Dec 02

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23595 (Dev Channel)

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Hi all, Last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23595 to the Dev Channel.

Copilot moves to the lower right corner and muliti monitor support nice!

1st Azure AD to Entra renames showing up in the OS.

All upgrade went fine here, no instant issues detected.

Happy Upgrading!

Changes and Improvements

[Copilot in Windows*]

  • We are making a change where the Copilot icon is shown on the right side of the system tray on the taskbar to make the entry point to Copilot more clear and easily accessible by being closer to where the Copilot pane opens. As part of this change, we have defaulted the “show the desktop” behavior for the far-right corner of the taskbar to off and this can be re-enabled in the taskbar behaviors section under Settings > Personalization > Taskbar (you can simply right-click on the taskbar to get to this). [UPDATE 11/30] This is just beginning to roll out to Insiders in the Dev Channel so not every will see this change right away.
The Copilot on the right side of the system tray on the taskbar.
The Copilot on the right side of the system tray on the taskbar.
  • We are beginning to re-rollout the change previously documented with Build 23570 that introduces support for Copilot in Windows to be used across multiple monitors. Simply press the Copilot button on the taskbar on whichever monitor you want Copilot to show on or use the WIN + C shortcut to show Copilot on the last monitor that it was visible on. If you are using a keyboard, you can use the WIN + T keyboard shortcut to put the keyboard focus on the taskbar and navigate to the Copilot taskbar button to show Copilot on any monitor.

[Windows Share]

  • If you’re signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID, in addition to being able to share to your Microsoft Teams (work or school) contacts, you can also now share directly to specific Microsoft Teams Channels and groups chats as well directly within the Windows share window.

[Windows Ink]

  • We are expanding the ability to use digital handwriting (inking) in some edit boxes for Windows Ink to the following languages and locales: Chinese Simplified (People’s Republic of China), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (India), English (United Kingdom), French (Canada), French (France), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Korean (Korea), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Mexico), and Spanish (Spain). This also includes more accurate recognition technology, gestures to delete, select, join, and split words and also gesture to insert a new line.

[Nearby Sharing]

  • We’re beginning to roll out a change where you will be able to discover and share files with their Android devices in discoverable mode through Bluetooth under Nearby Share in the Windows share window.

[Task Manager]

  • We improved process grouping in the processes page for Task Manager.

[Settings]

  • This update starts the roll out of account-related notifications for Microsoft accounts on the Settings homepage. A Microsoft account connects Windows to your Microsoft apps. The account backs up all your data and helps you manage your subscriptions. You can also add extra security steps to keep you from being locked out of your account. This feature displays notifications across the Start menu and Settings. You can manage Settings notifications in Settings > Privacy & security > General.
  • Xbox Game Bar is now Game Bar under Settings > Gaming.
  • We’re beginning to update references to Azure Active Directory (AAD) to Microsoft Entra ID in Settings.
  • [ADDED] System Components currently listed in Settings > Apps > Installed Apps page, have moved to its own page under Settings > System > System Components.
New System Components Settings page.
New System Components Settings page.

Fixes

[Desktops]

  • Fixed an issue that was causing custom wallpapers to shift when switching desktops.

NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.

Known issues

[Start menu]

  • [NEW] We’re working on the fix for an issue causing the recommended section to be blank for some Insiders.

[Copilot in Windows*]

  • When first launching or after refreshing Copilot in Windows while using voice access, you’ll need to use “Show grid” commands to click in the “Ask me anything” box for the first time.

source: Windows Blogs

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Nov 18

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25997 (Canary Channel)

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Hi all, last Wednesday Microsoft today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25997 to the Canary Channel.

ISOs for this build are available – they can be downloaded here.

Upgrades felt a bit more work post restart phase, took about 3 minutes per device, they did all complete successfully

Devices with Application Guard active did show an error at 1st logon & after hybernate or reboot
Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AAnoklt

I am excited for the upcoming 26xxx build, which might be ready next week. It seems like a significant achievement that we have accomplished.

Changes and Improvements

[Windows Share]

  • If you’re signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID, your Microsoft Teams (work or school) contacts will appear in the Windows share window to quickly share to.

