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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1325 and Build 22623.1325 (KB5022914) to the Beta Channel. Build 22623.1325 = New features rolling out. Build 22621.1325 = New features off by default. REMINDER: Insiders who were previously on Build 22622 will automatically get moved to Build 22623 via an enablement package. The enablement package artificially increments the build number for the update with new features getting rolled out and turned on to make it easier to differentiate from devices with the update with features off by default. This approach is being used for the Beta Channel only and is not indicative of any changes or plans for final feature rollouts. Insiders who landed in the...

Now available to order online, the new Minecraft x Crocs footwear collection features five pairs of Crocs and two blocky sets of Minecraft-themed Jibbitz charms. The charms come in two different sets: a five-pack of flat charms featuring Steve, Alex, an Enderman, a creeper and a pig, and an exclusive 13-pack of 3D charms that includes various characters, mobs and blocks. And in addition to the physical Crocs, you can also download your very own pair of Minecraft x Crocs in the Dressing Room, for free. Simply launch Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and open the Character Creator to claim the item. Head over to Minecraft.net to find out more and see the Crocs close-up. Continue reading...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25300 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR We are releasing ISOs for this build – they can be downloaded here. We’re introducing live captions in more languages with this build. This build includes a set of general changes and improvements as well as some good fixes for some known issues. What’s new Introducing live captions in more languages Live captions helps everyone and people who are deaf or hard of hearing read live captions in their native language. The first release of live captions in the Windows 11 2022 Update provided captions in English, with a focus on English (United States). In this build, live captions gains the ability to also provide captions in...

How often do you share a screenshot to help others understand a problem or issue versus spelling it out in a lengthy email? If you’re like a lot of people, you may find sharing images an easier way of conveying a message and collaboratively finding solutions. With Dropbox Capture, an app available in the Microsoft Store to download onto Windows 10 and 11 PCs, you can record screenshots and videos, mark them up, and invite others to comment and markup through a shareable link that doesn’t require a sign-in. Users save time by consolidating feedback in one location. Aside from being a time saver, it’s also a tool that organizations can use as part of their onboarding or training, as a powerful way to show – rather than tell – answers to...

Introduction In DirectX Linux – DirectX Developer Blog we wrote about DXCore & D3D12 support on WSLg and described OpenGL & OpenCL support by adding a D3D12 backend to Mesa 3D, allowing such 3D and compute workloads to be offloaded to the GPU. 3 Gstreamer playing an mp4 video in an X11 Windows in WSL using GPU acceleration. To extend the types of workloads that we can accelerate with the GPU in WSLg, we also recently added support for GPU Video Acceleration by building on top of the existing Mesa 3D D3D12 backend and integrating the VAAPI mesa frontend. Several linux media apps use the VAAPI interface to access hardware video acceleration when available, and this can now be leveraged in WSLg. When decoding, encoding or processing a...