Microsoft is preparing to update the Windows Setup Experience installer for the first time since Vista. The updated Windows OS Media Setup interface appeared in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26040 (Canary Channel). According to Microsoft, it has a “much cleaner and more modern design”.
The Windows Blog assures readers that “all the same functions will be supported during the installation of the operating system.” The before and after pictures show the difference between the old and new version.
The one that has probably survived the most attempts to install Windows is NTDEV, known for its OS builds such as tiny11. The developer was amazed at the appearance of the new Windows installation interface, writing on Twitter that “the impossible has happened”.
The impossible was done: Microsoft eventually updated the Windows Setup experience that was introduced in Windows Vista. As of now, it’s only on the latest Windows 11 Canary build, 26040, but it’s expected to trickle down to the next major version of Windows. pic.twitter.com/dSiRDGAYNs
— NTDEV (@NTDEV_) January 26, 2024
Among other innovations in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26040 (Canary Channel):
- Ability to instantly access Windows screenshots from another smart device.
- Voice Clarity II function, which offers Deep Noise Suppression, echo suppression and reverberation elimination.
- Windows LAPS automatic account management feature
- Improved detection of screen casting (screen recording)
- This release also introduces USB 80Gb/s support, but initially only on select devices with 14th Gen HX-series Intel Core mobile processors.
