Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 26100.3624 to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel for Windows 11 24H2. The latest update introduces enhancements to Windows Search, enabling users to more efficiently locate documents, photos, and settings throughout Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs.
The updated search model incorporates semantic indexing alongside traditional lexical indexing, enabling users to conduct searches in File Explorer, the Windows Search on the taskbar, or within Settings. Furthermore, users now have the capability to find photos stored in the cloud by utilizing their own terms in the search box. Support for PCs powered by AMD and Intel with Copilot+ is anticipated shortly.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.5097 to Windows Insiders in the beta channel. The update covers various enhancements and resolutions aimed at optimizing the overall experience for Insiders utilizing this build on their PCs.
The update encompasses enhancements for text scaling in warning and error message dialogs, resolves issues related to file and folder dates, and increases the reliability of File Explorer launches. The update also resolves issues related to the taskbar, input methods, login processes, and Windows Sandbox functionality. Additionally, it also resolves identified issues related to the new grid and category views on the "All" page in the Start menu, including delays in app icons and flashing context menus.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27818 to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel, introducing various enhancements and fixes aimed at refining the overall experience for Insiders utilizing this build on their PCs. The update features a modification in the Windows Security application to provide enhanced information regarding Pluton TPM chips, as well as the deactivation of suggested actions when copying phone numbers or future dates.
Improvements cover a fix for the d3d9.dll crash that was preventing several applications from launching, enhanced performance for extracting zipped files in File Explorer, and rectifications for issues related to taskbar app window previews and underlines beneath app icons. The input issue has been resolved, addressing a significant crash related to ctmon.exe, while the settings have been corrected to eliminate a memory reference error message. The graphics issues have been resolved, and the Admin Protection feature has been updated to prevent the installation of Visual Studio Code when enabled. The issues with Remote Desktop have been resolved, and several applications have been corrected regarding an error message.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 26100.3613 to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel for Windows 11 24H2. The update introduces new features, including live captions, real-time translation, and the capability to utilize Xbox controllers for navigation and typing.
The Settings homepage will be accessible for commercial customers on PCs that are managed by an IT administrator. The touch keyboard now features an enabled gamepad keyboard layout, accompanied by the introduction of a new system tray icon. Voice access has been implemented, featuring natural language commands and support for the Chinese language. The Task Manager has been enhanced to incorporate standard metrics for CPU utilization, allowing web developers to create dynamic and interactive widgets. Lock screen widgets are now available for devices within the European Economic Area. The update additionally resolves issues related to Kerberos authentication, FIDO Cached Credential Logon, and overall reliability.
The Windows Package Manager 1.11.180-preview represents a preview version of WinGet, introducing new features and addressing various fixes. The product has undergone testing and is expected to be free of significant issues.
The latest updates introduce experimental support for DSC v3 processing. Recent modifications encompass the implementation of the latest loc patch, resolution of msstore source 404 errors, integration of embedded CsWinRT, enhancement of configuration environment behavior, and a thorough refactoring of the configuration processor. The preview encompasses support for the 1.10 manifest in REST source parsing and Winget utilities interoperation, ensuring the longevity of asynchronous calls, updating YamlDotNet, and evaluating installer applicability within the IsUpdateAvailable COM API.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3576 to Windows Insiders in both the Dev and Beta Channels. The update introduces new features, enhancing the intuitiveness and user-friendliness of voice access commands. Voice access enables users to communicate with greater flexibility while executing existing commands, enhancing the overall interaction experience to be more intuitive. Furthermore, real-time command suggestions are provided based on previous utterances to assist users in recalling the appropriate commands.
Support for voice access in Chinese is being introduced, enabling users to navigate, dictate, and interact with Windows through voice commands in both Simplified Chinese (zh-cn) and Traditional Chinese (zh-tw). Updates are being implemented in the Dev Channel with the toggle enabled, addressing issues related to File Explorer, login and lock screen crashes, as well as problems with Recall (Preview).
