Windows 11

The March 2024 non-security preview release is now available for Windows 11.

Many features released with last month’s Windows configuration update are enabled by default in this update.

Windows 11 release notes:

• Version 22H2 & 23H2 (KB5035942): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5035942

Highlights for Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2:

• You can ask Copilot in Windows (in preview) for help ten times when you sign in to Windows using a local account. After that, you must sign in using a Microsoft account (MSA) or a Microsoft Entra ID account.
• This update adds more content to your lock screen. Sports, traffic, and finance content will appear along with weather.

Highlights for Windows 11, versions 22H2:

• This update affects Windows Hello for Business. IT admins can now use mobile device management (MDM) to turn off the prompt that appears when users sign in to an Entra-joined machine.

Windows 11's new AI Explorer and Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 with Arm are expected.

The March 2024 security update is now available for Windows 11.

Windows 11 release notes:

• Version 22H2 & 23H2 (KB5035853): https://support.microsoft.com/help/5035853
• Version 21H2 (KB5035854): https://support.microsoft.com/help/5035854

Highlights for Windows 11, version 22H2:

• Addresses a known issue that might affect the February 2024 security and preview updates to fail to install with error code "0x800F0922.”

Highlights for Windows 11, version 21H2:

• Addresses an issue that makes the troubleshooting process fail. This occurs when using the Get Help app.
• Addresses an issue affecting Remote Desktop Web Authentication. You might not be able to connect to sovereign cloud endpoints.

New innovations in Windows 11 will be rolling out soon via Windows Update and Microsoft Store updates.

Windows 11 may soon no longer require a reboot when installing security updates every month.

Windows 11's next feature drop will be made available for both 22H2 and 23H2 users. Here's what's new!

The Windows 11 2024 Update will bring new AI features and quality of life improvements.

The February 2024 security update is now available for Windows 11.

Windows 11 release notes:

• Version 22H2 & 23H2 (KB5034765): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5034765
• Version 21H2 (KB5034766): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5034766

Highlights for Windows 11, versions 22H2 & 23H2:

• Addresses security issues for your Windows operating system
• Addresses an issue that affects Narrator announcements. They are slow when you use Natural Voices.
• Addresses an issue that affects explorer.exe. It might stop responding when you restart or shut down a PC that has a controller accessory attached to it.
• The Copilot in Windows icon will appear on the right side of the system tray on the taskbar. Also, the display of Show desktop at the rightmost corner of the taskbar will be off by default.

The update includes improvements that were part of KB5034204 (released on January 23) https://prod.support.services.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5034204

Highlights for Windows 11, version 21H2

• This update addresses an issue that affects remote direct memory access (RDMA) performance counters. They do not return networking data on VMs in the right way.
• This update addresses an issue that affects fontdrvhost.exe. It stops responding when you use Compact Font Format version 2 (CFF2) fonts.

Reminders:

• After February 2024, there are no more optional, non-security preview releases for Windows 11, version 22H2

Windows 11 version 24H2 will be the name of the next major Windows OS update.

The 5th moment update for Windows 11 is expected to begin rolling out in late February.

A new AI cowriting feature has been spotted in recent preview builds.

The January 2024 security update is now available for Windows 11.

Windows 11 release notes:

• Version 22H2 & 23H2 (KB5034123): support.microsoft.com/help/5034123
• Version 21H2 (KB5034121): support.microsoft.com/help/5034121

Highlights for Windows 11, versions 22H2 & 23H2:

• This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.

Reminders:

• After February 2024, there are no more optional, non-security preview releases for Windows 11, version 22H2

Today, we are excited to take the next significant step forward and introduce the Copilot key to Windows 11 PCs. In this new year, we will be ushering in a significant shift toward a more personal and intelligent computing future where AI will be seamlessly woven into Windows from the system, to the silicon, to the hardware. This will not only simplify people’s computing experience but also amplify it, making 2024 the year of the AI PC.

The 5th moment update for Windows 11 is expected to begin rolling out in February 2024.

Everything from Cortana to WordPad is on the chopping block after a year of feature deprecation.

Over the past year, the MORSE team has been working in collaboration with the Windows Print team to modernize the Windows Print System. This new design represents one of the largest changes to the Windows Print stack in more than 20 years.

The December 2023 security update is now available for Windows 11.

Windows 11 release notes:

• Version 22H2 & 23H2 (KB5033375): support.microsoft.com/help/5033375
• Version 21H2 (KB5033369): support.microsoft.com/help/5033369

Highlights for Windows 11, versions 22H2 & 23H2:

• Addresses security issues for your Windows operating system
• Enables Conditional Access (CA) scenarios for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE)

Reminders:

• Due to reduced operations during the holidays, there won’t be a non-security preview release this month.

The November 2023 non-security preview release is now available for Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2.

Highlights for Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2:

• Copilot in Windows (in preview) is available across multiple displays and can be enabled with Alt+Tab.
• Improves how fast Copilot in Windows (in preview) opens from the taskbar.
• In the coming weeks, you might see Windows Spotlight set as the default background. This might occur when your background is set to an inbox Windows image.

Reminders:

• Due to reduced operations, there won’t be a non-sec. preview release for the month of December 2023. There will be a monthly security release for December 2023.
• After February 2024, there are no more optional, non-sec. preview releases for Windows 11, version 22H2

The Windows 11 September Patch Tuesday update is now available for all supported versions of Windows 11.

The August 2023 optional non-security preview updates for Windows 11 22H2 are now live.