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Microsoft Photos version 2026.11070.23001.0 is arriving for Windows Insiders in the Experimental channels with a welcome reversal: the image viewer’s crowded toolbar has been stripped back, its right-click menu is shorter, and Microsoft says launch and viewing performance have improved. But the...

Windows 11’s newly improved Search experience is also quietly gaining a modern power dialog, replacing the familiar legacy window when users launch Shut down or Restart from a search result. The change is presently limited to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel, and it does not extend...

Additional coverage of this story: Windows Search Preview Lets Insiders Disable Web and Store Results GadgetGuy frames the toggles as a way for power users to make taskbar Search behave more like a launcher and file finder, and notes the Experimental channel replaced Dev and Canary earlier this...

Microsoft began rolling out a substantially cleaner Windows 11 Search experience on July 13, removing promotional content, reducing Bing-driven clutter, and giving users direct control over whether web and Microsoft Store suggestions appear. The overhaul is initially limited to Windows Insiders...

Additional coverage of this story: Windows 11 Search Redesign Brings Recent Queries Back to Insiders PCMag Australia characterized the rollout as a new beta build, while noting Microsoft calls it a controlled feature rollout with no specific build number. It also stresses that Experimental...

Additional coverage of this story: Windows 11 Search Test Prioritizes Local Results, Removes Web Promotions The coverage clarifies that Notebookcheck’s “without ads” framing overstates the change: promotions are removed from web results, while web and Store suggestions remain optional. It also...

Microsoft is testing a less cluttered Windows Search experience for Insiders in the Experimental Channel, adding controls to suppress web and Microsoft Store suggestions while giving local apps, settings, and files more prominence. The changes began rolling out on July 13 through a Controlled...

A hidden Windows 11 recovery option called Cloud Rebuild has appeared in recent Experimental 25H2 builds, according to Windows enthusiast XenoPanther and reporting by Windows Report and Pureinfotech, suggesting Microsoft is testing a cloud-based reinstall path inside Windows Recovery...

Microsoft announced on June 19, 2026 that Windows 11 version 26H2 is now available to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel, alongside new Beta and Experimental builds, with the release delivered as an enablement package for systems sharing the 24H2/25H2 servicing lineage. That is the...