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Windows 11, version 23H2

2023 update to Windows 11 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Windows 11 2023 Update[1] (also known as version 23H2[2][3] and codenamed "Sun Valley 3") is the second major update to Windows 11. It was shipped as an enablement package for the "Windows 11 2022 Update", and carries the build number 10.0.22631.

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Starting with Windows 11, version 22H2, new features were released continuously to users of Windows 11. [4] Following this release model, many features in Windows 11 2023 Update may thus already have been released to existing Windows 11 users at the time of receiving this update.

Major features of Windows 11 2023 Update and system applications included: [5]

  • Windows Cortana was replaced with Windows Copilot, later rebranded as Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant based on the same technology stack as Bing Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
  • Windows Backup was re-introduced with a new look and feature set for Windows 11.
  • Passkey support on the OS level was implemented via the biometric Windows Hello system.
  • The Start Menu, All Apps section now shows a new "System" label for system apps, which are managed via the Settings app, System category, System Components section.
  • Wake on Approach, Lock on Leave, and Adaptive Dimming features introduced to reduce energy use.
  • Paint received layer support and AI-based tools for digital creation.
  • Snipping Tool received AI-based tools to extract text from screenshots.
  • Photos received AI-based tools for subject detection to automatically add background blur to photos.
  • Clipchamp received an AI-based Auto Compose tool.
  • Chat was changed to Microsoft Teams, which is automatically pinned to the taskbar.
  • Voice Access was improved to reach more places, such as login. It now also supports more complex words.
  • Narrator was improved to support more languages.

Final minor version of Windows to unofficially support processors that don't meet the x86-x64-v2 (i.e., having POPCNT and SSE4.2) or ARMv8.1 specifications.[6][7][8][9]

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Development history

The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to the Beta Channel on May 25, 2023. The update began rolling out on October 31, 2023.[10] New features and changes from "Moment 4" were enabled by default in this update.[11] The version string was changed from "22H2" to "23H2" in build 25375.

Subsequent updates

The first component update to Windows 11, version 23H2, codenamed "Moment 5", was released on February 29, 2024, with build 22631.3235 and several further changes:[12][13]

  • Improvements to Copilot in Windows
  • Improvements to voice access
    • New voice access in French, German, and Spanish
    • Added multi-display support
    • New voice shortcuts feature
  • Enhanced image consumption experience in Narrator
  • New share targets for sharing links through the Windows share window
  • Updates to the Cast flyout in Quick Settings
  • New suggestions feature in snap layouts 
  • Improvements to Windows 365 Boot and Windows 365 Switch
  • New notification for prompting to open recent photos and screenshots from Android mobile device in Snipping Tool

The update will reach end of service on November 11, 2025 for Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations and SE editions.[14] The Enterprise, Enterprise multi-session, IoT Enterprise and Education editions will reach end of service on November 10, 2026.[14]

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