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The Windows 11 2023 Update has been released, but behind the scenes, Microsoft is constantly working to improve the newest version of Windows. The company frequently rolls out public preview builds to members of its Windows Insider Program, allowing them to test out — and even help shape — upcoming features.
<a href="#latestbuilds">Skip to the builds</a>
The Windows Insider program is divided into four channels:
<ul>
<li>The Canary Channel is where platform changes (such as major updates to the Windows kernel and new APIs) are previewed. These changes are not tied to a particular Windows release and may never ship at all. Little documentation is provided, and builds are likely to be very unstable. This channel is best for highly technical users.</li>
<li>The Dev Channel is where new features are introduced for initial testing, regardless of which Windows release they’ll eventually end up in. This channel is best for technical users and developers and builds in it may be unstable and buggy.</li>
<li>In the Beta Channel, you’ll get more polished features that will be deployed in the next major Windows release. This channel is best for early adopters, and Microsoft says your feedback in this channel will have the most impact.</li>
<li>The Release Preview Channel typically doesn’t see action until shortly before a new feature update is rolled out. It’s meant for final testing of an upcoming release and is best for those who want the most stable builds.</li>
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The Beta and Release Preview Channels also receive bug-fix builds for the currently shipping version of Windows 11. See “<a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3220429/how-to-preview-and-deploy-windows-10-and-11-updates.html">How to preview and deploy Windows 10 and 11 updates</a>” for more details about the four channels and how to switch to a different channel.
Not everyone can participate in the Windows 11 Insider program, because the new operating system has <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/28/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">more stringent system requirements</a> than Windows 10. If your PC fails to meet the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11, you cannot join the Windows 11 Insider Program. (See “<a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3631575/how-to-check-if-your-pc-can-run-windows-11.html">How to check if your PC can run Windows 11</a>.”)
Below you’ll find information about the Windows 11 preview builds that have been announced by Microsoft. (For the Release Preview Channel, we cover builds released for the most recent version of Windows 11 — currently 23H2 — not for earlier versions.) For each build, we’ve included the date of its release, which Insider channel it was released to, a summary of what’s in the build, and a link to Microsoft’s announcement about it.
Note: If you’re looking for information about updates being rolled out to all Windows 11 users, not previews for Windows Insiders, see “<a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3636790/windows-11-a-guide-to-the-updates.html">Windows 11: A guide to the updates</a>.”
<h2 id="latestbuilds">The latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds</h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3500">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3500</h3>
Release date: April 19, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
This build begins the rollout of a new account manager on the Start menu for those in the Beta Channel who have turned the toggle on to receive the latest updates. When you sign in with a Microsoft account, the new design gives you a quick glanceable view of your account benefits and makes it easier to manage account settings.
In the build, everyone in the Beta Channel gets new navigation bar on the left allowing one to switch between a dedicated widgets dashboard and other integrated dashboards like Discover. 
There are several known issues in this build for everyone in the Beta Channel, including one in which Internet Information Services (IIS) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) may not work.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/04/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3500-beta-channel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3500</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26200">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200</h3>
Release date: April 19, 2024
Released to: Canary Channel
In this build there are several improvements to the Widgets button on the taskbar so that the icons on the taskbar are clearer. There are also a larger set of animated icons.
Several bugs have been fixed, including one that caused RemoteApp windows to get cut off when using 200% scaling.
There are four known issues with this build, including one in which using Windows Ink to write in Copilot will not work with the updated Copilot in Windows feature that allows Copilot to act like a normal application window.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/04/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26200-canary-channel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3495">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3495</h3>
Release date: April 12, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, those in the Beta Channel who have turned the toggle on to receive the latest updates will get recommendations for apps from the Microsoft Store under Recommended on the Start menu. This will appear only for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel in the US and will not apply to commercial devices (devices managed by organizations). This can be turned off by going to Settings > Personalization > Start and turning off the toggle for “Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more.”
In the build, everyone in the Beta Channel can switch between two ways of using Copilot for Windows: The existing “docked” behavior that attaches Copilot to the side of your desktop, and a new mode where it acts like a normal application window that you can resize and move around your screen.
There are several known issues for everyone in the Beta Channel, including one in which Internet Information Services (IIS) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) may not work.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/04/12/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3495-beta-channel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3495</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-3520-and-22631-3520">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.3520 and 22631.3520</h3>
Release date: April 11, 2024
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update adds a new mobile device management (MDM) policy called “AllowScreenRecorder” for the Snipping Tool. With it, IT admins can turn off screen recording in the app. The build also adds support for Arm64 .msi files using a Group Policy Object (GPO).
There are a wide variety of bug fixes in this build, including for a bug in which Settings stopped responding when you dismissed a flyout menu, and another in which the Windows Local Administrator Password Solution’s (LAPS) Post Authentication Actions (PAA) did not happen at the end of the grace period. Instead, they occurred at restart.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/04/11/releasing-windows-11-builds-22621-3520-and-22631-3520-to-the-release-preview-channel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.3520 and 22631.3520</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3430">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3430</h3>
Release date: April 5, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, those in the Beta Channel who have turned the toggle on to receive the latest updates get a Copilot feature in which when you copy text or image files, the Copilot icon will change appearance and animate to indicate that Copilot can help. When you hover your mouse over the Copilot icon, it will provide a menu of actions that you can take, such as creating a similar image or analyzing an image. If you select an action on the menu, it will launch the action with Copilot.
There are several known issues for everyone in the Beta Channel, including one in which Internet Information Services (IIS) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) may not work.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/04/05/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3430-beta-channel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3430</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26100">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26100</h3>
Release date: April 3, 2024
Released to: Canary and Dev Channels
This build fixes a variety of bugs, including one that prevented bringing focus to the “…” or refresh buttons within Copilot when using a keyboard (for example, by using tab to cycle through buttons).
There are four known issues with this build, including one in which Copilot in Windows does not always fill the width of the panel when docked and resized to a large width. Resizing Copilot to less than half of the width of your screen usually fixes this issue.
Note: The Canary and Dev Channels receiving the same builds is only temporary. During the period in which they are on the same builds, Insiders in the Canary Channel can switch to switch to the Dev Channel. Soon, the Canary Channel will jump to higher build numbers and the window will be closed for switching.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/04/03/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26100-canary-and-dev-channels/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26100</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3420">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3420</h3>
Release date: March 29, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, those in the Beta Channel who have turned the toggle on to receive the latest updates will get a new position for the Widgets entry-point on left-aligned taskbars. The taskbar entry-point will move to the left of the systems tray and will be wider so you can see richer content from Widgets on your taskbar. When you launch the Widgets board, it will fly out from the right side instead of the left side.
Those who have turned the toggle on to receive the latest updates will also get a variety of bug fixes, including for one in which no app results showed in search, and another in which Task Manager was holding onto process handles sometimes, leading to processes not stopping when you closed apps if you’d had Task Manager open.
Everyone in the Beta Channel can ask Copilot in Windows for help 10 times when they sign in to Windows using a local account. After that, they must sign in using a Microsoft account (MSA) or a Microsoft Entra ID account. To sign in, use the link in the dialog that appears in Copilot in Windows. If you do not sign in, some Copilot features might not work.
Everyone in the Beta Channel gets a variety of bug fixes, including one in which IT admins can now use mobile device management (MDM) to turn off the prompt that appears when users sign in to an Entra-joined machine. To do this, they can turn on the “DisablePostLogonProvisioning” policy setting. After a user signs in, provisioning is off for Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/03/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3420-beta-channel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3420</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26090">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26090</h3>
Release date: March 28, 2024
Released to: Canary and Dev Channels
In this build, the Widget board gets a new navigation bar on the left allowing you to switch between a dedicated widgets dashboard and other integrated dashboards like Discover. In addition, the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol gets many changes, including one in which Administrators can now disable the SMB over QUIC client with Group Policy and PowerShell.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which Task Manager was sometimes holding onto process handles, leading to processes not stopping when you closed apps if you’d had Task Manager open.
There are six known issues with this build, including one in which when Copilot in Windows is docked and resized to a large width, Copilot does not always fill the width of the panel. Resizing Copilot to less than half of the width of your screen usually fixes this issue.
Note: The Canary and Dev Channels receiving the same builds is only temporary. During the period in which they are on the same builds, Insiders in the Canary Channel can switch to the Dev Channel. Soon, the Canary Channel will jump to higher build numbers and the window will be closed for switching.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/03/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26090-canary-and-dev-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26090</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-3371-and-22631-3371">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.3371 and 22631.3371</h3>
Release date: March 21, 2024
Released to: Release Preview Channel
In this build, IT admins can now use mobile device management to turn off the prompt that appears when users sign in to an Entra-joined machine when using Windows Hello for Business. To do this, they can turn on the “DisablePostLogonProvisioning” policy setting. After a user signs in, provisioning is off for Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices.
The build also improves the Remote Desktop Session Host. You can now set up its “clipboard redirection” policy to work in a single direction from the local computer to the remote computer. You can also reverse that order.
There are a wide variety of bug fixes in this build, including for a bug in which the existing AppLocker rule collection enforcement mode was not overwritten when rules merged with a collection that had no rules. This occurred when the enforcement mode was set to “Not Configured.” It also fixed a bug in which the Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) PowerShell module did not load.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/03/21/releasing-windows-11-builds-22621-3371-and-22631-3371-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.3371 and 22631.3371</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26085">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26085</h3>
Release date: March 20, 2024
Released to: Canary and Dev Channels
In this build, users with Bluetooth LE Audio capable assistive hearing devices can now set up and manage their devices via Settings > Accessibility > Hearing aids. Also, a pointer indicator accessibility setting for low-vision users that was introduced in Build 26052 has been disabled. Microsoft plans to reinstate it after fixing some bugs.
The release also fixes several bugs, including one that was causing Settings to freeze and another that caused Insiders in the Dev Channel to see error 0x80070002 when trying to install cumulative updates.
Note: The Canary and Dev Channels receiving the same builds is only temporary. During the period in which they are on the same builds, Insiders in the Canary Channel can switch to the Dev Channel. Soon, the Canary Channel will jump to higher build numbers and the window will be closed for switching.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/03/20/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26085-canary-and-dev-channels/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26085</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3350">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3350</h3>
Release date: March 13, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, those in the Beta Channel who have turned the toggle on to receive the latest updates get a fix for a bug in which taskbar icons were cutting off the title instead of adjusting with the title length.
Everyone in the Beta Channel will now see their most frequently used app listed in the Recommended section in the Start menu. This applies for most frequently used apps that are not already pinned to the Start menu or taskbar. In addition, everyone in the Beta Channel gets a bug fixed in File Explorer in which hovering over the first picture in Gallery would make a tooltip appear that would never dismiss.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/03/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3350-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3350</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26080">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26080</h3>
Release date: March 13, 2024
Released to: Canary and Dev Channels
In this build, Microsoft Teams is available as a <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=383006" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">single application</a> for every type of Teams account (work, school, and personal), offering users seamless switching among accounts. To add or access additional accounts, select your profile picture at the upper right corner of Teams when you sign into Teams.
In addition, there is a new runtime for Copilot in Windows that allows you to manage more settings via Copilot, including accessibility-focused settings, and use Power Automate Desktop through Copilot. Copilot in Windows also gets the ability to switch between the existing “docked” behavior that attaches Copilot to the side of your desktop, and a new mode where it acts like a normal application window that you can resize and move around your screen.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which when you turned the Copilot icon off and back on in Settings, it never reappeared on your taskbar, another in which your GPU showed as -1 in Task Manager, and a third in which a Display Connection section was showing up under Settings > System > Display > Graphics and when clicked, it crashed Settings.
There are nine known issues with this build, including one in which context menu icons in File Explorer may appear out of place and with overlapping text. In another, when Copilot in Windows is docked and resized to a large width, Copilot does not always fill the width of the panel. Resizing Copilot to less than half of the width of your screen usually fixes this issue.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/03/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26080-canary-and-dev-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26080</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3286">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3286</h3>
Release date: March 8, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, for those in the Beta Channel who have turned the toggle on to receive the latest updates, when you copy text, the Copilot icon will change appearance and animate to indicate that Copilot can help. When you hover your mouse over the Copilot icon, it will provide a menu of actions that you can take, such as summarizing or explaining the copied text. If you select an action on the menu, it will launch Copilot with the action ready to go.
You can now also open Copilot by dragging an image file onto the Copilot icon in the taskbar. Then drop the image into the text box in Copilot and type an action that you would like to take on the image.
A single bug has been fixed for those who have turned the toggle on to receive the latest updates: Settings will no longer crash for some Insiders when going to System > Nearby Sharing. And everyone in the Beta channel gets a fix for a bug that increased of explorer.exe crashes in the last two flights.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/03/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3286-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3286</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3276">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3276</h3>
Release date: March 4, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, those in the Beta Channel who have turned the toggle on to receive the latest updates get three bug fixes, including for a bug in which devices with long names weren’t shown in nearby sharing, and another that made Task Manager less reliable.
A new feature is being slowly rolled out in the next few weeks to all Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel: When they move their mouse cursors over the Copilot icon on the taskbar, it opens the Copilot pane. The Copilot pane will close unless interacted with after it opens.
In addition, a bug was fixed for all Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel — search highlights icon in the taskbar could get out of sync with the search highlights for the day.
There are two known issues in this build, including one in which Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) for Microsoft Edge users may hit a no network connection issue when browsing inside MDAG. The workaround is to disable the MDAG enterprise policy or uninstall MDAG via “Turn Windows Features on and off” and reboot. Note that <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">MDAG for Edge is a deprecated feature</a>.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/03/04/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3276-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3276</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3212">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3212</h3>
Release date: February 26, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, those in the Beta Channel who have turned the toggle on to receive the latest updates get two bugs fixed, one in which the taskbar was sometimes very slow to appear after booting up and logging in for the first time, and another in which taskbar search would open and immediately close if the taskbar had a great many app icons.
Everyone in the Beta Channel will now get notifications when they miss an important notification on their taskbars.
There is one known issue in this build, in which Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) for Microsoft Edge users may hit a no network connection issue when browsing inside MDAG. The workaround is to disable the MDAG enterprise policy or uninstall MDAG via “Turn Windows Features on and off” and reboot. Note that <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">MDAG for Edge is a deprecated feature</a>.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/02/26/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3212-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3212</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26063">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26063</h3>
Release date: February 22, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build supports the new Wi-Fi 7 standard, which offers higher speed, improved video streaming and videoconferencing compared to previous standards — up to four times as fast as Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E, and close to six times faster than Wi-Fi 5. To take advantage of it, you’ll need a Wi-Fi 7 capable consumer access point and PC.
In addition, Copilot in Windows can perform 16 new actions, including Power Automate Desktop, which lets you automate Windows tasks.
Several bugs have been fixed, including one in which typing too quickly in the Settings search box could result in the results not loading completely, and another in which if you were using multiple monitors, opening a minimized window sometimes resulted in the window appearing on the wrong monitor.
There are nine known issues with this build, including one in which some popular games may not work correctly, and another in which a Display Connection section is incorrectly showing up under Settings > System > Display > Graphics that when clicked, will crash Settings.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/02/22/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26063-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26063</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3209">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3209</h3>
Release date: February 16, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, you can now access and edit your most recent photos and screenshots from your Android mobile device in Snipping Tool on your PC. It sends instant notifications on your PC whenever a new photo or screenshot is captured on your Android device. To turn it on, go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mobile devices, choose Manage devices, and allow your PC to access your Android phone. Note that this feature is being gradually rolled out.
The build also fixes a number of bugs, including one in which devices didn’t make the automatic switch from cellular to Wi-Fi when they could use Wi-Fi, and another in which you could not connect to sovereign cloud endpoints in Remote Desktop Web Authentication.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/02/16/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3209-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3209</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-3227-and-22631-3227">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.3227 and 22631.3227</h3>
Release date: February 15, 2024
Released to: Release Preview Channel
In this build, you can use the Snipping Tool on your PC to edit the most recent photos and screenshots from your Android device. You will get an instant notification on your PC when your Android device captures a new photo or screenshot. To turn this on, go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mobile devices. Choose Manage devices and allow your PC to access your Android device. In addition, the Copilot in Windows icon appears on the right side of the system tray on the taskbar.
A wide variety of bugs have been fixed in this build, including one in which Notepad did not open for the standard user account when you use Command Prompt to open it based on file type association.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/02/15/releasing-windows-11-builds-22621-3227-and-22631-3227-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.3227 and 22631.3227</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26058">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26058</h3>
Release date: February 14, 2023
Released to: Dev and Canary Channels
In this build, a new pointer indicator helps low-vision users to more easily locate and use their cursors. To turn it on, go to Settings > Accessibility > Mouse pointer and touch and enable the Pointer indicator setting. The widget board also gets a new navigation pane.
Several bugs have been fixed, including one in which focus sessions continued to show as running in the notification center after they had ended, and another in which the last checked time showing for Windows Update in Settings was wrong.
There are nine known issues with this build, including one in which some popular games may not work correctly, and another in which a Display Connection section is incorrectly showing up under Settings > System > Display > Graphics that when clicked, will crash Settings.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/02/14/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26058-canary-and-dev-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26058</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26052">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26052</h3>
Release date: February 8, 2024
Released to: Canary and Dev Channels
With this build, Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel are being moved from receiving 23000 series builds to receiving 26000 series builds. The Canary and Dev Channels receiving the same builds is only temporary. During the times in which the Canary and Dev Channels are on the same builds, the window is open for Insiders in the Canary Channel to switch to the Dev Channel. At some point, the Canary Channel will jump to higher build numbers and the window will be closed.
The build includes <a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/introducing-sudo-for-windows/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Sudo for Windows</a>, a new way for users to run elevated commands directly from an unelevated console session. The build also has a new Copilot in Windows feature that springs into action when you copy text. The Copilot icon will change appearance and animate to indicate that Copilot can help (there are several different treatments, so you may notice a different visual effect). When you hover your mouse over the Copilot icon, it will provide a menu of actions that you can take, such as summarizing or explaining the copied text.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the print queue did not open and another in which in some multi-monitor configurations, a display appeared as frozen.
There are five known issues with this build, including one in which some popular games may not work correctly, and another in which some video streaming apps from the Microsoft Store may not play. As a workaround, you can try streaming from a browser.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/02/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26052-canary-and-dev-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26052</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3140">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3140</h3>
Release date: February 8, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, the Copilot icon has been moved to the right side of the system tray on the taskbar for everyone in the Beta Channel. This is just beginning to roll out, so not everyone will see this change right away. In addition, people logged into Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise editions with a Microsoft Entra ID account will be able to view and join upcoming Microsoft Teams meetings directly from the Start menu.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/02/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3140-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3140</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3139">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3139</h3>
Release date: February 1, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, Insiders who have selected the option to receive new features get several bug fixes, including some that improve overall Windows 11 reliability, one that addresses Task Manager unreliability, and one that fixes a dwm.exe crash.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/02/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3139-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3139</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26040">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26040</h3>
Release date: January 26, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build gradually rolls out a feature that gives Windows users the ability to access and edit their most recent photos and screenshots from their Android mobile devices in Snipping Tool on their PC. They can receive instant notifications on their PCs whenever a new photo or screenshot is captured on their Android devices.
The build also supports the latest generation USB standard, USB 80Gbps. USB 80Gbps support will initially launch on select devices based on the Intel Core 14th Gen HX-series mobile processors, such as the new <a href="https://press.razer.com/product-news/ces-2024-razer-blades/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Razer Blade 18</a>.
Several bugs have been fixed, including one in which hovering over the system tray area wasn’t bringing up the taskbar when set to autohide, and another in which spacing and fonts used in some settings pages for Widgets were incorrect.
There are five known issues with this build, including one in which some popular games may not work correctly, and another in which the print queue shows messaging saying it can’t find the app when opened. As a workaround, you can launch the print queue from the Run dialog (Win key + R) and enter: explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.Windows.PrintQueueActionCenter_cw5n1h2txyewy!App.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/26/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26040-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26040</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23620">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23620</h3>
Release date: January 25, 2024
Released to: Dev Channel
This build fixes several bugs, including one that was causing labels like System in the Start menu’s all apps list to be cut off if text scaling was above 100%, and another that harmed Task Manager’s reliability.
The build has two known issues, including one in which 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/25/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23620-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23620</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3130">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3130</h3>
Release date: January 25, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, Insiders who have selected the option to receive new features will see 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 key + 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.
Everyone in the Beta Channel who has turned on the toggle to unenroll their device under Settings > Windows Update > Windows Insider Program > Stop getting preview builds will begin receiving an in-place upgrade that removes their device from flighting. This in-place upgrade will install Windows 11, version 23H2 with the most recent servicing updates available to retail customers. Please note that unenrolling a device from flighting in the Beta Channel will result in a loss of some features that are not yet available for retail customers. However, your personal data will still be there.
Everyone in the Beta Channel gets a number of bug fixes, including one for a bug that caused your device to shut down after 60 seconds when you used a smart card to authenticate on a remote system, and another in which search stopped working on the Start menu for some users because of a deadlock.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/25/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3130-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3130</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3066">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3066</h3>
Release date: January 19, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, four bugs have been fixed for Insiders who have selected the option to receive new features, including one in which dragging the Task Manager window didn’t work if your mouse pointer was on the search box, and another in which voice access crashed when setting up new languages.
Everyone in the Beta Channel gets support for the latest generation USB standard, USB 80Gbps. USB 80Gbps support will initially launch on select devices based on the Intel Core 14th Gen HX-series mobile processors, such as the new <a href="https://press.razer.com/product-news/ces-2024-razer-blades/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Razer Blade 18</a>.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3066-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3066</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23619">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23619</h3>
Release date: January 18, 2024
Released to: Dev Channel
This build starts a gradual rollout of a feature that lets Windows users access and edit their most recent photos and screenshots from their Android mobile devices in Snipping Tool on their PCs. They will receive instant notifications on their PCs whenever a new photo or screenshot is captured on their Android devices. To turn on the feature, go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mobile devices, choose Manage devices, and allow your PC to access your Android phone.
Two bugs have also been fixed, one in which dragging the Task Manager window wouldn’t work if your mouse was on the search box, and another that hurt the launch performance of File Explorer.
The build has four known issues, including one in which 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/18/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23619-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23619</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23615">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23615</h3>
Release date: January 11, 2024
Released to: Dev Channel
This build supports the latest-generation USB standard, USB 80Gbps. In addition, for Microsoft Edge and other browsers that invoke the Windows share window, the Windows share window now supports the ability to share URLs directly to WhatsApp, Gmail, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn. In Microsoft Edge, launch the Windows share window by clicking the share icon at the top right in the toolbar and choosing the Windows share options.
Two bugs have also been fixed, one that made Task Manager unreliable for some Insiders, and another that made the Windows share window unreliable for some Insiders.
The build has four known issues, including one in which 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/11/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23615-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23615</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3061">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3061</h3>
Release date: January 11, 2024
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, for Insiders who have selected the option to receive new features, the Windows share window for Microsoft Edge and other browsers that invoke the Windows share window now supports the ability to share URLs directly to WhatsApp, Gmail, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn. In Microsoft Edge, launch the Windows share window by clicking the share icon at the top right in the toolbar and choosing the Windows share options.
Everyone in the Beta Channel gets dynamic, interactive weather updates on their lock screens. Everyone also gets two bug fixes, one for the spellchecker, and the other for ActiveX scroll bar.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/11/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3061-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3061</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-3078-and-22631-3078">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.3078 and 22631.3078</h3>
Release date: January 11, 2024
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build adds eye control system settings. You can back up these settings from the former device while you set up a new device. Then those settings will install automatically on the new device so you can use them when you reach the desktop.
There are a wide variety of bug fixed in this build, including one in which search stopped working on the Start menu for some users because of a deadlock, and another that stopped WMI from working in certain scenarios with mobile device management providers, such as Microsoft Intune.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/11/releasing-windows-11-builds-22621-3078-and-22631-3078-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.3078 and 22631.3078</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2921">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2921</h3>
Release date: January 4, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, Insiders who have selected the option to receive new features get a handful of fixes to improve overall reliability. One bug was fixed for those who get new features, in which a tabtip.exe crash impacted the ability for some Windows Insiders to input text.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/04/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2921-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2921</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23612">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23612</h3>
Release date: January 3, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build offers dynamic, interactive weather updates on the lockscreen. It also lets you use all voice access features on multiple displays, including number and grid overlays, which were previously unavailable on any display other than the primary one. It also introduces voice shortcuts or custom commands to enable you to create your own commands. This is currently available if you use voice access in English.
Several bugs have been fixed, including one in which the text input indicator appeared to be floating when you opened Start menu, and another that caused explorer.exe to crash when opening the context menu in File Explorer if multiple files were selected.
The build has five known issues, including one in which 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/03/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23612-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23612</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26020">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26020</h3>
Release date: January 3, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build lets you use all voice access features on multiple displays, including number and grid overlays, which were previously unavailable on any display other than the primary one. It also introduces voice shortcuts or custom commands to enable you to create your own commands. This is currently available if you use voice access in English. In addition, the WordPad and People apps will no longer be installed after doing a clean install of the OS. In a future flight, WordPad will be removed on upgrade and will not be reinstallable.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which Settings crashed when navigating to Power & Battery, and another in which the details pane in File Explorer unexpectedly took keyboard focus sometimes.
There are six known issues in this build, including one in which some popular games may not work correctly, and another in which the print queue shows a messaging saying it can’t find the app when opened. As a workaround, you can launch the print queue from the Run dialog (Windows key + R) and entering:
explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.Windows.PrintQueueActionCenter_cw5n1h2txyewy!App.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/03/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26020-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26020</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2915">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2915</h3>
Release date: December 14, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, Insiders who have selected the option to receive new features get extended language support for languages such as French (France or Canada), German, and Spanish (Spain or Mexico).
In addition, there is a new dedicated mode for <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-365/enterprise/windows-365-boot-overview" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 365 boot</a>. With it, you can boot to your Windows 365 Cloud PC from your designated company-owned device. You will be able to seamlessly login to your Windows 365 Cloud PC from Windows 11 login screen using passwordless authentication methods like <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3220967/windows-hello-for-business-passwordless-authentication-for-windows-shops.html">Windows Hello for Business</a>. In <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-365/enterprise/windows-365-switch-overview" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 365 Switch</a>, you can now disconnect from Cloud PC directly from a local PC. This can be done by going to Local PC > Task view > Right click on the Cloud PC button > Disconnect.
This build also marks a transition from Windows Speech Recognition (WSR), <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">which is being deprecated</a>, to voice access, a new assistive technology that uses on-device speech recognition, enabling control of your PC and authoring text without an internet connection. When WSR is opened, a dialog will pop up directing you to try voice access.
All Insiders, even those who haven’t selected the option to receive new features, get an updated Notepad that includes displaying character count in the status bar.
Insiders who have opted to receive new features get two bug fixes, one in which when you create a dump file for a process, the dump file location is selectable now so you can copy it out, and another that eliminates the background jumping when switching between desktops.
This is the last Beta Channel release for 2023.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/12/14/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2915-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2915</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23606">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23606</h3>
Release date: December 13, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build marks a transition from Windows Speech Recognition (WSR), <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">which is being deprecated</a>, to voice access, a new assistive technology that uses on-device speech recognition, enabling control of your PC and authoring text without an internet connection. When WSR is opened, a dialog will pop up directing you to try voice access.
Several bugs have been fixed, including one that caused the details pane in File Explorer to unexpectedly take keyboard focus sometimes.
The build has six known issues, including one in which 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 is releasing ISOs for this build, which can be <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewiso" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">downloaded here</a>. This is the last Dev Channel release for 2023.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/12/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23606-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23606</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26016">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26016</h3>
Release date: December 13, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build introduces Windows Protected Print Mode, which lets your PC print using <a href="https://mopria.org/certified-products" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Mopria-certified printers</a> only. These printers eliminate third-party printer drivers and instead rely on Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) with built-in encryption for safer and more streamlined printing operations.
A variety of bugs have been fixed in this build, including one that caused keyboard shortcuts to not work on the desktop, and another that caused the details pane in File Explorer to unexpectedly take keyboard focus sometimes.
There are four known issues with this build, including one in which some popular games may not work correctly, and another in which attempting to reboot into safe mode hangs on the boot logo.
This is the last Canary Channel release for 2023.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/12/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26016-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26016</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2850">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2850</h3>
Release date: December 8, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, Insiders who have selected the option to receive new features can use WhatsApp in Windows Share.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/12/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2850-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2850</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23601">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23601</h3>
Release date: December 7, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes many new features for <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/enterprise/windows-365-boot-overview" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 365 Boot</a>, which lets sys admins configure Windows 11 physical devices so that users can sign in directly to their Windows 365 Cloud PC on them. Among the new capabilities is a dedicated mode that lets you seamlessly log in to your Windows 365 Cloud PC from the Windows 11 login screen using <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3220967/windows-hello-for-business-passwordless-authentication-for-windows-shops.html">passwordless authentication methods like Windows Hello for Business</a>.
<a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/enterprise/windows-365-switch-overview" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 365 Switch</a>, which lets users move between their local device and one of their Cloud PCs using multiple desktops with the Windows 11 Task view, also gets new features, including an easier way to disconnect from their Cloud PC directly from their local PC.
In addition, screen casting gets improved discoverability, and there are new widgets board settings, including more ways to customize it.
The build also includes a variety of bug fixes, including for a bug in Copilot in Windows that was causing full-screen apps to minimize on secondary monitors when launching Copilot, and another on the Start menu that caused the Recommended section to appear blank for some users.
The build has seven known issues, including one in which 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/12/07/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23601-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23601</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26010">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26010</h3>
Release date: December 7, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build introduces new settings to customize how the widget board works, including one that makes it easier for you to discover how to personalize your feed content.
Six bugs have been fixed, including one that caused the restart button to be missing in Settings > Windows Update or for that settings page to not load at all, and another that caused some users to experience an increase in bug checks.
There are four known issues with this build, including one in which some popular games may not work correctly, and another in which attempting to reboot into safe mode hangs on the boot logo.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/12/07/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26010-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26010</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2841">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2841</h3>
Release date: December 4, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel 
In this build, when Insiders who have selected the option to receive new features turn on nearby sharing via quick settings or directly in Settings and have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off, it will turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on, so nearby sharing will work as expected. If they turn off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, it will also turn off nearby sharing.
There are several bug fixes for those who have toggled the option on, including one in which Task Manager crashed when changing Always on Top mode, and one in which the dropdowns in settings would float up the screen if you scrolled.
Everyone in the Beta Channel gets new widget board settings, including one that makes it easier for you to discover how to personalize your feed content.
Everyone in the Beta Channel gets a variety of bug fixes, including one in which Copilot in Windows can be used across multiple displays, and another that fixed an issue with Remote Desktop web authentication.
There are six known issues, including one in which the Microsoft 365, Outlook Calendar, and To Do widgets get stuck in an error state when the Microsoft Start feed is disabled.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/12/04/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2841-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2841</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-26002">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26002</h3>
Release date: November 29, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build introduces energy saver, which enhances Windows’s battery saver feature by reducing system performance to improve battery life. It can be toggled on and off via Quick Settings in the system tray or configured to run automatically whenever the device reaches a certain battery percentage.
Four bugs have been fixed, including one that caused the installation of some apps, including Phone Link, to fail with error 0x87AF0813, and another that caused Settings to crash when navigating to Bluetooth & Devices > Touchpad.
There are three known issues with this build, including one in which some popular games may not work correctly, and another in which attempting to reboot into safe mode hangs on the boot logo.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26002-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26002</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23595">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23595</h3>
Release date: November 29, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build shows the Copilot icon on the right side of the system tray on the taskbar so the entry point to Copilot is closer to where the Copilot pane opens. And 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 directly within the Windows share window.
One bug was fixed; it caused custom wallpapers to shift when switching desktops.
The build has two known issues, including one in which 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23595-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23595</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2776">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2776</h3>
Release date: November 28, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, those Insiders who have toggled on the option to receive new features as soon as they are released and are signed into Windows with a Microsoft Entra ID can now directly share Teams contacts to specific Microsoft Teams Channels and groups chats as well directly within the Windows share window.
There are several bug fixes for those who have toggled the option on, including for a bug in which when dragging and dropping windows in Task View to different desktops, the windows might unexpectedly be placed in the background of other windows.
Everyone in the Beta Channel gets account-related notifications for Microsoft accounts on the Settings homepage. Notifications are displayed across the Start menu and Settings. You can manage Settings notifications in Settings > Privacy & security > General.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2776-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2776</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22631-2787">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22631.2787</h3>
Release date: November 16, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
In this build, you can use Copilot in Windows across multiple displays. Press the Copilot in Windows taskbar button on the taskbar of the display where you want Copilot in Windows to appear. You can also ask Copilot in Windows for help ten times when you sign in to Windows using a local account.
There are a variety of bug fixes in this build, including for an issue in which remote direct memory access (RDMA) performance counters did not return networking data on VMs in the right way, and another in which the Systems Settings application stopped responding after you turned off Device Encryption.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/16/releasing-windows-11-builds-22621-2787-and-22631-2787-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22631.2787</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2771">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2771</h3>
Release date: November 16, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, those Insiders who have toggled on the option to receive new features as soon as they are released will get previews for natural voices in Narrator for 10 new locales launched in September 2023. They will also get improvements in how Narrator handles images, such as improved recognition of text in images, including handwriting, and improvements to overall image descriptions.
There are also a variety of bug fixes for those who have toggled the option on, including one in which Narrator was announcing old dialog names even after users navigated to new dialogs on a few web pages, and another in which Settings Home was unexpectedly showing some users that there was NaN% storage left.
Everyone in the Beta Channel gets several bug fixes, including for one in which Settings Home showed a prompt to sign into your Microsoft account and failed to sign in if you tried to use it, even though Settings itself showed you were already signed in.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/16/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2771-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2771</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23590">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23590</h3>
Release date: November 15, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes previews for natural voices in Narrator for 10 new locales launched in September 2023. Narrator also gets improvements in how it handles images, such as improved recognition of text in images, including handwriting, and improvements to overall image descriptions.
A variety of bugs were fixed, including one in which opening the context menu on the desktop crashed explorer.exe and another in which the share window in Windows Share crashed.
The build has one known issue: 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/15/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23590-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23590</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25997">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25997</h3>
Release date: November 15, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
In this build, 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 make it easier to share. In addition, a new option under Settings > Bluetooth & devices will prevent Phone Link from communicating with your mobile devices.
Five bugs have been fixed, including one that caused taskbar icons to disappear after switching desktops, and another in which Settings Home showed a prompt to sign into your Microsoft account and failed to sign you in if you tried to use it, even though Settings itself showed you were already signed in.
There are three known issues in this build, including one in which attempting to navigate to Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Touchpad will crash Settings.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/15/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25997-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25997</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25992">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25992</h3>
Release date: November 8, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build includes a number of Server Message Block (SMB) protocol changes, including <a href="https://aka.ms/SMBfirewall" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">firewall changes</a>; the ability to connect to an SMB server over TCP, QUIC, or RDMA using alternative network ports to the hardcoded defaults; and changes to SMB over QUIC client access control certificates.
Five bugs have been fixed, including one that caused taskbar icons to disappear after switching desktops, and another in which Settings Home showed a prompt to sign into your Microsoft account and failed to sign you in if you tried to use it, even though Settings itself showed you were already signed in.
There are three known issues in this build, including one in which attempting to navigate to Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Touchpad will crash Settings.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25992-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25992</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23585">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23585</h3>
Release date: November 8, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build, the Camera app, Cortana app, Photos app, People app, and Remote Desktop (MSTSC) client can now be uninstalled.
Several bugs were fixed, including one in which the context menu drew off screen when invoked using touch or pen on the side of your desktop.
The build has one known issue, in 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23585-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23585</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2700">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2700</h3>
Release date: Nov. 2, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
This build fixes a bug in which the setting to turn off the use of drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop did not work. Microsoft is also looking into an issue in which Snipping Tool may crash when taking a capture on Arm devices.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2700-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2700</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23580">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23580</h3>
Release date: Nov. 1, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build, users with local accounts can access Copilot in Windows for a limited number of queries before needing to sign in.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in File Explorer in which using mouse back and forward buttons didn’t react when hovering over the Recommended Files section of Home, and another in which if your taskbar was nearly full of icons — and you used the search box — clicking the search box would open search, which would immediately close.
The build has two known issues, one in which 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23580-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23580</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25987">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25987</h3>
Release date: Nov. 1, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
In this build, PNG files now support viewing and editing metadata — you can set a star rating in Properties, edit the description, or add keywords. In addition, the settings page for Delivery Optimization under Settings > Windows Update > Advanced options > Delivery Optimization now matches the Windows 11 design principles.
One bug has been fixed, to stop File Explorer from crashing in Windows Sandbox when using a non-English display language.
There are three known issues, including one in which some popular games might not work correctly on Preview builds in the Canary Channel.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25987-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25987</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23575">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23575</h3>
Release date: Oct. 27, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build tests out grouping recently added apps into a folder under the Recommended section of Start with some Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. It also fixes a number of bugs, including one in which some Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel using the Home edition of Windows 11 Insider Preview builds to find Copilot in Windows has disappeared from the taskbar.
The build has one known issue: 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/27/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23575-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23575</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2552">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2552</h3>
Release date: Oct. 26, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, system Components currently listed in Settings > Apps > Installed Apps page, have moved to their own page under Settings > System > System Components.
There are also a variety of bug fixes, including one in which the Widgets notification badge was on the wrong place ion the taskbar, and another in which touchscreens did not work properly when more than one display is used.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/26/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2552-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2552</a>)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25982">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25982</h3>
Release date: Oct. 25, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build gradually rolls out the Copilot in Windows preview. Some Insiders will immediately see it, and others will have to wait. In addition, SMB now supports requiring encryption of all outbound SMB client connections.
Several bugs have been fixed, including one that led to hangs when launching File Explorer, and another that caused the print queue to be inaccessible and show an error if you tried to open it.
There is one known issue in this build, in which some popular games might not work correctly on Preview builds in the Canary Channel.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/25/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25982-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25982</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2486">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2486</h3>
Release date: October 19, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
In this build, under “All apps” in the Start menu, Windows 11 system components will now show a “system” label. Also, the Xbox Game Bar will now show as just Game Bar under the Start menu and under Settings > System > Apps > Installed apps. This change will come through a Game Bar update via the Microsoft Store.
The build fixes two bugs, one that caused the Start menu to crash on launch if the display language was set to Czech or Slovak, and another in which the search icon in the taskbar wasn’t appearing correctly for people using search icon and label.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2486-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2486</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23570">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23570</h3>
Release date: October 18, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build, Copilot in Windows can now be used across multiple monitors. The build fixes a variety of bugs, including some that could have led to hangs when launching File Explorer, and one in Settings in which Home was unexpectedly showing some users that there was NaN% storage left.
The build has two known issues, both in Copilot in Windows. In one, while using voice access, you’ll need to use “Show grid” commands to click in the “Ask me anything” box for the first time. In the other, Copilot in Windows has disappeared from the taskbars of some Insiders who use the Home edition of Windows 11 Insider Preview builds.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/18/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23570-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23570</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25977">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25977</h3>
Release date: October 18, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
In this build, new controls have been added to help manage which apps have access to the list of Wi-Fi networks around you, which could be used to determine your location. You can view and modify which apps can access the list of Wi-Fi networks by navigating to Settings > Privacy & security > Location.
In addition, in the build, Windows supports the use of hearing aids equipped with the latest Bluetooth Low Energy Audio (LE Audio) technology. Customers who use these new hearing aids are now able to directly pair, stream audio, and take calls on their Windows PCs with LE Audio support.
Several bugs have been fixed, including one in which certain .rar files would open blank or with an unexpected message saying there was insufficient memory to open the file.
There are three known issues in this build, including one in which some popular games may not work correctly on Preview builds in the Canary Channel.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/18/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25977-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25977</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2483">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2483</h3>
Release date: October 13, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
This build disables the update of the color font format to <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/typography/opentype/spec/colr#colr-version-1-rendering-algorithm" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">COLRv1</a> (first introduced in Build 22631.2265) that displayed richer emoji with a 3D like appearance to fix some bugs. It will be re-enabled in a future build.
The build fixes one bug, which was causing search to crash on launch for some Insiders.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2483-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2483</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2500">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621. 2500</h3>
Release date: October 12, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
In this update, when you select the gleam in the search box, a Bing.com page will appear for the daily search highlight. This is available to a small audience initially and will be made available more widely in the coming months.
The update also addresses a wide variety of bugs, including fixing memory leaks in ctfmon.exe and TextInputHost.exem and fixing a bug that blocked external connections when you set up a Kubernetes load balanced service and turned on session affinity.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/12/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-2500-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2500</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23565">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23565</h3>
Release date: October 11, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build Copilot in Windows shows its new icon on the taskbar. Several bugs have also been fixed, including one that could have caused File Explorer windows to hang for OneDrive users.
The build has three known issues, including one in which some apps under “All apps” on the Start menu, such as PWA apps installed via Microsoft Edge, may incorrectly be labeled as system components, and another in which 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/11/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23565-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23565</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2419">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2419</h3>
Release date: October 10, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
With this build, there will no longer be a build split number in the Beta channel — everyone in the channel will now get the same build. If you want to get the newest features from the build, go to Settings > Windows Update and turn the toggle below “Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available” to On. If you don’t do that, the features will be rolled out to you more gradually.
This build includes improvements to Windows Ink, which will be rolled out to everyone regardless of whether they asked to receive the latest features. It also includes a new Copilot in Windows icon on the taskbar, which will only be immediately available to those who want the newest features.
The build fixes several bugs, including one in which explorer.exe was crashing when you tried to open File Explorer by using Open File Location in an app.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/10/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2419-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2419</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25967">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25967</h3>
Release date: October 5, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build introduces a new Settings homepage that provides an overview of your device, gives quick access to key settings, and helps manage your Microsoft account. It includes interactive cards that represent various device and account related settings, grouped by commonly accessed functions. Each card is optimized to offer the most relevant information and controls. This release has seven cards, with more coming soon.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one that caused Insiders to see bug checks (green screens) in recent Canary Channel builds when shutting down, logging out, or restarting, and another in which File Explorer sorting changes wouldn’t persist in folders after you navigated away and back.
There are three known issues in this build, including one in which some popular games may not work correctly on Preview builds in the Canary Channel.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/05/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25967-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25967</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23560">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23560</h3>
Release date: October 4, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build, Using the Alt + Tab hotkey displays the thumbnail preview for Copilot in Windows among with the other thumbnail previews of open windows, which you can switch between by pressing Tab. The build also fixes several bugs, including one that sometimes made File Explorer dropdowns and context menus unexpectedly have a transparent background and another in which the search box wasn’t showing the correct folder name when you were in Gallery.
The build has four known issues, including one in which 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, and another in which some apps under All apps on the Start menu, such as PWA apps installed via Microsoft Edge, may incorrectly be labeled as system components.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/10/04/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23560-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23560</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23555">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23555</h3>
Release date: September 28, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build fixes a variety of bugs, including one that caused a Task Manager crash when changing Always on Top mode, and another that caused explorer.exe to crash when trying to open Copilot from the taskbar.
The build has five known issues, including one which the Windows Copilot Preview is not available in some regions and another in which some apps under All apps on the Start menu, such as PWA apps installed via Microsoft Edge, may incorrectly be labeled as system components.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23555-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23555</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-version-23h2">Windows 11 version 23H2</h3>
Release date: September 26, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update is being released to Release Preview Channel for <a href="https://insider.windows.com/en-us/for-business/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows Insider Program for Business</a> participants to validate on devices in their organizations. This update is delivered as an enablement package with the same servicing branch and code base as Windows 11 version 22H2. It includes Copilot in Windows (in preview) and Windows Backup for Microsoft Accounts.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/26/releasing-windows-11-version-23h2-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 version 23H2</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2361">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2361</h3>
Release date: September 22, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update introduces a preview of Windows Copilot, which Microsoft says uses AI to make it easier to use Windows 11 and get more out of it. You can launch the Copilot preview by clicking its icon on the taskbar or pressing Window key + C.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/22/rolling-out-new-features-for-windows-11-22h2-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2361</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23550">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23550</h3>
Release date: September 22, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build, you can enable voice access for users to set up new Windows devices and navigate through the <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/customize-oobe-in-windows-11" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">out of box experience</a>. To enable it, launch the accessibility flyout on the bottom right corner of their screens and click on voice access.
The update also rolls out the <a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-subsystem-for-linux-september-2023-update/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">September 2023 update</a> for the Windows Subsystem for Linux and fixes a number of bugs, including one that caused sporadic explorer.exe and Start menu crashes, and another that sometimes caused thumbnails in the File Explorer Gallery to flash when scrolling.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/22/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23550-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23550</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2359">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2359</h3>
Release date: September 14, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update introduces websites to the Recommended section of the Start menu. It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which Microsoft Defender stopped some USB printers from printing, and another in which the display of some elements of Remote Apps were not aligned correctly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/14/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-2359-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2359</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25951">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25951</h3>
Release date: September 13, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
In this build, the SMB client now supports blocking NTLM for remote outbound connections, and the SMB server also supports controlling which SMB 2 and 3 dialects it will negotiate. The build also adjusts the network flyout on the Lock screen to better match the UI of the network flyout from quick settings in system tray on the taskbar.
There is one known issue in this build, in which some popular games may not work correctly on Preview builds in the Canary Channel.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25951-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25951</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23545">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23545</h3>
Release date: September 13, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build lets you quickly give your device a more friendly name for use with nearby share under Settings > System > Nearby sharing.
It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which icons on the desktop showed as generic white pages rather than their proper icons, and another in which rapidly opening two File Explorer windows made explorer.exe crash.
The build has four known issues, including one in which some apps under All apps on the Start menu, such as PWA apps installed via Microsoft Edge, may incorrectly be labeled as system components, and another in which you can use Alt + Tab to switch out of Windows Copilot, but not back into it. Windows + C will move focus back to Windows Copilot.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23545-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23545</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-2338-and-22631-2338">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2338 and 22631.2338</h3>
Release date: September 12, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.2338 and 22631.2338.
Build 22631.2338 gets a variety of fixes, including for a bug that caused some Insiders to see untranslated text in some areas across the system, including in File Explorer and Settings, and another in which after changing between dark and light mode in File Explorer, the icons in the command bar and context menu became very difficult to see.
In both Build 22621.2338 and Build 22631.2338, the Camera app, Cortana, Photos app, and People app can now be uninstalled, and a bug was fixed in which Microsoft Defender stopped some USB printers from printing.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.2338, you can check for updates and install 22631.2338.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/12/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2338-and-22631-2338-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2338 and 22631.2338</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23541">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23541</h3>
Release date: September 8, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which dragging app icons in the taskbar sometimes led to an explorer.exe crash, and another in search on the taskbar in which sometimes the tooltip when mousing over the search box wouldn’t match the current search highlight.
The build has nine known issues, including one in which icons on the desktop may show as generic white pages rather than their proper icons, and another in which some apps under All apps on the Start menu, such as PWA apps installed via Microsoft Edge, may incorrectly be labeled as system components.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23541-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23541</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25947">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25947</h3>
Release date: September 7, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
The build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which File Explorer could crash when navigating to Gallery, and another in which explorer.exe would not work in safe mode.
There is one known issue in this build, in which some popular games may not work correctly on Preview builds in the Canary Channel.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/07/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25947-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25947</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-2271-and-22631-2271">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2271 and 22631. 2271</h3>
Release date: September 6, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.2271 and 22631.2271.
In Build 22631.2271, the Windows Ink improvements introduced with <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/07/21/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2050-and-22631-2050/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Build 22631.2050</a> that enabled inking directly onto edit fields are being temporarily disabled for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel while bugs impacting its usability are fixed.
Build 22631.2271 fixes a variety of bugs, including one that could make explorer.exe crash when navigating away from Home, and another that caused the Windows Copilot icon in the taskbar to be flipped backwards for right-to-left languages.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.2271, you can check for updates and install 22631.2271.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2271-and-22631-2271-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2271 and 22631.2271</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23536">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23536</h3>
Release date: August 31, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build fixes a variety of bugs, including one that impacted the taskbar appearing correctly after powering on your device, and another that caused Task Manager to crash when using the end task option in the Details page.
The build has five known issues, including one which sometimes the tooltip when mousing over the search box does not match the current search highlight, and another in which some apps under “All apps” on the Start menu, such as PWA apps installed via Microsoft Edge, may incorrectly be labeled as system components.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/31/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23536-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23536</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25941">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25941</h3>
Release date: August 31, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
In this build, the graph at the top of the Power & Battery page in Settings has been removed. Insiders can continue to see a graph of battery usage in the battery usage section further down the page. The Power & Battery settings page is also no longer broken up by “Power” and “Battery” sections.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which Settings crashed when you looked at detailed battery usage, and another in which File Explorer context menu and command bar dropdowns became transparent and did not work with touch.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/31/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25941-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25941</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-2265-and-22631-2265">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2265 and 22631.2265</h3>
Release date: August 31, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.2265 and 22631.2265.
In Build 22631.2265, Windows can now display richer emoji with a 3D like appearance with support coming soon to some apps and browsers.
Build 22631.2265 gets a variety of fixes, including for a bug in which apps in the taskbar appeared to be cut off without a rounded corner on the end when you had a lot of app windows open and the taskbar was set to not combine.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.2265, you can check for updates and install 22631.2265.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/31/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2265-and-22631-2265-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2265 and 22631.2265</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25936">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25936</h3>
Release date: August 25, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
In this build, the Task Manager settings page has been changed to match the design principles of Windows 11. The design has a similar look and feel to the Settings in Windows 11 and provides a cleaner UI separating categories into different sections. In addition, the underlying crash which was causing .NET updates to get stuck requesting restart in Windows Update Settings in recent Canary Channel builds has been fixed.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/25/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25936-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25936</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23531">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23531</h3>
Release date: August 25, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build reintroduces the search experience for invoking the search flyout when you hover over the search box gleam. This behavior can be adjusted by right-clicking on the taskbar, choosing Taskbar settings, and adjusting your preferred search box experience.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which explorer.exe crashed when File Explorer was closed, and another in which Task Manager crashed sporadically, including when ending tasks.
