On February 28th (US time), Microsoft announced that it has provided Windows 11 “first” “major update” since the official release on October 5, 2022 via Windows Update and the Microsoft Store.announced。
There are some features in terms of functionality, but the main one is that the recently talked regarding “Bing with AI search function” function has been incorporated into Windows 11 as standard via the search window on the taskbar. In addition, a preview version of “Phone Link for iOS”, which enables cooperation with the iPhone, which has been a concern for many years, is also available, and can be used via Windows Insiders.
When I heard this kind of story, “Huh? Wasn’t the major update of Windows 11 “22H2”? There may be people who have doubts. In the era of Windows 10, the “large update (function update)” that came regarding twice a year corresponded to this “major update”.
However, in Windows 11, although the OS itself is updated in the form of 22H2, the addition of functions itself comes irregularly. We talked regarding the ““C” release” before, but in Windows 11, in addition to Windows Update, functions will be updated little by little through a total of four types of update windows, such as the Microsoft Store.
However, in reality, the frequency of this feature update varies, some months more and some months less. Once this wave has come full circle and a certain amount of enhancements have been made, the next cycle will begin. This series of cycles is called “Moment” and is said to be “regarding three to four times a year,” according to Zach Borden of Windows Central.
The “major update” announced on February 28 will mark the end of “Moment 2”, and subsequent function updates will enter the “Moment 3” cycle.
From Moment 2 to Moment 3
As I’ve touched on several times in the past, the feature set that will be delivered in the Moment 2 cycle will be delivered shortly following 22H2 is available, and the “tabbed explorer” will be part of it. .
Before the official distribution of Moment 2, functional tests are being conducted in the Release Preview of Windows Insider Preview, but it includes various things from improvements to the taskbar to enhancements to standard apps and tools.
Mr. Boden mentioned earlier, “Feature Drop”, but it is an image that a little function expansion will fall down.
Meanwhile, preparations for the update following Moment 2 have already begun.Neowin reportsHowever, at the time of writing this article, “Build 22624”, which has not yet been confirmed to be officially offered, was discovered. According to the magazine, the build number “Build 22623” was used to distribute the latest update of Moment 2, and it points out that the discovered new number is connected to Moment 3.
At this time, Microsoft will stop delivering the latest build to Beta Channel users.Reported to post warning window until March 8thIt is likely that the Beta Channel test target will switch to Moment 3 at this timing in March.
As for the new features themselves, the ones that are being tested on the Dev Channel will “basically” come in, so for the time being, we will be testing Moments 3 and 4 on the Dev Channel, Moment 3 on the Beta Channel, and Moment 2 on the Release Preview. will take place.
According to Neowin, Moment 3 will be available around May. It’s been a while since then, but it’s currently expected that Moment 4 will be updated around the same time as “23H2” at the same time.
In this way, Windows 11 will go through a cycle of relatively large updates coming in three to four times a year for a while.
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