Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4520 (Beta Channel)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4520 (KB5060834) to the Beta Channel for Windows Insiders on Windows 11, version 24H2.
New features gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*
Passwordless Improvements
We have partnered with 1Password to bring users a seamless plugin passkey provider integration in Windows 11. Setup is simple and intuitive:
- Install 1Password Beta on your Windows 11 PC.
- Go to Settings > Passkeys > Advanced options to enable the plugin credential manager.
- Toggle on support and complete user verification with Windows Hello (face, fingerprint, or PIN).
- You can now use your existing passkeys saved to the plugin credential manager or save new passkeys.
To use a passkey, go to a website where you have an account with a passkey you’ve saved to your credential manager and select that passkey. Sign in quickly and easily with Windows Hello.
Save new passkeys to your credential manager by going to a website that supports passkeys. Find the option to create a passkey for your account, choose to save to your credential manager, authenticate with Windows Hello, and your passkey is saved.
Use passkeys across your devices with your passkey provider and a native user experience on Windows 11.
If you are a credential manager developer, we invite you to integrate with Windows 11 to support customers in their passkey journey. To find out more about implementation detail, go to https://aka.ms/3P-Plugin-API.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Security and Privacy > Passkey.
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*
[Voice access]
- We are temporarily disabling support for Japanese to iron out a few more bugs.
[Settings]
In addition to the small changes that we made in the EEA region for default browsers via Settings > Apps > Default apps with Build 26120.4151, we’re also making this change:
- The new default browser will be pinned to the Taskbar and Start menu unless you choose not to pin it by clearing the checkboxes.
Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*
[File Explorer]
- Fixed an issue which could cause File Explorer Home to crash (potentially also making File Explorer crash on launch, since Home is the default section for File Explorer).
- Fixed an issue which could cause the thumbnail for a pinned favorite in Home to disappear.
[Start menu]
- Fixed an issue which was causing duplicate entries to appear when interacting with folders on the Start menu.
- Fixed an issue where the folder expand animation wasn’t correct in some cases.
[Input]
- Fixed a high hitting ctfmon.exe crash in the latest flights, which could impact the ability to type.
[Other]
- Fixed a memory leak which could happen when lock screen was set to use a slide show, which could impact performance and reliability over time.
- Did some more work improving how dialogs in the system react to increased text scaling, for example the “You must restart your computer to apply these changes” dialog should now support it.
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4520 (Beta Channel)
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4520 to Windows Insiders in the beta channel running Windows 11 24H2. The beta features encompass enhancements for passwordless functionality, a smooth integration of the plugin passkey provider, and modifications to the settings. Users now have the capability to utilize existing passkeys stored in the plugin credential manager or to save new passkeys. Developers of credential managers are encouraged to collaborate with Windows 11 to assist customers in their passkey transition. Voice access is currently unavailable for users in Japan. Users have the option to remove the new default browser from the taskbar and start menu. Improvements address a crash in File Explorer Home, the issue of a disappearing thumbnail for pinned favorites, the occurrence of duplicate entries when interacting with folders on the Start menu, and the incorrect animation for folder expansion. The input issues consist of a significant ctfmon.exe crash and a memory leak. The beta version incorporates enhancements to the dialogs in response to elevated text scaling.
