Jun 28

Windows 11 Insider Experimental (Future Platforms) Preview Build 29617.1000

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Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Build 29617.1000 to the Experimental (Future Platforms) channel.

Nice ne features and changes in this flight, Happy Upgrades!

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

[Windows Update]

  • As announced in the Windows Update announce blog, we are now bringing a new unified update experience to reduce the number of reboots you see per month. We are starting by coordinating driver, .NET, and firmware updates to align with the monthly quality update, reducing the update experience to a single monthly restart. See the blog for more information.

[Windows Magnifier]

  • Magnifier now gives you more control over how you zoom. You can type an exact zoom percentage directly in the magnifier toolbar to land on precisely the level you need.
  • We’ve also added preset step increments (5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 100%, 150%, 200%, and 400%) to the Settings dropdown, so you can jump to common levels in a single click. Whether you need a subtle boost or a dramatic close-up, Magnifier adapts to how you want to zoom.
Enter an exact percentage or jump to preset steps —5% up to 400%.

Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Accessibility > Magnifier.

[Accessibility]

  • We’re introducing screen tint, a new accessibility setting that applies a color overlay across your entire display, softening its intensity so it’s easier on your eyes throughout the day. If bright, saturated screens leave you with tired or sensitive eyes by the end of a long session, screen tint can help.
Screenshot showing UI for screen tint in Accessibility, with color presets and a strength slider.
  • To get started, open Settings > Accessibility (or press WIN + U) and look for screen tint under the Vision section. From there, you can:
    • Pick from six preset colors or choose a custom color of your own.
    • Adjust the tint strength slider from a subtle wash to full intensity.
  • Night light warms your display to reduce blue light that can interfere with sleep. Screen tint reduces overall screen intensity to ease eye fatigue and light sensitivity during the day. They tackle different problems and you can use both at the same time, one working on warmth and the other on intensity.
  • Note that turning on screen tint will disable color filters, and vice versa. If you currently rely on color filters, you might need to keep screen tint turned off.

Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Accessibility > Narrator.

[Voice Access]

  • Voice Access now supports Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), and Korean (South Korea).

[Audio]

  • Continuing our work on improving Sound Settings, we’ve made a few more updates in this build:
    • We’ve adjusted the description text for the Allow option in properties for audio devices to include the current state of the device, to improve the clarity of the text and the purpose of the button actions.
    • “Listen to this device” is now available in properties for audio devices, so you don’t need to enter Control Panel for this functionality.

[Multiple Desktops]

  • Improved explorer reliability when switching between multiple desktops.

[Storage]

  • We’ve updated the dialog when creating a Dev Drive to now support specifying the size in GB instead of only MB. This has also been added when changing the size of volumes under Settings > System > Storage.

[Personalization]

  • This update improves color selection accuracy when adjusting your accent color to match your wallpaper when automatic accent color selection is enabled in Personalization settings.
  • This update improves wallpaper persistence reliability across restarts and upgrades, including better support for large-resolution wallpapers and other scenarios to prevent solid color wallpaper fallback.

[Display and Graphics]

  • Improves the reliability and persistence of applying color profiles.

source: Flight Hub

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Jun 28

Windows 11 Insider Experimental (26H1) Preview Build 28120.2374

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Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 28120.2374 to the Experimental (26H1) Channel

A few tweaks in this build, flights went smooth on all my 26H1 devices, Happy Flighting

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

  • This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes

[Mobile Device Settings]

  • You can add and manage your mobile devices in Settings under Bluetooth & Devices > Mobile Devices. On this page, you can manage features such as using your device as a connected camera or accessing your device’s files in File Explorer.

[Remote Recovery Management]

  • Added a recovery remote management plug-in to extend WinRE management capabilities for MDM providers.

[Input]

  • The emoji panel (Windows key + period (.)) now uses GIPHY as the GIF provider, delivering a smoother GIF browsing and sharing experience following the deprecation of the Tenor API.

source: Flight Hub

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Jun 28

Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8758

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Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 26300.8758 to the Experimental Channel

Smooth flights on all my devices, don’t forget to feedback any encountered issues or suggestions using the Feedback Hub. Happy Upgrades!

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

[Taskbar]

  • Taskbar customization just got easier. As we continue to make improvements to the Taskbar experience mentioned last month, we’ve introduced a dedicated Taskbar Size setting, making it simpler to find, understand, and personalize your ideal taskbar experience.
UI showing the new Taskbar Size setting in Settings.
  • We’ve also made refinements to the transitions between taskbar sizes for a smoother overall experience.

