Microsoft accidentally leaks internal tool that can enable hidden W11 features

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https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-accidently-leaks-internal-tool-that-can-enable-hidden-windows-11-features

StagingTool can enable hidden and unannounced features in Windows 11 preview builds.

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An internal tool that allows Microsoft engineers to enable and test hidden features has leaked.
The tool leaked via a “bug bash” quest that was accidentally put live to the public.
Now, Insiders can use this tool to enable A/B features that they don’t yet have access to.

Microsoft has accidentally leaked an internal tool that can enable in-development and hidden features found in Insider preview builds of Windows 11. The tool, dubbed “StagingTool,” allows Microsoft engineers and testers to try out features that are still being built, as well as override A/B testing to gain access to features regardless of if you got them “officially” or not.

The tool was spotted in a “bug bash” quest in the Feedback Hub, where a link to the StagingTool was included but only intended for internal testers. The quests have since been pulled, but the StagingTool is now already being shared around on the web.

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If you can’t get StagingTool there always is ViVeTool

StagingTool is the official ViVeTool-like app by Microsoft

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Want to activate the hidden “Fix problems using Windows Update” feature?

https://geekermag.com/fix-problems-using-windows-update-option-in-windows-11-settings/

Right now, the “Fix Problems using the Windows Update” option feature is under development and hidden in Windows 11 build 25284. In case, you find this feature interesting and would like to give it a try, then you can enable it manually using vivetool.

Download and set up ViVeTool on your Windows 11 PC.

Launch the Command prompt with admin rights. For that, click on the Search icon and type CMD, when it Command prompt appears in the search results click to open it.

Here, you need to copy-paste this command: c:\vivetool\vivetool.exe /enable /id:42550315 and hit enter.

Once you get the message successfully set feature configuration, you need to reboot your computer to apply the changes.

[Moderator edit] replaced your “German” language link with an “English” one.

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