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Windows 11 Stickers are now available for testing on build 22622.440. The feature allows you to add stickers to the desktop. The option is available from the desktop context menu and Background settings. Microsoft quietly brings Stickers to Windows 11 22H2 . In the latest preview of Windows 11 in the Beta Channel , the company revealed some additional features expected to arrive in the next version. “Stickers” wasn’t on the list, but it’s now available for testing....

Microsoft introduces checkpoint cumulative updates for Windows 11 24H2, Windows Server 2025, and higher releases. This new approach makes updates smaller and faster through incremental differentials, saving time, bandwidth, and space. The new mechanism will create checkpoints that will serve as baselines for future updates instead of including changes since the original release. Windows 11 24H2 is introducing a new update mechanism known as “checkpoint cumulative updates” to make it easier and faster for devices to download and install updates with new features and security improvements....

Microsoft releases out-of-band update KB5020387 for Windows 11. Windows 10 is getting the KB5020435 update. These two updates fix the same networking problem. Microsoft has released the update KB5020387 as an out-of-band update for Windows 11 to address a critical vulnerability issue. At the same time, the company is also releasing the same patch as update KB5020435 for Windows 10 21H2 , 21H1, and 20H2. The update KB5020387 bumps the version number to build 22000....

Windows 11 build 22000.856 rolls out as update KB5016629. The update rolls out with a new option to upgrade to a new version from OOBE. And fixes bug that prevents users from opening the Start menu. Build 22000.856 also ships will several fixes and improvements. As part of the Patch Tuesday rollout for August 2022, Microsoft is releasing the update KB5016629 for the original release of Windows 11, which includes patches for security vulnerabilities, bug fixes, and improvements....

Windows 11 build 22563 rolls out with new features in the Dev Channel. The update introduces a new Taskbar for Tablets and convertible devices. The Widgets dashboard gets updated, and there’s a new policy to control Windows Update. Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 11 build 22563 for devices enrolled in the Dev Channel of Windows Insider Program. This is yet another preview with several new experimental features that may or may not eventually become available in future updates of Windows 11 as well as a slew of fixes, and several new issues....

Windows 11 22H2 update KB5021255 (build 22621.963) rolls out in the stable channel. The update brings a OneDrive storage usage warning to Settings. It also combines Windows Spotlight with the Themes settings. Furthermore, this release ships with a bunch of fixes and improvements. Microsoft is now rolling out the update KB5021255 for Windows 11 22H2 (build 22621.963), which is now available in the stable channel, and the update KB5021234 for version 21H2 with various fixes and improvements....

Windows 11 22H2 receives build 22621.1465 and 22624.1465 (KB5023775) in the Beta Channel. This update rolls out new Live Captions, Touch Keyboards, and Chinese IME improvements. Also, it includes various fixes and changes for the operating system. Microsoft releases Windows 11 build 22624.1465 (KB5023775) with new features enabled by default and the preview build 22621.1465 (KB5023775) with features turned off by default for computers enrolled in the Beta Channel ....

Windows 11 22H2 receives builds 22621.1755 and 22624.1755 (KB5026438) in the Beta Channel. This update rolls out with minor improvements and various fixes and improvements. Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 build 22624.1755 (KB5026438) with new features enabled by default and the preview build 22621.1755 (KB5026438) with features turned off by default for computers enrolled in the Beta Channel . Build 22624.1755 and 22621.1755 for Windows 11, and according to the official changes , it introduces a specific fix for the Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) and addresses problems with the Settings app and input features....

Microsoft releases Windows 11 build 25136 in the Dev Channel. The preview brings tabs support for File Explorer. File Explorer also gets a new layout for the navigation pane. In addition, the Taskbar receives an update to display dynamic widgets content. Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 11 build 25136 for devices enrolled in the Dev Channel of the Windows Insider Program. This release doesn’t include many changes, but it includes an early preview of tabs for File Explorer expected to arrive with version 23H2 ....

Microsoft releases the two final previews of Windows 11 for 2023. Build 26016 introduces the new universal printer driver and brings improvements to the Taskbar. Build 23606 deprecates WSR in favor of Voice Access and fixes issues with File Explorer. The company is making available ISO files for both flights. Build 26016 for Windows 11 is now rolling out for users enrolled in the Canary Channel, part of the Windows Insider Program , with new features and several changes and improvements....