[File Explorer]

  • We’ve improved the reliability of thumbnail previews for cloud files in the Details pane. The pane has also been reorganized so file properties are easier to find and review at a glance.
  • Fixed an issue where the OneDrive shortcut in File Explorer stops working when File Explorer is run in administrative mode.
  • Fixed an issue where the confirmation dialog might display an internal Recycle Bin file name instead of the original file name when permanently deleting a file.

[Sounds]

  • Improved system sounds when using Windows in dark mode.

source: Flight Hub

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Jun 21

Windows 11 Insider Experimental (Future Platforms) Preview Build 29613.1000

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Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 29613.1000 to the Experimental (Future Platforms) Channel.

A few nice tweaks to the sound device settings, this comes in handy when multiple audio devices are connected.

Enjoy updating!

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

[Audio]

  • Following up on our previous improvements, we’re making some more adjustments to Settings > System > Sounds based on your feedback. Namely, we’ve updated the “All sound devices” page so:
    • You now have the ability to change default devices from this page.
    • Each of the devices displayed on this page now has a little volume meter next to it to show if there is audio actively playing.
    • We’ve adjusted the page design slightly so now you can filter whether you’re viewing input or output devices.
    • We’ve added toggles so you can choose if you want to hide or show disabled, disconnected, and unplugged devices on this page.
  • We’ve also updated the input and output audio properties page for devices in Settings to now include jack information for those that need it.

source: Flight Hub

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Jun 21

Windows 11 Insider Experimental (26H1) Preview Build 28120.2315

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Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 28120.2315 to the Experimental (26H1) Channel

A quick update with a few tweaks, all smooth updates here.

Happy Upgrades!

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

  • This update includes a small number of minor bug fixes and improvements.

[Accessibility]

  • This update improves caption style responsiveness by redrawing captions immediately for caption style changes. If no current caption is visible, a sample caption string is displayed.

[Audio]

  • This update improves the reliability of the inbox HD Audio driver.

source: Flight Hub

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Jun 21

Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8697

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Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 26300.8697 to the Experimental Channel.

From this build onwards, we’re seeing 26H2 as the version. This aligns with the release that’s planned later this year for all Windows 11 devices, which will be delivered as an enablement package.

An enablement package is a lightweight update that simply activates features already present in the OS. Unlike a full build upgrade, which performs a complete OS replacement and takes longer, an enablement package installs quickly, requires minimal downtime, and carries less risk because it builds on the existing system.

Happy Upgrades!

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

[General]

  • With today’s build, Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel will see the versioning updated under Settings > System > About (and winver) to version 26H2. For more information, see the Windows Insiders blog.

[File Explorer]

  • We’ve improved the visual consistency and reliability of the Copy dialog in Dark mode, including its launch experience and the expanded progress view.

[Start menu]

  • Improved reliability of Start menu reflecting newly installed or removed apps without requiring sign-out or restart.

[Taskbar]

  • Fixed an issue for Insiders using the new smaller taskbar option, where the system tray might get cut off or pushed off screen.

[Settings]

  • Improved reliability of Settings > Apps > Startup.

[Virtualization]

  • This update addresses an issue that could result in bugchecks citing HYPERVISOR_ERROR (0x20001) and KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (0x1E) errors after installing the latest flights on some devices during system restarts, virtual machine operations, or while running some gaming applications.

source: Flight Hub

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Jun 16

Windows 11 Insider Experimental (Future Platforms) Preview Build 29610.1000

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Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 29610.1000 to the Experimental (Future Platforms) channel.

Glad to see the defender issue resolved, it triggered compliance notifications

All Upgrades went fine here, smooth flights, enjoy upgrading!

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

[General Reliability]

If you were experiencing a repeated bugcheck (green screen) with the error KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE after the previous flight, that should be resolved now.

[Storage]

Improved the performance when navigating to see storage on large volumes via Settings > System > Storage > Advanced Storage Settings > Disks & Volumes.

[Windows Security]

If you were seeing an erroneous notification saying Windows Defender wasn’t enabled when it actually was after the latest flights, that should be resolved now.

[Other]

Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to unexpectedly see two energy saver entries in Quick Settings recently.

source: Flight Hub

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Jun 16

Windows 11 Insider Experimental (26H1) Preview Build 28120.2302

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Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Build 28120.2302 to the Experimental (26H1) channel.

A few tweaks on this update, install went smoothly on my devices in this channel, Happy Upgrades!

I’ve been testing the screen tint accessibility feature, it’s very useful !

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

  • This update includes a small number of minor bug fixes and improvements.

[General Performance]

  • This update accelerates app launch and core shell experiences such as Start menu, Search, and Action Center.

