Subj : Microsoft could make getting new Windows 11 features easier  but
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Mar 20 2023 12:15:03

Microsoft could make getting new Windows 11 features easier  but would the 
risks be worth it?

Date:
Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:41:40 +0000

Description:
New ability to get priority for Windows updates has been spotted in testing.

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 Windows 11 could soon give users the option of getting new feature updates 
as soon as possible. 

As highlighted by a regular provider of Microsoft-related leaks, 
PhantomOfEarth on Twitter, the new ability was spotted hidden in preview 
build 25314 of Windows 11 in the Canary channel (the earliest test builds, 
ones that might represent the initial development of Windows 12 ). Windows 11 
is getting an easy setting for choosing whether you want to get the latest 
updates as soon as they're ready, based on the feature name this is a quick 
toggle for getting Moments (and other C/D releases) ASAP. Hidden in Canary 
25314vivetool /enable /id:43132439 pic.twitter.com/aE0E6fYa9U March 17, 2023 
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As the screenshot in the tweet shows, the option is labeled: Get the latest 
updates as soon as theyre ready for your PC. 

Underneath that the text explains that turning on the option means youre 
prioritizing your PC to get the latest updates as they roll out. 

In other words, with one click on a simple slider, you can ensure that youre 
first in line to receive feature updates  such as the new Moment 2 update for 
Windows 11  when they appear. 

Build 25314 was the first preview to be rolled out to Canary testers, and 
other hidden functionality has been spotted in this version. That includes 
the possible return of the never combine option for the taskbar , a feature 
that some users have been clamoring for. Analysis: A smart idea  but also a 
double-edged sword 

Remember, this option is still in testing, and hidden in preview for that 
matter, so we dont know if this change will come to fruition. Still, we think 
its a fair bet that its something that might make the cut for the release 
version of Windows 11, as itd be a useful capability to have. 

Most likely weve all been in a situation where a Windows update gets pushed 
out the door by Microsoft, and we read about it online, and wonder why it 
hasnt appeared on our PC yet. Then we manually check for updates and there it 
is, ready to roll 

Using this option will mean that whatever the case, when a new feature update 
appears, youll be prioritized as one of the first to get it. 

Of course, being in that batch of early adopters can be a double-edged sword. 
On the one hand, youll be the first to play with new features (outside of 
testing), but on the other hand, youre still more likely to run into bugs . 

Even when Windows updates are released as final versions, they sometimes hit 
trouble with gremlins that slipped under the radar on the PCs of testers, so 
bear that firmly in mind. Indeed, you only need to peruse our ever-growing 
catalog of Windows 11 problems and how to fix them in order to see just how 
many glitches can affect a sprawling desktop operating system in the long run.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-could-make-getting-new-windows-11-fea
tures-easier-but-would-the-risks-be-worth-it


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