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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27695 to the Canary Channel. We are also not planning to release SDKs for 27xxx series builds for the time being. What’s new with Build 27695 New position for the Widgets entry-point on left-aligned taskbars We’re beginning to roll out a new position for the Widgets entry-point on left-aligned taskbars. The taskbar entry-point will move to the left of the systems tray and will be wider so you can see richer content from Widgets on your taskbar. When you launch the Widgets board, it will fly out from the right side instead of the left side. The Widgets entry-point at its new position to the left of system tray on a left-aligned taskbar. FEEDBACK: Please...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4145 (KB5041881) to the Beta Channel. REMINDER: Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel will receive updates based on Windows 11, version 23H2 via an enablement package (Build 22635.xxxx). For Insiders in the Beta Channel who want to be the first to get features gradually rolled out to you, you can turn ON the toggle (shown in the image below) to get the latest updates as they are available via Settings > Windows Update. Over time, we will increase the rollouts of features to everyone with the toggle turned on. Should you keep this toggle off, new features will gradually be rolled out to your device over time once they are ready. Turn on the toggle to...

AI is transforming the way we interact with technology, enabling new and improved experiences across a variety of scenarios. DirectML empowers developers to bring their AI innovations to Windows and utilize local hardware acceleration to scale across the breadth of Windows devices. Today, we are excited to share how DirectML continues to expand platform support for NPUs on Copilot+ PCs and WebNN. DirectML now supports Copilot+ PCs, powered by Snapdragon® X Elite Compute Platform We are thrilled to announce that DirectML now supports Copilot+ PCs, powered by Qualcomm® Hexagon NPU in the Snapdragon® X Elite Compute Platform. Copilot+ PCs bring exceptional performance and energy efficiency, enabling amazing AI experiences on Windows. With...

Hello friends, we have a new Windows Terminal Preview release! Windows Terminal Preview 1.22 is a large release that contains new features such as Sixel image support (a LARGE community contribution!), Grapheme Cluster Support, the Snippets Pane, Quick Fixes in CMD, and a new Cooked Read popup in CMD to name a few! We are also updating Windows Terminal stable to version 1.21 which will include all of the features from this previous blog post. For those that use Input Method Editor (IME), you will notice that we have improved our IME integration in Windows Terminal 1.21. We strive to make a globally-conscious product, so we’d love to hear your feedback! 皆さん、ぜひ新しい IME Integration をお試しください! You can install Windows Terminal and Windows...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4082 (KB5041876) to the Beta Channel. REMINDER: Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel will receive updates based on Windows 11, version 23H2 via an enablement package (Build 22635.xxxx). For Insiders in the Beta Channel who want to be the first to get features gradually rolled out to you, you can turn ON the toggle (shown in the image below) to get the latest updates as they are available via Settings > Windows Update. Over time, we will increase the rollouts of features to everyone with the toggle turned on. Should you keep this toggle off, new features will gradually be rolled out to your device over time once they are ready. Turn on the toggle to...