Microsoft rolls out one more Windows 11 Insider build to wrap up the week
The latest Release Channel Insider builds brings a few improvements and many, many bug fixes.
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What you need to know
It’s an exciting time to be a Windows 11 enthusiast. Microsoft is rolling out builds at a regular clip and quite a few of them have new features to try out. Just this week, Microsoft started testing animproved inking experiencewith Dev Channel Insiders. Beta Channel Insiders also got a new feature to test out that helpshide unneeded notifications. But not every build can have new tools to test. Windows 11 Build 22000.2121, which just shipped to the Release Preview Channel, is a relatively mundane update.
-Integrated Teams Chat menu will be removed-Microsoft will cut these File Explorer features-Windows 11 gains inking feature iPad has had for years-Windows 11 will soon suggest toast notifications to turn off
The Release Preview Channel is the most stable Insider Channel for Windows 11. That means that many of its updates are straightforward and full of bug fixes and general improvements. That’s the case here, as Build 22000.21.21 improves Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, improves several simplified Chinese fonts, and addresses quite a few issues.
Microsoft’s most recentWindows Insider blog postlists everything new in the build:
Windows 11 Build 22000.2121: What’s new
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