You can change Windows settings directly from a search now – how to try it
The latest Windows 11 Insiders Preview enhances the Search feature so that you can access specific settings right from a search window.
Microsoft has been enhancing Windows 11, focusing on improving the Search function. This new, streamlined Search experience, available in the Beta channel of the latest Windows 11 Insiders Preview, offers inline actions that allow users to directly perform specific tasks. These actions include adjusting settings such as turning on dark mode, altering screen brightness, muting devices, and arranging windows.
The improvements to Windows Search are designed to save time, particularly when users struggle to locate specific settings. The new feature can also understand misspellings, such as "drak" for "dark," and still provide correct results.
Additionally, Windows 11 can now run more efficiently on PCs with 8GB of RAM. The new Windows Search experience, built on WinUI 3, is faster and features a cleaner design. Users can check their current build number by going to Settings, System, About.
To enable the new features, users must join the Windows Insiders Program and sign up for the Beta or Experimental channel. The latest Insiders build includes enhancements to features such as Windows Hello facial recognition, Live captions, Gaming, File Explorer, and Microsoft 365 cloud storage. The update should roll out with the December Patch Tuesday update on December 8.
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