Microsoft Starts Rolling Out First Major Windows 11 Upgrade
Microsoft Windows 11 22H2 Update (aka 22H2 for “second half of '22”) starts rolling out(Opens in a new window) today, and it includes improvements to the Windows Taskbar, File Explorer, Start Menu, and more. Microsoft is also using a new system for OS updates that reduces download sizes, leverages AI to see which PCs should get it when, and attempts to minimize its carbon footprint in the process.
To see whether the update is available for your PC, head to Settings > Windows Update, and tap Check for Updates. You can also choose to pause updating or change the time it occurs.
The update is far from a major overhaul, but it does reintroduce some conveniences that didn’t make the initial jump from Windows 10 to Windows 11, including the ability to drag and drop files onto the Taskbar and to group Start menu icons into folders. You can now choose whether to have more Pinned or more Suggested apps in the menu panel, too.
The update also brings the new ClipChamp video editor (here's how to use that one), a Sound Recorder app, and a redesigned Task Manager.
File Explorer also gets a redesign, with a new Home section that replaces the Quick Access section. Tabs are coming to the File Explorer next month in an interim update, though Microsoft still considers this a 22H2 feature.
A super cool accessibility feature that arrives with the update is Live Captions. This displays text for any spoken words coming through any apps on the PC or into the PC’s microphone, with good options for position and font. This means people can read on the PC’s screen whatever’s being said in the room or in a playing video.
Touch tablet users get new gestures with the update, including the ability to take advantage of Snap Layouts. They can also get
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