14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build in the Release Preview channel, this time in the form of update KB5017383. The build number is increased to 22000.1041 after the installation of this update.
Needless to say, this new release comes with a series of improvements, and Microsoft says WebAuthn redirection is one of the highlights.
“We introduced WebAuthn redirection. It lets you authenticate in apps and on websites without a password when you use Remote Desktop. Then, you can use Windows Hello or security devices, such as Fast Identity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) keys,” the company explains.
In addition, the software giant says it has included improvements for widgets.
“We added more dynamic Widgets content to your taskbar with notification badging. When you open the Widgets board, a banner appears at the top of the board. It provides more information about what triggered the notification badge,” Microsoft notes.
There are plenty of other notable bug fixes, so for example, if you previously encountered a glitch that prevented codecs from being updated from the Microsoft Store, everything should be working correctly right now.
There are also Windows Search service improvements, as Microsoft says that in some cases, the indexing progress is very slow when using the service.
This new build also comes with additional IE mode refinements.
“We fixed an issue that affects URLs generated by JavaScript: URLs. These URLs do not work as expected when you add them to the Favorites menu in IE mode. We fixed an issue that forces the IE mode tabs in a session to reload. We fixed an issue that successfully opens a browser window in IE mode to display a PDF file. Later, browsing to another IE mode site within the same window fails. We fixed an issue that affects window.open in IE mode,” the software giant notes.