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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22471 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22471 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR Build Expiration Reminder: We have updated the build expiration for Dev Channel builds starting with Build 22468 to be 9/15/2022. Previous Dev Channel builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch will expire on 10/31/2021. To avoid hitting this expiration, please be sure to update to the latest Dev Channel build today. This build includes a good set of fixes – see below for details. This will be the only Dev Channel build released this week as we are launching Windows 11 this week! Changes and Improvements To better represent the how the purpose of TabletInputService has expanded over the years, we’re renaming it to be TextInputManagementService. Fixes [Taskbar] We fixed an underlying issue that was causing the [ more… ]

Embrace the creepy in this month’s Minecraft Spookyfest Players of the Minecraft for Windows 10 Starter Collection are in for a month of fright and fun with the Minecraft Spookyfest now underway. In store are some special Halloween items, including: Oct. 13: The Spooky Gourdian – a free Minecraft Dungeons-inspired Character Creator item based on the Jack-O-Lantern (free until Nov. 2) Oct. 19: The Cauldron Cover – a paid Minecraft Dungeons-inspired Character Creator item based on the Cauldron Oct. 26: Halloween Fiends – a free skin pack (free until Nov. 2) Also, if you buy select Minecraft items between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31, you get a special code for a free Minecraft Crafty Costumes Skin Pack with five spooky skins to use in Bedrock Edition. Head over to Minecraft.net to find out about it all. Source: Embrace the creepy [ more… ]

Marvel’s Avengers now available with Xbox Game Pass for PC, console and cloud On Sept. 30 the Marvel’s Avengers experience, including all previously released free content, became available with Xbox Game Pass for PC, console and cloud. “Every player with an Xbox Game Pass membership can experience the full game and all our post-launch Heroes and missions,” writes Hunter Wolfe in a post on Xbox Wire. “This includes four story campaigns that showcase one or more Hero’s unique abilities, as well as our Avengers Initiative – our evolving online multiplayer world that lets you and three friends play as any Hero in our roster and embark on global adventures.” Head on over to the Xbox Wire post to find out more and view the trailer and images. Source: Marvel’s Avengers now available with Xbox Game Pass for PC, console and [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22468 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22468 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR Build Expiration Reminder: We have updated the build expiration for Dev Channel builds starting with Build 22468 to be 9/15/2022. Previous Dev Channel builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch will expire on 10/31/2021. To avoid hitting this expiration, please update to Build 22468 today. This build includes a good set of improvements and bug fixes. MDM enrolled PCs will receive Build 22468. Yesterday, we announced the redesigned Paint app is beginning to roll out to Insiders in the Dev Channel. Please see the new section at the end of this blog post outlining the type of builds and experiences you will see in the Dev Channel. Changes and Improvements When you click a VPN connection in [ more… ]