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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Last week we were talking aboutbuild 22000.132, all the good things that it brings with it, as well as all the bugs that users have been struggling with.

This new experience is now available for users in the Dev and Beta Channels, through theWindows Insider program.

We’ve now reached the seventh cumulative update for Windows 11 RTM Build 22000, and this one comes with few important changes, or any new features or significant improvements.

If you check for updates today, a new patch calledCumulative Update for Windows 11 (10.0.22000.160) (KB5005189)will appear available for download.

Focus sessions is here with build 22000.160

The Redmond tech giant just releaseda new Windows 11 Insider Preview build for both Beta and Dev channel users.

For the past few weeks Insiders in both channels have been receiving the same builds. However, build 22000.160 brings with it, unsurprisingly, only a couple of general improvements along with the usual crop of fixes.

One of the most important new additions comes in the way of theupdate to the Alarms and Clock app, which is now simply called Clock.

The new Focus Sessions feature, which is part of the Alarms & Clock app was first teased by Microsoft’s Panos Panay a couple of weeks ago, and it’s meant to help users focus on a given task.

As you know, from our previous article,Focus Sessionsallows users to set a timer to focus on tasks while listening to their Spotify playlists right within the app.

You might also like to know that there is also a Habit Building feature that lets users set goals and track their progress.

There’s also a bit of a regression, if you’ve been testing Windows 11, you might have noticed that before restarting your PC to install an update, it would tell you how long it expects to take to restart.

Now, that’s only going to happen if have an SSD, not an HDD. However, this is only due to some bugs, and Microsoft says this feature should return in the future.

To be honest, there really isn’t much else that’s new here, and one of the things everyone was expecting, which is Android app support, still hasn’t been rolled out yet.

In fact, it might not show up in time for the initial public release of Windows 11, considering how close we are to the public launch. We also don’t get the new Paint app that wasteased recently.

Even the list of fixes in Windows 11 build 22000.160 only includes one item, and that’s a fix for an issue where you might see the location icon in your taskbar even though you’ve disabled location access in the Settings app.

The Windows 11 ISO is now available directly from Microsoft

One of the major differences between this build and all the other ones that came before is the cargo it carries.

Starting today, the tech giant is releasing the ISOs for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.132 to theWindows Insider Preview Downloads page.

You can use these ISOs to do a clean installation or in-place upgrade if that is what you desire.

As you use these ISOs to install Windows 11, you will go through the setup experience, which is designed to build excitement for the new OS.

Also exciting, based on user feedback, Microsoft added the ability to name your PC during the setup experience too.

Known issues with KB5005189

Before we get into the known issues let’s first see what Microsoft fixed with this new build.

There isn’t much to go on here, except an issue where the location in use icon was showing in the Taskbar sometimes even though the usage was blocked by your preferences.

That’s about all that the tech company managed to fix via this cumulative update.

Known issues is another subject entirely, and here is what Microsoft had to say about KB5005189:

How do I install KB5005188?

Have you already installed the new Windows 11 Insider build? Tell us all about your experience in the comments section below.

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Windows 11 build 22000.160 brings Focus sessions and a new Clock#

Focus sessions is here with build 22000.160#

The Windows 11 ISO is now available directly from Microsoft#

Known issues with KB5005189#

How do I install KB5005188?#