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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR 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 March 2022 Bug Bush – running March 16th to March 22nd! What’s new in Build 22572 Microsoft...

If you work in software development, you probably already know how vital getting feedback about your product can be. Only your real users know what it feels like to use the product to accomplish their day to day tasks. You know a lot too, but being so close to the development means you’re biased. Here on the Microsoft Edge DevTools team, it’s the same thing. We are building a product for developers, and even if we are developers ourselves, we depend on your feedback to build the right tools for you. We want our tools to help you achieve more, be more productive, and produce better web experiences. Only you can tell us what can be improved or added, what features you miss, what bugs you have, and what workflows can be optimized. We want...

Hello Windows Insiders, Today we are shipping an update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 for Windows Insiders (all channels). This update (version 2203.40000.1.0 from the Microsoft Store) includes several exciting new features and improvements, including some major changes to video playback, Windows integration, and security updates. What’s New H.264 Video Hardware Decoding This update allows Windows Subsystem for Android™ to take advantage of hardware accelerated H.264 decoding. This should enable a better experience on several apps in the current app catalog that take advantage of high-definition video playback. Networking Changes With this update comes networking changes in the platform to enable future improvements...

The Horizon Rush Takeover has begun. For the next four weeks, the Horizon Stadium in the Forza Horizon 5 Series 5 Update is transformed into a Stunt Park featuring ramps, drift zones, loops and smashables. “To celebrate the PR Stunt Carnival, every week in Series 5 we’ll be adding four new PR Stunts – one of each type: Speed Zone, Danger Sign, Trailblazer and Speed Trap – for a total of 16 new PR Stunts,” writes Alan Walsh on Forzamotorsport.net. “The Speed Zones will be added permanently, while the others are only available to complete in Series 5 and will feature a special icon to distinguish them from existing PR Stunts.” Head over to Forzamotorsport.net to find out more, including how to score PR Stunt inspired clothing as well as...

We’ve been busy improving the Windows Package Manager. Today I have the pleasure of announcing the availability of Windows Package Manager 1.2. It has been released to the Microsoft Store as an automatic update to the “App Installer” this morning. If you’re running Windows 10 (1809+) or Windows 11 you may already have it. ARM64 Support We’ve been working to improve the experience for users on ARM64 devices like the Surface Pro X. The Windows Package Manager chooses the best available package based on your hardware architecture. If a native option is not available, the next best option will automatically be selected. You can see the same familiar experience in a silent video. In the first minute, it shows a couple of basic commands...