Microsoft releases Windows 11 build 22635.4225 in the Beta Channel with the option to change the action of the Copilot key in new keyboards and updates the File Explorer context menu with a new option to share files directly with your phone. Windows 11 build 26120.1843 releases in the Dev Channel with a slew of visual changes for the Lock screen, Start menu, Taskbar, Search, Delivery Optimization settings, and more....

Official Ignite video teases new floating Taskbar and top bar design for Windows 11. Sources have confirmed that the designs align with Microsoft’s vision. The new features may not arrive until the next version of Windows in 2024. Microsoft briefly (by accident) shows a redesign of the Windows desktop with a floating Taskbar and top bar with different elements. The software giant is always working on the next version of its desktop operating system and playing around with new concepts, and it appears that the next version may include a redesigned desktop experience....

Windows 11 OOBE experience gains the option to install network drivers. The option will allow users to provide drivers to install Ethernet and Wi-Fi adapters. It’s unclear when the option will roll out to everyone. Microsoft is working to add a new option to install network drivers through the initial setup of Windows 11. In the latest preview of the operating system (build 25977) in the Canary Channel, X user @WilliamLenharo (via Neowin ) has come across a new option in the Out-of-box Experience (OOBE) that allows users to install the required network drivers....

Microsoft is adding a new “Haptic Signals” feature to Windows 11. The feature will add haptic feedback to trackpads. The option will appear in the “Mouse” settings, but it’s still not available yet. Microsoft appears to be quietly working on a new Windows 11 feature that enables haptic feedback when interacting with operating system elements. In the latest preview builds of Windows 11, a hidden “Haptic Signals” toggle with the “Feel subtle vibrations when you snap windows, align objects, and more” description has appeared in Settings....

Windows 11 will continue to receive feature updates every year. Also, up to four times a year, we’ll see “moment” updates with new features. And every three years, Microsoft may release major version changes, such as Windows 12. Microsoft confirms that it’ll continue to provide yearly feature updates for Windows 11 for the foreseeable future. Although the company has been releasing annual feature updates for its desktop operating system, recent rumors suggested that a new version release cadence every three years ....

On January 12, 2016, Microsoft ends support for Windows 8 and urges users to upgrade to Windows 8.1 Update or Windows 10 . Originally launched in October 26, 2012, after today, Windows 8.0 will no longer receive security updates, fixes, or enhancements. Unlike other versions of the operating system, Microsoft is killing support of the eighth version of Windows after only two years of its release. However, we’re talking about the original version without the latest major update....

Microsoft isn’t only building a desktop version of Windows 10 that runs on ARM processors , but Qualcomm has announced that the partnership with Microsoft will continue to bring ARM support to Windows Server. According to the press release, the chip maker is bringing the “next generation cloud services on its 10 nanometer Qualcomm Centriq 2400 platform” on a collaboration that the company hopes will span multiple future generation of hardware, software, and systems....

Windows Subsystem for Android September update brings some new improvements. The update makes available changes for the clipboard and new networking support. In addition, there’s a kernel update to improve ARM-based apps. Microsoft has announced the update version 2308.40000.1.0 for its Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) on Windows 11 . The update is available through the Windows Insider Program and includes several fixes and changes to help improve Android apps and enable new features on Windows 11....

On March 8th, Microsoft releases Windows 10 Mobile build 10586.164, and the build is not only available for Insiders, but it’s also available for anyone running the Mobile version of Windows 10 . It all means that operating system is available for download on the Production, Slow, and Release Preview rings. Build 10586.164 is just another cumulative update to address a number of issues on the operating system, and it does not brings new features....

Microsoft released Windows 11 build 26300.7674 (KB5074170) to the Dev Channel as a quality update for version 26H2. The update does not introduce new features and focuses on fixes and reliability improvements. Microsoft has released Windows 11 build 26300.7674 as the update KB5074170 for version 26H2 through the Dev Channel of the Windows Insider Program. This preview introduces fixes and some changes, as there are no new features. According to the company, the “Windows 11 Insider Preview Quality Update (26300....