

Windows 11, version 22H2 follows the Windows 11 servicing timeline: This article lists the new and updated features IT Pros should know. It includes all features and fixes in previous cumulative updates to Windows 11, version 21H2, the original Windows 11 release version.

According to web analytics service Statcounter, which tracks 1.5 million websites, Windows 10 was running in 73.3 percent of PCs worldwide in February, with Windows 11 running on 19.1 percent.Windows 11, version 22H2 is a feature update for Windows 11. These changes come as Microsoft looks to ramp up the use of Windows 11. "We have taken and will continue to take steps to mitigate unrequested modifications to a user's choices and expect to do more later this year after application developers have had time to incorporate these new best practices," Grady and Roth write.

Users have complained since the launch of Windows 11 that the processes for managing application defaults and taskbar pinning are more complicated than in Windows 10, and the Start menu has been an ongoing source of irritation.Įssentially, the system will make sure that users want these pinnings to happen before they occur. "Apps may offer features to lead users to the appropriate dialog or setting, but users are ultimately in control through standardized and clear experiences to inform their decisions." Users are ultimately in control through standardized and clear experiences to inform their decisions "Third party applications running on Windows and Microsoft's own apps and features will have access to methods for pinning to these key user experiences and access to directing users to change defaults," Aaron Grady, group program manager for Windows Experiences, and Tali Roth, partner group product manager for Windows, wrote this month. In particular, Microsoft wants to not only ensure folks can decide what is pinned to those various spots, but that they have consistent system dialog boxes and settings to control default applications, and of course, the default browser. Microsoft appears to be heeding the various criticisms of Windows 11's desktop, Start menu, and taskbar, promising to give users and developers more control over what they see and use on the screen.
