Hi all, Last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25276 to the Dev Channel.
A strange issue affecting only a few upgrades is a very long wait at a little over 64% complete, is feels like the update is just stuck but if you give it time the upgrade completes without error.
It happened to one of my devices 2 builds ago, took hours to complete. For me the issue did not repeat however some users have had this issue on all of the latest build upgrades. (it’s in the known issues section of 25276)
Running setup diag once finished shows the process was waiting & timing out during this step.
Another issue spotted in a niche sittuation in snipping tool, when you take a screenshot with Windows + shift + S and draw on the shot and then close the app choosing not to save the artwork you made, the app crashes after a few second instead of closing (drawing on the picture is required for the test to succeed if you want to reproduce it) FeedBack Hub: https://aka.ms/AAj42ge
Happy Upgrading!
What’s new
Create live kernel memory dumps in Task Manager
We are introducing a set of new developer-focused features in Task Manager to aid the collection of live kernel memory dumps (LKDs). This is in addition to the existing “Memory dump” for user mode processes. The goal of kernel live dump is to gather data to troubleshoot an abnormal situation but allow the OS to continue operation. This reduces downtime when compared to a bug check for “non-fatal” but high-impact failures and hangs. Click here for more info on live kernel dumps.
To capture a live kernel memory dump (LKD), go to the Details page in Task Manager, right-click on the System process and the context menu should light up to show “Create live kernel memory dump file” to capture a Full live kernel or Kernel stack memory dumps.
Choose the new “Create live kernel memory dump file” option when right-clicking on a process on the details page in Task Manager.
You can also go to the Task Manager Settings page to view/edit the settings for live kernel memory dumps.
Configure live kernel dumps options in Task Manager settings.
[We are beginning to roll this feature out, so it isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Task Manager.
Updates to your cloud storage in settings for Windows 11
In November, we introduced a visual overview of your cloud storage usage in Settings app. As we mentioned here, you will see updates to the Microsoft 365 apps and service data included in your cloud storage. Outlook attachment data will be included in your cloud storage as displayed on the visual with today’s build. This change will gradually roll out starting with a small number of insiders, so not everyone will see it right away. You may see an alert regarding your storage usage; however, it does not impact your storage amount as early as February 1st, 2023. Learn more about cloud storage here.
A consolidated storage quota bar shown on Accounts page in Settings app with a banner that will alert you if you’re running low on storage.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Settings > User Profile Account Settings.
Changes and Improvements
[General]
We have updated the dialog that shows when an app has a known compatibility issue to use the new Windows 11 design. The dialog is a work-in-progress, and you may see issues with it in dark theme. As always, file feedback in Feedback Hub for any issues you might see.
The dialog that shows when an app has a known compatibility issue now uses the new Windows 11 design.
[Start]
[ADDED] The search box design in the Start menu has been updated with more rounded corners to reflect the design of the search box on the taskbar.
Design of search box on the Start menu has more rounded corners.
[Windows Security]
We are temporarily disabling the updated the Windows Security (firewall) notification dialogs that match the Windows 11 visuals that we introduced with Build 25267. We plan to re-introduce this change in a future flight after addressing some bugs.
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25267 and later Pro editions no longer allow a user to connect to a remote share by using guest credentials by default, even if the remote server requests guest credentials. This matches the stronger security of the Enterprise and Education editions that’s been in place since Windows 10, to further improve Windows 11 default security. For more information on this behavior and to configure insecure guest authentication to a third party SMB server device that only supports guest authentication, review this documentation.
Fixes
[Taskbar & System Tray]
Fixed an issue where switching windows through taskbar previews wasn’t working.
Fixed multiple explorer.exe crashes affecting the system tray.
When opening a flyout from the taskbar, pressing the Esc key to close the flyout should now return keyboard focus to the button it was invoked from.
[Search on the Taskbar]
The fixes only apply for Windows Insiders who received one of the different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar that began rolling out to Insiders with Build 25252:
We fixed the layout issues with the text in the search box on taskbar when using right-to-left display languages like Arabic.
Fixed an issue where the selected search style in Taskbar Settings wasn’t persisting across updates. This setting should persist now on subsequent Insider Preview build upgrades.
[File Explorer]
Fixed an explorer.exe crash which could happen when opening File Explorer, related to loading your recent files.
[Voice access]
Voice access will now work correctly for entering numbers in the Calculator app.
Fixed a crash when giving move left and right commands with voice access.
[Input]
Fixed an issue where the “insert text” button wasn’t working when using the Pinyin IME in double pinyin mode.
[Widgets]
Fixed an issue where the widgets board will get stuck open in an invisible state for Insiders in China (and potentially others), causing clicks on the left side of the screen to not work. If you’re continuing to experience this, please make sure to check the Microsoft Store for the latest app updates.
[Other]
To improve clarity, when Windows Defender Credential Guard is enabled, when attempting to use remote desktop with default credentials, it will now explicitly say “Windows Defender Credential Guard does not allow using Windows logon credentials. Please enter your credentials”.
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
Known issues
[General]
Using Windows Hello to sign in with facial recognition may not work on Arm64 PCs. A workaround for this is to use the Hello PIN path.
[NEW] Some users are experiencing longer than expected update times installing recent builds. We are actively investigating this issue.
[NEW] We’re investigating reports that some Insiders are experiencing freezes when using the browser and certain other apps after the previous Dev Channel flight.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
The taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar. You may also see this issue on secondary monitors.
[Search on the Taskbar]
The following known issues only apply for Windows Insiders who received one of the different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar that began rolling out to Insiders with Build 25252:
There is an issue where you will be unable to change taskbar search box to show as icon only via taskbar settings in some cases. To work around this issue, first change to a different option and then after, you should be able to choose to show as icon only.
[Task Manager]
Some dialogs may not render in the correct theme when applied from Task Manager Settings page.
The data content area of the Processes page may flash once when theme changes are applied in the Task Manager Settings page.
[Widgets]
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, content animates out of view before the widgets board resizes when clicking to expanded view of the widgets board.
Yesterday, January 13th an unintentional impact was triggered by a pattern update (1.381.2140.0) to users that had the ASR rule “Block Win32 API calls from Office macro” set to block mode.
The impact was hard to miss, shortcuts pinned to taskbar & in the start menu went missing.
The best thing to do was change the ASR policy to audit mode as soon as possible to limit the impact.
the manual way to fix apps:
Windows 10:
Select Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features
Select the app you want to fix.
