Pin apps from the Start Menu to the Desktop and Taskbar
You can now easily pin apps from the Start Menu to the Taskbar or the Desktop. In 23H2, when you try dragging a pinned app from the Start Menu to any of these two locations, it displays a block icon. But in this build, it is possible to do so.
New energy recommendation
If you use Energy recommendations on Windows 11, you’ll spot a new “Turn off HDR to conserve energy” option in the settings. Obviously, this option will only appear if your PC has a HDR display.
Navigate to Settings > Power & battery > Energy recommendations to adjust this setting.
Lock screen
Microsoft added an improved “Weather and more” option to this build. So, you’ll see a “Sports” card along with the usual Weather, Finance, and traffic cards. The release notes mention improving the UI, font, and blur effect.
In Windows 11 23H2, only these three cards appear on the lock screen. Surprisingly, Microsoft doesn’t want to offer a “Weather only” option on the Lock screen and wants to push these annoying MSN stuff.
For Windows 11 Insiders, an expiry date information option will appear in the About section of the Settings app. Note that you can also check the build expiry using the winver command.
Fixes
This Canary build adds fixes for the following problems:
- Voice Typing users noticed errors when using Chinese and a few other languages.
- Windows Setup (OOBE) wrongly displayed pinyin twice in the available input methods list.
- Icons in the Startup section of the Settings app appeared wider than the available space.
- Power & Battery showed duplicate text for a slow charger warning.
- The Windows Update page in Settings lacked text information.
Apart from these fixes, Microsoft is working to fix the upgrade bug that prevents Canary and Dev users from installing the latest build. If you face the same issue, the only option is to manually install the latest build via the official ISO file.
