Users will notice a new snapping layouts menu that drops down from the top of the screen whenever they move around an app window. These options will offer quick ways of either creating a calendar event or adding a phone number to your contacts list.

There's also a new feature called 'Suggested Actions' which will present a small menu of options whenever you copy a date or phone number. Good to see it's finally back with version 22H2. This has been a functionality of the Taskbar for years, but it was missing from the first version of Windows 11. The Taskbar has also been updated with the return of drag and drop support, meaning you can drag files into app icons on your Taskbar to paste that file into it.

Now, users can choose to have an extra row pinned apps, or reduce the pinned apps area to two rows in favor of a larger 'Recommended' area. In the Start menu, Microsoft has added back several features that were present on the Windows 10 Start menu, including the ability to create app folders and adjust the size of the pinned apps area. Focus Assist (now called Do Not Disturb) has been integrated into the Notification Center for easy access to that feature. For example, version 22H2 introduces modern designs for things like the volume and brightness interfaces that pop up when adjusting those controls via physical hardware buttons. Microsoft is continuing to clean up the UI by updating legacy interfaces with more modern, consistent Windows 11 designs. The Windows Shell is getting a lot of love with version 22H2. Here's a more in-depth look at some of the new features that are shipping with version 22H2. Of course, there are also hundreds, if not thousands of fixes and under the hood enhancements that Microsoft is baking into the next release that we haven't detailed. Keep reading for a more in-depth breakdown of new features. This is not a comprehensive list, but rather a quick run-down of the most notable changes and improvements that are shipping as part of version 22H2 and its feature drops. What's coming in the next Windows 11 version 22H2 feature drop? Numerous UI improvements and consistency updates.

Better OneDrive integration with File Explorer.

New 'Suggested Actions' feature when copying dates/numbers.

New snap layouts bar when moving app windows.

New gestures and animations for touch users.

New Live Captions accessibility feature.

Focus Assist integration with Notification Center.

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