The today's patch that Microsoft released to the Release Preview will bring with it the Moment 3 update features that were slated for July 2023. The company will roll out KB5027303 to the Stable version of Windows 11 version 22H2 on June 27, 2023, in form of an optional update. On July 11th will become part of Patch Tuesday, i.e. will be generally available.
Category: Windows 11
Windows 11 version 22H2 Build 22621.1926 lands in the Release Preview channel
Microsoft today released a new patch, KB5027303, that ships Build 22621.1926 to Insiders running Windows 11 version 22H2 in the Release Preview channel. The update improves Chinese fonts and the Microsoft Pinyin IME to support GB18030-2022. It also expands notification badging for Microsoft accounts on the Start menu, improves sharing local files in File Explorer with Outlook contacts, adds features to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and allows for authentication across Microsoft clouds, satisfying Conditional Access checks if needed. Finally, it expands Live Captions to more languages.
Restore classic Folder Options in Windows 11 and change them in Registry
Starting in Windows 11 Build 24381, Microsoft has removed some of the classic Folder options from File Explorer. The company kept the ability to change them in the Registry, but removed the checkboxes from the user interface. Here is how to restore the missing checkboxes in the Folder option dialog. Also, we will review how to change File Explorer options in the Registry.
Windows 11 Build 22000.2121 landed in the Release Preview channel
In addition to the Beta channel update, Microsoft has also released a new build to Insiders running the OS in the Release Preview. They are getting Windows 11 Build 22000.2121 with KB5027292, that applies to the original release (21H2). Here are the changes.
Windows 11 Build 22631.1900 (Beta) brings with it Notification and Network improvements
Microsoft has released two new Windows 11 builds to Insiders in the Beta channel, Build 22631.1900 and Build 22621.1900. The first comes with a couple of new features enabled by default, while the other one doesn't expose them. Here are the changes.
Enable Copilot and other hidden features in Windows 11 Build 23481 (Dev)
Windows 11 Build 23481 that was released to Insiders in the Dev channel, contains a number of hidden features. You can enable an early implementation of Windows Copilot, extra labels for the Start menu shortcuts, and a new Development option under Settings > Personalization > Device usage. Also, you can hide a number of checkboxes in Folder Options.
Windows 11 Build 23481 (Dev) adds a new Widget, Never combine taskbar buttons
Microsoft has released two builds to Insiders. The Canary channel now hosts Build 25393, but the company didn't share what is new in it. For the Dev channel, Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 23481. The latter comes with a pack of new features that include a new "Focus session" widget, changes made to the Folder Options dialog in File Explorer. Also, it makes the "never combine" taskbar option available to everyone!
Microsoft releases June 2023 cumulative updates for Windows 11 and 10
Microsoft has released a new set of updates, part of Patch Tuesday. They bring fixes and general improvements to Windows 11 (21H2 and 22H2) and Windows 10 (22H2, 21H2, and 1809). Here are the key changes.
Windows 11 Subsystem for Android further improves file sharing
June 2023 update of the Windows Subsystem for Android (version 2305.40000.4.0) is now available on all Insider channels. It further improves file sharing via SMB, as well as includes several fixes.
Internal pre-release Windows 11 builds from April-May 2021 leaked to the public
A few days ago, old builds of Windows 11 from the fs_dev6_flt branch found their path to the Internet. The images have been created April and May 2021, that is, a couple of months before the official announcement of the operating system.
