Windows 11 Moments 5 is in development and will be released next February. It will be the first major operating system update in 2024 and like the previous ones, it will be free for computers with a valid Windows 11 license and also for migrating from Windows 10.

You already know that Microsoft has adjusted its development plan for Windows 11 development, going from two annual releases to just one. To compensate for this and introduce new features, functions and technology support, the company released updates known as “Moments”, which are something similar to the Service Packs used in Windows 7, but much lighter and better controlled.

Windows 11 Moments 5

The fifth release of ‘Moments’ is scheduled for next February, according to what they told us at Windows Central, where they prepared a special with the expected news. The build will be released on Windows Update and the Microsoft Catalog as a cumulative update for the current stable build: Windows 11 23H2.

These types of updates don’t offer many new features or innovative changes, and Moments 5 will be no exception. For users in the European Union, perhaps the most interesting changes are what Microsoft is about to introduce comply with the Digital Markets Act.

One of them will be ability Uninstalling Edge, a Microsoft browser that uses its default Windows installation and can be removed with a few clicks. It won’t be the only component that Microsoft considers a “system” that will need to be easily uninstalled to comply with European antitrust regulations. Camera, Photos or Cortana can be deleted in the same way.

Bing can also be disabled in the Search bar, which is another application that Microsoft is promoting due to Windows market share. The next news will be new widget panel with the ability to disable the message section, which was why many of us passed it on.

As a quality of life improvement, Microsoft will release the option write directly in the text fields throughout the operating system. This is a feature that other platforms have had for some time, and it makes using a digital pen much more streamlined, as you no longer need to enter a dedicated handwriting pad to write.

In the same vein, Microsoft will also enable interoperability of the Windows search bar, which means that alternative search providers (Google, DuckDuckGo, Qwant…) will be able to create a plugin for the Windows search bar that will allow users to switch to another search provider.

Some of the pre-installed apps will also be updated, such as Notepad or those related to the Microsoft Store digital store. In terms of availability, function Voice access It will support multi-monitor usage and add support for multiple languages, French, German and Spanish. Finally, highlight Windows 365 integration in Windows 11. A company-focused feature that aims to make it easier to use Cloud PC.

We will tell you about it because most of the new features are already being tested on the Insider channel. Windows 11 Moments 5 is scheduled to be released February 2024 and will arrive as a free cumulative update.