Microsoft has updated the official Windows 11 Health Dashboard website, where the company keeps track of all known and confirmed issues with its latest operating system. Initially, when Microsoft launched Windows 11 on October 5, 2021, the list of known bugs consisted of three compatibility problems: issues with Intel's Killer Wi-Fi cards, issues with Oracle VirtualBox, and problems with apps that use non-ASCII characters in their registry keys. A couple of days after shipping the first cumulative update for Windows 11, Microsoft added new information to the issue tracker.
Get Build 22478 New Emoji in Windows 10 and Windows 11
Here is how you can get the new emoji from Windows 11 build 22478 in Windows 10 and Windows 11 stable builds. Starting in Dev build 22478, Microsoft introduced a set of new emoticon, which are more colorful and fancy. If you don't want to go with an unstable pre-release builds, you can install new emoji right now.
Microsoft Edge 96.0.1043.1 released in the Dev channel
A new pre-release build of the Edge browser is now available in the Dev channel. Microsoft Edge 96.0.1043.1 is out with a number of new features. It is notable for bringing the Share support to Windows 7, the Picture in Picture feature, new Group policies, and more. Here are the changes.
Update Stack Package will ship improvements to Windows 11 update mechanism
Along with Build 22478, Microsoft today introduced a new way to patch the Windows Update services on Windows 11. Update Stack Package will deliver new update improvements outside of major OS updates.
Microsoft offers new wallpapers to celebrate 7th anniversary of the Insider Program
Windows 11, similar to Windows 10, is built with help of enthusiasts who joined the Windows Insider Preview program. Their community includes fans and other early adopters who have begun testing the new OS in the form of an Insider Preview. Microsoft today pushed out its latest update for those using the dev channel, bringing the build number up to 22478.
Windows 11 Build 22478 released to the Dev channel
Microsoft today released a new build from the Dev channel to Insiders. Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22478 is now available via the Windows Update service. It comes from the RS_PRERELEASE branch, which is not tied to a specific Windows release. Such builds have all the bleeding edge changes and also show a desktop watermark.
Sysinternals apps are now available on the Microsoft Store
After publishing the PowerToys app in the Microsoft Store for Windows 11, Microsoft brought another set of utilities to its store. This time, users can download the Sysinternals suite as a single application from the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. Also, you can install Sysinternals on Windows 11 using Windows Package Manager or winget.
Unsupported PCs with Windows 11 receive cumulative updates without limits
On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, Microsoft released the first public cumulative updates for the recently launched Windows 11 operating system. While computers with supported hardware had no issues getting those updates (except for AMD-based PCs, where the patches significantly reduced performance), the real question was the fate of users with Windows 11 running on unsupported hardware. As it turned out, old computers with specs that do not match Windows 11 minimum hardware requirements received the first cumulative updates for Windows 11 without issues.
Classic Volume Control for Windows 11 – get back the old sound mixer
Classic Volume Control for Windows 11 is my latest app that brings back the good old sound mixer to the latest OS from Redmond. In fact, the classic sound mixer is present in Windows 11, but there is no single option to launch from anywhere in the user interface. My app fixes that inconvenience.
Adobe released a browser extension for editing PDF files
These days, almost every web browser has a built-in PDF viewer to cover the basic PDF needs of an average user. But if your workflow requires more features than a simple viewer can offer, you need external third-party apps for creating, converting, viewing, and editing PDF files. Adobe has just made things a bit easier for such users by releasing an updated Adobe Acrobat extension for Chromium-based browsers. The extension now offers PDF editing tools, allowing users to edit PDF files directly in a browser without purchasing additional software.
