Earlier this year, Microsoft began testing anaccount notification systemfor the Start Menu.
Microsoft may also use the Start Menu account management popup to serve security suggestions.
In one screenshot, the popup asks to set up a recovery email address.
Speaking of email, this Beta release lets Gmail users email themselves from the Windows 11 share menu.
It’s a handy little feature that used to require an Outlook, Live, or Hotmail address.
Additionally, Microsoft is testing some Widgets improvements in the new Beta build.
The third-party dashboards may be used for specialized tasks and can send notifications to users.
However, the beta widgets functionality is only offered to Beta testers in the European Economic Area.
A wider rollout will come at a later date.
To reiterate, these changes are exclusive to the Beta channel.
Microsoft has also updated the Canary channel, but it doesn’t include any major changes.
The Dev channel remains unchanged.
Note that Windows 11 24H2 is still slated for Q3 2024 (September, most likely).
Windows Insiders can manually update to the latest Beta build.
If you want to test the latest Windows 11 features,join the Beta channel.
