Hi all, Last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1906 and Build 22631.1906 (KB5027311) to the Beta Channel.
Build 22631.1906 = New features rolling out.
Build 22621.1906 = New features off by default.
Insiders who landed in the group with new features turned off by default (Build 22621.xxxx) can check for updates and choose to install the update that will have features rolling out (Build 22631.xxxx).
Changes and Improvements in Build 22631.1906
[Taskbar & System Tray]
You can now hide the time and date in the system tray. You can turn this on by right-clicking on the system tray clock and choosing “Adjust date and time”.
When right-clicking on the network icon in the system tray, we’ve added the option to diagnose network problems.
Option to diagnose network problems added when you right-click on network icon in the system tray.
[Lock screen]
We have updated the network flyout on the Lock screen to align with Windows 11 design principles.
Network flyout on Lock screen now aligns to the Windows 11 design principles.
[Windows Security]
We have updated the Windows Security (firewall) notification dialogs that match the Windows 11 visuals.
[Networking]
Added support for bridging adapters via command line via netsh.
[Settings]
We have added links to advanced properties for network adapters and internet properties under Settings > Network & internet > Advanced network settings.
Link to advanced properties for network adapters in Settings.
We have added a way to view Wi-Fi passwords for your known networks via Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi and “Manage known networks”.
View Wi-Fi passwords for known wireless networks in Settings.
Based on your feedback, we have added additional options to the Data Usage page that allows for daily and weekly data limits. The page will also now show how far a data limit has been exceeded.
We added the ability to join Bluetooth Personal Area networks under the Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Devices. This option will appear for paired devices like Phones that are sharing internet over Bluetooth.
Right-clicking on a Win32 app in Start, or searching for the app, and choosing “Uninstall” will now take you to the Settings to uninstall the app.
The settings page for wheel devices such as the Surface Dial has been updated to better match the Windows 11 design principles.
Updated wheel devices settings page.
Fixes for BOTH Build 22621.1906 & Build 22631.1906
This update addresses a compatibility issue. The issue occurs because of unsupported use of the registry.
Known issues
[Taskbar & System Tray]
[ADDED] Currently toggling the option to “Hide date and time in the System tray” on will show the System Tray clock while toggling it off will hide it (it’s backwards).
Accessing the bios of a device has become quite challenging on a lot of devices, the time it takes to start loading Windows from power down ha sbecome so short it’s quite possible you are no longer able to quickly pres the right key on the keyboard to skip to the bios.
One option is to restart your device into the recovery enviroment by holding down the shift key when selecting restart in Windwos, but this still requires selecting the right options in Windows RE.
The easiest way to get to the UEFI bios from Windows is:
open an elavated promt
type shutdown /r /fw + hit enter
( /r for ‘restart’ /fw for ‘go to the firmware’)
This only enters the bios the next boot.
This wil reboot the device directly into the bios.
No more time challenges or possible wrong clicks in the recovery enviroment
Hi all, Last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23481 to the Dev Channel.
Lost of intresing features in this update,
ink anywhere
the long awaited never combine taskbar items
old explorer options being removed
The explorer options seem to have quite an impact for some users although these are options that are rarely used, as far as I understand the toggle options in the advanced settings pane of explorer are removed not the funtion or the ability to set the options, they can still be set throught regkeys.
If you are one affected by this change, please file this through the Feedback Hub.
Upgrades went smooth here
Happy Upgrading!
What’s new in Build 23481
Improvements for Windows Ink
Windows Ink is being modernized to allow users to enable inking directly onto edit fields. In addition, we are improving the accuracy from the recognition technology and a scratch out gesture for when users need to make edits. The goal with Windows Ink is to let users use their pen and handwrite anywhere they can type on their Windows device.
Use your pen to handwrite anywhere you can type in Windows such as the search box in Settings.
Currently, these new Windows Ink improvements support English (U.S.) only but stay tuned for broader language support. This new experience can be managed via Settings > Bluetooth and devices > Pen and Windows Ink under “Shell Handwriting”. And please check out some of the known issues for Windows Ink below.
[We are beginning to roll this out, so the experience isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Input and Language > Pen input.
Folder Options changes in File Explorer
We are removing a handful of old settings under Folder Options in File Explorer as part of an effort to clean up the number of settings for File Explorer. Many of these are legacy settings that have been around for ages and are not being regularly used by people on Windows 11.
