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Announcing the Microsoft Store App Awards 2023 Winners!
by Guest Zahara Kondo- 0 replies
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We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 Microsoft Store App Awards! This year, we're excited to recognize apps and developers within two award groups: the Microsoft Store Community Choice Awards, with apps nominated by the community, and the Microsoft Store Editor's Choice Awards, recognized by Microsoft. We were amazed by the overwhelming number of nominations for the Community Choice Awards. It is absolutely energizing for us to see our community flourishing, and that is reflected in your interest in the Microsoft Store. [HEADING=2]Microsoft Store Community Choice Awards[/HEADING] This year, we asked our community to nominate and vote for their favorite ap…
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Announcing the Microsoft Store App Awards Winners!
by Guest Pete Brown- 0 replies
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Since launching the new Microsoft Store on Windows last year, we’ve welcomed thousands of great desktop apps and games. We are excited to introduce the Microsoft Store App Awards and recognize select developers and apps. We're excited to introduce the Microsoft Store Community Choice Awards, which are nominated by the community, and the Microsoft Store Editor's Choice Awards, which are apps recognized by Microsoft. Although gaming is always incredibly important to us and our customers, for these awards, we're focused on apps. [HEADING=1]Microsoft Store Community Choice Awards[/HEADING] Earlier this year, we asked you to nominate your favorite apps in the Microsoft Store…
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Windows is an open platform that enables all categories of applications to thrive. From individual developers to distributed projects, open-source initiatives and large companies, the vibrant developer community is building innovative, engaging and practical apps for Windows users around the world. And the best place for users to discover that content is through the Microsoft Store on Windows. You can find more information on our commitment to developers, and how to onboard into the Microsoft Store. We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Microsoft Store Awards! This year, we invited nominations from our developer community and selected winners across 14 cat…
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Announcing the Microsoft Store Awards 2024 winners
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Windows is an open platform that enables all categories of applications to thrive. From individual developers to distributed projects, open-source initiatives and large companies, the vibrant developer community is building innovative, engaging and practical apps for Windows users around the world. And the best place for users to discover that content is through the Microsoft Store on Windows. You can find more information on our commitment to developers, and how to onboard into the Microsoft Store. We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Microsoft Store Awards! This year, we invited nominations from our developer community and selected winners across 14 cate…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22483
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 1 reply
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UPDATE 10/22: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 22483.1011 (KB5007484). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline for builds in the Dev Channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------ UPDATE 10/21: We have released the ISOs for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22483 - download them here. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22483 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] The build includes general improvements and bug fixes. We have also added a few new known issue…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22489
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22489 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] We are beginning to slowly rollout a new “Your Microsoft account” settings page that will give you quick access to information related to your Microsoft account directly within Settings in Windows 11. We are beginning the rollout with a small set of Windows Insiders so you may not see this page right away. We are expanding on the DNS over HTTPS feature in Windows 11 by adding support for Discovery of Designated Resolvers – details below. We are releasing new SDK and NuGet packages for developers with this build – details below. Please …
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22494
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22494 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] We are beginning to roll out the ability to mute or unmute your microphone from the Taskbar starting with Microsoft Teams. This build includes a good set of fixes for some impactful bugs but also adds a few known issues. Please read the fixes and known issues sections below! [HEADING=1]What’s new in Build 22494[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Easily mute and unmute your microphone directly from your taskbar during a Microsoft Teams call[/HEADING] No more awkward or embarrassing moments when you forget to unmute or mute your microphone. Startin…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22499
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22499 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] We are beginning to roll out the ability to quickly share the content from open app windows directly from your taskbar to your meeting calls starting with Microsoft Teams. You asked and we listened! Clock app now supports signing in with Microsoft work and school accounts. Hope the focus sessions feature will help you focus and be productive! You will need version 11.2110.32.0 and higher. We are making the ISOs available for Build 22499 to download here. We are beginning to roll out the “Shipped Windows 11” badges to Insiders in Feedba…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22504
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22504 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] We’ve expanded the 13 themes for the touch keyboard to other input experiences, including IMEs, the emoji panel, and voice typing. We have also added the ability for personalized combinations of emoji based on face and skin tones of family members, couples with heart, kissing, and people holding hands. Both experiences are beginning to roll out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel starting with this build. We’re beginning to roll out the new design of the Your Phone app on Windows 11 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel first – detai…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22509
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22509 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] This build includes a set of improvements that make browsing the web in Microsoft Edge with Narrator easier. This build includes a good set of improvements including new layout options for Start, clock and date will now show on secondary monitors, and Settings changes. [HEADING=1]What’s new in Build 22509[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Browsing the web in Microsoft Edge with Narrator is now easier[/HEADING] We have been working on a collection of improvements to web browsing with Microsoft Edge and Narrator. Specifically, typing in edit field…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22518
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22518 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] This build will not be offered to ARM64 PCs due to an issue that causes these devices to rollback when attempting to update to this build. We’re working on a fix. This build has several new features for Windows Insiders to try out including Spotlight collection backgrounds, an updated entry point for Widgets with weather, and voice access. We’re making it easier to install WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) from the Microsoft Store. This build includes some general changes including updates to the input switcher. We also have a good se…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22523
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22523 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] ARM64 PCs will be offered this build. We are providing ISOs for this build which can be downloaded here. This will be our final flight for the holidays. See you in 2022! [HEADING=1]Changes and Improvements[/HEADING] We have rolled out snap groups in ALT + TAB and Task View just like when you hover open apps on the taskbar, and you see them there, to all Insiders in the Dev Channel. When File Explorer is open to This PC, the add media server and (if appropriate) remove media server option is now available when you click the “…” in…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22526