Select Modify link under the name of the app if it is available.
A new page will launch and allow you to select repair.
Windows 11:
Type “Installed Apps” in the search bar.
Click “Installed Apps”.
Select the app you want to fix.
Click on “…”
Select Modify or Advanced Options if it is available.
A new page will launch and allow you to select repair
Microsoft posted a remediation script on Tech Community here:
Hi all, Happy 2023 !, last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25272 to the Dev Channel, the 1st Insider release of the new year!
My 1st impression after upgrade was ‘this feels faster’ than before… hard to quantify but overall performance & response seems even faster than with previous builds
Startup pane in Task Manager is no longer empty
Happy Upgrades!
[Changes and Improvements]
[General]
Moved Quick Assist out of Windows Tools so it displays directly in the Start menu’s All apps list and is easier to find.
We are removing the suggestion action for searching copied text in Microsoft Edge and showing recommend common websites on the Recommended section in Start – both of which began rolling out with Build 25247. Thanks to all the Insiders who gave us feedback on these two experiences. As a reminder, features and experiences we try out in the Dev Channel may get removed and never released beyond the Dev Channel as we incubate new ideas and get feedback from Insiders.
[WSL]
Starting with Build 25267, the inbox version of Windows Subsystem for Linux has been removed. When you install a build with this change if you’re a WSL user you will need to update to the latest WSL version outlined here in this GitHub post to ensure WSL continues working on your PC. Once you have done that, WSL will continue working on subsequent build updates. In future builds we’re looking to have this done automatically.
[Printing]
Added a refresh button to the Windows print queue.
Fixes
[General]
Fixed an issue where some Arm64 devices experienced a black screen while resuming from sleep or hibernate.
Fixed an issue causing various UI elements in apps to disappear and reappear sometimes in recent builds.
[Search on the Taskbar]
The fixes only apply for Windows Insiders who received one of the different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar that began rolling out to Insiders with Build 25252:
We fixed the issue causing the search box on taskbar to not render correctly and display visual artifacts.
Japanese IME candidate items should display correctly now inside the search box on the taskbar.
[Task Manager]
Fixed an issue causing filtering by publisher name to not match correctly on the Processes page.
Fixed an issue causing some services to not show in the Services page after filtering is applied.
Fixed an issue which resulted in new processes appearing in a filtered list if launched while a filter is set.
Fixed an issue where Task Manager did not display light and dark content correctly, rendering potentially unreadable text.
Fixed an issue causing the Startup apps page in Task manager to not list any apps for some Insiders.
If there are no matching search results, Task Manager will now explicitly say that.
Fixed a Task Manager crash that could happen when attempting to end certain processes.
You can now set focus to the search box by pressing CTRL + F.
[Narrator]
Fixed an issue that was causing Settings to crash after turning Narrator on or off in Lithuanian and Hungarian builds.
Narrator should now be working correctly with Windows Defender Application Guard for Edge.
[Live Captions]
We fixed the issue that was causing Live Captions to not work in the latest Insider Preview builds in the Dev Channel.
[Input]
When using the Japanese IME with Narrator, Narrator will no longer read out the entire composition string each time you press a key.
The message displayed the first time you use ALT + Shift should no longer display if you only have one input language installed.
Fixed an issue where the Surface Pen could no longer advance PowerPoint slides in recent builds.
Made a change to help improve performance when using a high report rate mouse while gaming.
Fixed an issue where if you used the touch gesture for opening the Start menu, it could get stuck halfway.
Fixed an issue which could cause Excel to stop responding on certain mouse drag events when using the Japanese or Chinese IMEs.
[Settings]
Fixed an issue which could cause a hang if you cancelled out of certification authentication when connecting to VPN.
Fixed an issue which was causing Settings to crash when opening Power and Battery sometimes.
Fixed an issue causing Quick Settings crashes sometimes when navigating to the Bluetooth section.
Fixed an issue where the app icons under Settings > Apps > Default apps might be blurry.
[Windowing]
Fixed an issue causing a black screen when ALT + Tabbing out of certain games in recent builds.
The maximize button should no longer be slightly smaller than the close and minimize buttons when you highlight it in File Explorer and certain other apps while using dark mode.
Fixed a couple DWM crashes that were introduced in recent builds.
[Other]
Fixed an issue which was causing some Windows Security app crashes.
Fixed an issue where the print queue was showing stale job information for printer connection printers.
Fixed an issue where when creating a FIDO2 credential for a website in a browser, you might see the dialog twice in a row in certain cases.
This build contains the fix for an issue impacting Windows Hello on certain PCs. We are continuing to investigate an issue specific to Arm64 PCs (see known issues).
Fixed an issue which could lead to the Camera app showing that something went wrong if you pressed Pause while recording video.
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
Known issues
[General]
Using Windows Hello to sign in with facial recognition may not work on Arm64 PCs. A workaround for this is to use the Hello PIN path.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
The taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar. You may also see this issue on secondary monitors.
[Search on the Taskbar]
The following known issues only apply for Windows Insiders who received one of the different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar that began rolling out to Insiders with Build 25252:
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, there are layout issues with the text in the search box on taskbar.
[ADDED 1/6] There is an issue where you will be unable to change taskbar search box to show as icon only via taskbar settings in some cases. To work around this issue, first change to a different option and then after, you should be able to choose to show as icon only.
[Task Manager]
Some dialogs may not render in the correct theme when applied from Task Manager Settings page.
The data content area of the Processes page may flash once when theme changes are applied in the Task Manager Settings page.
[Widgets]
We’re investigating an issue where the widgets board will get stuck open in an invisible state for Insiders in China (and potentially others), causing clicks on the left side of the screen to not work. If you encounter this, pressing WIN + D may resolve the issue.
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, content animates out of view before the widgets board resizes when clicking to expanded view of the widgets board.
Hi all, Last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25267 to the Dev Channel.
[Changes and Improvements]
[Search on the Taskbar]
We are continuing to try out different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar that began with Build 25252. Insiders in the Dev Channel will begin seeing an updated treatment with more rounded corners starting with this build. If you see the new treatment, you can right-click on the taskbar to open taskbar settings and adjust the experience.
Example of different treatments we are trying out for how search looks on the taskbar.
[Windows Security]
[ADDED 12/15] We have updated the Windows Security (firewall) notification dialogs to match the Windows 11 visuals.
