{"id":461448,"date":"2022-09-22T15:37:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T13:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=461448"},"modified":"2022-09-22T15:44:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T13:44:27","slug":"windows-11-gets-first-big-update-here-are-the-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/461448-windows-11-gets-first-big-update-here-are-the-new-features.html","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 gets first big update \u2014 Here are the new features"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft started rolling out<\/a><\/strong> its first major annual update for Windows 11 this week, launching new features including Start menu folders, Live Captions across the operating system, and improvements to Snap Layouts.<\/p>\n

The first allows users to drag apps on top of each other to create folders, which can be moved around the menu freely.<\/p>\n

Users can also now resize the Start menu’s pinned area to make the recommended section smaller, placing more emphasis on their apps.<\/p>\n

The taskbar has also been updated to bring back drag and drop capability that was available in Windows 10.<\/p>\n

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One of Windows 11’s staple features \u2014 Snap Layouts \u2014 allows users to more easily resize and organise multiple apps or File Explorer windows on their desktop.<\/p>\n

With the 2022 update, Snap Layouts gets a new snap bar that appears as an overlay at the top of the screen whenever the user drags a window.<\/p>\n

In addition, Microsoft has improved touch navigation with Snap Layouts and added support for the feature when using Microsoft Edge tabs.<\/p>\n

Regarding accessibility, the update introduces system-wide live captions to generate text from any audio content on Windows 11 and a new voice access feature, which lets users control their PC and write text using only their voice.<\/p>\n

The Narrator has also been enhanced with more natural speech, which Microsoft said would create pleasant-sounding audio in reading or browsing the web.<\/p>\n

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For gamers, Windows 11’s Auto HDR and Variable Refresh Rate features will now be supported when playing in windowed mode.<\/p>\n

Microsoft has also promised lower latency for older DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 titles running in windowed mode.<\/p>\n

Finally, Microsoft has also added Windows Studio Effects, a feature that allows users to enhance video and audio calls made using their computer’s integrated web camera.<\/p>\n

Windows chief product officer Panos Panay also shared other new features coming to Windows 11 from October 2022 as part of more iterative updates, such as:<\/p>\n