And finally, friends, here is ‘Sudo’ for Windows along with many more new features… You can now download the new 24H2 version!
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After teaching us all the news from the Windows ecosystem this same week, with the functionality of Recall as a big star for the future of the operating system and with Copilot+ PC to explain the ‘AI PCs’ that are already present, the giant Microsoft just released the big 24H2 Windows update today which includes support for HDR in the background and, keep an eye on it, ‘sudo’ for Windows.
The bad part is that for now 24H2 update is not available for everyone Windows users, but begins its deployment as Release Preview This being the last phase of open testing before the stable version, which should be released at the end of this year, 2024.
The main new features are revealed to us by Microsoft on its corporate blog, although thanks to our colleagues at The Verge we can already tell you that this 24H2 version has full HDR support in the backgroundimprovements in energy savings, Rust in the kernel and one of the most requested novelties, ‘sudo’ for Windows.
This is how you can install the 24H2 version of Windows 11 in advance
Microsoft has already reported that this update will be officially implemented via Windows Update in the last months of 2024, thus releasing it to all users free of charge and automated. In any case, we can now install this Release Preview via the Windows Insider channel.
For this we will have to go to the Windows Update section inside our computer with Windows 11, look for the link and follow the instructions to register for the Insider program of the operating system, making sure to select that we want to install the versions of Preview.
This is how the new options for developers are shown, with ‘Sudo’ for Windows
This is all that Windows 11 24H2 offers us
The first thing that will catch the attention of users is undoubtedly the support for HDR backgrounds in the backgroundwhich will make it possible to use JXR images as wallpaper while Windows 11 automatically will adapt the wallpaper if we use multiple monitors.
Not only that, and Microsoft is also modifying the operation of energy saving modes to further reduce consumption and improve the autonomy of mobile devices. This will work reducing PC performance at discretion and as neededalso running on desktop computers that will thus be able to contain their electricity consumption.
There will also be more internal and less visible improvements, such as the possibility of compress files in ‘7-zip’ and ‘TAR’ right into File Explorer, which also gets a scrollable side menu view with quick settings. Voice Clarity will use AI to remove background noise in our video calls and meetings, or also when recording audio, and Copilot also receives many new featuresimproving its understanding, adding commands and now hiding behind a dedicated button on the right side of the system bar.
However, the new developer menu that Microsoft is implementing will draw much more attention, and in which it is included for the first time the highly requested command ‘sweat’ for Windows. This will allow any advanced user run applications with elevated administrator permissions in a simpler way, without leaving standard consoles, being able to select three modes: open in new window ‘root’open with input disabled or open on-line.
Obviously they also include all new features introduced and powered by AIalthough for this we will need a PC compatible with Copilot+ and Qualcomm Snapdragon. These machines, as you already know, will not arrive until the second half of 2024 at prices around 1,000 euros, or even above.
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