Home windows 11 KB5036985 was launched lately to testers within the beta channel with a number of adjustments to the Begin menu, Taskbar, and Widgets. With Home windows 11 KB5036985 (Construct 22635.3500), Microsoft is making an attempt to squeeze extra data into the Profile icon within the replace, together with hyperlinks to the Microsoft 365 web page.
In our exams, we noticed that clicking the Profile icon showcases extra details about the at the moment logged-in consumer. Utilizing a Microsoft Account in your PC will present the e-mail tackle and the OneDrive storage statistics. Clicking on any of those choices will redirect you to the Account web page within the Settings app.
We additionally observed the Microsoft 365 promotional possibility between the opposite two choices, which is the Redmond big’s obnoxious method of informing customers about its merchandise. In case you have an lively Microsoft 356 subscription, you’ll be able to verify its standing from the Profile part. Nonetheless, displaying the sphere for different customers is one thing that Microsoft can take away.
In the event you use a Microsoft account and haven’t added a restoration e mail for it, the Settings app will remind you to take action. An “Add now” button will seem within the Account part of the Settings app. It should redirect you to the Microsoft Account web site, the place you’ll be able to add the restoration e mail.
Apparently, Home windows Newest additionally noticed the “Add now” button contained in the Profile icon part of the Begin menu in Home windows 11 Construct 22635.3500. Additionally, you will discover an Xbox Sport Move advert within the Dwelling part of the Settings app.
Microsoft defined in its newest put up that the advert will seem on Home windows 11 Professional and Dwelling editions for customers who play video games regularly and are logged in with a Microsoft account. Fortunately, the advert will solely seem within the Settings app for now.
We beforehand reported concerning the new navigation pane within the Widgets board. That change is now additionally arriving within the Beta construct.
Widgets get extra UI adjustments
In Construct 22635.3500 or newer, the Widgets board now presents two views: My Widgets and My Feed. The primary one removes every little thing from the board besides the widgets. The positioning of icons contained in the Widget board is barely completely different from the standard format.
For EEA customers, there are a number of extra surprises. First, they will choose one other feed supplier for the Widgets part. Second, builders can take part in this system to construct customized feeds and ship notifications to the Widget icon on the Taskbar. This construct additionally provides a brand new set of animated icons for the Widgets.
There’s a slight change to the Home windows Close by Sharing part. In the event you used your Gmail account to create a Microsoft account, you’ll be able to ship information to that e mail tackle utilizing the Share possibility. It’s just like sending information and docs to your self on Slack or WhatsApp.
Taskbar search bar lastly reveals when it’s set to auto conceal
Microsoft watcher Phantom additionally found a hidden design of the Taskbar icons. Presently, configuring the Taskbar to auto-hide solely shows the search bar icon whenever you hover over it.
As proven within the above GIF, the Home windows 11 construct reveals the whole search bar with its icon when the taskbar is about to auto-hide.