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Category: Windows 11
How to enable Windows 11 Rounded Corners and Mica in a Virtual Machine
When installing Windows 11 in a Virtual Machine (Hyper-V or VirtualBox), it shows no Rounded Corners nor Mica effects. The appearance the operating system gets looks a bit aged. It is hard to say at a glance if you are working with Windows 11 or with its predecessor, as all window frames will have square corners. Here's how to fix it and enable rounded corners in a virtual machine.
Microsoft’s Validation OS received an update (again quietly)
Microsoft has quietly released an update for Microsoft Validation OS, a lightweight distribution of Windows 11, without any official announcement. The updated ISOs for Validation OS are now available, but this particular operating system is not intended for end-users.
How to Enable Improved Snap Layout in Windows 11 Build 23493
As Microsoft noted in the official announcement, Windows 11 Build 23493 adds a new style of snap layout. When you hover over the Maximize or Restore button (or use the WIN + Z combination), you will notice icons of running applications in various layouts, allowing you to select the most suitable option. But Microsoft has made them accessible to a limited group of Insiders. If you don't have them after upgrading to the latest Dev channel build, then you can manually enable them by following this guide.
How to enable the Home page in Settings on Windows 11
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.
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.