The following settings will no longer appear under Folder Options in File Explorer:
Hide Folder Merge conflict.
Always show icons, never thumbnails.
Display file icon on thumbnails.
Display file type information on Folder tips.
Hide protected OS files.
Show drive letters.
Show popup description for Folder and Desktop items.
Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color.
Use sharing wizard.
(Note: These settings can still be accessed via registry keys.)
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Files, Folders, and Online Storage > File Explorer.
New Widget: Focus Session
We are beginning to roll out a new Focus Session widget as part of a Clock app update (version 11.2305.6.0 and higher) via the Microsoft Store to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels. With this new widget, you will be able to quickly start and stop focus sessions on your device.
The new Focus Session widget.
[We are beginning to roll this out, so the experience isn’t available to all Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Apps > Clock App.
Changes and Improvements
[Taskbar & System Tray]
Never combined mode, which enables you to see each window of your applications on the taskbar individually, and which began rolling out with Build 23466, is now available to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.
Taskbar in never combined mode.
Beginning to roll out with this build, Chat is now Microsoft Teams – Free. Microsoft Teams – Free is pinned by default to the taskbar and can be unpinned like other apps on the taskbar. Stay tuned for more enhancements as we continue to enhance Microsoft Teams – Free with more features and improvements.
[File Explorer]
The ability to tear out and merge tabs in File Explorer, which began rolling out with Build 23471, is now available to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.
[Voice access]
The new text authoring experiences in voice access that began rolling out with Build 23466 is now available to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.
Fixes
[Dev Drive]
Fixed an issue where filters beyond AV might be attached to your Dev Drive on reboot.
Fixed an issue which could cause a bugcheck when using Dev Drive.
[File Explorer]
Fixed an issue where the icons in the File Explorer context menu could be blurry.
Fixed an issue where sync status icons for files backing up to a storage provider were not reliably displayed.
Fixed an issue for authentication errors on File Explorer Home where the ‘Please Sign-in’ button appeared but clicking on it did not pop-up the authentication dialog.
Updated “Show files from Office.com” text in folder options to “Include account-based insights, recent, favorite, and recommended files”.
Using CTRL + V to paste an image in Gallery will now paste the image into your default pictures folder (the default folder can be configured under Collection > Manage Collection in Gallery).
If you hover your mouse over the details button in File Explorer, the tooltip should no longer block the close button for the window.
We fixed the following issues for Insiders with the modernized address bar in File Explorer:
Fixed the direction of the search icon within the tab when doing a search in File Explorer.
Fixed an issue where tabbing or Shift + tabbing from the command bar wouldn’t land focus inside the current folder.
Fixed an issue where if you set focus into the address bar (to edit the path), you wouldn’t be able to use tab to move focus out of it.
If the current path is longer than the available space in the address bar, a bit of room now has been added so you can still click and go into edit mode.
We fixed the following issues for Insiders who have the modernized File Explorer Home:
Fixed an issue where hovering over folders in the Quick Access section of Home was causing the name to disappear and the icon to slide to the side if you had checkboxes enabled.
Dragging and dropping into the Favorites or Quick Access sections should work again now.
[Search on the Taskbar]
Fixed an issue where navigating the search flyout on the taskbar with the keyboard arrow keys did not work as expected.
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
[Dev Drive]
There might be variable performance on different hardware. If you notice slower performance on your machine, please file feedback!
[Search on the Taskbar]
Text scaling may not work in the search flyout.
[File Explorer]
Insiders may experience a File Explorer crash when dragging the scroll bar or attempting to close the window during an extended file-loading process.
Thumbnail loading performance in Gallery for dehydrated cloud files and memory usage in large collections are known issues we are focused on improving. Please capture Performance traces in Feedback Hub for any performance-related issues. Rebuilding your Indexer can help if thumbnails are missing for cloud files; Search for “Indexing Options” and look in Advanced settings to find the rebuild tool.
[NEW] The count shown for selected files in the details pane may be extremely large.
Insiders who have the modernized File Explorer Home that began rolling out with Build 23475:
File Type icons are displayed in place of file thumbnails for ‘Recommended’ section (applicable to Enterprise users).
Insiders signed in with an AAD account and try to navigate the Recommended section on File Explorer Home with the tab key on the keyboard may experience an explorer.exe crash.
When navigating from another group to the Recommended section using a keyboard, focus does not appear on the group header or files appropriately.
