For a minimalistic feel, the rounded corners and menus are set to bring a facelifted OS for millions of Windows users. Some leaks also suggest Microsoft will bring the battery usage graph to the Windows settings app – very useful for laptop and tablet users.

Added an option to Focus Assist settings so you can choose whether or not you would like Focus Assist to be automatically enabled for the first hour after a Windows feature update.įor further details on bug fixes, check out the Windows Blog post here.Mockups of the Sun Valley redesign include floating Start Menu, revamped File Explorer and jump lists in the Taskbar.

Updated the Windows Ease of Access folder in Start’s All apps list to now simply be called Accessibility.

Added an icon next to the volume slider in Quick Settings to help make the option for managing audio endpoints more discoverable.

Made some small adjustments to the contrast theme colors based on feedback, including making hyperlinks a little more distinct on hover when using the desert theme.

Rounded the corners of the pop-ups shown when clicking “identify displays” in Display Settings.

When you have a file or folder selected in File Explorer, you can now use CTRL + Shift + C to copy the path to your clipboard.

You can get PowerToys from the Microsoft Store now, and it seems to be available for all Windows 11 builds, not just 22463.įurther improvements to Windows 11 build 22463 include the following: PowerToys allows you to do things like remap keyboard shortcuts, keep your PC from sleeping from the taskbar, quickly organize Windows and so much more. This app has been with Windows since 95 and is a great resource for further customizing and improving the Windows experience for productivity. The biggest update to this build is definitely the addition of Microsoft PowerToys to Windows 11. Presumably, Microsoft is too busy working on Windows 11's October update to be worried about future features at this time. Microsoft notes it's going to be a while before major new features show up in the dev branch. This new build incorporates Microsoft PowerToys for the first time in Windows 11, and of course has lots of bug fixes and improvements. Dev Build 22463 Introduces PowerToys to Windows 11Īlongside updating the October beta and preview channel builds to reflect the Windows 11 release status, Microsoft has also released a new Insider build to the dev channel with build number 22463. If you opt to stay on Windows 10, your system will receive the Windows 10 October 2021 Update (21H2) instead of the Windows 11 version. From here, you can either 'Stay on Windows 10 for now' or download and install Windows 11. Once you join the release preview channel, under Microsoft's Windows Insider group, you will be prompted with a new 'Upgrade to Windows 11 is ready' banner from Windows Update.

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