The Windows 11 "Moment 5" Update is now rolling out to all users. It is part of April 2024 Patch Tuesday updates, which means you will get new features automatically whether you like it or not.
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Microsoft is now quietly pushing the KB5035942 update to users on Windows 11. This release enables Moment 5 features. We speculate a bit on why the company is re-rolling it out to more users now.
Microsoft released KB5036567 Dynamic Update packages for Windows 11 23H2 as well as for 22H2. These dynamic updates are meant to improve the Windows 11 WinRE for KB5035942 (Moment 5), and more.
Microsoft recently released Windows 11 23H2 Moment 5 update to all users via optional preview update KB5035942. However, there are reports of installation issues, BSOD, crashes, and more.
Microsoft released the Moment 5 feature update for Windows 11 23H2 earlier today. The company, alongside that, has also released a new OOBE update for version 23H2 as well as for version 22H2.
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Microsoft's next feature update is almost upon us according to a new report. The update, however, is not going to be version 24H2 which has had a couple of major leaks over the last few months.
Today, Microsoft shared the release timeframe for Windows 11 version 23H2. The company also explained how to receive the update across various channels and hinted at the system requirements.
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Microsoft began rolling out Moment 3 earlier, which happens to be the latest feature update for Windows 11 22H2. The company has published a changelog for KB5026446, and it is expectedly long.
Newly updated ISOs are heading for Windows 11 22H2, as well as Windows 10. The new Windows 11 ISO brings Moment 1 and 2 updates, among other features. These are available via the Media Creation Tool.
Microsoft has been working on integrating Rust into Windows for a while. A senior exec David Weston recently confirmed that Rust-based code will soon be booting inside Windows kernel.
Microsoft might be getting ready to experiment with more next-gen features on Windows 11's recently introduced Canary channel. This may be hinted at by an upcoming change in the build numbers.
Microsoft is working on some changes inside the Windows 11 Out of Box Experience (OOBE). Although removed later, there was a new customization option dubbed "Development", that adds a new app.
If you are concerned about spyware and privacy on your Windows 11 Moment 2 / Windows 10 PC, you can try a popular third-party utility "DoNotSpy11". However, bear in mind that it is unsigned software.
Microsoft is quietly adding even more Cloud PC-based options to Windows 11 Insider builds. These changes shed light on the company's aims and ambitions with the next-generation Windows OS.
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Microsoft is working on a feature to limit the number of tabs, when Alt Tabbing, on Windows 11 according to a new addition in the latest Insider Builds. However, it may not be a bad thing.
Microsoft recently deprecated MSDT to make Windows 11 more secure, because threat actors exploited it for nefarious reasons. Following that, the company is now adding an option to uninstall VBScipt.
Microsoft officially announced the Moment 2 feature update for Windows 11 22H2 earlier today. The update (Build 22621.1344) under KB5022913 is rolling out now. As expected, the changelog is huge.
Microsoft's upcoming Windows 11 22H2 Moment 2 is expected to bring new features. Aside from those, several performance upgrades are also in the making, including one that fixes a file copy bug.
Yesterday, the first traces of Windows 11 22H2 Moment 3 feature update making their way into the Beta channel, were seen. Today, more evidence, in the form of enablement packages, has surfaced.
Microsoft's Moment 3 update for Windows 11 version 22H2 could soon roll out to the Beta Channel Insiders as upcoming build 22624 (KB5023595) was uncovered by users on a Chinese forum today.
Earlier this year, the Windows 11 "Gallery" app leaked. Now, we have more information about the feature, which also reveals Microsoft's intent to move on from DirectUI onto XAML and WinAppSDK.
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 formally announced that it has deprecated MSDT and its related troubleshooters. The company has explained in a document how the retirement is going to be a gradual phase out.
Over on the Dev channel, we have been getting traces of Windows 11 22H2's upcoming Moment 3 feature update for a while now. However, things are now starting to gather pace in Beta channel as well.
Microsoft is beginning to add support for Resilient File System on Windows 11. Introduced back in 2011-12, the support for the next-gen file system has so far been limited to Windows Server only.
Next-gen Windows 11 and Windows 12 OSs could be drastically different from what we have now. Senior executive of Microsoft, Panos Panay recently shared some very early details regarding this.
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Microsoft has made an important change in recent Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview builds by disabling SMB guest authentication fallbacks by default. This has been done to improve the security of the OS.
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A few days ago, first glimpses of a redesigned File Explorer were discovered from within the depths of Dev build 25272. Now, we have a more clearer look at some features in the latest build 25276.
Microsoft is working on a major overhaul for File Explorer on Windows 11. Hidden features and IDs have revealed recommended content (that we already reported about earlier), new home screen, and more.
AMD announced its new Ryzen 7000X3D processors earlier. The company says it worked with Microsoft, and others, to optimize Windows 11 (and possibly Windows 10), to best take advantage of the new CPUs.
A new report suggests that Microsoft is planning to release a "Moment 3" update for Windows 11 in May 2023, which is only a month or two after the unconfirmed upcoming "Moment 2" update.
Microsoft may already be working on the next-gen Moment updates 3 and 4. This was revealed by recent leaked internal Test IDs. Now, in the latest Dev Channel build, these are enabled by default.
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This edition of Microsoft Weekly is jampacked with news about the slow but inevitable rise of Windows 11 in market share, some new builds and associated issues, along with a "Windows 12" concept.
The latest Windows 11 update KB5020044 (build 22621.900) is perhaps one of the most important Windows updates in a while. The new release fixes gaming performance issues, adds Moment 2 features, more.
Microsoft may already be working on the next-gen Moment update 4. This is revealed by an internal Test ID in the latest Insider build, hot on the heels of the purported Moment 3 test ID leak.
The first signs of life for Windows 11 22H2 "Moment 3" update may be starting to show up. A leakster managed to dig up what appears to be the internal test ID of the future Moment 3 release.
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Our latest edition of Microsoft Weekly unpacks everything that you may have missed from the Microsoft-verse in the past few days including new Windows features, bugs, and some OneNote updates.
During the WIP 8th Anniversary webcast, Microsoft gave a tiny glimpse of an internal Windows 11 22H2 Moment 2 update build. Like Moment 1, Moment 2 will also usher in new features and improvements.
Microsoft has replaced Windows Console Host (conhost.exe) with Windows Terminal as the default command line experience with the latest Windows 11 update, a preview for which came out a few hours ago.
