Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22468 to Insiders in the Dev channel. It comes from the RS_PRERELEASE branch, which is not tied to a specific Windows release. The builds from there have all the bleeding edge changes and also show a desktop watermark.
Windows 11 Disable SmartScreen
Today, we'll review how to disable Windows SmartScreen in Windows 11. It is a built-in security filter that Windows uses to check every single file you download and run against a special database. If the file is unknown to the database, it shows a warning when you downloading such a file. If you try to open it, Windows SmartScreen shows a nag screen with an additional confirmation.
Microsoft teased a new ‘Media Player’ app for Windows 11
In addition to fixing bugs and refining existing features in Windows 11 in preparation for public launch on October 5, Microsoft is working on updating stock apps with new designs and features. The company has already released new versions of Snipping Tool, Alarms, Paint, Mail and Calendar, Calculator, and other apps. It appears that Microsoft is also preparing another application called "Media Player."
How to Disable Visual Search Button in Microsoft Edge
You can disable the Visual Search button in Microsoft Edge, which appears for images starting in version 96 of the browser. In Edge 96, Microsoft introduced a new Visual Search button that allows users to pick an image on the open web page and search for similar images using Bing Visual Search. The new feature saves users lots of clicks and makes looking for pictures much more convenient.
Microsoft integrates Bing Visual Search into the Edge browser
Google, Bing, and other popular search engines have a tool that lets you upload a picture and search on the Internet for similar images. The procedure is not the most convenient because it requires saving an image locally, opening a search engine, launching an image search, and uploading the picture. To make things easier, Microsoft is working on a dedicated Visual Search button to pull an image off a webpage and directly upload it to the Bing Image search for finding similar pics. All it takes is just a single click.
Edge 95 is now available in the Beta channel
Microsoft is moving closer to the public release of Edge 95, the next version of its Chromium-based browser. After testing new features and changes in Canary and Dev channels, Microsoft pushed Edge 95 to users in the Beta channel.
Chrome is getting UI improvements on Windows 11
A fancy user interface is not the number one priority for a good browser, but users do not mind when developers pay more attention to how their browsers look. Recently, Microsoft introduced a set of redesigns for the Edge browser on Windows 11 with rounded corners and the Mica effect on the tab strip and context menus. Now Google wants to follow suit.
The redesigned Paint is now available in Windows 11 Dev channel
A little more than a month ago, Microsoft revealed a redesigned Paint app coming soon to Windows insiders. At that time, the company did not say when users could expect the update to appear. If you have been waiting for Paint to receive a fresh coat of, ahem, Paint, there is some good news for you. The updated app is finally available for download from the Microsoft Store.
Microsoft Edge Dev 96.0.1028.0 is out with a number of new features
Microsoft today released a new version of its Chromium-based Edge browser. It is a significant update to the Dev channel, as it comes with a number of new options. For example, the Web Widget is now customizable, and the Office viewer feature is now enabled by default.
AdDuplex reports that Windows 10 May 2021 Update is installed on 38.1% of devices
AdDuplex has published a new statistical report on the usage stats of Windows versions, which now also includes data on Insider builds of Windows 11. According to the published information, in September the share of Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1) reached 38.1%.
