Microsoft switches to a new Windows development schedule. The major OS release will happen every three years. But the new features will land in the existing Windows versions, without the user waiting for the OS upgrade.
Category: Windows 11
Windows 11 Build 25158 features updated Widgets and search in the taskbar
Microsoft has released a new preliminary version of Windows 11, build 25158. It is out to Windows Insiders in the Dev channel. The full build tag is 10.0.25158.1000.rs_prerelease.220708-1401. The release adds significant changes to the Search appearance in the taskbar. Also, widgets can now show notification badges over its taskbar icon. Finally, this build includes initial support for DNS over TLS.
Cumulative updates for Windows, July 12, 2022
Microsoft has released new monthly cumulative updates for all supported operating systems. As usual, the patches are here to fix bugs and resolve vulnerabilities. Microsoft already redistributes the following updates via Windows Update and its Microsoft Update Catalog website.
A search bug prevents Windows 11 from indexing Outlook mail
Yet another Windows 11 Search bug affects Outlook desktop users. If you are using the app, you could already notice that Outlook search results often don't include recent messages. It affects all boxes regardless of their protocol, including POP, IMAP and Microsoft's Exchange working offline.
What’s new in Windows 11 version 21H2, initial release
Microsoft released Windows 11, version 21H2, was released on October 5, 2021. The final release is Build 22000.258. Here are the changes available in this branch of Windows 11.
What’s new in Windows 11 version 22H2, build 22621
Windows 11 version 22H2 is the first major update to its initial release. It adds a lot of new features, improvements and enhancements. It aims to fix some of the annoyances widely criticized by users of the "gold" release, and to extend capabilities of the OS.
Windows Subsystem for Android has got new settings and networking improvements
Microsoft today released Windows Subsystem for Android July update for Windows 11. Version 2205.40000.14.0 is now available for participants of the Windows Insider program in the US. It brings with it some pretty important improvements.
Windows 11 Preview Builds 22621.290 and 22622.290 are in Beta
Microsoft today released two new Windows 11 builds to the Beta channel insiders at once. The company decided to split insiders into two groups. The first group will receive builds 22622 with new features enabled, while the second will receive builds 22621 where these features are disabled by default. They already used this approach back in 2019 with Windows 10 version 19H2 in the Slow ring.
AdDuplex: Windows 11 share reached 23%
According to a new AdDuplex report, Windows 11 now has 23% of market. Their stat info on the use of different versions of Windows is based on information from 5000 applications. The apps are using the AdDuplex SDK, and serve as the only data source. So the actual numbers must be different, but Microsoft never shares its own stat on the OS usage.
Windows 11 version 22H2, build 22621.169 is out to Release Preview
A new update KB5014958 ships build 22621.169 to Insiders in the Release Preview channel. The channel hosts Windows 11 version 22H2 that will become generally available this fall. Today's update includes a few new features and several fixes.
