Microsoft has once again refreshed the Windows 11 lock screen interface. The update doesn't significantly change the experience, but it does enable a new interactive weather card on the lock screen. This is just a minor change, but more important changes may be to come. Microsoft is testing the updated lock screen with the "Cards" feature in Windows 11 Build 23612, which is available in the Canary channel. You can control the new weather card through "Settings" > "Personalization" > "Lock Screen" > "Status".

As you can see in the screenshot below, the new lock screen with weather cards displays dynamic weather information with a simple hover action. When you hover over a weather card, you can see more information without leaving the lock screen. After clicking on the card, Windows will redirect the user to the MSN Weather page in Microsoft Edge.

The feature is only available in the United States, but the tech giant plans to expand the rollout in the coming days.

Interestingly, Microsoft is planning to enable this feature by default. Currently, there is no way to change the weather source, so you need to rely on MSNWeather and open the web page in Microsoft Edge.

Voice Access, Windows 11's flagship feature that replaced speech recognition, is getting some much-needed improvements in Build 23612.

In addition to the lock screen update, Build 23612 adds multi-monitor support, custom commands, and new languages ​​for voice access. Voice Access is a new way to control your computer using your voice. Starting from Build 23612, users can finally use French, Spanish and German voice access. Voice access works best in an English (US) environment, but you can expect incremental improvements in upcoming cumulative updates.

The second major change is support for create commands. With this feature, you can create custom voice commands to control different parts of Windows 11. For example, if you want to create a new command for opening a URL, you can go into the Voice Access settings and click "Create Command."

You can enter commands using voice or text, then select the "Create" button at the end to execute a custom voice command.

You can switch the language in "Settings" > "Language" on the voice access interface. Most of these changes will arrive with optional cumulative updates for Windows 11 and won't require much action.