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I am so inspired by the continued innovation from our partners, who are finding new ways to meet the ever-changing needs of students, faculty and administration. As schools continue to navigate change, many are finding that one size does not fit all, and as a result are adopting a variety of hybrid learning approaches and embracing remote learning. The value that technology can deliver to unlock these capabilities is impressive. Of course, it’s great seeing Windows 11 at the center of it all, with new tools designed to improve the learning experience and enable better, richer learning experiences. Schools are still expanding and creating new ways of teaching and learning, and I love how the education community is leveraging technology...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Build 19044.1499 (21H2) (KB5009596) to the Release Preview Channel for those Insiders who are on Windows 10. This update includes the following improvements: We fixed an issue in Microsoft UI Automation that might cause Microsoft Outlook to stop working. We updated daylight saving time to start in February 2022 instead of March 2022 in Jordan. We fixed an issue that prevents the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) localhost relay from starting when you enable Fast Startup. We added parameters that pass to wmic.exe in telemetry to capture additional usage data to address application compatibility concerns. We fixed an issue in CLSID_InternetExplorer. We added a reminder to Internet...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.466 (KB5008353) to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Channels. This update includes the following improvements: We improved the reliability of application installations on ARM64 devices. We updated daylight saving time to start in February 2022 instead of March 2022 in Jordan. We fixed an issue that causes ARM64 devices to stop responding when they hibernate or resume from hibernation. We fixed an issue that might prevent some image editing programs from rendering colors correctly on certain high dynamic range (HDR) displays. This frequently affects white colors that might display in bright yellow or other colors. We fixed an issue that affects...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR 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 Phone app – details below. We are providing ISOs for this build which can be downloaded...

The latest free map in the Minecraft new year's celebration has arrived. Available for download now, Grave Danger by Shapescape for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is an action-packed adventure where the fate of your castle rests in your hands. "Build your defenses, protect your tower and defeat waves of fantastical creatures with your trusty dragon at your side," writes Sophie Austin in her post on Minecraft.net. "I could tell you more, but I’m going to let the awesome people at Shapescape take this one, seeing as they’re the masterminds (and master builders) behind this awesome map." Head over to Minecraft.net for Austin's interview with the Shapescape team and to download the map. Continue reading...