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Windows 11 build 22000.71: 11 reasons to wait for the next update

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Recently we coveredWindows 11 build 22000.65, and today we have a new build that we want to show you. Microsoft has just released Windows 11 build 2200071, so let’s see what it offers.

This version brings a couple of visual improvements, but it also fixes a wide range of issues that were present in the previous builds.

Join us while we take an in-depth look at all the new features and the bugs that this new build brings.

What does Windows 11 build 22000.65 offer and should you install it?

What’s new in Windows 11 22000.71?

With build 22000.71, we finally get a new widget. The new widget is called the Entertainment widget and it helps you find a movie to watch onMicrosoft Store.

This widget works basically as a shortcut to the movie on theMicrosoft Store, and once you click the desired movie, it will open the movie’s page in theMicrosoft Store.

The Entertainment widget will cycle between several movies, thus allowing you to find something interesting to watch. Of course, you can manually cycle between the suggestions by hovering over the widget and clicking the arrow icons.

Although the widget looks great, it currently just works as a shortcut, and hopefully, Microsoft will expand its functionality in the near future. Overall, it’s a welcome addition, but sadly, it’s not available for all users.

Currently, this widget is available only forWindowsInsiders in the following countries:

Thecontext menuhas been visually updated, and now it uses acrylic material. This makes the context menu slightly transparent and gives it a vague texture when you open it.

The context menu in the previous build looked great after the redesign, but it felt a bit flat. By changing its look, Microsoft tries to add a bit of texture to the context menu by blending it lightly with the background.

This looks great in action and we love how the new context menu looks, but we hope that Microsoft will leave the option to switch back to the older design for the users that don’t like this change.

Microsoft updated theTaskbarpreviews for apps onWindows11 build 22000.71, and now the previews have the same look as the other elements onWindows11.

The previous build didn’t have rounded corners for the app previews and the preview didn’t use the acrylic material, thus looking a bit flat.

Microsoft decided to change that with this build and now the previews have rounded corners, thus matching other UI elements. This is a small but welcome change that makes the user interface more consistent.

File Explorergot a minor change, and Microsoft is testing a new type of button called the SplitButton. This type of button is divided into two parts, and the left part of the button will perform a default function.

As for the right part of the button, it comes with an arrow that opens a flyout menu that allows you to perform different tasks.

In this build, the SplitButton is available only for the New folder button in the File Explorer allowing you to create shortcuts or other file types from the toolbar.

Although this type of button can be useful, we don’t see much use for it at the moment. Most users will rather create a new folder or a shortcut from the context menu than use the toolbar icon for it.

Overall, this type of button has its use, and hopefully, Microsoft will find a good way to utilize it.

Windows 11 build 22000.71 bugs

This build brings us a new widget called Entertainment and by clicking it, you’ll open the Entertainment section in theMicrosoft Store.

Unfortunately, nothing is available in the Entertainment section, so the widget doesn’t do much at the moment, however, we expect this to be fixed in the near future.

It seems that this build might be a bit heavier on disk usage since the temperature of the SSDs is rising for some users. In general, users reported a temperature increase on their SSD up to 5 degrees.

This isn’t anything alarming, and hopefully, Microsoft will address this in the future.

In theWindows11 build 22000.71, when you right-click the sound icon in the system tray and choose Sound settings, instead of opening the Sound settings, you’ll open the Settings app instead.

This is just a small inconstancy, and hopefully, Microsoft will fix it soon.

Some users reported that all theirTaskbaricons are missing. This includes pinned icons, Start Menu icon, Search icon, date and time – everything.

This is an inconvenient bug, and it’s usually fixed by turning the PC off and back on. This isn’t the only problem, and there are otherTaskbar issues in Windows 11 build 22000.71.

Many reported that the search icon isn’t visible properly on the latest build. However, this is just a visual glitch, and the search feature is still working properly.

It seems that this is a persistent glitch that can’t be fixed simply by restarting your PC.

Users have found a way to enable smallTaskbaricons by modifying the registry. However, Microsoft seems to have made some changes, thus resulting in a couple of bugs with small icons.

After the update, the time and date will be cut off if you’re using this registry tweak. It seems that Microsoft doesn’t want users to use small icons and it seems determined to disable this tweak completely.

Microsoft has just introduced rounded corners for the app previews in theTaskbar, but this feature has a tiny visual inconsistency.

When you hover over the app preview and you try to close the app, you can see that the X button doesn’t have rounded corners. This is just a tiny inconsistency, and it should be fixed in near future.

Several users reported that onWindows11 build 22000.71, text bubbles in the system tray have fixed width.

This is a visual glitch, and if the text bubble has a lot of text, it will expand in height instead of width to accommodate all the text.

We tried recreating this issue on our test machine, but we weren’t able to do it, so it seems that this problem is only affecting certain users.

Several users reported that their widgets icon is missing in Settings. Since this widget is missing, they can’t show or hide the widgets icon on theTaskbar.

We didn’t manage to replicate this issue, so we assume that it affects random users.

Users reported that theWindowsUpdate section in the Settings app is blank for them. While the users can click the contents of theWindowsUpdate section, nothing is being shown.

This is an unusual bug, but it seems that restarting your PC usually fixes this.

In this build, the Reset this PC and Go back buttons in the Settings app don’t work at all. Since they don’t work, you can’t go back to the older build from the Recovery section.

If you want to go back to the older build, your only choice is to use the Advanced startup option instead.

These aren’t the only bugs that this build brings, and if you want to learn more, check ourWindows 11 build 22000.71 bugsarticle for more information.

How can I install Windows 11 build 22000.71?

InstallingWindows11 build 22000.71 is simple, and it can be installed just like any otherWindowsUpdate.

Is Windows 11 build 22000.71 better than the previous one?

The new update brings a couple of interesting features, most notably the Entertainment widget and the new context menu.

The new Entertainment widget looks great, but currently, it doesn’t work properly, so you can’t use it.

On the other hand, visual changes such as an updated context menu and rounded app previews in theTaskbarare welcome changes that make this build more visually appealing than the previous one.

Lastly, this build fixes a lot of bugs from the previous versions, which is always welcome. Is this build better than the previous one? Absolutely, and the new context menu and app previews make it worth upgrading.

Windows11 build 22000.71 looks a lot better than its predecessor with the visual changes, so if you haven’t tried it already, be sure that you install it and give it a try.

Have you tried the latestWindows11 build and what did you think of it? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section.

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