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22526 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] This build has a good set of changes and improvements as well as fixes. Please be sure to read the list of known issues below! [HEADING=1]Changes and Improvements[/HEADING] We’re experimenting with showing ALT + TAB as windowed instead of full screen for some Insiders. We have added support for wideband speech when using Apple AirPods products (AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max), improving audio quality for voice calls. Starting with Build 22518, Credential Guard is now enabled by default on Windows 11 Enterprise (E3 and E5) li…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] We are resetting the rollout of the updated entry point for Widgets with weather on the taskbar first introduced with Build 22518. As a result, some Insiders who had this enabled may find it has reverted to the original experience as seen in released version of Windows 11. However, our intention is to quickly expand the rollout to the majority of Insiders in the Dev Channel. This build includes a good set of fixes and improvements but as always, be sure to check the known issues too. We’re rolling out a new Calls experience for the Your…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22538
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22538 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] This build includes some updates to the voice access feature introduced in Build 22518 for Insiders to try! In addition to a good set of changes and improvements, this build includes some good fixes too. Pressing the hardware buttons for volume up/down should no longer cause explorer.exe to crash for some Insiders. As always, please read the list of known issues for this build documented below. [HEADING=1]What’s new in Build 22538[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Updates for voice access[/HEADING] We first introduced voice access in Build 2251…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22543
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22543 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] We’re introducing more natural voices for Narrator. This build has a good set of improvements such as a few updated visuals for some UI areas. We have a good set of fixes too! As always, please be sure to check the known issues below. [HEADING=1]What’s new in Build 22543[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]More Natural Narrator Voices[/HEADING] We’re introducing more natural voices for Narrator. More natural voices enable Narrator users to enjoy scenarios like browsing the web, reading, and authoring mail, and more. Natural Narrator voices use m…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] Windows Insiders will notice that the name of the branch we are releasing builds from has changed to NI_RELEASE. The branch in which we release builds from to Insiders in the Dev Channel is irrelevant to the features and improvements included within them. Going forward we will no longer be noting when these branch changes occur. For more on our approach to how we release things to the Dev Channel, please read this blog post here. This build will not be offered to ARM64 PCs. We hope to be able to offer a new build for Insiders on ARM64 PC…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22563
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22563 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] This build is available for ARM64 PCs. As a reminder, not every build we release will have as many new features as last week’s build. However, this build includes a few new features for Insiders to try out as we roll them out including a tablet-optimized taskbar experience, some improvements to content in Widgets, and a new group policy for IT admins in education. We also have some notable changes and improvements in this build including improvements for File Explorer, support for Microsoft Edge tabs in snap assist and ALT + TAB, and su…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22567
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22567 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] This build includes a couple of new features including enabling Windows Update to leverage renewable energy, improvement to Microsoft 365 subscription management in Settings, phone linking in device setup (OOBE), and a new security feature called Smart App Control. We’ve updated the “Open with” dialog to use the Windows 11 design principles, along with some other improvements. We’ve expanded the rollouts for improvements to voice typing for all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. As always, before submitting feedback check the known i…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] The build includes the addition of Microsoft Family and Clipchamp as inbox apps – see details for these two apps below. Starting early next week, we’ll begin rolling out an update for Search in Windows 11 called search highlights that will highlight interesting moments in time from the world around you and in your organization. This build has a good set of improvements and fixes so check the list out below. Windows Insiders can try out the new Microsoft Defender preview (English and U.S. only for the preview). We’re announcing the Mar…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22579
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22579 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] The Bug Bash has begun! Help us continue to shape Windows by participating in our Bug Bash from March 16th to March 22nd. Explore new features, apps, and experiences that we have released in these latest builds and share feedback! You can check the Quests section of the Feedback Hub to get ideas of what to try out. Participating Insiders on this build will receive a Bug Bash badge in the Feedback Hub. We are releasing ISOs for this build – they can be downloaded here! This build introduces a new policy for IT administrators to excl…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22581
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22581 to the Dev and Beta Channels. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] Build 22581 is also being flighted to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel. Now that the Dev and Beta Channels are receiving the same builds, the limited window has opened for Insiders to switch channels if desired. Please read the details below about the limited window to switch channels and what happens when the window closes. The time is now for you to make sure you’re in the channel you want to be going forward! We also have a handful of improvements and fixes to some issues, see below for more details. If you missed yeste…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22593
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22593 to the Dev and Beta Channels. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] We’ve received a lot of feedback from Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel about the desktop watermark. It is normal to see this watermark on your desktop after updating to the latest pre-release builds. It does not change the licensing of your device. But please note that these are pre-release builds that do expire so it’s important for you to stay up to date with the latest builds we’re releasing. This build includes only a handful of changes and improvements but includes a good set of fixes that will improve Insider’s overal…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22598
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22598 to the Dev and Beta Channels. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] We are releasing ISOs for this build – they can be downloaded here. Like last week, this build includes only a handful of changes and improvements but includes a good set of fixes that will improve Insider’s overall experience on their device. We’re rolling out a new update to Media Player for Windows 11 (Version 11.2203.30.0) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel – details below. [HEADING=1]Changes and Improvements[/HEADING] [HEADING=2][General][/HEADING] We are now offering new builds to Windows Insiders in China on L…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22610
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22610 to the Dev and Beta Channels. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] This build introduces some new group policies for IT administrators and an update to the Family Safety Widget. This build also includes another good set of fixes that will improve your overall experience. This build includes two new known issues that will impact Windows Insiders – please read the known issues list below. We have marked the new known issues as [NEW]. One of these known issues impacts the hidden icons flyout in the system tray. [uPDATE] There will be no matching SDK published for this build. [HEADING=1]What’…