[Accessibility]

New accessibility setting: Screen tint

  • We’re introducing screen tint, a new accessibility setting that applies a color overlay across your entire display, softening its intensity so it’s easier on your eyes throughout the day. If bright, saturated screens leave you with tired or sensitive eyes by the end of a long session, screen tint can help. 
Screenshot showing UI for screen tint in Accessibility, with color presets and a strength slider.
  • To get started, open Settings > Accessibility (or press Win + U) and look for screen tint under the Vision section. From there you can:
    • Pick from six preset colors or choose a custom color of your own.
    • Adjust the tint strength slider from a subtle wash to full intensity.
  • Night light warms your display to reduce blue light that can interfere with sleep. Screen tint reduces overall screen intensity to ease eye fatigue and light sensitivity during the day. They tackle different problems and you can use both at the same time, one working on warmth and the other on intensity.
  • Note that turning on screen tint will disable color filters, and vice versa. If you currently rely on color filters, you may need to keep screen tint turned off.

Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Accessibility > Narrator.

[Other]

  • Task Scheduler will now persist column width adjustments in task list view across sessions.

source: Flight Hub

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Jun 15

Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8687

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Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Build 26300.8687 to the Experimental Channel.

Smooth upgrades on all Experimeltal (used to be Dev) Channel devices here, Happy Flighting!

Less update reboots due to coordinating patches, drivers and .net updates is starting to roll out in this build, you will start seeing ‘available’ updates, you can install manually or will be installed together with the next update cycle.

a screenshot of Windows Updates showing available updates section
a screenshot of Windows Updates showing available updates section

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

[Windows Update]

  • As announced in the Windows Update announce blog, we are now bringing a new unified update experience to reduce the number of reboots you see per month. We are starting by coordinating driver, .NET, and firmware updates to align with the monthly quality update, reducing the update experience to a single monthly restart. See the blog for more information.

[File Explorer]

  • Middle click to open a folder in a new tab is now supported in the Address Bar and the Home page for a more consistent and efficient tabbed navigation experience across File Explorer.
  • Improved screen reader announcements for conflict resolution dialog (“Which files do you want to keep?”) when moving / copying files.
  • Made some more improvements to how File Explorer responds to increased text scaling.

[Search]

  • Finding apps is more forgiving. Search is better at handling typos, dropped letters, extra letters, and partial words for apps. Queries like “utlook” can still find Outlook.
  • Settings results are improving. We’ve made ranking improvements to help more relevant settings appear higher in results.

[Taskbar]

  • Improved reliability of loading the system tray area of the taskbar.
  • Fixed an issue where tooltips might unexpectedly appear on top of the Start menu icon in the taskbar when using the taskbar in an alternate position. Also fixed a few other visual polish issues when using the taskbar with small icons.

[Windows setup]

  • The digital safety of users and supporting families is central to how we think about the Windows experience. We’re improving information on parental controls and their availability during Windows setup, so families can more easily understand available protections and make informed choices from the very beginning.

[Input]

  • Update: The emoji panel (Windows key + period (.)) now uses GIPHY as the GIF provider, delivering a smoother GIF browsing and sharing experience following the deprecation of Tenor.
Emoji panel using GIPHY as GIF source now
  • Fixed an issue which was causing the mouse cursor to potentially move in the wrong direction in recent Insider builds on secondary monitors when set to portrait mode.

[Remote Recovery Management]

  • Adding recovery remote management plug-in for extending WinRE management capabilities for MDM providers

[Audio]

  • Fixed an issue resulting in audio not working for some Insiders after the latest flights.

[Settings]

  • Fixed an issue impacting the reliability of Settings > Apps > Installed Apps after the latest flights.

[General Reliability]

  • If you were experiencing freezes in the previous flight when interacting with search, Notepad, or certain other scenarios, that should be resolved now.

[Other]

  • When using dark mode, if you open “Run new task” from Task Manager it will now show in dark mode too.
run showing in dark mode when launched from taskmgr

source: Flight Hub

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May 31

Windows 11 Insider Experimental (Future Platforms) Preview Build 29599.1000

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Hi all, last Friday Microsoft Released Windows 11 Build 29599.1000 to the Experimental (Future Platforms) Channel

Some tweaks improving this channel, smooth flights on alll my devices

Happy Flights!

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

  • This update includes platform changes in moving to a new active development build.
  • Fixed an issue which was causing some Insiders to unexpectedly see an erroneous message saying they weren’t connected to internet (when they actually were) when signing into their Microsoft account in certain apps recently.
  • This update improves CPU speed display on the Performance page of Task Manager for VMs, so it doesn’t show higher than unexpected numbers after resuming from hibernate.

Known issues

  • We have identified an issue internally causing crashes on AMD machines supporting System Guard, meaning these devices in WIP will not be offered this week’s Experimental (Future Platforms) build.

source: Flight Hub

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