The build has four known issues, including one which sometimes the tooltip when mousing over the search box does not match the current search highlight, and another in which some apps under All apps on the Start menu, such as PWA apps installed via Microsoft Edge, may incorrectly be labeled as system components.
(Get more info about<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/25/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23531-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"> Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23531</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-2262-and-22631-2262">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2262 and 22631.2262</h3>
Release date: August 24, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.2262 and 22631.2262.
Build 22631.2262 adds a new Settings home page that provides an overview of your device, adds quick access to key settings, and helps manage your Microsoft account. In addition, new backup and restore features make it easier to move apps to a new PC.
Build 22631.2262 fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which in some cases, the context menu background in File Explorer appeared transparent. This also impacted the command bar dropdown menus.
Builds 22621.2262 and 22631.2262 get two bug fixes, for one in which the “Check for updates” button did not appear as expected under Settings > Windows Update, and another in which removing a monitor while connected to a Cloud PC could result in a black screen with only a mouse visible.
Build 22631.2262 has three known issues, including one in which explorer.exe crashes on the login screen when attempting to enter safe mode.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.2262, you can check for updates and install 22631.2262.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/24/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2262-and-22631-2262-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2262 and 22631.2262</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23526">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23526</h3>
Release date: August 18, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build, which is being <a href="https://aka.ms/wipISO" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">released via ISOs</a>, files that do not have rich thumbnail previews will no longer show a blank preview area in File Explorer. In addition, a variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which the System label in the Start menu’s “All apps” list was the wrong color in high-contrast themes, and another in which if you attempted to uninstall certain apps from Start, it would just open Settings and not navigate to the Installed Apps page.
The build has six known issues, including one which explorer.exe crashed on the login screen when attempting to enter safe mode, and another in which some apps under “All apps” on the Start menu, such as PWA apps installed via Microsoft Edge, may incorrectly be labeled as a system component.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/18/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23526-dev-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23526</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-2199-and-22631-2199">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2199 and 22631.2199</h3>
Release date: August 18, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.2199 and 22631.2199.
Build 22631.2199 adds native support for reading additional archive file formats using the <a href="https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">libarchive open-source project</a>, such as .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.zst,.tar.xz, and many others. In addition, files that do not have rich thumbnail previews will no longer show a blank preview area in File Explorer.
Build 22631.2199 fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the “safely remove hardware” icon did not appear when expected in the system tray, and another in which using End Task on certain apps caused other unrelated apps to close.
Build 22621.2199 has five known issues, including one in which the context menu background in File Explorer sometimes appears transparent.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.2199, you can check for updates and install 22631.2199.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/18/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2199-and-22631-2199-beta-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2199 and 22631.2199</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25931">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25931</h3>
Release date: August 16, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
In this build, DC (domain controller) location will no longer use NetBIOS\WINS\mailslot-based discovery by default. In addition, the build includes new features previously released to the Dev Channel, such as <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/07/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23475/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unicode Emoji 15 support</a>, and <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23516/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">voice is available for use on more areas in Windows such as the Lock screen</a>. There are also more fields in the File Explorer Details pane, including image dimensions for pictures, number of pages for .docx, space used and free information for drives, and many others.
There’s one fix for a bug in which you weren’t able to connect over SMB to a third-party storage device using guest (no username or password) credentials.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/16/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25931-canary-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25931</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23521">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23521</h3>
Release date: August 10, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build, Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel can participate in the public preview of Windows 365 Switch, which provides the ability to easily move between a Windows 365 Cloud PC and the local desktop using the familiar keyboard commands, as well as a mouse-click or a swipe gesture through Task View on the Windows 11 taskbar. <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-365-switch-now-available-in-public-preview/ba-p/3891857" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Go here for details about how to participate</a>.
In addition, Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel who log in and are managed by AAD (soon to be Microsoft Entra ID) will see Windows Copilot enabled for them without the need to enable it via Group Policy Editor. Windows Search now also uses the Microsoft Bing Search app to return web content and search results.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one that prevented users from dragging a file out of an archived folder to extract it with one of the newly supported archive formats, and another that had removed the USB icon and its options from the system tray.
The build has six known issues, including one in which explorer.exe crashes on the login screen when attempting to enter safe mode, and another in which some apps under All apps on the Start menu may incorrectly be labeled as a system component.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/10/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23521/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23521</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-2191-and-22631-2191">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2191 and 22631.2191</h3>
Release date: August 10, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.2191 and 22631.2191.
Build 22631.2191 lets you set JXR files to be your desktop background, and if you have an HDR display, they will render in full HDR. In addition, you can now participate in the public preview of Windows 365 Switch, which provides the ability to easily move between a Windows 365 Cloud PC and the local desktop using the familiar keyboard commands, as well as a mouse-click or a swipe gesture through Task View on the Windows 11 taskbar. <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-365-switch-now-available-in-public-preview/ba-p/3891857" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Go here for details about how to participate</a>.
Build 22631.2191 gets a variety of fixes, including for a bug in which File Explorer crashed when you went to its Home, and another in which the image in the File Explorer Details pane might get blurry after resizing the File Explorer window.
Build 22621.has six known issues, including one in which the context menu background in File Explorer sometimes appeared transparent.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.2191, you can check for updates and install 22631.2191.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/10/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2191-and-22631-2191/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2191 and 22631.2191</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2213">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2213</h3>
Release date: August 10, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update adds a new hover behavior to the search box gleam. When you hover over it, the search flyout box appears. To can adjust this behavior, right-click the taskbar and choose Taskbar settings to change your search box experience.
The build also adds a new policy called “Enable optional updates” in which administrators can use it to configure the monthly, optional cumulative updates for commercial devices. You can also use this policy for the gradual <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/windows/b0aa0a27-ea9a-4365-9224-cb155e517f12" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Controlled Feature Rollouts (CFRs)</a>.
The update also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which Group Policy Service did not wait for 30 seconds, the default wait time, for the network to be available. Because of this, policies were not correctly processed.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/10/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-2213-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2213</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25926">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25926</h3>
Release date: August 9, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build includes new features first released in the Dev Channel, including <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/07/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2048-and-22631-2048/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">improvements for Windows Ink</a>, <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23516/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">improved screen casting</a>, and <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/07/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23506/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">local file-sharing improvements</a>. The Snipping Tool has also been upgraded, with new buttons to edit in Paint for screenshots and edit in Clipchamp for screen recordings.
In addition, Notifications now show as a bell in the system tray, and when new notifications come through, the bell will colorize based on your system accent color. When there are no notifications and the clock is visible, the bell will be empty. Notification counts are no longer shown.
There’s one bug fix in which using devices with mobile broadband connectivity could not connect to a wireless network due to an issue with the APN configuration.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/09/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25926/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25926</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25921">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25921</h3>
Release date: August 4, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build lets you set JXR files to be your desktop background. If you have an HDR display, they will render in full HDR. In addition, for people logged into a Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise editions with an AAD account (<a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-azure-ad-blog/azure-ad-is-becoming-microsoft-entra-id/ba-p/2520436" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">soon to be Microsoft Entra ID</a>), there is a richer thumbnail preview (tooltips) when hovering over cloud files such as Word documents under Recommended on the Start menu. For this initial release, richer thumbnail previews will not be available for all files. An update will enable the experience for more files and for Microsoft account users.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/04/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25921/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25921</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23516">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23516</h3>
Release date: August 2, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build offers improvements to Windows screen casting, which lets you wirelessly extend your display to a nearby PC, TV, or other external display. The way in which you connect has been simplified and streamlined, and it’s easier to find nearby devices and displays to which you can cast.
The build also increases the ways in which you can use voice access, including to log into your PC and access other areas of the lock screen. You can turn on voice access from the accessibility flyout on the Lock screen or have it on automatically by checking the setting Start voice access before you sign in to your PC via Settings > Accessibility > Speech.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which the icons displayed in the tabs in File Explorer could have become out of sync with the current folder after navigating, and another in which multiple explorer.exe crashes harmed taskbar reliability.
The build has nine issues, including one in which File Explorer may crash when dragging the scroll bar or attempting to close the window during an extended file-loading process, and another in which search boxes in Microsoft 365 applications (such as Microsoft Word) might not work correctly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23516/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23516</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-2129-and-22631-2129">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2129 and 22631.2129</h3>
Release date: July 26, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.2129 and 22631.2129.
Build 22631.2129 includes a preview of <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2023/05/23/bringing-the-power-of-ai-to-windows-11-unlocking-a-new-era-of-productivity-for-customers-and-developers-with-windows-copilot-and-dev-home/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows Copilot for Windows 11</a>. The preview focuses solely on the user interface. Later builds will have new features. Click the New button on the taskbar (or use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + C) to launch Windows Copilot. Windows Copilot will use the same Microsoft account or Azure Active Directory (AAD) account used to sign in to Windows.
In addition, voice access can now use “correction” commands to correct words that have been misrecognized. The build also increases the ways in which you can use voice access, including to log into your PC and access other areas of the lock screen. You can turn on voice access from the accessibility flyout on the Lock screen or have it on automatically by checking the setting Start voice access before you sign in to your PC via Settings > Accessibility > Speech.
This build also offers improvements to Windows screen casting, which lets you wirelessly extend your display to a nearby PC, TV, or other external display. The way in which you connect has been simplified and streamlined, and it’s easier to find nearby devices and displays to which you can cast.
In the build, enterprise customers can now set the EnablePasswordlessExperience policy that promotes a user experience on AAD-joined machines for core authentication scenarios without requiring a password. This hides passwords from certain Windows authentication scenarios and leverages passwordless recovery mechanisms, such as WHFB PIN reset, if necessary.
Build 22631.2129 gets a variety of fixes, including one in which the dropdown in the address bar appeared totally blank, and another in which some of the app icons in the Startup Apps section of Task Manager were very tiny.
Both Build 22621.2129 and 22631.2129 have seven known issues, including one in which File Explorer crashes when you go to its Home, and another in which the context menu background in File Explorer sometimes appears transparent.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.2129, you can check for updates and install 22631.2129.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2129-and-22631-2129/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2129 and 22631.2129</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="insider-preview-builds-22621-2115-and-22631-2115">Insider Preview Builds 22621.2115 and 22631.2115</h3>
Release date: July 26, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.2115 and 22631.2115.
In Build 22631.2115, Narrator users who interact with Traditional Chinese characters are now able to do this with confidence while using Narrator and the IME candidate window in Windows.
Both Build 22621.2115 and 22631.2115 get a variety of fixes, including one that makes brightness settings more accurate. It also fixes a bug in which you could not sign into hybrid joined devices if they were not connected to the internet. This occurred when you used a Windows Hello for Business PIN or biometric credentials.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.2115, you can check for updates and install 22631.2115.
Both Build 22621.2115 and 22631.2115 have eight known issues, one in which File Explorer crashed when you went to its Home, and another in which the context menu background in File Explorer sometimes appeared transparent.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/07/26/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2115-and-22631-2115/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Builds 22621.2115 and 22631.2115</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-2050-and-22631-2050">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2050 and 22631.2050</h3>
Release date: July 21, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.2050 and 22631.2050.
Build 22631.2050 gets a modernized File Explorer Home, Address Bar, and Details Pane. Windows Ink has also been improved, allowing you to ink directly onto edit fields. Quick Settings gets a redesigned volume mixer. Improvements have been made in using passkeys rather than passwords when signing into websites. In addition, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-smartscreen/phishing-protection-microsoft-defender-smartscreen?tabs=intune" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen</a> helps protect Microsoft school or work passwords against phishing and unsafe usage on sites and apps.
Build 22631.2050 gets bug fixes, including for a bug that was causing the context menu in File Explorer or on the desktop to draw in the wrong position (off screen or on the other monitor).
Build 22621.2050 received no changes. Note that if you receive Build 22621.2050, you can check for updates and install 22631.2050.
Build 22631.2050 has two known issues, one in which the “safely remove hardware” icon isn’t appearing when expected in the system tray, and another in Narrator in which you may see some of the strings are not localized to the selected language.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/07/21/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2050-and-22631-2050/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2050 and 22631.2050</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23506">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23506</h3>
Release date: July 19, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build offers, in the words of Microsoft, “a strong, phish-resistant credential” that will help organizations that use <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3220967/windows-hello-for-business-next-gen-authentication-for-windows-shops.html">Windows Hello for Business</a> (WHFB) move to a secure, <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/05/04/how-microsoft-can-help-you-go-passwordless-this-world-password-day/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">passwordless future</a>. Enterprise customers can now <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-Authentication?WT.mc_id=Portal-fx#enablepasswordlessexperience" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">set the EnablePasswordlessExperience policy</a> that lets users on AAD joined machines authenticate without requiring a password. It hides passwords from certain Windows authentication scenarios and leverages passwordless recovery mechanisms, such as WHFB PIN reset, if necessary.
In addition, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-smartscreen/phishing-protection-microsoft-defender-smartscreen?tabs=intune" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen</a> helps protect Microsoft school or work passwords against phishing and unsafe usage on sites and apps. Improvements have also been made to local file sharing, including a redesign of the sharing windows, and the ability to share files faster using Wi-Fi Direct.
The Windows Copilot preview, which began rolling out with Build 23493, is now available to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Insiders may need to reboot to have it show up.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which explorer.exe might crash when dragging tabs, and another in which opening Home was crashing for some Insiders.
The build has more than a dozen issues, including one in which File Explorer may crash when dragging the scroll bar or attempting to close the window during an extended file-loading process, and another in which the context menu background in File Explorer may appear transparent. 
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/07/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23506/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23506</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2066">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2066</h3>
Release date: July 13, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update makes brightness settings more accurate and fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which certain display and audio devices were missing after your system resumed from sleep and another that caused deadlock in Internet Protocol Security (IPsec). When you configured servers with IPsec rules, they stopped responding. This issue affected virtual and physical servers.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/07/13/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-2066-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2066</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-2048-and-22631-2048">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2048 and 22631.2048</h3>
Release date: July 13, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.2048 and 22631.2048.
Build 22631.2048 gets the new Gallery feature in File Explorer to make it easier to access your photos. The content shown in Gallery is the same as what you’ll see in the All Photos view in the Photos app. It’s optimized for accessing your most recently taken photos. If you have OneDrive Camera Roll Backup set up on your phone, photos you take will show up automatically at the top of the view.
In addition, Build 22631.2048 displays the versioning updated under Settings > System > About (and winver) to version 23H2. This indicates that Windows 11, version 23H2 will be this year’s annual feature update, which will be delivered to customers similar to the most recent Windows 10 feature updates. <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-client-roadmap-update-july-2023/ba-p/3871736" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 will have an annual feature update cadence</a> that releases in the second half of the calendar year.
Build 22631.2048 gets a variety of bug fixes, including for a bug in Windows Explorer that led to explorer.exe crashes when opening a folder containing .WEBP files, and another that caused the taskbar to hang during initialization and not complete loading.
Build 22621.2048 received no changes. Note that if you receive Build 22621.2048, you can check for updates and install 22631.2048.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/07/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-2048-and-22631-2048/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.2048 and 22631.2048</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25905">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25905</h3>
Release date: July 12, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build includes new features first released in the Dev Channel, including Dev Drive, Backup and Restore improvements (Windows Backup), Dynamic Lighting, the Windows App SDK version of File Explorer and Gallery, and others. Support for Arm32 UWP applications from Windows on Arm <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications#table3" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">has been removed</a>. There’s also New PostAuthenticationAction support for terminating individual processes in Windows LAPS.
This build is not being offered to Asus devices or PCs with Asus motherboards. There is one known issue, in which Ethernet-connected devices may lose network connectivity after updating to this build. Unplugging the Ethernet cable and re-plugging the cable in should resolve the issue.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/07/12/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25905/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25905</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23493">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23493</h3>
Release date: June 29, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build has an early look at <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2023/05/23/bringing-the-power-of-ai-to-windows-11-unlocking-a-new-era-of-productivity-for-customers-and-developers-with-windows-copilot-and-dev-home/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows Copilot for Windows 11</a> that focuses on the integrated UI experience and doesn’t have all of Copilot’s future capabilities, which will be released in future previews. To use Copilot in this flight, you must have Windows Build 23493 or higher in the Dev Channel, and Microsoft Edge version 115.0.1901.150 or higher.
Copilot appears as sidebar docked to the right side of the screen and stays open so you can access it while using applications. It lets you perform tasks such as:
<ul>
<li>“Change to dark mode.” </li>
<li>“Turn on do not disturb.” </li>
<li>“Take a screenshot.” </li>
<li>“Summarize this website” (the active tab in Microsoft Edge).</li>
<li>“Write a story about a dog who lives on the moon.” </li>
<li>“Make me a picture of a serene koi fishpond with lily pads.” </li>
</ul>
Many features are still missing, and not all of what was shown at Microsoft’s Build conference is available in this early version of Copilot. Copilot is not yet available for all Insiders, and will gradually be rolled out over time to them.
The build also has a new Settings home page which provides an overview of your device and quick access to key settings; it also helps manage your Microsoft account. It includes interactive cards that represent various device and account related settings, grouped by commonly accessed functions.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including improving the performance of archive functionality during compression on Windows, and fixing multiple explorer.exe crashes that were impacting taskbar reliability.
The build has more than two dozen known issues, including one in which File Explorer may crash when dragging the scroll bar or attempting to close the window during an extended file-loading process, and another in which the context menu background in File Explorer may appear transparent. 
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23493/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23493</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1972-and-22631-1972">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1972 and 22631.1972</h3>
Release date: June 29, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1972 and 22631.1972.
Build 22631.1972 previews the Windows App SDK version of File Explorer. Functionality in File Explorer remains unchanged; it just switches from using WinUI 2 to using WinUI 3. The build also fixes a single bug: the “Hide date and time in the System tray” switch is no longer backwards.
Both 22621.1972 and Build 22631.1972 get several new features, including additional capabilities and improvements to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. For more information, see <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint?view=o365-worldwide" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender for Endpoint</a>. Both builds also let you authenticate across Microsoft clouds. This feature satisfies Conditional Access checks if they are needed.
Both 22621.1972 and Build 22631.1972 also get a variety of bug fixes, including for one that stopped Narrator from retaining your scan mode when you switched between browsers, and another in which Teams stopped alerting you about missed calls or messages.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1972, you can check for updates and install 22631.1972.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1972-and-22631-1972/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1972 and 22631.1972</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23486">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23486</h3>
Release date: June 22, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build improves the use of passkeys, which can replace passwords when you sign into a website or application that supports them. You can now go to any app or website that supports passkeys to create and sign in using passkeys using Windows Hello. You can also manage passkeys stored on a Windows 11 device.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which the login screen was crashing when trying to connect to certain types of networks, and another in which Task Manager crashed for some people.
The build has more than two dozen known issues, including one in which File Explorer may crash when dragging the scroll bar or attempting to close the window during an extended file-loading process, and another in which the count shown for selected files in the File Explorer details pane may be extremely large.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/22/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23486/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23486</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1906 and 22631.1906</h3>
Release date: June 22, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1906 and 22631.1906. The former receives new features; the latter doesn’t.
In 22631.1906, you can now hide the time and date in the system tray. You can also view Wi-Fi passwords for your known networks via Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi and Manage known networks. Support has been added for bridging adapters via command line via <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/networking/technologies/netsh/netsh" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">netsh</a>.
Both Build 22621.1906 and Build 22631.1906 fix a compatibility issue that occurs because of unsupported use of the registry. The builds also have one known issue, in which toggling on the Hide date and time in the System tray option will show the System Tray clock, while toggling it off will hide it. (In other words, it’s backwards.)
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1906, you can check for updates and install 22631.1906.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/22/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1906-and-22631-1906/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1906 and 22631.1906</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-build-22621-1926-kb5027303">Windows 11 Build 22621.1926 (KB5027303)</h3>
Release date: June 20, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build introduces a wide variety of new features, including improved sharing of local files in File Explorer with Microsoft Outlook contacts, expanded rollout of notification badging for Microsoft accounts on the Start menu, and a <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint?view=o365-worldwide" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">variety of improvements to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint</a>.
It also fixes a number of bugs, including one that stopped Narrator from retaining your scan mode when you switched between browsers, and another in which Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 users were not always seeing the right location for a Remote Desktop session on their virtual machine or Cloud PC.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/20/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-1926-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1926</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1900-and-22631-1900">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1900 and 22631.1900</h3>
Release date: June 15, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1900 and 22631.1900.
In 22631.1900, to minimize distractions from notification toasts, Windows 11 now detects if the user is interacting with notification toasts or not and provides a suggestion to turn the toast banners off for such apps. In addition, Passpoint Wi-Fi networks now support enhanced connection performance and will display a URL in Quick Settings to provide information to users about the venue or event.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1900, you can check for updates and install 22631.1900.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/15/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1900-and-22631-1900/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1900 and 22631.1900</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23481">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23481</h3>
Release date: June 14, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build improves Windows Ink by allowing users to enable inking directly onto edit fields. In addition, Microsoft says it has improved the accuracy of the recognition technology and a scratch-out gesture for when users need to make edits. It also removes a number of legacy settings under Folder Options in File Explorer, such as displaying file icons on thumbnails and using a sharing wizard.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one that caused a bugcheck when using Dev Drive, and another in which navigating the search flyout on the taskbar with the keyboard arrow keys did not work correctly.
The build has nearly two dozen known issues, including one in which File Explorer may crash when dragging the scroll bar or attempting to close the window during an extended file-loading process, and another in which the count shown for selected files in the File Explorer details pane may be extremely large.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/14/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23481/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23481</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1835-and-22631-1835">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1835 and 22631.1835</h3>
Release date: June 8, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1835 and 22631.1835.
In 22631.1835, there are new natural voices in Chinese and Spanish (Spain and Mexico) that allow Narrator users to comfortably browse the web, read, and write mail, and do more. It is also now easier to control whether to use cellular when Wi-Fi is available but poor, via a new toggle in Settings > Network & Internet > Cellular.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1835, you can check for updates and install 22631.1835.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1835-and-22631-1835/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1835 and 22631.1835</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23475">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23475</h3>
Release date: June 7, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces several new features, including one in which File Explorer gets a new address bar and search box that recognizes local versus cloud folders and displays their status. For OneDrive, the address bar now contains OneDrive sync status and quota flyout.
The <a href="https://www.unicode.org/review/pri435/pri435-background-emoji-candidates.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unicode Emoji 15</a> is also beginning to roll out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Users will now be able to see, search for, and insert new emoji from the emoji panel, including more hearts, animals, and one new smiley face.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which the taskbar didn’t always show the correct apps when using multiple desktops, and another in which some notifications caused explorer.exe crashes.
The build has 19 known issues, including one in which File Explorer may crash when dragging the scrollbar or attempting to close the window during an extended file-loading process, and another in which navigating the search flyout on the taskbar with the keyboard arrow keys does not work as expected.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/07/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23475/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23475</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25381">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381</h3>
Release date: June 2, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
Beginning with Enterprise editions of this build, SMB signing is required by default for all connections. This changes the legacy behavior of Windows 10 and 11, which required SMB signing by default only when connecting to shares named <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/how-to-defend-users-from-interception-attacks-via-smb-client/ba-p/1494995" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">SYSVOL and NETLOGON</a> and where Active Directory <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/microsoft-network-client-digitally-sign-communications-always" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">domain controllers</a> required SMB signing when any client connected to them. The move was made to improve security of Windows and Windows Server.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25381/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23471">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23471</h3>
Release date: June 1, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build lets you access your phone’s camera roll from the File Explorer Gallery. In addition, some Insiders will be able to tear out and merge tabs in File Explorer. The feature is just starting to roll out, so isn’t yet available to all Insiders.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which pressing Shift + F10 wasn’t opening the context menu in File Explorer, and another that was causing the taskbar to get cut off when switching to and from the tablet-optimized taskbar.
The build has 12 known issues, including one in which Insiders who have the new hover behavior for the search box and search highlight gleam will see an empty tooltip displayed momentarily while the gleam is hovered, and another in which File Explorer may crash when dragging the scroll bar or attempting to close the window during an extended file-loading process.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23471/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23471</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1830-and-22631-1830">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1830 and 22631.1830</h3>
Release date: June 1, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1830 and 22631.1830.
In 22631.1830, WPA3 support has been added to the Phone Link instant hotspot feature for more secure connections to a phone’s hotspot. Fixes were also made to respect metered connection settings, reduce duplicate profiles, and show the phone’s display name in the network list.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1830, you can check for updates and install 22631.1830.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1830-and-22631-1830/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1830 and 22631.1830</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25375">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25375</h3>
Release date: May 25, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build extends <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/dlp-create-deploy-policy?view=o365-worldwide" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Microsoft Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies</a> 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 lets you introduce policy controls for scenarios such as when an information worker using a Windows endpoint powered by an Arm chipset from accessing sensitive files and trying an egress action such as copying to a USB or copying to clipboard, notepad, etc.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/05/25/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25375/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25375</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1825-and-22631-1825">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1825 and 22631.1825</h3>
Release date: May 25, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1825 and 22624.1825.
In both builds, users will see the full amount of storage capacity of all their OneDrive subscriptions. The total storage is now also visible on the Accounts page in the Settings app.
Both builds get a variety of bug fixes, including for a bug in which the Server Message Block (SMB) shared folder could not be accessed, instead displaying the error messages “Not enough memory resources” or “Insufficient system resources.” Also fixed was an issue affecting devices with multiple, discrete GPUs in which you were not able to choose the high-performance GPUs.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/05/25/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1825-and-22631-1825/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1825 and 22631.1825</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23466">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23466</h3>
Release date: May 24, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces Dev Drive, a new kind of storage volume that improves performance for key developer workloads. It’s built upon Resilient File System (ReFS) technology and has file system optimizations and features that enable developers to better manage their performance and security profile.
The build also adds new backup and restore capabilities to make moving to a new PC easier, and gets users quickly to a familiar desktop so they can become productive faster on their new PC. There are also a wide range of other, more minor features in this build, including the addition of links to advanced properties for network adapters and internet properties under Settings > Network & internet > Advanced network settings.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which the taskbar in multi-monitor setups showed the indicator for an app window having focus on your screen when it actually didn’t, and another that caused search to crash on launch.
The build has 17 known issues, including one in which Insiders who have the new hover behavior for the search box and search highlight gleam will see an empty tooltip displayed momentarily while the gleam is hovered, and another in which File Explorer may crash when dragging the scroll bar or attempting to close the window during an extended file-loading process.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/05/24/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23466/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23466</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25370">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25370</h3>
Release date: May 22, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build adds links to advanced properties for network adapters and internet properties under Settings > Network & internet > Advanced network settings, and includes support for vTPM (virtual Trusted Platform Module) in Hyper-V on Windows on Arm (Arm64) builds.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/05/22/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25370/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25370</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1776">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1776</h3>
Release date: May 11, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update adds a wide variety of new features to Windows 11, including access key shortcuts in File Explorer that let you run a command in a context menu with a single keystroke. New voice-related features include live captions for several languages and voice access commands for a number of English dialects.
The build also improves the performance of search within Settings and adds a Settings page for USB4 hubs and devices. You can find it at Settings > Bluetooth & devices > USB > USB4 Hubs and Devices. This new page provides information about the system’s USB4 capabilities and the attached peripherals on a system that supports USB4.
These and many other new features will roll out slowly. To get them as soon as possible, open Settings > Windows Update and turn on the Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available toggle and check for updates. (The toggle is not enabled for devices managed by Windows Update for Business or WSUS.)
The update also fixes numerous bugs, including one in which the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) stopped working when you used Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), and another in which the Windows Firewall could not apply the correct domain and profile for devices joined to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/05/11/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-1776-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1776</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1755-and-22624-1755">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1755 and 22624.1755</h3>
Release date: May 9, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1755 and 22624.1755.
Build 22624.1755 fixes two bugs, one in which Settings crashed when attempting to uninstall an app while using grid view, and another in which the Pinyin IME’s insert text button wasn’t displaying correctly in some cases.
Builds 22621.1755 and 22624.1755 get a bug fix in which in the Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) might stop responding.
There are two known issues in this build, including one in which when you launch the widgets board for the first time, you may see momentarily placeholders of the widgets/feed cards of the old 2-column layout even if your device supports three columns.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1755, you can check for updates and install 22624.1755.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/05/09/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1755-and-22624-1755/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1755 and 22624.1755</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23451">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23451</h3>
Release date: May 4, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces a details pane in File Explorer that displays contextual information about files including file thumbnails, share status and button, file activity, related files and emails, and other information. It also adds a Facebook widget. To use the widget, you’ll first have to download the Facebook app from the Microsoft Store.
The widget picker has been redesigned 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, and a link to the widgets collection page in the Microsoft Store where users can discover more apps with widgets.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including an explorer.exe crash that made the taskbar unreliable, and another one that caused the Recommended section in Start to be blank the first time it was opened.
The build has 11 known issues, including one in which 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, and another in which when you open the search flyout, you may see the content flicker before the content finishes loading.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/05/04/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23451/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23451</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1690-and-22624-1690">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1690 and 22624.1690</h3>
Release date: May 4, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1690 and 22624.1690. Both builds get a Facebook widget. To use it you’ll first have to download the Facebook app from the Microsoft Store.
Those who get Build 22624.1690 get a variety of bug fixes, including for a Task Manager bug in which random processes sometimes were grouped under Microsoft Edge even though they weren’t related, and another in which resizing Task Manager from the top of the window didn’t work properly.
There are two known issues in this build, including one in which when you launch the widgets board for the first time, you may see momentarily placeholders of the widgets/feed cards of the old 2-column layout even if your device supports three columns.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1690, you can check for updates and install 22624.1690.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/05/04/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1690-and-22624-1690/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1690 and 22624.1690</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25357">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25357</h3>
Release date: May 4, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build adds a Facebook widget and a new volume mixer design in Quick Settings. To use the Facebook widget you’ll first have to download the Facebook app from the Microsoft Store.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/05/04/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25357/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25357</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25352">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25352</h3>
Release date: April 28, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build rolls out a new widget picker that gives a visual preview of the widget before pinning, as well as a 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25352/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25352</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1680-and-22624-1680">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1680 and 22624.1680</h3>
Release date: April 27, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1680 and 22624.1680. Those in both builds get a revamped widgets board with a larger canvas (three-column if supported by the device) and new zones to provide users access to glanceable widgets from their apps and services and their personalized feeds.
Build 22624.1680 fixes a number of bugs, including one in which the touch keyboard and PIN entry wasn’t appearing on the login screen for touch-capable PCs, and another in which searching for service host in the Processes section didn’t return any results.
Both 22621.1680 and 22624.1680 get a wide variety of bug fixes, including for a bug in which endpoints in SMB Direct weren’t always available on systems that use multi-byte character sets, and another in which signed Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policies were not applied to the Secure Kernel when you enabled Secure Boot.
There are two known issues in this build, including one in which when you launch the widgets board for the first time, you may see momentarily placeholders of the widgets/feed cards of the old 2-column layout even if your device supports 3 column.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1680, you can check for updates and install 22624.1680, which has the new features.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/27/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1680-and-22624-1680/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1680 and 22624.1680</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1616-and-22624-1616">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1616 and 22624.1616</h3>
Release date: April 20, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1616 and 22624.1616. Those in 22624.1616 get new language support for Danish, English (Ireland), French (Canada), Korean, and Portuguese (Portugal).
Build 22624.1616 fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which the touch keyboard didn’t correctly recognize that a hardware keyboard was available in some cases, and another in which live captions crashed on first launch due to an issue impacting registry data retrieval.
There are four known issues in this build, including one in which a Shift + right-click on a file or folder is not opening “Show more options.”
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1616, you can check for updates and install 22624.1616, which has the new features and bug fixes.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/20/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1616-and-22624-1616/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1616 and 22624.1616</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23440">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23440</h3>
Release date: April 19, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build, you can now hide the time and date in the system tray. Turn the feature on by right-clicking on the system tray clock and choosing “Adjust date and time.” The desktop icon for Windows Spotlight has also been updated.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including several explorer.exe crashes that were impacting taskbar reliability, and an issue in Language & region settings that caused language feature installation progress to be hidden.
The build has 10 known issues, including one in which some languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions, and another in which 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23440/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23440</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25346">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25346</h3>
Release date: April 19, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build lets <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/content-adaptive-brightness-control-in-windows-292d1f7f-9e02-4b37-a9c8-dab3e1727e78" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Content Adaptive Brightness Control</a> (CABC) run on devices such as laptops and 2-in-1’s that are plugged into a charger. CABC dims or brighten areas of a display or monitor based on the content being displayed, with the goal of striking a balance between reduced power consumption with visual experience to save battery life.
Other changes include new presence sensor privacy settings and APIs. If you have a device with compatible presence sensors, you can now manage your privacy and block/allow certain apps from accessing these sensors.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25346/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25346</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23435">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23435</h3>
Release date: April 14, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces the new Gallery feature of File Explorer, which shows what you see in the All Photos view in the Photos app, while giving you the file-management capabilities and navigation of File Explorer. Note that it isn’t yet available to all Dev Channel Insiders.
A variety of bugs have been fixed, including several in explorer.exe that made the taskbar less reliable. The build also improves the performance of the expand all / collapse all view options on the Task Manager’s Processes page.
The build has a dozen known issues, including one in which some languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions, and another in which 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.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/14/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23435/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23435</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1610-and-22624-1610">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1610 and 22624.1610</h3>
Release date: April 13, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1610 and 22624.1610. Those in 22624.1610 get new presence sensor privacy settings and APIs. If you have a device with compatible presence sensors, you can now manage your privacy and block/allow certain apps from accessing these sensors. No images or metadata is collected by Microsoft, and all processing is done locally on the device hardware to maximize privacy.
Both 22621.1610 and 22624.1610 get a new toggle under Settings > Windows Update for “getting the latest updates as soon as they are available.” This new toggle is meant to be used in the Beta Channel to allow Insiders to switch more seamlessly to <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5003791-update-to-windows-10-version-21h2-by-using-an-enablement-package-8bc077be-18d7-4aac-81ce-6f6dad2cd384" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">the enablement package</a>.
Build 22624.1610 fixes a bug that caused a noticeable increase in explorer.exe crashes in the last flight for some Insiders.
Both 22621.1610 and 22624.1610 fix a compatibility issue that occurred because of unsupported use of the registry.
There are seven known issues in this build, including one in which certain languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1610, you can check for updates and install 22624.1610, which has the new features.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1610-and-22624-1610/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1610 and 22624.1610</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1631">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1631</h3>
Release date: April 13, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update adds a new toggle control on the Settings > Windows Update page. When you turn it on, your device will opt in to receive future non-security updates as soon as they are available. For commercial customers, the toggle is disabled by default. It also changes firewall settings. You can now configure application group rules.
The build also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in Microsoft Edge IE mode in which the Tab Window Manager stopped responding, and another that affects the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) process. It might stop responding. Because of this, the machine restarts. The error is 0xc0000005 (STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/13/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-1631-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1631</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1546-and-22624-1546">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1546 and 22624.1546</h3>
Release date: April 7, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1546 and 22624.1546. Those in the 22624.1546 group will see several new features, including one in which search performance has been improved in Settings, and another in which pressing the print screen key will now open Snipping Tool by default. This setting can be turned off via Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.
Build 22624.1546 also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which text input features like the touch keyboard, voice typing, and emoji panel didn’t always launch, and another in which some of the details in the Performance page wouldn’t display properly until you resized the window or changed pages back and forth.
There are six known issues in this build, including one in which certain languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions.
Note that if you receive Build 22621.1546, you can check for updates and install 22624.1546, which has the new features.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/07/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1546-and-22624-1546/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1546 and 22624.1546</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23430">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23430</h3>
Release date: April 7, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build, urgent or important notifications that appear when “do not disturb” is turned on while using apps at full screen will now display a “View notification” button, instead of showing the notification itself, to protect your privacy.
In addition, for developers, there is a new setting under Settings > Privacy & security > For developers to enable “end task” when right-clicking an app on the taskbar. Although the setting is included in this build, it does not currently work. It will be fixed in a future build.
There are also several bug fixes, including for a bug in which text input features like the touch keyboard, voice typing, and emoji panel might not have launched. In addition, the Task Manager search box is no longer cropped at the top when a window is maximized.
The build has nine known issues, including one in which some languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions, and another in which if you have the Bing button in the search box on the taskbar and you restart your computer, you may see the daily rotating search highlight for some time before getting the Bing button back.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/07/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23430/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23430</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25336">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25336</h3>
Release date: April 7, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build improves search performance in Settings. In addition, people with two or more discrete graphics adapters with no integrated graphics can now choose which of the discrete graphics adapters is considered high-performance. To do it, navigate to Settings > System > Display > Graphics > Default graphics settings and select which of the discrete graphics adapters you would like to be designated as the default high-performance GPU.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/07/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25336/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25336 </a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1537-and-22624-1537">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1537 and 22624.1537</h3>
Release date: March 31, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1537 and 22624.1537. Those in 22624.1537 will see several new features, including one in which access key shortcuts have been added into the XAML context menu in File Explorer. An access key is a one keystroke shortcut that allows a keyboard user to quickly execute a command in a context menu. The build also has a new set of features to aid the collection of live kernel memory dumps (LKDs).
In builds 22621.1537 and 22624.1537, once you have access to the new Bing, the search box on the taskbar will include a button that opens the Bing chat experience in Edge. If you don’t have access, the search box on the taskbar will feature a dynamic search highlight button. The change is being rolled out, and not everyone will see it yet.
Build 22624.1537 fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which an unexpected error message appeared when opening Group Policy Editor.
Builds 22621.1537 and Build 22624.1537 both get a number of bugs fixed, including one in which audio glitching or screeching may have occurred when the system was under a heavy load or woke from sleep, and another in which Clustered Shared Volume (CSV) failed to come online if you enabled BitLocker and local CSV managed protectors, and the system recently rotated the BitLocker keys.
There are five issues in this build, including one in which certain languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/31/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1537-and-22624-1537/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1537 and 22624.1537</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23424">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23424</h3>
Release date: March 30, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build revamps the widget board with a larger canvas (3 columns if supported by the device) and new zones to provide users quick access to glanceable widgets from their apps and services as well as enable users to take a break with their personalized feed.
It also fixes a number of bugs, including one in Task Manager in which the search icon could end up overlapping the Task Manager icon in the title bar, and another in which voice access was taking some time to turn on after using the wake-up command.
The build has eight known issues, including one in which some languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions, and another in which if you have the Bing button in the search box on the taskbar and you restart your computer, you may see the daily rotating search highlight for some time before getting the Bing button back.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/30/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23424/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23424</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25330">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25330</h3>
Release date: March 30, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build introduces several changes to the Microsoft Store, including new purchase dialog styles that align better with Windows 11, and a new interface for the in-app ratings dialogue.
In addition, the Remote Desktop Connection setup window (mstsc.exe) now follows the text scaling settings under Settings > Accessibility > Text Size. In cases where the text scaling is very large, it will show a scrollbar. The print screen key will now open the Snipping Tool by default.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/30/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25330/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25330</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25324">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25324</h3>
Release date: March 23, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
This build offers a revamped widgets board, with a larger canvas (3 columns if supported by the device) and dedicated sections for widgets and feed content with a clear separation between them. There is also a new USB4 hubs and devices Settings page for users under Settings > Bluetooth & devices > USB > USB4 Hubs and Devices. USB4 enables new productivity scenarios for docking, high performance peripherals, displays and charging.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/23/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25324/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25324</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1470-and-22624-1470">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1470 and 22624.1470</h3>
Release date: March 23, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22624.1470 update that has new features and bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.1470 update that fewer new features and bug fixes.
In Build 22624.1470 there is a new USB4 hubs and devices Settings page for users under Settings > Bluetooth & devices > USB > USB4 Hubs and Devices. USB4 enables new productivity scenarios for docking, high performance peripherals, displays and charging.
In both builds, the search box on the taskbar will be lighter when Windows is set to a custom color mode. When Windows 11 mode is set to dark, and the app mode is set to light under Settings > Personalization > Colors, and you will see a lighter search box on taskbar.
Builds 22621.1470 and 22624.1470 have a number of new bug fixes, including for an issue in which double-clicking the search highlight glyph in the search box made it disappear. Build 22624.1470 fixes an additional bug, in which live captions did not work for Chinese Traditional on Arm64 devices.
There are several known issues in this build, including one in which some languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/23/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1470-and-22624-1470/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1470 and 22624.1470</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23419">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23419</h3>
Release date: March 22, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build offers a number of new features, including several developer-focused ones that aid the collection of live kernel memory dumps (LKDs). This is in addition to the existing “Memory dump” for user mode processes.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which Narrator read the position before the name on system tray icons, and another which caused explorer.exe to crash when opening Home if certain content was visible in the Recent section.
The build has nine known issues, including one in which clicking on the “Remove from list” command in File Explorer doesn’t work, and another in which some languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/22/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23419/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23419</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1483">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1483</h3>
Release date: March 21, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build includes several new features, including one in which notifications for Microsoft accounts are now on the Start menu. (Note that this feature is available to only a small number of people and will roll out to more in the next several months.)
The build also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which Windows classified USB printers as multimedia devices even though they are not, and another in which Windows Search failed inside of Windows container images.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/21/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-1483-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1483</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1465-and-22624-1465">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1465 and 22624.1465</h3>
Release date: March 16, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1465 and 22624.1465. Those in the 22624.1465 group will see a variety of new features, including live captions in more languages, updated touch keyboard settings, and the multi-app kiosk mode, a lockdown feature that allows an IT administrator to select a set of allowable apps to run on the device, while all other functionalities are blocked.
Builds 22621.1465 and 22624.1465 both get phase three of Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) hardening. (See <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/topic/kb5004442-manage-changes-for-windows-dcom-server-security-feature-bypass-cve-2021-26414-f1400b52-c141-43d2-941e-37ed901c769c" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">KB5004442</a> for details.) They also get a fix for a bug that affects a computer account and Active Directory, in which when you reuse an existing computer account to join an Active Directory domain, joining fails.
There are five issues in this build, including one in which certain languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/16/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1465-and-22624-1465/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1465 and 22624.1465</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-1757">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.1757</h3>
Release date: March 16, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which Microsoft PowerPoint stopped responding when you used accessibility tools, and another in which the command line failed when you set the system locale to Japanese and cmd.exe was configured in legacy mode.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/16/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-1757-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.1757</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25314">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25314</h3>
Release date: March 8, 2023
Released to: Canary Channel
The first build to be released to the new Canary Channel offers a number of new features, including one in which File Explorer recommends files that are most relevant to what people are currently working on. It is available to users signed into Windows with an Azure Active Directory (AAD) account. Files that are recommended are cloud files associated with that account, either owned by the user or shared with the user. (Note that this feature has not yet rolled out to all insiders in the Canary Channel. Microsoft is gathering feedback about it before introducing it more widely.)
The build also adds access key shortcuts into the XAML context menu in File Explorer. An access key is a one-keystroke shortcut that allows a keyboard user to quickly execute a command in a context menu. Each access key corresponds with a letter in the display name.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25314/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25314</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-23403">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23403</h3>
Release date: March 8, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build offers a number of new features, including one in which File Explorer recommends files that are most relevant to what people are currently working on. It is available to users signed into Windows with an Azure Active Directory (AAD) account. Files that are recommended are cloud files associated with that account, either owned by the user or shared with the user. (Note that this feature has not yet rolled out to all insiders in the Dev Channel. Microsoft is gathering feedback about it before introducing it more widely.)
The build also adds access key shortcuts into the XAML context menu in File Explorer. An access key is a one-keystroke shortcut that allows a keyboard user to quickly execute a command in context menu. Each access key corresponds with a letter in the display name.
Live captioning is also now available in more languages, and touch keyboard settings have been updated with new options that control how tapping an edit control should launch the touch keyboard.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the search box randomly disappeared, and another in which File Explorer sometimes unexpectedly jumped into the foreground.
The build has 10 known issues, including one in which clicking on the “Remove from list” command in File Explorer doesn’t work, and another in which some languages shown on the Language & Region settings page will indicate speech recognition support (e.g., Korean) but don’t yet have support for live captions.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23403/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23403</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25309">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25309</h3>
Release date: March 2, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build lets you customize audio settings on a per-app basis using the volume mixer in Quick Settings. In addition, the in-app command help page for voice access has been redesigned so you can more quickly find the settings you want. New voice commands have also been added, including selecting a range of text in a text box and deleting all text in a text box.
It fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which some USB devices (including keyboards and mice) weren’t working in builds 25295 and above, another that could have caused the taskbar to appear duplicated when making resolution changes, and another in which under certain circumstances third-party widgets weren’t loading as expected.
The build has 10 known issues, including one in which launching Group Policy Editor may show an error about a displayName attribute not being found, and another in which some AAD (Azure Active Directory) joined users are seeing “Getting ready for you” screens when signing into Windows after updating the latest builds.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25309/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25309</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1391-and-22624-1391">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1391 and 22624.1391</h3>
Release date: March 2, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1391 and 22624.1391. Those in 22624.1391 will see a redesigned in-app command help page for voice access so you can more quickly find the settings you want. New voice commands have also been added, including selecting a range of text in a text box and deleting all text in a text box.
Builds 22621.1391 and 22624.1391 both get two bug fixes, one that improves the reliability of Windows after you install an update, and another that fixes an issue in which Notification Center, Quick Settings, and taskbar jump lists were not working for some Insiders.
There is one known issue in this build – the redesigned in-app help page in voice access may not include all commands and the supplementary information may be inaccurate.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1391-and-22624-1391/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1391 and 22624.1391</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-build-22621-1343">Windows 11 Build 22621.1343</h3>
Release date: February 21, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build includes a variety of new features, including one that shows search results in a flyout box as you type them in the taskbar’s search box. For devices joined to Azure Active Directory (AAD), this update provides AI-powered recommended content on the Start menu.
You can now also get recommendations to help to improve the energy efficiency of your PC and reduce your carbon footprint. Go to Settings > System > Power & Battery > Energy Recommendations for them. In the Task Manager, you can now filter processes using the binary name, PID, or publisher name. The filter also applies when you switch between pages. The keyboard shortcut is Alt-F.
The build also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which using a provisioning package for bulk provisioning for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) failed, and another in which after you ran Sysprep on a domain-joined, the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) might have stopped responding.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/21/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-1343-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Build 22621.1343</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1325-and-22623-1325">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1325 and 22623.1325</h3>
Release date: February 16, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1325 and 22623.1325. Both builds get support for new preview widgets for Messenger, Spotify, Phone Link, and Xbox (Game Pass). In 22623.1325, devices that are Azure Active Directory (AAD) joined now receive AI-powered recommended, personalized content on the Start menu.
Both builds get a wide variety of bug fixes, including one in which lsass.exe sometimes stopped responding when it sent a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query to a domain controller that had a very large LDAP filter. In Build 22623.1325 a bug that caused the taskbar to be cut off after resolution change was fixed.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/16/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1325-and-22623-1325/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1325 and 22623.1325</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25300">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25300</h3>
Release date: February 15, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build adds live captioning in several new languages, including Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, and other English dialects. In addition, it adds several different treatments for <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/desktop/modernize/apply-snap-layout-menu" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">snap layouts</a> and is looking for feedback on them.
It also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which some people experienced issues authenticating to enterprise websites that require windows integrated authentication, and another in which the “Find more widgets” feature in the widgets picker didn’t work.
The build has 17 known issues, including one in which Launching Group Policy Editor may show an error about a displayName attribute not being found, and another in which under certain circumstances third-party widgets may not load as expected.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/15/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25300/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25300</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25295">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25295</h3>
Release date: February 9, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces a copy button for quickly copying two-factor authentication (2FA) codes in notifications from apps installed on a PC or from phones linked to the PC. In addition, the new search design for the taskbar that began rolling out with Build 25252 is now available for all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. You can change the treatment of search on the taskbar by going to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar Items.
The build also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which the update history page under Settings > Windows Update > Update history was blank for some users after installing Build 25290, and another in which the Add a Device dialog had an unexpectedly big border.
The build has 14 known issues, including one in which some users are experiencing issues authenticating to enterprise websites that require windows integrated authentication, and another in which the “Find more widgets” option in the widgets picker doesn’t work.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/09/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25295/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25295</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1255-and-22623-1255">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1255 and 22623.1255</h3>
Release date: February 9, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
In both builds, <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/01/19/tabs-in-notepad-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">tabs in Notepad</a> are beginning to be rolled out. Build 22623.1255 also has several bug fixes, including for a bug in which results disappeared when using search on the App History page, and another in which Process names typed into the search box were unexpectedly getting spellchecked.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/09/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1255-and-22623-1255/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1255 and 22623.1255</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1250-and-22623-1250">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1250 and 22623.1250</h3>
Release date: February 2, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1250 and 22623.1250. Both updates get a new policy for IT administrators to manage how the search box on the taskbar appears in their organizations. <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/customizing-search-on-the-windows-11-taskbar/ba-p/3730314" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">This blog post has details.</a>
Build 22623.1250 also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the search box would randomly disappear sometimes when you clicked it, leaving a blank space on the taskbar, and another in which ending processes in the Task Manager’s Details tab wasn’t showing a confirmation dialog.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1250-and-22623-1250/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1250 and 22623.1250</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25290">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25290</h3>
Release date: February 1, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces two new widgets, one for <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NCBCSZSJRSB" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and one for the <a href="https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/phone-link/9NMPJ99VJBWV" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Phone Link</a> app. It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one which an explorer.exe crash which could cause the taskbar not to load for some people, and another in which some dialogs did not render in the correct theme when applied from the Task Manager Settings page.
