Category: Windows 11

After taking a brief pause in releasing Windows 11 preview builds, Microsoft is back with an absolutely massive update. Windows 11 build 22557 contains many exciting features, such as a brand-new Task Manager. Apart from offering more modern looks and dark mode support (finally!), the new Task Manager has another neat trick in its sleeves: Efficiency Mode. Continue reading "Windows 11 now lets you throttle down heavy apps to improve performance"

Microsoft has been working on a new Task Manager for Windows 11 for quite a while now. Users noticed the first traces of a new Task Manager several weeks ago in one of the recent Windows 11 preview builds. At that moment, the redesigned Task Manager was nothing but a broken concept with a janky UI. Now Microsoft is ready for you to test the redesigned Task Manager for Windows 11. Continue reading "Microsoft announced a brand-new Task Manager for Windows 11"

A new Dev channel build is now available to Windows Insiders. Much to users' surprise, it includes a ton of various interface changes and general improvements, including folders in the Start menu, Snap Bar, File Explorer tweaks, new touch gestures, updates to the Focus feature, and more. Continue reading "Windows 11 build 22557 released with a huge number of changes"

Microsoft has released February "C" updates with new OS, Edge, and Office features, and much more. Both Windows 11 and Windows 10 have got a ton of changes. Continue reading "Windows 11 Build 22000.527 Preview finally includes long awaited features"

Microsoft is about to release new features for Windows 11 more frequently. The Redmond software giant will issue small cumulative updates via the built-in Windows Update service. Without linking them to major OS feature updates, Microsoft can release them whenever they find the features ready for mainstream use. Today's major update for Windows 11 is one of such updates. Continue reading "Windows 11 will get new features more frequently, outside of major releases"

Microsoft has released the first major update for Windows 11. It finally brings a large number of changes, including the improved taskbar, new Notepad and Media Player apps, and a public preview of the Windows Subsystem for Android. Continue reading "Windows 11 has received its first major update with tons of improvements"

A developer, "kdrag0n", managed to get Windows 11 running on the Pixel 6 smartphone in a virtual machine. He has updated his device to the latest Android 13 developer preview OS. Sadly, this involves a lot of work, but still quite impressive. Continue reading "Here’s Windows 11 running on Android 13 in a virtual machine"

A new information sheds the light to some new features coming with Windows 11 "Sun Valley 2". Microsoft has internally made a build number jump to 250xx version for the successor of the 21H2 release with a bunch of new features. Continue reading "Windows 11 to receive folders in the Start menu, acrylic title bars, and more"

You can use multiple methods to open Command Prompt as Administrator in Windows 11. This can be useful when you need to allow some console tool to finish its work with elevated privileges. Continue reading "How to Open Command Prompt as Administrator in Windows 11"