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What’s New in Windows 11 24H2?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It’s been a long, slow rollout, but by now, most of you have the Windows 11 24H2 update. The update brings several interesting changes and improvements to your Windows 11 computer, but unless you are an avid Windows fan, you might not have noticed them.<\/span><\/p>\n Here are some of the changes in the latest major Windows 11 update:<\/span><\/p>\n Smarter File Explorer<\/strong><\/span> Compressed File Support Added<\/strong><\/span> PNG Info\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span> File Explorer Tab Improvements<\/strong><\/span> Better Android Phone Support<\/strong><\/span> Enhanced Quick Settings<\/strong><\/span> Copilot Changes<\/strong><\/span> Improved Phone Link (for Android)<\/strong><\/span> HDR Wallpaper Support<\/strong> <\/span> Better Bluetooth Hearing Aid Support<\/strong><\/span> “Sudo for Windows”<\/strong><\/span> Widget Updates<\/strong><\/span> There are a few more minor improvements, most are for “Copilot PCs”. Copilot PCs are special PCs that are more Copilot intensive. And more expensive. If you want to know more about Copilot PCs, visit this page.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What’s New in Windows 11 24H2? It’s been a long, slow rollout, but by now, most of you have the Windows 11 24H2 update. The update brings several interesting changes and improvements to your Windows 11 computer, but unless you are an avid Windows fan, you might not have noticed them. Here are some of the changes\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4221,4299,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30173"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30173"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30177,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30173\/revisions\/30177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWhen you right-click on files, the options like “Cut,” “Copy,” and “Delete” now have words next to the icons, making what they do clearer. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nYou can now easily create compressed files in more formats, like .7z and .tar, in addition to the usual .zip. However, you can’t password-protect these newly created archives yet.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIf you have pictures in the PNG format, you can now edit information about them (like dates or descriptions) directly within File Explorer. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nJust like in a web browser, you can now right-click on a tab in File Explorer and choose to duplicate it.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIf you have an Android phone, there’s a special place in File Explorer where you can easily see files you’ve transferred between your phone and computer. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nWhen you click on the Wi-Fi or sound icon in the corner, the panel that pops up lets you scroll down to see all the available quick settings. You can also drag and drop these buttons to arrange them as you like. A new “Energy Saver” mode is available here; it’s ike a more powerful version of the old “Battery Saver,” working to reduce overall energy use, even on desktop computers. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe Copilot AI assistant is no longer stuck on the right side of your screen. It now acts like a regular app with its own icon on the taskbar, so you can place it wherever is most convenient. And you don’t use Copilot, you can remove the icon from your taskbar.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIf you have an Android phone, the connection with your Windows PC is improving. You can see your phone’s notifications in the taskbar, send and receive text messages, browse your phone’s files, and even use your phone’s camera as a webcam more easily. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIf you have a fancy monitor that shows High Dynamic Range (HDR) colors, you can now set HDR images as your wallpaper to make your desktop look more vibrant. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIf you use hearing aids that connect via Bluetooth LE, you’ll have more control over sound settings and background noise. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThis is a bit like a tool in Linux that lets you run commands with administrator privileges directly in the regular command line window, without opening a separate administrator command prompt.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nYou can now customize which widgets show on your lock screen in the Settings app under “Personalization.”<\/span><\/p>\n