Microsoft has fixed Windows 11 a large update. Released connected Sept. 20, the first large update to the operating strategy is present disposable for download connected your laptop oregon desktop. You whitethorn beryllium wondering, though, should you instal the upgrade? With each the caller security, productivity, accessibility and gaming features, the reply is apt yes. 

The operating strategy is accelerated approaching its archetypal day successful aboriginal October. At launch, the caller operating strategy brought dozens of caller features to life, including a redesigned interface, widgets, a much accessible Microsoft Teams experience, multiple desktops and Snap Layouts and Groups, arsenic good arsenic Android apps.

Here's what you tin cheque retired today.

The Windows 11 update makes your PC easier to use

The caller Windows 11 update adds a faster, much close hunt to the Start menu, Quick Settings, arsenic good arsenic amended section and existent events sum connected your Widgets board. In October, Windows 11 volition get a long-requested diagnostic -- tabs successful File Explorer.

Windows 11 present has much productivity tools

Windows 11 launched with features geared towards multitaskers and users who wanted much organization. With this caller update, Snap Layouts, which neatly put unfastened Windows connected your desktop, are much versatile with improved interaction navigation and the quality to drawback aggregate browser tabs successful Microsoft Edge. 

To minimize distractions, the update introduces Focus sessions and a Do Not Disturb mode to minimize distractions. According to Microsoft, erstwhile you commencement a caller Focus session, Windows automatically turns connected Do Not Disturb. This silences notifications, turns disconnected taskbar badges and app notifications successful our task bar. Focus besides improves the Clock App with timers to assistance you absorption and retrieve to instrumentality breaks. 

Bring unneurotic groups of apps and windows with Snap Layouts, and easy maximize and minimize the full clump with Snap Groups successful Windows 11. 

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The Windows 11 update adds caller accessibility features

Narrator, Windows 11's built-in surface reader, volition person more earthy voices, improving the text-to-speech function.

In addition, caller system-wide unrecorded captions volition spell beyond idiosyncratic apps' unrecorded caption features. System-wide unrecorded captions volition show astatine the apical of the surface and nether the camera by default, but users tin power up the caption determination to the bottommost of the surface oregon a abstracted floating window. Also, by capturing microphone audio, unrecorded captions tin present transcribe in-person conversations.  

Voice access, inactive successful preview, improves connected already existing dependable commands by allowing you to power your PC and writer substance vocally. The archetypal clip you usage dependable access, you'll spell done an interactive tutorial connected completing communal tasks with your voice. The instrumentality besides provides real-time feedback if it doesn't admit a word.

Smart App Control and security

Smart App Control should springiness you much assurance erstwhile downloading apps connected Windows 11, according to Microsoft. The instrumentality blocks untrusted oregon unsigned apps, publication files and perchance malicious macros from invading your machine. Essentially, the instrumentality predicts the information of an app successful real-time. The feature, built connected the aforesaid AI utilized in Windows Defender Application Control, is disposable for idiosyncratic usage oregon concern use.

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen tin present place erstwhile you're entering your Microsoft credentials connected a malicious app oregon hacked website, and nonstop an alert.

The update besides enables Hypervisor-protected codification integrity, oregon HVCI, and the Microsoft susceptible operator artifact database by default connected each caller Windows 11 devices. Microsoft has besides enhanced individuality extortion and simplified password absorption successful the update. 

Better video calls and creator contented tools 

At launch, Windows 11 made Microsoft Teams much accessible. The latest update introduces Windows Studio Effects, which tin amended audio and video calls. The caller Windows Studio camera uses Voice Focus to filter retired inheritance noise, a inheritance blurring tool, Eye Contact, for making it look similar you're ever looking astatine the camera, arsenic good arsenic Automatic Framing that keeps the camera with you arsenic you move.

The caller Windows 11 update besides adds video-editing app Clipchamp. 

Gaming and Android apps

The caller Gaming hub successful Microsoft's updated Edge browser.

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The Windows 11 update makes accessing games easier with the new Controller bar. This besides provides an updated presumption of the Xbox Game Bar for quicker entree to precocious played games and launchers. According to Microsoft, the update volition besides boost gaming show optimizations that amended latency and unlock Auto HDR and Variable Refresh. 

Gamers tin besides presumption a new homepage successful Microsoft Edge that features personalized stories, casual entree to the Xbox Cloud Gaming library and precocious played games. There's besides a built-in diagnostic called Clarity Boost for sharper graphics successful unreality gaming. 

When Windows 11 launched, the caller OS' concern with Amazon brought Android apps to Windows PCs. This update expands the Amazon App Store preview and raises its full number of Android apps and games to 20,000. 

Greener features

The latest Windows 11 update aims to marque it easier to trim your device's c emissions. For example, erstwhile devices are plugged in, turned on, connected to the net and if determination c strength information is available, Windows volition docket updates astatine points successful the time that whitethorn effect successful little c emissions. Microsoft said that it besides tweaked the default powerfulness mounting for Sleep and Screen disconnected to assistance trim emissions erstwhile PCs are idle.

For much Windows 11 information, cheque out how the latest OS differs from Windows 10 and how to download Windows 11.