Windows 11 now lets you write anywhere you can type
by Tom Warren from The Verge - All Posts on (#6FXFR)
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Microsoft is starting to roll out new changes to Windows Ink that let you write anywhere you can type in Windows 11. After months of previewing the changes, the handwriting-to-text conversion now works inside search boxes and other elements of Windows 11 where you'd normally type your input.
Microsoft has started rolling out the KB5031455 non-security update as a preview to Windows 11 users yesterday. You simply have to head to Windows Update and toggle the Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" setting to get this update before it's available fully in the coming weeks.
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