14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 11 is currently rolling out to production devices out there, but Microsoft keeps working on refining the experience with the operating system, and the Beta and Release Preview channels are the ones helping the company do just that.
The latest Windows 11 preview build for these two rings therefore comes with plenty of improvements, and users can get their hands on them right now.
Windows 11 build 22000.282 is available for download with plenty of fixes, including for performance glitches hitting some AMD Ryzen processors.
“We fixed an L3 caching issue that might affect performance in some applications on devices that have AMD Ryzen processors after upgrading to Windows 11 (original release),” Microsoft confirms in the release notes.
Furthermore, Microsoft says it has also resolved a problem causing the Start menu to no longer launch, with the taskbar also sticking with the original design that was part of Windows 10. So if you were stuck with the Windows 10 desktop after the upgrade, this should now be fixed after installing this new preview build, with all improvements to go live for production devices rather sooner than later.
No new features
Users relying on PowerShell for their daily tasks are getting a fix specifically aimed at certain languages.
“We fixed an issue with a hardcoded font in the PowerShell shortcut file that distorts Japanese, Chinese, and Korean language fonts. This update fixed this issue for all newly created users on the machine. Existing users can use the C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk file to open PowerShell to address the issue. Alternatively, existing users can create a shortcut to this file on the desktop and use the shortcut to open PowerShell,” the company says.
Of course, there are no new features in this build, as the focus has been entirely on addressing bugs and improving the overall performance.