Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. The build features the temporary removal of the updated battery iconography, the transition of additional time and language settings from Control Panel to Settings, and the activation of Unicode UTF-8 to enhance global language support. Users now have the capability to add extra clocks, modify their time server, and adjust number and currency formats. Furthermore, users have the capability to replicate the existing language and region settings for welcome screens, system accounts, and new user accounts.

Updates comprise a resolution for dao360.dll problems, a solution for Click to Do (Preview) complications, a correction for File Explorer preview windows displaying when hovering over unrelated application icons, and an adjustment for the taskbar preview thumbnail. Resolved issues concerning textinputframework.dll have been implemented, and concerns regarding login and the lock screen have been effectively addressed. The issue with live captions has been resolved, although there may be instances where settings could become unstable upon the addition of a security key. Furthermore, a problem in the prior build has been resolved, addressing the occurrence of multiple error notifications regarding unexpected elements when accessing the Group Policy Editor.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 (Canary Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 to the Canary Channel. 

Changes and Improvements

[Genera]

• The updated battery iconography we began rolling out in the Canary Channel with  Build 27802 is disabled in this build. This is only temporary, and we will re-enable this in a future Canary Channel flight.

[Settings]

We’re moving more time and language settings from Control Panel to Settings:

• You can now add additional clocks from Settings > Time & language > Date & time under the collapsed section which can be expanded for “Show time and date in the system tray”. For those unfamiliar with the feature, these additional clocks display in Notification Center, as well as the tooltip when hovering over the clock in the taskbar.
• You can now change your time server from Settings > Time & language > Date & time, under “Additional settings”.
• The formatting settings for date and time have moved from Settings > Time & language > Language & region to Settings > Time & language > Date & time, and you can now change your AM/PM symbol from here as well (along with other existing formatting settings).
• You can now change number and currency format from Settings > Time & language > Language & region, under the “Region” section.
• If you’d like to enable Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support, there is now a toggle for this under Settings > Time & language > Language & region, under the “Language” section.
• If needed, you can now copy current user language and region settings to welcome screen and system account, as well as new user accounts, from Settings > Time & language > Language & region, under “Additional settings”.

Fixes

[General]

• Fixed an underlying issue with dao360.dll in the latest builds which could result in some apps crashing.

[Click to Do (Preview)]

• Fixed the issue causing text and image actions in Click to Do to not work correctly and Click to Do to crash.

[File Explorer]

• Fixed an issue where File Explorer preview windows might appear when hovering over unrelated app icons in the taskbar.
• Fixed an issue where if you tried to use the unblock open in Properties for a file, it still shows as blocked when you open Properties the next time.

[Taskbar]

• Fixed an issue where If you accidentally clicked down and slid your mouse on the taskbar preview thumbnail, clicking it would stop working.

[Input]

• Fixed an underlying issue related to textinputframework.dll could result in certain apps like Sticky Notes and Notepad crashing.
• Fixed an issue where if you attempted to type Chinese with an IME after copying something with CTRL + C, it could result in the first character getting dropped.

[Login and Lock screen]

• Did some work to address underlying cases which could lead to you seeing a blank white screen, or a screen saying, “just a moment”, for a few minutes when logging in to your PC.
• Did some work to address an underlying issue which could lead to the taskbar being slow to load when unlocking your PC after coming out of sleep. This issue could also have led to the password field and other login screen contents not rendering when transitioning from lock screen to login screen after sleep. If you continue experiencing issues, please report them in the Feedback Hub under Install and Update > Logon hangs.

[Live captions]

• Fixed an issue where if you changed the opacity of live captions in Settings > Accessibility > Captions > Caption Style, it had no effect.

[Settings]

• Fixed an issue where Settings might crash if you attempt to add a security key under Settings > Account > Sign-in options.

[Other]

• Fixed an issue in the previous build where you might see multiple error pop ups about unexpected elements when opening Group Policy Editor.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 (Canary Channel)