New Windows 11 26H2 Features – New Start Menu Hover, New Search Settings and more (How to Enable)

In this article, we will talk about How to Enable some New Windows 11 26H2 Features such as a New Start Menu Hover, New Search Settings and more.

In the latest Windows 11 Build for the Experimental Channel (Old Dev Channel) which is the Build 26300.9032, Microsoft is testing some New Windows 11 26H2 Features such as a New Start Menu Hover, New Search Settings and more. In this article, I will show you how to enable it.

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Download ViveTool from Github

You will need to download ViveTool, which is a small app that will help us enable hidden features from Windows.

After you download ViveTool, you will need to extract the contents of the archive into a folder of your choice.

Right-click on the archive and then click on Extract all. Select Your Folder and then click on Extract. You will also need to provide some administrative privileges.

After you’ve done that, you will need to open CMD as administrator. Type the following command in CMD:

cd "your-location"

Then copy and paste the following commands:

New Start Menu Phone Hover Notifications:

vivetool /enable /id:60682493

New Search Scope Expansion Toggle:

vivetool /enable /id:62236018

New Settings Search Improvements:

vivetool /enable /id:61016435

New Print Management with WinUI3 (make sure to run this in the Run Box):

c:\windows\systemapps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\PrintManagementExe.exe

Additionally, you need to also Check for all the Updates in the Microsoft Store, to also get All the New App Updates.

You will now need to restart your computer, for the changes to take effect.

After the restart, you should be able to see the New Windows 11 26H2 Features on your Windows 11 PC.

For a more in-depth tutorial, you can watch the video below from the youtube channel.

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