- Windows 11 build 25314 is now rolling out in the Canary Channel.
- The update brings various improvements for the new version of File Explorer.
- Microsoft is also rolling out some security changes, such as the Local Security Authority (LSA) protection.
Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 11 build 25314 for devices enrolled in the Canary Channel of the Windows Insider Program . This is a minor update, but it includes various new features and improvements.
Build 25314 for Windows 11, according to the official changes , introduces changes for the new version of File Explorer, including key shortcuts for the context menu and file recommendations. Also, this flight ships with new Outlook support in Windows Narrator, and Local Security Authority (LSA) protection.
Windows 11 build 25314 changes
These are all the new features and improvements for the latest release of Windows 11 in the Canary Channel:
File Explorer
As part of the File Explorer improvements, Microsoft adds access key shortcuts into the XAML context menu to quickly execute a command. You can access the shortcuts view by selecting the file and pressing the “Menu” key on the keyboard or using the “Shift + F10” keyboard shortcut.
File Explorer context menu shortcuts (Source: Microsoft)
The “Home” page is also introducing the ability to suggest the relevant files under the new “Recommended” section. This is in addition to the “Recent” files that are still available on the same page.
File Explorer recommended files (Source: Microsoft)
According to the company, the feature is available to users signed into Windows with an Azure Active Directory (AAD) account. Files that are recommended will be cloud files associated with that account, either owned by the user or shared with the user.
Local Security Authority (LSA)
In this flight, the operating system is introducing Local Security Authority (LSA) protection to help protect against theft of secrets and credentials used for login by preventing unauthorized code from running in the LSA process and by preventing dumping of process memory.
LSA protection (Source: Microsoft)
After an upgrade, the system will check for incompatibilities with the feature. If the operating system doesn’t detect any incompatibilities, it’ll automatically turn on “LSA Protection.” You can always check and change the enablement state of LSA protection on the Windows Security > Device Security > Core Isolation page.
Windows Narrator
Windows 11 build 25314 also comes with changes for the Windows Narrator. For example, the feature will now retrieve updates to its Outlook support when Windows Narrator is started. Also, Narrator’s Outlook support is limited to U.S. English only. Other languages will be supported in a future flight.
Security
Finally, starting with this release, Windows 11 is increasing security by disabling the Remote Mailslot Protocol by default. The legacy protocol is a simple, unreliable, insecure, and unidirectional inter-process communications protocol between a client and server and was introduced in Windows NT 3.1 and will be deprecated in a future Windows release.
After this update, if an app tries to open a Remote Mailslot session over the SMB protocol, you may see one or more of the following errors, such as “3025 ERROR_REMOTE_MAILSLOTS_DEPRECATED” and tThe requested operation failed. Remote mailslots have been deprecated.”
If you need to temporarily enable Remote Mailslot, run the Set-SmbClientConfiguration -EnableMailslots $true PowerShell (admin) command.
Install build 25314
If you want to download and install the Windows 11 build 25314, enroll your device in the Canary Channel using the “Windows Insider Program” settings from the “Windows Update” section.
Once you enroll the computer in the program, you can download build 25314 from the “Windows Update” settings by clicking the Check for Updates button. However, you will need a device that meets the minimum system requirements to receive the update if you are new to the Windows Insider Program.
Update March 10, 2023: Microsoft is pushing the update KB5025135 as build 25314.1010 to testers, but the update does not include new. It is only designed to test the servicing pipeline.
- To remove printer and driver on Windows 10, open Settings > Printers & scanners, select the printer, and click “Remove device.” Then open Print management > Custom Filters > All Drivers , right-click the driver, and select “Delete.”
- You can also remove a printer driver from PowerShell by running the “Get-PrinterDriver | Format-List Name” and “Remove-PrinterDriver -Name “Your-Printer-Name”” commands.
If you’re a mobile user working with a laptop, there’s a good chance you connect to many printers in different locations, which you may only use once or twice. As a result, after a while, you can end up with many printers installed on your computer without realizing it.
Of course, you can delete the devices you don’t need using the Settings app. However, you may not know that deleting a printer doesn’t delete its driver from Windows 10 . They will stay stored in a local inventory if you need them again. Although it’s a good approach for reinstalling printers quickly, if you won’t need the driver anymore, you can keep things organized, free up some space , and prevent (possible) printer driver problems by deleting the driver completely from Windows 10 or older versions.
This guide will teach you the steps to completely delete printer drivers on Windows 10.
Delete printer completely from Windows 10
On Windows 10, removing a printer and driver from your computer is a two-step process. First, you must remove the printer from the system, and second, you must delete the driver files using the Printer Management app or PowerShell.
Remove printer from Settings
To remove a printer from Windows 10, use these steps:
- Open Settings on Windows 10.
- Click on Devices .
- Click on Printers & scanners .
- Under the “Printers & scanners” section, select the printer to remove.
- Click the Remove device button.
- Click the Yes button.
Once you complete the steps, you can delete the driver from your computer from Print Management or PowerShell with the steps below. Alternatively, you can uninstall the printer from Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers , right-clicking the printer and selecting the “Remove device” option.
Delete printer driver from Print Management
To delete a printer driver, use these steps:
- Open Start .
- Search for Control Panel and click the top result to open the console.
- Click on System and Security .
- Click on Administrative Tools .
- Double-click the Print Management option.
- Expand the Custom Filters branch.
- Click on All Drivers from the left navigation pane.
- Right-click the printer driver on the right side, and select the Delete option.
- Click the Yes button.
After you complete the steps, the driver will uninstall from the computer. If you have additional printers, you’ll need to repeat the steps to remove them from the device altogether.
Delete printer driver from PowerShell
On Windows 10 Home, the Print Management app is unavailable, but you can still use PowerShell to uninstall the driver quite easily. You can also use these instructions on Windows 10 Pro.
To remove a print driver with PowerShell, use these steps:
- Open Start .
- Search for PowerShell , right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
- Type the following command to list all the print drivers installed on Windows 10 and press Enter : Get-PrinterDriver | Format-List Name
- Type the following command to remove the print driver and press Enter : Remove-PrinterDriver -Name “Your-Printer-Name” In the command, update the printer name with the name that appears in step 3. The quotation marks are required if the name includes spaces. For example, this command removes the “Microsoft Software Printer Driver” from Windows 10 Home: Remove-PrinterDriver -Name “Microsoft Software Printer Driver”
Once you complete the steps, the printer driver will no longer be available on the system. You may need to repeat the steps to uninstall other printers as necessary on Windows 10.
