In addition, the Snipping Tool has been given the ability to capture video, and Notepad gets tabs. The update also includes new widgets for Phone Link, Xbox Game Pass, and Spotify. You can also open Quick Assist directly from the Start menu. You can adjust background blur, eye contact, and automatic framing and apply them to your communications applications, with integration into Microsoft Teams. The update also lets you adjust Windows Studio Effects settings directly from quick settings in the taskbar. There are a variety of other new features as well, including the ability to link iPhone devices to Windows 11 PCs using a new preview of Phone Link for iOS. (You can sign up get access to Bing’s AI-powered search.) And those who have preview access to Bing’s AI-powered search can now perform searches directly from the search box. As you type in the search box, search results now appear in a search flyout pane. This build, Micorosoft's second 'moments' build, introduces a wide variety of new features, including an improved search box. There are four known issues in this update, three of which are applicable to IT admins, including one in which copying large multiple gigabyte (GB) files might take longer than expected to finish, and another in which using provisioning packages might not work as expected. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and March 2023 Security Updates. It also includes a wide variety of security updates. It also fixes a bug in which trying to join an Active Directory domain when reusing an existing computer account failed. After you install this update, you cannot turn off the changes using the registry key. This build implements phase three of Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) hardening.

If you’re still using Windows 10, see “ Windows 10: A guide to the updates.” And if you’re looking for information about Insider Program previews for upcoming feature releases of Windows 11, see “ Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build?” Updates to Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5023706 (OS Build 22621.1413)

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