Windows 11’s next big update is rolling out to everyone
The Moment 3 update just hit broad availability.
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What you need to know
Microsoft recently released July’s Patch Tuesday update (KB5028185),finallyavailing the Moment 3 features onWindows 11to everyone (viaBleepingComputer). As you’re likely aware, the company started rolling out the update as an optional preview update in May.
The company then shipped the Moment 3 update as part ofJune’s Patch Tuesday release, though the update wasn’t available to everyone. Understandably, Microsoft ships these kinds of updates in waves as a safety precaution, in case the update is buggy.
Notably,several users were able to get the updateby enabling the ‘Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available’ option (including me). That said, with July’s Patch Tuesday update everyone will now be able todownload and install the Moment 3 updateonto their Windows PCs.
The Moment 3 update ships witha plethora of nifty features, including a refreshed Widgets Board with new layout options that separate widgets from the MSN feed, a new Win32 app isolation feature designed to let users safely run legacy programs on their devices, and more. It’s worth noting that you must be runningWindows 11’s latest version, 22H2, to access this update.
Besides the Moment 3 update, Microsoft has also brought over 30 changes as well as improvements to Windows 11 via July’s Patch Tuesday update in a bid to enhance its user experience, performance, security, and more, as listed below:
Additionally, Microsoft shippeda new update (KB5028182)for users running the original version of Windows 11. It doesn’t add any new features, but it ships with security updates for 132 identified flaws, which comprises of 6 actively exploited and 37 remote code execution vulnerabilities.
Notably, Microsoft has indicated that one of the RCE flaws hasn’t been fixed, and as spotted by several cybersecurity firms, it’s being actively exploited by hackers.
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Here’s theentire list of vulnerabilities:
Besides the Windows 11’s security patches, the update didn’t feature any fixes for Microsoft Edge.
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