Your Windows 11 PC is getting a dozen small upgrades this week
Microsoft released the August Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11, adding a series of small feature enhancements and security fixes. The update improves File Explorer size display, refines voice control, and expands Windows Hello support to external fingerprint readers, among other tweaks. These changes are being rolled out gradually to eligible Windows 11 PCs.
- ▪File Explorer now shows file sizes in MB or GB instead of always using KB, and the middle mouse button can open folders in new tabs.
- ▪Windows voice control now better filters background noise and other voices, improving speech recognition.
- ▪Windows Search has been upgraded to provide smarter results even when queries contain typographical errors.
- ▪Windows Hello can now work with external fingerprint readers, and Secure Boot certificate updates have been broadened.
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Windows 11's August update fixes a longstanding File Explorer annoyance and adds small but useful upgrades to search, touchpad gestures, and more. Credit: rawf8 / Shutterstock.com Today is Patch Tuesday, which means Microsoft has released another month’s worth of security fixes for its various products and services, plus a bunch of new features for Windows 11. Not only are Windows 11 apps launching faster on slower PCs, but File Explorer and Windows Hello have gotten improvements, among other features. None of the new features are singularly game-changing enough to stand out on its own, but the whole package adds up to a nice boost for Windows 11 users.
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