Windows 11 22H2 will be another major update to the operating system and will bring some of the new features we’ve been waiting for, Microsoft announced last night at an event aimed at “The future of hybrid work” where he also introduced new management and security options for use in companies published by our MCPRO colleagues.

When Microsoft released Windows 11, many of us felt that we were facing and unfinished project. “Windows 10.5,” as some media said, with a base that has been building for 21 years (since Windows XP), components developed for Windows 10X, and visual and interface changes that seemed more new than they actually were. Too little to be the focal point “A new era for PC” which Panos Panay promised.

Generally necessary ‘tuning’, but not a promised revolution and such it was left for a better opportunity. Development should start with the Windows Core OS project, which abandons all older components, which would allow Microsoft to take definitive steps to offer a “new Windows”, but indeed. The task of supporting the huge Windows ecosystem in hardware and especially in software is Herculean and will have to wait.

Windows 11 22H2, news

Given this fact and in anticipation of the “revolution” in Windows 12 or later, Microsoft’s goal is to improve Windows 11 and add the news that was promised in your ad, but they did not arrive in the original edition. Some of them have already been implemented in quality updates, and others that are already being tested in the Insiders channel will definitely arrive in the stable version of Windows 11 22H2, the first major update.

File browser

Improvements to the system’s internal applications have been continuous since its launch, so we’ve seen Notepad or Windows Media Player recover. Now comes the next long awaited.

Microsoft has officially introduced a new file browser for Windows 11 and finally, the expected bookmarks are added. This is a standard feature in Mac Finder, Linux administrators, and third-party browsers. Microsoft tried it with the ‘Kits’ feature, but it didn’t work because it was too ambitious. 22H2 will be available in Windows 11, which will allow users to multitask and move between different Windows Explorer directories without having to activate duplicate instances of the same application.

In addition to the tabs, the browser will have and new home page which displays files that have been manually added to “favorites”, as well as recent files and a quick access area at the top of the screen. It will also be able to pin individual files (favorites) and offer contextual suggestions based on the Context IQ used by Microsoft Editor to make it easier to find the files we are looking for.

The new explorer looks good. The long-awaited recovery of a key component of every operating system. There are no reports that this development could get into Windows 10 and the truth is that it would come in handy.

Taskbar and Start menu

They are the main user interface elements of any operating system, and the Windows 11 interface is in dire need of improvement because, although it offers greater visual appeal, it has degraded usability compared to previous systems.

The announced news comes from the capacity create folders on the Start menu by dragging one application onto another. It’s something that is present in mobile systems like Android, and it adds more flexibility of use and better organization.

It has also been improved support for touch screens and 2 in 1 devices. When we switch from laptop mode to tablet mode, the size of the taskbar expands to make it easier to use with our fingers. Once the application is launched, the taskbar collapses to provide more screen space. To get back to the taskbar, simply drag it from the bottom of the screen up. Or open the Start menu in the same way.

We haven’t seen anything about another shortcoming of the current dashboard, o function drag and drop present in Windows 10 and earlier and used to increase workflow productivity, for example, by dragging a file to the default pinned application to open it. Or drag apps to the taskbar and pin them, which can’t be done directly because you have to go through the Start menu first. We anticipate that Microsoft will resolve this in the next update

The introduction of the clock and date on the taskbar on secondary or multiple monitors and the necessary corrections of the Start, Search, Tasks, Widgets and Chat icons are also confirmed. The Widgets button has been permanently moved to the left margin instead of its original location in Windows 11 and will display weather information, such as the current temperature, directly on the taskbar. If you don’t like it, you can delete it as before.

Plus

FocusAssist It was an extremely successful feature in Windows 11 (and Windows 10) as a great ally in the war against announcements, which competes to steal our attention from work, games and the media when using the system. And it will improve on Windows 11 22H2 s greater filtering capacity for notifications and alerts thanks to the built-in focus timer, which limits notifications to a set time, and the new “Do Not Disturb” feature, which is used by default by users who do not want to be disturbed when we produce.

Microsoft also announced accessibility improvements for hearing impaired users. These are live subtitles (live subtitles), which can add closed captions for all Windows audio experiences using real – time text – to – speech from any application running on your computer.

Another good part of the announced news is business functions such as those for voice and video calling and messaging, including support for artificial intelligence noise reduction, auto-framing, and eye contact effects, although these effects will require ARM-based Windows because it uses the Neural of Qualcomm chips.

Safety

Microsoft has announced new security features for Windows 11 22H2 that add more protection against cyber security threats, better encryption and blocking of malicious applications and drivers.

One of the new features will be phishing protection Improved through Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, an anti-phishing and anti-malware cloud service. Thanks to the SmartScreen feature built into the operating system, Windows users will be warned when they enter their credentials into malicious applications or infected websites.

Another addition is the function encryption of personal data which will protect users’ files and data when they are not logged on to the device by blocking access until Windows Hello authentication is complete.

Windows 11 customers will also be able to allow a list of blocked vulnerabilities from Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC). Additional security enhancements will come to protect accounts, devices, and applications SettingsLockA feature that blocks the automatic rollback of security settings if end users or attackers try to change them.

There are quite a few changes and improvements in cyber security, although most are focused on the business segment. Others also like it Windows 365 offline option and a native suite application that allows users to open their cloud computer from the Start menu or taskbar.

There are other minor features that we will tell you about, and other great expectations, such as the Android for Windows subsystem and the redesigned Microsoft Store, which should be fully implemented to run Windows 11 22H2, which the final version is expected next fall. Necessary update as an improvement of all of the above, but as we said on the same basis. The revolution will have to wait.