[Software] 20 awesome new Windows 11 features coming to your PC

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Trying to keep up with all of the latest Windows 11 features can be confusing, especially during the Microsoft Build rush in May when Microsoft releases new features, then announces others. This year was no different, with Microsoft unleashing a torrent of new Windows 11 features ranging from practical to fantastical. But what’s coming, and when?

Microsoft now releases new features in what are colloquially known as “Moments.” These Moments can occur at any time, which makes it even more confusing. Windows 11’s “Moment 3” was unveiled at Build with a host of exciting new features coming very soon — but Microsoft also tipped off even more goodies that are due at a future date.

 

We’ll outline which new Windows features are arriving in the current “Moment 3,” and which will be sent to your PC later on.

The Moment 3 features, which we’ll outline below, are considered optional and will not arrive until June unless you’ve previously opted in to receiving new features early. They’ll arrive in what’s known as the “June 2023 optional non-security preview release for Windows 11,” probably due on “Patch Tuesday,” or June 13. They’ll arrive without fanfare, but will almost certainly require a reboot after a background installation.

If you’d like these new features early, you can. Simply go to the Windows 11 Settings menu, then Windows Update. Select “Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available,” and toggle the switch to “on.”

Microsoft has typically released smaller quality-of-life features as part of the individual Moments, and Moment 3 is no exception. Microsoft tested these features publicly earlier this month as part of the Insider Preview 22621.1776 (Release Channel) beta, and now has published them as a final release.

Wider Widgets: One of the more interesting additions to Windows 11 is a tweak to Widgets, which will allow more room for user-configured apps. Widgets will be wider — three columns, instead of two — and Microsoft promises a more personalized feed, too. Microsoft has shown off a new Widgets picker, which will provide a small preview of what the user-picked widget will look like, and guidance to find even more widgets. (The picker, though, may be delayed.)

https://www.pcworld.com/article/1930335/making-sense-of-the-upcoming-windows-11-feature-blitz.html