Latest Windows 11 Insider build expands live captions to support five more languages

Live captions now support Danish, English (Ireland), French (Canada), Korean, Portuguese (Portugal).

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What you need to know

The most exciting changes to Windows 11shipped to Insiders in the Dev Channelthis week, but Microsoft also rolled out a pair of builds to the Beta Channel. Windows 11 Build 22624.1616 (new features on by default) and Build 22621.1616 (new features off by default) are both available.

Only a single change is included, and it’s just in Build 22624.1616. Support for live captions now supports Danish, English (Ireland), French (Canada), Korean, Portuguese (Portugal).

Here’s everything that’s changed, improved, and fixed, asoutlined by Microsoft.

Build 22624.1616: Changes & Improvements

Live captions

Build 22624.1616: Fixes

General

Input

Live captions

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