The build has 14 known issues, including one in which the taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar, and another in which “Find more widgets” in the widgets picker doesn’t work.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25290/">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25290</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1245-and-22623-1245">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1245 and 22623.1245</h3>
Release date: January 26, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel, 22621.1245 and 22623.1245. Builds 22621.1245 and 22623.1245 both fix a wide variety of bugs, including one in which copying from a network to a local drive was slower than expected for some users, and another that affected searchindexer.exe, which randomly stopped you from signing in or signing out.
Build 22623.1245 gets several additional bug fixes, including for several issues that caused Task Manager to crash, and one in which certain parts of its title bar couldn’t be used to drag the window.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/01/26/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1245-and-22623-1245/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1245 and 22623.1245</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25284">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25284</h3>
Release date: January 25, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces a new widget for the Messenger app. It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one that caused some apps to hang or crash when saving files as PDF, and another in the taskbar and system tray in which right-clicking on some icons in the hidden icons flyout would make the flyout dismiss rather than bringing up the context menu for that icon.
The build has 15 known issues, including one in which the taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar, and another in which some Task Manager dialogs may not render in the correct theme when applied from Task Manager Settings page. Note that the build is not being offered to Arm64 devices due to an issue that causes the devices to get stuck at the OS boot logo.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/01/25/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25284/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25284</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25281">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25281</h3>
Release date: January 19, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build marks the beginning of Microsoft trying different treatments for how Windows Spotlight looks, using what Microsoft calls a “richer UI around displaying the title and description and learning more information about the image displayed on your desktop via Spotlight.” To enable Windows Spotlight on your PC, right-click your desktop and choose “Personalize,” then choose the new Spotlight theme.
It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which explorer.exe would crash when closing File Explorer, and another in which SSID wasn’t being populated on the properties page for Wi-Fi in Network & Internet Settings.
The build has seven known issues, including one in which the taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar, and another in which some Task Manager dialogs may not render in the correct theme when applied from Task Manager Settings page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/01/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25281/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25281</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1180-and-22623-1180">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1180 and 22623.1180</h3>
Release date: January 19, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22623.1180 update that has new features and bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.1180 update that has new features but no bug fixes.
Both builds update the Settings app with new cloud storage visuals on the Accounts page, including a bar that shows your storage usage for each product and lets you know if you’re running low on storage. Outlook attachment data is also shown. (This change will roll out gradually to Insiders.)
Build 22623.1180 has a variety of bug fixes, including one in which explorer.exe crashed when trying to load certain app icons, and another which prevented the taskbar from showing in Safe Mode when using the new search box option.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/01/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1180-and-22623-1180/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1180 and 22623.1180</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1192">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1192</h3>
Release date: January 17, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build changes the way in which preview .NET Framework updates are shown. From now on, future preview (optional) .NET Framework updates will be displayed on the Settings > Windows Update > Advanced options > Optional updates page. On that page, you can control which optional updates you want to install.
It also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including an issue that affected searchindexer.exe and randomly stopped you from signing in or signing out. It also fixed one that affected the Domain Name System (DNS) suffix search list. When you configured it, the parent domain might have been missing.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/01/17/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-1192-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1192</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25276">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25276</h3>
Release date: January 12, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces developer-focused features in Task Manager to help collecting live kernel memory dumps (LKDs). This is in addition to the existing “Memory dump” for user mode processes. The build also adds new information to the visual overview of cloud storage usage in Settings app — it now shows Outlook attachment data.
It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which switching windows through taskbar previews wasn’t working, and another in which explorer.exe would crash when opening File Explorer.
The build has eight known issues, including one in which the taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar, and another in which some Task Manager dialogs may not render in the correct theme when applied from Task Manager Settings page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/01/12/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25276/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25276</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25272">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25272</h3>
Release date: January 5, 2023
Released to: Dev Channel
This build moves Quick Assist out of Windows Tools so it displays directly in the Start menu’s All apps list and is easier to find. It also adds a refresh button to the Windows print queue.
The build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in the Task Manger in which filtering by publisher name did not match correctly on the Processes page, and another in which the Task Manager did not display light and dark content correctly, rendering potentially unreadable text.
The build has eight known issues, including one in which the taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar, and another in which some Task Manager dialogs may not render in the correct theme when applied from Task Manager Settings page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/01/05/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25272/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25272</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1095-and-22623-1095">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1095 and 22623.1095</h3>
Release date: January 5, 2023
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22623.1095 update that has new features and bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.1095 update with fewer new features and bug fixes.
In Build 22623.1095, Quick Assist has been moved out of Windows Tools, so it displays directly in the Start menu’s All apps list and is easier to find.
In Builds 22621.1095 and 22623.1095, the search box design in the Start menu has been updated with more rounded corners to reflect the design of the search box on the taskbar.
Build 22623.1095 has a variety of bug fixes, including for a bug in Task Manager in which filtering by publisher name did not match correctly on the Processes page.
Builds 22621.1095 and 22623.1095 fix a number of bugs, including one that affected how fast you could copy items from a network to a local computer. For some users, the copy speed was slower than expected.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/01/05/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1095-and-22623-1095/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1095 and 22623.1095</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1037-and-22623-1037">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1037 and 22623.1037</h3>
Release date: December 15, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22623.1037 update that has new features and bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.1037 update that has fewer new features and bug fixes.
Build 22623.1037 gets a wide variety of voice access improvements, including many new commands, such as for opening and closing applications, releasing a held down key, and showing a grid overlay on the screen.
Builds 22621.1037 and 22623.1037 both get several new treatments for how search looks on the taskbar. They can be found by going to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar Items.
Build 22623.1037 has a variety of bug fixes, including for a bug that caused Task Manager to become unresponsive when using its search box, and another that caused explorer.exe crashes.
Builds 22621.1037 and 22623.1037 have two bug fixes, one for a bug that caused Task Manager to display certain elements in the user interface (UI) in unexpected colors, and another in which the decryption of a certificate private key failed in Data Protection Application Programming Interface (DPAPI) decryption.
Both builds have seven known issues, including one in which some services may not show in the Task Manager’s Services page after filtering is applied, and another in which the search box on the taskbar does not render correctly and displays visual artifact
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/12/15/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1037-and-22623-1037/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1037 and 22623.1037</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25267">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25267</h3>
Release date: December 14, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build makes two minor changes: Search on the taskbar now has rounded corners, and the Windows Security (firewall) notification dialogs now match Windows 11 visuals.
It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one that caused the Bluetooth section of Quick Settings to crash for some people, and another in which using “Browse for Folder” from an app was only showing Desktop (and no other folders) for some people.
The build has 17 known issues, including one in which various UI elements in apps are disappearing and reappearing, another in which the taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar, and another in which filtering by publisher name does not match correctly on the Processes page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/12/14/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25267/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25267</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25262">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25262</h3>
Release date: December 9, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build removes the sign-in requirement for using the widgets board and adds a link to <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/windows/solve-pc-problems-over-a-remote-connection-b077e31a-16f4-2529-1a47-21f6a9040bf3" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Quick Assist</a> at the bottom of Settings > System > Troubleshooters, to help if you’re having issues with your PC. It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one that caused secondary drives or other PCI devices to not be viewable for some Insiders, another in which auto-hiding the taskbar would stop working after you had interacted with the hidden icons flyout, and another in which explorer.exe would crash when opening certain items from the Recent section in File Explorer.
The build has 18 known issues, including one in which various UI elements in apps disappear and reappear, another in which the taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar, and another in which filtering by publisher name does not match correctly on the Processes page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/12/09/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25262/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25262</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1028-and-22623-1028">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1028 and 22623.1028</h3>
Release date: December 6, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22623.1028 update that has multiple new bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.1028 update that has only one bug fix.
There are several bug fixes for 22623.1028, including for an issue in which auto-hiding the taskbar would stop working after you had interacted with the hidden icons flyout in the system tray, and another in which the sleep recommendation on the Energy Recommendations page and Battery & Power page were sometimes inconsistent.
One bug was fixed in both Build 22621.1028 and 22623.1028, in which GPU performance debugging features lowered the performance of games.
Both builds have eight known issues, including one in which the tablet-optimized taskbar takes longer than expected to transition to the touch-optimized version when switching between desktop posture and tablet posture, and another in which some services may not show in the Task Manager’s Services page after filtering is applied.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/12/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1028-and-22623-1028/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1028 and 22623.1028</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25252">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25252</h3>
Release date: November 28, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build adds a VPN status icon into the system tray when connected to a recognized VPN profile. The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including multiple explorer.exe crashes that impacted system tray performance, another that caused folders in Start menu to not open on the first try, and another that could put your PC to sleep although it was configured to not sleep.
The build has 21 known issues, including one in which various UI elements in apps are disappearing and reappearing, another in which the taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar, and another in which filtering by publisher name does not match correctly on the Processes page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/11/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25252/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25252</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-1020-and-22623-1020">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1020 and 22623.1020</h3>
Release date: November 28, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get Build 22623.1020, which has new features and bug fixes. The other group will receive Build 22621.1020, which has only bug fixes.
In Build 22623.1020, there is support for new Braille displays and new Braille input and output languages in Narrator.
There are several bug fixes for 22623.1020, including for one that crashed explorer.exe in safe mode, another that caused certain third-party app icons in the system tray to be unresponsive, and another in which the Delete key didn’t work in the search box.
A number of bugs were fixed in both Build 22621.1020 and 22623.1020, including one in which the Settings app failed to open a page under the Accounts category, and another that caused File Explorer to stop working when you closed context menus and menu items.
Both builds have ten known issues, including one in which the tablet-optimized taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture, and another in which the tablet-optimized taskbar takes longer than expected to transition to the touch-optimized version when switching between desktop posture and tablet posture
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/11/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-1020-and-22623-1020/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1020 and 22623.1020</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25247">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25247</h3>
Release date: November 18, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build lets you access <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/windows/manage-cameras-with-camera-settings-in-windows-11-97997ed5-bb98-47b6-a13d-964106997757" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows Studio effects</a> directly from Quick Settings on the taskbar, for devices that have a supported Neural Processing Unit (NPU). The build also begins the rollout of Energy Recommendations under Settings > System > Power & Battery > Energy Recommendations. Following the recommendations may improve the energy efficiency of your PC and reduce your carbon footprint.
In addition, Task Manager lets you use process filtering, letting you filter the binary name, PID or publisher name. The Settings app now has new visuals on the Accounts page to provide a visual overview of your cloud storage usage across Microsoft products.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one that didn’t allow you to input text using the touch keyboard/PIN entry keyboard on the login screen, another that caused the NVIDIA icon in the system tray to show empty notifications, and several that led to multiple explorer.exe crashes that harmed taskbar performance.
The build has 15 known issues, including one in which various UI elements in apps are disappearing and reappearing, another in which the taskbar is sometimes cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar, and another in which filtering by publisher name does not match correctly on the Processes page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/11/18/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25247/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25247</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-898">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.898</h3>
Release date: November 17, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
In this build, Microsoft OneDrive subscribers will get storage alerts on the Systems page in the Settings app when they are close to their storage limits. The full amount of storage capacity from all of someone’s OneDrive subscriptions will also be displayed.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one that stopped modern applications from opening, another that affected transparency in layered windows when you were in High Definition remote applications integrated locally (RAIL) mode, and another that caused File Explorer to stop working when you closed context menus and menu items.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/11/17/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-898-to-the-release-preview-channel/">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.898</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-891-and-22623-891">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.891 and 22623.891</h3>
Release date: November 10, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22623.891 update that has new features and bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.891 update that has only bug fixes.
In Build 22623.891, the Task Manager gets several improvements, including filtering processes using the binary name, PID, or publisher name. You can now also use your preferred theme in Task Manager regardless of the active Windows theme.
There are several bug fixes for 22623.891, including for a bug that caused the do not disturb icon to disappear while in do not disturb mode, and multiple issues that caused explorer.exe crashes, impacting the performance of the taskbar.
A number of bugs were fixed in both Build 22621.891 and 22623.891, including one in which File Explorer failed to localize folders, and another that affected the Windows Firewall service when the Override block rules option was turned on.
Both builds have 10 known issues, including one in which the tablet-optimized taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture, and another in which the tablet-optimized taskbar takes longer than expected to transition to the touch-optimized version when switching between desktop posture and tablet posture.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/11/10/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-891-and-22623-891/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Builds 22621.891 and 22623.891</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-885-and-22623-885">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.885 and 22623.885</h3>
Release date: November 7, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22623.885 update that has new features and bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.885 update that has fewer features and bug fixes.
In Build 22623.885, <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/windows/manage-cameras-with-camera-settings-in-windows-11-97997ed5-bb98-47b6-a13d-964106997757" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows Studio effects</a> can now be accessed directly from Quick Settings on the taskbar, for devices that have a supported Neural Processing Unit (NPU). The build also has several minor changes, including support for the use of clipboard history (Windows key + V) on password fields.
In both 22623.885 and 22621.885, you can now expand the size of your widgets board.
There are several bug fixes for 22623.885, including several related to the taskbar and system tray. The performance of deleting files via File Explorer when emptying the recycle bin or using Shift + Delete has been improved when there are a large number of files being deleted at once.
In both 22623.885 and 22621.885, an issue in which modern applications couldn’t open has been fixed.
Both builds have four known issues, including one in which the tablet-optimized taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture, and another in which the tablet-optimized taskbar takes longer than expected to transition to the touch-optimized version when switching between desktop posture and tablet posture.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/11/07/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-885-and-22623-885/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Builds 22621.885 and 22623.885</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25236">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25236</h3>
Release date: November 2, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build fixes a variety of bugs, including issues related to the taskbar that were impacting explorer.exe reliability, and another in which natural voices such as Guy or Jenny were not speaking in Narrator.
The build has 13 known issues, including one in which the taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture, and another in which various UI elements in apps are disappearing and reappearing.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/11/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25236/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25236</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-875-and-22623-875">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.875 and 22623.875</h3>
Release date: October 27, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22623.875 update that has new features and bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.875 update that has only bug fixes.
In Build 22623.875, the tablet-optimized taskbar that began rolling out with Build 22623.730 is now available.
There are several bug fixes for both 22623.875 and 22621.875, including one that affected transparency in layered windows. This occurs when you are in High-Definition remote applications integrated locally (RAIL) mode.
Both builds have four known issues, including one in which the tablet-optimized taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture, and another in which the tablet-optimized taskbar takes longer than expected to transition to the touch-optimized version when switching between desktop posture and tablet posture.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/27/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-875-and-22623-875/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.875 and 22623.875</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25231">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25231</h3>
Release date: October 27, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build fixes a variety of bugs, including one that prevented some users from using FIDO to unlock a PC if it was connected to an external display with the laptop lid closed, and another in which certain network cameras were not being added when selected under Bluetooth & Devices > Cameras.
The build has 14 known issues, including one in which the taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture, and another in which various UI elements in apps are disappearing and reappearing.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/27/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25231/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25231</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-870-and-22623-870">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.870 and 22623.870</h3>
Release date: October 20, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22623.870 update that has new features and bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.870 update, which has only some new bug fixes.
In Build 22623.870, Task Manager has been added to the context menu when right-clicking on the taskbar. It also has a new Narrator braille driver solution that automatically changes Braille drivers when switching between Narrator and third-party screen readers.
Build 22623.870 also has a number of bug fixes, including one that improves how touch gestures and their animations with the tablet-optimized taskbar work with the touch keyboard, and another that fixes an issue which caused explorer.exe to crash when dragging icons in the system tray,
There are several bug fixes for both 22623.870 and 22621.870, including one that caused vertical and horizontal line artifacts to appear on the screen, and another that did not allow the Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD) Application Proxy connector to retrieve a Kerberos ticket on behalf of the user. The error message was, “The handle specified is invalid (0x80090301).
Both builds have four known issues, including one in which the tablet-optimized taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture, and another in which the tablet-optimized taskbar takes longer than expected to transition to the touch-optimized version when switching between desktop posture and tablet posture
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/20/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-870-and-22623-870/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.870 and 22623.870</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-754">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.754</h3>
Release date: October 19, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build includes a variety of small improvements, including new choices for biometric data for Windows Hello Face and Fingerprint, new settings for your Microsoft account, and the addition of Task Manager to the context menu when you right-click the taskbar.
It fixes a variety of bugs, including one that slowed down the Windows Search Service, and another that affected the Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD) Application Proxy connector, in which it cannot retrieve a Kerberos ticket on behalf of the user. The error message was, “The handle specified is invalid (0x80090301).”
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/19/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-754-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.754</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227</h3>
Release date: October 19, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes improvements for update management for IT administrators by making a variety of changes to the Update Stack Orchestrator. It also introduces some very small changes to the Start menu, widgets, Settings, voice typing, and input.
It fixes a variety of bugs, including one that caused explorer.exe to crash while switching between apps on the tablet-optimized taskbar, and another in which dragging content across an open Start menu folder could cause a crash.
The build has seven known issues, including one in which the taskbar takes longer than expected to transition to the touch-optimized version when switching between desktop posture and tablet postures, and another in which various UI elements in apps are disappearing and reappearing.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25227/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-1163">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.1163</h3>
Release date: October 18, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
The build improves Windows search results and performance, and adds Task Manager to the context menu when you right-click the taskbar. It also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which in Microsoft Direct3D 9 games the graphics hardware stopped working if the hardware did not have a native Direct3D 9 driver.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/18/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-1163-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.1163</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-746-and-22623-746">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.746 and 22623.746</h3>
Release date: October 13, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get Build 22623.746 with new features. The other group will receive Build 22621.746 with the new features turned off by default.
Those who get Build 22623.746 will get preliminary support to rearrange System Tray icons. System Tray updates are still rolling out and are not available to all Insiders yet. If your PC does not have these changes, your System Tray experience will remain the same as before.
A number of bugs have been fixed only in Build 22623.746, including one for the tablet-optimized taskbar, in which the gesture to slide the Start menu open from the bottom of the screen using touch might have stopped following your finger.
In both Build 22621.746 and Build 22623.746, the ms-appinstaller Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) has been enabled to work for the DesktopAppInstaller.
Both builds have five known issues, including one in which the tablet-optimized taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture, and another in which dragging the system tray icons may cause explorer.exe to crash.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-746-and-22623-746/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.746 and 22623.746</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-675">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.675</h3>
Release date: October 11, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
The build enables a variety of new features that began rolling out to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 22H2 last week, including tabs for File Explorer; Suggested Actions, which suggests actions you might want to take on items you copy, such as recommending making a call with Skype if you copy a phone number; the taskbar overflow menu, which shows you all your overflowed apps in one space; and the ability to share to more devices.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/11/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-675-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.675</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-741-and-22623-741">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.741 and 22623.741</h3>
Release date: October 10, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22623.741 update that has new bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.741 update that has only some new bug fixes.
In Build 22623.741, the bug fixes include several for the tablet-optimized taskbar, including one in which it sometimes collapsed when it should have been expanded if there were no running windows on the desktop, and another in which the tablet-optimized taskbar would crash explorer.exe if you entered the overflow flyout.
There are two bug fixes for both 22621.741 and 22623.741: one in which Server Manager could reset the wrong disk when several disks have the same UniqueId, and another in which localization issues for some setup files stopped you from creating installation media for non-English languages.
Both builds have four known issues, including one in which audio has stopped working for some Insiders, and another in which the tablet-optimized taskbar sometimes flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and tablet posture.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/10/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-741-and-22623-741/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.741 and 22623.741</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25217">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25217</h3>
Release date: October 6, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the taskbar sometimes collapsed when it should be expanded if there are no running windows on the desktop, and another in which when switching between windows, the entire window flashed black for a frame while rendering.
The build has eight known issues, including one in which the Widgets notification badge number may appear misaligned on the taskbar, and another in which the taskbar takes longer than expected to transition to the touch-optimized version when switching between desktop posture and tablet postures.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25217/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25217</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="october-2022-feature-rollout">October 2022 feature rollout</h3>
Release date: October 4, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
Insiders in the Release Preview Channel who have upgraded to Windows 11 22H2 and installed the <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/september-30-2022-kb5017389-os-build-22621-608-preview-62f353a0-696a-49d8-a78f-a14910f30ae3" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">KB5017389 build</a> will begin to see several new features, including one of the most significant ones left out of Windows 11 22H2 — tabs in File Explorer like those in browsers. Among other File Explorer improvements are the ability to pin important files on its home page for easy access to them. You’ll also be able to see actions that colleagues take on your shared files.
In addition, with a new feature called Suggested Actions, when you copy phone numbers or future dates, Windows provides suggestions for what you might want to do with them, such as making a call with Teams or Skype or adding an event in the Calendar app.
The new taskbar overflow menu shows all of your taskbar apps on a single menu entry. Also, there are new sharing features, letting you discover and share to more devices.
Note that initially not all Insiders will get these new features. They’ll be gradually rolled out.
(Get more info about the <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/04/rolling-out-new-features-for-windows-11-version-22h2-in-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">October 2022 feature rollout</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25211">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25211</h3>
Release date: September 29, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces new settings to the Widgets pane and makes them easier to access than previous settings. It also adds Task Manager to the context menu that appears on the taskbar when you right-click it.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which command bar items like copy, paste, and empty recycle bin may unexpectedly not be enabled when they should be, and another in which Settings would crash when changing your mobile hotspot name.
The build has 10 known issues, including one in which the Widgets notification badge number may appear misaligned on the taskbar, and another in which the taskbar takes longer than expected to transition to the touch-optimized version when switching between desktop and tablet postures.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/09/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25211/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25211</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-730-and-22623-730">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.730 and 22623.730</h3>
Release date: September 29, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22623.730 update that has new features and bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.730 update that has new features and some new bug fixes turned off by default.
In Build 22623.730, the tablet-optimized taskbar has been reintroduced. In addition, File Explorer search will show results as you type. Among the bugs fixed are one that caused parts of the taskbar or its icons to get stuck in the wrong theme’s colors when switching between light and dark themes.
There are a wide variety of bug fixes for both 22621.730 and 22623.730, including for one that stopped you from signing in to various Microsoft 365 apps, and another that caused updates to the Microsoft Store to fail.
Both builds have six known issues, including one in which audio has stopped working for some Insiders, and another in which when there are no running windows on the desktop, the taskbar can sometimes collapse, when it should be expanded.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/09/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-730-and-22623-730/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.730 and 22623.730</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-607">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.607</h3>
Release date: September 22, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build for Windows 11 22H2 fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that that caused updates to the Microsoft Store to fail, another that stopped you from signing into various Microsoft Office 365 apps, and another in which Task Manager stopped working when you switched between light and dark mode or changed the accent color.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/09/22/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-607-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.607</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25206">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25206</h3>
Release date: September 21, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build improves the security of the SMB server service by implementing a delay between each failed NTLM authentication in the <a href="https://aka.ms/smbauthratelimiter" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">SMB authentication rate limiter</a>. This means, for example, if an attacker previously sent 300 brute force attempts per second from a client for 5 minutes (90,000 passwords), the same number of attempts would now take at least 50 hours.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which OneDrive setup unexpectedly asked for permission to set up every time your PC rebooted, and another in which the Windows Sandbox window resized incorrectly when you snapped it to the side of the screen.
The build has 13 known issues, including one in which the Widgets notification badge number may appear misaligned on the taskbar, and another in which command bar items like Copy, Paste, and Empty Recycle Bin may unexpectedly not be enabled when they should be.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/09/21/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25206/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25206</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-601-and-22622-601">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.601 and 22622.601</h3>
Release date: September 21, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22622.601 update, which would normally have new bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.601 update, which would normally have most new bug fixes turned off by default. In this instance, however, the builds are identical.
The build fixes four bugs, including one in which clicking the network icon on the Lock screen crashed the Lock screen, and another that affected Dual SIM calling. If you selected no SIM on your phone and initiated a call on your device, Dual SIM functionality would not work.
Both builds have one known issue, in which audio stops working for some Insiders.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/09/21/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-601-and-22622-601/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.601 and 22622.601</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-598-and-22622-598">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.598 and 22622.598</h3>
Release date: September 12, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22622.598 update that has new bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.598 update that has most new bug fixes turned off by default.
For those who get Build 22622.598, among the bugs fixed are one that wouldn’t allow you to interact with the top part of File Explorer (with the address bar) when File Explorer was full screen, and another in which File Explorer command bar items like copy, paste, and empty recycle bin were not enabled when they should have been.
There are several bug fixes for both Build 22621.598 and 22622.598, including one that created a duplicate print queue, and another in Roaming User Profiles in which after you signed in or out, some of your settings were not restored.
Both builds have one known issue, in which clicking the network icon on the Lock screen does not work, may crash the Lock screen, and may require you to reboot to log in.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/09/12/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-598-and-22622-598/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.598 and 22622.598</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25197">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25197</h3>
Release date: September 8, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The build reintroduces the touch-optimized taskbar for using your device as a tablet. Your taskbar will automatically transition to the optimized version when you disconnect or fold back the keyboard on your 2-in-1 device. In addition, animated icons are being rolled out in the Settings app.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one that caused parts of the taskbar or its icons like search to get stuck in the wrong theme’s colors when switching between light and dark theme, and another that led to Settings crashing when removing devices.
The build has 13 known issues, including one in which the Widgets notification badge number may appear misaligned on the taskbar, and another in which command bar items like copy, paste, and empty recycle bin may unexpectedly not be enabled when they should be.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/09/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25197/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25197</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25193">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25193</h3>
Release date: September 1, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces new Xbox subscription management details in the Windows 11 Settings app. If you are a member of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass for Console or Xbox Live Gold, you can now see your subscription details via Settings > Accounts.
It also fixes a variety of bugs, including several that were leading to sporadic explorer.exe crashes related to the taskbar overflow, one that caused the Start menu to crash on launch for some people when Search Highlights was enabled, and one in File Explorer in which certain files couldn’t be unpinned from the Favorites section of Home after you’d pinned them.
The build has 10 known issues, including one in which the Widgets notification badge number may appear misaligned on the taskbar, and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bug check.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/09/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25193/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25193</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-590-and-22622-590">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.590 and 22622.590</h3>
Release date: September 1, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22622.590 update that has new bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.590 update that has most new bug fixes turned off by default.
For those who get Build 22622.590, among the bugs fixed are one in which the Control Panel could not launch from the Start menu search or if pinned to the taskbar, one in which there was a memory leak when closing File Explorer windows, and several that made the taskbar overflow cause sporadic explorer.exe crashes.
There are several bug fixes in both builds, including for one in which cldflt.sys caused a bug check when it used with Microsoft OneDrive.
Both builds have three known issues, including one in which audio has stopped working for some Insiders, and another in which command bar items like copy, paste, and empty recycle bin may unexpectedly not be enabled when they should be.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/09/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-590-and-22622-590/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.590 and 22622.590</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25188">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25188</h3>
Release date: August 24, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The build updates touch keyboard settings to replace the “Show the touch keyboard when there’s no keyboard attached” checkbox under Settings > Time & language > Typing > Touch keyboard with a new dropdown menu with three options to control whether tapping an edit control should launch the touch keyboard.
It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the taskbar overflow was impacting explorer.exe reliability and another that caused Start’s recommendations to show one column instead of two.
The build has 10 known issues, including one in which the Widgets notification badge number may appear misaligned on the taskbar, and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bug check.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/08/24/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25188/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25188</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-586-and-22622-586">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.586 and 22622.586</h3>
Release date: August 24, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22622.586 update that has new bug fixes. The other group will receive the Build 22621.586 update that has most new bug fixes turned off by default.
In Build 22622.586, among the bugs fixed are one that caused the left half of the File Explorer title bar to not be draggable via mouse or touch, and another that caused the taskbar overflow flyout to unexpectedly appear on the opposite side of the screen.
There are several bug fixes for both Build 22621.586 and 22622.586, including one that caused domain credentials to not work for some Insiders, and another that forced the IE mode tabs in a session to reload.
Both builds have four known issues, including one in which audio has stopped working for some Insiders, and another in which the taskbar isn’t able to display if File Explorer is maximized and you have the taskbar set to auto-hide.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/08/24/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-586-and-22622-586/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.586 and 22622.586</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-457-kb5016695">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.457 (KB5016695)</h3>
Release date: August 23, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
The build introduces several new minor features and fixes a variety of bugs for Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 22H2. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s ability to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks has been enhanced, and files can be compressed regardless of its size if you have configured Server Message Block (SMB) Compression.
Bugs fixed include one that caused Windows to display tablet mode features for some devices that do not have touchscreens, and another that caused Microsoft Edge to stop responding when you use IE mode.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/08/23/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-457-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.457</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25182">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25182</h3>
Release date: August 17, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the taskbar overflow flyout unexpectedly appeared on the opposite side of the screen, another in which a Start menu crash prevented apps from launching from Start, and another in which the camera light on laptops became stuck after people logged into their PCs.
The build has 11 known issues, including one in which the Widgets notification badge number may appear misaligned on the taskbar, and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bugcheck.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/08/17/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25182/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25182</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-22000-917-kb5016691">Windows 11 Insider Preview 22000.917 (KB5016691)</h3>
Release date: August 16, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
The build enhances Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s ability to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks, and gives IT admins the ability to remotely add languages and language-related features.
It also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that caused ServerAssignedConfigurations to be null in a few full-configuration scenarios, another that degraded BitLocker performance, and another that prevented virtualized App-V Microsoft Office applications from opening or causes them to stop working.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/08/16/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-917-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview 22000.917</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25179">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25179</h3>
Release date: August 10, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The File Explorer tabs and navigation updates which began rolling out to some people in the Dev Channel with Build 25136 are rolling out to everyone in this build. If you don’t see them, reboot your PC.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the min/max/ close buttons were not visible in File Explorer when using a contrast theme, and another in which the taskbar overflow flyout unexpectedly appeared on the opposite side of the screen.
The build has 13 known issues, including one in which the Widgets notification badge number may appear misaligned on the taskbar, and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bugcheck.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/08/10/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25179/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25179</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.575 and 22622.575</h3>
Release date: August 10, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get the Build 22622.575 update that has new features. The other group will receive the Build 22621.575 update that has new features turned off by default.
In those who get Build 22622.575, middle clicking a folder in the navigation pane of File Explorer will now open it in a new tab, like clicking a folder in the body of File Explorer already does.
A number of bugs have been fixed only in Build 22622.575, including two in File Explorer, one in which the dividers in the navigation pane were overlapping or drawing too close to text, and another in which the left/right arrows were in light mode when you were using dark mode, causing them to not have enough contrast to show when they were enabled
There are several bug fixes for both 22621.575 and 22622.575, including one that prevented you from opening a URL if the URL’s length is more than 2084 characters. The update supports a URL of up to 8192 characters.
Both builds have 10 known issues, including one in which the up arrow is misaligned in File Explorer tabs, and another in which the left-half of the File Explorer title bar may not be draggable via mouse or touch.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/08/10/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-575-and-22622-575/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.575 and 22622.575</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25174">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25174</h3>
Release date: August 3, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The build introduces the Game Pass Widget, which shows you the latest additions, games leaving soon, and games from highlighted categories in the PC Game Pass Library. You can use the widget to go to the Xbox app to see game reviews and install games.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which explorer.exe crashed when opening new File Explorer windows, and another in which some PCs were crashing when going to System > Storage > Disks & Volumes.
The build has 14 known issues, including one in which the Widgets notification badge number appeared misaligned on the taskbar and another in which the Delete key doesn’t work to delete files in File Explorer.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/08/03/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25174/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25174</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-450-and-22622-450">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.450 and 22622.450</h3>
Release date: August 2, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. As a general rule, one group gets build updates that have new features, while the other receives build updates that have most new features turned off by default.
In this instance, however, the builds are identical and include several minor changes and fixes. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s ability to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks has been improved, and storage replication that occurs over low bandwidth or congested wide area networks (WAN) is being done more efficiently.
Among the bugs fixed are one that caused Windows to display tablet mode features for some devices that do not have touchscreens, one that caused some application windows to have blank sections in the Task View preview, and one that caused Microsoft Edge to stop responding when you use IE mode.
The builds have five known issues, including one in which the up arrow is misaligned in File Explorer tabs and another in which the left half of the File Explorer title bar may not be draggable via mouse or touch.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/08/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-450-and-22622-450/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.450 and 22622.450</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-317">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.317 </h3>
Release date: July 28, 2022 
Released to: Release Preview Channel 
The build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in that prevented troubleshooters from opening, another that caused the Smart App Control to block catalog-signed files, and another that distorted photos taken with the Camera app when using certain cameras under certain low light conditions. 
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/28/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-317-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.317</a>.) 
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25169">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25169 </h3>
Release date: July 28, 2022 
Released to: Dev Channel 
The build introduces kiosk mode, a lockdown Windows 11 feature that allows an IT administrator to select a set of allowable apps to run on the device, while all other functionalities are blocked. Several other new features have been introduced as well, including an update to the US English (EN-US) handwriting model that makes it faster and more accurate. 
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which an explorer.exe crash sometimes prevented taskbar from loading when launching Microsoft Teams meetings, and another in which after using the reveal password button in the Wi-Fi section of Quick Settings, the text unexpectedly lost focus. 
The build has seven known issues, including one in which the Widgets notification badge number may appear misaligned on the taskbar, and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bug check. 
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25169/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25169</a>.) 
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-440-and-22622-440">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.440 and 22622.440 </h3>
Release date: July 28, 2022 
Released to: Beta Channel 
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get Build 22622.440 with new features. The other group will get receive Build 22621.440 with most new features turned off by default. 
Those who get Build 22622.440 will get the new taskbar overflow feature, in which when the taskbar goes over its maximum capacity for notifications and icons, you’ll be able to click an icon which will launch an overflow menu showing the taskbar icons that aren’t being displayed. 
In both 22621.440 and Build 22622.440, the weather, news, and finance widgets offer live updates. 
A number of bugs have been fixed only in Build 22622.440, including one that caused explorer.exe crashes when docking and undocking monitors, and another caused a memory leak when using tabs with File Explorer. 
Both builds have five known issues, including one in which the up arrow is misaligned in File Explorer tabs, and another in which left half of the File Explorer title bar may not be draggable via mouse or touch. 
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-440-and-22622-440/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.440 and 22622.440</a>.) 
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25163">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25163</h3>
Release date: July 20, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The build introduces the new taskbar overflow feature: When the taskbar goes over its maximum capacity for notifications and icons, you’ll be able to click an icon that will launch an overflow menu showing the taskbar icons that aren’t being displayed.
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which explorer.exe crashed when tabs were dragged around, and another in which the File Explorer “Add new tab” button wasn’t clearly visible when using Aquatic or Desert contrast themes.
The build has nine known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible; another in which when certain apps positioned near the top of the screen are closed before live captions is run, they will relaunch behind the live captions window positioned at top; and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bug check.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/20/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25163/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25163</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-436-and-22622-436">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.436 and 22622.436</h3>
Release date: July 19, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get Build 22622.436 with new features. The other group will receive Build 22621.436 with new features turned off by default.
Those who get Build 22622.436 will be able to use UDP and Bluetooth to discover and share files with more devices. In addition, Windows Terminal is being made the default terminal in Windows 11, so all command line applications will open in it, including Command Prompt and PowerShell.
A number of bugs have been fixed in both Build 22621.436 and Build 22622.436, including one that prevented troubleshooters from opening, and another that led to a loss of network connectivity after turning on mobile hotspots.
Build 22622.436 fixes several additional bugs, including an explorer.exe crash when dragging tabs around.
Both builds have one known issue, in which the up arrow is misaligned in File Explorer tabs.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-436-and-22622-436/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.436 and 22622.436</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-build-22000-829-kb5015882">Windows 11 Build 22000.829 (KB5015882)</h3>
Release date: July 14, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build lets you receive urgent notifications when focus assist is on. It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one that prevented troubleshooters from opening, one that caused port mapping conflicts for containers, and another that caused Windows to stop working when you enabled Windows Defender Application Control with the Intelligent Security Graph feature turned on.
The build has one known issue: On some devices, Widgets may crash in the background upon logging in and show the static default icon instead of populating and updating to show the weather.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/14/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-829-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Build 22000.829</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25158">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25158</h3>
Release date: July 13, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The build introduces notification badging for Widgets. When a Widget has new content, it displays a small notification on the bottom left of the taskbar. When you open the Widget board, you’ll get more information about the notification.
There are also a variety of bug fixes, including for a bug in which explorer.exe would crash when navigating OneDrive in File Explorer, and another in which the Start menu would crash when it loaded.
The build has nine known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible; another in which when certain apps positioned near the top of the screen are closed before live captions is run, they will relaunch behind the live captions window positioned at top; and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bug check.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25158/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25158</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="update-to-windows-subsystem-for-android-on-windows-11-version-2205-40000-14-0">Update to Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 (version 2205.40000.14.0)</h3>
Release date: July 6, 2022
Released to: All Insider channels
This update for Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 includes advanced networking, which enables app access to local network devices for ARM computers. IPv6 and VPN connectivity has also been turned on. The Windows Subsystem for Android Settings app has been updated accordingly: the IP address has been removed from the Developer section in the Settings app because the subsystem no longer has a different IP from your computer.
Note that some VPNs may not work with advanced networking. If you use a VPN and find Android apps do not have network connectivity, disable Advanced Networking in the Windows Subsystem for Android Settings app.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/06/update-to-windows-subsystem-for-android-on-windows-11-july-2022/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Update to Windows Subsystem for Android (version 2205.40000.14.0)</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-builds-22621-290-and-22622-290">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.290 and 22622.290</h3>
Release date: July 5, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
These updates are being released to two groups in the Beta Channel. One group will get Build 22622.xxx updates that have new features. The other group will get receive Build 22621.xxx updates that have new features turned off by default.
Those who get Build 22622.290 will have a new feature in to make everyday tasks quicker in Windows 11 through inline suggested actions. When you copy a date, time, or phone number, Windows will suggest actions relevant to you such as creating calendar events or making phone calls with your favorite apps. The build also displays OneDrive storage alert and subscription management in Settings. Those who get Build 22621.290 do not get the new features.
A number of bugs have been fixed in both Build 22621.290 and Build 22622.290, including one that caused the Take Photo button to disappear when you use a common file dialog to open the camera, and another that prevented Microsoft Edge from being available in Windows Sandbox.
Build 22622.290 fixes several additional bugs, including fixing a scaling issue that could result in the tabs being unexpectedly large.
Both builds have two known issues, one of which causes cyclical crashes in Windows UI components (like explorer.exe), making it appear that the screen is flashing. If you are impacted, running the following command from an elevated PowerShell window should resolve it:
<code>Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml -DisableDevelopmentMode -ForceApplicationShutdown</code>
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/05/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-290-22622-290/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.290 and 22622.290</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-222621-169">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 222621.169</h3>
Release date: June 30, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build adds minor improvements, such as support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 in Windows client and server Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) implementation, and Server Message Block (SMB) redirector (RDR) specific public File System Control (FSCTL) code FSCTL_LMR_QUERY_INFO. In addition, a number of bugs were fixed, including one that prevented Microsoft Edge from being available in Windows Sandbox, and another that caused install from media (IFM) creation for Active Directory to fail with the error “2101 JET_errCallbackFailed.”
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/30/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-165-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 222621.169</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25151">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25151</h3>
Release date: June 29, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The build fixes several bugs, including one in File Explorer in which a scaling issue caused tabs to be unexpectedly large.
The build has eight known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible, another in which some Widgets preferences unexpectedly get reset to default, and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bug check.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25151/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25151</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25145">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25145</h3>
Release date: June 22, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The build incorporates the legacy Local Administrator Password Solution product (LAPS) directly into Windows and adds new features, including extending Active Directory schema by running the Update-LapsADSchema cmdlet in the new LAPS PowerShell module. The build also displays OneDrive Standalone 100GB subscriptions in the Accounts page within Settings, letting you see your recurring billing, payment method, and OneDrive storage usage.
The build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which tab order when using Ctrl-Tab was wrong if you had rearranged the tabs in File Explorer, and another that caused Settings to crash when going to Bluetooth & Devices > Printers & Scanners.
The build has nine known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible, another in which some Widgets preferences unexpectedly get reset to default, and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bug check.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/22/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25145/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25145</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-776">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.776</h3>
Release date: June 16, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build introduces search highlights, which display notable moments about each day, including holidays, anniversaries, and other events globally and in your region. To see more details at a glance, hover or click on the illustration in the search box.
There are also a wide variety of bug fixes, including for a bug that prevented the use of Encrypted File System files over a WebDAV connection, another that sometimes caused Windows 11 to stop working when installing an application without network connectivity, and another that prevented Bluetooth from reconnecting to some audio devices after restarting the devices.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/16/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-766-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.776</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25140">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25140</h3>
Release date: June 15, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
The build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in File Explorer where the active tab color didn’t match the command bar below it, one in Task Manager that caused a crash when switching modes in pages other than the Processes page, and one that caused audio to stop playing in certain apps after a minute.
The build has nine known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (such as video players) prevent live captions from being visible, another in which the up arrow is misaligned in File Explorer tabs, and another in which shutting down via the Start is unexpectedly rebooting instead.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/15/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25140/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25140</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-160-kb5014770">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.160 (KB5014770)</h3>
Release date: June 13, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
This build introduces tabs in File Explorer and a redesigned layout in File Explorer’s left navigation pane to make it easier to navigate to folders you use frequently.
The build has one known issue, in which the up arrow is misaligned in File Explorer tabs.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621-160/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.160</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25136">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25136</h3>
Release date: June 9, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces tabs in File Explorer and a redesigned layout in File Explorer’s left navigation pane to make it easier to navigate to folders you use frequently. Some dynamic widgets in the taskbar have gotten new features, including live content from the weather widget, live updates from the sports and finance widgets, and breaking news alerts.
There are also a wide variety of bug fixes, including one that caused Start to only show one column of recommended items, and another in which Windows Update unexpectedly showed error 0x00000000 when there wasn’t anything wrong.
The build has seven known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible, another in which when certain apps positioned near the top of the screen are closed before live captions is run, they will relaunch behind the live captions window positioned at top, and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bug check.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/09/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25136/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25136</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621</h3>
Release date: June 7, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/07/releasing-windows-11-version-22h2-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Microsoft has now released Build 22621</a>, which was <a href="#22621">previously released to the Beta Channel</a>, to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. This signifies that the build is the shipping version of Windows 11 22H2 (more or less) and is ready for final testing by corporate IT departments.
Commercial devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Program for Business within the Release Preview Channel will automatically be offered Windows 11 22H2 as an optional update (as long as they meet the <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-11-requirements" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">hardware requirements</a> for Windows 11). Noncommercial Windows Insider devices can seek out Build 22621 via Settings > Windows Update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/05/11/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25131">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25131</h3>
Release date: June 2, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build fixes several bugs, including one that caused File Explorer to hang when browsing folders with lots of .mkv files, and another in Settings in which the “Listen to this device” audio option would stop working after a reboot until being unchecked and rechecked.
The build has five known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible; another in which when certain apps positioned near the top of the screen are closed before live captions is run, they will relaunch behind the live captions window positioned at top; and another in which games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bug check.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25131/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25131</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-706">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.706</h3>
Release date: May 19, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build introduces Windows spotlight, which displays new photos on your desktop background every day. To turn it on, go to Settings > Personalization > Background > Personalize your background, and choose Windows spotlight.
The build also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that failed to display the Application Counters section in the performance reports of the Performance Monitor tool, one that failed to maintain the display brightness after you change the display mode, and another that caused some users to see a black screen when they signed in and out of Windows.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/05/19/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-706-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.706</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25120">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25120</h3>
Release date: May 18, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces a new widget that lets you search the web directly from your desktop. It also fixes several bugs, including one in Task Manager that caused unreadable text to appear in the Performance page when a contrast theme was enabled, and another that could crash Settings when opening and looking at the battery usage graph.
The build has three known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible, and another in which when certain apps positioned near the top of the screen are closed before live captions is run, they will relaunch behind the live captions window positioned at top.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/05/18/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25120/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25120</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-25115">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25115</h3>
Release date: May 11, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build has a new feature called suggested actions. With it, when you copy a date, time, or phone number, Windows will suggest related actions such as creating a calendar event or making a phone call with an app. The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in File Explorer that displayed the error 0x800703E6 when copying files from Google Drive, and another that caused the Task Manager to become unreadable in dark mode when the CPU reached 100%.
The build has three known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible, and another in which when certain apps positioned near the top of the screen are closed before live captions is run, they relaunch behind the live captions window positioned at top.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/05/11/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25115/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25115</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621</h3>
Release date: May 11, 2022
Released to: Beta Channel
This build fixes several bugs, including one in File Explorer that displayed the error 0x800703E6 when copying files from Google Drive, and another that caused Smart App Control to block correctly signed applications.
The build has two known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible, and another in which when certain apps positioned near the top of the screen are closed before live captions is run, they relaunch behind the live captions window positioned at top.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/05/11/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22621/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22616">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22616</h3>
Release date: May 5, 2022
Released to: Dev and Beta Channels
This build fixes a wide variety of bug fixes, including one in which the widgets board did not open successfully when using the opening gesture from the side of the screen, another in which performance and reliability of explorer.exe degraded over time, eventually resulting in a bug check, and another in which using the 3-finger on-screen touch gesture for minimizing windows could cause animations to stop working across the system.
The build has two known issues, including one in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible, and another in which when certain apps positioned near the top of the screen are closed before live captions are run will relaunch behind the live captions window positioned at top.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/05/05/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22616/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22616</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22610">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22610</h3>
Release date: April 29, 2022
Released to: Dev and Beta Channels
This build adds the following new MDM and group policies for IT administrators:
<ul>
<li>Disable Quick Settings flyout</li>
<li>Disable Notification Center and calendar flyouts</li>
<li>Disable all taskbar settings</li>
<li>Disable search (across Start and taskbar)</li>
<li>Hide Task View from taskbar</li>
<li>Block customization of ‘Pinned’ in Start</li>
<li>Hide ‘Recommended’ in Start</li>
<li>Disable Start context menus</li>
<li>Hide ‘All apps’ in Start</li>
</ul>
It also updates the Family Safety widget that includes a new location sharing view that shows where your family members are using the Family Safety app.
There are also a wide variety of bug fixes, including for a bug in which an Administrative Template error no longer popped up when opening Group Policy editor, another that prevented Shift + Right-click on a taskbar icon from opening the expected context menu, and another in which app icons like Microsoft Edge were cut off on the bottom in Start’s all apps list.
The build has five known issues, including one in which the widgets board may not open successfully when using the gesture from the side of the screen, and another in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/04/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22610/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22610</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-preview-build-22000-651-kb5012643">Windows 11 Preview Build 22000.651 (KB5012643)</h3>
Release date: April 14, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which a memory leak affected Windows systems that are in use 24 hours each day of the week, another that caused video subtitles to be partially cut off, and another in which mobile device management (MDM) policies were not allowed on Windows Enterprise editions that were upgraded to Enterprise using Azure AD-joined subscription entitlement.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/04/14/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-651-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Preview Build 22000.651</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22598">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22598</h3>
Release date: April 13, 2022
Released to: Dev and Beta Channels
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which File Explorer’s context menu sometimes did not render completely and was sometimes transparent, and another in which the Task Manager’s memory composition graph was blank instead of filled in with the appropriate color.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including one in which the widgets board may not open successfully when using the gesture from the side of the screen, another in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible, and another in which the taskbar doesn’t always automatically collapse after launching an app or tapping outside of the expanded taskbar on 2-in-1 devices. 
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/04/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22598/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22598</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22593">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22593</h3>
Release date: April 6, 2022
Released to: Dev and Beta Channels
In this build, recent and pinned files displayed in Home are now searchable using the search box in File Explorer, even if they are not local files, so you can find Office files recently shared with you.
There are also a wide variety of bug fixes, including for a bug in which app icons were unexpectedly animating in from the upper left of the taskbar when launching a new app, another that caused Windows Spotlight to unexpectedly stop updating for a prolonged period of time, and another that caused Narrator to read dialog buttons incorrectly in scan mode.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including one in which the widgets board may not open successfully when using the gesture from the side of the screen, and another in which some apps in full screen (for example, video players) prevent live captions from being visible.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/04/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22593/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22593</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22581">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22581</h3>
Release date: March 23, 2022
Released to: Dev and Beta Channels
This build includes several minor changes to the taskbar, including having the top border line extend across the entire taskbar regardless of device type. There are also a wide variety of bugs thar have been fixed, including one in which the Search box at the top of the Start menu would flicker, and another in which Task Manager wasn’t populating the details of the Status column in the Startup Apps page.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including one in which when you enter search terms in File Explorer’s search box, suggested results may not show, and another in which after rearranging widgets in the widgets board, widgets in the pinned section may render incorrectly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/03/23/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22581/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22581</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22579">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22579</h3>
Release date: March 18, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build allows IT administrators to exclude USB removable drives from BitLocker encryption. This solves the problem of automatic or accidental encryption of storage built into specialized devices like video cameras, voice recorders, conferencing systems, and medical devices.
There are also a variety of minor changes, including one that lets you name your app folders in the Start menu, and another that puts the new Run New Task button on all pages of Task Manager.
The build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which Start’s folders were still showing animations even if you had animation effects disabled, and another in which explorer.exe crashed when dragging certain windows across snap layouts at the top of the screen.