Files display file extensions with the Show file extensions setting disabled.
Insiders who have the modernized File Explorer address bar that began rolling out with Build 23475:
Windows Insiders may notice missing craftmanship polish with the modernized address bar and search box. The team greatly appreciates the use of Feedback Hub to help call out important details to address.
Users might experience lost keyboard focus and missing keyboard shortcuts. The team implemented improved tabbing with keyboard shortcuts that will be available soon.
[NEW] If “…” shows in the address bar path, selecting it will crash explorer.exe.
Insiders will have issues with the following commands on recommended files in File Explorer that began rolling out with Build 23403:
Clicking on the Share command will currently bring up the Windows share sheet (non-OneDrive).
[Notifications]
The copy button for quickly copying two-factor authentication (2FA) codes in notification toasts (first introduced in Build 23403) is currently not working in this build. A fix is coming in a future flight.
[Dynamic Lighting]
On first boot after installing this build and connecting a device, the “Use Dynamic Lighting on my devices” toggle is off in Settings. Device LEDs may not turn on automatically. Turning this toggle on in the all-device Settings page and in the per-device page(s) should turn on your device’s LEDs. If this doesn’t work, try restarting your Windows PC again.
All-device settings changes are not propagating to per-device Settings.
Device icons are missing from the device cards in Settings.
Switching user accounts can turn off device LEDs.
[Windows Ink]
[NEW] Users can’t use handwriting to erase text in Microsoft Edge.
[NEW] The address box in Microsoft Edge might not work correctly.
[NEW] Windows Ink does not convert handwriting to text into the main content (e.g., Word documents and Excel spreadsheets) in Microsoft 365 applications.
[NEW] Search boxes in Microsoft 365 applications (e.g., Microsoft Word) might not work correctly.
[NEW] Comment fields in Microsoft 365 applications (e.g., Microsoft Word) might not work correctly.
Hi everyone! I’m super excited to share with you some amazing news: Microsoft Paint finally has a dark mode! 🎉
If you’re like me, you love using Paint for your creative projects, but sometimes the bright white background can be a bit harsh on your eyes. Well, not anymore! With the new dark mode feature, you can enjoy a sleek and stylish interface that matches your Windows 11 theme.
To enable dark mode in Paint, you just need to follow these simple steps:
Launch Microsoft Store and check for updates.
Open Personalization Settings in Windows 11 and choose a dark theme.
Open Microsoft Paint and admire its dark appearance.
If you already are using Dark Mode in Windows, Paint will automatically follow the susyem setting.
That’s it! You’re ready to unleash your artistic skills with Paint in dark mode. I hope you enjoy this new feature as much as I do. Let me know what you think in the comments below. Happy painting! 😊
Hi all, yesterday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381 to the Canary Channel.
My 1st attempt to upgrade got stranded at a retry download, as before a fresh boot did fix this.
Edge Canary & Dev crashing a few seconds after launch also got fixed for Edge Canary with the latest update (Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AAkz93d )
What’s new in Build 25381
SMB signing requirement changes
Beginning with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381 Enterprise editions, SMB signing is now required by default for all connections. This changes legacy behavior, where Windows 10 and 11 required SMB signing by default only when connecting to shares named SYSVOL and NETLOGON and where Active Directory domain controllers required SMB signing when any client connected to them. This is part of a campaign to improve the security of Windows and Windows Server for the modern landscape.
All versions of Windows and Windows Server support SMB signing. But a third-party might disable or not support it. If you attempt to connect to a remote share on a third-party SMB server that that does not allow SMB signing, you may receive the one of following error messages:
0xc000a000
-1073700864
STATUS_INVALID_SIGNATURE
The cryptographic signature is invalid.
To resolve this issue, configure your third-party SMB server to support SMB signing. This is Microsoft’s official recommended guidance. Do not disable SMB signing in Windows or use SMB1 to work around this behavior (SMB1 supports signing but does not enforce it). An SMB device that does not support signing allows interception and relay attacks from malicious parties.
SMB signing can reduce the performance of SMB copy operations. You can mitigate this with more physical CPU cores or virtual CPUs as well as newer, faster CPUs.
To see the current SMB signing settings, run the following PowerShell commands:
To disable the requirement for SMB signing in client (outbound to other device) connections, run the following PowerShell command as an elevated administrator:
To disable the requirement for SMB signing in server (on Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381 and higher with Enterprise edition devices), run the following PowerShell command as an elevated administrator:
If a camera streaming issue is detected such as a camera failing to start or a closed camera shutter, a pop-up dialog will appear with the recommendation to launch the automated Get Help troubleshooter to resolve the issue.
