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It is time to recap every important announcement in the arena of Microsoft in the last couple of days. However, the last week was considered a comparatively slow improvement from the Microsoft news flow. But the most recent news was related to Windows 8 Command Center, Windows 11 build, and Windows Autopatch.

News About Windows 8 Command Center

The ex-Director of User Experience for Microsoft Jensen Harris appeared in the news feed in the last couple of weeks. He has spent 5 years in this role including almost 16 years he spent in total serving the company. Harris left the company just after the release of the Windows 8.1 version. He shared some information regarding Windows including the chopped start-up sound of Windows 8 and the Start menu of Windows 11.

Harris has now disclosed information about a Windows 8 Command Center (canceled). It actually refers to the context menu on the Start button displaying a list of functions. But the key objective was to serve it to power users. Harris said the project was postponed because of the insufficient time required for its completion. Microsoft also added a new Mica Alt design model to Windows 11.

It stands along with Acrylic, Smoke, and Mica, but is specially designed for classified ideas. Microsoft said Windows Server and client users in Chile could face timestamp-related problems. These issues include scheduled activities such as meetings and server connectivity to some applications. The major reason is the country switching to Daylight Saving Time, but Windows isn’t able to manage this move.

The New Windows 11 Build 25197

This week, there was just one Insider release found for Windows 11. The release came in the shape of build 25197 for the Dev Channel. Keep in mind that Microsoft has also released ISO files for this build. It is a comparatively specific build with various attractive features. Some of these features include updates to the System Tray, tablet-optimized Taskbar, and new icons for the Settings app.

This would enable users to utilize the “live kernel dump” ability in Task Manager. It enables users to rapidly export dump files for analysis to debug issues without the need to restart the system. Microsoft also pointed out another recent issue in Windows 11. This issue shows that the OS doesn’t allow users to sign in after adding a Microsoft account. However, the client version 21H2 of Windows 11 was badly affected.

Meanwhile, the Redmond tech company has now resolved the issue through KIR (Known Issue Rollback). There was also recently popping up the “Moment” update of Windows 11. It was built in 22940, as pointed out in a PowerShell issue on GitHub. The Moment is supposedly the next release for Windows 11 version 22H2 and is expected to arrive later this month.

The Announcement of Windows Autopatch

Microsoft announced a number of new features this week, including Windows Autopatch. This is a maintained enterprise service providing the supremacy of update deployments to Microsoft to decrease the IT team’s burden. The tech giant also utilizes tools including Windows Update for Business. It confirms the automatic updating of Windows 10, Windows 11, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft 365 services, and Teams in an organization.

Moreover, the tool includes the establishing of testing circles, rolling back updates, and monitoring health. The advanced abilities in the new update include application-only approval with its app Modern Workplace Management. The tool also features quality updates reporting and the foreseeing status of streamlined post-registration devices. It is important that Windows Server VS Next build 25197 is now available in 18 languages.