Catch up with everything new in the world of Microsoft in our latest Weekly. Windows 11 « Moment 5, » botched Edge updates, new officially supported processors, new Copilot features, and more.
In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at new CPUs in the list of officially supported Windows 11 processors, a botched Edge update, the release of Windows 11 « Moment 5 » update, new non-security updates, fresh stats, laptops with transparent displays, and many more.
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Here we talk about everything happening around Microsoft’s latest operating system in the Stable channel and preview builds: new features, removed features, controversies, bugs, interesting findings, and more. And of course, you may find a word or two about older but still supported versions.
As expected, Microsoft released the « Moment 5 » update in the Stable Channel. Before you pull the trigger and update (it is currently an optional release for « seekers »), check out our review of everything new in Windows 11 « Moment 5. » Click here to learn more about the latest features for enterprise customers, including new capabilities for Windows 365 Boot and Switch.
The Moment 5 update is part of the latest non-security updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2. To get the new features, download KB5034848 with build numbers 22631.3235 and 22621.3235 (there is also a new OOBE update). Windows 10 also received its fair share of improvements in the form of KB5034843, build number 19045.4123.
Microsoft decided to revise its decision to drop optional non-security updates for Windows 11 version 22H2. According to the recent message in the official documentation, version 22H2 will keep getting optional updates until July 26, 2024. As a reminder, Windows 11 version 22H2 is scheduled to reach its end of life in October 2024, and Microsoft is already force-upgrading users to version 23H2.
In addition, Microsoft is now trying to convert more Windows 10 users to Windows 11. The company has confirmed that non-managed Windows 10 devices with compatible hardware will start getting upgrade prompts in April 2024.
Elon Musk recently bought a Windows laptop and discovered that Windows 11 requires a Microsoft Account during the initial setup. Thinking that Microsoft’s AI wants to access his computer, Elon published a frustrated post on X, saying, « this is not cool of Microsoft. » That, however, quickly backfired, with multiple users mocking Musk’s post in replies.
Moving to more serious topics, here is a new known issue in the latest Windows 11 cumulative updates. Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed that the February 2024 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 are failing with the error code 0x800F0922 for some users. Luckily, Microsoft also provided a workaround.
Microsoft has updated the list of officially supported processors in Windows 11. The latest additions include Intel’s 14th-generation Core processors and the new Core/Core Ultra chips. Nothing new on the AMD and Qualcomm side, though. With the latest update, Windows 11 officially supports 903 Intel chips, 304 AMD processors, and 15 Qualcomm CPUs.
Here are also some Windows stats. Statcounter’s latest report claims Windows 11 is installed on 28.18 of all Windows computers, which is a new all-time high for the operating system. On the gaming side, however, Windows 11 is far more popular. Valve says 42% of Steam users run Windows 11.
To finish the Windows 11 section, here is a futuristic concept Lenovo showed off at MWC 2024 this week. The company decided that foldable displays were no longer trending, so the company brought a laptop with a 17.3-inch transparent Micro-LED display. That is correct; you can see through it while working with it. There is also a transparent keyboard with stylus support. Sadly, at this point, the device is nothing but a concept, which means there is no guarantee we will be able to buy it soon.
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