Hi all, last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25375 to the Canary Channel.
2nd Build This week, we are on a roll!
All upgrades went fine here, Happy Upgrading!
The #WIMVPBenelux team attended ExpertsLiveNL & met up with @DonaSarkar after an amazing Keynote on AI & Accessibilityity, it was great finally meeting in person again after too long
What’s new in Build 25375
Support for Microsoft Endpoint DLP on Windows on Arm (Arm64) builds
You can now extend Microsoft Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and actions to endpoints running Windows on Arm (Arm64) which allows you to detect and protect sensitive data in files part of your digital ecosystem. This enables you to introduce policy controls for scenarios such as when an information worker using a Windows endpoint powered by Arm chipset from accessing sensitive files and trying an egress action such as copying to a USB, or copy to clipboard, notepad, etc.
As part of your DLP Policy definition, you can leverage the current conditions and actions that are already available for use and there is no additional setting involved.
Ensure your ARM64 endpoints are onboarded to Microsoft Endpoint DLP by using any of our supported onboarding methods.
Hi all, For teh 1st time on Monday, Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25370 to the Canary Channel.
What’s new in Build 25370
Support for vTPM in Hyper-V on Windows on Arm (Arm64) builds
After upgrading your host OS to the latest flighted build (Build 25370 and higher), you will now be able to upgrade guest Windows on Arm VM’s to Windows 11 Insider Preview builds as it will detect the TPM 2.0 requirement.
Changes and Improvements
[Networking]
Added support for bridging adapters via command line via netsh.
Passpoint Wi-Fi networks will now support enhanced connection performance and will display a URL in Quick Settings to provide information to users about the venue or event.
We added WPA3 support to the Phone Link instant hotspot feature for more secure connections to a phone’s hotspot. Also made fixes to respect metered connection settings, reduce duplicate profiles, and show the phone’s display name in the network list.
[Settings]
We have added links to advanced properties for network adapters and internet properties under Settings > Network & internet > Advanced network settings.
Link to advanced properties for network adapters in Settings.
Hi all, Last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23451 to the Dev Channel.
What’s new in Build 23451
Modernized Details Pane in File Explorer
We are introducing a modernized details pane in File Explorer (ALT + Shift + P) designed to help you easily access related content, stay up to date with file activity, and collaborate without even opening a file.
New modernized details pane in File Explorer.
When a user selects a file in File Explorer and enables the pane, a modern pane will display contextual information about the file including file thumbnail, share status and button, file activity, related files and e-mails, and other information. To enable the pane, choose ‘Details pane’ in View menu and then toggle the pane with an easy-access button located on right side of the command bar. The View menu/toggle button in the command bar can similarly be used for accessing the preview pane. This modernized pane will replace the legacy details pane in File Explorer.
[We are beginning to roll this out, so the experience isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Files, Folders, and Online Storage > File Explorer.
Improving Windows Spotlight
Starting with this build, we are trying out two different treatments for how Windows Spotlight looks. Both treatments will continue to share existing core Windows Spotlight features such as hovering over the icon on the desktop, right-clicking on the icon on the desktop, and double-clicking on the icon on the desktop. One treatment will include a richer UI, full screen, and minimized experience. Both treatments will include 4K portrait images and the ability to learn more about each desktop image. Insiders in the Dev Channel will see different treatments across their PCs so not everyone will see the same thing and the treatments will be shown in English only.
One of the multiple treatments for Windows Spotlight with richer UI showing in the full-screen experience. Clicking anyway on the desktop dismisses the full-screen experience.
To enable Windows Spotlight on your PC today, right-click on your desktop and choose “Personalize” and then choose the new Spotlight theme. Alternatively, you can directly enable Windows Spotlight by going to Settings > Personalization > Background and choosing the option under the “Personalize your background” dropdown.
[We are beginning to roll this out, so the experience isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Windows Spotlight.
Narrator enhances interaction with Excel
Narrator now provides a more succinct and efficient reading experience while working in Microsoft Excel. Announcements are prioritized based on the information you need to skim a workbook and are customizable using convenient keyboard shortcuts. Review the Enhanced Narrator support in Excel documentation for further information.
