused on fixes, there a few new features included as well.
How to Reset Screenshot Index Number in Windows 11
In Windows 11, there are multiple ways to take a screenshot. There is a dedicated Snipping Tool for that which offers extra annotation and editing options. Also, there are hotkeys like PrintScreen and Win + Shift + S, and finally the Win + PrintScreen hotkey. The latter is the fastest option as it allows you to directly save an image to a PNG file, without a confirmation or dialog.
Microsoft is about to move Windows to the cloud for consumers as well
Microsoft introduced Windows 365 cloud service a few years ago, enabling business clients to run cloud PCs that operate on either Windows 11 for their staff. However, the corporation is not content with just that. Microsoft may introduce a Windows 365 subscription for regular users in the future. This intent is outlined in an presentation from June 2022.
Windows 11 22H2 Build 22621.1928 is available in Preview
Microsoft has released Build 22621.1928 as an optional preview update KB5027303 to users running the stable Windows 11 version 22H2. It includes several Moment 3 features that earlier were not available to users. As you may remember, some of the new features and options of this update are under a gradual roll-out.
KB5027311 ships Windows 11 Builds 22621.1906 and 22631.1906 to the Beta channel
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1906 and Build 22631.1906 (KB5027311) are now available in the Beta channel. Build 22631.1906 ships several new features for trying, while its counterpart has them hidden.
Windows 11 Build 23486 (Dev) reverts the controversial Folder Options removals
Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23486 to the Dev Channel. The company has restored Folder Options removed in a previous build. Besides, there are Passwordless authentication improvements, Dynamic Lighting, and Settings app changes and improvements. Finally, Emoji 15 is now available to everyone.
