Windows 11 version 23H2 references appear as "Sun Valley 3" in the latest SDK
They can be found in the network driver header and NT Device Driver Interface definitions. All Windows 11 versions have a different code name. For example, the 21H2 version is codenamed Cobalt and Sun Valley. The 22H2 version is Nickel and Sun Valley 2, and the 23H2 version is Copper and Sun Valley 3.
Don't be confused with these. Cobalt, Nickel, and Copper are platform codenames, while "Sun Valley"s refers to the system's user interface.
You can expect Microsoft to sign the RTM build of Sun Valley 3 somewhere around May 2023, with the public release in the fall of that year.
👉 https://winaero.com/windows-11-version-23h2-references-appear-as-sun-valley-3-in-the-latest-sdk/
They can be found in the network driver header and NT Device Driver Interface definitions. All Windows 11 versions have a different code name. For example, the 21H2 version is codenamed Cobalt and Sun Valley. The 22H2 version is Nickel and Sun Valley 2, and the 23H2 version is Copper and Sun Valley 3.
Don't be confused with these. Cobalt, Nickel, and Copper are platform codenames, while "Sun Valley"s refers to the system's user interface.
You can expect Microsoft to sign the RTM build of Sun Valley 3 somewhere around May 2023, with the public release in the fall of that year.
👉 https://winaero.com/windows-11-version-23h2-references-appear-as-sun-valley-3-in-the-latest-sdk/
🔢 Windows 11 now has almost 20% of users, according to the Steam hardware report
🔹Windows 10 64 bit holds the first place with 73.89% by showing the 0.34% growth.
🔹Windows 11 64 bit is on the second place, with 19.59%. This is 0.65% more than in April.
🔹Windows 7 64 bit is on the third place (2.41%, -0.52%).
There are 2.2% of devices running MacOS, and 1,12% of gamers using Linux. Arch Linux and Ubuntu remain the most popular distros.
👉 https://winaero.com/steam-windows-11-now-has-almost-20-of-users/
🔹Windows 10 64 bit holds the first place with 73.89% by showing the 0.34% growth.
🔹Windows 11 64 bit is on the second place, with 19.59%. This is 0.65% more than in April.
🔹Windows 7 64 bit is on the third place (2.41%, -0.52%).
There are 2.2% of devices running MacOS, and 1,12% of gamers using Linux. Arch Linux and Ubuntu remain the most popular distros.
👉 https://winaero.com/steam-windows-11-now-has-almost-20-of-users/
🔥 Windows 11 22H2 is now available in the Release Preview channel
For consumer devices, it will appear as an optional upgrade offer (so called seeker experience).
For business customers, the device must be configured via group policy or management tools like Intune to receive the update from the Release Preview channel.
Everyone is receiving the same build 22621, which is the final version of version 22H2, i.e. RTM.
👉https://winaero.com/windows-11-22h2-is-now-available-in-the-release-preview-channel/
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For consumer devices, it will appear as an optional upgrade offer (so called seeker experience).
For business customers, the device must be configured via group policy or management tools like Intune to receive the update from the Release Preview channel.
Everyone is receiving the same build 22621, which is the final version of version 22H2, i.e. RTM.
👉https://winaero.com/windows-11-22h2-is-now-available-in-the-release-preview-channel/
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⬇️PowerToys 0.59 are available for download
Microsoft store link | GitHub
This release comes with native support for ARM64. It is using WinUI 3 in Power Rename, that makes it look modern and stylish. Among other changes, Keyboard Manager now supports up to 4 modifier keys for shortcuts.
It also included updated binaries and runtime of Windows App SDK 1.1.0. The latter is the most recent version of SDK that fixes Powertoys Settings which couldn't open when running elevated. The updated SDK should also resolve certain installation issues.
👉 https://winaero.com/powertoys-0-59-features-a-restyled-power-rename-and-improvements-to-keyboard-manager/
Microsoft store link | GitHub
This release comes with native support for ARM64. It is using WinUI 3 in Power Rename, that makes it look modern and stylish. Among other changes, Keyboard Manager now supports up to 4 modifier keys for shortcuts.
