Microsoft starts testing new experiences for after you set up your PC for the first time
Three new experiences can be shown after you complete the OOBE in the latest Insider build of Windows 11.
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What you need to know
An update is here for Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. Build 25936 just rolled out, and it includes several changes and improvements. It also includes a few different experiences for after a user sets up their PC. Once wrapping up the out of box experience (OOBE), a person will be presented with one of three experiences.
The experience that appears will depend on what you selected during the out of box experience. For example,Dev Homewill launch automatically if you chose “Development Intent” during OOBE.
The update also refreshes the look of the Task Manager settings page and includes a handful of other changes and improvements, all of which wereoutlined by Microsoft:
Build 25936: What’s news
Post-OOBE Experiences
We are trying out several new experiences for after completingOOBE(“out of box experience”) starting with this build. You may see one of these three experiences launched automatically on your device after completing OOBE.
These experiences will help you learn about new features in Windows 11 and help you complete your device setup. These experiences will only be available to a small subset of Insiders in the Canary Channel at first and you may see different variations of these experiences.
Build 25936: Changes & Improvements
General
Dynamic Lighting
Task Manager
Settings
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