This week's Edge Dev 104.0.1287.1 is now available to Insiders and for downloading from the official website. In the official announcement, Microsoft reminds once again that Internet Explorer is no longer supported starting today, and recommends switching to Edge. Today's release doesn't offer much. There are a few new features, and a short list of improvements and fixes.
Microsoft has releases a new Windows 11 Validation OS without fanfare
Microsoft has quietly released a new variation of Windows 11. It is called "Windows 11 Validation OS", and is a console environment that allows IT Pros and system administrators to diagnose, mitigate, and fix various issues. So, it is something like a recovery environment.
Microsoft updates the Dev channel with Windows 11 Build 25140
Microsoft today released a new build to Insiders in the Dev channel. Windows 11 Build 25140. It comes with ISO images, so you can do a clean install of this build. The official announcement doesn't list much new things. It appears to be a maintenance release to deliver fixes.
Winaero Tweaker 1.40 is here with new features and fixes
I am releasing a new version of Winaero Tweaker. Traditionally, there are some fixes and updates, as well as new features. It now can properly recognize Windows 11 22H2 and its successor. Also on Windows 11, it will allow you to show tray icons on two or three rows, enable stickers, remove the Spotlight icon from Desktop, remove "add to favorites" from context menu, and more. There are also new features for other Windows versions.
How to remove “Learn more about this picture” icon in Windows 11
You can remove the "Learn more about this picture" Windows Spotlight Icon from the desktop in Windows 11 if you find its presence annoying. So you can keep Spotlight for serving your wallpapers, but without its icon.
The first native ARM64 release of Visual Studio 2022 is available for download
Earlier at Build 2022, Microsoft announced the upcoming native version of VS 2022 for ARM64 along with a Snapdragon's Project Volterra ARM64 devkit. Today, the software has become available for download.
Internet Explorer is officially dead
Starting today, the Internet Explorer browser is officially discontinued. This shouldn't surprise anyone, as Microsoft announced this move last year. Since that, the company has repeatedly urged users and customers to prepare their organization infrastructure to work without the legacy browser.
Windows 11 Build 22000.739 (KB5014697) brings Desktop Windows Spotlight to everyone
Today is Patch Tuesday, so Windows 11 and supported Windows 10 versions are getting new patches. After enough testing, Microsoft is releasing Windows Spotlight for Desktop to everyone. It is now available in the stable version of Windows 11 with KB5014697. It raises the OS version to Build 22000.739.
Microsoft Edge gets deeper integration between Collections and Bing
Microsoft is implementing tight integration between Collections, Bing, and the "Follow creators" feature. The Bing's saved videos and pictures will be available directly from Collections. The "Follow creators" feature could soon become part of the Collections.
Windows 11 build 22621.160 brings File Explorer tabs to the Beta channel
Microsoft today released a new build to Insiders running Windows 11 in the Beta channel. As you may already know, Microsoft keeps in Beta the RTM build of Windows 11 version 22H2. Now we can expect tabs in File Explorer included in the OS this fall.
