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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25188 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25188 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR We are trying out a new touch keyboard setting in this build and Windows Terminal is now the default terminal. This build includes a good set of fixes to improve the overall experience for Windows Insiders. We’re also releasing another Microsoft Store update starting with Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel – details below. We have added a new known issue for this build where apps that rely on the .NET Framework 3.5 may be broken. If you have apps installed that use the .NET Framework 3.5 and need them to work, you may want to pause flighting and hold off updating to this build. What’s new Updated Touch Keyboard Settings We are trying out [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.586 and 22622.586 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.586 and Build 22622.586 (KB5016701) to the Beta Channel. Build 22622.586 = New features rolling out. Build 22621.586 = New features off by default. As a reminder, Insiders who landed in the group with new features turned off by default (Build 22621.xxxx) can check for updates and choose to install the update that will have features rolling out (Build 22622.xxx). Fixes in Build 22622.586 [General] We fixed an issue causing DWM crashes (leading to black flashes or content stuck on the screen) for Insiders on 22622.575. We fixed an issue causing SQL Server Management Studio to fail to launch for some Insiders. [File Explorer] Fixed an issue causing the left-half of the File Explorer title bar to not be [ more… ]

Pre-orders begin for Pentiment, historical mystery role-playing game coming Nov. 15 Obsidian Entertainment and the Pentiment team announced on Wednesday that the game will launch Nov. 15 for Windows 10/11 PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, and with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass. Pre-orders for the game are now open as well as pre-installs being available with Game Pass. “Explore history in the modern time through the style of illuminated manuscripts and early modern woodcuts,” writes Mikey Dowling, director of Communications for Obsidian Entertainment, in a post on Xbox Wire. “Pentiment is a narrative-adventure game set in 16th century upper Bavaria in the time of the Holy Roman Empire. You will take on the role of Andreas Maler, a very clever journeyman artist who gets caught up in a series of murders and scandals that spans 25 [ more… ]

Releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.457 to the Release Preview Channel Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.457 (KB5016695) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 22H2. This non-security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include: New! We enhanced Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s ability to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks. New! We compressed a file regardless of its size if you have configured Server Message Block (SMB) Compression. New! We improved storage replication that occurs over low bandwidth or congested wide area networks (WAN). New! You can now view the usage history for the following resources from the Settings page:  Camera  Microphone  Phone Calls  Messaging  Contacts  Screenshots and apps  Music library  To use this feature, navigate to Settings >Privacy & Security We fixed an issue that causes Windows to display tablet mode [ more… ]