Build 25211 comes with a few interesting feature releases. It seems like Microsoft is finally listening to the community and fixing the issues. For example, the Task Manager is back in the taskbar context menu, which we were so used to. Windows 11 Build 25211 also separates Widget settings from the Widget picker. We’ll talk about this in this article. Let’s begin by exploring the new and improved features and functionalities included in this build of Windows 11.
Windows 11 Build 2511 Summary
Here are some of the important details about this build for Windows 11.
Windows 11 Build 2511 Summary What’s new and improved in Windows 11 Build 25211 New Widget Settings and Widget Picker Task Manager in Taskbar context menu New Outlook experience for Windows users Other notable features and fixes How to Install Windows 11 Build 25211 Rollback/Remove Windows 11 Insider Preview Update Cleanup After Installing Windows Updates
Here is the list of the latest Windows 11 builds and versions for each channel for your information:
Windows 11 Latest Versions Numbers
What’s new and improved in Windows 11 Build 25211
New Widget Settings and Widget Picker
In this build, Microsoft has separated Widget settings and Widget picker pages. Previously both, add a widget and widget settings, opened the same window. Clicking on the + button to add a widget or clicking on the profile button would open the same screen.
Now they have been separated. Now the + button will open the add widgets window while the profile button will open the widgets settings.
With the new Widgets settings, you can do the following:
Control whether the Widgets board opens when you hover over the taskbar icon.Control whether Widgets will show notification badging on the taskbar.Control whether live Widget content on the taskbar shows more than weather.
Please note that this feature is being rolled out gradually to all Insiders. If you have updated your Windows Dev build and still not got this feature, please wait for a while until you receive the feature update.
Task Manager in Taskbar context menu
Finally Microsoft has listened to old users like us. We are so used to opening Task Manager by right-clicking the Taskbar that we can’t accept anything else. As I was getting used to opening the Task Manager by right clicking on the Start Menu, Microsoft has added the Task Manager option to the taskbar context menu. This is a welcome change and will be appreciated by lots.
New Outlook experience for Windows users
Windows Insiders who have also signed up for the Office Insiders program can now update their Outlook to the latest Dev build. Once updated, you will see a “Try the New Outlook” toggle in the top right corner of the Outlook window.
Other notable features and fixes
For all changes in this build, please refer to this page.
How to Install Windows 11 Build 25211
To install this update, you need to be running Windows 11 and subscribed to the Dev channel. If you have enabled Windows updates, you will automatically get a “New features are ready to install” prompt. If not, follow these steps to install the update: Once the computer restarts, you can verify that the OS has been updated to the build specified by typing in winver in the Run Command box. Click Download and install in front of it.
Rollback/Remove Windows 11 Insider Preview Update
If you do not wish to keep the installed preview update for some reason, you can always roll back to the previous build of the OS. However, this can only be performed within the next 10 days after installing the new update. To roll back after 10 days, you will need to apply this trick.
Cleanup After Installing Windows Updates
If you want to save space after installing Windows updates, you can run the following commands one after the other in Command Prompt with administrative privileges:
