Our latest edition of Microsoft Weekly covers the launch of the OpenAI-powered version of Bing, what's next for Windows 11, and a range of updates for first- and third-party software for Windows.
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Microsoft has apparently begun working on Windows 11 version 23H2 or Sun Valley 3 (SV3) if a website URL redirection is to be believed. Windows 11 23H2 is believed to be the fourth 22H2 moment update.
Microsoft has now quietly entered the Windows 11 Zinc semester, the next major Windows development milestone. The change occurred this month with the recent Dev channel 2524x Insider builds.
The latest Windows 11 Dev build contains a new Spotlight theme, but for some reason, it is not available for all Windows Insiders yet. Here is how you can enable the new theme using the Vivetool app.
Microsoft has released a few builds today for Insiders, and the one in the Dev channel includes a new Multi-App Kiosk Mode that lets administrators select which programs may run in the system.
A new report has revealed Microsoft's plans regarding updating its operating system. The company wants to return to releasing a new Windows version every three years and ship new features in-between.
The latest Windows 11 preview build from the Dev channel is available for insiders to download in Windows Update. In addition, Microsoft released official ISO files for a clean installation.
An updated left pane in the File Explorer and tabs in the title bar, as well as new dynamic widgets in the taskbar are the main new additions. The build is available now in the Dev Channel.
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This week's digest recaps a hefty amount of news related to Microsoft Edge, some about a Windows 11 Dev Channel build, and an exploit that affects virtually all supported versions of Windows.
Small bits of details regarding Microsoft's internal kernel compilation and development of Windows 11 23H2, the next major feature update codenamed Sun Valley 3 (SV3), have leaked.
Today's build addresses issues with systems running AMD CPUs that were unable to upgrade to the previous build, and while it mostly contains fixes, there's a new Microsoft Store waiting.
Microsoft has released another new build of Sun Valley 3 Windows 11 Insider Preview to testers enrolled in the Dev Channel. It contains mainly fixes and full support for ARM64 devices.
As was warned by Microsoft for the better part of the last couple of months, the Beta and Dev Channels finally split off into their own builds. Say hello to Sun Valley 3, the Windows 11 for 2023.
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Join us as we recap an exciting week in the Microsoft-verse full of Windows Easter eggs, news about cybersecurity incidents involving Lapsus$ and others, and gaming news including DirectStorage.
References to the next Windows 11 major revision for 2023, dubbed Windows 11 version 23H2 codenamed "Sun Valley 3" or SV3, have so far already been spotted on a couple of occasions.
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