The build has a dozen known issues, including one in which opening suggested results shown while entering search terms in File Explorer’s search box may not work, and another in which when rearranging widgets in the widgets board, you may experience problems with widgets in the pinned section rendering incorrectly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/03/18/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22579/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22579</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-588">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.588</h3>
Release date: March 15, 2022
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build allows Windows to display up to three high priority “toast” (popup) notifications simultaneously for apps that send notifications for calls, reminders, or alarms using Windows notifications. It also fixes more than two dozen bugs, including one that crashed SystemSettings.exe, and another that affected searchindexer.exe and prevented Microsoft Outlook’s offline search from returning recent emails.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/03/15/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-588-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.588</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22572">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572</h3>
Release date: March 9, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build lets you set family controls for browsing in Microsoft Edge, and introduces a video editor called Clipchamp that offers tools like trimming, splitting, transitions, and animated text. For real-time content capture, Clipchamp has a built-in webcam and screen recorders.
There are a variety of small changes, including a Print Queue with an updated design to align with Windows 11 design principles. In addition, Shift + right-clicking in File Explorer and the desktop will now open the “Show more options” context menu.
The build also fixes several dozen bugs, including one in which scroll bars didn’t render appropriately on some Win32 applications, and another in which custom mouse pointers reverted to the default Windows one after rebooting.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including one in which opening suggested results shown while entering search terms in File Explorer’s search box may not work, and another in which when rearranging widgets in the widgets board, you may experience problems with widgets in the pinned section rendering incorrectly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/03/09/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22572/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22567">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22567</h3>
Release date: March 2, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build attempts to increase the use of renewable energy by installing Windows 11 updates at times of the day that are more likely to have higher availability of renewable energy such as solar, wind, and hydro. This feature will only be enabled when your PC is plugged in and regional carbon intensity data is available to Microsoft.
The build also allows you to link your Android phone to your PC during setup. It also introduces a new security feature, Smart App Control (SAC), that blocks untrusted or potentially dangerous applications.
There are a variety of small changes, including an updated “Open with” dialog box that better aligns with Windows 11 design principles.
The build also fixes several dozen bugs, including one in which the Windows startup sound didn’t play, and another in which explorer.exe would sometimes crash when opening the context menu.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including one in which scroll bars are not rendering appropriately on some Win32 applications, and another in which opening suggested results shown while entering search terms in File Explorer’s search box may not work.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/03/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22567/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22567</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22563">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22563</h3>
Release date: February 24, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes a new taskbar feature in which it automatically adjusts to an optimized version when it detects a device is being used as a tablet. The taskbar can then either be collapsed or expanded. When collapsed, it disappears, giving you more screen space. When expanded, the taskbar is optimized to use with touch. You can easily switch between the two states by swiping up or down on the bottom of the tablet.
In this build, widgets and news feeds are mixed into the same feed, so you can more easily see changing information at a glance. There’s also a new feature for IT admins in education: the ability to use group policy to turn off all Windows Update notifications so as not to distract students.
A variety of smaller improvements have also been made, including an expanded search from Quick Access that includes content from OneDrive, Downloads, and any indexed location.
The build also fixes several dozen bugs, including one in which pop-up dialogs (for example, when adding an optional feature) in Settings were launching left aligned instead of centered, and another in which the navigation bar in Task Manager was showing black glitches when you launched Task Manager from a minimized state. Also fixed was a long-standing bug in which the taskbar sometimes flickered when switching input methods.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including one in which the File Explorer search box may not work when typing and clicking a suggestion, and another in the Task Manager in which the Efficiency mode icon is missing on some child processes.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/02/24/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22563/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22563</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22557">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557</h3>
Release date: February 16, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes many new features, including the ability to group pinned apps into folders in the Start menu; the Do not disturb feature, which lets you silence notifications; and the Focus feature, which turns off a variety of Windows actions that may be distracting.
Also new is integration of OneDrive and File Explorer, which will let you see your OneDrive sync status and quota usage without having to leave File Explorer. There are also a variety of new touch gestures. A new way of snapping windows into Snap Layouts has been introduced as well.
Default battery settings have been changed in order to reduce energy consumption. Task Manager has been redesigned to be in more in keeping with Windows 11 design principles, including a new hamburger-style navigation bar and a new settings page.
A variety of smaller improvements has also been made, including drag-and-drop support on the taskbar and a faster and more accurate search. 
The build also fixes several dozen bugs, including one in which Task View crashed if you held down the Ctrl key while hovering over it, and another in which explorer.exe crashed when you clicked on More Keyboard Settings in the input switcher.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/02/16/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22557/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-526">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.526</h3>
Release date: February 10, 2022
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
The build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which the Startup impact values didn’t display in Task Manager, another that caused a mismatch between a Remote Desktop session’s keyboard and the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client when signing in, and another that that disconnected Offline Files on the network drive after you restarted Windows and signed in. This occurred if the Distributed File System (DFS) path was mapped to the network drive.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/02/10/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-526-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.526</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22543">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22543</h3>
Release date: January 27, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces more “natural”-sounding voices for Narrator along with new Narrator keyboard shortcuts, and also updates the media controls that appear on the Lock screen when playing music in a supported app.
The build also fixes many bugs, including one in which Task Manager crashed when switching to the Performance tab, another that caused explorer.exe to crash when dragging and dropping a file out of a zipped folder in File Explorer, and another that caused the cursor to disappear in certain apps.
The build has five known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/01/27/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22543/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22543</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22538">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22538</h3>
Release date: January 19, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build gives new capabilities to voice access, including spelling words and entering numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols and emojis. There are also a wide variety of bug fixes, including for a bug in which pressing the hardware buttons for volume up/down caused explorer.exe to crash, and another in which Settings sometimes crashed when viewing the properties of a Wi-Fi network.
The build has five known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/01/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22538/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22538</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-466">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.466</h3>
Release date: January 14, 2022
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
The build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that prevented some image editing programs from rendering colors correctly on certain high dynamic range (HDR) displays, another that incorrectly showed the volume icon in the taskbar as muted, and another that prevented the touch keyboard from appearing on the lock screen when a device has a Microsoft account (MSA).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/01/14/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-466-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.466</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22533">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533</h3>
Release date: January 12, 2022
Released to: Dev Channel
This build updates the flyout design for hardware indicators for brightness, volume, camera privacy, camera on/off, and airplane mode to follow what Microsoft calls “Windows 11 design principles.” The new flyouts appear when you press the volume or brightness keys on a laptop.
The build also fixes 16 bugs, including one that wouldn’t allow you to import photos from certain cameras and mobile phones into the Photos app, and another in which holding the Ctrl key and hovering your mouse over the Task View icon in the taskbar crashed explorer.exe.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/01/12/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22533/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22526">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22526</h3>
Release date: January 6, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build fixes nine bugs, including one in which the Search flyout became stuck on the screen and appeared transparent except for its border, and another in which the Widgets panel would temporarily become blank, showing only an Add Widgets button, which when clicked on opened to a blank dialog box.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/01/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22526/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22526</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22523">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22523</h3>
Release date: December 15, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build brings the snap groups feature to Alt-Tab and Task View, allowing you to easily choose from a number of pre-set ways to automatically arrange your open windows. The build also squashes a wide variety of bugs, including the battery icon tooltip unexpectedly showing a percent above 100, and Settings content getting truncated when the Settings window is made small.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which the Search panel may not open after the Search icon on the taskbar is clicked.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/12/15/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22523/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22523</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22518">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22518</h3>
Release date: December 8, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes a new set of photos that can be used as desktop backgrounds, plus a new widget that delivers live weather content on the widget panel. It also introduces Voice Access, which lets you control your PC and create and edit text using your voice.
A wide variety of bugs have been squashed, including an explorer.exe crash related to having websites pinned to the taskbar, and another in which Snap Group thumbnails weren’t updating in real time in Task View after you moved a group window to a different desktop.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/12/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22518/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22518</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22509">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22509</h3>
Release date: December 1, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build improves the way that Narrator can control Microsoft Edge. In addition, it lets you right-click on Start to quickly access Start settings and customize the “More pins” or “More recommendations” layout options. It also brings a variety of settings from Control Panel into the Settings app, including moving the advanced sharing settings (such as Network discovery, File and printer sharing, and public folder sharing) to a new page in the Settings app under Advanced Network Settings.
There are a wide variety of bug fixes, including one in which the Start, Search, Task View, Widgets, and Chat icons in the taskbar no longer unexpectedly enlarge when the system scaling is set to 125%, and another in which hovering your mouse back and forth between different desktops in Task View will no longer result in the displayed thumbnails and content area unexpectedly shrinking.
The build has four known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/12/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22509/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22509</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-348">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.348</h3>
Release date: November 19, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
The build includes all the features and bug fixes of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.346, and also fixes a bug that prevented apps, such as Kaspersky apps, from opening after you attempt to repair or update the apps using the Microsoft Installer (MSI).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/19/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-348-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.348</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22504">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22504</h3>
Release date: November 17, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build applies the 13 themes for the touch keyboard to other input methods, including IMEs, the emoji panel, and voice typing. It also lets you use the Windows key + Alt + K keyboard shortcut to toggle the new mute icon in the taskbar when it’s showing.
There are also a wide variety of bug fixes, including for one in which snap layout options randomly put windows on other monitors, and another in which text was duplicated if the caret was moved while using voice typing.
The build has seven known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/17/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22504/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22504</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-346">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.346</h3>
Release date: November 12, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
The build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that caused the system to stop working after you enabled Hyper-V, one that affected the System Memory Management Unit’s (SMMU) fault handling after hibernation, and another that caused some USB Print installers to report that they didn’t detect the printer after the printer was plugged in.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/12/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-346-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.346</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22499">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22499</h3>
Release date: November 10, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build lets you quickly share content from open app windows directly from your taskbar to your Teams meeting calls. In addition, a wide variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which Clipboard history wasn’t working properly, and another in which explorer.exe crashed when using the touch keyboard.
The build has 10 known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods and the Search panel sometimes not opening when the Search icon on the taskbar is clicked.
On November 12 Microsoft noted that it is starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 22499.1010 (KB5008400) to test the servicing pipeline for builds in the Dev Channel; the update does not include anything new.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/10/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22499/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22499</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-kb5008295">Windows 11 Insider Preview KB5008295</h3>
Release date: November 4, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build fixes a bug that prevented some users from opening or using certain built-in Windows apps or parts of some built-in apps, including the Snipping Tool, Touch Keyboard, Voice Typing, and Emoji Panel, Input Method Editor user interface (IME UI), and Getting Started and Tips.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/04/releasing-windows-11-kb5008295-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview KB5008295</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22494">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22494</h3>
Release date: November 3, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
With this build you can mute and unmute your microphone from the taskbar during a Microsoft Teams call. In addition, a wide variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which context menus crashed when you tried to scroll through them, and another in which some devices had a black screen when coming out of sleep.
The build has eight known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/03/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22494/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22494</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22489">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22489</h3>
Release date: October 27, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes a new settings page that displays information about your Microsoft account, including your subscriptions for Microsoft 365, links to order history, payment details, and Microsoft Rewards. Note that it’s only being rolled out to a small group of Insiders at first.
A wide variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which explorer.exe crashed sometimes when using the Desktops flyout context menu, and another in which Settings crashed in certain cases after going to Windows Update.
The build has nine known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which the Search panel may not open after the Search icon on the taskbar is clicked.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/27/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22489/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22489</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22483">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22483</h3>
Release date: October 20, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes a new feature that lets you right-click on either “Recommended” or the “More” button in Start to refresh the items shown there. In addition, it has a number of bug fixes, including one that caused Search to appear black and not display any content below the search box, and another that caused cellular data to not work on certain devices.
The build has 10 known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which the Search panel may not open after the Search icon on the taskbar is clicked.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/20/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22483/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22483</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-282">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.282</h3>
Release date: October 15, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
The build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including an L3 caching issue that affected performance on devices with AMD Ryzen processors, another that caused distortion in the audio captured by voice assistants, and another in Windows Defender Exploit Protection that prevented some Microsoft Office applications from working on machines with certain processors.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/15/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-282-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.282</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22478">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22478</h3>
Release date: October 14, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes new emojis that conform to Microsoft’s Fluent design standards. It also lets you log in to a closed laptop using Windows Hello facial recognition on a connected external monitor if it has a camera attached that supports it.
The build also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which the Notification Center refused to launch, and another in File Explorer in which the “Show hidden items” option was out of sync when multiple File Explorer windows were open.
The build has eight known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and another in which after the Search icon on the taskbar is clicked, the Search panel may not open.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/14/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22478/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22478</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22471">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22471</h3>
Release date: October 4, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build has more than a dozen bug fixes, including for a bug that sometimes caused the taskbar’s hidden icons flyout to have sharp corners instead of rounded corners, and another that caused explorer.exe to crash sometimes when closing File Explorer windows.
The build also has 10 known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and widgets displaying in the wrong size on external monitors.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/04/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22471/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22471</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22468">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22468</h3>
Release date: September 29, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
The build has two minor new features. When you click a VPN connection in VPN Settings, you can now see some statistics about the connection. And you can now turn off recent searches when hovering over the Search icon in the taskbar.
There are also more than a dozen bug fixes, including for a bug in which some drives did not display in Defragment and Optimize Drives, and another that caused unexpected flickering in certain apps such as Microsoft Edge when using multiple monitors with different refresh rates.
The build has nine known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and widgets displaying in the wrong size on external monitors.
Microsoft also announced that the <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/28/redesigned-paint-app-for-windows-11-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">redesigned Paint app</a> for Windows 11 is beginning to roll out to Insiders in the Dev Channel.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22468/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22468</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22463">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22463</h3>
Release date: September 22, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
The build has several minor new features, including one in which when you have a file or folder selected in File Explorer, you can now use Ctrl-Shift-C to copy the path to your clipboard. The build also fixes several dozen bugs, including one in which pressing F1 in File Explorer opened Windows 10 help instead of Windows 11 help, and another that caused File Explorer to hang when doing a search.
The build also has several dozen known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and widgets displaying in the wrong size on external monitors.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/22/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22463/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22463</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-194">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.194</h3>
Release date: September 16, 2021
Released to: Beta Channel and commercial PCs in the Release Preview Channel
This build includes updates to the Snipping Tool, Calculator, and Clock with Focus Sessions apps.
The build also fixes several small issues, including one that caused some PCs to bug check during modern standby, and another that caused PowerShell to create an infinite number of child directories.
There are more than a dozen issues in this build, including one in which you might be unable to enter text when using search from Start or the taskbar, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/16/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-194/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.194</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22458">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22458</h3>
Release date: September 15, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
The build has more than a dozen bug fixes, including for one in which Settings sometimes crashed when trying to open the Display page, and another that made Start unreliable.
The build also has several dozen known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and widgets displaying in the wrong size on external monitors.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/15/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22458/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22458</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22454">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22454</h3>
Release date: September 9, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build has a few extremely minor changes, including in which right-clicking on Recycle Bin on the desktop brings up the new modern context menu.
The build also has several dozen bug fixes, including for a bug in which PCs with Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) enabled bug-check continuously, and another in which taskbar icons flickered when you moused over them while using a contrast theme.
The build also has several dozen known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and widgets displaying in the wrong size on external monitors.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/09/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22454/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22454</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-184">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.184</h3>
Release date: September 9, 2021
Released to: Beta Channel and commercial PCs in the Release Preview Channel
This build fixes two small issues, including one in which a small set of languages were missing translations across the user interface, and another in which the “learn more info” about Windows Hello in the out-of-box experience (OOBE) wasn’t translated for non-English languages.
There are many known issues in this build, including one in which you might be unable to enter text when using search from Start or the taskbar, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/09/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-184/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.184</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22449">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22449</h3>
Release date: September 2, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
With this build, the Dev Channel moves back to receiving only builds from the active development branch (RS_PRERELEASE). This means the Dev Channel builds no longer match the version of Windows 11 that will be released on October 5th. Dev Channel builds represent the newest works in progress and are not always stable.
The build changes the way <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/smb-compression" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">SMB compression</a> (compression of files as they’re sent over a network) works. From now on, algorithms will not determine whether to compress files — files will always be compressed if a user asks for it.
Additionally, there are several minor changes in the build, including notifications now having acrylic backgrounds. There are also many bug fixes, including for one that caused the font in the taskbar previews to incorrect and another that crashed explorer.exe when using Alt-Tab.
The build also has more than a dozen known issues, including the taskbar sometimes flickering when switching input methods, and widgets displaying in the wrong size on external monitors.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22449/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22449</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-176">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.176</h3>
Release date: September 2, 2021
Released to: Beta Channel
This build introduces a “Taskbar settings” page, which lets you hide and unhide icons on the taskbar. It also includes a small number of bug fixes, including one that caused some users to get an unexpected error when trying to take pictures with certain USB cameras, and another in which ratings and reviews weren’t available for some Microsoft Store apps.
There are many known issues in this build, including one in which you might be unable to enter text when using Search from Start or the taskbar, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/02/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-176/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.176</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-168">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.168</h3>
Release date: August 27, 2021
Released to: Dev and Beta Channels
This build introduces a Microsoft 365 widget that displays relevant documents, news, and meeting recordings to enterprise users. It only works if you’re signed into your Azure Active Directory (AAD) account on Windows 11. And Chat with Microsoft Teams now supports more than 50 languages.
The build also includes five bug fixes, including for a bug in which typing certain phrases into the search box in Settings sometimes crashed Settings, and another in Microsoft Teams in which videos sometimes froze or displayed a black image during video calls.
There are many known issues in this build, including one in which you might be unable to enter text when using Search from Start or the taskbar, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-168/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.168</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-160">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.160</h3>
Release date: August 19, 2021
Released to: Dev and Beta Channels
This build fixes a bug in which the taskbar sometimes showed the “location in use” icon even when it had been blocked in preferences.
For Insiders in the Dev Channel, this build also includes the revamped Windows Clock app, with a new feature called Focus Sessions that lets you do things such as set timers, automatically play music from Spotify, and work directly with Microsoft’s To Do app. <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/19/new-clock-app-for-windows-11-with-focus-sessions-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Go here for details</a>.
The build is also available as an ISO from the <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewiso" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows Insider Preview Downloads page</a> for those who want to install it from media rather than online. Using this method, users experience the full Windows 11 setup process.
There are many known issues in this build, including one in which you might be unable to enter text when using Search from Start or the taskbar, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/19/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-160/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.160</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-132">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.132</h3>
Release date: August 12, 2021
Released to: Dev and Beta Channels
With this build, Insiders in the Beta Channel now have access to Chat from Microsoft Teams. The feature, which was previously rolled out to Insiders in the Dev Channel, includes one-to-one and group audio and video calling. You can create and join meetings, toggle your microphone and camera on or off, and choose your preferred speakers, mic, and camera. You can also share your screen, see the roster of participants, admit meeting participants from the lobby, chat, and see people’s video in a gallery view. For more details, see “<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/07/20/first-preview-of-chat-from-microsoft-teams-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">First Preview of Chat from Microsoft Teams begins rolling out to Windows Insiders</a>.”
The build also rolls out the new Snipping Tool for Windows 11, and updated Calculator, Mail, and Calendar apps for Insiders in the Dev Channel. For details, see “<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/12/first-set-of-windows-app-updates-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders-for-windows-11/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">First set of Windows app updates rolling out to Windows Insiders for Windows 11.”</a>
There are seven fixes in this build, including for a bug in which the taskbar repeatedly crashed inside the Windows Sandbox, and another in which the “location in use” indicator icon wasn’t showing up in the taskbar when it should have been.
There are many known issues in this build, including one in which you might be unable to enter text when using Search from Start or the taskbar, and another in which the Search panel may not open when you click the Search icon on the taskbar.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/12/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-132/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.132</a>.)
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Release date: August 5, 2021
Released to: Dev and Beta Channels
This build introduces a new family widget for MSA accounts (a single sign-on Microsoft account). It lets people see recent activity of members of their Microsoft family group. The build also fixes several dozen bugs, including one in which File Explorer didn’t show an updated scroll bar in dark mode; another that caused search in Settings to be in a permanently broken state, saying “No result” for every search; and one in which explorer.exe crashed when the Task View button was clicked.
There are many known issues in this build, including one in which you might be unable to enter text when using Search from Start or the taskbar, and another in which after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar, the Search panel may not open.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/05/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-120/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.120</a>.)
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Release date: July 22, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces Microsoft Teams integration into Windows 11, including a Teams Chat flyout on the taskbar. For more details, see Microsoft’s blog post, “<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/07/20/first-preview-of-chat-from-microsoft-teams-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">First Preview of Chat from Microsoft Teams begins rolling out to Windows Insiders</a>.” Note that not every Insider will see the feature right away.
There are also a variety of minor new features, including making the taskbar calendar flyout fully collapse when clicking the chevron in the top corner to give more room for notifications.
Several dozen bugs have been fixed, including one in which when you right-clicked the desktop or File Explorer, the resulting context menu and submenus appeared partially off screen, and another in which sign-in wasn’t working for widgets in some scenarios due to authentication hanging.
There are many known issues in this build, including one in which you might be unable to enter text when using Search from Start or the taskbar, and another in which the taskbar sometimes flickers when switching input methods.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/07/22/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-100/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.100</a>.)
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Release date: July 15, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces a new entertainment widget that displays new and featured movie titles in the Microsoft Store. There are also many bug fixes, including for one in which the new command bar didn’t appear when the “Open folders in a separate process” is enabled under File Explorer Options > View, and another that made Settings periodically crash when it launched.
There are many known issues in this build, including one in which you might be unable to enter text when using search from Start or the taskbar, and another in which the right-click menu and submenus from the desktop or File Explorer may appear partially off-screen.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/07/15/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-71/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000. 71</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-65">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.65</h3>
Release date: July 8, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
Among other changes in this build, the Start menu now includes a search box, Power mode settings are now available on the Power & battery page in Settings, and several system alert dialog boxes, such as the alert for when your battery is running low or when you change your display settings, now adhere to the new Windows 11 visual design.
The build includes a wide variety of bug fixes, including one in which Settings could not be launched, another in which you could not pin and unpin apps from Start, another in which the command bar in File Explorer disappeared, and another in which the snap layouts did not appear until you rebooted your PC.
In addition, a remote code execution exploit in the Windows Print Spooler service, known as “PrintNightmare,” has been closed. For details, see <a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34527" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CVE-2021-34527</a>.
There are many known issues in this build, including one in which you might be unable to enter text when using Search from Start or the taskbar, and another in which the new command bar may not appear when “Open folders in a separate process” is enabled under File Explorer Options > View.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/07/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-65/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.65</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-51">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.51</h3>
Release date: June 28, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This first Insider Preview for Windows 11 is a big one and offers many of the new features expected to be part of the shipping version of the new operating system.
General interface changes: The Start menu is now centered, rather than pinned to the left of the screen. It includes a set of pinned apps as well as recently opened files in OneDrive on all your cloud-connected devices, including PCs and smartphones. The taskbar is centered as well and offers new animations. It includes a button on the lower-right corner for notifications and for making quick changes to your settings.
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File Explorer has a new command bar and new overall look, including new context menus. New themes have been added to the overall interface, and Windows sounds have been redesigned.
Widgets: Windows 11 comes with a set of resizable informational widgets for things such as news, the weather, your calendar, local traffic, a to-do list, photos from OneDrive, news, sports, and more.
Multitasking: Windows 10’s “Snap” feature that gives you control over how you can arrange your open windows gets a makeover. You can choose from pre-built Snap layouts and arrange them into predesigned Snap groups. Desktops available via Task View can now be reordered and have custom backgrounds.
Touch, inking, and voice input: The touch keyboard gets 13 new themes and can be resized. There’s also a voice typing launcher, and several new touch gestures. The build lets you quickly switch between additional languages and keyboards via a switcher that appears at the lower right on the taskbar next to Quick Settings. There’s also now a menu for customizing digital pens.
Other changes include:
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<li>The Microsoft Store <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/06/24/building-a-new-open-microsoft-store-on-windows-11/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">has been redesigned</a>. Eventually Android mobile games and apps will be housed there, and be able to work on Windows 11.</li>
<li>When you undock your laptop, the windows on your external monitor will be minimized. When you re-dock your computer to your monitor, Windows puts everything back where it was before.</li>
<li>With Windows 11’s Dynamic Refresh Rate, your PC can automatically boost the refresh rate when you’re inking or scrolling to give you a smoother experience, and lower the refresh rate when you don’t need it to save power on your laptop.</li>
<li>Settings has been redesigned, including left-hand navigation that persists between pages. There are also breadcrumbs to help you know exactly where you are in Settings.</li>
<li>Windows 11 offers <a href="https://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-alliance-delivers-more-value-from-wi-fi-in-6-ghz" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Wi-Fi 6E</a>.</li>
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Known issues: There are more than two dozen known issues in this build across a wide variety of features, including the taskbar, Settings, Start, Search, Widgets and the Store. For example, when upgrading a device with multiple user accounts to Windows 11, Settings will fail to launch; after clicking the Search icon taskbar, the Search panel may not open; and when upgrading to Windows 11 from Windows 10 or when installing an update to Windows 11, <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications#primaryR4" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">some features may be deprecated or removed</a>.
Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/28/announcing-the-first-insider-preview-for-windows-11/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.51</a>.
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While politicians who should know better <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2088827/apple-people-in-more-than-92-nations-are-being-surveilled.html">waste time worrying</a> about <a href="https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1781086997014040759" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">green bubbles</a>, Apple continues to explore opportunities in global markets as its traditional ones <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1611840/apple-accuses-uk-govt-of-unprecedented-overreach-on-privacy.html">become increasingly stagnant</a>.
Apple is also seeking ways to become less exposed to America’s growing <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2089535/will-ai-end-apples-existential-crisis.html">politically driven</a> tension against China, a nation that has been a strong partner for Cupertino — and therefore, also for US soft power’s success.
Following his <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-boss-tim-cook-visiting-shanghai-2024-03-20/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">visit to China</a> in March, Apple CEO Tim Cook spent a week in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Singapore. The week was no idle executive jolly, nor should it be seen as an opportunity to <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2093419/apple-wants-to-improve-the-carbon-offset-market.html">purchase some new carbon offsets</a> to justify use of the executive jet. Apple’s boss was there to do business — with a few splendid <a href="https://twitter.com/tim_cook" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">social media moments</a> to add a little extra shine.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Preparing the ground in Vietnam</h2>
During a two-day visit to Vietnam, Cook announced plans to increase spending on manufacturing suppliers there. Luxshare, Foxconn, Compal, and GoerTek already employ 150,000 people in Vietnam, while Apple and third parties support another 50,000 jobs. “From cooperating with local suppliers, to supporting clean water projects and educational opportunities, we are committed to continuing to strengthen connections in Vietnam,” <a href="https://www.apple.com/vn/newsroom/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cook said in a statement</a>.
The current thinking is that Apple sees Vietnam as a hub for Mac, AirPod production.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Nurturing talent in Indonesia</h2>
Cook’s tour then stopped in Indonesia, where Apple’s leader met President Joko Widodo to discuss potential investments. Cook even spoke at a news conference, during which he confirmed discussions about manufacturing and characterized the investment opportunity there as “endless.”
Apple doesn’t really have a strong manufacturing connection with Indonesia, but is making significant investments in people there. During Cook’s visit, the company announced its fourth developer academy in Bali. “We’ve seen many times over that a line of code can change the world — and in Indonesia, we’re investing in the creativity and skills of people determined to prove it,” <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/04/apple-developer-academy-expands-to-bali/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cook said in a statement</a>.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Expanding corporate staff in Singapore</h2>
Finally, Cook stopped in Singapore, where he visited Apple stores and the company’s new Developer Center. Apple had big news here too, announcing a <a href="https://www.apple.com/sg/newsroom/2024/04/apple-builds-on-40-years-in-singapore-with-expanded-campus/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">$250 million investment</a> to extend its existing campus in Ang Mo Kio. That campus is believed to act as a regional hub for corporate operations across the region. Apple first opened up in Singapore in 1981 when it was making the Apple II systems.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Feet on the ground</h2>
Apple’s connection with the region is nothing new. It has worked with suppliers and manufacturers across the Asia-Pacific region for years and Cook led those teams. While he was Apple’s Chief Operating Office, he was the leading architect of the company’s globalized, highly efficient supply chain. (He might have engaged in similar negotiations before Apple, when he led procurement at Compaq.)
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Staying in the arena</h2>
Today, as Apple battles stormy regulatory seas, Cook seems to be leaning deep into his experience to guide the company through. That means meeting national leaders at the highest level in countries in which he sees signs of future opportunity. It builds on Cook’s track record — <a href="https://www.applemust.com/apple-is-accelerating-toward-making-25-of-iphones-in-india/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple’s work in India</a> means that nation is accelerating to become a <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2081828/india-is-about-to-become-apples-third-biggest-market.html">top three market for the company</a>, and the company’s investments across the region should help it build its presence across adjacent national economies.
After all, as Cook once said, “The sidelines are not where you want to live your life. The world needs you in the arena,” and keeping that place in that arena is precisely what Apple needs to do. It’s also important to note that it’s about this time of year the company finalizes production deals with suppliers across the region. 
Given the strategic importance of those arrangements, particularly <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2075117/wwdc-2024-yes-we-live-in-interesting-times.html">during such interesting times</a>, who better to sign the final commitment than the CEO? After all, we know new iPhones, Macs, iPads, and <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2086660/yes-apples-vision-pro-is-an-enterprise-product.html">Vision family products</a> are coming. They just won’t necessarily be made in China.
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Microsoft is reminding customers that support for its <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1637655/review-in-office-2016-for-windows-collaboration-takes-center-stage-2.html" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1637655/review-in-office-2016-for-windows-collaboration-takes-center-stage-2.html">Office 2016</a> and <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1717410/review-office-2019-is-the-best-advertisement-yet-for-office-365.html" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1717410/review-office-2019-is-the-best-advertisement-yet-for-office-365.html">Office 2019</a> suites and related productivity servers will end on Oct. 14, 2025.
Microsoft issued the reminder this week that applications in the two Office suites — including versions of Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and others — will no longer receive security fixes, bug fixes, and technical updates after the support date passes. 
That’s also true for Exchange Server 2016 and 2019, as well as Skype for Business Server 2015 and 2019, Microsoft said in a <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/office-end-of-support-blog/key-end-of-support-dates-for-office-2016-2019-apps-amp/ba-p/4095876" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">blog post</a> Monday (Oct. 14, 2025 also happens to be the same date for <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1611200/microsoft-to-offer-windows-10-extended-security-updates-to-business-and-individual-users.html#:~:text=End%20of%20support%20is%20set,zone%20updates%2C%20or%20technical%20support." target="_blank">Windows 10 support</a> to end.)
Using these products after the end of support leaves business users vulnerable to “potential security threats, productivity losses, and compliance issues,” said Mariana Prudencio, senior product marketing manager at Microsoft. 
Not surprisingly, the company is pushing customers to cloud-based options. Microsoft recommends customers update to cloud-hosted versions of the software such as Microsoft 365 E3. Another option for Office 2016 and 2019 users is the Office Long-Term Servicing Channel, Microsoft said, which extends support into 2026.
Those that want to continue running Exchange Server on-premises are advised to prepare to migrate to the upcoming Exchange Server slated to arrive in 2025 prior to the end of support date. Microsoft recommends customers move to Exchange Server 2019 to ease this transition.
Businesses should be particularly wary of the looming end of support for Exchange servers, said Jack Gold, founder and principal analyst at J. Gold Associates. 
A lack of security updates would expose them to “a lot of risk,” he said, “since a large portion of threats are targeted against email and email servers, and stolen identities pose a big risk here.” Businesses that continue to run Exchange on-prem tend to be smaller, so it might be more difficult or costly for them to migrate, said Gold. 
“The larger companies have mostly migrated to online already,” he said.
End of support for the Office suites, on the other hand, is less problematic, said Gold, particularly for small business users. While security updates are important, smaller firms tend to run third-party antivirus and other security tools that can mitigate many potential threats. 
Some smaller business will look to migrate to Microsoft’s cloud-based Office apps, but many will opt to remain on the outdated versions past the support date and update the software in line with upgrades of other equipment. 
“And it is still possible to buy a standalone Office suite if you’re not in need of back-end servers, as many smaller businesses don’t require, so you can update that way,” said Gold. 
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<title>Google consolidates AI teams into DeepMind to scale capacity</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Aimed at accelerating progress in AI development and responsible AI deployment, Alphabet-owned Google is consolidating its teams that are responsible for building AI models across Google Research and Google DeepMind, its CEO <a href="https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/building-ai-future-april-2024/">Sundar Pichai said Thursday in a note</a> to its employees. All AI “work will now sit in Google DeepMind,” Pichai specified in the note.
This restructuring will “scale our capacity to deliver capable AI for our users, partners and customers,” Pichai said in the note. “This will simplify development by concentrating compute-intensive model building in one place and establishing single access points for PAs looking to take these models and build <a href="https://www.infoworld.com/article/3689973/what-is-generative-ai-artificial-intelligence-that-creates.html">generative AI</a> applications.”
The <a href="https://deepmind.google/">Google DeepMind</a> team will be led by Demis Hassabis, said the note.
Google formed Google DeepMind exactly a year ago by combining two research teams in the AI field – the Brain Team of Google Research, and DeepMind. This focused team, backed by the computational prowess of Google “will significantly accelerate our progress in AI,” <a href="https://blog.google/technology/ai/april-ai-update/">Pichai had said in an April 2023 note</a>. <a href="https://gemini.google.com/">Gemini</a> models were created by Google DeepMind.
<a href="https://research.google/">Google Research</a> is the research arm of Google, dedicated to AI and computer science to develop next-generation technologies that benefit Google products having key focus areas including AI/ML, Responsible Human-centric Technology, Science & Societal Impact, Computing Paradigms, and Algorithms and Optimization.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="whats-new-now">What’s new, now?</h2>
Google is now consolidating all its AI units one to “simplify our structure and improve velocity and execution – such as bringing together the Brain team in Google Research with teams in DeepMind, which helped accelerate our Gemini models; unifying our ML infrastructure and ML developer teams to enable faster decisions, smarter compute allocation, and a better customer experience; and bringing our Search teams under one leader,” the note added.
The move, Pichai said, also gives Google Research a clear mandate to continue investing in three key areas that align with Google’s mission — computing systems, foundational ML and algorithms, and applied science and society.
“Consolidating all of Google’s AI teams, including Google Research and DeepMind, into one unit under Google DeepMind likely reflects a strategic move aimed at streamlining and optimizing AI development and deployment across the company,” said Pradeepta Mishra, an AI expert and co-founder of cybersecurity firm Data Safeguard.
Besides, Google is reaffirming its commitment to responsible AI deployment by ramping up its Responsible AI Team’s roles and accountability. Teams focusing on Responsible AI within the Google Research team will now move to Google DeepMind to be closer to ‘where the models are built and scaled’, said the note.
Similarly, “other responsibility teams” are moving into our central “Trust and Safety” team where the company is investing more in “AI testing and evaluations” to enhance product accuracy and responsiveness. “These shifts create clearer responsibility and accountability at every level as we build and deploy, and strengthen the feedback loop between models, products, and users,” Pichai added in the note.
Recognizing the potential of AI, Google is also formalizing collaboration between its AI divisions, software, and computing platforms. “So we are formalizing the collaboration between DSPA and P&E and bringing the teams together in a new PA called Platforms & Devices.”
Having a unified team across Platforms & Devices will help Google deliver higher-quality products and experiences for its users and partners, Pichai said. It will help us turbocharge the Android and Chrome ecosystems, and bring the best innovations to partners faster — as we did with Circle to Search with Samsung. And internally, it will also speed up decision-making.”
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-it-helps-google">How it helps Google</h2>
Merging teams eliminates redundancy and fosters closer collaboration between researchers and developers. This could accelerate the development cycle for new AI products and features. All these moves, Pichai said in the note, “will help us work with greater focus and clarity towards our mission.”
“With one central unit, decision-making around resource allocation and project priorities becomes more efficient,” Mishra added. The AI landscape is fiercely competitive. Data Safeguard’s Mishra said this consolidation could help Google “stay ahead of the curve by accelerating innovation.”
“By integrating research and development under one roof, Google might create more unified and impactful AI products across its platforms (Search, Assistant, etc.). Streamlined operations could lead to better resource utilization and potentially cost savings,” said Mishra.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Online meeting platform <a href="https://www.zoom.com/en/blog/introducing-zoom-workplace/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zoom this week announced</a> updates to its meeting collaboration space Workplace, adding AI-powered capabilities that include a previously released “assistant” that offers post-meeting summaries and the ability to compose chats and email drafts. 
Available through <a href="https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zoom’s desktop app</a>, the Workplace collaboration platform includes the use of its Zoom AI Companion, which it released last September. 
The AI Companion, enabled in the toolbar, uses OpenAI’s ChatGPT generative AI (genAI) features to perform tasks such as presenting a summary of a meeting, identifying action items, and prompting users to share next steps with key meeting members.
The company’s new <a href="https://www.zoom.com/en/blog/ask-zoom-ai-companion/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zoom Phone capabilities</a> also offer post-call summaries, voice mail prioritization, and task extraction, among other features. 
In January, <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1611801/zoom-gets-mixed-reality-makeover-for-apples-vision-pro.html">Zoom launched a mixed reality app</a> that works with Apple’s Vision Pro headset to offer users a 3D representation of meeting participants along with three dimensional representations of media and design files. For example, an animator or game designer could collaborate and share the latest character model via Zoom’s 3D object sharing capabilities.
Zoom’s Workplace collaboration app offers features such as a combined meetings and calendar view on one tab, along with a new “agenda” view for meeting participants. 
Users of <a href="https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zoom’s desktop app</a> will notice the Workplace name throughout the app, the company said.
Workplace now offers what the company referred to as a “simplified navigation bar” at the top to make it easier for users to organize and find the tabs used most often. Users also can drag and drop tabs into their preferred order.
Workplace also offers a choice of new color themes and to opt for Zoom’s classic dark or light themes in a desktop’s app settings. The toolbar can also be customized by dragging and dropping items (including from the “More” menu) into place.
Finally, Workplace offers a multi-speaker view that will highlight people who are actively speaking in a meeting with more than five participants.
Another feature Zoom said will be available “soon” is the Ask AI Companion, a chatbot that will complete routine user tasks, such as creating meeting preparation materials with relevant content such as meeting summaries and chat threads, drafting agendas, and brainstorming ideas. 
“Ask AI Companion will be available throughout Zoom Workplace, so your AI-powered digital assistant is always at your fingertips, helping to elevate your performance and free up your schedule,” Zoom said in a blog post.
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<title>Report: Microsoft-OpenAI ownership might get conditional OK from EU regulators</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI might not trigger EU antitrust restrictions since it is unlikely to be viewed as an “acquisition” in the legal sense in that jurisdiction.
A <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsofts-openai-investment-risks-eu-merger-probe-eu-regulators-say-2024-01-09/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">report Wednesday by Reuters</a> said this means Microsoft would likely avoid more formal investigation procedures and potential regulatory stumbling blocks as a result of its investment in the generative AI LLM provider.
Reached for comment, a European Commission spokesperson said that for a transaction to be “notifiable” to EC as a merger, it has to represent a change in control of the affected company “on a lasting basis.”
The spokesperson did not rule out a more formal and rigorous regulatory approach and said its investigation into the Microsoft-OpenAI deal is ongoing.
“While this transaction has not been formally notified, the Commission has been following very closely the situation of control over OpenAI already before the recent events involving its management, including Microsoft’s role on the OpenAI board and the investment agreements between Microsoft and OpenAI,” the spokesperson said.
The EC has yet to conclude, however, that the relationship between the two companies rises to the level of a “change of control” as a result of Microsoft’s investments.
Reuters’ report on the matter notes that UK and US antitrust regulators are also still in the preliminary stages of approval for the deal, with both the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority and the US Department of Justice and FTC thought to be considering their next steps in terms of formal reviews and probes.
Under EU law, a “concentration,” which would be subject to antitrust review, can take place when the change of control in one company is accomplished. This, according to the <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A52008XC0416%2808%29%20%20https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsofts-openai-investment-risks-eu-merger-probe-eu-regulators-say-2024-01-09/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Consolidated Jurisdictional Notice</a>, can be done by acquiring “sole control” of a company, in the sense of the controlling entity being able to exercise decisive influence over the other.
Sole control can also, however, be found to exist on a purely legal or factual basis, reflecting the myriad of board, stockholder and voting rights arrangements available to corporations doing business in the EU. A majority of voting rights, for example, could provide effective sole control, while a minority shareholder who is likely to succeed in achieving majorities at shareholders’ meetings could be found to be in de facto control.
UK and EU regulators had warned Microsoft in January that its investments in OpenAI could be subject to review despite the company’s insistence that its position on the board is non-voting and therefore that it had no ownership of OpenAI. 
Microsoft declined to comment.
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<title>Apple wants to improve the carbon offset market</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Apple has <a href="https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Progress_Report_2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">published its annual environmental report</a> detailing its progress towards <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1624765/why-you-should-pay-more-attention-to-apples-green-slide.html">becoming completely carbon neutral</a> by 2030. While critics will, of course, condemn the report as “greenwash,” it’s hard to identity many other big firms working quite as hard to be so <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1629722/with-its-green-commitments-apple-aims-to-go-where-consumers-are.html">transparent across the impact of their business</a>.
In the report’s introduction, Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president for environment, policy, and social initiatives, confirms that Apple is working in multiple directions to achieve its 2030 target. 
“The proof of Apple’s commitment to climate action is in our progress: We’ve slashed emissions by more than half, all while serving more users than ever before,” said Jackson. “More hard work is ahead of us, and we’re focused on harnessing the power of innovation and collaboration to maximize our impact.”
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Energy from sun and wind</h2>
To get there, the company is making deep investments in wind and solar power, new recycling, and materials process technology, and seeking to build sustainability right inside its product designs. It means climate action is on the agenda at <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1615831/apples-silicon-teams-want-to-make-chips-greener.html">every product design meeting</a>, and means the packaging it uses is constantly being optimized to reduce the cost of freight.
It’s important to understand the scope Apple has in this. 
The company is already carbon neutral across its own business operations, But in the last few years, it has been working with a rapidly growing number of its own suppliers to achieve the same goal in product manufacturing. More than 320 Apple suppliers have committed to using renewable energy, the company says, while more than 20% of the materials used in Apple products came from recycled sources. Its recently introduced MacBook Air is made with over 50% recycled material.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Recycling for the rest of us</h2>
Apple seems to agree that <a href="https://www.applemust.com/it-matters-that-apple-is-working-toward-carbon-neutrality/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">climate justice is also social justice</a>. 
That’s why it matters that the company wants to use 100% recycled rare earth materials in its products. The iPhone 15 range uses 100% recycled cobalt in smartphone batteries. These valuable materials are often described as “conflict minerals,” because they come from <a href="https://www.applemust.com/apple-wants-competitors-to-copy-its-conflict-minerals-stance/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">active war zones and are often mined at gunpoint</a> by forced labor — including kids. I suppose that Just as Find My iPhone makes stealing Apple’s phones less attractive, dramatic reductions in demand for such minerals might well make even forced labor less profitable.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Apple wants carbon offset transparency</h2>
The company has lots of reasons to take pride in much of what it has achieved to mitigate the consequences of running its business, but not every process or use can be avoided or reduced. To make up for this, Apple makes big use of carbon credits.
A lot of people <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">don’t have much faith in carbon credits</a> as a route to environmental sustainability, which Apple seems to recognize. Not only does it call its use of these an “interim solution,” but stresses that its priority is to reduce emissions rather than rely on that kind of mitigation. 
To me, this means Apple’s reliance on carbon credits is the weakest link in the Apple 2030 story. But the fact the company sees it as an interim solution and its investment of over $200 million in high quality offset projects such as those in Africa’s Chyulu Hills or in Guizhou, China show tangible recognition of this. 
Apple also gains some brownie points for transparency on its use of carbon offsets because it has <a href="https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apples_Carbon_Removal_Strategy_White_Paper.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">published an extensive white paper</a> explaining its approach in a great deal more depth. This includes some key recommendations to perhaps improve the quality of such projects on an industry-wide basis. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">We need standards of trust</h2>
Apple wants more independent transparency of carbon offset projects, calls for more coordination and collaboration around them, and better national and international policies to support rapid scale up of carbon removal.
“We believe that a market gap still exists for a centralized transparent process to review individual carbon projects against agreed-upon standards,” the Apple white paper says. That’s as close as you can get to conceding that many of the carbon credit schemes being run and relied upon by big companies now might not actually be making a difference. 
But what is at least somewhat reassuring is Apple’s stated willingness to work to improve the quality of carbon offsets, and the urgency with which it seems to see these goals. “We recognize that the current carbon markets aren’t equipped to deal with the scale and integrity of impact needed to achieve a 1.5℃ pathway and remove tens of billions of tons of carbon by 2050,” the white paper states. 
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“We intend to work to improve the quality of these markets. We’re also aiming to build a pipeline of projects that meet the highest-quality standards that can scale to meet the growing demand for nature-based removals. And we’ll continue to progress our goal of building much-needed solutions for high-quality engineered carbon removals to complement these efforts.”
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">‘Our planet is in crisis‘</h2>
Overall, this year’s Apple environmental report shows a company that has moved far beyond lip service to try to tackle the big challenge all of us share today. “Our planet is in crisis, and without urgent action on climate change, we won’t be able to keep global warming to 1.5℃, and avoid the worst climate change impacts,” Apple said.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Slack’s generative AI (genAI) features are now available to all customers on paid accounts, at a cost of $10 per user each month for those on Slack Pro and Business+ plans.
The collaboration software vendor, owned by Salesforce, brought the genAI features <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1611866/slack-launches-genai-tools-for-big-businesses-remains-mum-on-price.html">to enterprise customers</a> in February (pricing wasn’t publicly announced). On Thursday, Slack <a href="https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/slack-ai-news-update/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/slack-ai-news-update/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">extended access to a wider range of business users</a> on Slack Pro and Business+ plans.
It means all paid customers will get access to the <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1635131/heres-how-slack-envisions-adding-gen-ai-to-its-software.html">genAI features announced by Slack</a> last year:
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<li>AI-powered search. This provides personalized answers to questions based on an organization’s knowledge base. Slack AI helps users locate subject matter experts, or find information on anything from work projects to understanding unfamiliar acronyms.</li>
<li>Channel recaps. This highlights key discussion points for a Slack user after a period away from the app, or for those who have recently joined a channel.</li>
<li>Thread summaries. This feature recaps faster-moving discussions, provides thread summaries, and offers an overview of long conversations, with links to sources in each summary that enable users to check information where necessary.</li>
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In addition, Slack has added a “daily digest” that provides users with a recap of what’s been going on in channels they might only visit occasionally.
Slack AI queries are processed using the firm’s <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1627101/what-are-large-language-models-and-how-are-they-used-in-generative-ai.html">large language models</a> (LLMs), which are hosted in its own virtual private cloud running on Amazon Web Service servers, the company said in a blog post Thursday. The company said customer data is not used to train the Slack AI LLM. 
Slack is one of many collaboration and productivity software vendors to introduce genAI features in the past year. Some, like Google and Microsoft charge an additional fee for access to these capabilities; others such as Zoom include them for free in paid subscriptions. IDC expects that premiums charged for AI features will <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1635399/idc-collaboration-software-spending-growth-slows-ai-features-to-drive-future-increases.html#tk.rss_all">contribute to growth in business spending</a> on collaboration apps, which is forecast to reach $71.6 billion in 2027, according to a <a href="https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US51040423" target="_blank">report by the analyst firm</a>.
Irwin Lazar, president and principal analyst at Metrigy, believes Slack customers will find value in using Slack AI to summarize conversations and improve the ability to search and surface information within chats. 
“Our research shows that about 86% of companies are willing to purchase generative AI assistants/copilots for at least some users, though most have not yet determined measurable benefit,” he said.
For companies that use Slack intensively, the $10 a month per user license fee is “a bit easier to swallow”than more expensive genAI products, such as the $30 a month fee for Microsoft 365 Copilot, he said.
Cheaper options for genAI assistants are starting to appear, too. This includes the <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1611629/microsoft-extends-copilot-access-to-individuals-and-smbs.html">$20 Copilot Pro</a> from Microsoft, and a recently introduced Google Workplace “add-on” that <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2088004/google-workspace-gets-new-genai-pricing-options-vids-app.html">provides access to genAI features for its Meet video conferencing and Chat messaging apps</a>. This, like Slack AI, costs $10 per user a month, and forgoes access to genAI features in the wider Workspace productivity suite in favor of features targeted specifically at collaboration. (Google also offers $20 and $30 per user/month subscriptions to its Gemini AI assistant.)
The appearance of lower-priced genAI options likely reflects “the need to monetize a service that can be onerous for vendors to provide,” said Raúl Castañón, senior research analyst at 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. 
This can be good news for customers, he said. A growing range of payment options means business can opt to provide a full set of genAI features to those employees more likely to use them extensively in their day-to-day work, while providing a cheaper option for a wider user base to accelerate adoption, he said, and avoiding the risk of leaving behind a substantial number of workers.
The proliferation of AI assistants throws up other challenges for customers. In many cases, organizations will use some combination of Microsoft Teams, Google Meet/Chat, and Slack products for productivity and collaboration. This potentially means paying for two or more disconnected AI assistants, should customers wish to access genAI features in multiple products.
“[T]he challenge for organizations in mixed vendor environments, [is that] they must consider paying for multiple generative AI tools, each only having insight into one vendor’s data,” said Lazar. “We’re continuing to look at whether or not vendors will share data, or whether or not generative AI copilots will drive vendor consolidation.”
Slack has other AI features in the works. The company plans to extend its AI search and summarization capabilities to access a wider range of data sources, including Slack apps, canvases, clips, and files uploaded to the collaboration app. This will enable more detailed, contextual responses to queries. Slack’s AI will also be used to create summaries of conversations held in its “huddle” audio and video call tool. 
