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Demonstration of live captions in Japanese. Turn on live captions in Settings to try them in your language.

Live captions available in more languages

Live captions can now provide captions in Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish and other English dialects to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel, Dev Channel and Beta Channel.
  Try live captions  
Keyboard shortcut: WIN + Ctrl + L
File feedback in Feedback Hub under Accessibility > Live captions
Webcast
Windows Insider webcast host, Jason Howard.

March webcast

The recent Windows Insider channel changes

Watch the March webcast​

April webcast

Tue, 04/18/2023 at 5 PM UTC | 10 am PDT
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Microsoft BUILD
Register for the Microsoft Build digital event on May 23-24, 2023, PDT, or Seattle in-person event on May 22-25, 2023, PDT.

For developers, by developers

Join Satya Nadella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, along with Microsoft, partner, and industry experts for an all-new Microsoft Build experience and get ready to dream big.
  Learn more about Microsoft Build  
Microsoft 365 Insider
Learn more about the Paste Text Only Ctrl + Shift + V shortcut.

Copy and paste text without unwanted formatting

With the new Paste Text Only shortcut available in Word for Windows, you can save time and effort by no longer having to remove source formatting manually.
  Learn about the Paste Text Only shortcut  
Microsoft 365
Outlook demonstrates the ability to add Microsoft 365 and Gmail accounts in the New Outlook for Windows preview.

New Outlook for Windows preview includes Gmail support

The new Outlook for Windows preview is free to use and now supports your Gmail, Google Calendar, and Contacts. Just slide the Try the new Outlook toggle in the upper right corner of your Mail or Calendar apps to get started and try the new features.
  Learn more about the new Outlook for Windows preview  
Microsoft Loop
Learn more about the Loop app.

The Loop app is available in public preview

Loop is a transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content, and tasks across your tools and devices. You can access all three key parts of Microsoft Loop—components, workspaces, and pages—in the new Loop app.
  Learn more about the Loop app  
Check out our announcement for more details
Presence Sensing
Check if you have the Presence sensing settings.

New Presence Sensor Privacy Settings and APIs

If you have a device with compatible presence sensors, you can now manage your privacy and block/allow certain apps from accessing these sensors. No images or metadata is collected by Microsoft and all processing is done locally on the device hardware to maximize privacy.
  Check if you have the Presence Settings  
App developers with devices with compatible presence sensors can target apps to request and read user presence information after requesting a human presence capability.
  Learn more about the API  
Windows 11 Tips & tricks
Task Manager interface with the search bar at the top of the window.

Did you know you can search in Task Manager now?

Search functionality has been added based on your feedback and will work on any recent Windows 11 builds! Press CTRL + Shift + Esc to launch Task Manager and start searching.
One of many improvements now in Windows 11 22H2

Want to quickly dismiss a notification?

You can middle click anywhere on a notification and it will go away instead of having to aim for the close button. You can also drag it off screen!
Learn more about focus options
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Quick Settings interface with the sound output button.

Want to change audio endpoints?

Just press WIN + A or click the volume icon in the taskbar to open Quick Settings, and then click the sound output button next to the volume slider.
And have you seen the new volume mixer?
  Learn more on Tips app  
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