Microsoft has now released the Fall 2022 Update, also known as Windows 11 22H2 (“Sun Valley 2”) to Insiders on the Release Preview Channel, and aims to help administrators and organizations take a closer look at Windows 11’s first major feature update. and evaluate accordingly.
Like the company on its Windows Insider blog announced, the feature update codenamed “Sun Valley 2” is now available through the following channels.
The preview, which is based on Windows 11 Build 22621 with RTM status, is almost identical to the final release of Windows 11 22H2 and will have only minor changes until the final rollout.
Windows 11 22H2 is now available in preview (Image: Microsoft) However, at this time the operating system has not yet reached General Availability (GA) status and is therefore not yet been distributed to the masses of users. The rollout is expected to start with a pre-release in August and will run until September. Windows 11 22H2
The new taskbar, or new taskbar status, as Microsoft calls the feature, should activate automatically when the operating system is running on a tablet or the keyboard is removed from a 2-in-1 device. However, according to Microsoft, this optimized taskbar cannot be activated or otherwise forced on a desktop PC or notebook.
The new dynamic feeds in Windows 11. The update to Windows 11 21H2 officially requires the following preconditions, which can (still) be avoided with various workarounds.
However, Microsoft has already announced several times that the requirements should be checked more closely when moving to the next higher feature update.
The workarounds could then come to an end with the update of autumn 2022 at the latest – but it is not yet completely finished.
Meanwhile, Windows 11 insiders in the Dev Channel are already on their way to the Fall 2023 update aka Windows 11 23H2 (“Sun Valley 3”), and Microsoft is also planning further innovations for the next major feature update in the coming year.
Learn more about transitioning to the official preview of Windows 11 22H2 in a detailed article in the Microsoft Tech Community
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