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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Mar 27 2024 12:30:04

Windows 11s next major feature drop is available now  for those brave enough 
to grab a preview update

Date:
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:29:00 +0000

Description:
Moment 5 update which packs a raft of features is ready to download  with a 
slight catch.

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Windows 11s next feature update known as  Moment 5  is now rolling out, 
albeit its still an optional update at this point. 

The preview update KB5035942 became available yesterday, so pretty much 
everyone on Windows 11 ( 23H2 and 22H2) should see it now  if they check for 
it. 

As mentioned, this is an optional installation, so it will only show up if 
you manually fire up a check in the Windows Update panel, whereupon you can 
then choose to download KB5035942. 

Bear in mind that as its still in testing, there could be wrinkles in the 
preview update. But if you want those new Moment 5 features and cant wait, 
well, theyre up for grabs now. 

Currently, there are no known issues with KB5035942, but thats not a 
guarantee you wont encounter technical hitches, of course  its just that they 
might not have been flagged up yet. 

At the time of writing, there are no reported issues on the Reddit thread 
announcing the update at any rate, which is a good early sign  theres just a 
warning that this one is a hefty download. Given that its a major feature 
update, thats to be expected, of course. Analysis: Lock and load  or wait for 
next month? 

What new features are provided by Moment 5? Theres an extensive list of the 
fresh additions in Microsofts support document for the March 2024 preview 
update, but lets touch on some of the highlights here. 

They include new functionality for the lock screen in Windows 11 in the form 
of cards that pipe through info on weather, stocks, traffic and more  a 
somewhat controversial addition as some regard it as bloat . Mind you, if you 
dont like the idea, you dont have to enable the lock screen cards, and we 
should note that this is rolling out gradually within those adopting Moment 5 
right now  so you may not see it yet anyway. 

The Voice Access feature has also received a good deal of attention here, 
including nifty new shortcuts for custom commands (like pasting a boilerplate 
piece of text), and the ability to use voice controls over multiple monitors 
for the first time. Narrator has a raft of new features too, and that 
includes being able to use voice commands with the screen reading tool, so 
you can verbally ask it to speak faster for example. 

For those not signed into a Microsoft account, its also worth noting that 
Copilot now lets you run 10 queries, so you can give the AI assistant a quick 
trial without being logged in. ( Copilot is now rolling out to more users, 
incidentally , so if you havent seen it yet, you might do very soon). 

So, should you bag all these features now? Well, you need to balance your 
desire for new toys to play with against the possibility of faulty bits in 
testing. Generally speaking, the safest course of action is to wait for this 
to become a finished cumulative update in April, and install Moment 5 then. 
Still, if you cant wait for any particular piece of functionality  or 
important bug fix, as there are some glitches resolved here, too  then you 
might want to go early on this one. 

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https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11s-next-major-feature-dro
p-is-available-now-for-those-brave-enough-to-grab-a-preview-update


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