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Those and other changes could be included in the 22H2 update, they could be released before it's out, or they might never be released. Still-in-testing features like the tabbed File Explorer could be done in time, too. It's likely that apps like the new Sound Recorder, currently in preview in the Dev channel, will be released to the public before the 22H2 update is formally released. It also means that this overview won't include all of the Windows features that will be a part of the 22H2 update when it launches. That more flexible schedule has already allowed Microsoft to fix some of Windows 11's early shortcomings, including missing taskbar features and apps that still hadn't been updated with the new look and feel. The company now releases many app updates and UI tweaks when they're ready instead of waiting for a major yearly OS update as it would have back in the Windows 10 days. Yearly updates ain’t what they used to beįurther Reading Microsoft will tweak Windows 11’s UI and features pretty much whenever it wantsįirst, a caveat: Microsoft has changed how it updates Windows in the last year. But to save you the trouble of scrolling through months of articles, we've gathered together all the most significant differences between the current public build of Windows 11 21H2 (for the record, 22000.675) and the latest beta of version 22H2. We cover new Windows Insider builds fairly frequently, depending on how noteworthy the changes are. That build, currently available to the Windows Insider Beta channel as build number 22621.1, will serve as the foundation for the next year of Windows updates. This week, rumors suggested that Microsoft is wrapping up work on what will eventually be released as Windows 11 version 22H2, the OS's first yearly update.

They're where Microsoft makes the most significant changes to Windows 11's look and feel and under-the-hood features.

Windows 11 has already changed quite a bit since the version we reviewed in October was released, and Microsoft has put out a steady stream of redesigned app updates, bug fixes, and user interface improvements.īut the company's big yearly Windows updates are still important. Further Reading Windows 11: The Ars Technica review

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