There’s a new feature for nearly every Windows user.
Microsoft’s big new Windows 11 update is packed full of quality-of-life improvements and features.a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.Microsoft will release its next big Windows 11 update, 23H2, on September 26th.
, too: Microsoft executives demoed using Copilot to write text messages using data from your calendar, navigation options in Outlook, and more.This is also Microsoft’s latest attempt to deliver a digital assistant inside Windows after the companyinside Windows 11 last month. It might be more successful this time, particularly as it’s powered by the same technologies behind Bing Chat, so you can ask real questions and get answers in return.
If the idea of an AI assistant isn’t your thing, Microsoft still has plenty to offer with this update. File Explorer is. The updated File Explorer UI includes a modern home interface with large file thumbnails and a carousel interface that can surface recent files and favorited ones. These changes make File Explorer blend in better with the overall Windows 11 design.
Microsoft is also adding native RAR and 7-zip support to Windows 11 with this update. That means you’ll be able to easily open files like tar, 7-zip, rar, gz, and many others using the libarchive open-source project that’s now built into Windows 11. Microsoft is also planning to provide support for