Category: Windows 11

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 23506 to Windows Insiders on the Dev channel. The update includes Unsafe password copy and paste warnings, new Passwordless experience with Windows Hello for Business, Local File Sharing improvements, and new Outlook as an inbox app. You will also find Windows Copilot Preview, updated color font format for emojis, Voice Access on the lock screen, and improved backup and restore options.  The new home page in the Settings app has been temporarily disabled due to a stability bug. Two additional recommendations have been added to the Power & Battery section in Settings. Finally, there are ISO images for this build that are available for download here.

During the Inspire 2023 event, Microsoft announced that enterprise customers with Microsoft 365 E3, E5, Business Standard, and Business Premium licenses will be able to subscribe to Microsoft 365 Copilot for $30 per month per user.

YouTube now has a new feature called "Stable Volume." It appears under video settings. While it doesn't have a prominent description as of this writing, it must be a normalizer and compressor. Such a feature normalizes the sound volume for entire video, so you don't face big volume jumps for sound events.

With Windows 11 Build 23493, which was earlier released to Insiders,  Microsoft made Windows Copilot available to everyone who runs the OS in the Dev channel. Initially, it was in A/B testing, but this has changed.

You may remember rumors telling that Windows 11 version 23H2 will be a small update to version 22H2, similar to how Windows 10 has received its last three updates. Today, Microsoft confirmed this information in the published roadmap for client versions of Windows. The updated roadmap should help users and organizations plan upgrades to new versions of the operating system, and sheds some light on the future of Windows 11 Version 23H2 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 with Volume Licensing.

Two new Windows 11 builds are now available to insiders on the Beta channel. Windows 11 Build 22631.2048 adds the Gallery section to File Explorer, and a new Store with AI Hub. Its counterpart, build 22621.2048, comes with these features disabled by default.

Some users would like to disable rounded corners of open windows on Windows 11, as the prefer the sharp shapes of its predecessor. They do better with screenshot taking apps, align better on the screen, and make it easier to place windows side-by-side. Finally, you may simply like the classic square corners more than the modern ones.

Traditionally for Canary releases, Microsoft didn't include all the changes and new features in the official changelog for Windows 11 Build 25905. Besides the ones that you can easily spot in the user interface, the OS also has several hidden gems. You can activate the latter with ViVeTool. Let's review what is hidden from the eye of the beholder in Windows 11 Build 25905.

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25905 is now available to Insiders on the Canary channel. Additionally, Microsoft provides ISO images for this build for those who would like to install it from scratch. With this release, the company switches back to the RS_PRERELEASE branch of code. So many of the features that were earlier removed after switching to ZN_RELEASE will return. Windows 11 Build 25905 build includes new features from the Dev Channel, such as Dev Drive, Backup and Restore improvements (Windows Backup), Dynamic Lighting, the Windows App SDK version of File Explorer and Gallery, and more.