It also included updated binaries and runtime of Windows App SDK 1.1.0. The latter is the most recent version of SDK that fixes Powertoys Settings which couldn't open when running elevated. The updated SDK should also resolve certain installation issues.
👉 https://winaero.com/powertoys-0-59-features-a-restyled-power-rename-and-improvements-to-keyboard-manager/
😀Windows 11 version 22H2 has become mistakenly available for unsupported devices
Looks like someone forgot to adjust the settings for version Windows 11 22H2. So the update offer to appeared on unsupported devices, i.e. on devices that don't meet minimum hardware requirements.
ℹ️Users report that they see the offer even on aged devices from 2014 and 2008(!). Surprisingly, the installation process completes successfully, without any errors. The OS is working perfectly fine.
The Windows Insider team has already made an announcement that this behavior is a bug. It will be fixed soon. If you accepted the offer, you now have 10 days to roll back Windows 11 and return to Windows 10.
👉 https://winaero.com/windows-11-version-22h2-has-become-mistakenly-available-for-unsupported-devices/
Looks like someone forgot to adjust the settings for version Windows 11 22H2. So the update offer to appeared on unsupported devices, i.e. on devices that don't meet minimum hardware requirements.
ℹ️Users report that they see the offer even on aged devices from 2014 and 2008(!). Surprisingly, the installation process completes successfully, without any errors. The OS is working perfectly fine.
The Windows Insider team has already made an announcement that this behavior is a bug. It will be fixed soon. If you accepted the offer, you now have 10 days to roll back Windows 11 and return to Windows 10.
👉 https://winaero.com/windows-11-version-22h2-has-become-mistakenly-available-for-unsupported-devices/
🗒 Microsoft updates Notepad and Media Player stock apps for Insiders
- Notepad: Native ARM64 support, Improved performance and accessibility. Works faster with very large files and on ARM64 devices.
- Media Player: performance improvements on large media collections, allows sorting songs and albums in your collection by date added, better adapts to theme changes. Microsoft is also rolling out CD support.
👉 https://winaero.com/microsoft-updates-notepad-and-media-player-stock-apps-for-insiders/
- Notepad: Native ARM64 support, Improved performance and accessibility. Works faster with very large files and on ARM64 devices.
- Media Player: performance improvements on large media collections, allows sorting songs and albums in your collection by date added, better adapts to theme changes. Microsoft is also rolling out CD support.
👉 https://winaero.com/microsoft-updates-notepad-and-media-player-stock-apps-for-insiders/
☠️ Looks like Microsoft is about to kill PCs that boot Windows 11 from HDDs
A new information from OEMs reveals the intention of the Redmond firm to eliminate classic HDD-powered PCs from the market. Instead, new PCs with Windows 11 must use SSDs as the boot device. The deadline for the change is set somewhere in 2023.
For the storage device, Windows 11 only has the 64 GB or larger storage device requirement, without mentioning that it must be of the SSD type. However, some of the recent additions to Windows 11, including the Android subsystem, require SSD to be installed and available for use. The same is for DirectStorage.
Perhaps due to Microsoft's pressure on OEMs, most PCs that offer a hard drive option will become dual-drive devices, with SSD for the OS and HDD as a secondary drive. Obviously, there will be some price increase, but it will be notably in the lower-end machine segment of the market.
👉 https://winaero.com/looks-like-microsoft-is-about-to-kill-pcs-that-boot-windows-11-from-hdds/
A new information from OEMs reveals the intention of the Redmond firm to eliminate classic HDD-powered PCs from the market. Instead, new PCs with Windows 11 must use SSDs as the boot device. The deadline for the change is set somewhere in 2023.
For the storage device, Windows 11 only has the 64 GB or larger storage device requirement, without mentioning that it must be of the SSD type. However, some of the recent additions to Windows 11, including the Android subsystem, require SSD to be installed and available for use. The same is for DirectStorage.
Perhaps due to Microsoft's pressure on OEMs, most PCs that offer a hard drive option will become dual-drive devices, with SSD for the OS and HDD as a secondary drive. Obviously, there will be some price increase, but it will be notably in the lower-end machine segment of the market.
