{"id":151408,"date":"2023-01-19T14:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T19:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=151408"},"modified":"2023-01-19T14:56:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T19:56:34","slug":"windows-11-build-25281-new-spotlight-graphics-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-build-25281-new-spotlight-graphics-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 build 25281 outs with new Spotlight and Graphics settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>Windows 11 build 25281 is now rolling out in the Dev Channel.<\/li>\n<li>The update introduces changes to the Spotlight feature and Graphics settings.<\/li>\n<li>The flight also brings various fixes and improvements for existing features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 11 build 25281 for devices enrolled in the Dev Channel of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-insider-preview-build-history-tracker\/\">Windows Insider Program<\/a>. This is a minor update, but it includes some interesting new updates for existing features, improvements, and fixes.<\/p>\n<p>Build 25281 for Windows 11, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2023\/01\/19\/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25281\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the official changes<\/a>, introduces visual changes for the Windows Spotlight feature on the desktop with a new interface to show more details about the background and description. In addition, the company is trying a new way to switch between different images with previews, full-screen experience, and minimized experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Graphics settings page has been redesigned to match the design language across the application. Furthermore, the &#8220;Optimization for windowed games&#8221; option is now located on the main page.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, this flight removes the paired Bluetooth device from <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Bluetooth and Devices<\/strong>, it will no longer show up a prompt to confirm before removing it.<\/p>\n<h2>Windows 11 build 25281 changes<\/h2>\n<p>Here are all the new features and improvements for the latest release of Windows 11 in the Dev Channel:<\/p>\n<h3>Windows Spotlight for desktop<\/h3>\n<p>On build 25281, Windows introduced a new Spotlight interface for the desktop to show more details about the wallpaper and richer information. In addition, Microsoft is testing a new way to switch between different images with previews, full-screen experience, and minimized experience.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151414\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-151414\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/desktop-spotlight-ui-windows-11-25281.webp?resize=827%2C727&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Desktop Spotlight new UI\" width=\"827\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/desktop-spotlight-ui-windows-11-25281.webp?w=955&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 955w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/desktop-spotlight-ui-windows-11-25281.webp?resize=300%2C264&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/desktop-spotlight-ui-windows-11-25281.webp?resize=653%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 653w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/desktop-spotlight-ui-windows-11-25281.webp?resize=150%2C132&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desktop Spotlight new UI (Source: Microsoft)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Graphics settings<\/h3>\n<p>The Graphics settings page is also getting visual changes to match the design across the Settings app. However, the functionality won&#8217;t change from the previous version change, as everything will be kept the same. However, the &#8220;Optimization for windowed games&#8221; option can now be found on the main page, instead of on a different page.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151415\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-151415\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/new-graphics-page-ui-windows-11.webp?resize=827%2C574&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 11 new Graphics\" width=\"827\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/new-graphics-page-ui-windows-11.webp?w=1024&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/new-graphics-page-ui-windows-11.webp?resize=300%2C208&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/new-graphics-page-ui-windows-11.webp?resize=827%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 827w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/new-graphics-page-ui-windows-11.webp?resize=150%2C104&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows 11 new Graphics (Source: Microsoft)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Fixes and improvements<\/h2>\n<p>This flight also ships with a bunch of fixes and improvements for Taskbar, Input, Settings, File Explorer, and more.<\/p>\n<h3>Taskbar\u00a0<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated the printer icon in the system tray when printing something, so it better aligns with other modern icons.<\/li>\n<li>When navigating the taskbar using WIN + T and arrow keys, the position of the app icon should now be called out by Narrator (for example, File Explorer might say \u201cone out of fifteen\u201d, if it\u2019s in the first position and there are 15 app icons on your taskbar).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Windowing<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Right clicking a snap group in Task View and selecting \u201cshow this group on all desktops\u201d shouldn\u2019t crash explorer.exe anymore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>File Explorer<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated the error dialog when network discovery is off so that it points to the correct location to enable it.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an explorer.exe crash which could happen when closing File Explorer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Settings<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed an issue where SSID wasn\u2019t being populated on the properties page for your Wi-Fi in Network &amp; Internet Settings.<\/li>\n<li>In the scenario where you are prompted with the UAC dialog when switching a network between private and public, that UAC dialog should now come to the foreground rather than being behind other windows.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue where Quick Settings might not be able to re-open after going to the Wi-Fi section and closing the flyout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Other fixes<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed an issue where Narrator wasn\u2019t announcing when the @ mentions window popped up in Outlook.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue that could cause some app uninstalls to get stuck and fail the uninstall in the last few builds.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue which was causing the Windows print queue window to crash sometimes in recent builds.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue which could cause SQL Server Management Studio to fail to launch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This release also has known issues with the Taskbar, Task Manager, Search, and more.<\/p>\n<h2>Install build 25281<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to download and install the Windows 11 build 25281, enroll your device in the <strong>Dev Channel<\/strong> using the &#8220;Windows Insider Program&#8221; 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