Windows 10: Windows Development: overview of the April 2023 changes

Work on various Windows 11 development editions continued in April 2023. Microsoft announced the end of feature updates for Windows 10 in March 2023, which means that most, if not all, upcoming changes will be Windows 11 exclusive.

Microsoft plans to release a new feature update for Windows 11 later in 2023 and also several Moments updates to introduce new smaller features.

Windows Development is a new series in which we follow development of Windows. Each month, we look back at the important changes and announcements of the previous months.

File Explorer Gallery




File Explorer is getting a new Gallery view option. It displays all images in a new thumbnail mode continuously when enabled. The view is the same as the All Photos view of the Photos app.

The new Gallery view works from the file picking dialog as well.

More Microsoft Account / OneDrive ads




Microsoft continues to push Microsoft Account and OneDrive on Windows. The latest advert for these services may be displayed when users click on the profile icon in the Windows Start Menu.

Get Windows Updates sooner




Microsoft added a new toggle to Windows Update. Called "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available", it is designed to push non-security updates faster to Windows devices.

The feature is turned off by default and most users may want to keep it that way. It may be useful for testing development builds, as devices with the setting turned on may be prioritized by Microsoft in that case.

Updated Widgets Experience




Microsoft is switching to a three-column layout to display even more MSN news and ads in the Widgets interface.

A new widget picker is being tested, which provides visual previews of widgets before they are pinned.

Also, animated icons for Widgets on the taskbar are being tested.

Presence Sensing




Presence Sensing is a new feature that Microsoft introduced in a recent build. It adds settings and an API to Windows, so that apps may use the feature.

Presence Sensing enables apps and Windows to act when a sensor notices a change in presence. A user leaving the device may result in it being locked automatically.

Windows users who run devices with Presence sensing sensors may configure the functionality under Settings > Privacy & Security > Presence Sensing.

Smaller noteworthy Windows changes

• The Windows firewall supports application group rules.
• A new option was added to Windows 11's sync capabilities to sync language and region settings when Microsoft account display language or regional format settings are modified.
• The Windows Subsystem for Android supports Picture-in-Picture mode now.
• Urgent notifications that are allowed to display even while do not disturb is enabled include a "view notification" button now that allows users to view the content of the notification.
• Windows devices with two ore more discrete graphics adapters may now pick the high-performance one under Settings > System > Display > Graphics > Default graphics setting.
• Alt-Tab shows a maximum of 20 recent tabs now.
• Live Captions support the additional languages Danish, English (Ireland), French (Canada), Korean and Portuguese (Portugal) now.
• Content Adaptive Brightness Control for plugged in devices. The feature dims or brightens areas of the screen "striking a balance between reduced power consumption with visual experience to save battery life".
• HDR may now be turned off when the Windows device runs on battery. This is found under Settings > System > Display > HDR.

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Cumulative Updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11, April 2023

The following release notes coincide with Cumulative updates for all the supported versions of Windows, released on April 11th, 2023.

Windows 11

Windows 11 22H2: April 11, 2023—KB5025239 (OS Build 22621.1555)

April 11, 2023—KB5025239 (OS Build 22621.1555) - Microsoft Support

Improvements

This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5023778 (released March 28, 2023). When you install this KB:

• New! This update implements the new Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) as a Windows inbox feature. For more information, see By popular demand: Windows LAPS available now!
  
• This update addresses a compatibility issue. The issue occurs because of unsupported use of the registry.
  

Download: Download KB5025239 MSU for Windows 11 v22H2 64-bit (x64)

Windows 11 (original release): April 11, 2023—KB5025224 (OS Build 22000.1817)

April 11, 2023—KB5025224 (OS Build 22000.1817) - Microsoft Support

Improvements

This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5023774 (released March 28, 2023). When you install this KB:

• New! This update implements the new Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) as a Windows inbox feature. For more information, see By popular demand: Windows LAPS available now!
  
• This update affects the Arab Republic of Egypt. The update supports the government’s daylight saving time change order for 2023.
  
• This update addresses a compatibility issue. The issue occurs because of unsupported use of the registry.
  
• This update addresses a known issue that affects kiosk device profiles. If you have enabled automatic logon, it might not work. After Autopilot completes provisioning, these devices stay on the credential screen. This issue occurs after you install updates dated January 10, 2023, and later
  

Download: Download KB5025224 MSU for Windows 11 v21H2 64-bit (x64)

Windows 10

Windows 10 22H2: April 11, 2023—KB5025221 (OS Builds 19042.2846, 19044.2846, and 19045.2846)

April 11, 2023—KB5025221 (OS Builds 19042.2846, 19044.2846, and 19045.2846) - Microsoft Support

Highlights

• This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.
  

If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates in this package would be downloaded and installed on your device.

Download: Download KB5025221 MSU for Windows 10 v20H2, v21H2, and v22H2 64-bit (x64)

1/19/23
IMPORTANT After March 2023, there are no more optional, non-security preview releases for the supported editions of Windows 10, version 20H2 and Windows 10, version 21H2. Only cumulative monthly security updates (known as the "B" or Update Tuesday release) will continue for these versions. Windows 10, version 22H2 will continue to receive security and optional releases.

https://twitter.com/WindowsUpdate/status/1635692351996801059

��Resources

• Learn about the different types of monthly updates: https://msft.it/6017eRKoX

• Find resources, tools, and news about known issues and safeguards: https://msft.it/6016eRKon

• Have an issue? File feedback to our engineers: https://msft.it/6018eRKok

 

Overclocking / Undervolting guide for Vega 56 or 64?

Here's a quick laundry list:

List of software to use for overclocking and testing
Examples:
Wattman (and how to find and use it, like an overview, including profiles)
Unigine Valley or Heaven (use this for quick testing while changing settings in Wattman and checking for stability / artifacts) ...just suggesting this
How to monitor cores / mem speeds and temps during testing (I've seen screen overlays, and others using GPUz)

Step-by step overclocking in Wattman
Fan speeds
Power limit
Temp limit
Voltages
Core speeds
Memory speeds

 

Overlay ads on YouTube are going away on April 6, 2023

Source: Optimizing ad formats - overlay ads are going away in April - YouTube Community