Microsoft is ready to start the rollout of search highlights on Windows 11 devices that are not signed up for the Windows Insider program after the company shipped this feature to testing machines earlier this year.

Search highlights provide users with additional information in the actual search UI, including holiday and anniversaries.

Microsoft is beginning the rollout of search highlights to non-insider Windows 11 devices with cumulative update KB5014668, which is now available as optional having a manual check for updates in Windows Update.

However, the software giant explains that search highlights is going to be enabled for production devices gradually, because the company wants to collect feedback around the rollout and ensure things are working as planned. The rollout will take a minimum of many months, Microsoft says, so reaching the broad availability isn't something which would be reached overnight.

The broad availability is going to be reached within the coming months

"Search highlights will present notable and fascinating moments of what's special about each day-like holidays, anniversaries, and other educational moments in time both globally and in your region. To see search highlights, click or tap around the search icon in your taskbar. For enterprise customers, search highlights will even feature the most recent updates from your organization and suggest people, files, and much more," Microsoft explained.

"Search highlights will unveil to Windows 11 customers over the next weeks. We are taking a phased and measured approach. Broad availability will exist in the coming months."

While search highlights are contained in the latest cumulative update that's offered as a preview, everybody would obtain the necessary code to enable the feature once the next automatic update ships on Patch Tuesday.

To download the optional update today, just head over to Windows Update on your Windows 11 device and manually look for updates.