We have updated the Windows Security notification dialogs to match the Windows 11 visuals.
Fixes
[General]
Fixed an issue which caused some Insiders to have issues casting (with WIN + K) in the previous flight.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
Fixed an issue causing the Bluetooth section of Quick Settings to crash for some people.
Updated the Quick Settings icons in the taskbar when using a screen reader so if you set focus to each of the icons it no longer includes the words system state and instead just says what the icon is (for example instead of “system volume state” it just says “volume”).
If focus is set to an app icon on the taskbar and you use ALT + Shift + Left/Right to move it, Narrator will now say that it has been moved.
Fixed a high hitting explorer.exe crash which was impacting some Insiders in the last two flights.
[Search on the Taskbar]
The fixes only apply for Windows Insiders who received one of the different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar that began rolling out to Insiders with Build 25252:
We fixed the issue causing a search box which appeared to be floating on the desktop when you changed your primary monitor or plugged in an external display.
Text in the search box should no longer be clipped on the bottom when using increased text scaling.
[Input]
Clicking the notification received the first time you press ALT + Shift should open the customize option now, rather than unexpectedly opening a Command Prompt window.
We fixed an issue which was causing the first candidate item to be invisible or clipped sometimes in the Simplified Chinese IME candidate window.
[File Explorer]
Fixed an issue where using “Browse for Folder” from an app was only showing Desktop (and no other folders) for some people.
[Settings]
If a Windows Update failed to install, the error code in Windows Update history can now be selected if you want to copy it out.
[Other]
Fixed an issue where restartable copies of a file (for example using robocopy) with alternate data streams were hanging frequently in the latest Dev Channel builds.
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
Known issues
[General]
[NEW] Some Arm64 devices will experience a black screen while resuming from sleep or hibernate. A workaround is to press the power button a few times to wake the device up and get to the Lock screen to login.
[NEW] Using Windows Hello to sign in with facial recognition may not work on certain devices. A workaround for this is to use the Hello PIN path.
We’re working on the fix for an issue causing various UI elements in apps appear to disappear and reappear sometimes in recent builds.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
The taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar. You may also see this issue on secondary monitors.
[Search on the Taskbar]
The following known issues only apply for Windows Insiders who received one of the different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar as mentioned above in this blog post:
You may see issues with the search box on taskbar not rendering correctly and displaying visual artifacts.
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, there are layout issues with the text in the search box on taskbar.
Some Japanese IME candidate items are clipped inside the search box on taskbar.
[Task Manager]
Filtering by publisher name does not match correctly on the Processes page.
Some services may not show in the Services page after filtering is applied.
If a new process is starting while a filter is set, then that process may appear for a split second in the filtered list.
Some dialogs may not render in the correct theme when applied from Task Manager Settings page.
The data content area of the Processes page may flash once when theme changes are applied in the Task Manager Settings page.
There’s an issue we’re investigating where Task Manager isn’t displaying light and dark content correctly, leading to unreadable text. This happens when you have your mode in Settings > Personalization > Colors set to Custom – as a workaround for the time being, please switch it to Light or Dark.
The Startup apps page in Task manager does not list any apps for some Insiders. If you are impacted, please use Settings > Apps > Startup for the time being.
[Widgets]
We’re investigating an issue where the widgets board will get stuck open in an invisible state for Insiders in China (and potentially others), causing clicks on the left side of the screen to not work. If you encounter this, pressing WIN + D may resolve the issue.
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, content animates out of view before the widgets board resizes when clicking to expanded view of the widgets board.
[Live Captions]
[NEW] Live Captions is not working in this build. Our goal is to quickly flight a new build after the holidays with a fix.
Inside Windows 11 – Season 2, Episode 4
Learn how and why we made features in the Windows 11 2022 Update. Check out our Inside Windows 11 website to hear and meet our makers from our Engineering, Design and Research teams as they share their insights and unique perspectives throughout this journey.
Episode 4 – Windows 11 Productivity
Windows 11 Focus and the tabs in File Explorer make it easier for everyone to stay focused and organized. Come behind the scenes to learn about why and how we made these features. Special callout to our Windows Insiders. We’ve heard your feedback and suggestions to add tabs to File Explorer, now it is available to everyone! Your feedback has made a significant impact on the product making of Windows that benefits everyone’s life. Thank you!
About the Dev Channel
The Dev Channel receives builds that represent long lead work from our engineers with features and experiences that may never get released as we try out different concepts and get feedback. It is important to remember that the builds we release to the Dev Channel should not be seen as matched to any specific release of Windows and the features included may change over time, be removed, or replaced in Insider builds or may never be released beyond Windows Insiders to general customers. For more information, please read this blog post about how we plan to use the Dev Channel to incubate new ideas, work on long lead items, and control the states of individual features.
These aren’t always stable builds, and sometimes you will see issues that block key activities or require workarounds. It is important to make sure you read the known issues listed in our blog posts as we document many of these issues with each flight.
Build numbers are higher in the Dev Channel than the Windows 11 preview builds in the Beta and Release Preview Channels. You will not be able to switch from the Dev Channel to the Beta or Release Preview Channels without doing a clean install back to the released version of Windows 11 currently.
ALSO: Because the Dev and Beta Channels represent parallel development paths from our engineers, there may be cases where features and experiences show up in the Beta Channel first.
The desktop watermark you see at the lower right corner of your desktop is normal for these pre-release builds.
Hi all, Last Friday Microsoft Released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25262 to the Dev Channel.
At 1st only my devices not connected to a Domain or Azure AD got the update, by Saturday morning that issue was resolved
The December Bug Bash is on (through to 11:59pm PST December 12th), check your Feedback Hub / Quests a great way to discover extra features in Windows 11
Upgrades went smooth on all devices here.
Happy Upgrades!
Changes and Improvements
[Widgets]
In the most recent update for Widgets, we are removing the sign-in requirement for the widgets board and making it available for all users. Now, you can now get weather updates on the taskbar, pin widgets from your favorite apps or access personalized dynamic feed without an account.
The widgets board without being signed into an account.
[Settings]
Added a link to Quick Assist at the bottom of Settings > System > Troubleshooters, to help if you’re having issues with your PC.
Fixes
[General]
Fixed an issue where if the Widgets app package was missing on your PC, explorer.exe would crash in a loop after upgrading to Build 25252. This issue is also believed to be the cause of Windows Sandbox not working in this build.
