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This week's Microsoft news recap brings you the latest stories about more ads in Windows 11, Microsoft Account prompts in Windows 10, Start menu improvements, app updates, and more.

This week's Microsoft Weekly brings you a fresh news recap about Windows 11 activation changes, questionable File Explorer downgrades, new Windows 11 preview builds, big feature updates, and more.

Microsoft has started rolling out Edge 117 to insiders in the Dev Channel. Release notes for the latest update do not contain notable features, but there is a big list of fixes and minor improvements.

Microsoft has a ton of new features arriving on Windows 11, as part of the upcoming "Moment 3" feature release, followed by more at an undisclosed future time. We make sense of it all.

It looks like Microsoft is done with Windows 11 Insider build releases this week, following a surprise Beta build on Tuesday, and Release Channel builds for Windows 10 and 11 earlier today

Here's what you need to know about the new Windows 11 preview update. Microsoft has released the Windows 11 22H2 KB5018496 preview with almost 30 fixes and improvements, including a feature that lets users launch Task Manager with a shortcut.

Microsoft recently released Build 22621.755 of Windows 11 in preview. The update adds a new Task Manager shortcut and brings a long list of other improvements.

Microsoft uses the “Windows Insider” program to test new Windows features. Think of it as the Windows beta program. For example, testers can use the program to use Windows 11 22H2 before its official, stable release.

Microsoft's latest update to Windows 11, version 22H2, is shaping up to be a decent upgrade, with lots of little features that some users have vocally asked for: drag-and-drop taskbar functionality, File Explorer tabs, Spotlight wallpapers and more.

Microsoft has published a public service announcement, reminding organizations and developers that some older versions of Visual Studio are running out of support soon, so consider upgrading.