The Windows 11 June 2023 feature update is LIVE. Here’s everything that’s new.
New features are now rolling out to all Windows 11 users.
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What you need to know
The second feature drop for Windows 11 in 2023 is now available to download via Windows Update as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday updates. The latest feature release includes many minor additions and some “preview” features not previously known.
Top billing for this feature drop (also known as Moment 3) are updates to the Widgets Board, which has a new layout that separates the widgets from the MSN feed. Additionally, there’s a new “watch” tab for MSN videos and a new widget picker experience that makes adding widgets to the Widgets Board easier.
Additionally, Microsoft is rolling out a new Win32 app isolation feature that will allow users to run legacy programs downloaded from the web in a safe, sandboxed, self-contained environment that can’t affect other parts of the system. This feature is marked as a preview, along with Windows 365 Boot which allows enterprises to configure a PC to boot into a Cloud PC environment automatically.
Other new features include Taskbar updates, such as animated weather icons, the ability to show seconds in the system tray clock, and a new icon in the system tray when a VPN is active. There are also new settings, including a privacy page for configuring PCs with presence-sensing hardware and more language support in accessibility features like Voice Access and Live Captions.
The update will be available for manual installation via Windows Update starting on May 24 and will be automatically installed on June 13 as part of the June Patch Tuesday release. Preview features will be optional, but all the other features noted here will be automatically available once the June Patch Tuesday update is installed.
In the meantime, here’s a quick rundown of the most notable new changes and features coming in this latest feature drop:
To get this update, head toWindows Updateselect the “check for updates” button. You should see06-2023 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 (KB5027231)begin downloading. This is the June 2023 update with the new features.
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