{"id":168538,"date":"2024-05-09T17:21:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T21:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=168538"},"modified":"2024-05-18T10:02:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T14:02:14","slug":"windows-11-live-tiles-start-menu-build-26212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-live-tiles-start-menu-build-26212\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 to bring floating Live Tiles-like widgets to Start menu (build 26212)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>The Start menu could be getting a new form of Live Tiles with a new floating panel that displays widgets.<\/li>\n<li>The feature hides inside the Windows 11 build 26212 available in the Canary Channel.<\/li>\n<li>This release also hides a new Copilot integration inside the Settings app, tweaks for the sign-in experience, and changes to the Share UI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 5\/10\/2024:<\/strong> Microsoft is experimenting with a new Start menu design for Windows 11, adding a side panel to show adaptive cards (fancy name for widgets similar to Windows 10 Live Tiles). The feature is known as &#8220;Companions,&#8221; and it has been spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebookisclosed\/status\/1788628122008498682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">user @thebookisclosed on X<\/a>\u00a0as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2024\/05\/08\/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26212-canary-channel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 11 build 26212<\/a> release in the Canary Channel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Windows 11 brings back Live Tiles to Start menu via floating side panel (build 26212)\" width=\"827\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_xJJR5qe17s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Start menu Live Tiles<\/h2>\n<p>The Start menu Companions is still in the early stages, and it doesn&#8217;t work, but according to the screenshots, the menu will be getting a floating side panel that can show widgets from different apps. Also, users will be able to dock the panel on the right or left side.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168542\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168542\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/start-menu-companions-right-panel.webp?resize=827%2C699&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Start menu side panel\" width=\"827\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/start-menu-companions-right-panel.webp?w=974&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 974w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/start-menu-companions-right-panel.webp?resize=300%2C253&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/start-menu-companions-right-panel.webp?resize=679%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 679w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/start-menu-companions-right-panel.webp?resize=150%2C127&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start menu side panel \/ Image: @thebookisclosed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, developers will have to integrate this functionality into their apps, and you will be able to configure it from the &#8220;Start&#8221; settings page in the &#8220;Personalization&#8221; section of the Settings app. In addition, users will be able to customize each widget in a way similar to how it&#8217;s possible today with the Widgets dashboard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168543\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168543\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/start-settings-widgets-settings-preview.webp?resize=827%2C640&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Start settings widgets settings\" width=\"827\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/start-settings-widgets-settings-preview.webp?w=957&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 957w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/start-settings-widgets-settings-preview.webp?resize=300%2C232&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/start-settings-widgets-settings-preview.webp?resize=741%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 741w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/start-settings-widgets-settings-preview.webp?resize=150%2C116&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start settings widgets settings \/ Image: @thebookisclosed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that these widgets will use <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/adaptive-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the &#8220;Adaptive Cards&#8221; feature<\/a>, which is simple for developers to code and uses JSON structure.<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, the panel resembles a miniature version of the Widgets dashboard, and it reminds me of the Live Tile feature for the Start menu design on Windows 10, which the company removed from the operating system with the release of Windows 11. However, since these widgets will display dynamic content from applications, it&#8217;s seems like Microsoft is trying to recreate the Live Tile experience.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft hasn&#8217;t officially announced the feature. As such,\u00a0there isn&#8217;t much information other than speculations on how\u00a0this feature will work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Settings app with Copilot<\/h2>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebookisclosed\/status\/1788654745915097249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft watcher @thebookisclosed<\/a> has also discovered that the company is planning to integrate Copilot into the Settings app.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168540\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/windows-11-settings-copilot-integration-preview.webp?resize=827%2C659&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Settings app with Copilot\" width=\"827\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/windows-11-settings-copilot-integration-preview.webp?w=831&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 831w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/windows-11-settings-copilot-integration-preview.webp?resize=300%2C239&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/windows-11-settings-copilot-integration-preview.webp?resize=721%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 721w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/windows-11-settings-copilot-integration-preview.webp?resize=150%2C119&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Settings app with Copilot \/ Image: @thebookisclosed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While you won&#8217;t have a dedicated button to access the chatbot AI inside the Settings app, whenever you use the search feature, the drop-down will include an &#8220;Ask Copilot in Windows&#8221; option to send your query to the digital assistant. If Copilot understands the prompt and knows how to handle the task, it may even change the system settings for you automatically.