A recent report claims that Microsoft is trying an AI feature for Windows 11. This new AI feature will give the Microsoft Win11 background more depth of field. Microsoft has introduced a setting dubbed “Depth effects” under the Windows 11 Personalization -> Background option, according to images shared by Windows leaker Albacore. According to the description of the switch, when the user turns on this option, Windows 11 will use AI to add a depth-of-field effect to the current background picture (wallpaper). This means that it will highlight a part and blur the other part. This sounds a bit like when a mobile phone takes a photo portrait mode.
It is unclear if any specific tech is required for this function. We will provide follow-up reports to clarify if there are any particular wallpaper specifications. In a Windows Insider version, a string with the same description and one with the name “Parallax Background” was discovered by Twitter user PhantomOcean3.
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Microsoft Win11 system settings app to add VHD/VHDX support
The Win11 system settings program is being improved by Microsoft, and one of the new features is support for VHD and VHDX hard disks. The company will also add a new “Home” page and enhance the keyboard choices. Win11 users are allegedly about to make a virtual hard drive (VHD) in the settings app. This is according to a tip from @thebookisclosed. Microsoft will deeply integrate this feature with the Win11 system. However, there isn’t a matching Feature ID in ViveTool at the moment.
Users can choose to make fixed/dynamic VHDs up to 2TB in the options. Plus, they can select VHDXs with power loss protection up to 64TB. After specifying, users must decide between the GPT and MBR partition styles.
According to a recent info shared by the Twitter account, PhantomOcean3, Microsoft is testing the Win11 Build 22624.1390 update internally. This indicates that Microsoft will soon invite members of the Windows Insider project in the Beta channel to test the Win11 Moment 3 update. In the tweet, Microsoft may push KB5023011 and enablement package KB5023595 for Win11 Moment 3 in the future. In the Win11 Build 22624.1325 update currently pushed by Microsoft, Moment 3 is still marked as 22H2.
