{"id":13375,"date":"2025-03-24T10:50:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T21:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=13375"},"modified":"2025-03-24T10:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T21:50:58","slug":"which-of-these-new-features-in-windows-11-will-save-you-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=13375","title":{"rendered":"Which of these new features in Windows 11 will save you time?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h3>Microsoft are gradually rolling out new Windows 11 features to Beta users.<\/h3>\n<p>This means that the rest of us can expect them sometime later in the year.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2><strong>Windows 11 &#8211; a new way to open files<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you drag a file from Windows Explorer, a \u201cdrag tray\u201d will appear that shows the open applications on your PC.\u00a0 You can then drag your file into the application to open it.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re curious to see how this works for those of us with all our files in OneDrive, Teams or SharePoint (that should be all of us!).\u00a0 Our suspicion is that you may need to \u2018sync\u2019 the folder, which means it will work best with smaller folders.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Win11ImageDrag.gif&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Win11ImageDrag&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><strong>For more information<\/strong>, refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2025\/02\/21\/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-4950-beta-channel\">https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2025\/02\/21\/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-4950-beta-channel<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||20px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2><strong>Copilot + PCs get enhanced image search<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This is currently being rolled out for individuals with one of the new \u201cSnapdragon\u201d Copilot+ PCs. 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