<\/p>\n<h2>Recall and snapshots (AI Explorer) settings<\/h2>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebookisclosed\/status\/1788901447486128245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">update also hides an entry<\/a> for the upcoming AI Explorer feature. On build 26212, the &#8220;Privacy &amp; security&#8221; settings section hides a new page known as &#8220;Recall and snapshots&#8221; that clearly makes reference to the AI Explorer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168569\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168569\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/recall-snapshots-ai-explorer.webp?resize=827%2C661&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Recall and snapshots\" width=\"827\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/recall-snapshots-ai-explorer.webp?w=831&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 831w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/recall-snapshots-ai-explorer.webp?resize=300%2C240&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/recall-snapshots-ai-explorer.webp?resize=718%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 718w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/recall-snapshots-ai-explorer.webp?resize=150%2C120&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recall and snapshots \/ Image: @thebookisclosed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although many aspects of the feature are still unknown, the icon clearly suggests that the page is to control the settings for the &#8220;AI Explorer&#8221; feature. However, the name also suggests that the feature may be known by a different name, and &#8220;AI Explorer&#8221; could be only an internal name.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the company ends up naming the feature &#8220;Recall and snapshots,&#8221; it could be because of the probability of users confusing the feature with File Explorer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Lock Screen enhancements<\/h2>\n<p>As part of the Lock Screen improvements, the Windows 11 build 26212 also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhantomOfEarth\/status\/1788310096268701931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changes the welcome greeting<\/a> to &#8220;Welcome back!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168544\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168544\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/windows-11-login-new-wolcome-back-message.webp?resize=827%2C451&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Login welcome back\" width=\"827\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/windows-11-login-new-wolcome-back-message.webp?w=980&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/windows-11-login-new-wolcome-back-message.webp?resize=300%2C164&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/windows-11-login-new-wolcome-back-message.webp?resize=150%2C82&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Login welcome back \/ Image: @thebookisclosed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Share interface changes\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, build 26212 also introduces various changes for the Share interface, including the ability to create QR codes for links and cloud files when using the feature through Microsoft Edge. If you use Gmail and the account is connected to Windows 11, you will be able to send emails directly from the Share interface. Furthermore, the Share interface will no longer close when clicking outside the interface, meaning you&#8217;ll now have to click the close button to dismiss it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166357\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166357\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/windows-11-share-qr-code-files-links.webp?resize=800%2C302&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Share with QR code\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/windows-11-share-qr-code-files-links.webp?w=800&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/windows-11-share-qr-code-files-links.webp?resize=300%2C113&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/windows-11-share-qr-code-files-links.webp?resize=150%2C57&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Share with QR code \/ Image: Microsoft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t technically a new feature since the company already made it available with the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-build-22635-3420\/\">build 22635.3420<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Windows 11 build 26120.470 changes<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft is also releasing preview build 26120.470 in the Dev Channel. This is a small update that begins the rollout of the &#8220;Game Pass&#8221; recommendation card on the Settings Home page. The recommendation will only appear when the system detects that you actively play games on your computer. Also, it will only show for devices running the Pro and Home editions of the operating system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_167447\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/home-settings-gamepass-promo.webp?resize=827%2C598&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Settings Home with Game Pass promo\" width=\"827\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/home-settings-gamepass-promo.webp?w=1024&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/home-settings-gamepass-promo.webp?resize=300%2C217&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/home-settings-gamepass-promo.webp?resize=793%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 793w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/home-settings-gamepass-promo.webp?resize=150%2C109&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Settings Home with Game Pass promo \/ Image: Microsoft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2024\/05\/10\/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26120-470-dev-channel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official notes<\/a> highlight several fixes, including an update that resolves an issue with Windows Hello for Business. This release also fixes networking, security, USB audio, <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enable-remote-desktop-windows-11\/\">Remote Desktop<\/a>, and the Settings app problems, and the Task Manager resolves an issue that prevented certain <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/what-is-npu-pc-need-one-neural-processing-unit-explained\/\">NPUs<\/a> from showing up in the app.<\/p>\n<h2>Windows 11 build 22635.3575 changes<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, the company also made available the Windows 11 build 22635.3575 (KB5037862) in the Beta Channel. 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