Fixed an issue that caused secondary drives or other PCI devices to not be viewable for certain Insiders.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
Fixed an issue where, with the system tray design updates, auto-hiding the taskbar would stop working after you had interacted with the hidden icons flyout.
Fixed an issue that was causing a gap between full screen windows and the taskbar on secondary monitors.
The system tray area should no longer shift as the numbers change in the clock.
Fixed an issue causing the top half of the media controls in Quick Settings to be missing sometimes.
[Search on the Taskbar]
We fixed the issue where you needed to press backspace after typing before you will see results for certain files ending with .cmd, .exe or .bat.
Improved the performance of launching the search window in certain cases.
The fixes only apply for Windows Insiders who received one of the different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar that began rolling out to Insiders with Build 25252:
Fixed an issue where the search box would not show up on multiple monitors as expected when clicking on either one.
Fixed an issue when clicking the search box on taskbar, the search box would momentarily flash before the Search flyout displayed.
[Input]
Fixed an issue where when dragging a window to a monitor with lower DPI your mouse might appear to jump away from the window it was holding.
[File Explorer]
Fixed an issue causing explorer.exe to crash when opening certain items from the Recent section in File Explorer.
[Settings]
The Wi-Fi section of Quick Settings should no longer unexpectedly sometimes say network venue on certain entries.
[Task Manager]
Fixed an issue where the graphs on the performance page in Task Manager might not update (even though the real time update speed setting wasn’t paused).
[Other]
The Microsoft Account sign in window should no longer unexpectedly sometimes have a black title bar when using light mode.
Adjusted the text when using the Wireless Display feature if you haven’t enabled input yet, so it guides you to the correct place to do that.
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
We’re investigating reports of crashes with a few different apps and games in recent builds.
We’re working on the fix for an issue causing various UI elements in apps appear to disappear and reappear sometimes in recent builds.
You may have issues casting (with WIN + K) in this build. We’re working on a fix.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
The taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar. You may also see this issue on secondary monitors.
We’re working on the fix for an issue causing the Bluetooth section of Quick Settings to crash for some people. If you are impacted, please use Settings > Bluetooth & Devices for the time being instead.
[Search on the Taskbar]
The following known issues only apply for Windows Insiders who received one of the different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar as mentioned above in this blog post:
[NEW] You may see issues with the search box on taskbar not rendering correctly and displaying visual artifacts.
When you change your primary monitor, for example by plugging an external display in, you will see a search box that appears to be floating on the desktop. You can fix this issue by going into Personalization > Taskbar > Search and toggling the setting.
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, there are layout issues with the text in the search box on taskbar.
Some Japanese IME candidate items are clipped inside the search box on taskbar.
[Task Manager]
Filtering by publisher name does not match correctly on the Processes page.
Some services may not show in the Services page after filtering is applied.
If a new process is starting while a filter is set, then that process may appear for a split second in the filtered list.
Some dialogs may not render in the correct theme when applied from Task Manager Settings page.
The data content area of the Processes page may flash once when theme changes are applied in the Task Manager Settings page.
There’s an issue we’re investigating where Task Manager isn’t displaying light and dark content correctly, leading to unreadable text. This happens when you have your mode in Settings > Personalization > Colors set to Custom – as a workaround for the time being, please switch it to Light or Dark.
The Startup apps page in Task manager does not list any apps for some Insiders. If you are impacted, please use Settings > Apps > Startup for the time being.
[Widgets]
[NEW] We’re investigating an issue where the widgets board will get stuck open in an invisible state for Insiders in China (and potentially others), causing clicks on the left side of the screen to not work. If you encounter this, pressing WIN + D may resolve the issue.
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, content animates out of view before the widgets board resizes when clicking to expanded view of the widgets board.
Media Player Update
We are rolling out an update to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel for Media Player (version 11.2211.34.0 ) that brings the ability to browse through your video library by folder.
You can now browse through your video library by folder.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Apps > Media Player.
Hi all, last Monday after a delay due to the holidays Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25252 to the Dev Channel.
This build adds the option of choice to the taskbar search icon behavior, a welcomed update for most
Taskbar Settings New Options
After testing the options my personal favorite is the ‘Search box’ option like the experience in Windows 10, no worries it does take up a chunk of the taskbar but once the taskbar gets crowed it automatically switches to the magnifying glass only (and back)👍
Serach Box option
still Search Box option, opened 1 extra app
Changes and Improvements
[Taskbar & System Tray]
We have added a glanceable VPN status into the system tray when connected to a recognized VPN profile. The VPN icon, a small shield, will be overlayed in your system accent color over the active network connection.
Glanceable VPN status in the system tray.
[Search on the Taskbar]
In this build, we are continuing to try out different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar. We are excited to learn from your feedback on this, so please let us know what you think via Feedback Hub if you see the different treatments on your PC. Insiders who get this experience will have the ability to change the treatment of search on taskbar in settings under Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar Items.
Example of different treatments we are trying out for how search looks on the taskbar.
Fixes
[Taskbar & System Tray]
Fixed an explorer.exe crash when using Alt+F4 with the show hidden icons flyout in the system tray open.
Fixed multiple explorer.exe crashes impacting system tray performance.
Updated the battery icon’s tooltip to let you know if your device is charging slowly.
Made a small refinement for tablet-optimized taskbar users to make it a bit easier to expand the taskbar without invoking the Start menu.
Fixed an issue which could lead to the taskbar jump lists and preview thumbnails not appearing in the correct position for Insiders with 2 in 1 PCs.
[Start menu]
We fixed an issue causing folders in Start menu to not open on the first try.
[Other]
Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see a bugcheck with the error SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION after upgrading to the previous flight.
Fixed an issue which was causing certain apps (including Media Player) to crash when playing media in the background in recent flights.
Fixed an issue which could lead to your PC going to sleep although it was configured to not sleep.
Fixed an issue where network-to-local copying (for example, when copying a file from a network share) was slower than expected from some users.
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
Known issues
[General]
[NEW] Under certain circumstances, Widgets may appear missing for a small subset of Windows Insiders causing explorer.exe to crash in a loop after upgrading to this build. If it is missing, you can install it here. We recommend doing this before you upgrade. If you upgrade and are impacted, please follow these steps for rolling back the build.
[NEW] There is an issue in Build 25247+ causing some Insiders to not able to view certain secondary drives – this may also affect other PCI devices. The device shows as having an error in Device Manager. We are working on a fix, once you upgrade to a build with the fix it should be functional again.