[Settings]

  • We are beginning to roll out a new option under Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Phone Link to disable Phone Link all together in Windows 11. This setting will prevent Phone Link from communicating with your mobile devices.

Fixes for known issues

  • Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see the latest builds unexpectedly fail to install with 0x80004005.
  • Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see an increase in bugchecks after upgrading to the previous build.
  • Fixed an issue where the context menu in File Explorer, as well as the command bar dropdowns, might go transparent sometimes.

Known issues

  • [REMINDER] Some popular games may not work correctly on the most recent Insider Preview builds in the Canary Channel. Please be sure to submit feedback in Feedback Hub on any issues you see with playing games on these builds.
  • We’re working on a fix for an issue where attempting to reboot into safe mode hangs on the boot logo.
  • Attempting to navigate to Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Touchpad on this build will crash Settings.

source: Windows Blogs

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Nov 18

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23590 (Dev Channel)

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Hi all, last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23590 to the Dev Channel.

ISOs are available for this build – they can be downloaded here.

The updates were successful on all the devices, and it is pleasant to have more voice options for narrator.

What’s new in Build 23590

Natural Voices Previews in Narrator

We are introducing previews for natural voices of 10 new locales launched in September 2023. As a reminder, those natural voices include Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), Japanese, English (UK), French, Portuguese, English (India),German and Korean.

These previews will allow the users to listen to the natural voices before downloading the voice model. Natural Narrator voices use modern, on-device text to speech and once downloaded are supported without an internet connection. Please note to listen to the previews, an internet connection is required.

To use one of the natural voices, add it to your PC by following these steps:

  1. Open Narrator Settings by pressing the WIN + CTRL + N hotkey.
  2. Under Narrator’s voice, select the Add button next to Add natural voices.
  3. Select the voice you want to install. You can install all voices, but you must install them separately.
  4. The preview will play automatically once you navigate through the list.
  5. If you like the preview , click on “Download and Install”. The new voice will be downloaded and ready for use in a few minutes, depending on your internet download speed.
  6. When the new voice has downloaded, in Narrator settings select your preferred voice from the drop-down menu in Narrator’s voice > Choose a voice.
When you click on a natural voice for Narrator in Settings, a preview will play automatically.
When you click on a natural voice for Narrator in Settings, a preview will play automatically.

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (Win + F) under Accessibility > Narrator.

Enhanced image consumption experience in Narrator 

We are improving the image consumption experience with Narrator. There are two major changes:

  • We have introduced a new keyboard command for navigating between the images/graphics on a screen/page. Now, you can use the keys “G” or “Shift + G” to navigate forward or backwards between images in Scan mode (Narrator key + spacebar).
  • Recognition of text in images, including handwriting, is improved along with improvements to overall image descriptions. You can try the enhanced experience by navigating to the image and pressing Narrator key + CTRL + D key combination when the focus is on an image. This feature requires an active internet connection, and the setting to get Image Descriptions must be enabled in Narrator Settings.

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (Win + F) under Accessibility > Narrator.

Changes and Improvements

[General]

  • Steps Recorder will not receive further updates and is planned for removal in a future Windows release. Starting in this build, Steps Recorder (PSR.exe) will display a new banner notification to guide users towards alternative options. We encourage our users to explore other options in Windows 11 such as Snipping tool, Xbox Game bar or Microsoft Clipchamp. For more, see this article.

[Windows Share]

  • The Windows share window will now only show apps under “Share using” that are tied to the account you are signed into Windows with – either Microsoft account (MSA) or Microsoft Entra ID (previously Azure Active Directory). If you are signed in with an MSA, you will see Microsoft Teams (free) instead of Microsoft Teams (work or school) and not both for example.
  • If you’re signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID, your Microsoft Teams (work or school) contacts will appear in the Windows share window to quickly share to.

[Nearby Sharing]

  • If you turn on nearby sharing via quick settings or directly in Settings and you have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off, it will turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on so nearby sharing will work as expected. If you turn off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, it will also turn off nearby sharing

[Narrator]

  • In Microsoft Word, Narrator will now announce the presence of a draft comment, a resolved comment, a bookmark, or the availability of accessibility suggestions when reading text in the document.

