Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu. Notably, the Start menu shows ads in the form of app recommendations and comes hot off the heels of the latest insider build update.
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A number of older Dev and Canary Windows 11 Insider Preview builds expire today, September 15. Those still using them need to update to more recent builds to keep their PCs running.
The Windows 11 Insider Canary Channel build 25941 also includes an updated Cast flyout in Quick Settings, along with a few more small additions, and a small list of known issues as well.
The Windows 11 Insider Canary Channel preview build 25936 is letting testers try some new experiences after completing OOBE (“out of box experience”) along with a few changes and bug fixes.
The new Windows 11 Insider Dev Channel Preview Build 23516 also adds HDR background support along with more access to voice users, adaptive dimming for presence sensors and much more.
Members of the Windows Insiders program will be able to participate in Microsoft's Bug Bash event starting on August 2 as we get closer to the release of the "Moment 4" Windows 11 update.
The new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2050 and 22631.2050 also has a new details pane. improvements for Windows Ink, improvements to the Windows Spotlight experience and more.
The Windows 11 Paint Insider update with dark mode, which was previously available for Canary and Dev Insider users, is now available for members of the Beta Windows Insider channel.
The Windows 11 (Original Version) Release Preview Channel Build 22000.2243 (KB5028245) is now available for Insiders in that channel. It has some improvements and bug fixes but no new features
The Windows 11 Insider Beta Builds 22621.2048 and 22631.2048 (KB5028247) add the new Gallery image feature in File Explorer, along with a number of other improvements to Windows 11.
Members of the Windows Insider Program can stand down for the rest of the week, as Microsoft has revealed that there will be no new Insider build released for any of those channels.
The native support for opening up RAR files, which was announced at Microsoft Build 2023 a few weeks ago, is now available in the newly launched Windows 11 Dev Channel build 23493 for Insiders
Microsoft officially announced Windows 11 two years ago today on June 24, 2021. It signaled a change in the company's marketing for the OS, as Windows 10 was supposed to be the "last Windows".
The new Windows 11 Insider Dev Channel preview build 23486 will allow users to access any app or website that supports passkeys, and use Windows Hello to create or sign into those sites and apps.
Microsoft's latest Canary Channel update for Windows 11 Insider members is yet another small release with no notable new content. The build number for this specific update is 25393
Two new Windows 11 Insider builds 22621.1830 and 22631.1830, have been released to the Beta channel under KB5026443. It adds WPA3 support to the Phone Link instant hotspot feature.
The new Windows 11 Insider Canary Preview Build 25352 has ZN_RELEASE as the name of the branch and some features have been removed temporarily from this version due to this change.
The new 22000.1879 build version for original Windows 11 Release Preview Insider Channel users is mostly a collection of bug fixes with a couple of minor new features included as well.
The new Windows 11 22621.1631 Release Preview build also adds a way to configure application group rules to firewall settings and also includes a number of bug fixes for various issues.
The 25336.1010 build for the Windows 11 Insider Canary Channel is one of those updates that does not have any new content and is being released to test Microsoft's servicing pipeline.
Windows 11 Insider Canary build 25336 is a small update, with a few settings improvements, including a way for users with two discrete GPUs in their PCs to name one of them as high-performance.
Microsoft is not going to be releasing any new Windows 11 Insider Previews for its Dev or Canary Channel users this week. We will likely have to wait until sometime next week for new builds.
Microsoft has set up a way for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel on the most recent build to downgrade to the Stable March Patch Tuesday release. This off-ramp will close on March 8.
The new Windows 11 Release Preview Build 22000.1639 has a new advanced auto-learning feature for facial recognition along with a ton of bug fixes and improvements that you can get now.
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Microsoft has acknowledged that it is aware of issues affecting Visual Studio 2022 and other .NET-based applications. The company confirms that a fix has been deployed and is rolling out soon.
Recently, there were reports of a blockade of Windows 11 and 10 ISOs in Russia. Following that, it looks like the block may have been expanded to include Windows Insider Preview builds too.
Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 22H2 Insiders on the Windows 11 Pro edition will now require a Microsoft Account and internet connection during the initial setup of a personal use device.
Microsoft has introduced today some new Auto HDR features which includes an Auto HDR scaling option, multi-GPU support, and more. The new features though are exclusive to Windows 11 only.
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Say your goodbyes to the beloved unofficial Windows Insider icon, ninjacat. A new report suggests that the graphic - a cat riding a unicorn holding a Microsoft flag - may not be around for long.
Windows 11 testing for version 22H2 is nearing completion as per a purportedly leaked internal script for Insiders. It reveals that by March, Microsoft plans to complete most of such testing.
Apparently Microsoft has started rolling out the Media Player app to non Insiders, but with no known store listing we have found a way for any Windows 11 user to install it, if they want.
