Changes and improvements are gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with the toggle on. These include updating the "Open with" section of the File Explorer context menu when right-clicking a file, updating the animations for hovering over app groups on the taskbar, and fixing issues with the taskbar & system tray.
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5751 (Beta Channel)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5751 (KB5064071) to the Beta Channel for Windows Insiders on Windows 11, version 24H2.
New Copilot+ PC experiences
Introducing New Selection Modes in Click to Do
We’re excited to announce powerful new ways to select objects in Click to Do: Freeform Selection, Rectangle Selection, and Ctrl + Click, giving you more control and flexibility than ever before.
Freeform Selection Mode: Tap the Freeform Selection button in the toolbar to activate this mode. Then use your pen or finger to draw freely around the entities you want to select. This makes selection feel more natural and intuitive, especially on touch-enabled devices.
Rectangle Selection Mode: Click the Rectangle Selection button in the Click to Do toolbar, then drag a box around the items you want to select. Everything inside the rectangle, regardless of type, will be included in your selection.
Ctrl + Click: Use your keyboard and mouse to multi-select different entity types, like text, images, and more, by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking on each item you want to include.
These new modes allow you to select multiple different entity types in a single gesture, making your Click to Do actions more powerful and efficient. Click to Do selection is now smarter, faster, and more fluid.
You can learn more about using Click to Do here.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Click to Do.
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*
[File Explorer]
- We’re updating the “Open with” section of the File Explorer context menu when right clicking a file to remove the accent colored backplate behind packaged app icons in the list (for example, for Snipping Tool). In doing this, the icons should be bigger and easier to see now.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
- We are updating the animations for mousing over app groups on the taskbar.
Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*
[Taskbar & System Tray]
- Fixed an issue where, if you were using the option to show additional clocks, the date and time tooltip may show them duplicated.
[Start menu]
- Fixed an issue for Insiders with the new Start menu with the previous flight, where the layout might temporarily show a smaller Start menu (ex. 6 columns of pinned apps instead of 8).
- Fixed an issue for Insiders with the new Start menu, where it wasn’t opening when in safe mode.
- Fixed an issue where when right clicking on Start menu, the context menu may appear very far away from the Start menu.
- Fixed an issue where the “Hide this pane” option for the mobile device companion for the Start menu may be difficult to see if the option to use a custom accent color has been enabled for Start menu.
[File Explorer]
- Fixed an issue where in dark mode, the red color used for a low space drive in This PC was unexpectedly light colored in the latest builds (and some of the other colors were incorrect, including that black was used for space remaining instead of a more visible color).
[Login and Lock screen]
- Fixed an issue where some of the login options were shown as blank square icons.
- We did some work to help improve lock screen reliability, by fixing a few underlying issues which could result in the lock screen hanging.
[Live captions]
- Fixed an issue where live captions might crash when attempting to use live translation on a Copilot+ PC.
[Other]
- Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to experience an increase in DWM crashes in the previous flight.
- Fixed an issue where if you’d used the new option to move the hardware indicators, while the hardware indicator was visible, you wouldn’t be able to interact with the screen area underneath (spanning the length of the screen).
Fixes for everyone in the Beta Channel
[Click to Do (Preview)]
- Fixed the issue causing text and image actions in Click to Do to not work and Click to Do to crash after updating to Build 26120.5742.
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5751 (Beta Channel)
