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Ahead of the usual Patch Tuesday updates, Microsoft rolls out a preview update to Windows.
If testing goes well, the company then releases the same update for general users.

Microsoft will add an for Game Pass to the Windows 11 Settings app.
These preview updates are often minor when it comes to new features and focus on general improvements.
There are, however, some preview updates (and following Patch Tuesday updates) with noteworthy additions.
That’s the case with Windows 11 Builds 22621.3810 and 22631.3810, which just became available in preview.

Microsoft began testing an ad for Game Pass within the Windows 11 Settings app in April 2024, and it will now ship that ad to general Windows users.
Windows 11 alreadyincludes several adsand Microsoft continues to test new ways to monetize its operating system.















