The new Tips app for Windows 11 is rolling out to Insiders now

Tips App
Tips App (Image credit: Microsoft)

What you need to know

  • Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22458 has arrived for Insiders in the Dev Channel.
  • It contains the usual slew of fixes and improvements.
  • It also contains the debut of Windows 11's refreshed Tips app, which is designed to introduce the OS in an educational, helpful way.

Excited for Windows 11 and want to learn how to use it to its fullest potential? Well, so long as you're an Insider in the Dev Channel, now you can: Windows 11's refreshed Tips app is here, as of Preview Build 22458.

It's not just a visual update, either. As stated in Microsoft's blog post on the matter, the company's put a lot of effort into ensuring the revamped experience is loaded with fresh, useful tips.

We've updated the Tips app with 100+ new tips to help you get started on Windows 11 and learn new things—discover keyboard shortcuts, find ways to optimize your PC, dive into productivity tips for Office, power up your gaming on Windows, and much more! We're able to fine-tune and add new tips at anytime as we hear feedback from you.

Better yet, the Tips app itself is just the "tip" of the iceberg! You can also receive pointers by traveling around Windows 11 and exploring its various crevices and openings. Who knows where the next tip could pop out and find you at?

"Check out the new Tips widget on the widgets board, tips as First Run Experiences, and tips for specific experiences within Windows 11," Microsoft says. "You'll find tips in 36 languages—tips around the globe!" You heard it from Redmond first, folks. French tips, Italian tips, English tips — whichever kind you fancy, you can have.

The refreshed app is currently rolling out to those in the Dev Channel. If you want it and you're in the Beta or Release Preview Channels, you're going to have to wait a bit longer.

Robert Carnevale

Robert Carnevale is the News Editor for Windows Central. He's a big fan of Kinect (it lives on in his heart), Sonic the Hedgehog, and the legendary intersection of those two titans, Sonic Free Riders. He is the author of Cold War 2395. Have a useful tip? Send it to robert.carnevale@futurenet.com.