Windows 11 Build 22478
7 years of the Windows Insider Program
October has been a big month for us. Not only did we launch Windows 11 to the world with the help of you, our Windows Insiders, we’re also celebrating our 7 year anniversary. To celebrate our anniversary this year, we are releasing special desktop backgrounds designed by the Microsoft Design Team to show off being Microsoft and Windows 11 fans! Download the special background here for dark theme and here for light theme.
Windows 11 Build 22478 is currently available for testing in the Dev Channel of the Windows Insider Program, and it is intended for experienced users. There are a number of new emojis in this preview release, which come from the Nickel (active development branch) of the project. Due to the fact that the future version of Windows 11 is still in the early stages of development, these builds do not include any new features.
The update is titled “Windows 11 Insider Preview 22478.1000 (rs prerelease)” and it is only accessible for PCs that have been certified as compatible with it. For unsupported devices, you’ll need to execute a third-party script that will allow you to circumvent the prerequisites before you can download and install the update.
It’s important to note that the Windows 11 Dev Channel requirements apply to both physical and virtual computers. In the case of VMWare, you may activate encryption, install a TPM module, and turn on secure booting.
The support for new emoji is one of the most notable features in Windows 11 Build 22478.1000. Microsoft has been hard at work on Fluent emoji for Windows 11, Microsoft 365, Teams, and other products over the past several months. With today’s update, Microsoft is finally delivering the new emoji design to Windows 11 test versions, which had previously been unavailable.
The new Fluent emoji display on the operating system’s emoji or clipboard panel, and the emoji have been tuned for humor, sentiments, fun, and other emotional expressions.
Also included in Emoji 13.1 are new emoji such as the space with spiral eyes, among other things. As was to be expected, the Clippy emoji from Microsoft can also be found in the clipboard panel.
Microsoft intends to make these emojis available to all users of Windows 11 through a series of cumulative upgrades.
Windows 11 Build 22478 includes a number of enhancements.
- The Korean International Character Set (IME) is included in the Windows 11 preview. When you open the IME for the first time after upgrading to Windows 10, you will see that it has been updated to match the appearance and feel of the new operating system. You can anticipate rounded edges, Fluent Design, and other similar enhancements.
- It is now possible to validate your login using Windows Hello even while the laptop lid is closed and the laptop is linked to an external monitor with a camera setup in this release of Windows.
- In addition, Windows Hello’s multi-camera functionality will be included in Windows 10 version 21H2, which is scheduled to be released later this year.
The following enhancements are also included in Windows 11 Build 22478:
- Microsoft has made improvements to the Windows indexer platform as a result of user input received. The new modifications should result in improved performance as well as a reduction in disc space use. However, you will only see these benefits if you have a large database size to work with (due to large Outlook mailboxes).
- When hovering over the taskbar volume icon, you may now alter the volume level by scrolling the mouse wheel on the right side of the screen.
- Small changes have been made to the dialogue box that displays when you add or alter a new language pack in the Settings app as a result of the update.
In the same way that other dialogue boxes have rounded corners, the Settings app now has a dialogue box that is a touch more contemporary in appearance.
Windows 11 Build 22000.282
Windows 11 Build 22000.282 (KB5006746) is currently being sent out to testers in the Beta and Release Preview Channels of the Insider program, and it has finally resolved the performance issues that AMD has previously admitted to being responsible for.
Windows 11 is being sent out gradually, and many users have already upgraded to the new operating system. However, some customers have reported a significant decrease in overall performance. According to sources from AMD, a problem in Windows 11 might cause the performance of AMD CPUs that are compatible to suffer.
If customers are using AMD technology to run Windows 10 on their computers, they may experience problems with their normal applications. If you installed Windows 11 on an AMD machine and experienced performance issues or compatibility issues with your applications or games, a patch is now available through the Windows Update service.
KB5006674 (x64-based Systems) is the name of the patch, and it is downloaded automatically on Insider computers.
Build 22000.282, which is currently available for Insider Program testers, is the first release to resolve compatibility issues with L3 caching, which were affecting the performance of some applications. As a matter of fact, AMD believes that consumers who utilize Windows 11 will see a roughly threefold increase in L3 cache latency.
As a result, the performance of applications was reduced by 3-5 percent, while the performance of specific games, notably those utilized for eSports, was reduced by up to 15 percent. According to reports, the problem was severe enough that Microsoft responded promptly and deployed their own solutions.
When you try to load applications or games on AMD CPUs with Windows 11 Build 22000.282, Windows will not degrade the performance of the app or game.
A caution, though: unless you’re a member of the beta testing program, which grants you early access to Windows Updates, you may not be able to download this update until the end of this month. This is due to the fact that the patch will be tested with Insiders before being made available to the entire public as an optional upgrade later in the month.
This update will also be included in the November 2021 Patch Tuesday release. As a workaround until then, you may either downgrade to Windows 10 or stop playing games (and put up with the performance issue), or you can just wait for the optional update, which will be issued later this month.
