Windows 11 Build 23516, which was recently released to the Dev channel, reveals a great pack of useful plugins for Windows Copilot. With them, the integrated AI assistant will do more than showing a chat bot dialog and turning the dark theme. There are plugins for launching applications, clock and tasks, task manager, file actions, troubleshooting, opening settings and even providing feedback.
Category: Windows 11
Windows 11 will soon get intensity and color boost for Color Filters
First introduced with Windows 10, the Color Filters accessibility feature is seeing some improvements in Windows 11. In addition to color mode, Windows 11 Build 25921 adds a few new options to change intensity and color boost.
Microsoft is adding Windows accent color to RGB backlight
If you are an owner of a device with an RGB backlight, soon you will be able to sync its color with the accent color of Windows 11. Microsoft is working on such a feature, part of Dynamic Lighting.
Windows 11 Build 25921 (Canary): HDR wallpapers, rich Start tooltips, and much more
Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25921 to the Canary Channel. The company mentions HDR Background Support, rich thumbnail previews (tooltips) for cloud files on Start, the rename of the Chat app to Microsoft Teams - Free, and more. Here are the details.
Windows 11 Build 22631.2129 (Beta) ships Windows Copilot and Dev Drive to the beta channel
Microsoft has released new preview builds of Windows 11 (version 22H2) 22621.2129 and 22631.2129 (KB5029359) to Beta Channel Insiders. Build 22631.2129, which comes with new features enabled, adds Windows Copilot Preview, Dev Drive, Voice Access and passwordless login options. There are plenty of other changes and improvements that earlier were available in the Canary and Dev channels.
Windows 11 Build 23516 (Dev) adds HDR wallpapers, improves screen casting
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Preview Build 23516 to Insiders in the Dev channel. It features screen casting improvements, HDR wallpaper support, voice access support on the sign in screen, natural voices in more languages, and more.
Microsoft discontinues support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in Windows 11
Microsoft has made an announcement regarding Windows 11, stating that support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol versions 1.0 and 1.1 will be discontinued. This decision is driven by security concerns and the limited number of users utilizing these protocols. Starting next month, Insider builds of Windows 11 will have these protocols disabled by default. It's important to note that this change will also apply to all upcoming versions of the Windows operating system.
How to install Windows 11 and 10 without third-party apps bundled
One of the lesser known features of the Windows installer is the ability to avoid installation of third-party apps like Spotify, Netflix, Candy Crash Soda Saga and so on. Microsoft ships Windows 11 and Windows 10 with a set of special regional settings that prevent third-party bloat from being downloaded and installed. In this guide, we will see how to use them and get a real clean setup of the OS.
How to disable the Bing button in the taskbar search on Windows 11
Windows 11 22H2 introduced a Bing button in the search box on the taskbar. When clicked, it opens the Chat AI dialog, which allows interacting with Microsoft' bot in Edge. While the company is gradually rolling out this feature, there is a chance that you already see it.
Hidden features in Windows 11 Build 23511 and how to enable them
Several hours ago Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 23511 to Insiders in the Dev channel. The release comes with several features that are being tested gradually, and also includes some hidden stuff. So in this post we will review how to get more from your Build 23511 instance.