14 DAY TRIAL // The most recent builds shipped to users enrolled in the Beta channel of the Windows Insider program come with one highly anticipated update: users are allowed to experience the magic of widgets without the need for an account.
In other words, you can get weather forecasts and personalize the feed without having to create a Microsoft account and sign in with your credentials.
This update first went live in the Dev channel, but Microsoft is now bringing it to more users as part of the latest Beta channel release. Needless to say, we’re not far from the moment the same change would go live for production devices as well, so it’s all just a matter of time until this happens.
“In the most recent update for Widgets, we are removing the sign-in requirement for the widgets board and making it available for all users. Now, you can now get weather updates on the taskbar, pin widgets from your favorite apps or access personalized dynamic feed without an account,” Microsoft explains.
The latest Windows 11 Beta builds also come with updates for the cloud storage section in the Settings app that is bundled with the operating system.
The same change was previously released to the Dev channel as well.
“The new visuals include a consolidated cloud storage bar that shows your storage usage for each product and notifies you if you’re running low on storage. We removed the quota bar from our subscriptions card to eliminate duplication on these visuals. Outlook attachment data will be included in your cloud storage as displayed on the visual with today’s build. This change will gradually roll out starting with a small number of insiders, so not everyone will see it right away,” Microsoft says.
Users who are enrolled in the Beta channel can already download the new builds today.