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.5090 to Windows Insiders in the beta channel. The update features Chinese voice access, enabling users to navigate, dictate, and interact with Windows through voice commands in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Furthermore, the updates for the new grid and category views on the Start menu encompass a resolution for Windows Tools-related applications being organized into folders, a remedy for unanticipated missing quality updates, and a solution for login and lock crashes. Nonetheless, recognized challenges encompass delays in app icons and flickering context menus.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 22631.5116 to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11 23H2. The update introduces new features and enhancements, such as improved support for text scaling within File Explorer, updated context menu labels, and the option to activate the Settings Home Page on commercial devices featuring the "Your Accounts" Card.
The gamepad keyboard layout for the touch keyboard is now enabled, facilitating navigation and typing using an Xbox controller. A new system tray icon has been implemented on the taskbar to enhance the discoverability of emojis. The Task Manager has been updated to incorporate standard metrics for CPU utilization, and an optional column named CPU Utility has been introduced to ensure backward compatibility. The update introduces the Noto font family, enhancing text quality and customer experience in web browsing for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages. The update addresses issues related to Get-Help troubleshooters, COSA, printers, file systems, and file system filters.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27813 to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. The update encompasses various enhancements and corrections, notably the elimination of the Location History feature, which provided users with access to 24 hours of device history. The update also resolves audio issues related to the WDMAud system driver and addresses settings concerns with the anticipated color profile list.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3380 to Windows Insiders in both the Dev and Beta Channels. The update showcases new features including recommended files in File Explorer Home, enhanced support for web search providers in Windows Search for the EEA, and a new toast notification designed to ensure users maintain access to their Microsoft account. The update additionally enables web developers to create dynamic and interactive widgets utilizing existing web content.
The updated system tray icon on the taskbar enables users to convey their emotions through emojis, GIFs, and Kaomoji across all applications and interfaces in Windows. The primary sections under Settings > System > About offer a straightforward method to examine your PC's essential specifications, emphasizing possible hardware enhancements and delivering a concise overview of your system.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27808 to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. The update features modifications to the Task Manager, which now employs standard metrics to uniformly present CPU workload across all pages. The update additionally resolves concerns related to gaming, printing, search functionality, graphics, power management, battery performance, BitLocker, and various other features. The update resolves concerns related to the BitLocker PIN, Recovery key, and boot menu screens, in addition to a bug that resulted in a BitLocker loop in Build 27802. The update also resolves an issue with Get-BitLockerVolume displaying an error in recent flights. If users persist in experiencing issues, they may submit a new feedback entry in the Feedback Hub.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.5025 (KB5053661) to Windows Insiders in the beta channel. The update presents recommended files in File Explorer Home, facilitating swift access to pertinent files based on user activity. Individuals utilizing work or school accounts will receive a broader range of recommendations. Please provide your feedback in the Feedback Hub located under Files Folders and Online Storage > File Explorer. The beta channel will experience enhancements in the Start menu, Taskbar search functionality, and File Explorer, featuring better support for web search providers and resolved issues related to slow file closure.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27802 to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. The update features enhanced battery iconography, utilizes colored icons to represent charging states, simplifies overlays, and provides an option to enable battery percentage display. The icons are presented in black, yellow, and green. Green signifies a good battery state, yellow denotes energy-saving mode, and red indicates a critically low battery. The icons will be displayed on the taskbar, within the quick settings flyout, and in the Settings menu.
The update introduces the capability to display the battery percentage adjacent to the battery icon in the system tray, a feature that has been highly requested by Insiders and customers alike. The update also introduces modifications to the Desktop Spotlight icon interaction model for Windows Insiders, enabling users to efficiently access background image information.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3360 to Windows Insiders in both the Dev and Beta Channels. The latest build presents enhancements including the ability to customize lock screen widgets and the introduction of a new group policy titled "Disable Widgets On Lock Screen." The policy enables IT administrators to deactivate lock screen widgets while maintaining the functionality of widgets in other areas on the managed PCs.
