In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Update for the Main Release, which is Build 22631.3296 or KB5035853.
For those of you who are not familiar with how Windows 11 Updates for the Main Release work, I will explain it to you in the following lines.
Every month Windows 11 has a B and a C Release for Windows 11. Usually, the B Release is launched on the second Tuesday of the month and contains all the features that were tested in the previous month’s C Release.
Particular to this Build, you can encounter the following:
- This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.
Additionally, you can encounter the Moment 5 Update from the C Release in February:
- EEA DMA compliance changes
- Turn off news in Widgets + new settings UI
- Windows Share/nearby sharing improvements
- Updated nearby sharing friendly device name experience
- Repair installs through Windows Update
- Recently added apps grouped in Start + team meeting recommendation
- Snap assist suggestions
- Copilot AI Changes – New Location for Copilot Icon in Taskbar (enable desktop button)
- New Phone Link Feature – edit screenshots with snipping tool
- Windows 365 Boot updates (dedicated mode, customizable login page, fail fast mechanism, banners in Settings to let the user customize local PC settings more easily)
- Windows 365 Switch updates (improved disconnect experience, desktop indicators to differentiate between cloud and local PCs, Cloud PC connection status and timeout indicator on the connection screen, new copy button for error correlation IDs)
- Task Manager process grouping updates
- Desktop work area changes now animated
- Steps Recorder deprecation banner
- Windows Ink Anywhere/Shell Handwriting for more languages
- Voice access improvements (more languages, custom commands)
- Narrator improvements (voice preview experience, image consumption experience)
- Screen casting updates
- Notepad 11.2311 Update with Character Count and Edit with Notepad Button + Explain with copilot
- Snipping Tool Update – shapes and more
- Generative Erase in Photos
For more info, you can check this article from the Microsoft Blog.
Windows 11 Servicing Stack Update – 22631.3294
This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates.
For a more in-depth presentation of the New Update, you can watch the video below from the YouTube channel.
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