Windows 11 Build 22579: NEW Start Folder Rename option, NEW Print UI, NEW App Icons + MORE!

Windows Insiders, it’s time to end the week with a big download in the Dev Channel! Microsoft has just released the Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22579, and it’s a big one. The release brings the ability to name folders on the Start Menu and more. Oh, and Microsoft also has new ISOs for this build, too! Here’s a look at what you need to know.

➤ FULL CHANGELOG HERE:
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First up, there’s the big news for the Start Menu, where you can now name a folder. To name a folder, simply create a folder (which will have the default name of “Folder”), open it, click on “Edit name”, and type your folder name. Alternatively, you can use keyboard focus to open the folder then select the text box and start typing.

In addition, Microsoft has added some improvements to the Get Started app to Windows 11. There are now pinned site suggestions, so you can conveniently pin websites to your taskbar. To find this new feature, launch the Get Started app and navigate to the “Apps and sites we think you’ll love” page. Click on any of the sites suggested on the page to pin it to your taskbar so you can access the sites you care about in one-click.

WHAT’S NEW IN BUILD 22579?
Exclude USB removable drives from encryption
● We are introducing a new policy so that IT administrators can exclude USB removable drives from BitLocker encryption. This will solve the problem of automatic or accidental encryption of storage built into specialized devices like video cameras, voice recorders, conferencing systems, other devices and many more.

CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS
● As some Insiders have noticed, along with our updated Print Queue experience, we have also made an update so that win32 apps which use CPrintDialog to display the print dialog will now show our modern print dialog. In addition, the modern print dialog discovers local network printers automatically. If you choose a new printer, it will be installed without you needing to go into Settings. Please file feedback about your printing experiences under Devices and Drivers / Print in the Feedback Hub.
● We are reverting the Open With dialog box redesign that began rolling out with Build 22567 to the previous design. We plan to bring this back in the future after addressing some performance issues identified by Windows Insiders. Thank you for your feedback!
● To ensure users are still able to quickly access the console if Windows Terminal has been uninstalled, we are updating the WIN + X menu to point to Windows PowerShell. If you have ● Windows Terminal installed and would like Windows PowerShell to open in Windows Terminal, we recommend going to Settings / Privacy & Security / For Developers, and setting Windows Terminal as your default terminal app.
● Magnifier and the on-screen keyboard now have new Fluent-style icons.

[Get Started app]
● We have added pinned site suggestions to the Get Started app so you can conveniently pin websites to your taskbar. To find this new feature, launch the Get Started app and navigate to the “Apps and sites we think you’ll love” page. Click on any of the sites suggested on the page to pin it to your taskbar so you can access the sites you care about in one-click.

[Windowing]
● Continuing our effort to update multi-finger touch gestures to include responsive and delightful animations that follow your finger, try using three fingers to swipe left and right and switch between recently used windows.

[Task Manager]
● Updated the icon for Run New Task.

[Input]
● To help improve discoverability, emoji that can be personalized (such as the family emoji) now display a small accent colored dot in the bottom corner of their entries in the emoji panel.
● Removed the Keyboard Layout section from Quick Settings.

As always, check out Microsoft’s blog post for the full changelog. We’ve only been highlighting big features, but there are a ton of fixes for the tablet-optimized taskbar, Start Menu, Focus, Windowing, and more. Happy downloading, Windows Insiders!

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