For members of the Windows Insider project on Beta and Dev channels, Microsoft today released a preview update for Windows 11 Build 22000.160. This update also focuses on BUG repair and background performance optimization and does not introduce too many new features.
The Alarms & Clock app is now renamed Clock
- With this name change, Microsoft also brought new features including Focus Timer, Spotify, and integrated To Do. In addition, Focus Sessions allows users to set timers to focus on tasks while listening to their Spotify playlists in the app. There is also a habit-forming feature that allows users to set goals and track their progress.
The estimated function of Windows Update
- This feature can provide users with an estimated time required to restart when installing updates. The company is removing those built-in functions that run on traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), making them unique to SSD users. The company did add that its goal is to restore the function after the error has been eliminated.
Still lack Android application support
- What is still missing from these versions is the installation and download of Android applications on the Microsoft Store through the built-in Amazon AppStore. Although the company demonstrated the feature in the initial Windows 11 announcement, the feature is nowhere to be found, even though the build has now begun to be rolled out to the Beta channel. Anyone is guessing whether this feature will be launched in time before the fall of Windows 11.
Release
- The version released by the Dev channel is no longer tied to a certain Windows feature update bundle. But with the simultaneous release of Dev and Beta channels, indicates that the stability and completion of the operating system have reached a certain level. Dev channel users may soon start testing certain parts of the operating system, which will be released next year.
In addition to the renaming of the Clock app, the version released today also brings 1 bug fix: it fixes the problem that the location in use icon is sometimes displayed in the taskbar even if your preference prevents it from being used.