👉 https://winaero.com/looks-like-microsoft-is-about-to-kill-pcs-that-boot-windows-11-from-hdds/
🔥 Windows 11 Build 25136 has tabs in File Explorer enabled by default
Two major changes in this build.
🗂 Tabs in File Explorer are enabled by default. It also features a reworked left area (navigation pane) with three sections. The top one hosts Home and OneDrive, the middle one lists pinned and frequent folders, and the bottom-most is for classic icons like This PC, Network, etc.
🌤 The weather widget is now not the only one which appears in the taskbar. Windows 11 will rotate the info from weather, stocks, and news in the left taskbar corner.
Microsoft is rolling out these changes gradually. Don't get surprised if you don't see them after upgrading to this build.
👉 https://winaero.com/windows-11-build-25136-has-tabs-in-file-explorer-enabled-by-default/
Two major changes in this build.
🗂 Tabs in File Explorer are enabled by default. It also features a reworked left area (navigation pane) with three sections. The top one hosts Home and OneDrive, the middle one lists pinned and frequent folders, and the bottom-most is for classic icons like This PC, Network, etc.
🌤 The weather widget is now not the only one which appears in the taskbar. Windows 11 will rotate the info from weather, stocks, and news in the left taskbar corner.
Microsoft is rolling out these changes gradually. Don't get surprised if you don't see them after upgrading to this build.
👉 https://winaero.com/windows-11-build-25136-has-tabs-in-file-explorer-enabled-by-default/
➕ How to enable new File Explorer with Tabs in Windows 11 Build 25136
TL;DR:
The full guide: https://winaero.com/how-to-enable-new-file-explorer-with-tabs-in-windows-11-build-25136/
TL;DR:
1) Download https://github.com/thebookisclosed/ViVe/releases/download/v0.2.1/ViVeTool-v0.2.1.zip2) Run as admin: c:\vivetool\vivetool.exe addconfig 37634385 23) Restart Windows 11The full guide: https://winaero.com/how-to-enable-new-file-explorer-with-tabs-in-windows-11-build-25136/
🔎 Microsoft is testing a taskbar search widget in Windows 11
In Windows 11 Build 25136 Microsoft added a search widget that appears in the bottom left corner of the taskbar. It is hidden by default, but you can do this trick
👉 https://winaero.com/microsoft-is-testing-a-taskbar-search-widget-in-windows-11/
In Windows 11 Build 25136 Microsoft added a search widget that appears in the bottom left corner of the taskbar. It is hidden by default, but you can do this trick
C:\Vivetool\vivetool addconfig 37010913 2
It replaces the default taskbar search button and doesn't add anything valuable or new besides the new location. 👉 https://winaero.com/microsoft-is-testing-a-taskbar-search-widget-in-windows-11/
📞 Phone Link is getting several nifty features in the near future
Microsoft is about to update the Phone Link app (formerly Your Phone) with a number of new features.
🔹Phone Link will allow you to search through messages. It will be able to show you all the messages from all senders that contain the search term you typed. This way, the stock messages app by Google works on Android. So you will have similar experience on the PC.
🔹Also, the Messages list is organized into two categories. The upper one is for "Recent" messages, while the bottom one is called "Hidden". Perhaps it will host messages that you have already viewed. It also provides and option to unhide a "hidden" message using a special button.
🔹The Notifications area has got a new option to clear all messages with one click.
👉 https://winaero.com/phone-link-is-getting-several-nifty-features-in-the-near-future/
Microsoft is about to update the Phone Link app (formerly Your Phone) with a number of new features.
🔹Phone Link will allow you to search through messages. It will be able to show you all the messages from all senders that contain the search term you typed. This way, the stock messages app by Google works on Android. So you will have similar experience on the PC.
🔹Also, the Messages list is organized into two categories. The upper one is for "Recent" messages, while the bottom one is called "Hidden". Perhaps it will host messages that you have already viewed. It also provides and option to unhide a "hidden" message using a special button.
🔹The Notifications area has got a new option to clear all messages with one click.
👉 https://winaero.com/phone-link-is-getting-several-nifty-features-in-the-near-future/