Windows 365 Switch makes its way to Beta Channel Insiders as well
More Insiders can test out shortcuts for swapping between cloud PCs and a local desktop.
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What you need to know
Microsoft shipped several builds of Windows 11 to Insiders this week. Yesterday, we covered the preview release ofWindows 365 Switch that shipped to the Dev Channel. Microsoft also added support for Windows 365 Switch to the latest Insider build in the Beta Channel.
Windows 11 Builds 22621.2191 and 22631.2191 both shipped yesterday. The former has new features disabled by default, but the latter has new features turned on.
Windows 365 Switch allows you to hop between a local desktop and a Windows 365 Cloud PC with a gesture, mouse-click, or keyboard command.
Build 22631.2191 includes support for setting JXR files as a desktop background as well. Windows 11 will then render those images in full HDR.
Here are the highlights of what’s new, improved, and changed in Build 22631.2191, asoutlined by Microsoft:
Build 22631.2191: What’s new
HDR Background Support
You can now set JXR files to be your desktop background and if you have an HDR display, they will render in full HDR.
Narrator Natural Voices in French, Portuguese, English (India), German and Korea
We are introducing new natural voices in French, Portuguese, English (India), German and Korean that allow Narrator users to comfortably browse the web, read, and write mail, and do more. Natural Narrator voices usemodern, on-device text to speech and once downloaded are supported without an internet connection.
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