Windows 11 Build 22631.4825 is now available in the Release Preview Channel. This update introduces several enhancements and fixes, including improvements in the Taskbar, File Explorer, and many other inbox apps. Additionally, there are fixes related to Remote Desktop and other system reliability improvements.
Category: Windows 11
Windows 11 22635.4800 (Beta) improves Search, Widgets and Settings
Microsoft has released a new preview Windows 11 version 23H2, build 22635.4800 (KB5050085) to Windows Insiders in the Beta channel. It sports hardware info tiles in Settings, Widgets that support "existing web contents", Support for third-party search engines in Search for the European Economic Area (EEA), and some fixes.
Microsoft: Windows 11 Free Upgrade from Windows 10 will not be limited in time
Microsoft has announced that upgrading to Windows 11 for Windows 10 PCs will be free for users not for a limited time, but forever.
Windows 11 Build 27774 (Canary) secures the Administrator account for everyone
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 27774 to Windows Insider program participants using the Canary channel. The update brings with it a secured Administrator account, an additional confirmation for drive formatting in the setup program, and some fixes.
Windows 11 Build 27768 enters the Canary channel with a few fixes and improvements
Microsoft today released Windows 11 Build 27768 to Insiders in the Canary channel. It includes some quality-of-life improvements, allows creating new folders from Navigation Pane, and changing time zone settings for standard user accounts.
You can now enable hardware information cards in Windows 11 Settings
Device information cards are coming to the Settings app of Windows 11 23H2. The latest Beta channel build 22635.4660 includes a row of hardware information tiles on the System > About page. By default the change is hidden, but can be activated with help of ViVeTool.
Windows 11 Build 22635.4660 (Beta) improves File Explorer and Magnifier
Windows 11 Build 22635.4660 is now available in the Beta channel of the Insider program. But all the changes in this release are only available to users with the "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" toggle turned on. Also, this builds kills Suggested Actions. Here are the details.
Windows 11 Build 27766 (Canary) comes with a few fixes
Microsoft has released the first update for the Canary channel in 2025. It is Windows 11 Build 27766, and it fixes a couple of build upgrade issues, and fixes bugs in File Explorer.
Here is how Dynamic Wallpapers could look in Windows 11 (but they are still missing)
Microsoft was working on a Dynamic Wallpapers feature for Windows 11, but for some reason it didn't found its path into any of the Preview or release versions of the OS. In fact, it was a feature of Windows 10X, the cancelled OS project from which Windows 11's user interface originated, along with several features. A former Microsoft designer has shed some light on what the Dynamic Wallpaper feature actually is.
Windows 11’s Recall still takes screenshots of credit cards
Microsoft's Recall feature has returned to Windows Insiders builds, complete with screen encryption and a sensitive information filtering setting. The latter prevents any apps or websites that contain credit card numbers, insurance policies, or other sensitive financial information from being recorded. However, in testing, this filter only works in a limited number of cases.