To enable the enhanced announcements, you need to be on the latest Windows Insider and Office Insiders builds and start Narrator using the keyboard shortcut Control + Windows + Enter. The updated experience will be available through the Microsoft Store, so it may take a few minutes to be available on your PC. We look forward to you trying out our new changes and would love to hear your feedback and suggestions.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (Win + F) under Accessibility > Narrator.
New Widget: Facebook
Facebook is rolling out a preview version of their widget. To give it a try, download the Facebook app from the Microsoft Store or update to the latest version of the app. Then open the widgets board and navigate to the widgets picker by clicking the “+” button at the top-right of the board to pin your widget.
The Facebook widget.
As you give this and other new widgets a try, please let us know what you think through the Widgets feedback link in the widgets picker. You should expect to see additional new widgets as more developers create and release widgets for their apps.
If you’re a Windows developer and interested in creating a widget, watch our tutorial video here. For an overview of the Windows widgets experience and design guidance for creating your own widgets, see Windows widgets. For more information on creating a Win32 widget provider, see Widget service providers. For information on PWA widget providers, see Build PWA-driven widgets.
Changes and Improvements
[Start menu]
We’re beginning to expand the roll out of notification badging for Microsoft accounts on the Start menu. A Microsoft account is what connects Windows to your Microsoft apps, backs up all of your data, helps you manage subscriptions, and where you can add extra security steps so you’re never locked out of your account. With this feature, we’re giving customers quick access to important account-related notifications. These notifications can be managed by going to Settings > Personalization > Start.
Example of a notification badge on the Start menu.
We continue to work on adding more valuable content to the Recommended section in the Start menu by re-introducing websites after trying this out with Insiders last fall. One improvement we’ve made is to recommend more useful and personal websites based on your browsing history instead of generally popular websites. Insiders can right-click on a website and choose to remove a website individually at any given time. Only some Insiders will see this experience and, if you do, please share your feedback. This feature will apply to users who have opted into sharing browsing data with Microsoft and have visited enough websites in Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome (with Continuous Import enabled). As a reminder, the settings for what is recommended on Start can be adjusted via Settings > Personalization > Start. Commercial customers can manage this experience via policy.
Recommended websites based on your browsing history on the Start menu.
[File Explorer]
For Windows Insiders who have Gallery in File Explorer (which began rolling out with Build 23435), we have updated the icon for Gallery.
Updated Gallery icon in File Explorer.
[Widgets]
We are beginning to roll out a new widget picker experience with an image that gives a visual preview of the widget before pinning, a deep linking ability that allows users to jump directly to the picker from the provider app/service as well as a link to the widgets Store collection page where users can discover more apps with widgets.
Updated widgets picker.
We are beginning to roll out animated icons for Widgets on the taskbar. The animation triggers when you hover or click on the Widgets taskbar entry-point or when a new widget announcement is displayed on your taskbar. Currently, only a few weather and finance icons are supported.
Example of animated icons for Widgets on the taskbar.
[Live captions]
Languages support has been expanded to include Danish, English (Ireland), French (Canada), Korean, Portuguese (Portugal).
[Developer]
Enabling end task by right-clicking on an app on the taskbar under Settings > Privacy & security > For developers now works in this build. The setting for this first showed up with Build 23430 but the feature was not working.
Fixes
[Taskbar & System Tray]
Fixed an explorer.exe crash impacting taskbar reliability.
Fixed an issue that was causing Quick Settings and its project options to sometimes not respond when using ALT + F4 to close them.
[Start menu]
Fixed an issue that was causing the Recommended section in Start to be blank the first time it was opened.
[File Explorer]
We fixed the following issues for Insiders previewing the Windows App SDK version of File Explorer
We fixed an underlying issue believed to be the cause of explorer.exe crashing when opening the context menu in the previous flight for some Insiders.
If you use an Arabic or Hebrew display language, the tabs should be displaying correctly now.
We fixed the following issues for Insiders with Gallery in File Explorer:
Fixed an issue where the scrollbar for Gallery was displaying on the wrong side for Insiders with an Arabic or Hebrew display language.
If you have the Item Check Boxes setting enabled, the Gallery will now show check boxes on images.
[Search]
Did some work to fix an underlying issue which could cause Search to get stuck and not open. When this happened, you might also see a delay opening the Start menu.
[Input]
Fixed an issue where the Pinyin IME’s insert text button wasn’t displaying correctly in some cases.