We’re looking into reports that audio stopped working for some Insiders after upgrading to the latest flights.
We’re investigating reports of crashes with a few different apps and games in recent builds.
We’re working on the fix for an issue causing various UI elements in apps appear to disappear and reappear sometimes in recent builds.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
The taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar.
[NEW] We’re working on the fix for an issue causing the Bluetooth section of Quick Settings to crash starting with the previous flight. If you are impacted, please use the Settings > Bluetooth & Devices for the time being instead.
[Search on the Taskbar]
For certain files ending with .cmd, .exe or .bat you will need to press backspace after typing before you will see results.
The following known issues only apply for Windows Insiders who received one of the different treatments for how search looks on the taskbar as mentioned above in this blog post:
[NEW] When you change your primary monitor, for example by plugging an external display in, you will see a search box that appears to be floating on the desktop. You can fix this issue by going into Personalization > Taskbar > Search and toggling the setting.
[NEW] When using multiple monitors, the search box is not visible on the non-active monitor when the search flyout is open. This is only present when “Show my taskbar on all displays” is enabled.
[NEW] When you click on the search box on taskbar, the search box will momentarily flash before the Search flyout shows up
[NEW] In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, there are layout issues with the text in the search box on taskbar.
[NEW] Some Japanese IME candidate items are clipped inside the search box on taskbar.
[Task Manager]
Filtering by publisher name does not match correctly on the Processes page.
Some services may not show in the Services page after filtering is applied.
If a new process is starting while a filter is set, then that process may appear for a split second in the filtered list.
Some dialogs may not render in the correct theme when applied from Task Manager Settings page.
The data content area of the Processes page may flash once when theme changes are applied in the Task Manager Settings page.
There’s an issue we’re investigating where Task Manager isn’t displaying light and dark content correctly, leading to unreadable text. This happens when you have your mode in Settings > Personalization > Colors set to Custom – as a workaround for the time being, please switch it to Light or Dark.
The Startup apps page in Task manager does not list any apps for some Insiders. If you are impacted, please use Settings > Apps > Startup for the time being.
[Widgets]
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, content animates out of view before the widgets board resizes when clicking to expanded view of the widgets board.
Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25247 to the Dev Channel.
We had to wait a while for a new build, lots of new stuff to make up for it 🙂
Search in Task Manager is here the function I didn’t know I was missing it will save so much time!
screenshot of Task Manager search lookup TechNine resulting in MS edge tab process with the TechNine Page open
The new option to check you r power settings for carbon footprint impact optimalisation is great! let’s minimize our footprint!
screenshot of Energy recommendations in settings
Happy Upgrading!
What’s new
Access Windows Studio Effects from Quick Settings
Windows Studio effects can now be accessed directly from Quick Settings on the taskbar, for devices that have a supported Neural Processing Unit (NPU). This makes it quick and easy to enable and configure camera effects (Background Blur, Eye Contact, and automatic framing) and audio effects (Voice Focus). You can still access these effects in the Settings pages if desired.
Access Studio effects from Quick Settings.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Quick Settings.
Energy Recommendations
We are beginning to roll out Energy Recommendations under Settings > System > Power & Battery > Energy Recommendations. Review and apply these recommendations to improve the energy efficiency of your PC and reduce your carbon footprint.
New Energy Recommendations in Settings.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Power and Battery > Energy Recommendations.
Task Manager Improvements
We have a set of Task Manager improvements rolling out with this build.
Filter processes: We are bringing process filtering to Task Manager. This is the top feature request from our users to filter/search for processes. You can filter either using the binary name, PID or publisher name. The filter algorithm matches the context keyword with all possible matches and displays them on the current page. The filter is also applied as you switch between pages. You can also use the keyboard shortcut ALT + F to focus on the filter box. This is a helpful feature if you want to single out a process or a group of processes and want to take action or just monitor the performance of the filtered processes.
The new search box at the top of Task Manager allows you to filter Binary name, PID or Publisher name.
Better theme support: We have added the ability to use your preferred theme in Task Manager regardless of the active theme in Windows. You can set it in the setting page in Task Manager.
You can set your preferred theme specifically for Task Manager regardless of your chosen Windows theme.
Task Manager now also supports themes for in-app dialogs. All dialog except for “Run new task” and Properties dialog now support themes and will adhere to either app specific theme or Windows theme.
In-app dialogs such as selecting columns on the Details page will show in the selected theme for Task Manager.
Improved Efficiency mode dialog: We are making it easy for you to apply Efficiency mode and offering the ability to opt-out of the confirmation dialog. You can make changes on the Efficiency mode dialog box by unchecking “Don’t ask me again” or you can enable/disable it the settings for Task Manager.
You can now opt out of seeing future confirmation dialogs when turning on Efficiency mode.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Task Manager.
New Suggested Action
On copying text with search potential, Windows will pop up an inline light dismissible UI that suggests searching this text in Microsoft Edge. Upon user selection of the search action, a new Edge tab is launched to search the copied text. This will initially be available for Insiders in the U.S. only.
When copying text, a light dismissible UI will appear that suggests searching the text in Microsoft Edge.
[We are beginning to roll this feature out, so it isn’t available to all Insiders just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Suggested actions on copy.
Updates to your cloud storage in settings for Windows 11
With today’s build, the Settings app supports new visuals on your Accounts page to provide a visual overview of your cloud storage usage across Microsoft products. The new visuals include a consolidated cloud storage bar that shows your storage usage for each product and notifies you if you’re running low on storage. We removed the quota bar from our subscriptions card to eliminate duplication on these visuals.
In the months to come, you will also see updates to what Microsoft 365 apps and services data is included in your cloud storage. These updates may impact your storage amount starting February 1st, 2023. Learn more about cloud storage here.
A consolidated storage quota bar shown on Accounts page in Settings app with a banner that will alert you if you’re running low on storage.
[We are beginning to roll this feature out, so it isn’t available to all Insiders just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Settings > User Profile Account Settings.
Changes and Improvements
[General]
Earlier this week, we released an optional .NET update (2022-11 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 for Windows Version Next for x64 (KB5020992)) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel designed to test delivery of .NET improvements in the future. This .NET update does not include anything new and will be available under Settings > Windows Update > Advanced Options > Optional Updates If you run into any issues finding or installing this update, please submit feedback via Feedback Hub.
