Microsoft just shipped a brand new cumulative update for Windows 10 devices, this time as a preview in front of the next Patch Tuesday rollout due in March.

The brand new update is KB5022906, and it is targeted at the latest versions of Windows 10 still receiving support, namely Windows 10 version 20h2, version 21H2, and version 22H2.

Microsoft reveals in the changelog that Windows Spotlight is getting further improvements around the lock screen, with links now opening faster when clicked.

The next changes are members of update KB5022906:

This update improves your experience if you use Windows Spotlight on your lock screen. The informational links open faster.
This update addresses an element that affects IE mode. The text around the status bar is not always visible.
This update addresses accessibility issues. They affect Narrator around the Settings webpage.
This update addresses an issue that stops hyperlinks from employed in Microsoft Excel.
This update addresses an issue that affects a particular streaming app. The issue stops video playback after an advert plays within the app.

With regards to known issues, Microsoft disapproves new bugs are included. However, the update ships with the same old glitch that impacts Microsoft Edge, with the legacy version of the browser removed although not automatically replaced by the brand new Chromium-powered browser.

Windows 10 will continue to get support until October 2025, as Microsoft is otherwise fully committed to increasing the experience with Windows 11. The discharge of Windows 11 came with upgraded system requirements, so some Windows 10 devices weren't permitted to move to the new operating-system.

As such, when the 2025 deadline is reached, Windows 10 could be pulled, with devices running it without other option rather than be replaced with hardware entitled to the switch to Windows 11.

In 2021 when Microsoft announced Windows 11, one of the biggest changes the new operating-system included did not concern the new features however the computers where it had been supposed to be installed.

Windows 11 was therefore offered with upgraded system requirements, essentially abandoning lots of devices which, at least initially, seemed perfectly able to running the OS.

Leaving aside the controversy produced by this approach, Windows 11 was therefore blocked on lots of computers.

The upgrade mysteriously turned up on unsupported devices this past year, despite Microsoft clearly proclaiming that computers not meeting the machine requirements would stick to Windows 10 until 2025 when the support comes to an end.

And earlier this week, everything happened again, with Microsoft once more providing the upgrade to Windows 11 to unsupported devices because of what Microsoft describes being an accident.

Inside a post around the Windows Health Dashboard, Microsoft says that the computers offered the upgrade weren't allowed to complete installing Windows 11 anyway. The issue has already been resolved, the company claims.

"Some hardware ineligible Windows 10 and Windows 11, version 21H2 devices were offered an inaccurate upgrade to Windows 11. These ineligible devices didn't meet the minimum requirements to operate Windows 11. Devices that experienced this issue were not able to to accomplish the upgrade installation process. This issue was detected on February 23, 2023, and resolved on the same day," Microsoft explains.

The organization still recommends users to stay with Windows 10 if their devices don't meet the system requirements to run Windows 11. Windows 10 will receive updates until 2025, at which point this OS version is going to be retired. Upgrading the hardware will become the only option, as otherwise, no further security updates could be available.

The release of the Windows 11 Moment 2 update witnesses a brand new improvement visiting the Start menu.

As most users have no doubt about, the debut of Windows 11 brought us a significant Start menu makeover. Now centered alongside all of those other taskbar icons, the beginning menu no more uses the live tiles that were available in Windows 10, but a more static design borrowed from Windows 10X.

Since the first form of Windows 11 rolled out, the beginning menu continues to be constantly getting further refinements. And the Moment 2 update continues this trend with goodies targeted at business users.

Devices running Windows 11 Pro will begin displaying recommendations and suggestions regarding files along with other content within the Start menu.

AI for the win

Microsoft says the whole experience is powered by AI, and also the purpose would be to make it easier for users to find the content they need in a easier and straightforward way.

"For those of you who use Windows in business setting, we're assisting you get to what you need more quickly and easily?awhether that be considered a file you'll need in an instant, or your cloud PC so that you can work the way you want," Microsoft says.

"Available on Windows 11 Pro devices and higher which are Azure Active Directory (AAD) joined, we're personalizing your experience by delivering AI-powered recommended content in your Start menu. Simply click to open the Start menu and discover related happy to assist you to get ready for upcoming meetings, quickly access files you're collaborating on, and more."

Moment 2 is now available for users who manually look for updates in Windows 11, however in business environments, the rollout is controlled by system administrators.