Microsoft Issues New Builds to the Windows 11 Insider Beta Channel
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 16, 2023
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Microsoft today released two new builds–22621.1325 and 22623.1325 (KB5022914)—to the Windows 11 Insider Preview, one of which features some new features. (As you may recall, Microsoft always issues two Beta builds, one with new features and one without. But those stuck on the no new feature path can check for updates and choose the other build.
Here’s what’s new:
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New widgets. Beta channel users will start seeing new preview versions of Messenger, Spotify, Phone Link, and Xbox widgets. To check them out, open the widgets collection in the Microsoft Store and update to the latest version of those apps. Then, open Widgets and click the “+” button at the top-right of the board to display the widgets picker.
New policy to enable features introduced via servicing that are off by default. A new policy for commercial customers lets IT enable features introduced outside of the annual feature update that are off by default for PCs that have managed Windows updates. You can learn more about this new policy on the Microsoft TechCommunity website.
Start menu improvements. Microsoft will now deliver AI-powered recommendations in Start for those PCs that are joined to an Azure Active Directory (AAD) domain. This will take the form of shortcuts to documents in the Recommended section.