Mere days after Microsoft launched the Moment 4 Update for Windows 11 users, including quite a few new options and enhancements to Windows 11 model 22H2, the corporate additionally unleashed the massive annual Windows 11 2023 Update (also referred to as Windows 11 model 23H2).

“Because Windows 11, version 23H2 shares the same code base and servicing branch as Windows 11, version 22H2, this feature update will be delivered via Windows Update (as with the monthly update process) to enable a quick installation,” Microsoft explains.

Windows 11 22H2 Moment 4 Update vs. Windows 11 Version 23H2: What’s the distinction?

Somewhat confusingly, Windows 11 customers will obtain a lot of the new options of Windows 11 model 23H2 with the Moment 4 Update for Windows 11 model 22H2, which is already obtainable as a preview replace through KB5031455. To set up it, the choice “Get the latest updates as soon as they are available” have to be activated within the Windows Update settings.

The Moment 4 replace will then be delivered to all Windows 11 customers on November’s “Patch Tuesday” on November 14. Over the subsequent few weeks, there’ll then be one other, smaller replace that may improve the model variety of Windows 11 from Windows 11 model 22H2 to Windows 11 model 23H2 and add a handful of different options.

Microsoft didn’t reveal when the 2023 Update might be delivered to all Windows 11 customers worldwide. Experience exhibits that it ought to take a number of weeks, if not months, till it’s pushed to each PC. OEM producers would be the first to obtain the brand new Windows 11 model to be able to set up it on the PCs and laptops they manufacture.

Microsoft will not ship the 23H2 replace in case your system remains to be incompatible with among the new or modified options — for instance as a result of a {hardware} driver or an put in software nonetheless requires changes on the a part of the producer. Only when these issues have been solved will the system obtain the 23H2 replace through Windows Update.

What’s new in Windows 11’s 2023 Update

In addition to the flood of Moment 4 options, Windows 11 model 23H2 comes with some new enhancements. According to Microsoft, this consists of that as a substitute of “Chat,” “Microsoft Teams (free)” will be pinned to the taskbar in future.

Under “All Apps” within the Start menu, all system elements of Windows 11 are labelled “System.”

Windows 11’s 2023 Update additionally features a smart tweak that may assist you keep organized: In Settings -> Apps -> Installed Apps, solely functions and video games put in by you may be proven. Any elements put in and required by Windows 11 might be cut up out to Settings -> System -> System Components.

Moment 4 improvements and enhancements

The “Moment 4” replace that makes up a lot of the Windows 11 2023 Update is probably the most in depth replace because the launch of Windows 11. A have a look at this support article from Microsoft exhibits how in depth the replace is, the place all of the highlights are listed individually in accordance with classes resembling “Start Menu”, “Taskbar”, “File Explorer”, “Security” and “Settings and Bluetooth”. These highlights embrace, for instance

• native support for the “rar”, “7z” and “tar” pack formats
• Improvements within the begin menu
• a beefed-up quantity mixer that may be referred to as up through “Ctrl + Windows key + V”
• “Catalogues” within the file explorer
• the brand new Windows Backup app
• help for passkeys (that are supposed to exchange passwords)
• an prolonged phishing safety
• the opportunity of hiding the show of the time within the backside right-hand nook
• the utterly revised begin web page of the “Settings
• the management of units with dynamic lighting (resembling mice, keyboards, and so forth)
• and rather more.

This article was translated from German to English and initially appeared on pcwelt.de.