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Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 (June 2023) We’ve shipped an update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 to all Windows Insider channels. This update (2305.40000.4.0) will add the long-requested file sharing, settings updates, and graphics fixes. What’s New File sharing enabled. File transfer using drop and drop and copy and paste. Windows Subsystem for Android Settings (renamed to just “Windows Subsystem for Android”) redesign, including displaying all installed Android apps. Enable apps that specify android.hardware.type.pc in their manifest to opt into receiving raw input events. Wi-Fi API compatibility improvements. Camera hardware compatibility improvements. Linux kernel security update. Updated latest Chromium WebView to version 113. Android 13 security updates. What is File Sharing? We’ve been listening to the community, and many of you have been asking us to support sharing files between Windows and the Subsystem. [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1835 and 22631.1835 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1830 and Build 22631.1835 (KB5027305) to the Beta Channel. Build 22631.1835 = New features rolling out. Build 22621.1835 = New features off by default. REMINDER: Insiders who were previously on Build 22624 will automatically get moved to Build 22631 via an enablement package. The enablement package artificially increments the build number for the update with new features getting rolled out and turned on to make it easier to differentiate from devices with the update with features off by default. This approach is being used for the Beta Channel only and is not indicative of any changes or plans for final feature rollouts. Insiders who landed in the group with new features turned off by default (Build 22621.xxxx) can check for [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23475 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23475 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR: This build includes a handful of new features we’re beginning to roll out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel including a modernized File Explorer Home and address bar, Dynamic Lighting, and support for Emoji 15. As part of introducing these new features, we’ve also added some new known issues. We’re also releasing a new Microsoft Store update. Check out all the details in the below blog post! What’s new in Build 23475 Modernized File Explorer Home and Address Bar Now that File Explorer is powered by Windows App SDK, we are introducing a modernized File Explorer Home powered by WinUI. Recommended files for users signed into Windows with an Azure Active Directory (AAD) account [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381 to the Canary Channel. REMINDER: As builds released to the Canary Channel are “hot off the presses,” we will offer limited documentation for builds flighted to the Canary Channel (no known issues for example), but we will not publish a blog post for every flight – only when new features are available in a build. And like the previous Canary Channel build, this build has a few new features and changes to document. What’s new in Build 25381 SMB signing requirement changes Beginning with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381 Enterprise editions, SMB signing is now required by default for all connections. This changes legacy behavior, where Windows 10 and 11 required SMB signing by default only when connecting to shares [ more… ]