Fixed an underlying crash impacting the ability to launch the touch keyboard / PIN entry on the login screen.
[Notifications]
Fixed another 2FA code pattern which wasn’t being recognized. If you see any others, please file feedback!
[Live captions]
Fixed an issue where caption characters shown in the second line of the default height window were getting clipped on top.
Features have been added to the enhanced speech recognition language files to improve performance and provide out-of-language filtering meant to limit the incorrect captions for speech not in the caption language.
[Accessibility]
Fixed an issue where using the down key while navigating by landmark with Narrator in Edge wasn’t jumping to the first line of the landmark correctly.
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
[Search on the Taskbar]
There is an issue where some people may not see the search box on the taskbar and/or the settings to adjust the search box experience on the taskbar after updating to Build 23403. We are aware of the issue, and we are working on a fix.
[NEW] When you open the search flyout you may see the content flicker before the content finishes loading.
[NEW] Narrator customers may not be able to navigate down the left side panel of the search flyout.
[NEW] Text scaling may not work in the search flyout.
[File Explorer]
Insiders who have Gallery in File Explorer will see the following issues:
Gallery may require clicking twice on the node in the navigation pane for initial load.
Live updates (including filtering) are currently disabled and require using the Refresh button as a workaround.
Thumbnail loading performance for dehydrated cloud files and memory usage in large collections are known issues we are focused on improving. Please capture Performance traces in Feedback Hub for any performance-related issues. Rebuilding your Indexer can help if thumbnails are missing for cloud files; Search for “Indexing Options” and look in Advanced settings to find the rebuild tool.
Photos from OneDrive for Business currently must be hydrated to work properly.
Some file types (e.g., HEIC) might not be rendered correctly or performantly.
Insiders who have access keys in File Explorer will see the following issues:
Access keys will appear inconsistently if no button is pressed. Pressing a button will cause them to reappear.
Insiders will have issues with the following commands on recommended files in File Explorer:
Clicking on the Share command will currently bring up the Windows share sheet (non-OneDrive).
Hi all, Last Thursday #MayThe4th Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25357 to the Canary Channel.
A smooth and swift upgrade on most of my devices,
1 failed downloading the build a couple of times resulting in ‘retry’ on the Windwos Update pane in settings, after a few retry attempts, pausing updates & resuming did the trick 👍
After undocking a 2-in-1 the systray overflow icon overlaps with the last app taskbar icon (Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AAktkv7)
Happy Upgrades!
What’s new in Build 25357
New Widget: Facebook
Facebook is rolling out a preview version of their widget. To give it a try, download the Facebook app from the Microsoft Store or update to the latest version of the app. Then open the widgets board and navigate to the widgets picker by clicking the “+” button at the top-right of the board to pin your widget.
The Facebook widget.
As you give this and other new widgets a try, please let us know what you think through the Widgets feedback link in the widgets picker. You should expect to see additional new widgets as more developers create and release widgets for their apps.
If you’re a Windows developer and interested in creating a widget, watch our tutorial video here. For an overview of the Windows widgets experience and design guidance for creating your own widgets, see Windows widgets. For more information on creating a Win32 widget provider, see Widget service providers. For information on PWA widget providers, see Build PWA-driven widgets.
Changes and Improvements
[General]
The new volume mixer experience in Quick Settings mentioned here is now available for all Insiders in the Canary Channel.
Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25352 to the Canary Channel.
Starting with today’s build, Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel will notice that the name of the branch shown in the desktop watermark has changed to ZN_RELEASE. Just like we have done in the past, we can change which branch we flight builds from. As our engineers work in development cycles internally, we may prioritize work being done in a specific branch and may need to move Insiders between branches. We are treating these builds the same as we would treat builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch. As a result of this change, Insiders will notice that some features have been removed temporarily. We look to bring these features back to Insiders in the future. And builds from the ZN_RELEASE branch should not be viewed as being matched to a specific Windows 11 release.
After upgrade, USB-C devices did not function properly, like an Xbox controller connected through USB-C cable (Feeback Hub: https://aka.ms/AAknbee)
Happy Upgrades!
Changes and Improvements
[Widgets]
We are beginning to roll out a new widget picker experience to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels with an image that gives a visual preview of the widget before pinning, a deep linking ability that allows users to jump directly to the picker from the provider app/service as well as a link to the widgets Store collection page where users can discover more apps with widgets.
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