An integration with Salesforce’s Einstein Copilot is also on the way; it will enable Slack users to query the CRM chatbot about sales data from within the Slack app. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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We live and work in browsers. It’s where we spend most of our time — and it’s where we waste most of our time as well. Web browsing is slow, inefficient, and full of time-sapping annoyances.
But it needn’t be that way. You can turn your browser into a lean, mean productivity machine. To do it, just follow these eight tips for Microsoft Edge (the Chromium version, not the legacy one) in Windows 10 or 11. You’ll learn how to switch between home and work profiles; put idle tabs to sleep to speed up your PC and increase battery life; use Edge’s Collection capabilities, perhaps the best productivity-enhancing browser feature of all time; and more.
(Note that these tips are written for Edge in version 23H2 of Windows 11 and version 22H2 of Windows 10; things may be slightly different if you use a different Windows version.)
So let’s get started — time’s a-wasting, and so is your productivity.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="1-switch-between-work-and-personal-profiles">1. Switch between work and personal profiles</h2>
As work-from-home and remote work models become more common, many people use the same device for work and personal use. When it comes to using a web browser, that can quickly become problematic.
Mixing work and personal favorites makes it far more difficult to quickly get to important work websites or personal websites. When you’re working, you don’t want to wade through hundreds of links to family photos, vacation destinations, and YouTube videos of cats befriending parrots when you’re just looking for the OSHA website about mine safety regulations. And when you’re off working hours and want to watch a video of a Persian cat nuzzling a cockatiel, a website detailing the GDPs of every country in Europe and Asia is not your primary destination.
Different profiles let you completely segregate your browser use. That doesn’t just mean different favorites. It also means different Collections, different extensions, different passwords, and more.
Each Edge profile is tied to a different Microsoft account. So to use different profiles, you’ll need to create different Microsoft accounts. To create a new Microsoft account in Windows 10 or 11:
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<li>Go to <a href="https://account.microsoft.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://account.microsoft.com</a>. If you’re signed in to your account, click your profile icon or initials in the upper-right corner and select Sign out. Close Edge, restart it, and go back to <a href="https://account.microsoft.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://account.microsoft.com/</a>.</li>
<li>Now click the Sign in button in the middle of the page. On the screen that appears, select the Create one! link, then follow the prompts to create a new account.</li>
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You’ve now got two different Microsoft accounts you can use for Edge. <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3046707/how-to-share-a-windows-10-or-11-pc.html">When you log into one of those accounts in Windows</a>, that will be the default account that Edge will use when you browse the web.
To switch between the two accounts, you’ll need to add that second account to Edge. To do it:
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<li>Click the three-dot icon at the top right of Edge, then select Settings > Profiles and click Add Profile at the top right of the screen.</li>
<li>On the screen that appears, click Add. You’ll be sent to a web page in a new instance of Edge. Click “Add new account” and select “Sign in to sync data.”</li>
<li>On the screen that appears, sign in and confirm that you want to proceed.</li>
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Once you’ve done that, you don’t have to log out of your current account and then log into the second account to use it in Edge. Instead, when you want to use the second account, click the three-dot icon at the top right of the Edge window and select Settings > Profiles. Your current profile appears at the top of the screen. To switch to your other profile, find it in the “More profiles” section at the bottom and click the Switch button next to it.
You’ll now be sent straight to that profile. When you do that, Edge will open in a new window. So you’ll have both your profiles running simultaneously, each with its own tabs, in two separate windows. (Note that you can set up multiple additional profiles, not just one additional one.)
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You can also tell Edge which profile to use when you visit certain websites. To do it, in Edge select Settings > Profiles > Profile preferences, and in the in the “Automatic profile switching” section, move the Account based profile switching slider to on. From now on, whenever you visit a new website, a screen will pop up asking which account you want to use to open it. The next time you visit the site, Microsoft will remember which profile you used to visit it previously and will automatically open it in that profile.
It’s worth exploring several other settings here that allow you to customize when to use which profile. For instance, you can tell Edge to automatically open pages that are part of your company’s intranet in your Work profile.
Should you decide you want to remove a profile, in Edge go to Settings > Profiles. Switch to the profile you want to remove. Click the three-dot icon next to the “Sign Out” button and select Remove. You can always add it again later by coming back to this page and clicking the Add Profile button at the top of the screen.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="2-use-collections-to-turbocharge-productivity">2. Use Collections to turbocharge productivity</h2>
If you use only one tip in this article, this should be it: Use Edge’s Collections feature for a big productivity boost. It’s probably the best browser productivity booster you’ll ever find.
Collections let you gather web pages, images, and portions of web pages into a sidebar and organize them by categories. You can also add notes to each of your collections. You can create different collections for each of your projects and store web-based research there. For example, you can set up collections for your budgets, for marketing research, or for just about anything to do with your work.
To use it, click the Collections icon, a + sign inside two squares with rounded corners, in the toolbar at the top right of the screen. The Collections pane opens on the right as a sidebar.
The first time you use Collections, it will automatically start four collections: Wishlist, Reading List, Video Playlist, and Cookbook. You can use any of those collections or select Create new collection at the top of the pane and type in a name. To add the web page you’re on to a collection, move your mouse pointer over the collection and click the Add current page icon (a plus sign) that appears.
You can also add images and selected text or sections of web pages by dragging them to your collection. To add a note, go to a collection, click the three-dot icon that appears when you hover over the item you want to add a note to, then click Add note to item or Add note after item. You can also save the URL of an image on the web to the note.
<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-collections.png" alt="microsoft edge collections" class="wp-image-2079922" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-collections.png?quality=50&strip=all 402w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-collections.png?resize=128%2C300&quality=50&strip=all 128w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-collections.png?resize=297%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 297w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-collections.png?resize=36%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 36w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-collections.png?resize=204%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 204w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-collections.png?resize=153%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 153w" width="402" height="945" sizes="(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Collections feature is Edge’s best productivity booster.
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You can also add web pages to a collection without opening the Collections pane. Right-click on a neutral area of the page and in the pop-up menu that appears, select Add page to Collections and choose the collection you want to add it to or start a new one. You can add images and selected text to a collection the same way.
You can also easily delete collections so that you don’t get overwhelmed by your research. It’s ideal not just for long-term research, but for short-term research for only a day or two, which you’ll then delete.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="3-get-to-your-most-used-sites-quickly">3. Get to your most-used sites quickly</h2>
Bookmarking and organizing favorites is a great way to manage a large collection of websites, but it’s not that useful if you simply want to get to a frequently used site quickly. Edge has some tricks up its sleeve if you want to get your most-used sites pronto.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="add-a-site-to-the-new-tab-page">Add a site to the new tab page</h3>
When you open a new tab in Edge, a page appears that shows you news and other items you might be interested in. It’s easy to pin a site to this page so it’s accessible whenever you open a new tab.
Look toward the top of the page, just underneath the search box. If you don’t see icons for pinned pages (such as for Yahoo, Amazon, your inbox, and so on), click the Quick Links down arrow underneath the search box on the right. (If you don’t see the down arrow, click the gear icon at the far right, and in the Quick Links area of the panel that appears, click Off and change it to 1 row.)
A row of site icons appears, along with a + icon. Click the + icon and type or paste in the name and URL of the site you want to pin, then click Add. The site will now appear along with the other pinned pages.
<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-pin-site-new-tab-page.png?w=1024" alt="microsoft edge pin site on new tab page" class="wp-image-2079923" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-pin-site-new-tab-page.png?quality=50&strip=all 1383w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-pin-site-new-tab-page.png?resize=300%2C120&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-pin-site-new-tab-page.png?resize=768%2C308&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-pin-site-new-tab-page.png?resize=1024%2C410&quality=50&strip=all 1024w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-pin-site-new-tab-page.png?resize=1240%2C497&quality=50&strip=all 1240w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-pin-site-new-tab-page.png?resize=150%2C60&quality=50&strip=all 150w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-pin-site-new-tab-page.png?resize=854%2C342&quality=50&strip=all 854w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-pin-site-new-tab-page.png?resize=640%2C256&quality=50&strip=all 640w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-pin-site-new-tab-page.png?resize=444%2C178&quality=50&strip=all 444w" width="1024" height="410" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Pinning a site keeps it handy on the new tab page.
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You can rename or remove any site pinned to the new tab page by clicking the three-dot icon next to the site icon and selecting Rename or Remove from the menu that appears.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="pin-tabs-to-the-top-of-edge">Pin tabs to the top of Edge</h3>
For even faster access to frequently used sites, you can pin them as browser tabs so they appear at the far left of all your other tabs in Edge. When you’re on the site you want to pin as a tab in Edge, right-click its tab and select Pin tab from the menu that appears. The pinned tab will now appear to the left of all your open tabs.
The icon for the pinned tab looks smaller than all of your other tabs, and it will persist even after you shut down and restart Edge. If you have multiple pinned tabs, all of them will appear to the left of any non-pinned tabs.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="pin-sites-you-often-visit-to-the-taskbar">Pin sites you often visit to the taskbar</h3>
For Windows users, the fastest way to access a frequently used site is to pin it to the Windows taskbar. That means it’s always visible (even when Edge isn’t running), and you can launch it with a single click.
When you’re on the site you want to pin, select the three-dot icon at the top right of the browser window and select More tools > Pin to taskbar. A small screen appears with a text box in it with the name of the site. Use the name provided or type a new name into the text box and click Pin.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="4-use-the-edge-sidebar">4. Use the Edge sidebar</h2>
Edge has a narrow sidebar to the far right of the screen that you may not know about because it’s typically hidden and can be confusing to use. Some people have no use for it and keep it hidden, but others find it useful. If you haven’t tried it yet, you should give it a try.
If it’s hidden, you can reveal it by clicking the Copilot icon (Copilot is Microsoft’s generative AI chatbot) at the top right of the Edge app. When you do that, both the Edge sidebar and the Copilot pane appear. We’ll cover Copilot later in this article, so for now you’ll learn how to use the sidebar without Copilot.
To get rid of Copilot and keep the sidebar revealed, first click the “Always show sidebar” icon at the bottom right of the sidebar — it’s just above the Settings icon. Now click the X at the top of the Copilot pane. The pane will vanish, but the sidebar, a strip of icons running down the right edge of the app window, stays there.
<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar.png" alt="microsoft edge sidebar" class="wp-image-2079921" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar.png?quality=50&strip=all 436w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar.png?resize=131%2C300&quality=50&strip=all 131w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar.png?resize=305%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 305w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar.png?resize=74%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 74w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar.png?resize=37%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 37w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar.png?resize=210%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 210w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar.png?resize=109%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 109w" width="436" height="996" sizes="(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Edge sidebar offers quick access to a variety of useful tools, including a calculator, unit converter and translator, shown here.
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Click an icon and a pane opens up for the corresponding app. For example, click the Tools icon (it looks like a small toolbox) and you’ll get variety of useful tools, including a calculator, unit converter, translator, dictionary and more. Click the icon again and the pane vanishes.
There are also icons for opening Outlook, playing games, and more. (Check out the next tip for information about the Microsoft 365 sidebar pane.)
You can add more items to the sidebar by clicking the + icon below the main set of icons. A Customize pane appears where you can browse or search for apps such as Dropbox, Slack, Trello, and many others. When you have a new app open in the sidebar pane, its icon will appear just above the + icon. To keep the app’s icon in the sidebar, right-click it and select Pin to Sidebar.
If you don’t want the sidebar displayed, click the icon just above the Settings icon, and you’ll auto-hide the sidebar.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="5-use-edge-as-command-central-for-microsoft-365">5. Use Edge as command central for Microsoft 365</h2>
Edge can be used as a kind of command central for working with the Microsoft 365 office suite, whether you’ve got a personal or a business version. Go to the Edge sidebar, as described in the previous tip, and click the six-sided multicolored icon. The Microsoft 365 pane appears.
<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar-microsoft-365-pane.png" alt="microsoft edge sidebar showing microsoft 365 pane" class="wp-image-2079926" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar-microsoft-365-pane.png?quality=50&strip=all 427w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar-microsoft-365-pane.png?resize=135%2C300&quality=50&strip=all 135w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar-microsoft-365-pane.png?resize=313%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 313w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar-microsoft-365-pane.png?resize=75%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 75w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar-microsoft-365-pane.png?resize=38%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 38w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar-microsoft-365-pane.png?resize=215%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 215w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-sidebar-microsoft-365-pane.png?resize=112%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 112w" width="427" height="952" sizes="(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Microsoft 365 apps are easily accessible from inside Edge.
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The pane has icons for all of your Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, and more. Click any icon to open the web version of that app in the main Edge window. It also shows files you’ve recently opened. Click any to open it in the main Edge window. You can filter the list of files by individual application, if you’d like. To see only Word files, for example, click the Word icon underneath the “Recent” heading.
Note that the files you see in the Microsoft 365 pane depend on which profile you’re logged into in Edge. If you’re logged in with your work profile, you’ll see the Microsoft 365 files you’ve been working on in your business version of M365. If you want to see your personal files, you’ll need to switch to your personal profile, as described in Tip 1.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="6-enlist-a-copilot-as-you-browse">6. Enlist a Copilot as you browse</h2>
As I mentioned earlier, you can also use Copilot, Microsoft’s genAI chatbot, from within Edge. Click the Copilot icon at the top right of Edge, and the Copilot pane appears. There’s a tremendous amount you can do with Copilot, and all of its uses are beyond the scope of this article. To learn more about what it can do and how to use it, see our story “<a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3712249/7-ways-to-use-microsoft-copilot-right.html">7 ways to use Microsoft Copilot right</a>.”
 However, here’s one use designed specifically for web browsing: giving you information about the current web page you’re viewing. Copilot shows you information such as its rating from users, a bar chart representing total visitors to the site, analysis of where the visitors come from, and so on. To get to it, click the Insights tab at the top of the pane.
<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-copilot-sidebar.png" alt="microsoft edge sidebar copilot pane" class="wp-image-2079927" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-copilot-sidebar.png?quality=50&strip=all 427w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-copilot-sidebar.png?resize=133%2C300&quality=50&strip=all 133w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-copilot-sidebar.png?resize=309%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 309w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-copilot-sidebar.png?resize=75%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 75w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-copilot-sidebar.png?resize=37%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 37w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-copilot-sidebar.png?resize=213%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 213w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-copilot-sidebar.png?resize=160%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 160w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-copilot-sidebar.png?resize=111%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 111w" width="427" height="962" sizes="(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Use Copilot to get info about a website.
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You can also get a summary of the web page you’re viewing (such as a news article or legal brief) by selecting the Generate page summary button in the middle of the Copilot pane. For details, see “<a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3712249/7-ways-to-use-microsoft-copilot-right.html">7 ways to use Microsoft Copilot right.”</a>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="7-put-tabs-to-sleep-to-conserve-system-resources-and-boost-battery-life">7. Put tabs to sleep to conserve system resources and boost battery life</h2>
Like most people, you likely keep multiple tabs open in Edge. That way, you can easily switch among the sites, web apps, and information important to you. It’s a great time-saver.
But it can also be a big memory and processor hog, which can slow down both your browsing and your other computing tasks. It needn’t be that way, though. You can put inactive tabs to “sleep” until you need them, freeing up resources, which will make your PC speedier and make its battery last longer, even when you have multiple tabs open. Microsoft claims that putting inactive tabs to sleep reduces memory use by an average of 32% and CPU use by an average of 37%.
Here’s how to do it:
<ol>
<li>In Edge, click the three-dot icon on the upper right of the screen and select Settings > System and Performance.</li>
<li>In the “Optimize Performance” section, move the slider to On next to Save resources with sleeping tabs.</li>
<li>To change the length of time it takes to put an inactive tab to sleep, next to “Put inactive tabs to sleep after the specified amount of time,” click the drop-down arrow and select a time. Your choice is anywhere from 30 seconds to 12 hours.</li>
</ol>
<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-put-tabs-to-sleep.png" alt="microsoft edge put tabs to sleep" class="wp-image-2079925" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-put-tabs-to-sleep.png?quality=50&strip=all 882w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-put-tabs-to-sleep.png?resize=300%2C265&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-put-tabs-to-sleep.png?resize=768%2C677&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-put-tabs-to-sleep.png?resize=790%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 790w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-put-tabs-to-sleep.png?resize=190%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 190w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-put-tabs-to-sleep.png?resize=95%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 95w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-put-tabs-to-sleep.png?resize=544%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 544w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-put-tabs-to-sleep.png?resize=408%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 408w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/microsoft-edge-put-tabs-to-sleep.png?resize=283%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 283w" width="882" height="778" sizes="(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Putting tabs to sleep can significantly reduce CPU and memory use.
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To reawaken any tab that’s been put to sleep, simply click on it, and it will resume normal activity.
There’s a chance that some sites might not work properly after they’ve been put to sleep. If that happens to you, you can tell Edge never to put that site to sleep again. To do it, in the “Never put these sites to sleep” area, click the Add button and paste in the URL of any site you don’t want to sleep.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="8-reduce-power-use-with-efficiency-mode">8. Reduce power use with efficiency mode</h2>
Browsers can be power hogs, especially if you have multiple tabs open and are playing videos and music in them. That can be a particular problem if you’re using a laptop that isn’t plugged into a power source.
In Edge, efficiency mode reduces the amount of system resources the browser uses, which extends your PC’s battery life. If you enable efficiency mode, it becomes active when your laptop is unplugged. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/features/efficiency-mode?form=MA13FJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Microsoft claims efficiency mode can give you on average an extra 25 minutes of battery life</a>. To use it:
<ol>
<li>In Edge, click the three-dot icon on the upper right of the screen and select Settings > System and Performance.</li>
<li>In the “Optimize Performance” section, move the slider to On next to “Efficiency mode.”</li>
</ol>
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Note that if you’re using a desktop PC or your laptop is plugged in, there’s no need to use efficiency mode.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="9-view-and-mark-up-pdfs"> 9. View and mark up PDFs</h2>
With Edge, there’s no need to launch a separate piece of software when you come across a PDF online or when you want to read and mark up one on your PC; its built-in PDF app is quite good. With it you can draw on and highlight sections of the PDF and erase the marks you made as well. So save yourself time and use Edge rather than third-party software.
You don’t need to do anything to read a PDF online. Simply click it, and by default it will launch in Edge’s reader. You’ll find the markup tools, including for drawing, highlighting, and erasing, in a toolbar towards the top of the screen. To open a PDF from your hard disk, when you’re in Edge, press Ctrl-O, then navigate to the PDF you want to open and click it.
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If you prefer to use your own PDF reader, even for PDFs found online, you might be annoyed that every time you click a PDF, it opens in Edge’s PDF reader. You can change that, though, by changing your default PDF reader.
In Windows Settings, select Apps > Default Apps and in the search box at the top of the screen just below “Set a default for a file type or link type,” type in .pdf. After you do that, the listing “Microsoft Edge Microsoft Edge PDF document” appears. Click it, and a screen appears showing you all the applications on your PC that can read PDFs. Select the one you want to use instead of Edge.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="10-use-edges-one-click-form-filler">10. Use Edge’s one-click form filler</h2>
How many hours a week do you spend mindlessly filling out web forms — your office or home address, shipping address, email address, phone number, and credit card information? Wouldn’t it be nice to get that time back?
With Microsoft Wallet, built into Edge, you can do that. To use it, in Edge go to Settings > Profiles. In the Microsoft Wallet section, click Open Wallet and then click Home. You’ll see sections for adding a variety of information, such as for credit cards and other payment information, personal information, memberships, and so on. Click any item and type in the information you want to add.
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</figcaption></figure>IDG</div>
From now on, whenever you visit a web form, just click in a text box and your information will appear in a popup. Select it and the form will fill in. You can go back to Microsoft Wallet to change any information you want.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="11-save-time-with-keyboard-shortcuts">11. Save time with keyboard shortcuts</h2>
There’s a good chance you use keyboard shortcuts for some of your office applications, like Word and Excel — and you likely use some for Windows itself.
But when it comes to browsers, many people forgo the keyboard except when absolutely necessary. That’s too bad, because keyboard shortcuts are a big timesaver. So to improve your productivity, check out these keyboard shortcuts for Edge in Windows. (Mac users can generally substitute the Cmd key for Ctrl and the Opt key for Alt.)
For even more shortcuts, see <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/keyboard-shortcuts-in-microsoft-edge-50d3edab-30d9-c7e4-21ce-37fe2713cfad" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Microsoft’s complete list of keyboard shortcuts for Edge</a>.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="useful-keyboard-shortcuts-in-microsoft-edge">Useful keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Edge</h3>
<figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><div class="overflow-table-wrapper"><table><thead><tr><th>Key combination</th><th>Task</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ctrl-Shift-B</td><td>Show or hide the favorites bar</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-D</td><td>Add the current site to favorites</td></tr><tr><td>Alt-D or Ctrl-L</td><td>Select the URL in the Address bar</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-E or Ctrl-K</td><td>Open a search in the Address bar</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-F</td><td>Find on the current page</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-R</td><td>Reload the current page</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-H</td><td>Open your History</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-M</td><td>Mute or unmute volume on the current tab</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-N</td><td>Open a new window</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-Shift-N</td><td>Open a new InPrivate window</td></tr><tr><td>Alt-F4 or Ctrl-Shift-W</td><td>Close the current window</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-T</td><td>Open a new tab and switch to it</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-W</td><td>Close the current tab</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-Tab</td><td>Switch to the next tab</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-Shift-Tab</td><td>Switch to the previous tab</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-+ (plus symbol)</td><td>Zoom in</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl– (hyphen)</td><td>Zoom out</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl-P</td><td>Print the current page</td></tr></tbody></table> </div></figure>
This article was originally published in March 2021 and updated in April 2024.
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When people ask me why I prefer Android over that (cough, cough) other mobile platform, the answer is a little complicated.
Sure, I like the diversity and different options Android affords me in terms of hardware — both with the more mundane, <a href="https://theintelligence.com/31013/our-favorite-geeky-goodies-jr-raphael/#phone" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">standard sorts of choices</a> and the <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1630156/google-pixel-fold.html">cutting-edge, adventurous form possibilities</a>. And yes, as someone who very much lives and works within Google’s ecosystem, I enjoy the tighter integration of those services and the better all-around experience I have with them on Android.
I’ve generally never been a fan of Apple’s design style, either, and I find lots of things about the iOS interface to be clunky and awkward.
More than anything, though, these and other similar factors point to the same underlying principle — and what I think really gets at why I’ve been enamored with Android as both a writer and a user for some 16 years now: I appreciate the ability to make my phone work the way I want and the way that makes sense for my own personal style of working. From the hardware to the software and the rich app ecosystem around it, that’s something Android has always embraced and Apple has always resisted.
For me, the most important practical piece of that puzzle is having the ability to change defaults, install advanced efficiency apps, and <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1711067/android-apps-efficiency-timesaving.html">customize practically every facet of my phone’s interface</a> to make it as personalized and effective as possible for me — and, again, for my specific style of getting stuff done. And there’s no place where that advantage is more apparent than in my phone’s home screen and the associated elements that control how I get around my device each and every day.
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I’m always thinking about ways I can optimize and improve my smartphone setup even further — because Android grants me endless opportunities to do so, and the platform’s community of creative developers embraces that ability and constantly comes out with clever new concepts.
And recently, dear reader, I had a revelation. It’s completely changed the way I use and get around my phone and eliminated tons of inefficiencies. And I’ve got a sneaking suspicion it might just do the same for you.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">My Android app drawer epiphany</h2>
So first things first: You know about <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1723954/best-android-launchers-for-enhanced-efficiency.html">Android launchers</a>, right?
Android launchers are a special category of apps on Android that let you replace your entire home screen environment with a totally different interface. It might be simpler, it might be more customizable, or it might just be a completely different and maybe even unusual kind of concept. There are <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1723954/">all sorts of interesting options out there</a>, and the power to choose and find a setup that makes sense for you is entirely in your hands.
For years now, I’ve been partial to a thoughtful and unconventional Android launcher called <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1700995/android-launcher-ergonomic-efficiency.html">Niagara Launcher</a>. It’s <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1617899/5-easy-ways-to-make-android-more-ergonomic.html">all about ergonomic efficiency</a>, and I’ve found its model for helping you find what you need quickly and without distractions to be incredibly effective for the way I like to work.
A key part of that comes down to Niagara’s simple vertical lists for opening up apps. Your favorite apps are always in a single column at the left side of your home screen — a spot that’s extremely ergonomic for me, since I tend to hold my phone in my left hand and thus can access all of that easily even during single-handed use — and you then just swipe your finger up or down on either side of your screen to scroll through all of your installed apps whenever you need to find anything else.
My revelation is actually two-fold, all related to that Niagara app access concept. The first part is a totally new take on my home screen involving a different launcher where I’ve recreated that same core Niagara setup and injected a bunch of other advanced efficiency-enhancers into the equation — most of which are hidden out of sight, to maintain a minimal and distraction-free vibe, and accessible via a series of carefully conceived on-screen gestures.
<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/android-app-drawer-jr-home-screen.webp" alt="Android App Drawer: JR home screen" class="wp-image-2092088" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/android-app-drawer-jr-home-screen.webp?quality=50&strip=all 900w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/android-app-drawer-jr-home-screen.webp?resize=269%2C300&quality=50&strip=all 269w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/android-app-drawer-jr-home-screen.webp?resize=768%2C855&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/android-app-drawer-jr-home-screen.webp?resize=626%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 626w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/android-app-drawer-jr-home-screen.webp?resize=151%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 151w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/android-app-drawer-jr-home-screen.webp?resize=75%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 75w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/android-app-drawer-jr-home-screen.webp?resize=431%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 431w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/android-app-drawer-jr-home-screen.webp?resize=323%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 323w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/android-app-drawer-jr-home-screen.webp?resize=225%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 225w" width="900" height="1002" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The author’s highly optimized custom Android home screen, complete with a lovely ocean view.</figcaption></figure>JR Raphael, IDG</div>
It’s quite the zesty stew of creative customization, every last detail of which I’ve shared in my <a href="https://theintelligence.com/insider/">Intelligence Insider Community</a> for my fellow uber-nerds to enjoy and optionally even implement on their own (whether entirely or in selected bits and pieces) — including all of the uncommon touches and out-of-sight efficiency-optimizers I’ve worked weeks to refine and perfect.
Here, though, I want to focus on the second part of that revelation, and that’s all about the app drawer, specifically, and how I’m now finding and opening apps without the time-wasting traipsing that typically accompanies that.
My appreciation of the Niagara scrolling-letter-list model, y’see, led me to have the thought: “Hmm — what if I could recreate this same concept and take it up a notch by making it available not just on my home screen but from anywhere on my phone?”
After all, the most common action most of us take throughout the day is heading back to our home screen to open something. So what if I could cut out that middle-man step entirely and simply swipe along the side of my screen from anywhere to find and open what I want next — whether I’m in my email, my browser, my messages, whatever — without having to first head back to my home screen time and time again?
Being that this is Android and we’re granted the power to make our phones work the way we want them to work, that’s not only possible but also quite easy to accomplish. And — oh, yes — I’ve found the perfect way to make it happen.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Android app drawer, unshackled</h2>
If you’ve been following my Android-scented ramblings for long, you’ve probably heard me rave about the sheer awesomeness of an app called <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fossor.panels">Panels</a> before.
Panels is the kind of app that could only exist on Android. As its name suggests, it lets you create custom panels that pop up when you perform specific gestures along the edges of your phone’s display — like swiping up or down in that area.
I’ve traditionally used Panels to provide easily accessible pop-ups for accessing <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1699499/best-android-widgets-for-busy-professionals.html">Android widgets</a> from anywhere. One swipe in a certain preset place, and boom: I can glance at the latest emails in my inbox or access my two-factor authentication codes no matter what else I’m in the midst of doing and without having to waste time going back to my home screen and then opening the associated app from there.
But Panels has another ability beyond those custom widget panels, and that’s giving you an on-demand app drawer you can summon from anywhere on your device.
It works a lot like my trusty old Niagara app list, too, with a simple swiping up and down to move through the list and find the exact app you need at any given moment.
But with Panels, critically, you don’t have to be on your home screen to access that interface. You can set up the app to show you the list as an overlay and effectively give you super-efficient access to your entire Android app drawer universally — with a simple side-of-screen swiping gesture that works on your home screen as well as within any other app or process.
Just one swipe up or down the side of your screen, aaaaand poof: There’s your entire Android app drawer — available in a neatly organized, efficiency-optimized list. You can swipe or tap to reach the letter you want or lean on the favorites to find apps you open often. And, most significantly, again: You can get to all of that from anywhere, without having to first fumble your way back to your home screen and waste countless seconds throughout the day. It essentially extends that part of your home screen throughout your entire device, which is a pretty awesome power to have.
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Setting it up is surprisingly simple — and something you’ll only have to do one time:
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<li>First, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fossor.panels" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">download and install Panels from the Play Store</a>.</li>
<li>Open the app and follow the prompts to allow it to send notifications and to display over other apps (two innocuous permissions that are legitimately required for the app to do what it needs to do).</li>
<li>Now, on the app’s main setup screen, tap “View.”</li>
<li>Tap the circular blue pencil icon in the lower-right corner of the screen that comes up next and tap “Delete / Reposition / Rename.”</li>
<li>Tap the trash can icon next to both “Apps and shortcuts” and “Widgets” — two sample panels that are present in the app by default but that you won’t need for these purposes.</li>
<li>That should leave you with only one remaining panel, called “App list.”</li>
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At this point, all that’s left is to think about if you want to have your on-demand app drawer available via a swipe on the left or the right side of your screen. I tend to hold my phone in my left hand, personally, so for me, swiping on the left side of the screen with my thumb is the easiest and most ergonomic gesture. If you hold your phone in your right hand, you might prefer using the right side.
Whichever you choose, make sure the “App list” item is in the appropriate place within that same menu we were just looking at. If you need to move it, press and hold on the right side of its line to drag it into whichever position you want, then tap “Apply.”
And take a deep breath: We’re almost done! At this point, all that’s left are the little details and some opportunities for even more advanced customization.
Some things to consider:
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<li>In the main “Panels” menu on that same settings screen, you may want to extend the length of the “Rows” option to make the list longer and allow it to take up the entire height of your screen without wrapping over to a second line.</li>
<li>Within that same menu, tapping “List settings” will reveal a series of options for determining if your on-demand app drawer shows recently opened apps, recently installed apps, and recently updated apps along with specific links to different sections of your system settings. You can also manually hide certain apps from the list and prevent ’em from showing up in the list at all, if you have some apps you don’t anticipate ever needing to access.</li>
<li>If you tap “Trigger” in the main menu selector at the bottom of the screen, you can change the width, height, and precise positioning of the part of your screen where the swipe gesture will be recognized. This may require a bit of experimentation to figure out the optimal placement for you. I like to keep the trigger zone fairly high up on the side of my screen, where (a) I’m unlikely to activate it on accident and (b) it’s easy to reach effortlessly near the spot where my thumb already tends to rest.</li>
<li>In that same “Trigger” menu, take note of the “Visible width” and “Invisible width” options. By default, Panels will put a thin colored line on the side of your screen to remind you where you can swipe to summon your app drawer. That’s fine if you like it — or if you want to have it there for a little while, until you get used to the idea of using this — but personally, I prefer setting that value to zero and leaving only the “Invisible width” present (meaning there’s no line or visible indication of the panel’s presence on my screen, and I just know where to swipe to find it).</li>
<li>And note, too, the “Prioritize the back gesture over the trigger” option. If you use <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1658581/android-gestures.html">Android’s gesture navigation</a>, you’ll almost certainly want to activate that to avoid any conflicts.</li>
<li>Last but not least, under the “Colors” menu, you can customize the appearance of your panel, if you ever want to play around with that and do something different than the default.</li>
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And that, my fellow Android-adoring animal, is about it! Panels doesn’t require any manner of eyebrow-raising permissions, nor does the app collect any kind of personal data. It’s free to use with an optional in-app upgrade to remove some limitations, unlock extra options, and eliminate ads within the configuration interface (and note, if you’re a member of <a href="https://theintelligence.com/insider/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">my Intelligence Insider club</a>, you actually have a free lifetime upgrade to the full premium version of Panels as part of your <a href="https://theintelligence.com/insider/#perks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Insider Perk Pack</a>).
I hope you enjoy your new on-demand app drawer as much as I’m enjoying mine — and I hope its presence gives you a renewed appreciation for the choice, flexibility, and genuine practical benefits Android’s approach allows us, just as it has for me.
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While Apple <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2079810/100-billion-reasons-apple-is-putting-up-a-fight.html">didn’t rush to embrace sideloading</a>, developers can get ready for it in the EU, as support for this is now live in the latest iOS 17.5 beta.
This is the first <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2075606/apple-will-continue-to-enhance-its-dma-compliance.html">big improvement</a> Apple has made to its originally stated plans to bring its business in line with <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1612383/apple-tweaks-its-dma-compliance-strategy-in-europe.html">Europe’s Digital Markets Act</a> (DMA). Web Distribution lets authorized developers distribute their iOS apps to users in the European Union (EU) directly from a website owned by the developer.
Apple announced its <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1611678/as-apple-opens-the-app-store-a-little-in-eu-winners-and-losers-emerge.html">initial approach to DMA compliance</a> in March, spoke in Europe about its plans a little later, and received lots of feedback, <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2075606/apple-will-continue-to-enhance-its-dma-compliance.html">which it is now acting on</a>. Europe has also <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2074514/europe-will-investigate-apples-compliance-with-dma.html">begun looking into its compliance</a> with the DMA, suggesting Apple’s tweaks reflect the company’s <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1612383/apple-tweaks-its-dma-compliance-strategy-in-europe.html">ongoing dialog with EU regulators</a>.
The basic idea is that developers can choose to offer their own apps to customers through their websites, though they must agree to various checks and must also handle customer support, tech support, taxation and more. In some cases, a fee may be payable. But users will want to know how the change will impact them.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What is the user experience?</h2>
Customers have become accustomed to the App Store, so it seems likely <a href="https://www.applemust.com/morgan-stanley-apples-app-store-changes-more-bark-than-bite/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.applemust.com/morgan-stanley-apples-app-store-changes-more-bark-than-bite/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">most people will want t</a><a href="https://www.applemust.com/morgan-stanley-apples-app-store-changes-more-bark-than-bite/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.applemust.com/morgan-stanley-apples-app-store-changes-more-bark-than-bite/">o keep using it</a>. However, as developers peel away from the App Store, it’s possible some important apps will become solely available via <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1612257/the-first-eu-app-stores-for-iphones-explore-new-business-models.html">independent portals</a>, including developer websites. We must wait and see the extent to which this will <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1612165/apple-warns-of-increased-iphone-security-risks.html">complicate the user experience and dilute platform integrity</a>.
But, when it comes to web distribution, we can at least see how the system works by considering the customer journey Apple has described. That journey is far from being the miserable experience some of the company’s <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1612428/why-should-apple-trust-epic-games.html">big-mouthed critics</a> have said it is; it has been designed to inform and protect customers, as I see it.
According to Apple, when a customer chooses to download an iOS app from a developer’s website:
<ul>
<li>The first time they choose to download an app from a new developer they must navigate a series of prompt screens in which the significance of the decision is explained.</li>
<li>They then authenticate with Face ID to agree to give the developer permission to install apps on their device.</li>
<li>They go through a three-step process to install the app itself.</li>
<li>And those who want to download other apps from that developer’s website will go directly to the last three steps, as permission will already have been provided. </li>
</ul>
Apple’s app notarization process actually benefits all parties in this. It does so by requiring the developer to provide clear information and screenshots to explain what the app does and how it works. That means customers should know what they are installing, while notarization means they can be reasonably secure the app has at least received some security vetting — albeit not to the same extent as the App Store.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Who can distribute apps on the web?</h2>
To distribute apps via their websites, developers must live in or be registered in the EU, or have a subsidiary incorporated there. They must also have been a member of the Apple Developer Program for two continuous years or more and have an app that had more than a million first annual installs on iOS in the EU in the preceding 12 months.
If they qualify, developers must agree to Apple’s new business terms. Among other things, this includes taking responsibility for customer support and refunds and agreeing to the <a href="https://devcms.apple.com/contact/request/download/alternate_eu_terms_addendum.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alternative Terms Addendum for Apps in the EU</a>.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What about the small print?</h2>
With all that in place, developers must:
<ul>
<li>Only offer apps from their developer account.</li>
<li>Respond in timely fashion to questions from Apple concerning distributed apps, particularly around fraud, malware, or anything that could impact the safety and security of users or the platforms.</li>
<li>Agree to submit their apps to Apple’s notarization process, which aims to protect the company’s platform and its customers.</li>
<li>Publish transparent data collection policies and offer users control over how their data is collected and used.</li>
<li>Follow applicable laws, such as GDPR, taxation, and government enquiries.</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What support does Apple provide?</h2>
Once a qualified developer has set up for business this way, Apple will supply the following resources to enable web distribution of apps:
<ul>
<li>Access to a series of APIs Apple has built to enable web distribution, integrate with system functionality, and back-up and restore apps.</li>
<li>Developers can only sell their apps via App Store Connect registered sites.</li>
<li>They must also agree to pay Apple a Core Technology Fee of €0.50 for each first annual install of an app once installations exceed one million in 12 months. (Most developers don’t move apps at that scale.)</li>
<li>A free exemption to non-profits, educational institutions, or government entities based in the EU that have been approved for a fee waiver.</li>
</ul>
Once set up, developers can download signed binary assets that they can then host for sale and distribution through their own website.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What else has changed?</h2>
Changes to Apple’s original proposals include:
<ul>
<li>Web distribution of iOS apps. </li>
<li>A loosening of the rules so larger corporate developers don’t need to handle quite as much bureaucracy.</li>
<li>The ability of developers who want to build their own app marketplace to qualify without providing a stand-by letter of credit. </li>
<li>Allowing developers to switch back to Apple’s traditional App Store business model one time. This is designed to protect developers against unexpected business changes, such as in the event a developer’s app sees downloads increase faster than expected.</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What else is new?</h2>
Apple has promised a range of additional changes to bring its App Store business into strong compliance with the DMA. Among other things, the company will make it possible to <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1612434/the-eu-browser-wars-have-begun-as-apple-opens-up.html">delete Safari in favor of other browsers</a> and will provide solutions to make it easier to migrate to other smartphone platforms.
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Let’s get real for a minute: Much as the companies that create productivity apps would like to think otherwise, most of us don’t work and live entirely within any single software ecosystem.
Sure, maybe you use <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1633736/how-to-use-google-workspace-tips-tutorials-cheat-sheets.html">Google Workspace</a> for your email, word processing, and file storing. Or maybe you consider <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1682358/microsoft-cheat-sheets-dive-into-windows-and-office-apps.html">Microsoft 365</a> (formerly known as Office) to be your home base.
If you’re anything like me, though, neither of those environments is where your virtual office ends. Perhaps that’s because you use <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1717244/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-slack.html">Slack</a> for your professional communication. Perhaps you rely on tools like <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1712947/what-is-trello-a-guide-to-atlassians-collaboration-and-work-management-tool.html">Trello</a>, <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1615550/3-fantastic-ways-notion-can-make-you-more-efficient.html">Notion</a>, or <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90856730/clickup-project-management-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ClickUp</a> — or, heck, even some combination of ’em! — for more advanced info organizing and project management.
Whatever the case may be, by the time you sprinkle in a pinch of WordPress, a dash of <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1617400/how-to-use-todoist-for-team-task-management.html">Todoist</a>, and a healthy dusting of <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1612042/miro-boosts-security-for-its-visual-collaboration-app.html">Miro</a>, you’ve got yourself quite the cross-platform collaboration cocktail.
And here’s what’s really wild: For as often as many of us work that way, our virtual environments almost seem designed to make it difficult. That’s true even as an individual, as anyone who’s ever juggled two dozen browser tabs across seven different services can tell you. And once you add a team into the equation, it becomes an even greater exercise in frustration to keep track of all the different pieces connected to a typical project puzzle.
A service called <a href="https://workona.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Workona</a> might have found the answer. Workona, founded in 2017, has slowly been chipping away at the gap between how we actually work these days and the types of work our desktops are designed to handle. With its latest improvements in tow, the service has created a deceptively simple solution for a complex-seeming and maddeningly common problem.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a></a>The core Workona concept</h2>
It’s easy to think of Workona as a mere tab manager for your browser. In fact, it is also that — via a free extension you can install into <a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tab-manager-by-workona/ailcmbgekjpnablpdkmaaccecekgdhlh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chrome</a>, <a href="https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/workona-tab-manager/gdfnelpciiajgjenlapgkdcjpcfpfpob" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Edge</a>, or <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/workona/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Firefox</a>. (The company says a Safari extension is planned.)
But while that tab manager nomenclature may be the fastest way for an average user to wrap their head around Workona’s offering, it’s really just the very outer layer of what the service represents.
At its core, Workona is all about organizing workspaces within your browser, based on either project or purpose. It’s designed for people who spend their time working across a range of different and typically disconnected-from-each-other web apps. And while it could be useful for just about anyone, it has some supremely effective tools for team-centric collaboration in particular.
In fact, that’s how its founders describe their inspiration for creating the service in the first place. After working together as early employees of Lucid Software (the since-acquired company behind the web-based publishing program <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marq_(company)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">formerly known as Lucidpress</a>), Quinn Morgan and Alma Madsen realized that the browser was a pretty lousy framework for the purposes it had evolved to handle.
Plain and simple, pulling up a bunch of disparate services and web pages every time you start working on a project just isn’t efficient. Toggling among all those elements as you’re working wastes time. And trying to keep your co-workers on the same wavelength with all those perpetually shifting pieces is a disaster waiting to happen.
So instead of trying to force you into using only a single productivity platform — an answer that just isn’t practical for most businesses at this point — Workona tames the chaos by acting as a connective tissue that ties all your productivity puzzle pieces together.
Notably, that approach won’t make sense if you’re in an organization that leans heavily on traditional local programs instead of their web-based equivalents. Workona works entirely within your web browser, so if, for instance, you prefer or are required to use the locally installed versions of Microsoft’s productivity apps and all of your work is contained within that one platform, it probably wouldn’t be the right fit for you. But as long as you’re willing and able to open projects on the web at least some of the time, it could go a long way in making those projects more cohesive.
And a more cohesive-feeling, efficient work process is ultimately what Workona is all about.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a></a>Filling in the missing spaces</h2>
Workona’s chaos-taming philosophy revolves around the concept of spaces. At their simplest level, spaces are centralized work canvases for every project you’re working on, and they exist right within your browser by way of the Workona extensions on the desktop front or the companion <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/workona-project-organizer/id1514249129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iOS app</a> for iPhones and iPads and the <a href="https://workona.com/help/mobile-support/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mobile website</a> (no dedicated app yet — grumble, grumble…) for Android.
Certain services can also be connected via a direct API-level integration so that they’re accessible in your spaces regardless of whether they’re actively open in a browser tab. This manner of integration is available for Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides as well as for Slack, Asana, ClickUp, Monday, and Trello. But beyond that, so long as something can be opened in your browser — as most of Microsoft 365 services can, to provide one particularly high-profile example — it can be brought into Workona and associated with your spaces.
You might, for instance, create a space called “Website Redesign.” Within that space, you could store Google Docs with in-progress copy for different pages, Word files from a client with thoughts and feedback, Drive folders with assorted design assets, Figma files with under-development visual mockups, and collections of live web pages from a private staging site.
That same space could have natively stored notes about goals and timing, lists of specific tasks around different priorities, and even an embedded Slack channel for website-related discussion right within that same area.
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Anyone with access to the space sees the same view, in real time. You can search across all the connected elements right then and there, too, as well as create new elements in any associated app with a couple quick clicks.
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Workona even autosaves progress as everyone within a space works, so the canvas is always complete and current and can also be restored to any earlier point as needed. You can open all tabs from a space with a single click, if you’re so inclined, or you can just use a space as a launching pad and selectively fire up individual items as you need ’em.
It’s a lot like the same-named “spaces” feature within <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90934038/arc-browser-review-chrome-safari-firefox-alternative" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the buzzy new browser Arc</a>, only it works on any platform and with any browser you want — no awkward (and often impossible, especially in an enterprise setting) switching required. And it’s much more robust in the possibilities it allows, particularly when it comes to collaboration.
To wit: Workona’s latest innovation is its introduction of automatically created unified spaces for teams. That option, rolled out earlier this year, allows teams to create consistent templates that then instantly populate new spaces with specific sets of folders, documents, task lists, and other relevant resources — with the idea being that companies working on projects with clients tend to use the same basic starting points over and over again. And this way, they can create an organized, ready-to-roll workspace involving all their pertinent browser-based tools with a single click and about seven seconds of effort.
Workona is available in a limited free individual plan. For a fully featured experience without any limitations, you’ll be looking at $7 per month for its pro plan, $10 per user per month for its collaboration-ready team plan, or $20 per user per month for its admin-friendly enterprise arrangement.
Hosted on Google Cloud, Workona is SOC 2 compliant and uses 256-bit TLS and AES encryption to protect data in transit and at rest. Read more about <a href="https://workona.com/help/security/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Workona’s security practices</a>.
It’s no stretch to say that the web has become the bedrock for much of our modern work. And Workona really does feel like the unifying layer that’s traditionally been missing from that framework. It’s the operating system you never knew you needed, within your browser — and you might just be surprised by how much easier it makes your web of virtual puzzle pieces to manage.
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Is someone watching your PC’s webcam? Modern laptops are packed with webcam LEDs, privacy shutters, and even switches that physically disconnect the webcam to ensure you have control. Windows has a variety of useful settings, too — but those software options aren’t perfect.
This is complicated on Windows 11 and Windows 10 PCs because Windows software was designed to have deep access to the operating system. It’s not like on a modern Android phone or iPhone, where the apps have to request access to your camera. No, applications on your system can generally just start using your webcam whenever they like. That’s fine with well-behaved software you trust, but it’s a problem if your computer is infected with remote access Trojans (RATs) or other types of <a href="https://www.csoonline.com/article/572049/malware-explained-definition-examples-detection-and-recovery.html" target="_blank">malware</a>.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="modern-laptop-webcam-privacy-solutions">Modern laptop webcam privacy solutions</h2>
Modern laptops — especially <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2250685/business-laptops-vs-consumer-laptops-whats-the-difference.html" target="_blank">business laptops</a> and premium consumer laptops — have built-in webcam privacy solutions:
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<li>Webcam LEDs are common on most laptops with webcams. A physical LED light will appear on or near the webcam when it’s activated. If the LED is on and you’re not using the webcam, that’s a clue something is up.</li>
<li>Privacy shutters are becoming more common, too. You physically slide a shutter in front of the webcam, and the shutter blocks it from recording.</li>
<li>Physical webcam shutoff switches are also popping up. You flip a physical switch somewhere on your laptop — perhaps on the side, near the power button or ports — and the laptop disconnects the webcam. It no longer appears as a connected device to Windows, and software on your PC can’t access it until you flip that switch and reconnect it.</li>
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If webcam privacy is important to you, be sure you buy a laptop with a shutter that physically blocks the webcam or a switch that disconnects it. Some laptops have function keys that turn off their webcam on the keyboard, but these don’t generally disconnect the webcam — they just send a signal to the operating system to turn it off. Malware running on your PC could reactivate the webcam if you disable it in this way.
<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024" alt="Windows Webcam Privacy" class="wp-image-2091715" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 1600w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?resize=300%2C137&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?resize=768%2C350&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?resize=1024%2C467&quality=50&strip=all 1024w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?resize=1536%2C700&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?resize=1240%2C565&quality=50&strip=all 1240w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?resize=150%2C68&quality=50&strip=all 150w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?resize=854%2C389&quality=50&strip=all 854w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?resize=640%2C292&quality=50&strip=all 640w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Acer-TravelMate-P6-webcam-blocked-with-shutter.jpg?resize=444%2C202&quality=50&strip=all 444w" width="1024" height="467" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Business laptops often have physical privacy shutters — no taping over your webcam necessary.</figcaption></figure>Chris Hoffman, IDG</div>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-to-see-which-apps-have-used-your-pcs-webcam">How to see which apps have used your PC’s webcam</h2>
Windows 10 and 11 both will tell you which applications recently used your PC’s webcam.
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Unfortunately, this convenience isn’t foolproof. <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-camera-microphone-and-privacy-a83257bc-e990-d54a-d212-b5e41beba857" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Microsoft’s own documentation</a> points out that some applications might not appear in this list. While this access log is nice to have, sophisticated malware running on your PC could certainly dodge it.
To find the list of apps that recently accessed your webcam:
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<li>On Windows 11, open the Settings app and select “Privacy & security” in the left pane. Scroll down and click “Camera” under App permissions. Scroll down again and click “Recent Activity” to see which applications have used your camera in the last seven days.</li>
<li>On Windows 10, open the Settings app and select “Privacy.” Choose “Camera” under App permissions in the left pane. Examine the list of apps, especially the desktop apps at the bottom — Windows will show you the date and time each app last accessed your webcam.</li>
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You might see your web browser here, too. Websites can access your webcam, but only if you let them — your web browser controls which sites have access to it. You can check which sites in your browser’s settings:
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<li>In Google Chrome, click menu > Settings. Select “Privacy and security, “ click “Site settings,” and click “Camera.” Look at the “Allowed to use your camera” list here — you can remove sites if you don’t want them to have access to your camera.</li>
<li>In Microsoft Edge, click menu > Settings. Select “Cookies and site permissions,” and click “Camera” under All Permissions. Look at the list of sites in the “Allow” list — these are the sites that have access to your webcam.</li>
<li>In Mozilla Firefox, click menu > Settings. Select “Privacy & Security.” Scroll down to the Permissions section and click “Settings” to the right of Camera. You’ll see a list of sites that have been given access to your webcam here.</li>
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<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chrome-webcam-privacy.png" alt="Chrome webcam privacy" class="wp-image-2091717" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chrome-webcam-privacy.png?quality=50&strip=all 911w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chrome-webcam-privacy.png?resize=300%2C196&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chrome-webcam-privacy.png?resize=768%2C501&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chrome-webcam-privacy.png?resize=258%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 258w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chrome-webcam-privacy.png?resize=129%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 129w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chrome-webcam-privacy.png?resize=736%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 736w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chrome-webcam-privacy.png?resize=552%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 552w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chrome-webcam-privacy.png?resize=383%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 383w" width="911" height="594" sizes="(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Your web browser gives you complete control over which websites get access to your PC’s camera.</figcaption></figure>Chris Hoffman, IDG</div>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-to-see-if-your-webcam-is-being-used-right-now">How to see if your webcam is being used right now</h2>
Windows relies on the camera’s status LED to turn on to indicate your camera is being used. For devices without physical camera LEDs, Windows will show on-screen “Camera on” and “Camera off” messages. 
