[Software] Windows 11 gets a fix for a nasty CPU bug that slowed down your PC

[Ilhem]

Windows 11 insiders have witnessed the release of a new test build which fixes some nasty bugs, including a couple pertaining to File Explorer, and it adds some minor new features to boot.

Windows 11 (22H2) build 22621.898 has hit the release preview channel, and there’s an important bug fix for a problem with File Explorer that triggered high CPU usage, slowing your PC down, which sometimes occurred when opening a file.

Another issue, where File Explorer seized up completely when closing context menus and menu items, has also been cured.

There are a bunch of other bug fixes besides these, as you might imagine, with the full list provided in Microsoft’s blog post(opens in new tab).

As for new features for build 22621.898, there are some small but useful additions here, including combining Windows Spotlight with Themes under Personalization settings (making Spotlight easier to find and enable, Microsoft explains).

Furthermore, OneDrive users will now get storage alerts telling them when they’re running out of online storage space on the Systems page (in Settings). There’s also the ability to buy more storage from within the Settings menu, too.

Microsoft also made a small extra change, now telling users the total amount of storage available from all their OneDrive subscriptions combined.

Note that all these elements are still in testing, but will be coming to the release version of Windows 11 before too long, with any luck.

As for new features for build 22621.898, there are some small but useful additions here, including combining Windows Spotlight with Themes under Personalization settings (making Spotlight easier to find and enable, Microsoft explains).

Furthermore, OneDrive users will now get storage alerts telling them when they’re running out of online storage space on the Systems page (in Settings). There’s also the ability to buy more storage from within the Settings menu, too.

Microsoft also made a small extra change, now telling users the total amount of storage available from all their OneDrive subscriptions combined.

Note that all these elements are still in testing, but will be coming to the release version of Windows 11 before too long, with any luck.

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Edited November 20, 2022 by Ilhem