Fixes

[File Explorer]

  • Fixed an issue causing File Explorer to crash on launch for some Insiders in the last few builds if you were using a non-default regional sorting option.
  • Fixed an issue which was causing opening the context menu on the desktop to crash explorer.exe in the last couple flights for some Insiders.
  • Fixed an issue which was causing explorer.exe to crash sometimes when entering paths into the address bar.

[Narrator]

  • Fixed an issue where Narrator was not correctly announcing the selected item in combo boxes when users try to change the combo box value using key combination Control + up or down arrow.
  • Fixed an issue where Narrator was announcing old dialog names even after users navigate to new dialog on few web pages.
  • Fixed an issue where Narrator was not reading Role of a control in tables on the web while using table navigation commands CTRL + ALT + Arrow keys.
  • Addressed an issue where Narrator was not announcing the selected state of menu items in few applications such as device manager.
  • Fixed an issue where Narrator was announcing both the unselected value and the newly selected value in elements such as date fields or any elements that are formatted as tables.

[Magnifier]

  • Fixed an issue in Magnifier settings page where the text below “voice speed” slider was not following the color contrast guidelines.

[Settings]

  • Fixed an issue where the Experimental Features section of Narrator Settings didn’t have text.

[Windows Share]

  • Fixed an issue which was causing the share window to crash in the last couple builds.

NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.

Known issues

[Copilot in Windows*]

  • When first launching or after refreshing Copilot in Windows while using voice access, you’ll need to use “Show grid” commands to click in the “Ask me anything” box for the first time.

source: Windows Blogs

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Nov 11

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25992 (Canary Channel)

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Hi all, last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25992 to the Canary Channel.

Close to smooth upgrades here, One device did not continue past 37% installing in the 1st phase, a simple pause updates & resume fixed it.

SMB is getting more secure, might break some stuff but fixing a more secure communication is best.

Happy Upgrades!

What’s new in Build 25992

SMB Changes

Starting with this build (Build 25992), we are introducing the following Server Message Block (SMB) protocol changes.

SMB firewall rule changes: Creating SMB shares changes a longtime Windows Defender Firewall default behavior. Previously, creating a share automatically configured the firewall to enable the rules in the “File and Printer Sharing” group for the given firewall profiles. Now, Windows automatically configures the new “File and Printer Sharing (Restrictive)” group, which no longer contains inbound NetBIOS ports 137-139. We plan future updates for this rule to also remove inbound ICMP, LLMNR, and Spooler Service ports and restrict down to the SMB sharing-necessary ports only.

This change enforces a higher degree of default of network security as well as bringing SMB firewall rules closer to the Windows Server “File Server” role behavior. Administrators can still configure the “File and Printer Sharing” group if necessary as well as modify this new firewall group.

For more information on this change, review https://aka.ms/SMBfirewall. For more information on SMB network security, review Secure SMB Traffic in Windows Server.

SMB NTLM blocking exception list: The new SMB NTLM blocking feature first announced in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25951 now supports specifying exception lists for NTLM usage. This allows an administrator to configure a general block on NTLM usage while still allowing clients to use NTLM for specific servers that do not support Kerberos, either because they are not Active Directory domain joined or are a third party without Kerberos support.

For more information on this change, review https://aka.ms/SmbNtlmBlock.

SMB alternative client and server ports: The SMB client now supports connecting to an SMB server over TCP, QUIC, or RDMA using alternative network ports to the hardcoded defaults. Previously, SMB only supported TCP/445, QUIC/443, and RDMA iWARP/5445. In addition, the SMB over QUIC server in Windows Server also supports endpoints configured with different ports than 443 (this option will be part of a separate Windows Server Insider Preview release). Windows Server does not support configuring alternative SMB server TCP ports, but third parties such as Samba do.

You can specify an alternative SMB client port using the NET USE command and New-SmbMapping PowerShell cmdlet. You can also completely disable this feature with a group policy.

For more information on using this option, review https://aka.ms/SMBAlternativePorts. For more information on configuring non-standard SMB server ports in third parties, consult their product documentation.