You can activate these on-screen messages on any Windows PC with <a href="https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-camera-on-off-osd-indicator-in-windows-11.10774/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the “NoPhysicalCameraLED” registry hack</a>, if you like.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="other-ways-to-disable-your-pcs-webcam">Other ways to disable your PC’s webcam</h2>
While many modern laptops have great solutions for disabling your webcam — all those shutters and switches — some don’t. You still have options:
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<li>Unplug your webcam: If you use an <a href="https://theintelligence.com/31173/our-favorite-geeky-goodies-chris-hoffman/#webcam" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">external webcam</a>, you can just unplug its USB cable from your computer when you aren’t using it.</li>
<li>Turn it off in the UEFI or BIOS: If your laptop has a built-in webcam you’re not using, you could boot into its UEFI firmware settings screen — this is the modern replacement for the traditional BIOS settings screen. You can boot to this interface from <a href="https://theintelligence.com/27739/how-to-boot-to-the-windows-recovery-menu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Windows Recovery Menu</a>. From here, you can usually find an option to deactivate the webcam. It won’t function again until someone reboots into this screen and activates it once again — that’s inconvenient if you frequently use the webcam, but it’s a nice privacy upgrade if you never do.</li>
<li>Tape or cover your webcam: The traditional method of covering your laptop’s webcam with tape or some other kind of cover still works! It became extra famous when <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/22/mark-zuckerberg-tape-webcam-microphone-facebook" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mark Zuckerberg revealed he tapes his webcam</a> back in 2016. Now, most of us aren’t billionaires, and Zuckerberg certainly faces privacy threats most people don’t. But even this low-tech solution works for him. (These days, hopefully Zuckerberg has a modern laptop with a built-in webcam privacy cover or disconnect!)</li>
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By the way, you’ll also find options to turn off your webcam at Settings > Privacy & security > Camera on Windows 11 and Settings > Privacy > Camera on Windows 10. You can use these options if you like, but don’t rely on them: As the interface itself says on Windows 11, “Some desktop apps might not appear on this page or be affected by these settings.”
As with the list of apps that have recently accessed your webcam, traditional Windows desktop apps could get around this setting, even if you turned off the microphone — and it’s likely the most dangerous malware applications would be designed to do so. If you’re concerned about privacy, it’s much better to physically cover or disconnect the webcam — or at least disable it at a low level in your system’s UEFI settings.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="wait-what-about-microphone-privacy">Wait, what about microphone privacy?</h2>
There’s a huge elephant in the room here — and that’s microphones. Laptops have integrated microphones. Those microphones don’t have status LEDs and there are no physical switches to turn them off. 
Picture a conference room full of laptops with excellent webcam privacy solutions: Each laptop has the shutter closed. Malware running on any of those laptops could still listen in. Of course, that would require at least one of those laptops to be infected with malware — and malware on a laptop could capture all kinds of other sensitive information, from passwords and payment details to sensitive correspondence.
Still, as <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/397400/computer-privacy-why-your-laptops-microphone-should-be-easier-to-block.html" target="_blank">PCWorld pointed out in 2019</a>, laptop manufacturers haven’t offered the kind of microphone privacy switches we see in smart speakers. Hopefully that will be a focus going forward.
For now, you could perhaps boot into UEFI firmware settings and disable your laptop’s integrated microphone from there if you’re concerned. Or, you could just tape over your microphone. When Mark Zuckerberg revealed he tapes over his laptop’s webcam, he also revealed he tapes over his laptop’s microphone hole, too. Of course, you can prevent many of these threats with good security practices, too. As long as your computer isn’t <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2236467/how-do-i-remove-malware-from-my-pc.html">infected by malware</a>, you don’t have to worry about someone listening in on you.
Still, it usually pays to be extra careful — especially if you’re a billionaire like Mark Zuckerberg.
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The most up-to-date version of Anthropic’s Claude AI, Claude 3 Opus, is now available on Amazon’s Bedrock managed AI service, bringing higher performance on more open-ended tasks to enterprise developers who rely on Amazon for generative AI model access.
According to an announcement today from Amazon, Claude 3 Opus roughly doubles the accuracy of the AI’s responses to difficult, novel and open-ended questions. By offering Claude 3 Opus via Bedrock, Amazon said it is trying to enable enterprise developers to build more robust, feature-rich applications based on generative AI, like complex financial forecasting and R&D.
Task automation, research, and even high-level tasks like formulating strategy are all within the reach of Claude 3 Opus, Amazon said. “As enterprise customers rely on Claude across industries like healthcare, finance and legal research, improved accuracy is essential for safety and performance,” the statement said.
Amazon is also a direct investor in Anthropic, <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2075386/amazon-invests-2-75-billion-more-in-open-ai-rival-anthropic.html">having announced a $2.75 billion funding contribution to the company</a> late last month, which brings its total investment in Anthropic to $4 billion.
Claude 3 Opus was released in March, and its inclusion in Bedrock – a cloud platform designed to let developers work with a range of different generative AI models through a common API – continues the trend of Amazon bringing the latest models from Anthropic to its platform. The latest and most robust version of Claude, Opus provides fewer hallucinations, better visual processing and fewer incorrect refusals to perform harmless tasks, Anthropic said at the time.
“It exhibits near-human levels of comprehension and fluency on complex tasks, leading the frontier of general intelligence,” the company said.
Amazon’s stated strategy with generative AI is shifting, CEO Andy Jassy said last week in an annual shareholder letter, moving away from in-house, consumer-facing AI applications and towards systems like Bedrock, allowing it to sell services via the web to business users.
<a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2089619/do-cloud-based-genai-services-have-an-enterprise-future.html">It’s an area where huge hyperscalers like Amazon have a key advantage</a>, according to experts; actually operating the LLMs that underpin generative AI and its associated applications requires the type of vast computing infrastructure that only major platform providers and the largest corporations can afford.
Bedrock competes with similar offerings from other hyperscalers, including Azure AI Studio from Microsoft and Vertex AI Generative AI Studio, from Google. <a href="https://www.infoworld.com/article/3712963/amazon-bedrock-a-solid-generative-ai-foundation.html?page=2#toc-9">It lacks the same access to OpenAI models that Azure AI Studio possesses</a>, and has fewer AI models available overall, but the costs of prompt engineering and certain types of app development tend to be lower on Amazon’s platform.
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Microsoft never sleeps. In addition to its steady releases of <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1682225/windows-10-a-guide-to-the-updates.html">major and minor updates to the current version of Windows 10</a>, the company frequently rolls out public preview builds to members of its <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1712240/how-to-preview-and-deploy-windows-10-and-11-updates.html">Windows Insider Program</a>, allowing them to test out — and even help shape — upcoming features.
Windows Insiders can choose to receive preview builds in one of four channels: the Canary, Dev, Beta, or Release Preview Channel. Insiders in the Canary, Dev, and Beta Channels are now testing <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1614352/windows-11-insider-previews-whats-in-latest-build.html">Windows 11 builds</a>.
The Release Preview Channel typically doesn’t see action until shortly before a new feature update is rolled out; it’s meant for final testing of an upcoming release and is best for those who want the most stable builds. This is the only Insider channel that is currently receiving Windows 10 builds.
Below you’ll find information about recent Windows 10 preview builds. For each build, we’ve included the date of its release, which Insider channel it was released to, a summary of what’s in the build, and a link to Microsoft’s announcement about it.
Note: If you’re looking for information about updates being rolled out to all Windows 10 users, not previews for Windows Insiders, see “<a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1682225/windows-10-a-guide-to-the-updates.html">Windows 10: A guide to the updates</a>.” 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="releases-for-windows-10-version-22h2">Releases for Windows 10 version 22H2</h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-4353-kb5036979">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.4353 (KB5036979)</h3>
Release date: April 15, 2024
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build introduces account-related notifications for Microsoft accounts in Settings > Home. A Microsoft account connects Windows to your Microsoft apps. This feature displays notifications across the Start menu and Settings. You can manage your Settings notifications in Settings > Privacy & security > General.
A wide variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which when your device resumed from Modern Standby you might have gotten the stop error, “0x9f DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE, and another in which the Windows Local Administrator Password Solution’s (LAPS) Post Authentication Actions (PAA) did not happen at the end of the grace period. Instead, they occurred at restart.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/04/15/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-4353-to-release-preview-channel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.4353</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-4233-kb5035941">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.4233 (KB5035941)</h3>
Release date: March 14, 2024
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build adds Windows Spotlight, which displays new images as your desktop wallpaper. If you want to know more about an image, click or tap the Learn More button, which takes you to Bing. To turn on this feature, go to Settings > Personalization > Background > Personalize your background and choose Windows spotlight. The update also adds sports, traffic, and finance content to the lock screen. To turn it on, go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen. Note that these two features will roll out to users gradually.
In addition, in Windows Hello for Business IT admins can now use mobile device management (MDM) to turn off the prompt that appears when users sign in to an Entra-joined machine. To do it, turn on the “DisablePostLogonProvisioning” policy setting. After a user signs in, provisioning is off for Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices.
A wide variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which some applications that depend on COM+ component had stopped responding. Also fixed was a deadlock issue in CloudAP that occurred when different users signed in and signed out at the same time on virtual machines.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/03/14/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-4233-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.4233</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-4116-kb5034843">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.4116 (KB5034843)</h3>
Release date: February 15, 2024
Released to: Release Preview Channel
In this build, using Windows share, you can now directly share URLs to apps like WhatsApp, Gmail, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Sharing to X (formerly Twitter) is coming soon.
The build fixes several bugs, including one in which you weren’t able to use Windows Hello for Business to authenticate to Microsoft Entra ID on certain apps when using Web Access Management (WAM).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/02/15/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-4116-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.4116</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-3992-kb5034203">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3992 (KB5034203)</h3>
Release date: January 11, 2024
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update adds eye control system settings. You can back up these settings from the former device while you set up a new device. Then those settings will install automatically on the new device so you can use them when you reach the desktop.
The build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which an MDM service such as Microsoft Intune might not get the right data from BitLocker data-only encryption, and another in which some single-function printers are installed as scanners.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/11/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-3992-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3992 (KB5034203)</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-3757-kb5032278">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3757 (KB5032278)</h3>
Release date: November 20, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update begins the rollout of the preview version of AI-powered Copilot in Windows 10. Windows Insiders in Release Preview with eligible devices running Windows 10, version 22H2 who are interested in installing it Windows as soon as possible can change their settings so that it will automatically install on their PCs. To do it, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update, turn on Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available, and then check for updates. It will be a phased launch via controlled feature rollout (CFR) in the coming months.
There are three known issues in this build. In one, if you install Copilot for Windows you may see some instability after clicking the Refresh button in Copilot. Clicking links inside Copilot or closing Microsoft Edge or Copilot may cause Copilot and Edge to crash.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/20/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-3757-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3757</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-3754-kb5032278">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3754 (KB5032278)</h3>
Release date: November 16, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
In this update, you can change your settings so that when the preview version of AI-powered Copilot in Windows is ready for Windows 10, it will automatically install on your PC. To do it go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update, turn on Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available and then check for updates. It will be a phased launch via controlled feature rollout (CFR) in the coming months.
The update also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the cursor’s movement lagged in some screen capture scenarios, and another in which the Windows LAPS PasswordExpirationProtectionEnabled policy failed to turn on the setting.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/16/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-3754-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3754</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-3391-kb5029331">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3391 (KB5029331)</h3>
Release date: August 10, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update improves how Windows detects your location to give you better weather, news, and traffic information. It also expands the rollout of notification badging for Microsoft accounts on the Start menu, which gives you quick access to important account-related notifications. You can also add extra security steps to keep from being locked out of your account.
The update also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which Group Policy Service did not wait for 30 seconds, the default wait time, for the network to be available. Because of this, policies were not correctly processed.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/10/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-3391-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3391</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-3269-kb5028244">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3269 (KB5028244)</h3>
Release date: July 13, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which certain display and audio devices were missing after your system resumed from sleep, another in which some VPN clients were unable to make connections, and one in which Windows failed when you used BitLocker on a storage medium with a large sector size.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/07/13/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-3269-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3269</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-3154-kb5027293">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3154 (KB5027293)</h3>
Release date: June 22, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update adds many new features and improvements to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. For details, see <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint?view=o365-worldwide" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender for Endpoint</a>. It also lets you authenticate across Microsoft clouds. This feature satisfies Conditional Access checks if they are needed.
It also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that stopped the onscreen keyboard from opening after you lock the machine, and another that could have deleted all the registry settings under the Policies paths when you did not rename the local temporary user policy file during Group Policy processing.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/22/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-3154-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3154</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-3030-kb5026435">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3030 (KB5026435)</h3>
Release date: May 11, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This update brings back a redesigned search box on the taskbar. If you have a top, bottom, regular, or small icons taskbar, you will see the search box. It offers access to apps, files, settings, and more from Windows and the web. You will also have access to the latest search updates, such as search highlights. To restore the previous search box, use the taskbar context menu or respond to a dialog that appears when you use search.
The build also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that stopped you from accessing the Server Message Block (SMB) shared folder, and another that did not let you apply signed Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policies to the Secure Kernel when you enabled Secure Boot.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/05/11/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-3030-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3030</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-2908-kb5025297">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.2908 (KB5025297)</h3>
Release date: April 13, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build lets you change firewall settings by configuring application group rules and adds the ability to sync language and region settings when you change your Microsoft account display language or regional format.
It also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in Microsoft Edge IE mode in which the Tab Window Manager stopped responding, and another that caused rendering issues that affected the search box gleam (an animated icon). The issue occurred in wide, narrow, or small taskbar mode.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/04/13/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-2907-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.2908</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-2670-kb5022906">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.2670 (KB5022906)</h3>
Release date: March 16, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which lsass.exe stopped responding when it sent a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query to a domain controller that had a very large LDAP filter, and another in which Windows classified USB printers as multimedia devices even though they are not.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/16/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-2787-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.2670 (KB5022906)</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-22h2-build-19045-2670-kb5022906">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.2670 (KB5022906)</h3>
Release date: February 16, 2023
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that stopped hyperlinks from working in Microsoft Excel, another in which using a provisioning package for bulk provisioning Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) failed, and another in which virtual machines (VMs) stopped responding when you added a new disk to a storage pool in thin provisioning scenarios.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/16/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-2670-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.2670</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19045-2301-kb5020030">Windows 10 Build 19045.2301 (KB5020030)</h3>
Release date: November 10, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
In this build, the search box now appears by default on the taskbar when the taskbar is at the top of your screen or when you turn on small taskbar button mode. The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one that affected the reliability of app installation on some devices installed by enterprises, and another that caused some applications that run on the Windows Lock Down Policy (WLDP) to stop working.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/11/10/releasing-windows-10-build-19045-2301-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19045.2301</a>.)
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="releases-for-windows-10-version-21h2">Releases for Windows 10 version 21H2</h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Windows 10 Insider Build 19044.2192</h3>
Release date: October 18, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which applications stopped responding due to input queue overflows, and another in which Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD) Application Proxy connector was unable to retrieve a Kerberos ticket on behalf of the user. It returned the error message, “The handle specified is invalid (0x80090301).”
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/10/18/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-2192-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Build 19044.2192</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19044-1947">Windows 10 Build 19044.1947</h3>
Release date: August 15, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
The build enhances Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s ability to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks, and gives IT admins the ability to remotely add languages and language-related features.
It also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that generated error 0x1E when shutting down or restarting a device, another that degraded BitLocker performance, and another that prevented virtualized App-V Microsoft Office applications from opening or causes them to stop working.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/08/15/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1947-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview 21H2 Build 19044.1947</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Windows 10 Build 19045.1865 (KB5015878) </h3>
Release date: July 28, 2022 
Released to: Release Preview Channel 
Microsoft has now released <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/28/releasing-windows-10-version-22h2-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Build 19045.1865 (KB5015878)</a> to the Release Preview Channel. The company says it is the first preview build of Windows 10 22H2 and is ready for testing by corporate IT departments. (Note that KB5016878 has been <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/july-26-2022-kb5015878-os-builds-19042-1865-19043-1865-and-19044-1865-preview-549f5551-fcc5-4fee-8811-c5df12e04d40" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">previously released via the regular Windows 10 Update channel</a>, labeled as a Windows 10 Preview.)
Commercial devices configured for the Release Preview Channel via the Windows Insider Program Settings page or via  <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-manage-updates-wufb" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows Update for Business</a>  policy, whether through Microsoft Intune or through Group Policy, will automatically be offered Windows 10, version 22H2 as an optional update. Windows 10, version 22H2 is also now available via Windows Server Update Service and Azure Marketplace.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/28/releasing-windows-10-version-22h2-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">KB5015878</a>.) 
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19044-1862-21h2">Windows 10 Build 19044.1862 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: July 18, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build lets you agree to receive urgent notifications when focus assist is on. It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one that caused certain docking stations to lose internet connectivity when waking from Sleep mode, and another that could have caused Windows to stop working when you enabled Windows Defender Application Control with the Intelligent Security Graph feature turned on.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/07/18/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1862-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19044.1862</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19044-1806-21h2">Windows 10 Build 19044.1806 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: June 24, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build adds IP address auditing for incoming Windows Remote Management (WinRM) connections in security event 4262 and WinRM event 91. This addresses an issue that fails to log the source IP address and machine name for a remote PowerShell connection. The build also introduces a wide variety of Print and Scan features, including IPP over USB support.
The build also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that affected the Cloud Clipboard service and prevented syncing between machines after a period of inactivity.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/24/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1806-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19044.1806</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19044-1741-21h2">Windows 10 Build 19044.1741 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: June 2, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
The build fixes one bug, which prevented the file system control code (FSCTL_SET_INTEGRITY_INFORMATION_EX) from handling its input parameter correctly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/06/02/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1741-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19044.1741</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19044-1739-21h2">Windows 10 Build 19044.1739 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: May 23, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
The build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that failed to display the Application Counters section in the performance reports of the Performance Monitor tool, a memory leak issue that affected Windows systems that are in use 24 hours each day of the week, and one that caused file copying to be slower.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/05/23/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1739-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19044.1739</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19044-1679-21h2">Windows 10 Build 19044.1679 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: April 14, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
The build adds improvements for servicing the Secure Boot component of Windows and fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that caused a remote desktop session to close or a reconnection to stop responding while waiting on the accessibility shortcut handler (sethc.exe); another that caused the news and interest panel to appear when you haven’t clicked, tapped, or moused over it; and another that caused Windows to stop working when you applied a Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policy that doesn’t require a restart.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/04/14/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1679-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19044.1679</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19044-1618-21h2">Windows 10 Build 19044.1618 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: March 14, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build introduces search highlights, which display notable moments about each day, including holidays, anniversaries, and other events globally and in your region. To see more details at a glance, hover or click on the illustration in the search box.
There are also a variety of small new features, including a new policy that expands an app’s top three notifications by default in the Action Center for apps that send notifications using Windows notifications. It displays multiple notifications that you can interact with simultaneously.
In addition, there are a wide variety of bug fixes, including for one that stopped Microsoft Outlook’s offline search from returning recent emails, and another that prevented the User Account Control (UAC) dialog from correctly showing the application that is requesting elevated privileges
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/03/14/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1618-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19044.1618</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1499-21h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1499 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: January 14, 2022
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that prevented the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) localhost relay from starting when Fast Startup is enabled, another that prevented certain surround sound audio from playing in Microsoft Edge, and another in Microsoft UI Automation that could cause Microsoft Outlook to stop working.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/01/14/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1499-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1499</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19044-1381-21h2">Windows 10 Build 19044.1381 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: November 18, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build includes all the changes in Windows 10 Build 19044.1379 (21H2) and also fixes an additional bug that affected devices that use Windows Hello for Business and are joined to Azure Active Directory (AD). These devices had issues when they accessed on-premises resources, such as file shares or websites.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/18/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1381-19043-1381-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19044.1381</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19044-1379-21h2">Windows 10 Build 19044.1379 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: November 16, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that failed to apply machine Group Policy objects automatically at startup or in the background to devices on a domain that have certain processors, and another that incorrectly renders some variable fonts.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/16/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1379-19043-1379-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19044.1379</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1320-21h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1320 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: October 26, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build includes all the features from Build 19044.1319 and also fixes a bug that prevented the successful installation of printers using the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/26/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1320-21h2-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1320</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1288-21h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1288 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: October 21, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel and via ISO
Microsoft says that it believes “Build 19044.1288 is the final build for the November 2021 Update.” Insiders in the Release Preview Channel can go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and choose to download and install Windows 10, version 21H2. It can also be <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewiso" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">downloaded via ISO</a>. Microsoft didn’t announce any new features or bug fixes in this build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/21/preparing-the-windows-10-november-2021-update-for-release/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1288</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1319-21h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1319 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: October 19, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that prevented subtitles from displaying for certain video apps and streaming video sites, and another in which the use of App-V intermittently caused black screens to appear when signing in on the credentials page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/19/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1319-21h2-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1319</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1263-21h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1263 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: September 23, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes several dozen bugs, including one that caused News and Interests to appear in the context menu even when you have disabled it on a device, and another that caused distortion in the audio that Cortana and other voice assistants capture.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/23/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1263-21h2-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1263</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1202-21h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1202 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: August 31, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a bug that caused the Windows Update settings page to stop responding after you download an optional update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1202-21h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1202</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1200-21h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1200 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: August 18, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel (only for Insiders who were moved from the Beta Channel to the Release Preview Channel because their PC did not meet the hardware requirements for Windows 11)
Note: This build is only available for those who seek it out by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and choosing to download and install 21H2.
This build adds WPA3 H2E standards support for enhanced Wi-Fi security, and a new deployment method, cloud trust, which supports simplified passwordless deployments for a deploy-to-run state within a few minutes.
It includes a wide variety of bug fixes, including for one that caused an external monitor to display a black screen after hibernation and another in Windows Defender Exploit Protection that prevented some Microsoft Office applications from working on machines that have certain processors.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/18/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1198-21h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1200</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1147-21h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1147 (21H2)</h3>
Release date: July 15, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel (only for Insiders who were moved from the Beta Channel to the Release Preview Channel because their PC did not meet the hardware requirements for Windows 11)
Note: This build is only available for those who seek it out by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and choosing to download and install 21H2.
This build focuses almost solely on a wide variety of bug fixes, including for a bug that caused File Explorer to stop working after reaching 99% completion when deleting many files on a mapped network drive, and another that caused System Integrity to leak memory.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/07/15/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1147-21h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1147</a>.)
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="releases-for-windows-10-version-21h1">Releases for Windows 10 version 21H1</h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19043-1381-21h1">Windows 10 Build 19043.1381 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: November 18, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build includes all the changes in Windows 10 Build 19043.1379 (21H1) and also fixes an additional bug that affected devices that use Windows Hello for Business and are joined to Azure Active Directory (AD). These devices had issues when they accessed on-premises resources, such as file shares or websites.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/18/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1381-19043-1381-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19043.1381</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19043-1379-21h1">Windows 10 Build 19043.1379 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: November 16, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that failed to apply machine Group Policy objects automatically at startup or in the background to devices on a domain that have certain processors, and another that incorrectly renders some variable fonts.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/16/releasing-windows-10-build-19044-1379-19043-1379-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19043.1379</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19044-1320-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1320 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: October 26, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build includes all the features from Build 19043.1319 and also fixes a bug that prevented the successful installation of printers using the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/26/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-1320-21h1-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.1320</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-1319-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.1319 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: October 19, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that prevented subtitles from displaying for certain video apps and streaming video sites, and another in which the use of App-V intermittently caused black screens to appear when signing in on the credentials page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/19/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-1319-21h1-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.1319</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-1263-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.1263 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: September 23, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes several dozen bugs, including one that caused News and Interests to appear in the context menu even when you have disabled it on a device, and another that caused distortion in the audio that Cortana and other voice assistants capture.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/09/23/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-1263-21h1-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.1263</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-1202-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.1202 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: August 31, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build fixes a bug that caused the Windows Update settings page to stop responding after you download an optional update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/31/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-1202-21h1-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.1202</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-1200-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.1200 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: August 18, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build includes a wide variety of bug fixes, including for one that caused an external monitor to display a black screen after hibernation and another in Windows Defender Exploit Protection that prevented some Microsoft Office applications from working on machines that have certain processors.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/18/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-1198-21h1-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.1200</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19043-1147-21h1">Windows 10 Build 19043.1147 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: July 15, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
Note: Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel on 21H1 will not receive this update. Microsoft says they will soon receive Windows 11 Insider Preview builds.
This build focuses almost solely on a wide variety of bug fixes, including for a bug that caused File Explorer to stop working after reaching 99% completion when deleting many files on a mapped network drive, and another that caused System Integrity to leak memory.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/07/15/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-1147-21h1-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Build 19043.1147</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-3740-0">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3740.0</h3>
Release date: June 22, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build has a single change: It fixed a bug that didn’t allow the touch keyboard to be displayed when invoked.
Microsoft is releasing only very minor changes to its Windows Feature Experience Packs for now, because it’s testing the process of distributing them. Over time, more features will be released more frequently. Eventually the packs will be delivered via Windows update the way all other updates are delivered.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/22/releasing-windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-3920-0-to-the-beta-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3740.0</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19043-1081-21h1">Windows 10 Build 19043.1081 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: June 17, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build offers a wide variety of bug fixes, including for one that caused blurry text on the news and interests button on the Windows taskbar for some display configurations, and another in which signing into Windows using a PIN failed.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/17/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-1081-21h1-to-beta-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Build 19043.1081</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19043-1052-21h1">Windows 10 Build 19043.1052 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: June 8, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build includes a variety of security updates for the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Management, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Authentication, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Virtualization, Windows Kernel, Windows HTML Platform and Windows Storage and Filesystems.
For more details, see Microsoft’s <a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Security Update Guide</a>.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/08/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-1052-21h1-to-beta-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">21H1 Build 19043.1052</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19043-1023-21h1">Windows 10 Build 19043.1023 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: May 21, 2021
Released to: Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel
This build includes a wide variety of small bug fixes, including one that displayed items on the desktop after they have been deleted from the desktop, and another that caused configuration problems with devices configured using mobile device management (MDM) <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-restrictedgroups" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">RestrictedGroups</a>, <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-localusersandgroups" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LocalUsersAndGroups</a>, or <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-userrights" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">UserRights</a> policies.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/21/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-1023-21h1-to-beta-release-preview-channels/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">21H1 Build 19043.1023</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-985-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.985 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: May 11, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build includes a variety of security updates for Windows App Platform and Frameworks, the Windows Kernel, Windows Media, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, and the Windows Silicon Platform. For more details, see Microsoft’s <a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Security Update Guide</a>.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/11/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-985-21h1-to-beta-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19043.985</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-3740-0">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3740.0</h3>
Release date: April 28, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build has a single change: It removes nonfunctional hyperlinks from being displayed in the Input Method Editor (IME) candidate window.
Microsoft is releasing only very minor changes to its Windows Feature Experience Packs for now, because it’s testing the process of distributing them. Over time, more features will be released more frequently. Eventually the packs will be delivered via Windows update the way all other updates are delivered.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/28/releasing-windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-3740-0-to-the-beta-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3740.0</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-962-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.962 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: April 19, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build offers new personalization options for news and interests on the taskbar. A new button links to a page that lets you choose specific topics that you’re interested in. You can search for topics or publishers you want to follow, and also browse through more than a dozen categories, including different types of news, entertainment, and sports.
There are also a wide variety of bug fixes, including for one that caused blank tiles to appear on the Start menu with names such as “ms-resource:AppName” or “ms-resource:appDisplayName,” and another that caused Azure Active Directory authentication to fail after signing in on Windows Virtual Desktop machines.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/19/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-962-21h1-to-beta-channel-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19043.962</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-928-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.928 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: April 13, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build includes a variety of security updates for Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Apps, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Office Media, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Cryptography, the Windows AI Platform, Windows Kernel, Windows Virtualization, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media. For more details, see <a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft’s Security Update Guide</a> website.
There are several security updates in addition to those, including fixing a potential elevation of privilege vulnerability in the way Azure Active Directory web sign-in allows arbitrary browsing from the third-party endpoints used for federated authentication.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/13/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-928-21h1-to-beta-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19043.928</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-899-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.899 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: March 15, 2021
Released to: Beta Channel
This update fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that caused Remote Desktop sessions to end unexpectedly, another that caused systems to stop working when no Trusted Platform Module (TPM) was present, and another that froze devices if files or folders that OneDrive syncs were deleted.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/15/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-899-21h1-to-beta-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19043.899</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-867-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.867 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: March 9, 2021
Released to: Beta Channel
This update includes a wide variety of security updates for the Windows Shell, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Management, Windows Apps, Windows User Account Control (UAC), Windows Virtualization, the Windows Kernel, the Microsoft Graphics Component, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge Legacy, and Windows Media. For details, see the <a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Security Update Guide</a>.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/09/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-867-21h1-to-beta-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19043.867</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-3030-0">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3030.0</h3>
Release date: February 23, 2021
Released to: Beta Channel
This build has a single change: It improves the reliability of the handwriting input panel.
Windows Feature Experience Pack updates are delivered to Insiders in the Beta Channel via Windows Update just like builds and cumulative updates. If you want to install one, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and check for updates. You’ll have to reboot to enable it. To check your Windows Feature Experience Pack version, go to Settings > System > About.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/23/releasing-windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-3030-0-to-the-beta-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3030.0</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-844-21h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19043.844 (21H1)</h3>
Release date: February 17, 2021
Released to: Beta Channel
This build is the first version of the next Windows 10 feature update, version 21H1. In order to get it, Insiders in the Beta Channel need to go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and choose to download and install 21H1. Once you’ve installed 21H1, you’ll receive preview builds for 21H1 moving forward; those who don’t install it will continue to receive 20H2 builds for the time being.
The build includes <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/17/releasing-windows-10-build-19042-844-20h2-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">all the fixes in Insider Build 19042.844</a> for version 20H2 as well as several minor bug fixes and tweaks. Bug fixes include resolving an issue that caused a one-minute or more delay when you opened a Microsoft Defender Application Guard (WDAG) Office document. Feature tweaks include having Windows Hello multicamera support set the default as the external camera when both external and internal Windows Hello cameras are present.
For more details about 21H1, see <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/02/17/introducing-the-next-feature-update-to-windows-10-version-21h1/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">this blog post</a> from John Cable, Vice President, Program Management, Windows Servicing and Delivery.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/17/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19043-844-21h1/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19043.844</a>.)
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="releases-for-windows-10-version-20h2">Releases for Windows 10 version 20H2</h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-3740-0">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3740.0</h3>
Release date: June 22, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build has a single change: It fixed a bug that didn’t allow the touch keyboard to be displayed when invoked.
Microsoft is releasing only very minor changes to its Windows Feature Experience Packs for now, because it’s testing the process of distributing them. Over time, more features will be released more frequently. Eventually the packs will be delivered via Windows update the way all other updates are delivered.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/22/releasing-windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-3920-0-to-the-beta-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3740.0</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19042-1081-20h2">Windows 10 Build 19042.1081 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: June 17, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build offers a wide variety of bug fixes, including for one that caused blurry text on the news and interests button on the Windows taskbar for some display configurations, and another in which signing into Windows using a PIN failed.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/17/releasing-windows-10-build-19042-1081-20h2-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Build 19042.1081</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20h2-build-19042-1023">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build (20H2) Build 19042.1023</h3>
Release date: May 21, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build, for Insiders on 20H2, includes a wide variety of small bug fixes, including one that displayed items on the desktop after they have been deleted from the desktop, and another that caused configuration problems with devices that were configured using mobile device management (MDM) <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-restrictedgroups" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">RestrictedGroups</a>, <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-localusersandgroups" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LocalUsersAndGroups</a>, or <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-userrights" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">UserRights</a> policies.
(Get more info about (<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/21/releasing-windows-10-build-19043-1023-21h1-to-beta-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">20H2) Build 19043.1023 (KB5003214</a>).
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-962-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.962 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: April 19, 2021
Released to: Release Preview Channel
This build offers new personalization options for news and interests on the taskbar. A new button links to a page that lets you choose specific topics that you’re interested in. You can search for topics or publishers you want to follow, and also browse through more than a dozen categories, including different types of news, entertainment, and sports.
There are also a wide variety of bug fixes, including for one that caused blank tiles to appear on the Start menu with names such as “ms-resource:AppName” or “ms-resource:appDisplayName,” and another that caused Azure Active Directory authentication to fail after signing in on Windows Virtual Desktop machines.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/19/releasing-windows-10-build-19042-962-20h2-to-release-preview-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.962</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-3030-0">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3030.0</h3>
Release date: February 23, 2021
Released to: Beta Channel
This build has a single change: It improves the reliability of the handwriting input panel.
Windows Feature Experience Pack updates are delivered to Insiders in the Beta Channel via Windows Update just like builds and cumulative updates. If you want to install one, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and check for updates. You’ll have to reboot to enable it. To check your Windows Feature Experience Pack version, go to Settings > System > About.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/23/releasing-windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-3030-0-to-the-beta-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3030.0</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-844-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.844 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: February 17, 2021
Released to: Release Preview and Beta Channels
This update fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one that caused video playback to flicker when rendering on certain low-latency capable monitors, and another that prevented certain Win32 apps from opening as a different user when you use the runas command.
There are also a few minor feature tweaks, including enabling Windows to retrieve updated printer capabilities to ensure that users have the proper set of selectable print options.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/17/releasing-windows-10-build-19042-844-20h2-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.844</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-804-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.804 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: February 9, 2021
Released to: Release Preview and Beta Channels
This release fixes a bug and includes a variety of security updates. The bug fixed could damage the file system of some devices and prevent them from starting up after running chkdsk /f.
Security updates are provided for Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Apps, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Management, Windows Authentication, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Cryptography, Windows Virtualization, Windows Core Networking, and Windows Hybrid Cloud Networking. For details, see the <a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Security Update Guide</a>.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/09/releasing-windows-10-build-19042-804-20h2-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.804</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-789-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.789 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: February 2, 2021
Released to: Release Preview and Beta Channels
This update includes all the fixes in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.782 (20H2), plus three additional ones:
<ul>
<li>One fixes an issue with Microsoft Exchange accounts and some Surface Hub devices that occurred after updating to Windows 10 version 20H2. The message “Something went wrong” appeared, with error code 0x80131500.</li>
<li>Another fixes an issue with Windows Update scans that occurred when an authenticated proxy was used as a fallback for the sync service after the previous proxy setting fails.</li>
<li>The third fixes an issue that caused an update from Windows 10, version 1703 to Windows 10, version 20H2 to fail on a Surface Hub device. The message “Getting ready…” remained on the screen indefinitely.</li>
</ul>
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/02/releasing-windows-10-build-19042-789-20h2-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.789</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-2020-0">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.2020.0</h3>
Release date: January 26, 2021
Released to: Beta Channel
Microsoft says this build improves the reliability of screen snipping, particularly for apps that often access the clipboard. It also removes the ability to copy and paste a screen snip directly into a folder in File Explorer. That feature was removed because of a bug. Microsoft plans to turn the feature back on in a future update.
Windows Feature Experience Pack updates are delivered to Insiders via Windows Update just like builds and cumulative updates. If you want to install one, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and check for updates. Note that Insiders in the Beta Channel will need to have 20H2 Build 19042.662 or higher installed if they want to get it. You’ll have to reboot to enable it. To check your Windows Feature Experience Pack version, go to Settings > System > About.
This Experience Pack build contains barely any new features because Microsoft is still testing out the process of delivering new features outside of major Windows 10 feature updates. Microsoft expects to expand the scope and the frequency of releases in the future. Eventually, Windows Feature Experience Pack updates will be folded into the existing servicing process for Windows 10 and delivered through Windows Update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/26/releasing-windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-2020-0-to-the-beta-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.2020.0</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-782-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.782 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: January 21, 2021
Released to: Release Preview and Beta Channels
This update includes fixes for a wide variety of bugs, including one that prevented you from opening a document on the Windows desktop and generates the error “The directory name is invalid,” another that sometimes caused Alt-Tab to switch to the wrong window, and another that caused the upload of diagnostic logs to a management service, such as Microsoft Intune, to fail.
It also includes a few minor new features, including one that allows administrators to disable standalone Internet Explorer using a Group Policy while continuing to use Microsoft Edge’s IE Mode, and another that lets you configure certain policies that support Microsoft Edge IE Mode using mobile device management (MDM).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/21/releasing-windows-10-build-19042-782-20h2-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.782</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-build-19042-746-20h2">Windows 10 Build 19042.746 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: January 12, 2021
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build fixes a variety of security vulnerabilities, including one with HTTPS-based intranet servers, and a <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4599464/managing-deployment-of-printer-rpc-binding-changes-for-cve-2021-1678" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">security bypass vulnerability</a> in the way the Printer Remote Procedure Call (RPC) binding handles authentication for the remote Winspool interface.
There are also security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Media, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Kernel, Windows Cryptography, Windows Virtualization, Windows Peripherals, and Windows Hybrid Storage Services. For details, see the <a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Security Update Guide</a>.
There are two known issues in this update, including one in which system and user certificates might be lost when updating a device from Windows 10 version 1809.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/12/releasing-windows-10-build-19042-746-20h2-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Build 19042.746</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-685-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.685 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: December 8, 2020
Released to: Release Preview and Beta Channels
This build fixes a security vulnerability by preventing applications that run as a SYSTEM account from printing to “FILE:” ports. It also has security updates for the legacy version of Microsoft Edge, the Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Media, Windows Fundamentals, and Windows Virtualization. For details, see the <a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Security Update Guide</a>.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-685-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.685</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-1070-0">Windows 10 Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.1070.0</h3>
Release date: November 30, 2020
Released to: Beta Channel
This is the first build of a Microsoft Experience Pack, which offers a set of new features to Windows users outside the normal twice-yearly Windows 10 feature updates. This first early build was done more to test the process of releasing experience packs than to add any significant new features. Microsoft notes, “By testing this process first with Windows Insiders, we hope to expand the scope and the frequency of releases in the future.”
There are only two, minor new features in the build:
<ul>
<li>You can now use Windows 10’s built-in screen snipping tool (press Windows key + Shift + S) to create a screenshot and save it in the folder you choose in File Explorer.</li>
<li>Split keyboard mode is now supported when you use the touch keyboard in portrait orientation on a 2-in-1 touch device.</li>
</ul>
To receive this update, Insiders in the Beta Channel must have 20H2 Build 19042.662 installed. To get the update, they’ll have to go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and check for updates. Once they’ve installed the update, they’ll have to reboot to turn on the new features. They can check their Windows Feature Experience Pack version by going to Settings > System > About.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/11/30/releasing-windows-feature-experience-pack-120-2212-1070-0-to-the-beta-channel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.1070.0</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-662-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.662 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: November 23, 2020
Released to: Release Preview and Beta Channels
This build has a wide variety of minor bug fixes and updates, including fixing an issue that caused a system to stop working during startup when the CrashOnAuditFail policy is set to 1 and command-line argument auditing is turned on, and fixing another issue that caused the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Group Policy application to stop working when you are editing the Group Policy Security settings.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/11/23/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-662-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.662</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-630-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.630 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: November 10, 2020
Released to: Release Preview and Beta Channels
This build updates the 2020 DST start date for the Fiji Islands to December 20, 2020 and includes security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Input and Composition, Microsoft Graphics Component, the Windows Wallet Service, Windows Fundamentals, and the Windows Kernel. For details see the <a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2020-Nov" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">release notes for November 2020 Security Updates</a>.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/11/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-630-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.630</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-610-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.610 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: October 29, 2020
Released to: Release Preview and Beta Channels
This update for insiders on the 20H2 Windows 10 October 2020 Update includes all the fixes in the 20H2 Build 19042.608 build, plus one minor additional fix. It fixes a bug that caused the Docker pull operation to fail due to a Code Integrity (CI) Policy that blocks the import of a Windows container image.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-610-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.610</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-608-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.608 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: October 22, 2020
Released to: Release Preview and Beta Channels
This update makes it easier to connect to others in Skype, using Meet Now from the taskbar. In addition, there are a wide variety of bug fixes, including for a bug that displayed the incorrect CPU frequency for certain processors, and another that displayed nothing on the screen for five minutes or more during a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) session.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-608-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.608</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-572-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.572 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: October 13, 2020
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build for Insiders who are on <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/18/preparing-the-windows-10-october-2020-update-ready-for-release/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">version 20H2</a> (the October 2020 Update) fixes a few minor bugs and includes a variety of security updates. Among the items fixed are an issue with creating null ports using the user interface, and another issue with a possible elevation of privilege in win32k.
Security updates were issued for Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Media, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Authentication, Windows Virtualization, and Windows Kernel. For details, see the <a href="https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Oct" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Release Notes for October 2020 Security Updates</a>.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-572-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.572</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-546-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.546 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: September 30, 2020
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build for Insiders who are on <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/18/preparing-the-windows-10-october-2020-update-ready-for-release/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">version 20H2</a> (the Windows 10 October 2020 Update) includes all of the fixes included as part of <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-541-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">20H2 Build 19042.541</a>, plus two minor bug fixes, one that had prevented a device from entering Modern Standby, and the other a reliability issue in Microsoft Edge that occurs when you open multiple windows or tabs.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/30/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-546-20h2/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.546</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-541-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.541 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: September 22, 2020
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channels
This build for Insiders who are on <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/18/preparing-the-windows-10-october-2020-update-ready-for-release/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 20H2 (the October 2020 Update)</a> fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) failed to start with an “Element not found” error, another that caused random line breaks when you redirected PowerShell console error output, and another that prevented Microsoft Intune from syncing on a device using the virtual private network version 2 (VPNv2) configuration service provider (CSP).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-541-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.541</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-508-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.508 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: September 18, 2020
Released to: Release Preview Channel
Microsoft says this build, previously released to the Beta Channel on Sept. 8., will be the final build for the Windows 10 October 2020 Update, barring unforeseen consequences. To get it, Insiders in the Release Preview Channel need to go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and choose to download and install 20H2.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/18/preparing-the-windows-10-october-2020-update-ready-for-release/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Build 19042.508</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-508-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.508 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: September 8, 2020
Released to: Beta Channel
This build includes security updates for Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Management, Windows Kernel, Windows Virtualization, Windows Storage and Filesystems, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine.
For details, see the <a href="https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Sep" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Release Notes for September 2020 Security Updates</a>.
The build also fixes a security vulnerability issue with user proxies and HTTP-based intranet servers, and addresses an issue with a possible elevation of privileges in windowmanagement.dll.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
Note: Microsoft is releasing 20H2 to commercial customers in the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel for pre-release validation. <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-10-version-20h2-available-for-commercial-pre-release/ba-p/1602750" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get details in this blog post</a>.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-508-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.508</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-487-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.487 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: August 26, 2020
Released to: Beta and Release Preview Channel (commercial customers)
The build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which add-ins caused Microsoft Outlook to become unresponsive, another in which a black screen was displayed to Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) users when they attempted to sign in, and another in which Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) caused a memory leak when multiple clients connected to the same server.
Note: Microsoft is releasing this build to commercial customers in the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel for pre-release validation. <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-10-version-20h2-available-for-commercial-pre-release/ba-p/1602750" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get details in this blog post</a>.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/08/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-487-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.487</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-450-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.450 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: August 11, 2020
Released to: Beta Channel
This build includes security updates for the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Internet Explorer, Windows Graphics, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Kernel, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, the Windows Wallet Service, Microsoft Edge Legacy, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Authentication, the Windows AI Platform, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Update Stack, Windows File Server and Clustering, Windows Hybrid Storage Services, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, the Microsoft JET Database Engine, and Windows SQL components.
For details, see the <a href="https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Aug" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Release Notes for August 2020 Security Updates</a>.
The build also fixes an issue in Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps that allows single sign-on authentication when an app does not have the Enterprise Authentication capability.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/08/11/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-450-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.450</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-423-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.423 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: August 5, 2020
Released to: Beta Channel
This build is a re-release of 20H2 19042.421 (see below), released on July 24 to the Beta Channel. It was released in order to bring it to parity with the <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4568831/windows-10-update-kb4568831" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">KB4568831</a> update for Windows 10 version 2004.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-423-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.423</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-421-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.421 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: July 24, 2020
Released to: Beta Channel
The update includes a minor change to the look of the Start menu, removing the solid color backplates behind the logos in the apps list and giving a partially transparent background to the tiles. In addition, all of your open tabs in Microsoft Edge will appear when you use Alt-Tab, not just the active one in each browser window.
The update also includes a new feature for Microsoft Edge, in which when you pin a web site to the taskbar, when you click it, all the open tabs for the site will display in Edge. Note that existing sites on your taskbar will not use this new behavior until you remove and re-pin them.
New users of Windows will also get a more personalized, less cluttered taskbar. The taskbar will automatically adjust itself to the way in which you use Windows. You can also now more easily dismiss notifications, by clicking the X at the upper right of their screens.
More settings information has been moved from Control Panel into the Settings app. Links that used to open the System page in Control Panel now direct you to About in Settings.
There are also many bug fixes, including one that could cause Microsoft browsers to incorrectly bypass proxy servers, and another that caused the Settings page to close unexpectedly, preventing default applications from being set up properly.
There are no known issues in this build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-421-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.421</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-388-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.388 (20H2)</h3>
Release date: July 14, 2020
Released to: Beta Channel
This update offers a few minor bug fixes and multiple security updates. It fixes an issue that can cause certain games and applications to have visual distortions when resizing in windowed mode or switching from full screen to window mode, and another that might prevent some older devices with older apps and legacy file system drivers from connecting to OneDrive using the OneDrive app.
This build has security updates for Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, the Microsoft Store, Windows Graphics, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Management, Windows Kernel, Windows Hybrid Cloud Networking, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Update Stack, Windows MSXML, Windows File Server and Clustering, Windows Remote Desktop, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge Legacy, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine. For details, see <a href="https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Jul" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">this page about the July 2020 Security Updates</a>.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-388-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.388</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-330-for-20h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.330 for 20H2</h3>
Release date: June 16, 2020
Released to: Beta Channel (formerly called the Slow ring)
This is the first Windows Insider Preview build for the next Windows 10 upgrade, <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/06/16/whats-next-for-windows-10-updates/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">code-named 20H2</a>. It includes fixes from the <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4557957/windows-10-update-kb4557957" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">KB4557957 (OS Build 19041.329) build</a> for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, as well as the new Microsoft Edge based on Chromium.
In order to get the build, you’ll have to go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and choose to download and install 20H2. Once you’ve updated your PC to 20H2, you will continue to receive 20H2 updates through Windows Update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/06/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19042-330-20h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19042.330</a>.)
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="preview-builds-for-the-dev-channel">Preview builds for the Dev Channel</h2>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21390">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21390</h4>
Release date: May 26, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build primarily fixes a number of minor issues, including one in which when using dark mode, the text in the File Explorer search box was black on a black background, and another in which Task Manager showed the incorrect icon for some processes.
There are several known issues in this build, including one in which the Windows Camera App does not respect the default brightness setting set via the new Camera Settings page, and another in which search results are no longer following the dark theme.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21390/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21390</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21387">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21387</h4>
Release date: May 21, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build has more than a dozen bug fixes, including one that caused the Windows Update page becoming unresponsive after Pause Updates was clicked, and two that caused problems when printing to USB printers.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in whichthe Windows Camera App does not use the default brightness setting set via the new Camera Settings page, and another in which elements of Search (including the search box in File Explorer) are no longer displaying correctly in the dark theme.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21387/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21387</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21382">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21382</h4>
Release date: May 14, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes a feature that lets creative and artistic apps that use International Color Consortium (ICC) display color profiles, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Classic, and CorelDraw, get accurate color and access the full gamut of HDR displays.
There are more than a dozen fixes, including one that caused pixilation when a colored mouse pointer was set to be a large size, and another that caused some devices to be listed twice on the Printers and Scanners page in Settings.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which Windows Camera App does not use the default brightness setting set via the new Camera Settings page, and another in which elements of search (including the search box in File Explorer) no longer display correctly in the dark theme.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21382/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21382</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21376">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21376</h4>
Release date: May 6, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build makes several small updates to improve the drag-and-drop default cursor design in scenarios like dragging and dropping into Outlook, among other minor tweaks.
There are more than two dozen fixes, including for a bug in which the Windows Update icon would not display in the notification area when an update was pending reboot, and another that could result in apps hanging after the user pressed Alt-Shift.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which Windows Camera App does not use the default brightness setting set via the new Camera Settings page, and another in which elements of Search (including the search box in File Explorer) are no longer displaying correctly in the dark theme.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21376/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21376.</a>)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21370">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21370</h4>
Release date: April 29, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build makes Bluetooth audio streaming easier, tweaks icons in File Explorer’s address bar, and improves the touch keyboard launch animation to make it smoother.
