Windows 11 help and upcoming features – Pureinfotech Newsletter #5
Snipping Tool is becoming a powerful too for capturing screenshots and recording screencasts.
In this issue, Windows 11 is gaining new features, including a redesigned Recall app, support for multiple clocks in the Notification Center, and AI actions in File Explorer. Microsoft revealed these and other features and changes in the last three preview builds available in the Beta, Dev, and Canary Channels.
Furthermore, I wrote a new guide to help you get started with the GIF maker available with the Snipping Tool.
🧠 Guides for Windows 11
📍Enable and create GIFs with Snipping Tool on Windows 11: In this guide, I’ll explain the steps to enable the GIF maker and get started with the feature.
Other tips
📍How to pick HEX, RGB, HSL color codes from any pixel on Windows 11: If you ever need a color picker to identify the code of a color on the screen, on Windows 11, you have at least two ways to do this with the Snipping Tool and PowerToys.
📍 How to take screenshot on Windows 11 using Snipping Tool: In this guide, I go over every step you need to know to take and annotate screenshots using the Snipping Tool.
📍 How to disable AI Overviews on Google Search using Chrome and Edge for Windows 11: If AI answers in search results aren't for you, use these steps to disable the feature on Google Search.
🔁 Windows Insider Preview builds
Since my last newsletter, Microsoft has published more preview builds of Windows 11, including build 27881 in the Canary Channel, and build 26120.4452 (KB5060836) in the Beta Channel and 26200.5661 (KB5060838) in the Dev Channel.
📍 Build 27881 for Windows 11 finally brings new features to the Canary Channel: This update introduces a filter toggle for Voice Typing, the new Speech Recap feature in Narrator, and UI refinements across the Taskbar, Settings, Share interface, and more.
📺 I have also published a video overview with all the most interesting changes rolling out in the Canary Channel.
📍 Build 26200.5661 (KB5060838) for Windows 11 adds new Recall home in Dev Channel: This preview introduces a new home interface for the Recall app, a new setting to reposition hardware indicators, and AI-powered context menu options in File Explorer.
📍 Build 26120.4452 (KB5060836) for Windows 11 lets you reposition indicators in Beta Channel: This preview brings similar changes as build 26200.5661 in the Dev Channel, including multiple clock support for the Notification Center and other fixes and changes.
💡 Did you know?
You can quickly snap windows with “Windows key + Arrow Keys.”
Press “Windows key + Left Arrow” or “Right Arrow” to snap the active window to the left or right half of the screen.
Then, press “Up Arrow” or “Down Arrow” to move it into a corner for a quarter-screen view.
This shortcut is great for multitasking without using the mouse.
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