Microsoft just made available the first update to Dev channel insiders. Windows 11 Build 25272 comes with a long list of various fixes. It includes improvements to WSL, search on the taskbar, fixes made to the Task Manager app, and many more.
Category: Windows 11
Windows 11 Notepad will get tabs in 2023
Microsoft appears to be working on adding a tabbed interface to the Notepad app for Windows 11. A leaked screenshot that proves that has been posted by a company employee. The original tweet has been quickly deleted, but here's the original image.
Dev Channel Windows 11 now has an option to always show full context menus
In Dev channel builds, Microsoft has added a new hidden option that makes File Explorer always show the full context menu. As you know, but default Windows 11 has a shorten version of right-click entries that only includes a set of essential commands. To access the rest, the user has to shift + right-click on a file, or select "Show advanced options", or apply a Registry tweak.
Here’s how to enable Sticker Drawing on Desktop in Windows 11
In recent Windows 11 build, a new hidden feature has been discovered that allows you to put custom drawn stickers over your wallpaper. It comes in addition to put the predefined sets of stickers, and works in pair with it. Here are the steps you need to take to get the feature working.
Android 13-based Windows Subsystem for Android released
Microsoft has released a major update to Windows Subsystem for Android. The new version of the subsystem is built on top of Android 13 and brings with it many improvements, including improved mouse input handling, clipboard stability improvements, and more. As of this writing it is only available on the Insider channel of WSA (doesn't require you to be a Windows Insider).
Windows 11 Build 25267 comes with a new Windows Firewall dialog
Microsoft has updated the change log Windows 11 Build 25267 with a new feature that they forgot to mention. It now exposes a new dialog box for Windows Firewall that appears when a program tries to serve as a network service on your computer.
Windows 11 Builds 22621.1037 and 22623.1037 bring new search options to Beta
Microsoft has updated Windows 11 version 22H2 in the Beta channel with KB5021304. The patch ships two builds, 22621.1037 and 22623.1037. This is the last Beta channel update in 2022. Build releases will resume in January 2023. Traditionally, Build 22623.1037 - New features available, build 22621.1037 - New features disabled by default.
Windows 11 will get new features twice in the first half of 2023
Starting with version 22H2, Microsoft updates Windows 11 with frequent portions of new features internally called "Moments". For example, the "Moment 1" update has included tabs in File Explorer, Suggested Actions, and more. Its successor, the Moment 2 update features, are in testing among Insiders and are slated for the release in February or March 2023. Finally, in the spring of 2023 there will be another set of features called "Moment 3" and it will appear sometime in May.
Windows 11 Build 25267 (Dev) adds new taskbar search styles, fixes slow file copy
Microsoft has released Windows 11 build 25267 to Windows Insiders in the Dev channel. It includes new styling options for Search on the taskbar, and several important fixes. The file copy performance bug has been resolved, as well as media casting crashes, and more. This is the last build for the Dev channel before the upcoming holidays. Insider builds will resume in January 2023.
New Widgets pane is now available in Windows 11 stable, doesn’t require Microsoft account
Since this fall Microsoft was testing an updated Widgets pane with a redesigned title bar and new icons. It was initially available to Insiders on the Dev channel. Now the Redmond firm finds is stable enough for daily use, so production versions of Windows 11 are getting it.
