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.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27808 (Canary Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27808 to the Canary Channel. 

Changes and Improvements

[Task Manager]

• We are beginning to roll out a change to the way Task Manager calculates CPU utilization for the Processes, Performance, and Users pages. Task Manager will now use the standard metrics to display CPU workload consistently across all pages and aligning with industry standards and third-party tools. For backward compatibility, a new optional column called CPU Utility is available (hidden by default) on the Details tab showing the previous CPU value used on the Processes page.

Fixes

[Gaming]

• Fixed an issue leading to some popular games like Roblox potentially having a bugcheck (green screen) on launch on Build 27802.

[Printing]

• Fixed an issue where printing from some apps might cause a bugcheck (green screen) on Build 27802.

[Search]

• Fixed an issue causing the search window to be blank for some Insiders recently when searching from the taskbar, due to a background crash.

[Graphics]

• Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to Settings crashing when adding a color profile in Settings > System > Display.
• Fixed an issue which could cause color profiles to not load correctly after waking your PC from sleep.

[Power and Battery]

• Fixed an issue where the colors in the new battery icon weren’t displayed correctly when you have your mode in Personalization > Colors set to certain options with Custom.

[BitLocker]

• We did some work to improve the performance of loading early boot UI including the BitLocker PIN, BitLocker Recovery key, and boot menu screens.
• Fixed an issue for a small number of Insiders which was causing a BitLocker loop in Build 27802.
• Fixed an issue in recent flights where if you tried to run Get-BitLockerVolume, it unexpectedly showed an error.

[Other]

• We believe one of the underlying changes in the previous flight addressed the issue causing reports that Hyper-V, and other features which rely on Hyper-V (such as WSL) weren’t working properly. If you continue having issues, please don’t hesitate to file a new piece of feedback in the Feedback Hub.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27808 (Canary Channel)