[Start menu]
We’ve been working on adding more valuable content to the Recommended section in Start and are excited to introduce a new content type: websites. For the first phase, we will recommend common websites based on your region or browsing history to help you easily get back to the websites you care about. This can be controlled by right-clicking on a website and choosing to remove that website individually or to stop showing all recommended websites entirely. Only some Insiders will see this experience and, if you do, please share your feedback.
The Start menu showing websites under the Recommended section.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
In response to user feedback, we are introducing the capability to show seconds in the clock on the system tray. This feature can be enabled by toggling the option listed under Settings > Personalization > Taskbar in the Taskbar behavior section. You can also right-click on taskbar to quickly get to taskbar settings. We are beginning to roll this change out so not all Windows Insiders will see this change right away, but we hope to make it available to everyone soon.
We’re adding the ability to show seconds in the system tray clock
[Search on the Taskbar]
We made performance improvements that will allow more files and content on your PC to show up as results in the Windows search box. We look forward to hearing your feedback on whether you notice an improvement with your file results within Windows.
[Input]
Switched the touch keyboard icon option under Settings > Personalization > Taskbarfrom being a toggle to now being a dropdown where you can select Never, Always, or When no keyboard attached.
We are including two new keyboard layouts in this flight. These keyboards implement the two new French keyboard layout standards (AZERTY and BÉPO). The new layouts are designed to allow the user to type all the required characters of the French language. They also include support for all the Latin-based languages of the European Union as well as Greek letters and a large variety of scientific, mathematical, and financial symbols. To enable one of these layouts, go to Settings > Time & language > Language & region and select Language options under the ellipsis for the language you would like to use this keyboard with. On the Options page, select “Add a keyboard” and look for the new keyboard layouts “French (Standard, AZERTY)” or “French (Standard, BÉPO)”. The previous AZERTY layout now displays as (Legacy, AZERTY).
We have made improvements to Emoji search for Japanese and Simplified Chinese by handling Kana/Kanji and Pinyin properly in the emoji panel.
Fixes
[General]
Fixed a bug causing some users to receive a SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION bugcheck citing an error with win32kfull.sys when installing via the Build 25227 Dev Channel ISO. Today’s release of the Build 25247 ISO should not exhibit this bug.
We fixed the issue causing pseudolocalized text to unexpectedly appear across the system for Insiders, leading to (amongst other things) what appeared to be garbled text in the navigation headings of Start’s all apps list for Chinese users.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
When using the bottom right edge gesture to see Quick Settings, the tablet-optimized taskbar will no longer be stuck in the expanded state, instead of dismissing to collapsed state.
Fixed the issue where certain chat apps (that supported it) weren’t flashing with new messages or opening a preview on hover in the system tray.
The new show hidden icons flyout’s animation should now be consistent with other taskbar flyouts and the arrow will now rotate when open versus closed.
Fixed an issue causing the do not disturb icon to disappear while in do not disturb mode.
Fixed an issue where invoking the context menu for items in the system tray might not put the context menu in the foreground and it would get stuck behind the taskbar.
The pin/unpin visual will now display when dragging system tray icons to any position along the system tray, and not only when hovering over the show hidden icons button.
The show hidden icons flyout background color should now align with your accent color if “Show accent color on Start and taskbar” is enabled in Settings > Personalization > Colors.
Fixed an issue where the taskbar was sometimes flashing when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture.
Fixed an issue which was causing certain third-party app icons in the system tray to be unresponsive after the latest system tray changes.
The Windows Update icon in the system tray should no longer look pixelated after changing between light and dark mode.
Fixed an issue that was causing the NVIDIA icon in the system tray to show empty notifications.
Fixed an issue where the weak charger warning (a warning icon on the battery icon) in some cases was not displaying when it should have been.
[Input]
Fixed a bug that caused the text cursor to become white on white when hovering over text fields, making it difficult to see.
Fixed an issue which could result in the touch keyboard / PIN entry keyboard being unable to input text on the login screen.
Fixed a recent issue where the Japanese IME candidate window might fail to display proper candidates when using reconversion in certain edit controls.
We’re rolling out changes to improve the reliability of the touch keyboard, IME candidate window, and IME toolbar. It includes fixes for an issue where the IME candidate window and IME toolbar weren’t shown or cropped sometimes and an issue where a blank window titled “Windows Input Experience” appeared sometimes after resuming from the sleep.
We addressed a rare issue which could lead to certain apps crashing after interacting with incorrectly spelled words that were flagged by the spellchecker.
[File Explorer]
Fixed a GDI handle leak when opening Show More Options in the context menu, which could lead to graphical issues and an explorer.exe crash over time if you used this a lot.
Fixed an issue for Insiders using the Arabic or Hebrew display language which was leading to text not displaying in the context menu when selecting Show More Options.
Fixes a bug that was preventing certain phones from showing up in File Explorer when connected via USB in the last 2 Dev Channel flights.
When connecting an iPhone via USB, iPhone photos will now be transferred in HEIF format instead of JPEG if the HEVC extension is installed.
Fixed an issue which was causing .dotx Word templates to open as new documents instead of a template when you right clicked them and selected Open in File Explorer.
[Settings]
Fixed an issue which was causing Settings to crash sometimes when connecting and disconnecting Bluetooth devices.
[Windowing]
Fixed an issue where if you maximized a window and then dragged it along the top of the screen into the corner could result in the app getting stuck not being able to resize.
Apps like Microsoft Edge should no longer unexpectedly show thick lines on the side of the windows.
Fixed a DWM crash which was introduced in the latest Dev Channel flights.
If you have two monitors on top of each other, the Desktops list in Task View should no longer appear to be floating in the middle of Task View.
[Other]
Switching projection modes using WIN + P / the Project section of Quick Settings should work again now.
Fixed a high hitting displayswitch.exe crash in recent Dev Channel builds.
If memory integrity in the Windows Security app cannot be enabled due to incompatible drivers, the information about which drivers are incompatible is now selectable so you can copy it if needed.
Fixed an issue where the dismiss button for alerts in the Windows Security app might not work.
Fixed a rare issue which could lead to a DWM.exe crash when taking screenshots using the Xbox Game Bar.
Fixed an issue where if you booted from an ISO to install Windows, the Windows Setup dialog would just show the text “Status” rather than actually displaying helpful text about the current status.
Addressed a few issues when booting from an ISO to install Windows, where various items in the Windows Setup dialog weren’t being read out correctly by Narrator.
Fixed issue where users sometimes could not use FIDO keys to log onto your PC when a full-screen logon message was displayed.