SMB over QUIC client access control certificate changes: The SMB over QUIC client access control feature first announced in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25977 now supports using certificates with subject alternative names and not just a single subject. This means the client access control feature now supports using a Microsoft AD Certificate Authority and multiple endpoint names, just like the currently released version of SMB over QUIC. You can now evaluate the feature using the recommended options and not require self-signed test certificates.

For more information on this change, review https://aka.ms/SmbOverQUICCAC. For more information on SMB over QUIC, review https://aka.ms/SMBoverQUIC.

Changes and Improvements

[File Explorer]

  • Did some work which should help noticeably improve the performance of opening large .zip files in File Explorer.
  • [ADDED] We’ve added support for creating 7-zip and TAR archives in addition to ZIP.
Compress files into 7-zip and TAR archives in addition to ZIP.
Compress files into 7-zip and TAR archives in addition to ZIP.

[Snap Layouts] 

  • [ADDED] We will show suggestions in Snap Layouts that help you instantly snap multiple app windows together. When hovering over the Minimize or Maximize button on an app (or WIN + Z) to launch the layout box, you will see app icons displayed in various layout options to help recommend the best layout option that works best.  
Suggestions in Snap Layouts.
Suggestions in Snap Layouts.

Fixes for known issues

  • We fixed the issue causing blank options to show on the Personalization and Privacy & Security settings pages, where if clicked on it would crash Settings.
  • Fixed an issue causing the context menu to draw off screen when invoked using touch or pen on the side of your desktop.
  • Fixed an issue where Settings Home might show a prompt to sign into your Microsoft account, and fail to sign in if you tried to use it, even though Settings itself showed you were already signed in.
  • If you were experiencing Quick Settings crashes and WIN + A not working in the previous flight, that should be resolved now.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing taskbar icons to disappear after switching desktops.

Known issues

  • [REMINDER] Some popular games may not work correctly on the most recent Insider Preview builds in the Canary Channel. Please be sure to submit feedback in Feedback Hub on any issues you see with playing games on these builds.
  • We’re working on a fix for an issue where attempting to reboot into safe mode hangs on the boot logo.
  • [NEW] Attempting to navigate to Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Touchpad on this build will crash Settings.

Snipping Tool Update

We are rolling out Snipping Tool (version 11.2310.49.0) to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels improving HDR display support. Screenshots and screen recording on displays with HDR enabled should be able to better display colors.

source: Windows Blogs

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Nov 11

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23585 (Dev Channel)

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Hi all, Last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23585 to the Dev Channel.

Smooth upgdates on all my devices here nice to see the chat icon fixed again 🙂

Happy Upgrades!

Changes and Improvements

[General]

  • The Camera app, Cortana, Photos app, and People app, and Remote Desktop (MSTSC) client can be uninstalled.

Fixes

[General]

  • Fixed a few issues leading to explorer.exe crashes.

[File Explorer]

  • Fixed an issue causing the context menu to draw off screen when invoked using touch or pen on the side of your desktop.

[Taskbar]

  • Fixed the issue causing the purple Chat button to show up again on the taskbar after updating to Build 23580.

NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.

Known issues

[Copilot in Windows*]

  • When first launching or after refreshing Copilot in Windows while using voice access, you’ll need to use “Show grid” commands to click in the “Ask me anything” box for the first time.

Snipping Tool Update

We are rolling out Snipping Tool (version 11.2310.49.0) to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels improving HDR display support. Screenshots and screen recording on displays with HDR enabled should be able to better display colors.

source: Windows Blog

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Nov 11

Microsoft Edge running in Windows Subsystem for Linux

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Microsoft Edge is a popular web browser that offers fast performance, security, and compatibility with modern web standards. If you are a Linux user who wants to try out Edge, you can install it on Ubuntu running in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). In this blog post, I will show you how to do that in a few simple steps.

First, you need to enable WSL on your Windows 10/11 machine. You can follow the official instructions from Microsoft here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install. Make sure you install Ubuntu as your Linux distribution of choice.