There are more than a dozen fixes, including for a bug in which broken characters appeared in text across Settings, and another in which Cortana didn’t launch from the taskbar after its icon was clicked.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which elements of Search (including the search box in File Explorer) are no longer displaying correctly in dark theme.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21370/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21370</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21364">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21364</h4>
Release date: April 21, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build offers the first preview of support for GUI applications in the Windows Subsystem for Linux. You’ll be able to run GUI editors, tools, and applications in order to develop, test, build, and run Linux apps.
Task Manager now supports process classification to identify resource consumption under Microsoft Edge. Task Manager also gets a new, experimental Eco mode that lets you throttle apps that use high system resources so you can give priority to other apps, leading to faster foreground responsiveness and better energy efficiency.
There are more than two dozen fixes, including for a bug in which the About page in Settings sometimes appeared blank, and another in which Windows Firewall unexpectedly reported an error when updating existing rules to Block.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which elements of Search (including the search box in File Explorer) no longer display correctly in the dark theme.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21364/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21364</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21359">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21359</h4>
Release date: April 14, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build has a new option under the Start menu’s Power menu to restart apps after signing in when you reboot your device.
There are more than two dozen bug fixes, including one in which Windows Update Settings might unexpectedly display two separate strings saying that updates are managed by your organization, and another in which after upgrading to recent builds you couldn’t connect using remote desktop until you rebooted your PC.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which the Windows Camera App does not use the default brightness setting set via the new Camera Settings page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21359/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21359</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21354">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21354</h4>
Release date: April 7, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build offers new personalization options for news and interests on the taskbar. A new button links to a page that lets you choose specific topics that you’re interested in. You can search for topics or publishers you want to follow, and also browse through more than a dozen categories, including different types of news, entertainment, and sports.
In addition, you can now turn off content adaptive brightness control (CABC), which improves battery performance but decreases image quality. There’s also a new camera settings page so you can easily add and remove cameras and configure the default image settings of each one.
There are also more than two dozen bug fixes, including for one in which all folders pinned to Quick Access in File Explorer disappeared, and another in which the tooltip text for items in Start’s Power button menu wasn’t displaying correctly.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which elements of Search (including the search box in File Explorer) are no longer displaying correctly in the dark theme.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21354/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21354</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21343">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21343</h4>
Release date: March 24, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces colorful new icons for File Explorer and improves Windows Sandbox and Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG).
There are also a half dozen bug fixes, including for an issue that caused some devices with Realtek network adapters running driver version 1.0.0.4 to experience an intermittent loss of network connectivity, and another that caused a memory leak when interacting with the Recycle Bin.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which all folders pinned to Quick Access in File Explorer disappear.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21343/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21343</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21337">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21337</h4>
Release date: March 17, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build includes new capabilities for controlling virtual desktops, including reordering and customizing the backgrounds for each virtual desktop. File Explorer also gets some minor design changes.
There are also nearly two dozen bug fixes, including for one that caused the Windows Security icon in the taskbar to become unresponsive, and another in which Search didn’t open after clicking the search box in the taskbar.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some devices with Realtek network adapters running driver version 1.0.0.4 may experience intermittent loss of network connectivity.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/17/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21337/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21337</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21332">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21332</h4>
Release date: March 10, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build has nearly two dozen bug fixes, including fixing an issue in which clipboard history did not update to display the latest entries, and another in which some Settings search results were missing.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some devices with Realtek network adapters running driver version 1.0.0.4 may experience intermittent loss of network connectivity.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21332/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21332</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21327">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21327</h4>
Release date: March 3, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
With this build, the news and interest feature on the taskbar gets a new design. It includes more color and more frequent updates, as well as “cards” that let you see article text at a glance.
There are more than a dozen bug fixes, including fixing an issue that made Start and certain apps less reliable, and another that caused some upgrades to get stuck at 88%.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which “up to date” status is not displayed under Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21327/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21327</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21322">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21322</h4>
Release date: February 24, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build has only a few minor changes, including one in which the 3D Objects folder will no longer be shown as a special folder in File Explorer. If you need to access this folder, you can do so by typing %userprofile% in File Explorer or through the navigation pane option Show all folders.
There are ten bug fixes, including for a bug that caused your PC to bug check when switching between users, and another that caused deleted files to unexpectedly remain visible on the desktop until the desktop was refreshed.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which the Start menu layout may reset.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21322/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21322</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21318">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21318</h4>
Release date: February 19, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
With this build, you can copy text-based entries in your clipboard history in plain text, without formatting such as font, color, or size. That will allow an entry to match the formatting of the destination document.
In addition, the notification when pairing supported Bluetooth devices will now stay on the screen a little longer, giving you the chance to interact with it before it goes away.
There are also a wide range of bug fixes, including for one in which the right side of the quick actions area of the Action Center was truncated, and another in which Reset my PC with the “Keep my files” option selected was failing.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which domain networks appear with the wrong firewall profile, which may block some local network services.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21318/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21318</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21313">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21313</h4>
Release date: February 12, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
In this build the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge replaces the previous version of the browser (which Microsoft calls Microsoft Edge Legacy). All future Windows 10 Insider builds will come with the Chromium version of Edge rather than Microsoft Edge Legacy. Those who are interested in trying out new features in the Chromium version of Edge before they are officially released can sign up for it in the <a href="https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/download?form=MD19OP&OCID=MD19OP" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Edge Insider website</a>.
The build includes a wide variety of bug fixes, including for one in which some Insiders experienced an IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL bug check when attempting to upgrade to a newer build, and another in which the text on the taskbar button could look pixelated on high-resolution screens.
The build has a number of known issues, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which Domain networks appear with the wrong firewall profile, which may block some local network services.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21313/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21313</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21301">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21301</h4>
Release date: January 27, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build improves the touch keyboard in several minor ways. When the keyboard is undocked, it now switches to the Small keyboard layout, making it easier to move the keyboard around using the gripper region at the top of the keyboard. Small and split layouts now feature an updated symbol’s view based on the default layout. And the settings menu now has a nested structure for improved clarity and less clutter.
Note that this feature is being rolled out initially only to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel, to test it for performance and reliability. Eventually, it will be rolled out to all Insiders in the Dev channel.
In addition, there are several small overall changes, including one in which when you right-click locally saved files displayed in jump lists, you now have an Open File Location option, in addition to Open.
There are also more than a dozen bug fixes, including for one that could result in VPN repeatedly connecting and disconnecting in a loop, and another that caused Task Manager to crash when switching to the Details tab.
There are more than a dozen known issues, including one in which Miracast users may experience very low frame rates, and another in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21301/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21301</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21296">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21296</h4>
Release date: January 21, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build rolls out changes to clipboard history first detailed in <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/02/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20206/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20206</a> and the ability to manage and create Storage Spaces from Settings described in <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21286/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21286</a>.
In addition, there are nine bug fixes, including for a bug that caused the Program Compatibility Assistant to unexpectedly use up a large amount of CPU resources, and another in which the Windows Security app showed both a “check for updates” button and link at the same time.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build and another in which some 32-bit systems may lose network connection after installing the build. If you are running a 32-bit version of Windows, Microsoft says you may wish to pause updates until the issue is resolved.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21296/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21296</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21292-rs_prerelease">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21292 (RS_PRERELEASE)</h4>
Release date: January 13, 2021
Released to: Dev Channel
This build adds fixes a wide variety of bugs in a feature introduced in Build 21286 that lets you get a customizable feed of news, weather and other updates via the taskbar.
In addition, there are several other bug fixes, including for an issue in which explorer.exe was hanging and or crashing, particularly after interacting with audio/video, and another in which it wasn’t possible to sort processes in Task Manager by status.
The build has nearly two dozen known issues, including rendering and graphic issues after resizing certain app windows, and the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21292/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21292</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21286-rs_prerelease">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21286 (RS_PRERELEASE)</h4>
Release date: January 6, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This build introduces a feature that lets you get a customizable feed of news, weather, and other updates via the taskbar. In addition, you can now manage all of your storage locations via the Settings app. There’s also a new tool named DiskUsage that lets you get information about your disk usage via the command line.
The build has a wide variety of bug fixes, including for a bug that caused some printers to get stuck when connecting via Settings, and another that could unexpectedly sign you out of apps and websites after rebooting your PC.
The build has more than two dozen known issues, including rendering and graphic issues after resizing certain app windows, as well as the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21286/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21286</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20279-fe_release">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20279 (FE_RELEASE)</h4>
Release date: December 14, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This build is, in the words of Microsoft, is “largely the same as Build 20277” (see below). Microsoft released it in order to test its ability to quickly follow one build with another. Windows Insiders who updated to Build 21277 (RS_PRERELEASE) are not being offered this build because they are on a newer build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20279/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20279</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-21277-rs_prerelease">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21277 (RS_PRERELEASE)</h4>
Release date: December 10, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
For now, Microsoft is automatically pushing FE_RELEASE builds to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Build 20277 (see below) is an FE_RELEASE. All Dev Channel Insiders will be moved to the RS_PRERELEASE branch sometime after the holidays.
If you want to move to the RS_PRERELEASE branch now, however, you can choose to install Build 21277, which is being offered as an optional update through the “seeker” experience in Windows Update. Once you install Build 21277, you will continue to receive RS_PRERELEASE builds.
Note that once you to install a RS_PRERELEASE build, you cannot move back to the FE_RELEASE branch. However, you will still have the option to roll back to a previous version for up to 10 days or until you take another build.
Build 21277 introduces x64 emulation in preview for Windows 10 on ARM PCs and adds support for Unicode Emoji 12.1 and 13.0. There are also a wide variety of bug fixes, including for a bug that caused Microsoft Edge windows to be unexpectedly grouped with File Explorer in the taskbar, and another in which limiting a search in File Explorer to a specific folder was unexpectedly returning results from the subfolders.
There are also a number of minor changes and improvements, including a smoother animation when opening or closing a window and the ability to uninstall the Snipping Tool.
There are five known issues in the build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which no drives appear under Settings > System > Storage > Manage Disks and Volumes. As a workaround, you can manage your disks using the classic Disk Management tool.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21277/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 21277</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20277-fe_release">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20277 (FE_RELEASE)</h4>
Release date: December 10, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
Build 20277 is being offered to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel as part of the FE_RELEASE branch. You may alternatively seek out and install Build 21277 (see above), which is from the RS_PRERELEASE branch. If you do, you will continue to receive RS_PRERELEASE builds. If you choose to remain in the FE_RELEASE branch, you will continue to receive automatic FE_RELEASE updates until sometime after the holidays, when all Dev Channel Insiders will be moved to the RS_PRERELEASE branch.
The build fixes two issues, one that could result in the WinRE volume label being lost after multiple upgrades and another that could result in apps failing to update with error code 0x80073D02.
There are five known issues in the build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which no drives appear under Settings > System > Storage > Manage Disks and Volumes. As a workaround, you can manage your disks using the classic Disk Management tool.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20277/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20277</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20270">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20270</h4>
Release date: December 3, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This build lets those who sign into Cortana with their corporate credentials use Cortana to open and search for files by natural-language spoken and typed queries, such as “Hey Cortana, find my recent PDFs.”
The build also fixes several minor issues, including one in which some dialog boxes, such as Properties, displayed black text on dark backgrounds, and another in which certain apps unexpectedly closed when clicking the Maximize button.
There are five known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which no drives appear under Settings > System > Storage > Manage Disks and Volumes. As a workaround, you can manage your disks using the classic Disk Management tool.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20270/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20270</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20262">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20262</h4>
Release date: November 18, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This build has 10 minor bug fixes, including for a bug in which certain apps unexpectedly launched transparently, with no content visible, and another in which Settings could crash when navigating to Storage Sense.
There are six known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which no drives appear under Settings > System > Storage > Manage Disks and Volumes. As a workaround, you can manage your disks using the classic Disk Management tool.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/11/18/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20262/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20262</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20257">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20257</h4>
Release date: November 11, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This build makes changes to the Your Phone app, which now lets you run multiple Android mobile apps side by side on your Windows 10 PC on supported Samsung devices. Apps launch in separate windows, allowing you to interact with multiple apps at the same time even if the Your Phone app is not open. You can pin your apps to Favorites, the Windows 10 taskbar, or the Start menu for easy access to them. You can also search for your previously pinned apps via Windows search from within your Start app list.
There are also a variety of minor bug fixes, including for a bug in which the windows.old folder was not completely deleted when performing disk cleanup, and another in which apps wouldn’t launch from browser links.
There are six known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which no drives appear under Settings > System > Storage > Manage Disks and Volumes. As a workaround, you can manage your disks using the classic Disk Management tool.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/11/11/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20257/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20257</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20251">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251</h4>
Release date: November 4, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update has nine minor bug fixes, including for one that caused the background of some dialogs to unexpectedly appear gray instead of white, another that could cause the Settings app to hang when checking for updates right after an upgrade, and another that sometimes caused the Settings app to send a notification that just said “new notification.”
There are eight known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which Arm PCs such as the Surface Pro X won’t allow Windows PowerShell to launch. As a workaround, you can use “Windows PowerShell (x86)” or “Windows PowerShell ISE (x86)” from the Start menu, or else download the new <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/powershell-preview/9p95zzktnrn4" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PowerShell 7</a>, which runs natively on Arm.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/11/04/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20251/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20251</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20246">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246</h4>
Release date: October 29, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update temporarily removes several features that debuted in earlier Dev Channel builds, including an emoji picker, a redesigned touch keyboard, and voice typing. The update adds a new automatic Linux distro installation to the wsl.exe –install command; typing wsl.exe –install into the command line now installs a fully set-up Windows Subsystem for Linux instance ready to go, including a Linux distro of choice.
The build includes a variety of bug fixes, including for one that caused Settings to crash sometimes when clicking the Update and Security category, another that caused Storage Settings to unexpectedly show incorrect category sizes (a higher number than what was visible in File Explorer), and another in which some devices experienced a KMODE_EXCEPTION bugcheck when using certain virtualization technologies.
There are seven known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another that could cause a crash when disconnecting certain audio devices while playing audio.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20246/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20246</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20241">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20241</h4>
Release date: October 21, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update introduces theme-aware splash screens for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps. When an app is launched, the splash screen color will match your default app mode. So if you have the light theme turned on, you’ll see a light theme splash screen, and if you have the dark theme turned on, you’ll see a dark theme splash screen.
In addition, when you defragment your hard drives (Settings > System > Storage > Optimize Drives), there are several new options, including the ability to see all volumes, including hidden ones. 
There are also a variety of bug fixes, including for one in which robocopy wouldn’t preserve the directory dates when using the move command, and another in which the System Information window (msinfo32) crashed on launch.
There are 10 known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some devices experience a KMODE_EXCEPTION bug check when using certain virtualization technologies.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20241/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20241</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20236">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20236</h4>
Release date: October 14, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update lets you change the refresh rate of your display, via Settings > System > Display > Advanced display settings. It also tweaks the Windows Search Box in several ways, including showing the last four items that you’ve searched for and opened, including apps, files, settings, and direct-nav URLs (for example, “computerworld.com”).
There are also many bug fixes, including for an issue in which some Office applications were crashing or missing after updating to a new build, and another in which File Explorer sometimes crashed when renaming a file.
There are 11 known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some devices experience a KMODE_EXCEPTION bug check when using certain virtualization technologies.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20236/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20236</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20231">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20231</h4>
Release date: October 7, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update gives enterprise customers the ability to modify file associations on a per-user or per-device basis. That means IT administrators can use Group Policy to set which apps will automatically open various file types or links. The feature is first being rolled out to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel, to help Microsoft identify issues that may impact performance and reliability. It will gradually roll out to everyone in the Dev Channel.
The update also has a wide variety of fixes, including for a bug that caused Action Center and notification buttons to vanish after switching between High Contrast Black and High Contrast White, and another in which Settings hung at launch for some Insiders.
There are 10 known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some Office applications crashed or were missing after updating to a new build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20231/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20231</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20226">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20226</h4>
Release date: September 30, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update adds a new feature, Storage health monitoring, which is designed to detect hardware abnormalities for NVMe SSDs and notify users with enough time for them to act on them. Click the notification or go to the drive properties page in Storage Settings (Settings > System > Storage > Manage disks and volumes > Properties) for more details about any issue.
There is also a new settings page for the Your Phone app that lets you link a new device, remove an old device, and switch between active devices.
There are also a variety of small changes, including one in which in File Explorer if you right-click on a zipped OneDrive file set to online-only, you’ll now see an Extract All option, the same as if the file was available locally on the PC. In addition, there are several bug fixes, including for one that impacted taskbar performance and reliability on 2-in-1 convertible devices.
There are eight known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some Office applications crash or go missing after updating to a new build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/30/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20226/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20226</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20221">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20221</h4>
Release date: September 23, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update adds a “Meet Now” feature to the taskbar, allowing you to quickly connect to others via Skype. The Your Phone app also lets you pin notifications from your phone to Windows 10.
There are also a variety of bug fixes, including for one in which the new Manage Disks and Volumes section in Settings wasn’t blocking the ability to change the drive letter of the system volume, and another in which the Start menu and Action Center became transparent when certain apps were open in the background.
There are eight known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some Office applications crashed or were missing after updating to a new build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/23/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20221/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20221</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20215">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20215</h4>
Release date: September 16, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update adds dark theme search results to Windows 10 search. It also has a small number of bug fixes, including for one that could cause the Windows Security app to hang, and another that impacted voice typing reliability.
There are 10 known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some Office applications crash or are missing after updating to a new build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20215/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20215</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20211">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211</h4>
Release date: September 10, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update allows you to search the lists of file types, protocols, and apps when setting a default app for a certain task — a feature that was previously made available to some Windows Insiders and is now rolling out to all Insiders in the Dev Channel.
The update also allows users of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to attach and mount a physical disk inside of a WSL 2 distro. This enables them to access file systems that aren’t natively supported by Windows (such as ext4). And the update also lets the Your Phone app to drag and drop files between your PC and Samsung smartphones that include the smart screen feature.
The build fixes several bugs, including one that could result in Start menu tiles continuing to display an “app update in progress” progress bar after an app had already finished updating, and another that could result in the lock screen hanging.
There are 11 known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some Office applications crashed or were missing after updating to a new build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20211/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20211</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20206">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20206</h4>
Release date: September 2, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update makes changes to the Windows Emoji Picker by introducing an updated design in keeping with Fluent Design principles, improving searching for emojis, and offering animated GIF support.
The update also introduces voice typing, an enhanced version of Windows dictation. It’s optimized for touch keyboards and has an updated back end that Microsoft says will improve accuracy. Some people will also get a new design of Windows’ touch keyboard with new animations and sounds, more labels and an easy way to use voice typing.
The build also fixes several bugs, including one that sometimes resulted in the Narrator Home crashing when using the back button, and another that could cause Task Manager to erroneously indicate that a non-UWP app had been suspended.
There are seven known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some Office applications crashed or were missing after updating to a new build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/02/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20206/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20206</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20201">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20201</h4>
Release date: August 26, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This minor update has several bug fixes, including for a bug in which the min/max/close buttons were stuck in their original positions after resizing a UWP app, and another in which HDR monitors appeared black when HDR was enabled.
There are 10 known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which pinned sites don’t show all open tabs for a domain.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/08/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20201/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20201</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20197">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20197</h4>
Release date: August 21, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
With this update, you can now manage your hard disks in the Settings app. You’ll be able to view disk information, create and format volumes, and assign drive letters. To do it, go to Settings > System > Storage and click Manage Disks and Volumes.
There are also a variety of very small changes, including the way Alt + Tab works with Microsoft Edge tabs. It now has a default of displaying at most five tabs. You can change that by going to Settings > System > Multitasking.
There are also a number of bug fixes, including one in which pinned File Explorer folders in Start appeared with a darker background than other tiles in light mode, and another in which Font Settings and Themes Settings were displaying the old style of Microsoft Store icon.
There are seven known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which pinned sites don’t show all open tabs for a domain.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/08/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20197/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20197</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20190">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20190</h4>
Release date: August 12, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update tweaks the Graphics section of Settings to let you specify a default high-performance GPU and to pick a specific GPU on a per-application basis.
In addition, there are eight bug fixes, including for one that could result in explorer.exe being unresponsive on touch-capable devices after resuming from hibernation, and another in which when Narrator was enabled it could result in the on-screen PIN pad unexpectedly appearing when focus was set to the login screen.
There are nine known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which some Microsoft Store games protected with Easy Anti-Cheat may fail to launch.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/08/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20190/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20190</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20185">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20185</h4>
Release date: August 5, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
The build makes several changes to the Network section in Settings, including making DNS settings more accessible and letting you configure encrypting DNS controls in Settings. In addition, the Your Phone app can now run your Android applications on your PC from your phone.
The build also includes a wide variety of bug fixes, including for one in which the “close all windows” action in the taskbar didn’t always close all of the open tabs for pinned sites, and another in which dragging and dropping an app from Start menu’s “all apps” list over to the tile grid to pin it wasn’t working for certain apps.
There are nine known issues in this build, including one in which some Microsoft Store games protected with Easy Anti-Cheat may fail to launch, and another in which Alt + Tabbing to a browser tab sometimes moves the previously active browser tab to the front of the Alt + Tab list.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/08/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20185/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20185</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20180">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20180</h4>
Release date: July 29, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update turns on new features first announced in the 20161 Insider build on July 1, including theme-aware tiles on the Start menu. Until now, only a small subset of Insiders have received those features.
Aside from that, the build it has only a few fixes and changes, including one that shrinks the new folder icon in the Start menu’s “All apps” list so it better aligns with the size of the other icons, another that fixes issues that could cause crashes when using Alt-Tab to switch to browser tabs.
There are ten known issues in this build, including one in which some Microsoft Store games protected with Easy Anti-Cheat may fail to launch, and another in which Alt-Tabbing to a browser tab sometimes moves the previously active browser tab to the front of the Alt-Tab list.
Note: Insider Preview Builds 20161 and below will expire on July 31st. To avoid the expiration, update to Insider Preview Build 20170 or newer.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20180/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20180</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20175">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20175</h4>
Release date: July 22, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update includes a new feature for Microsoft Edge, in which when you pin a web site to the taskbar, clicking it displays all the open tabs for the site in Edge. Note that existing sites pinned to your taskbar will not use this new behavior until you remove and re-pin them. The build also includes new icons for Sticky Notes and Snip & Sketch.
There are also a number of bug fixes, including for one in which tiles sometimes flashed unexpectedly in the Start menu when animating, and another in which Search didn’t close after selecting certain items in the search results.
There are ten known issues in this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which live preview doesn’t work for pinned site tabs.
Note: Insider Preview Build 20161 and earlier builds will expire on July 31st. To avoid the expiration, update to Insider Preview Build 20170 or newer.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20175/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20175</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20170">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20170</h4>
Release date: July 15, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update makes changes to the Windows search bar. There’s a new two-column layout that lets you do searches more quickly and offers easier access to Quick Searches, which display local weather, top news, and other information.
In addition, you can now manage your sound devices in Settings, rather than in Control Panel. Go to Settings > System > Sound > Manage sound devices to see which sound device is the default and to set up a new default device or default communication device.
There are also a number of bug fixes, including for one in which the master volume slider in Sound Settings wouldn’t work after removing and re-pairing certain Bluetooth devices, and another in which modifier keys like Shift and Ctrl sometimes were dropped over a remote desktop connection.
There are six known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which Task Manager reports 0.00 GHz CPU usage in the Performance tab.
The notes about the build also include a link to the just-released Microsoft Launcher v6, a launcher app for Android phones. <a href="https://app.adjust.com/dwow6o6" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Download it here</a>.
Note: Windows Insiders with PCs that have AMD processors are not being offered this build because of a bug that affects the overall usability of these PCs. Microsoft expects the issue will be resolved by the time the next build is released.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/15/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20170/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20170</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-20161">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20161</h4>
Release date: July 1, 2020
Released to: Dev Channel
This update offers a variety of new features, including what Microsoft calls “freshening up the Start menu.” The colors behind app logos in the apps list have been removed, and tiles now have partially transparent backgrounds. In addition, in Microsoft Edge all open tabs will now appear when you use Alt + Tab. Microsoft is also taking information previously shown only in the Control Panel and displaying it in System > Settings > About.
There are a variety of bug fixes, including for one that caused some games and applications to crash at launch or fail to install, and another that caused some Bluetooth devices to no longer show their battery level in Settings.
There are seven known issues with this build, including one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which Task Manager reports 0.00 GHz CPU usage in the Performance tab.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/01/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20161/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 20161</a>.)
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="preview-builds-prior-to-june-2020">Preview builds prior to June 2020</h2>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19645">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19645</h4>
Release date: June 10, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This minor update fixes seven very minor bugs, including one in which some devices booting from eMMC storage bug checked when resuming from hibernate, another in which taskbar preview thumbnails weren’t rendering consistently (showing a blank area), and another in which Windows Hello Setup would crash if facial recognition was already set up and you chose the Improve Recognition button.
There are two known issues with this build, one in which the update process may hang for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and the other in which under Settings > Privacy, the Documents and Downloads sections show a broken icon next to their page name.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/06/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19645/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19645</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19640">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19640</h4>
Release date: June 3, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This extremely minor update disables the option to have Storage Sense automatically clear out your Downloads folder on a cycle if your Downloads folder is synced to a cloud provider. It also updates Windows’ login logic, so if your PC is set up so you need to type in your username when logging in, accidentally starting your username with a space will no longer result in an error.
There are several known issues with this build, including one in some devices booting from eMMC storage may bug check when resuming from hibernate, and another in which under Settings > Privacy the Documents and Downloads sections show a broken icon next to their page name.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/06/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19640/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19640</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19635">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19635</h4>
Release date: May 28, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This extremely minor update fixes several issues, including one that caused constant display flashing on certain devices, and another that caused Settings to crash when changing the display orientation or resolution.
There are several known issues with this build, including one in which some devices booting from eMMC storage may bug check when resuming from hibernate, and another in which under Settings > Privacy, the Documents and Downloads sections show a broken icon next to their page name.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/05/28/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19635/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19635</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19631">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19631</h4>
Release date: May 21, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This extremely minor update fixes several issues, including one that caused a device’s IIS configuration to be set to default after installing a new build, and another that made Remote Desktop less reliable.
There are several known issues with this build, including one in which some devices booting from eMMC storage may bug check when resuming from hibernate, and another in which in Settings > Privacy, the Documents and Downloads sections show a broken icon next to their page name.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/05/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19631/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19631</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19628">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19628</h4>
Release date: May 13, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This extremely minor update adds a new feature that lets you opt in to have Windows use encryption when making DNS queries. It also fixed an issue that caused some devices to fail to update with error code 0xc0000409.
There are several known issues with this build, including one in which Narrator and NVDA users who seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content, and another in which the update process may hang when a new build is installed.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/05/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19628/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19628</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19624">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19624</h4>
Release date: May 6, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build offers a variety of small changes and bug fixes, including fixing an issue that caused unexpected flickering across Windows shell surfaces and apps in the last two builds, and another that resulted in certain Bluetooth mice being very slow to reconnect to devices after they have been asleep.
There are several known issues in this build, including one in which Narrator and NVDA users who seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content, and another in which Windows Security’s Core Isolation doesn’t work on some devices.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/05/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19624/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19624</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19619">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19619</h4>
Release date: April 29, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build lets you control your music and audio from inside the Your Phone app and makes it easy to keep up with the latest news about the coronavirus pandemic using Windows Search. To do keep updated, select “View interactive map” or “See headlines” to get local, national and international news about the pandemic.
The build also offers a variety of fixes, including for a bug that had caused Insiders to have bug checks with the error DPC WATCHDOG VIOLATION, and another that resulted in some unexpected characters showing up in the text strings of intl.cpl’s Additional Settings > Currency.
There are six known issues in this build, including one in which Narrator and NVDA users that seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content, and another in which the Documents and Downloads sections under Privacy show a broken icon next to their page name.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19619/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19619</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19613">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19613</h4>
Release date: April 22, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build turns on Bing Answers in Cortana for a wide variety of regions and languages. It also has nine fixes, including for a bug that caused app icons in the taskbar to display incorrectly, including defaulting to the .exe icon. This issue also caused some Insiders to have more reliability issues with explorer.exe.
There are six known issues in this build, including one in which Narrator and NVDA users that seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content, and another in which Settings crashes when installing a font.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19613/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19613</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19608">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19608</h4>
Release date: April 15, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This build includes a new feature for the Your Phone app that lets your drag and drop files between a PC and a phone. For now, it only works on certain Samsung smartphones.
In addition, when you’re setting default apps for your PC, you can now search by file types, protocols, and apps.
There are half a dozen bug fixes in the build, including for one in which Sticky Notes windows couldn’t be moved, and another that caused the Snip & Sketch App to launch in the background instead of the foreground (and be on top of all windows) when the app was invoked via pen click.
There are seven known issues in this build, including one in which Narrator and NVDA users that seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content, and another in which the Documents and Downloads sections under Privacy show a broken icon next to their page name.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/15/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19608/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19608</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19603">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19603</h4>
Release date: April 8, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This build integrates File Explorer with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). When you launch File Explorer, you’ll see a Linux folder, which you can browse. There’s also a new feature in Storage Settings that displays your unused files and apps, so you can more easily clean your hard disk.
The build also introduces the beta of a new Windows 10 app, Microsoft News Bar, which displays the latest news and stock information. Eventually, weather and sports information will be added as well.
A wide variety of bugs were fixed, including one in which some devices experienced a bug check (GSOD) during the reboot to install an update, and another in which files could not be dragged and dropped onto the root of a network share folder.
There are nine known issue in this build, including one in which the Documents section under Privacy has a broken icon and another in which Narrator and NVDA users that seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19603/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19603</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19592">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19592</h4>
Release date: March 25, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
The primary improvement in this build gives people with 2-in-1 convertibles a tweaked desktop interface, primarily designed for touch. It includes these changes:
<ul>
<li>The taskbar icons are spaced out</li>
<li>The Search box on the taskbar is collapsed into icon-only mode</li>
<li>The touch keyboard auto invokes when you tap a text field</li>
<li>File Explorer elements have a little more padding, to make them comfortable to interact with using touch</li>
</ul>
There are also eight bug fixes in the release, including for one that could have resulted in the Optional Features page in Settings appearing blank, and another in which the corruption repair (DISM) process stopped at 84.9%.
There are several known issue in this build, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, another in which the Documents section under Privacy has a broken icon, and another in which Narrator and NVDA users that seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/25/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19592/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19592</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19587">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19587</h4>
Release date: March 18, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This build has a small number of minor bug fixes and changes. Your PC’s volume now won’t unmute when using the hardware keyboard volume keys until you raise the volume (or manually unmute). Among the bugs fixed are one in which the new icon next to “Scan with Microsoft Defender” in File Explorer’s context menu didn’t have a transparent background, and another that could result in the search box being missing from some apps.
There are several known issue in this build, including one in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build, and another in which Narrator and NVDA users that seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/18/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19587/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19587</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19582">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19582</h4>
Release date: March 12, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This build has new settings pages for Eye Control, which lets you control Windows with eye movements. In addition, a variety of features have been added to the Your Phone app for Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip, including Rich Communication Service messaging and copying and pasting text and images between devices.
There are also a variety of fixes, including for an issue caused some attempts to update to a build to result in error 0x8007042, and another that caused Task Manager to show “Unavailable” DPI Awareness for all processes.
There are seven known issues in this build, including one in which Narrator and NVDA users who use the Chromium version Microsoft Edge may experience difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19582/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19582</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19577">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19577</h4>
Release date: March 5, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This build makes a minor change to how commercial customers can customize any diagnostic Windows data they opt to send Microsoft. They now have more granular controls over the data they can choose to share. The build also includes an updated version of PowerToys with minor changes, including almost 300 additional unit tests to increase stability and prevent regressions.
There are also a wide variety of fixes, including for an issue in which input stopped working in some places if clipboard history was dismissed without pasting anything, and another in which when using Storage Sense to clean up Windows.old, not all of the data was removed.
There are 10 known issues in this build, including one in which Narrator and NVDA users that use the Chromium version Microsoft Edge may experience difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content, and another in which the Documents section under Privacy has a broken icon.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19577/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19577</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19569">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19569</h4>
Release date: February 20, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This build updates the icons for built-in apps including Alarms & Clock, Calculator, Mail, and Calendar, an initial step toward updating all Windows icons. For more details, see this <a href="https://medium.com/microsoft-design/iconic-icons-designing-the-world-of-windows-5e70e25e5416" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">post from the Microsoft Design Team</a>.
The build also fixes several issues and bugs, including one that affected Start menu reliability, and another that stopped OneDrive from working and also using an unexpectedly high amount of CPU for some users.
There are a number of known issues in this build, including one in which Narrator and NVDA users may experience difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content in the new Chromium version of Microsoft Edge, and another in which the Documents section under Privacy has a broken icon.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/02/20/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19569/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19569</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19564">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19564</h4>
Release date: February 12, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This build offers a preview of a new version of the Windows 10 Calendar app. The app has more than 30 new themes; adds an agenda pane to the month view, letting you see a day’s events at a glance; a simpler way to create a new event; and a smaller account navigation pane, so there’s more room to see a day’s events. To see the new app preview, go to the Calendar app and toggle it on. You can toggle it off when you want to go back to the old version of the app.
The build also has an updated Graphics settings page, giving you more control over which GPU apps run on.
There are also nearly two dozen bug fixes, including for one that caused some devices to not sleep on idle and another that could result in a deadlock (in which everything freezes) when using your PC.
There are seven known issues in this build, including one in which the Documents section under Privacy has a broken icon (just a rectangle), and another in which the update process hangs for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/02/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19564/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19564</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19559">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19559</h4>
Release date: February 5, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build has only small bug fixes, including for one that resulted in explorer.exe crashing when backing out of folders containing .heic or RAW files, and another that caused some people to get a green screen with the error message KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED.
There are 10 known issues in this build, including one in which the Documents section under Privacy has a broken icon (just a rectangle), and another in which some devices are no longer sleeping on idle.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/02/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19559/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19559</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19555">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19555</h4>
Release date: January 30, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build has only small bug fixes, including for one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stopped responding with Start Code 10, and another that resulted in the Start menu and apps not opening until explorer.exe had been restarted after locking and then unlocking a computer while listening to music.
There are eight known issues in this build, including one in which the Documents section under Privacy has a broken icon and another in which some devices are no longer sleeping on idle.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/01/30/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19555/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19555</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19551">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19551</h4>
Release date: January 23, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build has only small bug fixes, including for one in which snipping was not working on secondary monitors, one in which Remote Desktop Connection was crashing when attempting to connect to multiple sessions, and another in which the Optimize Drives Control Panel was incorrectly showing that optimization hadn’t run on some devices.
There are nine known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10, and another in which the Documents section under Privacy has a broken icon (just a rectangle).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/01/23/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19551/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19551</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19546">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19546</h4>
Release date: January 16, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This build introduces graphing mode for Windows Calculator. Previously, the calculator didn’t have the ability to create graphs. Graphing mode allows one or more equations to be plotted on a graph, lets you add equations with secondary variables, and allows you to analyze graphs.
There are also four minor bug fixes in the build, including for a bug that had resulted in Timeline not showing any activities, and another in which Outlook wasn’t working for some people.
There are nearly a dozen known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10, and another in which Remote Desktop Connection crashes when attempting to connect to multiple sessions.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/01/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19546/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19546</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19541">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19541</h4>
Release date: January 8, 2020
Released to: Fast ring
This build lets you set timers with Cortana and adds Bing’s Instant Answers capabilities to Cortana; for instance, you can ask when Seattle’s Space Needle was built and receive an answer instantly in Cortana without being taken to a web search. In addition, an icon now appears in the Notification Area when an app is using your location.
The build also fixes a number of problems, including one that made Systems Settings less reliable and another that could cause the update speed in Task Manager to unexpectedly be set to Paused.
There are nine known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10, and another that doesn’t allow Timeline to show any activities.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/01/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19541/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19541</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19536">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19536</h4>
Release date: December 16, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build lets those with Android phones see all of their phone’s pictures on their Windows 10 PCs. You can now also more easily find new hardware drivers and update them. Instead of having to go the Device Manager, you can ask Windows Update to keep your drivers up to date.
The build also introduces a consumer-oriented feature called “People in my family” that makes it easier to set up devices that can be used by multiple family members. Not everyone who gets the build will have the feature enabled.
The build also offers a variety of bug fixes, changes and improvements. It fixed an issue that resulted in Task Manager’s icon not appearing in the notification area of the taskbar even though if it had been enabled in Settings. In addition, an issue was fixed that caused the Bluetooth battery level displayed in Settings to get stuck, reducing its accuracy.
There are five known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/12/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19536/#KfEjx3umAmYdsqHQ.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19536</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="preview-builds-for-windows-10-may-2020-update-20h1-version-2004">Preview builds for Windows 10 May 2020 Update (20H1, version 2004)</h3>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-264">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.264</h4>
Release date: May 12, 2020
Released to: Slow and Release Preview rings
This cumulative update fixes several minor bugs and includes many security updates. It fixes a performance issue in Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) that prevented it from working correctly for many users, and another issue that prevented cleaning tools, such as Disk Cleanup, from removing previously installed updates.
The security updates are for Internet Explorer, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Edge, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Cryptography, Windows Authentication, Windows Kernel, Windows Virtualization, Windows Update Stack, Windows Core Networking, Internet Information Services, Windows Network Security and Containers, Windows Active Directory, Windows Server, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine. For details, see the <a href="https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-may" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Release Notes for May 2020 Security Updates</a>.
There is one known issue in this build, in which Narrator and NVDA users who seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/05/12/releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-264-to-the-slow-release-preview-rings/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.264</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-208">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.208</h4>
Release date: April 30, 2020
Released to: Release Preview ring
This is the same build that Microsoft released to the Slow ring last week; the company expects it will be the final build of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. Previously, Microsoft had thought that 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.207 would be the final, but it decided to make one more fix. The only change from the previous build is the fix of an issue that failed to send NPLogonNotify API notifications from the credential provider framework.
There are several known issue in this build, including one in which Windows Mixed Reality may not work correctly for many users. Because of that, Microsoft recommends that people who regularly use Mixed Reality should hold off installing this build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/30/getting-the-may-2020-update-ready-for-release-updated/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.208</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-208">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.208</h4>
Release date: April 22, 2020
Released to: Slow ring
This cumulative update includes all the fixes from <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/14/releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-207-to-the-slow-ring/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Build 19041.207</a>, plus one additional fix, an issue that failed to send <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/npapi/nf-npapi-nplogonnotify" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NPLogonNotify</a> API notifications from the credential provider framework.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/22/releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-208-to-the-slow-ring/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.208</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-20">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.20</h4>
Release date: April 17, 2020
Released to: Release Preview ring
This build is likely the final one for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. The cumulative update includes all <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/at-home/Whats-new-wip-at-home-20h1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the new features in that update</a>, as well as a variety of small fixes and security updates, including fixing an issue that caused the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service (rpcss.exe) to close unexpectedly and stop the device from working, and an issue that might prevent the rear camera flash from functioning as expected on devices that have a rear camera.
There are also security updates for the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Kernel, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Media, Windows Shell, Windows Management, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Authentication, Windows Virtualization, Windows Core Networking, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Update Stack, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine. For details, see the <a href="https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Apr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Release Notes for April 2020 Security Updates</a>.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/16/getting-the-may-2020-update-ready-for-release/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.20</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-207">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.207</h4>
Release date: April 14, 2020
Released to: Slow ring
This cumulative update includes several small bug fixes and security updates, including for a bug that caused the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service (rpcss.exe) to close unexpectedly and stopped your device from working, and another that could prevent the rear camera flash from functioning as expected.
The security updates are for the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Kernel, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Media, Windows Shell, Windows Management, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Authentication, Windows Virtualization, Windows Core Networking, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Update Stack, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine. For more details, see the <a href="https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Apr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">April 2020 Security Updates Release Notes</a>.
There is one known issue in this build, in which Narrator and NVDA users who seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/14/releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-207-to-the-slow-ring/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.207</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-173">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.173</h4>
Release date: April 9, 2020
Released to: Slow ring
This build includes the fix previously released in Build 19041.172 (see below) plus several other fixes, including for a bug that failed to allocate resources during device initialization, which caused some USB mass storage devices to stop working, and another that prevented the mute button from working on certain devices with the Your Phone app.
There is one known issue in this build, in which Narrator and NVDA users who seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/09/releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-173-to-the-slow-ring/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.173</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-172">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.172</h4>
Release date: March 26, 2020
Released to: Slow ring
This build fixes a single issue that prevented the Windows logo key + J keyboard shortcut from giving focus to certain Windows tips.
There is one known issue in this build, in which Narrator and NVDA users who seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/26/releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-172-to-the-slow-ring/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.172</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-153">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.153</h4>
Release date: March 13, 2020
Released to: Slow ring
This Cumulative Update includes a variety of minor bug fixes and fixes security holes throughout Windows. Among the issues fixed are one that can cause Microsoft browsers to bypass proxy servers and another that might prevent ActiveX content from loading.
The build includes security updates for Windows Server, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Graphics, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Silicon Platform, Microsoft Edge, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Authentication, Windows Cryptography, Windows Kernel, Windows Core Networking, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Peripherals, Windows Network Security and Containers, and Windows Update Stack. For details, see the <a href="https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Mar" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">March 2020 Security Updates Release Notes</a>.
There is one known issue in this build, in which Narrator and NVDA users that seek the latest release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium may experience some difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/13/releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-153-to-the-slow-ring/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.153</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-113">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.113</h4>
Release date: February 27, 2020
Released to: Slow ring
This build has a variety of minor updates and bug fixes, including fixing an issue that prevented some users from signing out because the user session stops responding, and another issue that caused some systems to stop responding at sign-in because several background services were being hosted in the same service host process.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/02/27/releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-113-to-the-slow-ring/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.113</a>.)
On February 26, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.84, detailed below, to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). The build includes all updated features, fixes, and security updates previously announced for 20H1 and is designed to help organizations prepare for releasing Windows 10 version 2004 in their organizations. See below for more information on Build 19041.84.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-84">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.84</h4>
Release date: February 11, 2020
Released to: Slow ring
This cumulative update includes security updates for Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Management, Windows Virtualization, Windows Peripherals, Windows Network Security and Containers, Windows Storage and Filesystems, and Windows Server. For details, see the <a href="https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Feb" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">February 2020 Security Updates Release Notes</a>.
The build also fixes an issue an issue in which in certain cases, after Windows runs a scheduled task during a maintenance window, a PC may get into an unbootable state after installing Build 19041.21.
There is one known issue in this build, in which Narrator and NVDA users that use the Chromium version Microsoft Edge may experience difficulty when navigating and reading certain web content.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/02/11/releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-84-to-the-slow-ring/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.84</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-21">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.21</h4>
Release date: January 14, 2020
Released to: Slow ring
This build includes security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Graphics, Microsoft Scripting Engine, .NET Framework, Windows Cryptography, Windows Subsystem for Linux, Windows Peripherals, Windows Storage and Filesystems, and Windows Server. For details, see the <a href="https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Jan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">January 2020 Security Updates Release Notes</a>.
What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/01/14/releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-21-to-the-slow-ring/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041.21</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: December 10, 2019
Released to: Fast and Slow rings
This minor build brings the Fast Search feature from Build 19018 to multiple countries (not just the U.S.), including Australia, China, India and others. It also includes a handful of minor bug fixes, including fixing an issue that caused some win32 apps to cause an unexpected increase in CPU usage if left idle after having opened the Common File Dialog.
There are four known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/12/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19041/#UPRrsMVVPTCZHDAi.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19041</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19037-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19037 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: December 6, 2019
Released to: Fast and Slow rings
This minor build includes only one change — Windows PowerShell ISE is now a Feature on Demand and installed by default.
There are five known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/12/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19037/#OqXGFXeMw72PgC5U.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19037</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19035-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19035 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: December 4, 2019
Released to: Fast and Slow rings
This minor build fixes a variety of issues, including one that prevented some apps from starting the first time you tried to launch them after resetting the app via Settings, and another that prevented Fingerprint from being offered as a sign-in option after waking a fingerprint-enabled device from sleep.
There are five known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/12/04/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19035/#CC3TSET6tDcXzyuS.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19035</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19033-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19033 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: November 27, 2019
Released to: Fast and Slow rings
This minor build fixes a variety of minor issues, including one that caused the Start menu to crash on launch if a Windows update was pending restart, and another in which some paired Bluetooth audio devices unexpectedly displayed a cellphone icon in Bluetooth Settings.
In the notes for this build, Microsoft confirmed that the 20H1 Windows update will be officially known as version 2004.
There are four known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/11/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19033/#Vvs5H2t0b0Mb7IzW.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19033</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19030-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19030 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: November 22, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build introduces several changes to Cortana. The beta of the Cortana app has now been undocked from the taskbar and can be moved or resized like any other app, and has several new skills, including better ways to create and query about meetings. Go <a href="https://insider.windows.com/en-us/articles/cortana-windows-beta/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> for more details about the Cortana beta.
There are also a handful of small changes and fixes, including fixing an issue that caused certain apps to not fully fill the screen.
There are five known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10 or 38.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/11/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19030/#TWKsWIf8Sh56mcwL.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19030</a>.)
Editor’s note: On Nov. 20, Microsoft released Insider Preview Build 19025 for 20H1 to Insiders in the Slow ring; it had previously released the same build to the Fast ring. See our <a href="#19025">writeup below</a> for more information on Build 19025.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19028-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19028 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: November 19, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build includes only a handful of small bug fixes, including for a bug in which Settings crashed when docking or undocking a device and another in which Windows Update history in Settings reported a Cumulative Update required a reboot, despite it already being installed.
There are five known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10 or 38.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/11/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19028/#mAsTYm5MrH0yyPfE.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19028</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19025-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19025 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: November 15, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build was also released to the Slow ring on Nov. 20, 2019.
This build improves search by cut down on its disk and CPU usage and speeding it up. The build also has a variety of minor bug fixes, including for one that could cause could cause VPN Settings to hang and another that caused certain modern UI components (including notifications and the network flyout) to scale either too large or too small after attaching an external monitor or remoting into the machine from a monitor with a different DPI.
There are four known issues in this build, including one in which when certain external USB 3.0 drives are attached, they stop responding with Start Code 10 or 38.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/11/15/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19025/#TbvKqEreIB440Z5b.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19025</a>.)
Editor’s note: On Nov. 11, Microsoft released Insider Preview Build 19013 for 20H1 to Insiders in the Slow ring; it had previously released the same build to the Fast ring. See our <a href="#19013">writeup below</a> for more information on Build 19013.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19018-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19018 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: November 5, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build introduces four pre-built, quick searches into Windows Search: Weather, Top News, Today in History, and New Movies, which shows movies playing near your location. Search also gets a slightly tweaked web preview in search results.
The build also has a variety of bug fixes, including for one in which Cortana didn’t respond to “Hey, Cortana,” another in which the Settings app was hanging or crashing when accessing the System or Ease of Access sections, and another in which if a new account profile picture synced from the cloud, your old one might not be listed in the picture history in Accounts Settings.
There are four known issues in this build, including one in which Settings isn’t available outside of being launched via the URI (ms-settings:) for some Insiders, and another in which after some people successfully install printer drivers from the Optional Updates section, the same driver is still showing as being available for installation.
Note that with this build, Windows Insiders who have opted into Skip Ahead are being migrated back into the Fast ring. So Skip Ahead will no longer be reflected under Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program. Going forward, Microsoft will not for the time being offer Skip Ahead as an option for Insiders.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/11/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19018/#Q5qok3LZZkSSr55H.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19018</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19013-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19013 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: October 29, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build was also released to the Slow ring on Nov. 11, 2019.
This build introduces more kaomoji and special characters, which you can get to by pressing either the Windows key + . or Windows key + ; keyboard shortcuts. It also tweaks the Your Phone app for Android phones by removing the dependency the Phone screen has on Bluetooth connectivity.
The build also has a variety of minor bug fixes, including for an issue in which some Bluetooth devices didn’t reconnect after closing and then reopening their lids, and another in which Wi-Fi Settings got stuck saying “Connecting,” even though the network flyout (correctly) indicated that the user was connected.
There are three known issues in this build, including one in which if you use the remote desktop connection and the target PC is on this build, within about an hour or sooner, DWM may start crashing and the session window will go black or experience black flashes, or you may get signed out of the remote desktop session altogether.
Microsoft also announced that <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PowerToys v0.12</a> is now available on GitHub.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/10/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19013/#IvS43kmo1ICe7ScE.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19013</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19008-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19008 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: October 22, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build fixes several minor bugs, including one in which when optional updates were available, Insiders with the Settings header might see the Windows Update indicator in a warning state, even though the main page of Windows Update Settings showed that everything was up to date.
There are seven known issues in this build, including one in which Bluetooth devices may not reconnect as expected after closing the device lid for certain devices, and another in which initiating “Reset this PC” with the cloud download option isn’t working on this build or the previous one when started from Windows RE.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/10/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19008/#Cw6sHVjI6RcKcmgP.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19008</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-19002-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19002 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: October 17, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build has only small changes, improvements and bug fixes, including fixing an issue that could result in the brightness getting stuck at 0% or 100% and requiring a reboot before it can be changed, and another that could result in upgrades failing with error 0x8007042b.
There seven known issues in this build, including one in which older versions of anti-cheat software used with games may crash some PCs after updating to the latest 19H1 Insider Preview build, and another in which when using the dark theme, the hardware keyboard text prediction candidate window is unreadable due to black text on a dark gray background.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/10/17/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19002/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 19002</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18999-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18999 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: October 8, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build introduces the new Calls feature to the Your Phone app for Android phones. Calls lets you answer incoming calls on your PC, initiate calls on your PC, decline calls on your PC, access your recent call history on your PC and transfer calls between your phone and PC.
There are two dozen bug fixes and minor changes in the build, including improving the reliability of the VPN, fixing an issue in the Search bar in either Control Panel or File Explorer where the box becomes grey and prevents input, and fixing another in which the text cursor indicator did not adjust to show in the correct location after content was scrolled.