Fixed a background crash for Windows Hello which was impacting setup and usage.
Improved the experience on logon after booting up by reducing the performance impact of startup apps.
Made a change to address a date formatting interoperability issue which was leading to domain login issues on some network shares.
Did some work to fix an issue causing VmmemWSL to sometimes use an unexpectedly large amount of CPU and lead to freezing on ARM64 PCs over time.
We fixed a bug which could cause your wallpaper to render only a partial section at the top sometimes.
Fixed an issue what could lead MSTSC to stop responding when connecting to a RemoteApp or remote desktop.
Fixed an issue which was causing the runas command to unexpectedly fail in certain cases with error 87 saying the parameter was incorrect (when it wasn’t).
Fixed the Windows version name written in Microsoft Management Console’s help section.
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
Known issues
[General]
We’re looking into reports that audio stopped working for some Insiders after upgrading to the latest flights.
We’re investigating reports of crashes with a few different apps and games in recent builds.
We’re working on the fix for an issue causing various UI elements in apps appear to disappear and reappear sometimes in recent builds.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
[NEW] The taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar.
[Start menu]
We’re working on the fix for an issue causing folders in Start menu to not open on the first try.
[Search on the Taskbar]
[NEW] For certain files ending with .cmd, .exe or .bat you will need to press backspace after typing before you will see results.
[Settings]
[NEW] We are aware that the messaging for OneDrive storage is not the same between the System settings page and the Accounts settings page and will be resolved in a future update.
[Task Manager]
[NEW] Filtering by publisher name does not match correctly on the Processes page.
[NEW] Some services may not show in the Services page after filtering is applied.
[NEW] If a new process is starting while a filter is set, then that process may appear for a split second in the filtered list.
[NEW] Some dialogs may not render in the correct theme when applied from Task Manager Settings page.
[NEW] The data content area of the Processes page may flash once when theme changes are applied in the Task Manager Settings page.
[NEW] There’s an issue we’re investigating where Task Manager isn’t displaying light and dark content correctly, leading to unreadable text. This happens when you have your mode in Settings > Personalization > Colors set to Custom – as a workaround for the time being, please switch it to Light or Dark.
[NEW] The Startup apps page in Task manager does not list any apps for some Insiders. If you are impacted, please use Settings > Apps > Startup for the time being.
[Widgets]
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, content animates out of view before the widgets board resizes when clicking to expanded view of the widgets board.
Microsoft Store Update
Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel running version 22210.1401.x of the Microsoft Store and higher will see the following improvement rolling out:
Jump back to key pages you visited or find a fun new app or game via taskbar just list: You can now get handy shortcuts to department pages in Store, as well as products you’ve recently visited – all by right-clicking on the Store taskbar icon.
Right-clicking on the Store taskbar icon will provide you with a jump list showing your most recently visited areas of the Store.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Microsoft Store.
Inside Windows 11 – Season 2, Episode 3
Learn how and why we made features in the Windows 11 2022 Update. Check out our Inside Windows 11 website to hear and meet our makers from our Engineering, Design and Research teams as they share their insights and unique perspectives throughout this journey.
Episode 3 – Windows 11 touch experience
Come behind the scenes to learn about how we made improvements to Snap and added new touch gestures based on people’s feedback.
Hi all, Last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25236 to the Dev Channel + a Servicing Pipeline test on Friday (25236.1010)
All smooth updates here on the build & the pipeline test.
I love the snap assist functionality of Windows 11, a small issue showed up last build when dragging some apps from a monitor with different DPI to the snap assist bar, it doesn’t keep track of the DPI change resulting in wrong sized 1/4 or 2/3 layout (Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AAifiyg)
Happy Upgrading!
Changes and Improvements
[General]
To improve the value of Search shortcuts and reduce friction in the broader Windows Search experience, we are trying out different ways to provide tips on how to use Windows Search via the taskbar. Only some English-speaking Windows Insiders in the U.S. will see this. If you do, be sure to give us feedback on what you think in Feedback Hub.
Example tip on how to better use Windows Search via the taskbar.
Fixes
[Narrator]
We fixed the issue causing natural voices such as Guy or Jenny to not speak in Narrator.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
Fixed an issue where if you opened the hidden icons flyout, it caused a File Explorer entry for it to appear in the taskbar.
Fixed an issue that was causing the taskbar previews to freeze or show as blank and not open when using Windows key + (#) key commands to try and switch between windows.
The show hidden icons flyout in the system tray should now responsively resize with changes again to prevent empty spaces and columns.
Fixed multiple issues related to the taskbar which were impacting explorer.exe reliability.
Fixed an issue that was causing the volume icon in the system tray to incorrectly show as muted.
Fixed a GDI handle leak related to updating the notification center icon in the taskbar, which would eventually lead to an explorer.exe crash for people who received a large number of notifications.
Narrator will now announce the pinned and unpinned status of apps in the taskbar.
[File Explorer]
Fixed an issue which was making File Explorer crash when closing tabs for some people.
Made another fix for an issue which could cause errant divider lines in File Explorer’s navigation pane.
[Settings]
Made a change to hide the battery graph on the Power & Battery page if a UPS is connected, as the capacity information it displayed in that case wasn’t correct.
If you don’t have a kiosk set up, we’ve now updated the text on Accounts > Other Users > Kiosk to make it clearer you need to do that, so it doesn’t appear to be a dead end.
Fixed an issue where if you went into the properties for an audio device, this could make it unexpectedly show in the output devices list on System > Sound although it was actually an input device.
In the accessibility settings for color filters, the inverted option should work correctly again now and not just set your PC to grayscale colors.
[Other]
Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see a bugcheck with error SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED in recent builds.
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
Known issues
[General]
We’re looking into reports that audio stopped working for some Insiders after upgrading to the latest flights.
We’re investigating reports of crashes with a few different apps and games in recent builds.
We’re investigating reports that various UI elements in apps appear to be disappearing and reappearing sometimes in recent builds.
We’re investigating reports that some apps like Microsoft Edge are unexpectedly showing thick lines on the side of the window after the last flight.
When using the latest ISO to install the Dev Channel build, you might get a SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION bugcheck citing an error with win32kfull.sys. We’re working on a fix.
[NEW] We’re investigating an issue in this build where switching projection modes using WIN + P / the Project section of Quick Settings doesn’t work. As a workaround you can switch projection modes using the cast icon in the system tray (Win+K) for either Miracast or wired displays.