Next, you need to update your Ubuntu system and install some dependencies. Open a WSL terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install curl gpg software-properties-common apt-transport-https

Then, you need to add the Microsoft repository for Edge and import the GPG key. Run these commands:

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpg
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable main"

Finally, you can choose for stable, beta or dev

You can install Edge stable by running:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install microsoft-edge-stable

You can install Edge (beta) by running:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install microsoft-edge-beta

You can install Edge (dev) by running:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install microsoft-edge-dev

That’s it! You have successfully installed Microsoft Edge on Ubuntu running in WSL. You can launch it from the terminal by typing:

microsoft-edge
or
microsoft-edge-beta
or
microsoft-edge-dev

or from the Windows start menu under ubuntu

Enjoy browsing the web with Edge on Linux in WSL!

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Nov 07

Microsoft Technical Takeoff

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Microsoft Technical Takeoff – Link on Techcommunity

Four days. Deep dives. AMAs. Windows, Intune, Windows 365, and Azure Virtual Desktop.

We’re excited to present the second annual Microsoft Technical Takeoff for Windows + Intune! This virtual technical skilling event takes you deep inside the latest features, capabilities, and scenarios for commercial organizations and the IT professionals that support them.

How do I participate?
Check out the link above, select the session(s) you want to attend, and select RSVP to save your spot, receive event reminders, and post your questions. Select the session name to add it to your calendar and see full details on what will be covered.

This is a live event. Engineering and product teams will be on camera and in chat answering your questions so post them early and feel free to post more than once! Can’t attend live? All sessions will be recorded and available on demand so you can catch up on your schedule. Q&A will be live during the sessions, we’ll leave it open all week so you can get the insights and answers you need to keep moving!

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Nov 04

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25987 (Canary Channel)

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Hi all, last Tuesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25987 to the Canary Channel.

Upgrades when smooth on all my devices, happy to see more devices where Copilot showed up in the taskbar.

It’s been a while but finally got a GSOD on 1 device, while dragging an Edge tab to a different monitor the video driver gave up it seems: VIDEO_SCHEDULER_INTERNAL_ERROR

only happened 1x so far

Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AAncijv

What’s new in Build 25987

Changes and Improvements

[General]

  • During setup (OOBE), when you need to connect to a network and there’s no Wi-Fi drivers, you’ll be given an option to press an “Install Drivers” button to install drivers you have previously downloaded. You will see this change using the ISO for Build 25977 provided here for download and higher.
  • Starting with this build, the Windows Maps and Movies and TV apps will no longer be installed after doing a clean install of the OS. The Windows Maps and Movies and TV apps will not be removed on upgrade for Insiders in the Canary Channel and continue to be available and updated via the Microsoft Store.

[Settings]

  • We’ve designed the settings page for Delivery Optimization under Settings > Windows Update > Advanced options > Delivery Optimization to match the Windows 11 design principles.

[File Explorer]

  • PNG files now support viewing and editing metadata – for example, if you’d like to set a star rating in Properties, edit the description, or add keywords.

Fixes for known issues

  • Fixed an issue causing File Explorer to crash in Windows Sandbox when using a non-English display language.

Known issues

  • [REMINDER] Some popular games may not work correctly on the most recent Insider Preview builds in the Canary Channel. Please be sure to submit feedback in Feedback Hub on any issues you see with playing games on these builds.
  • [NEW] There are blank options showing on the Personalization and Privacy & Security settings pages where if clicked on will crash Settings.
  • [NEW] We’re investigating reports that attempting to reboot into safe mode hangs on the boot logo.

Microsoft Store Update

Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels running version 22310.xxxx.x of the Microsoft Store and higher will see the following improvement rolling out:

Customize the install location of your games: When downloading games like Starfield, Halo Infinite, or Forza Motorsport, you will now be able to specify the installation drive. For example, when clicking the install button from Starfield’s page, you’ll be greeted with a new dialog providing you a chance to select a drive. You can change your default drive from the Microsoft Store’s settings page. Also in the settings page, you can specify the folder location of your games within that drive. These settings are synchronized with the Xbox app on PC to ensure a consistent gaming experience.