The task manager now computes CPU utilization utilizing standard metrics, featuring a new optional column labeled CPU Utility for backward compatibility. Windows Share now enables users to share directly with applications that support sharing in Windows by right-clicking on local files in File Explorer or on the desktop. This update addresses concerns related to File Explorer Home, Taskbar, Remote Desktop, Settings, and OneDrive files.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.5015 to Windows Insiders in the beta channel. The recent update features a new system tray icon on the taskbar, enabling users to effortlessly communicate using emojis, GIFs, and Kaomoji across all applications and interfaces in Windows. The update incorporates resolutions for various issues related to File Explorer accessibility.
This includes enhancements for text scaling support in warning and error message dialogs, a correction for the Snap Bar displaying unexpected corners on the nearest screen, and a solution for OneDrive files that were causing a spinning icon. The update also resolves identified issues with the new grid and category views on the Start menu, including delays in app icons, flickering context menus, and malfunctioning apps.
Microsoft has announced the release of Windows 11 KB5052093 (OS Build 26100.3323) Preview for Windows 11 24H2. The update covers a range of enhancements, featuring a phased introduction of new functionalities, including Task Manager, Taskbar, Windows Spotlight, Lock screen, Narrator scan mode, Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers, File Explorer, HTML Help Viewer, Start menu, scanners, audio, GDI+, Shared PC, Mouse, Live captions, and Camera.
The update resolves significant issues, including the Hyper-V Quick Create error, Daylight Saving Time (DST) adjustments, Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH) functionality, the Get Help application, Settings, and Drag and Drop capabilities. This update addresses display rendering issues when connecting to specific PCs, enhances the settings interface, and resolves an error message that appears when accessing Settings.
Microsoft has announced the release of KB5052094 (OS Builds 22621.4974 and 22631.4974) Preview for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2. The update features a phased rollout, enabling users to receive updates at varying intervals. Notable updates cover the capability to share files directly from a jump list on the taskbar, enhanced functionality for Windows Spotlight, and advancements in lock screen learning. The Narrator scan mode has been enhanced, introducing new features including the ability to skip past links, jump to the start of an item, and navigate directly to lists.
Subscribers of Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass can now find a referral card for a PC Game Pass subscription on the Settings home page. Users of File Explorer now have the option to snooze or disable the "Start backup" reminder located in the address bar. The update additionally resolves concerns related to the start menu and mouse color within Settings > Accessibility > Mouse pointer and touch.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3291 (KB5052080) to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels. The update presents enhanced Copilot+ PC experiences, featuring an improved Windows Search functionality for locating photos stored in the cloud.
Users have the ability to utilize their own terminology to search for images stored in the cloud, and precise matches for keywords found within the text of cloud files will be displayed in the search results. This feature is accessible with a personal OneDrive account when logged in with a Microsoft account and connected to the internet. Support for Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD and Intel will be available shortly. The enhanced Windows Search experiences are being progressively deployed to Windows Insiders using Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, although availability may vary by region.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4950 (KB5052078) to Windows Insiders in the beta channel. The update presents new functionalities, including a drag tray feature to enhance file sharing, a grid and category view for app organization, and resolutions for accessibility issues within File Explorer.
The update will be progressively deployed to Windows Insiders who are receiving updates for Windows 11, version 24H2, in the Dev and Beta Channels shortly. The updated grid and category views on the All page in the Start menu will feature enhanced support for text scaling in File Open/Save dialogs and Wizard dialogs. There are identified issues with the new grid and category views, including delays in app icons, flashing context menus upon right-clicking on applications, and the separation of Windows Tools-related apps into folders rather than consolidating them into a single application.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 26100.3321 to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11 24H2. The update covers new features and enhancements, organized into two distinct sections: gradual rollout and normal rollout.
The gradual rollout features enhanced icons for battery status, taskbar sharing, Windows Spotlight, lock screen learning, and new functionalities for Narrator scan mode. The standard rollout encompasses resolutions for concerns related to the Start menu, scanners, audio, GDI+, and mouse color. Daylight saving time changes in Paraguay are implemented, Open Secure Shell fails to initiate, the Get Help application does not launch on Windows Server 2025, and there are remote desktop challenges related to display rendering and unresponsiveness.
