Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5670 (Dev Channel)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5670 (KB5060838) to the Dev Channel.
New features gradually being rolled out to the Dev 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.
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 Dev Channel with toggle on*
[General]
- With this build today, Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel will see the versioning updated under Settings > System > About (and winver) to version 25H2. This denotes that Windows 11, version 25H2 will be this year’s annual feature update. As mentioned here, Windows 11 will have an annual feature update cadence that releases in the second half of the calendar year. For more information, see this blog post here.
[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 26200.5603, 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 Dev 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.
Fixes for everyone in the Dev Channel
[General]
- Fixed the issue causing the Windows Vista boot sound to play instead of the Windows 11 boot sound. Unfortunately the fix wasn’t completely working in the last Dev Channel flight.
[File Explorer]
- Fixed the issue causing File Explorer to not persist view changes after the last Dev Channel flight, including desktop icons.
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5670 (Dev Channel)
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5670 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The build presents enhancements, featuring advancements in passwordless technology and a smooth integration of the plugin passkey provider. 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 integrate with Windows 11 to assist customers in their passkey journey. The build updates the versioning to 25H2, which will serve as this year's annual feature update. Voice access is currently unavailable for users in Japan. The new default browser will be affixed to the taskbar and start menu unless removed by users. Gradual rollouts of fixes are occurring in the Dev Channel with the toggle enabled. These updates address issues such as crashes in File Explorer Home, the disappearance of thumbnails, the appearance of duplicate entries when interacting with folders on the Start menu, and inaccuracies in folder expand animations. Furthermore, the build resolves issues that resulted in the Windows Vista boot sound playing instead of the Windows 11 boot sound, as well as the problem where File Explorer did not retain view changes following the last Dev Channel flight.