[Taskbar]
The taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture.
When using the bottom right edge gesture to see Quick Settings, the taskbar sometimes stays stuck in the expanded state, instead of dismissing to collapsed state.
[System Tray]
Chat apps aren’t flashing with new messages or opening a preview on hover in the system tray. We’re working on a fix.
[Start menu]
We’re investigating reports that folders in Start menu don’t open on the first try.
[NEW] We’re investigating an issue that causes garbled text in the navigation headings of Start’s all apps list for Chinese users.
[Input]
We’re investigating reports that the text cursor becomes white on white when hovering over text fields, making it difficult to see.
[Widgets]
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, content animates out of view before the widgets board resizes when clicking to expanded view of the widgets board.
Inside Windows 11 – Season 2, Episode 2
Learn how and why we made features in the Windows 11 2022 Update. Check out our Inside Windows 11 website to hear and meet our makers from our Engineering, Design and Research teams as they share their insights and unique perspectives throughout this journey.
Episode 2 – Windows 11 Security
Come behind the scenes to learn about the Security features like Smart App Control, Enhanced Phishing Protection and Memory Integrity that help people to use a PC without fear.
Microsoft Store Update
Windows Insiders running version 22210.1401.x of the Microsoft Store will see the following improvements:
Discover and redeem offers available with your new PC: We’ve made it much easier for you to discover that your device came with digital attach offers (Office, Game Pass, or standalone games) and redeem it.
We’ve made it much easier for you to discover that your device came with digital attach offers (Office, Game Pass, or standalone games) and redeem it in the Store.
Improve the search card results while scrolling UX: We’ve optimized our layout and rendering architecture for search card results to provide a much smoother scrolling and resizing experience – especially on low powered devices
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Microsoft Store.
Hi all, last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25231 to the Dev Channel.
Using Windows Reset still causes strange issues with Windows Security app & Windows Terminal, if you run in to this a clean install or waiting for the next build fixes it. (Feedbackhub: https://aka.ms/AAii4mv)
Changes and Improvements
[General]
The change that began rolling out with Build 25179 to the spelling dictionary so that it now uses a language-neutral word list and syncs across all devices that use the same Windows account is now available to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Users can toggle this feature via Settings > Accounts > Windows backup > Remember my preferences > Language preferences. This currently only works with Microsoft accounts today with AAD support coming later.
[Tablet-optimized taskbar]
Tablet-optimized taskbar which began rolling out with Build 25197 is now available to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, as is the System Tray improvements that began rolling out with Build 25211 that include drag and drop.
[Input]
The cloud suggestion feature Simplified Chinese IME that began rolling out with Build 25217 is now available for all Insiders in the Dev Channel.
Fixes
[System Tray]
When moving your mouse over the sound icon on Quick Settings, the tooltip will now display when spatial audio is in use – not just that it is enabled.
[Settings]
Removed the backplate from UWP app icons in Apps > Default apps and Apps > Apps for websites.
Fixed the font used on the Wi-Fi section of Quick Settings when Wi-Fi was off, so that it’s consistent with the other text in Quick Settings
Fixed an issue believed to be the root cause of certain network cameras unexpectedly not being added when you selected them under Bluetooth & Devices > Cameras.
Improved DPI-awareness when launching setup.exe from a mounted ISO, so the initial logo while it’s preparing should no longer be blurry in certain cases.
Fixed an issue where sometimes you wouldn’t be able to use FIDO to unlock your PC if it was connected to an external display with the laptop lid closed.
Fixed an issue which sometimes led to crashes in certain apps (like Paint, and Windows Terminal) when attempting to display a tooltip.
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
Known issues
[General]
We’re looking into reports that audio stopped working for some Insiders after upgrading to the latest flights.
We’re investigating reports of crashes with a few different apps and games in recent builds.
We’re investigating reports that various UI elements in apps appear to be disappearing and reappearing sometimes in recent builds.
[NEW] We’re investigating reports that some apps like Microsoft Edge are unexpectedly showing thick lines on the side of the window after the last flight.
[NEW] When using the latest ISO to install the Dev Channel build, you might get a SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION bugcheck citing an error with win32kfull.sys. We’re working on a fix.
[Tablet-optimized taskbar]
The taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture.
When using the bottom right edge gesture to see Quick Settings, the taskbar sometimes stays stuck in the expanded state, instead of dismissing to collapsed state.
[System Tray Updates]
[NEW] Opening the hidden icons flyout can result in a File Explorer entry for it appearing in the taskbar. We’re working on a fix.
[NEW] Chat apps aren’t flashing with new messages or opening a preview on hover in the system tray. We’re working on a fix.
[Start menu]
[NEW] We’re investigating reports that folders in Start menu don’t open on the first try.
[Input]
We’re investigating reports that the text cursor becomes white on white when hovering over text fields, making it difficult to see.
[Widgets]
In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, content animates out of view before the widgets board resizes when clicking to expanded view of the widgets board.
Phone Link app – Access your phone’s hotspot instantly
We’re excited to announce that you can now instantly access your mobile phone’s hotspot on your PC via the Phone Link app. The instant hotspot feature lets you securely start and connect to your phone’s Wi-Fi network without touching your phone. When your phone is within range it will appear in the Wi-Fi network list on your PC where a single click turns on the phone’s hotspot and connects to it. No more remembering and typing passwords or searching for hotspot settings on the phone. This provides an easier and faster way to repeatedly connect to your hotspot when you are on the go.
This feature is rolling out to the Windows Insider community on select Samsung devices (details below). Please try out the feature and let us know what you think!
Quickly connect to your mobile hotspot on your Samsung device via Phone Link.
To use this feature, you will need:
Samsung device with One UI 4.1.1+
PC must have both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters
Sim card with hotspot capable plan
Windows 11, version 22H2 Build 22621 and higher
Phone Link desktop app in version v1.22082.111.0 or greater
Link To Windows phone app (pre-installed on Samsung devices) in version v1.22082.142.0 or greater. Please ensure that your app is up to date on your Samsung device.
The set-up flow can be triggered from the following places:
The What’s New dialog, which should pop up on your screen. You can click on “Get Started” to launch the flow.
From the Phone Link settings page -> Features -> Instant Hotspot. If you haven’t completed set up yet you should see a button to begin the process.
Overflow menu (…) button on top right of Phone Link
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Apps > Phone Link.
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