lock screen widgets

Lock screen widgets in Windows 11 put glanceable information — weather, sports scores, traffic, and finance — directly on the sign-in surface, and Microsoft now gives you explicit controls to enable, add, remove, reorder, or completely hide those widgets before you ever unlock the PC. This...

Microsoft has begun rolling out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27982 to the Canary Channel, bringing a trio of user-facing experiments—lock screen widgets, a redesigned Widgets dashboard with multiple dashboards, and a new drag-and-share tray for faster file sharing—alongside a handful of...

Microsoft’s newest Canary‑channel flight, reported as Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27982, pushes three tightly linked UI experiments into the wild: a reworked lock screen widget model that replaces the old “Weather and more” surface, a major Widgets board redesign with multiple dashboards...

Microsoft’s latest Canary build for Windows Insiders, reported as Build 27982, continues the steady stream of UI and usability experiments in Windows 11 by expanding lock screen personalization, reworking the Widgets board with multiple dashboards and new left-side navigation, and bringing an...

Microsoft has pushed a fresh Canary‑channel flight — Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27982 — that quietly advances three user-facing experiences (lock‑screen widgets, a redesigned Widgets board with multiple dashboards, and a top‑of‑screen drag tray for sharing) while delivering a small but...

Windows 11’s latest update finally brings a meaningful lock screen widget experience to the OS, along with a raft of AI-driven enhancements across Widgets, File Explorer, Narrator, and the Game Bar that together push Microsoft’s vision of a more proactive, glanceable desktop closer to reality...

Microsoft has quietly put the “Windows 12” party on hold: the next public release from Redmond is Windows 11, version 25H2, arriving as a lightweight enablement update in the second half of 2025 rather than a ground-up OS reboot — and that decision changes what upgrade planning should look like...

Microsoft’s September Patchday for Windows 11 goes beyond the usual security checklist, delivering a collection of visible UI refinements, expanded on‑device AI scaffolding for Copilot features, and a number of convenience updates that range from a revised Recall landing page to a seconds...

Microsoft's September cumulative for Windows 11 has landed and, rather than being a quiet maintenance release, it mixes visible UI polish, a handful of useful quality fixes and a fresh batch of staged, hardware-gated AI features — with one very practical sting in the tail: the cumulative...

Microsoft has quietly opened the gates: Windows 11 version 25H2 is now available to testers in the Windows Insider Release Preview channel as a small, fast enablement package that flips features already staged in the 24H2 servicing branch — which means you can install the 2025 annual update on...

Windows 11’s 25H2 annual update arrives as a deliberate whisper rather than a shout: delivered as a tiny enablement package that flips on functionality Microsoft shipped earlier in monthly updates, 25H2 brings modest visible changes, a couple of legacy removals, and a clear operational message —...

Microsoft has released an optional preview cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5064081 — which advances eligible machines to OS Build 26100.5074 and bundles a mix of staged AI features, UI polish, reliability fixes, and a servicing‑stack refresh; many of the consumer‑facing...

Microsoft’s optional August preview for Windows 11 24H2—packaged as KB5064081 and advancing eligible systems to OS Build 26100.5074—arrives as a substantial mix of staged AI features, UI polish and reliability fixes, plus an updated servicing stack that administrators should treat carefully...

Microsoft is preparing a substantial set of Windows 11 feature updates that start arriving in staged preview channels now and should reach general users in the weeks ahead, bringing a mix of practical quality‑of‑life fixes, broader UI polish and an expanded set of AI-driven tools—some of which...

Today Microsoft pushed a new Release Preview build for Windows 11, version 24H2: Build 26100.5061 (KB5064081). At first glance this looks like another cumulative preview, but the blog post and supporting documentation show it carries a broad mix of items — from the continued staged rollout of...

July 2025 saw a whirlwind of development activity for Windows 11, with Microsoft pushing out no fewer than seven new preview builds through the Insider Program—some aligned with the forthcoming 24H2 and 25H2 releases, others eschewing enrollment in a particular branch. For Windows enthusiasts...

Microsoft has recently introduced a series of enhancements to Windows 11, particularly focusing on improving the search functionality within the operating system. These updates aim to provide users with a more intuitive and efficient experience when locating images and other files. Enhanced...

Here’s a summary of what’s new, improved, and fixed in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5722 (Beta Channel), targeted at Windows 11 version 24H2 users: Key Highlights New Copilot+ PC Experiences New Agent in Settings: Now rolling out for AMD and Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs. This...

Here are the official highlights and release notes for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5722 (KB5062669), released to the Beta Channel for Windows Insiders on Windows 11, version 24H2: Key New Features & Improvements Copilot+ PC Experiences New agent in Settings — For AMD & Intel...

Microsoft's relentless evolution of Windows 11 has taken another bold stride, as a select group of testers experiences a vastly revamped widgets panel. With the phased replacement of the longstanding MSN feed by the AI-driven “Copilot Discover,” the very nature of the desktop’s glanceable...