Game installation options in the Microsoft Store.
Game installation options in the Microsoft Store.

source: Windows Blogs

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Nov 04

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23580 (Dev Channel)

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Hi all, last Tuesday Microsoft released  Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23580 to the Dev Channel.

Smooth upgrades here on both local and Windows365 devices

Easier options to change the location where the store installes games is a nice update

Enhoy Upgrading!

Changes and Improvements

[Copilot in Windows*]

  • Starting with Build 23580 in the Dev Channel, users with local accounts will be able to access Copilot in Windows for a limited number of queries before needing to sign in.

[Windows Share]

  • We have significantly improved nearby share transfer speed for users on same network. Before these changes, users had to be on the same private network but now users just have to be on the same network, which could be public or private. You can quickly turn on nearby share via Quick Settings and simply right-click on a local file in File Explorer, choose “Share”, and choose to share to a device listed under Nearby Share in the Windows share window.

[Emoji]

  • [ADDED] We are temporarily disabling the update of our color font format to COLRv1 (first introduced in Build 23506) that displayed richer emoji with a 3D like appearance to fix some bugs. We plan to re-enable this in a future Dev Channel flight.

Fixes

[File Explorer]

  • Fixed an issue where using mouse back and forward buttons didn’t react when hovering over the Recommended Files section of Home.
  • Fixed an issue where Gallery would stop displaying correctly if you applied Group By to all folders.

[Desktops]

  • Fixed an issue that made the desktop tooltips in Task view hard to read in contrast themes.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing taskbar icons to disappear after switching desktops.

[Search on the Taskbar]

  • Fixed an issue where if your taskbar was close to being full of icons and you used the search box, clicking the search box would open search and then it would immediately close.

[Windows Spotlight]

  • Fixed an issue which was resulting in Windows Spotlight wallpapers not showing correctly in the desktop thumbnail in Task View.

NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.

Known issues

[Taskbar]

  • [NEW] The purple Chat button may show up again on the taskbar after updating to this build. This is unintentional. We’re working to resolve an issue where the button is incorrectly showing again.

[Copilot in Windows*]

  • When first launching or after refreshing Copilot in Windows while using voice access, you’ll need to use “Show grid” commands to click in the “Ask me anything” box for the first time.

Microsoft Store Update

Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels running version 22310.xxxx.x of the Microsoft Store and higher will see the following improvement rolling out:

Customize the install location of your games: When downloading games like Starfield, Halo Infinite, or Forza Motorsport, you will now be able to specify the installation drive. For example, when clicking the install button from Starfield’s page, you’ll be greeted with a new dialog providing you a chance to select a drive. You can change your default drive from the Microsoft Store’s settings page. Also in the settings page, you can specify the folder location of your games within that drive. These settings are synchronized with the Xbox app on PC to ensure a consistent gaming experience.

Game installation options in the Microsoft Store.
Game installation options in the Microsoft Store.

source: Windows Blogs

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Nov 04

Windows Clipboard History

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One of the coolest features of Windows 11 is the clipboard history. This allows you to access and paste multiple items that you have copied before, without losing them. You can also pin items that you use frequently, such as your email address or phone number, and synchronize them across your devices. Here’s how to use the clipboard history in Windows 11.

First, you need to enable the clipboard history in the Settings app. Go to System > Clipboard and turn on the toggle for Clipboard history. You can also turn on Sync across devices if you want to share your clipboard items with other Windows 11 devices that are signed in with the same Microsoft account.

(or you can just type Windows key + V and select ‘Turn on’)

Next, you need to learn how to access the clipboard history. The easiest way is to use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + V. This will open a small window that shows your clipboard history, with the most recent item at the top. You can scroll through the list and click on any item to paste it.

To pin an item to the clipboard history, click on the pin icon on the right. This will keep the item in the clipboard history even if you restart your device or clear the history. To unpin an item, click on the pin icon again.

To delete an item from the clipboard history, click on the … on the right to reveal the delete button. To clear all items from the clipboard history, click on the Clear all button at the top.

The clipboard history in Windows 11 is a handy tool that can save you time and hassle when copying and pasting multiple items.

Easy to remember: Ctrl + v for single paste, Windows key + v for Clipboard History

Try it out and see how it works for you!

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