Microsoft is adding even more features to Windows 11, but they’ll arrive at unexpected times.
Microsoft on Thursday released its “official” list of the features arriving in the next point, or Moment, update of Windows 11, including many we already knew about. A few — including new Copilot control updates and the ability to use your Android phone as a webcam — appear to be new.
Between the features Microsoft included within earlier Windows 11 preview releases and Microsoft’s official announcement today, Microsoft is now telling us what new features you should expect to arrive on your Windows 11 PC in the coming weeks. But you won’t receive them right away; while we referred to this incremental Windows 11 update as the February 2024 Moment in our previous report, Microsoft has missed this window.
Microsoft is now offering two time periods for you to receive these feature updates: first, during the March 2024 optional non-security preview release, assuming you’ve opted in to receive updates as soon as they’re available. “Most of these new features will be available then,” Microsoft says. Otherwise, you’ll have to wait a month longer.
“We anticipate broad availability for most new features by the April 2024 security update release for all eligible devices,” Microsoft added in a blog post, allowing itself some wiggle room to push the latest Windows 11 features out at an even later date. Microsoft isn’t officially referring to this as a “moment” or “update,” either — just a release of new features.
