The second feature drop for Windows 11 in 2025 will be shipping soon, for the month of February for users on version 24H2 (KB5052093, OS build 26100.3320) and version 23H2 and 22H2 (KB5052094, OS build 22631.4972 and 22621.4972, Release Preview has 22631.4969 and 22621.4969) – with several new features and changes.

The battery icon has received a visual overhaul and you can now turn on battery percentage on the taskbar!* Windows Spotlight on both the lock screen and desktop has been updated with new icons and interactions. Windows Share has several improvements, with new entry points in the Start menu’s recommended section and jump lists as well as the ability to share to Notepad and Clipchamp, while File Explorer now lets you turn off or snooze backup reminders. Various inbox apps have several new features and improvements, from OCR text recognition in the Photos app to the option to omit unnecessary parts of games you install in the Store. And so much more.

*Exclusive to Windows 11, version 24H2.
Velocity ID for this feature bundle: 54237969
Thanks to techosarusrex for the Windows 365 settings screenshots.

Official release notes:
24H2: N/A
23H2: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/02/13/releasing-windows-11-build-22631-4969-to-the-release-preview-channel/

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:05 Customizable lock screen widgets
1:46 Windows Spotlight improvements (lock screen, desktop icon)
2:51 Updated battery icon and battery percentage on taskbar
3:38 Windows Share improvements (entry points, more apps)
4:35 Start menu account manager theme bugfix
4:46 Turn off or snooze backup reminders in File Explorer, and more
5:50 Copilot auto start on login
6:15 Copilot menu in Paint
6:47 OCR text recognition in Photos
6:54 Microsoft Store improvements (AI Hub for Copilot+ PCs, only install what you want from games)
7:45 New Settings additions (advanced camera options, easily remove mobile device)
9:32 Narrator scan mode improvements (new keyboard shortcuts)
10:00 How to get all the new features as soon as possible
10:37 Outro

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Please note that these updates may be revised several times before their final release, so build numbers will change in the description frequently. Here are a bunch of reasonable numbers to expect for the final release:

24H2: 26100.3321, 26100.3322, 26100.3323, 26100.3324, 26100.3325, 26100.3326, 26100.3327, 26100.3328, 26100.3329, 26100.3330, 26100.3331, 26100.3332, 26100.3333, 26100.3334, 26100.3335, 26100.3336, 26100.3337, 26100.3338, 26100.3339, 26100.3340

23H2: 22631.4973, 22631.4974, 22631.4975, 22631.4976, 22631.4977, 22631.4978, 22631.4979, 22631.4980, 22631.4981, 22631.4982, 22631.4983, 22631.4984, 22631.4985, 22631.4986, 22631.4987, 22631.4988, 22631.4989, 22631.4990, 22631.4991, 22631.4992

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