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November 18, 2024

Windows 11 multitasking is about to get even better

Windows 11's recent KB5046716 update enhances multitasking capabilities, particularly through the Snap Layouts feature. The update introduces new text options for a more intuitive experience, allowing users to choose app layouts, window movements, and arrangements. The Snap Layouts interface has been simplified, showing application icons and text, and the keyboard shortcut has been streamlined to Windows key + Z. Additionally, the update improves File Explorer with labels for actions like paste, copy, and delete, and adds share support to the Start menu for easier file sharing from Taskbar jump lists. Users can access a share icon by right-clicking Taskbar icons. A new gamepad layout for the on-screen keyboard allows Xbox controllers to be used for typing and navigation. Accessibility features, particularly the Narrator tool, have also been upgraded to allow users to bypass links in text files and jump directly to lists or tables of contents.

Winsage

November 18, 2024

Windows 11 update improves Snap Layouts usability, adds new features

Microsoft will not release any further feature updates for the test channels of Windows 11 for the remainder of 2024. Windows 11 Insiders recently received a preview update (KB5046716) that includes enhancements to the Snap Layouts feature, such as descriptive text for better user understanding and activation via the Windows key + Z shortcut. Other improvements in the update include direct file sharing from taskbar jump lists, a gamepad layout for the on-screen keyboard, new narrator scan mode features, and enhancements to speech-to-text and text-to-speech functionalities.

Winsage

September 5, 2024

Windows 11 is getting a new on-screen keyboard for gamepads, here is how to try it

Microsoft has introduced an on-screen keyboard for gamepad users in the latest Windows 11 build for Beta Channel users. This feature allows users to type using a "Gamepad" layout, where they can navigate letters with the joystick and use controller buttons for functions like Backspace, Spacebar, Enter, and Shift. Numbers and special symbols can be accessed via the right trigger, while cursor navigation is facilitated by the RB and LB buttons. The feature is currently rolling out for Insiders on build 22635.4145, and users can enable it manually using the ViVeTool app. Instructions for enabling the feature include downloading ViveTool, navigating to the folder with the files, entering a specific command, and restarting the computer.