Microsoft Windows 11 KB5036985 beta adds a latest Microsoft account manager to Start menu

Microsoft Windows 11 KB5036985 was launched nowrecently to testers within the beta channel with a number of adjustments to the Start menu, Taskbar, and Widgets. With Microsoft Windows 11 KB5036985 (Build 22635.3500), Microsoft is making an attempt to squeeze more info into the Profile icon within the updates, together with hyperlinks to the Microsoft 365 web page.

In our assessments, we noticed that clicking the Profile icon showcases more details about the at the moment logged-in consumer. Using a Microsoft Account in your PC will present the e-mail tackle and the OneDrive storage statistics. Clicking on any of those choices will redirect you to the Account web page within the Settings app.

We additionally observed the Microsoft 365 promotional possibility between the opposite two choices, which is the Redmond big’s obnoxious approach of informing customers about its products. If you’ve got an lively Microsoft 356 subscription, you may examine its standing from the Profile part. Still, displaying the sector for different customers is one thing that Microsoft can take away.

If you employ a Microsoft account and haven’t added a recovery e-mail for it, the Settings app will remind you to take action. An “Add now” button will seem within the Account part of the Settings app. It will redirect you to the Microsoft Account web site, the place you may add the recovery e-mail.

Interestingly, Microsoft Windows Latest additionally noticed the “Add now” button contained in the Profile icon part of the Start menu in Microsoft Windows 11 Build 22635.3500. You may even discover an Xbox Game Pass advert within the Home part of the Settings app.

Microsoft defined in its latest put up that the advert will seem on Microsoft Windows 11 Pro and Home editions for customers who play video games ceaselessly and are logged in with a Microsoft account. Thankfully, the advert will solely seem within the Settings app for now.

We beforehand reported in regards to the latest navigation pane within the Widgets board. That change is now additionally arriving within the Beta construct.

Widgets get more UI adjustments

In Build 22635.3500 or latester, the Widgets board now presents two views: My Widgets and My Feed. The first one removes all the things from the board besides the widgets. The positioning of icons contained in the Widget board is barely completely different from the same old format.

For EEA customers, there are a number of more surprises. First, they will choose one other feed supplier for the Widgets part. Second, builders can take part in this system to construct customized feeds and ship notifications to the Widget icon on the Taskbar. This construct additionally provides a latest set of animated icons for the Widgets.

There’s a slight change to the Microsoft Windows Nearby Sharing part. If you used your Gmail account to create a Microsoft account, you may ship information to that e-mail tackle using the Share possibility. It is much like sending information and docs to your self on Slack or WhatsApp.

Taskbar search bar lastly reveals when it’s set to auto hide

Microsoft watcher Phantom additionally found a hidden design of the Taskbar icons. Currently, configuring the Taskbar to auto-hide solely shows the search bar icon if you hover over it.

As proven within the above GIF, the Microsoft Windows 11 construct reveals the whole search bar with its icon when the taskbar is about to auto-hide.