Recall is here, Windows Maps dies, a lot of Windows 11 preview builds, big updates, version 25H2 traces, and other stories in this week’s Microsoft Weekly news recap.
This week’s Microsoft news recap is here with Recall finally arriving, Windows 11 getting a big feature drop, plenty of new Windows 11 preview builds to try, the first signs of Windows 11 version 25H2, gaming news, and a lot 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 versions.
The biggest Windows story of this week is the launch of the long-promised AI features for Windows 11. After a nearly year-long delay, Microsoft finally launched Recall on Copilot+ PCs. Also, Microsoft dropped Click to Do, AI-powered Windows Search, and more. If you have a compatible Copilot+ PC (some features are limited to those with Snapdragon processors), you can get that good stuff by installing the latest non-security update for Windows 11 version 24H2.
This month’s non-security updates are now available for all supported Windows versions. The biggest one was pushed to Windows 11. KB5055627 arrived with a lot of changes, new AI-powered experiences for Copilot+ PCs, and more.
Windows 11 version 23H2 received KB5055629 with Phone Link integration in the Start menu, File Explorer improvements, new features for Narrator and Widgets, and a lot more. There is also one for Windows 10, KB5055612, with only two fixes.
Microsoft also released new recovery and OOBE updates for Windows 11 and brought native PyTorch Arm support to Windows PCs.
This week, we also published a bunch of useful guides for Windows users. One will show you how to pause or defer Patch Tuesday and quality updates in Windows 10 and 11 (in case Microsoft ships a botched update or there is a critical known bug), and another one will show you how to change the default screenshot folder.
To finish this week’s Windows section, here are some interesting discoveries that were made. For one, it turned out that the mysterious inetpub folder that appeared after recent security updates allows hackers to block Windows updates permanently. Also, Windows 11 version 24H2 resurrected a 20-year-old bug in the original Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. We posted a rather lengthy article describing what is actually going on.
Finally, Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 Update bug it previously told you to ignore was fixed.
Here is what Microsoft released for Windows Insiders this week:
Shortly after Microsoft released the latest Windows 11 preview builds, enthusiasts discovered that more parts of the old Control Panel had made their way to the Settings app. This time, Microsoft is moving keyboard settings and giving certain options a modern overhaul.