There is one known issue in this build, in which older versions of anti-cheat software used with games may crash some PCs after updating to the latest 19H1 Insider Preview build.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/10/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18999/#gESZ1j1ELjjDF44d.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18999</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18995-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18995 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: October 3, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build adds Windows Hello PIN sign-in support to Safe mode, so that you no longer have to use a password when troubleshooting your device. It also includes <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/release-notes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">several minor improvements to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)</a>. And it introduces several new features to users of some Samsung Galaxy phones and Samsung Fold devices, including Link to Windows, which lets you easily send messages, manage notifications, sync photos, and mirror your phone on your PC.
There are several dozen bug fixes and minor changes, including for an issue in which some users frequently saw a notification saying their account needed to be fixed, but the Settings page that opened showed no action was necessary, and another in which calendar events created from the taskbar clock and calendar flyout didn’t have a default 15-minute reminder set.
There are nine known issues in this build, including one in which certain 2D apps (like Feedback Hub, Microsoft Store, 3D Viewer) are incorrectly being treated as having protected content within Windows Mixed Reality, and another in which when using the Search bar in either Control Panel or File Explorer, its box becomes gray and prevents input.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/10/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18995/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18995</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18990-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18990 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: September 24, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build allows you to have Universal Windows Platform apps (a.k.a. Metro apps) automatically restart from the previous session when you log into Windows. Minor improvements have also been made to the Xbox Game Bar and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
There are also several dozen bug fixes and minor changes, including fixing an issue in which right-clicking on File Explorer’s search box didn’t bring up a context menu that could be used to paste clipboard contents, and a change that improves the legibility of Magnifier’s reading highlighting rectangle.
There are four known issues in this build, including one in which certain 2D apps (like Feedback Hub, Microsoft Store, and 3D Viewer) are incorrectly treated as having protected content within Windows Mixed Reality, and another in which when you view optional drivers in the new section on the Windows Update page, older drivers show as being available for download. If you choose to update to them, they will attempt to install and fail to do so.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/09/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18990/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18990</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18985-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18985 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: September 19, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build makes Bluetooth pairing simpler and faster by cutting down on the number of notifications during the pairing process and eliminating the need to go to the Settings app to finish pairing. You can now also see all of your Windows 10 updates, including driver updates, in one place. Previously, in order to see driver updates, you had to browse the Device Manager.
In addition, there are a nine bug fixes, including one in which the Reset this PC cloud download option did not calculate the correct amount of space you needed to free up if you did not have enough disk space to proceed, and another in which Task Manger unexpectedly showed 0% CPU usage in the Performance tab.
There are four known issues in this build, including one in which certain 2D apps (like Feedback Hub, Microsoft Store, 3D Viewer) are incorrectly being treated as having protected content within Windows Mixed Reality, and another in which when you view optional drivers in the new section on the Windows Update page, older drivers show as being available for download. If you choose to update to them, they will attempt to install and fail to do so.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/09/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18985/#MGlxbLDQeIDbd7bw.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18985</a>.)
Also note: Separately from Build 18985, version 10.1907 of the Snip & Sketch app is being rolled out to Insiders in the Release Preview ring. It lets you zoom in on screenshots so you can annotate them and closes the previous snip when you click New.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18980-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18980 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: September 11, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build introduces a new Cortana icon and adds small changes to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). In addition, there are a wide variety of bug fixes, including fixing an issue that could result in certain app thumbnails going unexpectedly blank when you right-clicked them in Task View, and another fix that helps improve performance of the Apps & Features page in Settings when searching.
There are seven known issues in this build, including one in which some Realtek SD card readers are not functioning properly, and another in which the Reset this PC cloud download option doesn’t calculate the correct amount of space you need to free up if you do not have enough disk space to proceed. To work around it until a fix is available, Microsoft says you should free up an extra 5GB beyond what is prompted.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/09/11/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18980/#wVKY0Qsy2gzXPrg9.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18980</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18975-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18975 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: September 6, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build introduces PowerToys for Windows 10, a version of the utility suite that was popular with power users of Windows 95 through Windows XP. In this early version, there are only two utilities, one that gives you a set of new keyboard shortcuts that are suited for open windows and the desktop, and another called FancyZones that makes it easy to arrange open windows into pre-set layouts, and snap them into place — for example, arranging multiple windows into columns, rows, grids and so on. Get more <a href="https://insider.windows.com/en-us/articles/announcing-the-first-preview-and-code-release-of-powertoys/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">details about PowerToys here</a>.
The build also lets you move the Cortana window wherever you’d like (previously, it was only in one specific location). You can also now rename virtual desktops. And there are a variety of <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/release-notes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">reliability improvements for the Windows Subsystem for Linux</a>.
The build also has a long list of bug fixes and minor changes, including fixing an issue that caused the minimize, maximize, and close title bar buttons to not work for certain apps, and another in which the “Bluetooth and Other Devices” and “Printers and Scanners” didn’t render correctly in the last two builds.
There are nine known issues in this build, including one in which some Realtek SD card readers are not functioning properly, and another in which the Reset this PC cloud download option doesn’t calculate the correct amount of space you need to free up if you do not have enough disk space to proceed. To work around it until a fix is available, Microsoft says you should free up an extra 5GB beyond what is prompted.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/09/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18975/#UsWQZqjiMJRArcvA.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18975</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18970-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18970 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: August 29, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build introduces some changes in the tablet interface for 2-in-1 convertible PCs. In the new interface, the Search box on the taskbar has been collapsed into an icon, there is greater spacing between taskbar icons, File Explorer switches to a touch-optimized layout, and when you tap a text field, the touch keyboard launches. Also, when you fold back your keyboard, the device automatically launches into tablet mode.
There’s also a new option for resetting your PC. You can now choose to speed up the reset process by downloading Windows from the cloud and installing it that way, rather than using a compressed backup Windows copy in a hidden partition on your PC.
The build also has a number of bug fixes and minor changes, including fixing two issues that could result in Settings crashing when interacting with options on the Search page, and fixing a DWM memory leak that affected the previous two builds.
There are several known issues in this build, including one in which some Realtek SD card readers are not functioning properly, and another in which text on Devices pages in Settings for “Bluetooth and Other Devices” and “Printers and Scanners” isn’t rendering correctly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/08/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18970/#ujvbBeYByIs5zy1I.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18970</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18965-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18965 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: August 21, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This minor build lets you control which apps will be automatically restarted every time you sign into Windows 10. There are also a handful of bug fixes, including for one in which the taskbar sometimes unexpectedly hid when you launched the touch keyboard, and another that caused background tasks to stop working in certain apps.
There are several known issues in this build, including one in which some Realtek SD card readers are not functioning properly, and another in which text on Devices pages in Settings for “Bluetooth and Other Devices” and “Printers and Scanners” isn’t rendering correctly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/08/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18965/#1zAzTljH8SJ81TMD.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18965</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18963-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18963 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: August 16, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build introduces several new features, including giving Task Manager the ability to monitor and display the temperature of a dedicated GPU card. Other new features include letting you rename virtual desktops, and minor improvements to the Optional Features page in Settings.
You can also now set your mouse cursor speed from inside Settings. The spell checker in Windows Search can now detect and fix more typing errors when you type in a search —
for example, “powerpiont” or “exce.”
There are also more than a dozen bug fixes, including one in which the Network status would show that some users connected via cellular or ethernet were not connected, even though they were.
There are several known issues in this build, including one in which some Realtek SD card readers are not functioning properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/08/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18963/#6TY3Xdwqo8db22Ke.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18963</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18956-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18956 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: August 7, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build introduces a new Network Status page in Settings, which offers more information at a glance about your device’s connectivity in a single location rather than being spread out over several pages. All available connections are shown on the page. It shows how much data is being used by a network, and other important details.
In addition, the Calculator app has been updated, notably with a new ability to put the calculator in Always on Top mode.
There are also a variety of minor fixes, changes and improvements, including fixing an issue that caused the taskbar search to crash right after login for some users. Also, Tamper Protection is being turned on by default for all Insiders. This change will take several weeks to roll out for everyone.
There are four known issues with the build, including one in which Some Realtek SD card readers are not functioning properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/08/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18956/#kqm11Med1VuGae5X.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18956</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18950-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18950 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: July 31, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build includes minor improvements to the Snip & Sketch screen capture and markup program. When you retake snips multiple times to get the right one, you can now save them in your current window, instead of opening each in its own separate window, making it easier to manage them. You still have the choice to have each snip in its own window. And you can also now zoom in on snips. Note that these features won’t be immediately available to everyone; they’re being implemented in a phased rollout.
There are also a few minor bug fixes, including for one that that caused the OneNote app to intermittently act as if the Ctrl key was pressed when it wasn’t. There are several known issues, including one in which Tamper Protection may be turned off for some people in Windows Security after updating to this build. It can be turned back on.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/07/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18950/#6753o3r6X3wJmc5e.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18950</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18945-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18945 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: July 26, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build includes a beta of a new Cortana chat-based interface that lets you speak or type natural language when asking Cortana questions. Cortana now also has both light and dark themes, and sports a smaller, less-intrusive screen than previously. Microsoft also claims that Cortana’s new speech and language models have improved their performance and reliability.
Also in the build are accessibility improvements, including one that makes it easier for Narrator to read newsletters and marketing content. File Explorer gets a new search interface in which a drop-down box appears with suggestions as you type.
There are also more than a dozen bug fixes, including for one in which the Performance tab of Task Manager wouldn’t expand from a collapsed state if you double-clicked on the text, and another that could cause Windows to hang after resuming from hibernation.
There are several known issues in the build, including one in which Tamper Protection may be turned off for some people in Windows Security after updating to this build. It can be turned back on.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/07/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18945/#5ki3vAbafUV14TYv.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18945</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18941-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18941 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: July 18, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This extremely minor build updates the Korean and Chinese Input Method Editors (IMEs), and has only few minor bug fixes, including one in which explorer.exe crashed if you started a File Explorer search while in a OneDrive folder, and another in which some users experienced a great deal of lag when using the previous build.
There are five known issues in the build, including one in which people experience installation failures with the error code c1900101 when trying to install Build 18936 or Build 18941, and another in which Tamper Protection may be turned off for some people in Windows Security after updating to this build. It can be turned back on.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/07/18/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18941/#vvy2vSbJQ6IQOwP4.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18941</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18936-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18936 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: July 10, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
With this build, you can turn on passwordless sign-in on your Microsoft accounts, using Windows Hello face, fingerprint, or PIN. (Note that this feature is being rolled out slowly to Insiders, so may not be available yet on your PC.)
You can also now create an event quickly from the taskbar. Clicking the date in the taskbar brings up a form that lets you create the event.
And this build makes the phone screen feature of the Your Phone app, in which a PC mirrors the display of an Android phone, available to more PCs via a driver update. The feature is now available for Microsoft’s Surface Laptop, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Pro 4, Surface Pro 5, Surface Pro 6, Surface Book, and Surface Book 2.
There are a variety of bug fixes, including for an issue that caused failures when installing games via the Xbox app, and another in which the emoji panel crashed when high contrast was enabled.
There are several known issues in the build, including one in which older versions of anti-cheat software used with games may cause some PCs to crash, and another in which some Realtek SD card readers do not function properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/07/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18936/#CFICdc2I9bdGYFX8.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18936</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18932-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18932 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: July 3, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build has a variety of minor improvements and new features, including for Eye Control accessibility capabilities. You can now perform drag-and-drop operations using Eye Control, and the Pause feature has been improved. New settings let you customize more Eye Control features.
In addition, the build makes it easier to turn off and fine-tune Windows notifications. Also, the Your Phone app now lets you interact with your phone using a single tap and a long press if you have a touch-enabled Windows 10 device. Windows notifications now also integrate with Your Phone.
The build also has a wide variety of fixes and small changes, including fixing an issue that caused Task Manager to show 0% CPU usage in the Performance tab, and another that could result in a black remote desktop window for a few seconds when disconnecting from a remote desktop session.
There are four known issues in the build, including one in which older versions of anti-cheat software used with games may cause some PCs to crash, and another in which some Realtek SD card readers do not function properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/07/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18932/#vztvxetXKaDBgX2R.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18932</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18922-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18922 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: June 19, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build includes only minor changes and bug fixes. Changes to Language Settings makes it easier to see the state of your language settings in a single glance. The interface of Windows Ink Workspace also gets tweaked slightly.
There are also a variety of bug fixes and small improvements, including fixing an issue in which the Action Center background was unexpectedly opaque in the quick action section, and another in which some Insiders received Windows Update error 0x80010105 when updating to recent builds.
There are half-a-dozen known issues in this build, including one in which in the Home edition, some devices might not be able to see the “download progress %” change on the Windows Update page. In addition, some Realtek SD card readers don’t work properly, and there’s also a noticeable lag when dragging the emoji and dictation panes. In addition, you may get an error code when you download this build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/06/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18922/#AZAhcoRiXQOE0PC7.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18922</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18917-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18917 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: June 12, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build includes several new features, notably new control over download throttling options for delivery optimization, which allows you to control the bandwidth used to download Windows builds in order to reduce the impact on a network. The throttling options are already available for IT Pros who use Group Policies or MDM policies to configure Delivery Optimization. Now, though, they can be more easily set, using Settings > Update & Security > Delivery Optimization > Advanced Options.
A new version of the architecture that powers the Windows Subsystem for Linux has been released, Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. And Windows Ink Workspaces has been slightly revamped to take up less screen real estate, and to have a direct link to the Microsoft Whiteboard app.
There are also a variety of bug fixes and small improvements, including fixing an issue where some users experienced a 0x8007000E error code while downloading the build due to high RAM consumption, and updating the new File Explorer search to be dark when used in dark theme.
There are eight known issues in this build, including one in which in the Home edition, some devices might not be able to see the “download progress %” change on the Windows Update page. In addition, some Realtek SD card readers don’t work properly, and there’s also a noticeable lag when dragging the emoji and dictation panes. In addition, you may get an error code when you download this build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/06/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18917/#u6DjlPQEXevFgRjJ.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18917</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18912-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18912 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: June 5, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build includes only one extremely minor improvement: The Narrator can now read out the title of the page to which a hyperlink goes, so that you can know the page’s title before deciding whether to visit it.
In addition, there are a dozen Windows bug fixes, including for a bug in which the Settings application crashed when you navigate to the Graphics Setting page, and another in which double-clicking the update icon in the taskbar launched Settings, which would then immediately crash.
There are eight known issues in this build, including one in which in the Home edition, some devices might not be able to see the “download progress %” change on the Windows Update page. In addition, some Realtek SD card readers don’t work properly and there’s also a noticeable lag when dragging the emoji and dictation panes. In addition, you may get an error code when you download this build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/06/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18912/#P2EybC4MFG3z1Fdb.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18912</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18908-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18908 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: May 29, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build brings a variety of new features to the Your Phone app. Included are new accessibility capabilities for screen reading and keyboard and mouse input. You can now also send and receive MMS messages, as well as sync mobile data with your PC – including photos, messages, and notifications – without having to connect your Android phone to your Wi-Fi network.
There are also several Windows bug fixes, including one in which certain devices with fast startup enabled color profiles/gamma wouldn’t turn on until after a restart, and another in which Microsoft Paint selection moved in unexpectedly large steps per keypress when using the arrow keys.
There are 11 known issues in this build, including one in which in the Home edition some devices might not be able to see the “download progress %” change on the Windows Update page. In addition, some Realtek SD card readers don’t work properly, and there’s also a noticeable lag when dragging the emoji and dictation panes.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/05/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18908/#a4TcYHj0PDO3AI7g.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18908</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18898-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18898 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: May 15, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build includes a minor new feature: You can now see the disk type (SSD, for example) for each disk listed in Task Manager’s performance tab. In addition, there are several minor bug fixes, including one in which a pcshell.dll issue in recent builds resulted in explorer.exe crashing.
There are ten known issues in this build, including one in which some Realtek SD card readers don’t work properly and another in which there’s a noticeable lag when dragging the emoji and dictation panes.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/05/15/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18898/#Oms6ftFRzoPBkEro.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18898</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18895-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18895 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: May 10, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build includes only one minor fix: The Your Phone app now works. There are nearly a dozen known issues in this build, including one in which some Realtek SD card readers don’t work properly and another in which there’s a noticeable lag when dragging the emoji and dictation panes.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/05/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18895/#FwEm03Y2IishKh8q.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18895</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18894-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18894 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: May 8, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build introduces improvements to File Explorer, including integrating it with Windows Search and OneDrive online files. When you type into File Explorer’s search box, you’ll see a drop-down list with files you might be looking for. Click any to open it.
There are also a variety of bug fixes, including for one in which Narrator read at a low volume that could not be increased, and another in which the mouse wheel and touchpad were not working reliably.
There are more than half a dozen known issues in this build, including one in which the Your Phone app won’t work, and another in which there’s a noticeable lag when dragging the emoji and dictation panes.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/05/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18894/#tUIQX7orrqxXCcHA.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18894</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18890-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18890 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: May 1, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build has only minor bug fixes, including one that could cause the desktop to refresh slowly, and another in which you would not be able to access network shares if you booted into Safe Mode with Networking.
There are more than half a dozen known issues in this build, including one in which scrolling with the mouse wheel or touchpad may stop working in certain places, and another in which on certain devices with fast startup enabled, night light doesn’t turn on until after a restart.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/05/01/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18890/#OxiE0M3BqVr6xdhg.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18890</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18885-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18885 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: April 26, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
This build includes changes to the Your Phone app that links Windows 10 to Android devices. A new Notifications feature has been added to it that will allow Android notifications to appear on Windows devices. Additionally, the dictation feature has been expanded to support more languages and regions.
There are also a variety of changes, improvements and bug fixes, including for a bug in which USBs and SD cards were assigned a different drive letter after upgrading. There are more than half a dozen known issues with this build, including one in which some Realtek SD card readers don’t function properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/04/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18885/#hQiKFwcaB4tJiUcW.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18885</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18875-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18875 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: April 10, 2019
Released to: Fast ring
With this build, Microsoft merged the Skip Ahead group back in with the Fast ring and began releasing 20H1 previews to Insiders in the Fast ring.
This build only has minor changes and bug fixes, including fixing an issue that could result in a freeze on the lock screen if you interacted with the touch keyboard and then switched keyboard layouts, and another in which Settings sporadically crashed. There are more than half a dozen known issues, including one in which some Realtek SD card readers don’t function properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/04/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18875/#OkebPgZv4il7ZflP.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18875</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18865-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18865 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: March 27, 2019
Released to: Skip Ahead group
The build only has minor changes and bug fixes, including for an issue in which duplicate empty copies of certain folders were created for some users, and another in which Narrator read “has finished loading” multiple times when loading a new page in Chrome. There are three known issues, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check (GSOD).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18865/#tPmXS5LAvbRmdCL2.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18865</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18860-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18860 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: March 20, 2019
Released to: Skip Ahead group
The build expands support for SwiftKey to 39 languages. It also has a variety of minor changes and bug fixes, including one in which Microsoft Edge crashed when interacting with combo boxes in PDF forms, and another in which night light was skipping the fade transition when it was turned off.
It has four known issues, including one in which when performing Reset this PC and selecting Keep my files on a device that has Reserved Storage enabled, you will need to initiate an extra reboot to ensure Reserved Storage is again working properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/20/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18860/#wLgGmPgrrgZrsXwh.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18860</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18855-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18855 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: March 13, 2019
Released to: Skip Ahead group
The build only has a handful of minor changes and bug fixes, including enabling the microphone in Windows Sandbox and fixing an issue that caused Explorer.exe to crash for some Insiders when Jump list content was updated. It has half a dozen known issues, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check (GSOD).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18855/#kSuggDICkr85q3TZ.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18855</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18850-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18850 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: March 6, 2019
Released to: Skip Ahead group
The build tweaks and fixes bugs in the Snip & Sketch screen capture and markup app, including fixing an issue that could result in snips being blurry after saving or copying to the clipboard, and adding Narrator (screen reader) confirmations when a snip is copied to the clipboard.
The build also fixes more than dozen bugs, including one in which Microsoft Edge sometimes crashed when editing or tabbing through PDFs. The build has more than half a dozen known issues, including one in which the mouse pointer color was switched to white after signing out and signing back in.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18850/#gBRuaj6koSMJvlWy.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18850</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18845-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18845 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: February 28, 2019
Released to: Skip Ahead group
The build hooks up keywords to Emoji 12.0 emoji. It also fixes more than dozen bugs, including one that caused the Bluetooth Hands-Free audio driver to hang, and another that caused DWM to crash after enabling high contrast. The build also has more than half a dozen known issues, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check (GSOD).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/02/28/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18845/#4g0UA2VOW04l60Jm.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18845</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18836-for-20h1">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18836 for 20H1</h4>
Release date: February 14, 2019
Released to: Skip Ahead group
The build fixes than dozen bugs, including one in which turning off Location from the Action Center might take multiple clicks to react, and another in which newly installed apps might not show up in search results.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/02/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18836/#EVDxhsQPA1P7Tf3U.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18836</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="preview-builds-for-the-windows-10-november-2019-update-19h2-version-1909">Preview builds for the Windows 10 November 2019 Update (19H2, version 1909)</h3>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18363-418-for-19h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18363.418 for 19H2</h4>
Release date: October 8, 2019
Released to: Release Preview ring 
Microsoft <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/10/10/getting-the-november-2019-update-ready-for-release/#PAAeHtlQvhHRbsbg.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">says in an announcement</a> that this is the final build for the upcoming November 2019 Update (version 1909) for Windows 10. The build combines the security updates in <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4517389/windows-10-update-kb4517389" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">KB4517389 (OS Build 18362.418)</a> for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) with the changes that have already been released to Insiders for the November 2019 Update.
Microsoft notes that if you are in the Insider Slow ring, you will soon start receiving builds for 20H1 instead of 19H2. If you’d like to remain on 19H2, switch to the Release Preview ring now, and you will be moved to Build 18363.418 “in the coming weeks.”
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/08/26/testing-the-throttled-delivery-approach-for-19h2/#ld4UlAueIbHkWoMU.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18363.418</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-preview-build-18362-10022-for-19h2">Windows 10 Preview Build 18362.10022 for 19H2</h4>
Release date: September 25, 2019
Released to: Slow ring
This build has the improvements and fixes from <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4515384/windows-10-update-kb4515384" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">KB4515384 (OS Build 18362.356)</a>, which was released to users of Windows 10, version 1903 (also called 19H1). It also has, in Microsoft’s words, “general improvements to the overall quality of 19H2.”
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/09/25/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-10022-19h2/#1HSvwWwkmerZTD3a.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18362.10022</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-385-for-19h1-and-18363-385-for-19h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362.385 for 19H1 and 18363.385 for 19H2</h4>
Release date: September 23, 2019
Released to: Release Preview ring
This build is being used to test Microsoft’s throttled approach for rolling out 19H2 once it’s ready; it contains no new features. It will be automatically installed on 10% of PCs in the Release Preview ring. Windows Insiders in the Release Preview ring who are on 19H1 Build 18362.329 will get 19H1 Build 18362.385, and Windows Insiders in the Release Preview ring who are on 19H2 Build 18363.329 will get 19H2 Build 18363.385.
Those in the Release Preview ring who do not get it automatically installed can go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and see if the update is available for them to install.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/08/26/testing-the-throttled-delivery-approach-for-19h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18362.385 and 18363.385</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-10019-for-19h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362.10019 for 19H2</h4>
Release date: September 5, 2019
Released to: Slow ring
This build contains a variety of minor features, including allowing third-party digital assistants to voice activate above the Lock screen, the ability to create an event straight from the Calendar flyout on the taskbar, and a new “Manage notifications” button at the top of the Action Center that launches the main “Notifications & actions” Settings page.
Those who received Build 18362.10014 with 19H2 features turned off by default will receive Build 18362.10019 with all 19H2 features turned on. Those who received Build 18362.10015 with 19H2 features turned on by default will also receive Build 18362.10019 with all 19H2 features turned on. And those on the Windows 10 May 2019 Update just joining their PCs into the Slow ring to take 19H2 updates will also receive Build 18362.10019 with all 19H2 features turned on.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/09/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-10019-19h2/#EkwfcEUmQwhfu1Vo.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18362.10019</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18363-327-for-19h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18363.327 for 19H2</h4>
Release date: August 26, 2019
Released to: Release Preview ring
This build is available only for about 10% of the Windows Insiders in the Release Preview ring, and is being used only to test out Microsoft’s throttled approach for rolling out 19H2 once it’s ready. Insiders in the Release Preview ring can go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update to see if there is a Windows 10, version 1909 update available. They can then choose to install it or ignore it. If they install it, they will be on 19H2 Build 18363.327.
19H2 Build 18363.327 contains no new features, and in fact has fewer features than the current latest version of 19H2 in the Slow ring.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/08/26/testing-the-throttled-delivery-approach-for-19h2/#KH0do281SBCqZ8iC.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18363.327</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-builds-18362-10014-18362-10015-for-19h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds 18362.10014 & 18362.10015 for 19H2</h4>
Release date: August 19, 2019
Released to: Slow ring
These two builds are nearly identical, except that 18362.10014 has new features turned off and 18362.10015 has them turned on. Microsoft did that because it’s testing its ability to turn on features via a controlled feature rollout. So over time, users who download 18362.10014 will eventually see the new features. Whether you’ll download 18362.10014 or 18362.10015 depends on your current build. Those on 19H2 Build 18362.10012 will receive 18362.10014 (which has the features turned off) and those on 19H2 Build 18362.100013 will get 18362.10015, which has them turned on.
There are only a few very minor changes in these builds. The search box in File Explorer is now powered by Windows Search. Enterprises can supplement the Windows 10 in S Mode policy to allow traditional Win32 (desktop) apps from Microsoft Intune. Windows Defender Credential Guard for ARM64 devices now has additional protection against credential theft for enterprises deploying ARM64 devices in their organizations.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/08/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-10014-18362-10015-19h2/#rAG3ImCCY0R105tF.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Builds 18362.10014 and 18362.10015</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-builds-18362-10012-and-18362-10013-for-19h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds 18362.10012 and 18362.10013 for 19H2</h4>
Release date: August 8, 2019
Released to: Slow ring
These two builds are nearly identical, except that 18362.10012 has new features turned off and 18362.10013 has them turned on. Microsoft did that because it’s testing its ability to turn on features via a controlled feature rollout. So over time, users who download 18362.10012 will eventually see the new features. Whether you’ll download 18362.10012 or 18362.10013 depends on your current build. Those on 19H2 Build 18362.10005 will receive 18362.10012 (which has the features turned off) and those on 19H2 Build 18362.10006 will get 18362.10013, which has them turned on.
The primary new feature is the ability to create an event straight from the Calendar flyout on the taskbar. There are other minor changes as well, including that the navigation pane on the Start menu now expands when you hover over it with your mouse, so you can better see where clicking goes. In addition, general battery life and power efficiency improvements have been made for PCs with certain processors.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/08/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-10012-18362-10013-19h2/#3qTCsKUPrF6HXeM2.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Builds 18362.10012 and 18362.10013</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-10005-for-19h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362.10005 for 19H2</h4>
Release date: July 15, 2019
Released to: Slow ring
This build includes all the fixes released in <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4507453" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">KB4507453</a> for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) as well as a handful of very minor changes, including a new feature called Key-rolling or Key-rotation for MDM-managed AAD devices that will help prevent accidental recovery password disclosures as part of manual BitLocker drive unlocks done by users. There is also a change that will let third-party digital assistants voice-activate above the lock screen.
Note that the changes in this build are turned off by default, so users will not see them immediately. Microsoft will turn them on in controlled rollouts at some point.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/07/15/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-10005-19h2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18362.10005</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-10000-for-19h2">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362.10000 for 19H2</h4>
Release date: July 1, 2019
Released to: Slow ring
This first build for the 19H2 version of Windows 10, the update due sometime this fall, is being released only to the Insider Slow ring. (Those in the Fast ring will continue to get builds for 20H1, due the first half of 2020.)
Insiders will see no changes in this build. Instead, the update contains what Microsoft calls “two behind-the-scenes changes designed for OEMs.” It is being used, according to Microsoft, “to test our process and servicing pipeline for delivering these updates to customers.”
Although Insiders won’t see changes, there is significant news in the Microsoft announcement. Reading between the lines of the <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/07/01/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-10000-19h2/#D8tdwhSR1UhMmgzQ.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft description of the build</a> and a <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/07/01/evolving-windows-10-servicing-and-quality-the-next-steps/#UrFi2H2U20ETLxtx.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">blog post about 19H2 in general</a>, it appears that the upcoming fall update will contain very few new features, and will be more like what Microsoft used to call a Service Pack — a rollup of multiple changes, delivered in a single build rather than in multiple ones.
In addition, the update won’t be delivered as the company’s twice-annual feature updates have been up until now. Instead, it will be delivered in the same way as a Windows 10 monthly update.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/07/01/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362-10000-19h2/#D8tdwhSR1UhMmgzQ.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18362.10000</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="preview-builds-for-the-windows-10-may-2019-update-19h1-version-1903">Preview builds for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (19H1, version 1903)</h3>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362</h4>
Release date: March 20, 2019
This minor build has a single fix, for an issue in which the Connect app crashed on launch for some Insiders.
There are fewer than a half-dozen known issues in this build, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check (GSOD), and another in which Creative X-Fi sound cards do not work properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/20/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18362/#kyc6ctKQPgsWJOwG.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18362</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18358">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18358</h4>
Release date: March 15, 2019
This minor build has only minor fixes. Among the bugs fixed are one in which Game Mode degraded game streaming and recording quality, and another in which some Insiders had green screens with the error KERNEL_SECURITY_VIOLATION.
There are fewer than a half-dozen known issues in this build, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check (GSOD), and another in which Creative X-Fi sound cards do not work properly.
Separate from this build, Microsoft also is releasing Windows Defender Application Guard extensions for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Get the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/application-guard-extensi/mfjnknhkkiafjajicegabkbimfhplplj" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Google Chrome extension here</a>, and the <a href="https://wdage.azurewebsites.net/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mozilla Firefox extension here</a>.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/15/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18358/#W5mUckJoEQGam80F.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18358</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18356">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18356</h4>
Release date: March 12, 2019
This minor build adds a new feature to Windows 10’s Your Phone app: the ability to mirror your Android phone’s screen directly to your PC. You’ll get access to your phone apps from your PC, such as for getting rides, checking social updates and so on. Note that it may take a few days for every Insider to get this feature.
There are also a variety of minor fixes and small improvements. Among the fixes is for a bug in which Microsoft Edge crashed when interacting with combo boxes in PDF forms, and another in which using the slider to adjust the night light strength could result in the night light getting stuck on.
There are fewer than a half-dozen known issues in this build, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check (GSOD), and another in which Creative X-Fi sound cards do not work properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18356/#ZDAGsZwgylXHBvt6.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18356</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18353">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18353</h4>
Release date: March 8, 2019
This minor build includes only small fixes and improvements. One fix is for an issue in which bug checks were launched when a laptop lid was closed or a monitor was plugged into a PC or unplugged from it. The small improvements are all related to Windows Sandbox, including one that turns on the Ctrl + Alt + Break key sequence in Windows Sandbox to allow a PC to enter or exit full-screen mode.
There are fewer than a half-dozen known issues in this build, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check (GSOD), and another in which Creative X-Fi sound cards do not work properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18353/#T7MGTtVMotxRr4Pw.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18353</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-insider-preview-build-18348">Windows Insider Preview Build 18348</h4>
Release date: March 1, 2019
This minor build has only one new feature, a first look at Emoji 12.0 emoji. Press WIN+(period) or WIN+(semicolon), all and you’ll be able to search keywords to find the emoji you want. Keywords include otter, sloth, waffle, ballet shoes and many other.
In addition, there are a variety of fixes, including for a bug in which in Microsoft Edge sometimes crashed when users edited or tabbed through PDFs, and another in which if high contrast mode was enabled during Windows setup, that state wouldn’t persist after the first logon.
There are fewer than a dozen known issues in this build, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check (GSOD), and another in which the mouse pointer color might be incorrectly switched to white after signing out and signing back in.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/01/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18348/#5dtyFty5362UwlpW.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18348</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18346">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18346</h4>
Release date: February 26, 2019
This extremely minor build offers only small fixes, including one for a bug in which the Bluetooth hands-free audio driver would hang and another in which the taskbar search box text became a black background.
There are fewer than a dozen known issues in this build, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check (GSOD), and another in which navigating to the Narrator settings in Windows Sandbox crashes the Settings app.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/02/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18346/#V1zpwxk6RmIagcVf.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18346</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18343">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18343</h4>
Release date: February 22, 2019
This extremely minor build has only one notable feature: It allows PCs with Intel64 Family 6 Model 142 and Intel64 Family 6 Model 158 processors to get insider builds. PCs with those processors could not download the previous build, 18342.
The build also fixes an issue that required an additional reboot when performing Reset this PC and selecting Keep my files on a device that has Reserved Storage enabled.
There are fewer than a dozen known issues in this build, including one in which in which if you try to navigate to the Narrator settings In Windows Sandbox, the Settings app crashes.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/02/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18343/#DLfr4QOpq7rTYCOB.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18343</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18342">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18342</h4>
Release date: February 20, 2019
This build fixes a variety of bugs in Windows gaming technology and offers fixes and workarounds for the game State of Decay. In addition, the build also lets people access Linux files in a WSL distro from Windows. The files can be accessed through the command line. Windows apps including File Explorer, VSCode and others can also interact with the Linux files.
The build includes an assortment of fixes and small changes, including fixing an issue in which Windows Sandbox would not start on localized builds, and another in which right-clicking the desktop would bring up a light-colored context menu in dark theme.
The build has fewer than a dozen known issues, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check (GSOD), and another in which if you try to navigate to the Narrator settings in Windows Sandbox, the Settings app crashes.
Microsoft also says that the features for what it calls inbox apps — the Windows 10 apps that ship with the next Windows 10 upgrade — are now set and will not change any further. So you may notice some differences in those apps compared to previous versions, notably that some features have disappeared.
Note that PCs with certain processor model numbers (Intel64 Family 6 Model 142 and Intel64 Family 6 Model 158) will not receive this build because of an issue with Connected Standby. To check the model number of your processor, take the following steps:
<ol>
<li>Open Device Manager by right-clicking on the Start button on your taskbar.</li>
<li>Open the Processors group and right-click on one of the processors listed. (You will see “multiple” for each core of the processor in your PC.)</li>
<li>Click Properties and go to the Details tab.</li>
<li>Choose “Hardware Ids” in the property drop-down. This will give you the model number of your processor.</li>
</ol>
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/02/20/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18342/#VGRe9eKIO0vsgSxP.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18342</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18329">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18329</h4>
Release date: February 1, 2019
This minor build allows desktop (Win32) applications run in Windows Mixed Reality in the same way that Microsoft Store apps can, although the feature is likely to be buggy. Also included are small changes to Mail and Calendar, including the ability to run in dark mode. And when you open Search Home on the Start screen, you’ll find icons for the apps you run most frequently.
There are also an assortment of fixes and small changes and improvements, including fixing an issue in which video playback went black after rotating a device from landscape to portrait, and fixing another issue in which Win32 apps had unexpectedly long launch times.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including one in which the Windows Security app shows an unknown status for the “Virus & threat protection” area or doesn’t refresh properly and others in which Windows Sandbox may launch to a black screen and in which launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bug check.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/02/01/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18329/#gViPFuGoRrVYIu2R.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18329</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18323">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18323</h4>
Release date: January 24, 2019
This minor build improves Windows 10’s support for the RAW image format used by digital cameras. You’ll now be able to view RAW image thumbnails, previews and camera metadata of previously unsupported RAW files from inside File Explorer. You can also view your RAW images at full resolution in any Windows app that uses Windows Imaging Component framework to decode raw images, such as the built-in Photo app.
Windows 10’s Light Theme gets a variety of fixes and small tweaks, including solving an issue in which the text in the battery flyout can become unreadable in the Light Theme because the text is white.
There’s also the usual assortment of fixes and small changes and improvements, including fixing an issue in which closing an open Excel window from the taskbar might cause Excel to become non-responsive, and another in which the quick actions section of Action Center was sometimes missing.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheating software may trigger a bug check, another in which the Windows Security app shows an unknown status for the “Virus & threat protection” area, or doesn’t refresh properly, and another in which Windows Sandbox may launch to a black screen.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/01/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18323/#xKRbj11qjTUv5QTq.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18323</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18317">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18317</h4>
Release date: January 16, 2019
This build makes one major change to Windows 10 — Cortana and Windows’ search capabilities have now been separated. When you do a search by typing into the search box, it no longer activates and uses Cortana. Instead, it uses Windows’ basic search. If you want to use Cortana, you instead click a new Cortana button to the right of the search bar.
The build also improves font handling with new options in Settings, including the ability to drag and drop font files from File Explorer to Settings > Fonts in order to install them. Microsoft also claims it has improved Start reliability. And Windows Console has received a variety of small fixes, including fixing an issue in which consoles grow in height if scroll-forward is disabled.
There are also a variety of other fixes, including for a bug in which Windows Sandbox wouldn’t launch on PCs with multiple GPUs, and another in which File Explorer locked USB drives when trying to safely eject them.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including one in which the quick actions section may be missing from Action Center, another in which launching games that use anti-cheating software may trigger a bug check, and another in which the Windows Security app shows an unknown status for the “Virus & threat protection” area, or doesn’t refresh properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/01/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18317/#ey3QUo4WidmVqVgC.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18317</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18312">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18312</h4>
Release date: January 9, 2019
This build makes a significant change in how Windows 10 manages disk space — a move Microsoft says it’s making to improve Windows performance and reliability. With this build, Windows sets aside reserved storage space to be exclusively used by updates, apps, temporary files, and system caches. Without enough disk space, when a PC’s storage is used up, applications and Windows itself can be unreliable. (For more information about PC performance and disk space, see the Microsoft blog post, “<a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/filecab/2019/01/07/windows-10-and-reserved-storage/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Reserving disk space to keep Windows 10 up to date</a>.”)
Note that this feature will only be turned automatically on in PCs that come with the next version of Windows 10 (which Microsoft refers to as 19H1) pre-installed or on PCs in which 19H1 was clean installed. However, Windows Insiders can <a href="https://aka.ms/reservedstoragequest" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">go here</a> and follow the instructions, and reserved storage will be turned on in the next insider preview build.
Apart from that, there are only very minor changes in this build, including improvements to the Windows Subsystem for Linux command line such as importing a distribution for easy sideloading including to non-system drives.
There are also a variety of fixes, including for a bug that made the Edge browser unreliable and another in which the Network shares page in File Explorer used black text in dark theme.
The build has more than a dozen known issues, including one in which launching games that use anti-cheating software may trigger a bug check, and another in which the Windows Security app shows an unknown status for the Virus & threat protection area or doesn’t refresh properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/01/09/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18312/#XC9ym1WHmLicWrrS.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18312</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18309">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18309</h4>
Release date: January 3, 2019
This minor build has only a few new features. It’s now easier to reset your Windows Hello PIN, and you can sign into Windows with a phone number rather than a password. Both of these features were in the previous build for Windows 10 Home users only, but now work with all Windows 10 editions. In addition, the Narrator has gotten a few small improvements, including additional voices.
There are also a variety of small improvements and fixes, including fixing an issue that caused explorer.exe to crash when right-clicking a network printer, and fixing another in which changes to Mouse Keys settings in Settings would not persist.
Known issues in this build include the Windows Security app showing an unknown status for the Virus & threat protection area, or not refreshing properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/01/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18309/#c3r7b9mwtTGc7ZDM.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18309</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18305">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18305</h4>
Release date: December 19, 2018
This build includes a wide variety of new features and changes. The biggest change to the interface is a new, simplified default Start layout for new devices, new user accounts, and clean installs. It’s now a one-column design with fewer top-level tiles and is sleeker-looking than the existing layout. Note that the new layout won’t immediately appear when updating to this build. Instead, it will default to whatever you’ve already been using.
Windows Clipboard also gets a facelift, notably making it far more compact than the version introduced in the October 2018 Windows 10 Update.
This build also introduces a new security feature, Windows Sandbox, which can run desktop applications in isolation so they can’t harm your PC if they’re malicious or have been infected with malware. Microsoft describes it as “an isolated desktop environment where you can run untrusted software without the fear of lasting impact to your device. Any software installed in Windows Sandbox stays only in the sandbox and cannot affect your host. Once Windows Sandbox is closed, all the software with all of its files and state are permanently deleted.”
The Windows Security app has also gotten a tweak, mainly by revamping its protection history listings, offering more details about each action, as well as new information such as controlled folder access blocks.
Windows will now automatically recommend troubleshooting to keep your PC running more smoothly, for example by recommending turning off a setting than can cause an app to crash. And symbols and Kaomoji (faces created with only text characters) can now be inserted with a hotkey.
With this build, Microsoft continues to work on eliminating passwords and using other means of account verification. In this build, if your Microsoft account has a phone number, you’ll be able to use an SMS code to sign in and set up your Windows 10 account. You can then use a variety of ways to sign into Windows 10, including using Windows Hello facial recognition, a fingerprint, or a PIN.
For enterprises, Microsoft introduces Automatic Restart and Sign On (ARSO), which automatically signs in a user after an update to finish setting up and then locks the PC. It’s only available on PCs that have these security requirements:
<ul>
<li>BitLocker enabled and is not suspended during the upgrade</li>
<li>TPM 2.0</li>
<li>SecureBoot</li>
</ul>
Cortana also gets a little bit smarter in this build: It can add your reminders and tasks to your Microsoft To-Do lists. All lists and reminders in Microsoft To-Do, Cortana, and tasks in Outlook are now available in the Microsoft To-Do app. The app can be accessed on Android phones, iPhones, Cortana, the web and your PC.
The build also introduces a new Office app that lets you see all of your Microsoft Office files and launch any Office application. Check out <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/12/19/introducing-the-office-app-for-windows-10/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">this Office 365 blog post for more details</a>.
There are also a wide variety of small improvements and fixes, including adding shadows throughout the user interface following Microsoft’s Fluent Design guidelines, a slightly revamped Settings homepage, and a new default date format in Windows Explorer.
Known issues in this build include Windows Security showing an unknown status for the Virus & threat protection area, or not refreshing properly, and USB printers appearing twice in the Devices and Printers under Control Panel. Reinstalling the printer resolves the issue.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18305/#VjOQHFWCILsdH5F7.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18305</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18298">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18298</h4>
Release date: December 10, 2018
This build includes a variety of minor additions throughout Windows. You can now set up a security key for signing into Windows in the Settings app, and the default sorting display for downloaded files has been changed to the most recently downloaded. There’s also a new context menu choice for unpinning groups and folders on the Start menu.
The touch keyboard received several improvements, including one that those with errant fingers will appreciate: The “hit target” of each key (where the key is typically pressed) will change based on prediction of what letter will most likely be typed next. This is expected to result in more accurate typing.
The Notepad gets several small changes, including one in which it shows an asterisk in the title bar in front of the document’s name to indicate that the document has unsaved changes. The Narrator has also seen several improvements, including the new Narrator Home, a one-stop shop for Narrator instructions, tips and settings. Users are sent to Narrator Home every time Narrator is started. And Snip & Sketch gets several bug fixes and reliability improvements, including fixing an issue in which the bottom of a snip gets truncated.
There are also a wide variety of small improvements and fixes, including fixing an issue in which Settings crashed when clicking “Check for Updates,” and another in which the handwriting panel might crash when a pen was used for input into win32 apps.
Known issues in this build include the Settings page crashing when users click on the “View storage usage on other drives” option under System > Storage, and another in which USB printers may appear twice in the Devices and Printers under Control Panel. Reinstalling the printer resolves the issue.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18298/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18298</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18290">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18290</h4>
Release date: November 28, 2018
This build includes only relatively minor additions, such as incorporating Microsoft’s Fluent design guidelines into the Start menu with the use of new icons. You can now also tell which app is using your microphone by hovering your mouse over the microphone icon in the taskbar. There’s also a new landing page for when you perform searches. Microsoft To-Do has also been added to Mail & Calendar.
There are also a wide variety of small improvements and fixes, including fixing an issue in which PDFs opened in Microsoft Edge did not display correctly, and making Narrator more compatible with Chrome.
Known issues in this build include the Settings page crashing after the account password or PIN is changed. Settings will also crash when opening Speech Settings or clicking on the “View storage usage on other drives” option under System > Storage.
Note that the builds previous to this one have a built-in expiration date that Microsoft calls a “timebomb.” The timebomb is set to go off on December 14, after which those builds will no longer work. Insiders need to update to Build 18290 or later before then to avoid that.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/11/28/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18290/#wwi71aWsVckmhZs7.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18290</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18282">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18282</h4>
Release date: November 14, 2018
This build adds a new light theme, created to provide more contrast to the Windows dark theme. In the new light theme, the taskbar, Start menu, Action Center, touch keyboard and other interface elements are light instead of dark. Additionally, the OneDrive flyout now supports the Windows dark theme.
There are also new features added to the Snip & Sketch screen capture tool, including a delayed mode and the ability to capture individual windows. Windows Update has received minor improvements, including making it easier to pause updates and having Windows detect the best hours to perform updates. And Narrator has gotten a variety of additions, including making read-by-sentence commands available via a braille display.
There are also a variety of small improvements and fixes, including fixing an issue that caused File Explorer to freeze when interacting with video files, and another in which x86 apps and games had blurry text rendering.
Known issues in this build include the Settings page crashing after changing the account password or PIN, and PDFs opened in Microsoft Edge not displaying correctly – they’re too small, instead of using the entire space.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/11/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18282/#ycjPi0ozv4HkcezQ.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18282</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18277">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18277</h4>
Release date: November 7, 2018
This build includes only minor changes, including the ability to customize the way Action Center works from directly within it instead of having to go through Settings, and the ability to use Focus Assist, which lets you turn off alerts, while you’re in full screen mode. The build also shows off the emoji Microsoft has designed so far in preparation for the release of Emoji 12.
There are also a variety of small improvements and fixes, including fixing an issue that resulted in Timeline crashing explorer.exe if you pressed Alt-F4 while it was visible, and another that affected Emoji Panel reliability.
Known issues in this build include the Settings page crashing after changing the account password or PIN, and PDFs opened in Microsoft Edge not displaying correctly — they’re too small, instead of using the entire space.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/11/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18277/#G0IY1i86XLXBibKu.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18277</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18272">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18272</h4>
Release date: October 31, 2018
This build will please fans of <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1715428/what-is-windows-hello-microsofts-biometrics-security-system-explained.html">Windows Hello</a>, a feature that lets people sign into Windows using a fingerprint, facial recognition or a PIN instead of a password. Microsoft admits in its note on the build that the sign-in screen for Windows Hello had been cluttered and confusing. So it’s redesigned it, by condensing sign-in options into a list that explains what each option does, and its next step for setup.
The Snip & Sketch screen capture and markup tool has been improved in a variety of ways, including an option to add borders to a screenshot so that it stands out when copied into a document. You can also now print screenshots, and you can save screenshots in .jpg and .gif formats.
There are also several small improvements and fixes, including for an issue that could result in Settings crashing when navigating to Data Usage, and one in which enhancements selected under Speaker Properties > Enhancements wouldn’t persist on upgrade.
Known issues in this build include Task View failing to show the + button under New Desktop after creating two Virtual Desktops, and PDFs opened in Microsoft Edge not displaying correctly — they’re too small instead of using the entire space.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/10/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18272/#DIBjUdCbR9hbffyi.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18272</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18267">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18267</h4>
Release date: October 24, 2018
This minor build adds a new enhanced mode for the search indexer. You can now tell Windows to search all your folders and drives, instead of limiting the search to Documents, Pictures, Videos, and Desktop by default. Beyond that, there are a few small accessibility improvements, including Narrator working better with Chrome. In addition, there are several small improvements and fixes, including for an issue that caused Settings to crash when invoking actions in certain places, including under Windows Security.
There are a handful of known issues in this build, including one in which when you change Task Manager settings, the next time Task Manager is opened it will revert to the default.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/10/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18267/#syFcD3Jpk8Gwr8hP.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18267</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18262">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18262</h4>
Release date: October 17, 2018
This minor build adds a new optional column to the Details tab of Task Manager so you can find out the DPI awareness per process. DPI awareness properly displays fonts and applications when the resolution of a monitor changes. The build also allows users to easily uninstall some preinstalled Windows applications such as Calendar, Mail and Calculator via the context menu.
There are a variety of other changes, improvements and fixes, including a fix for a bug in which Task Manager’s icon in the notification area of the taskbar did not stay visible while Task Manager was open. There are several known issues with the build, including one in which Settings crashes when taking actions on certain pages.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/10/17/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18262/#UZhY2qZQAWzL8KII.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18262</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18252">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18252</h4>
Release date: October 3, 2018
This minor build has only a few small changes. For instance, you can now configure advanced Ethernet IP settings in the Settings app, including support for a static IP address and configuring a preferred DNS server. Previously, you could only make these changes in Control Panel. It’s part of Microsoft’s ongoing effort to consolidate settings in one location rather than several.
There’s also the usual variety of fixes, including for a bug that caused Task Manager to report inaccurate CPU usage, and another where the arrows to expand “Background processes” in Task Manager used to “blink constantly and weirdly,” in Microsoft’s words.
In its description of the build, Microsoft warned, “As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some…If this makes you uncomfortable, you may want to consider switching to the Slow ring.”
Among the known issues with this build are one in which Settings crashes when invoking actions on certain pages.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/10/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18252/#GV1pTsPKkvdLCHUb.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18252</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18247">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18247</h4>
Release date: September 26, 2018
This build has only a handful of small fixes, including one for a bug in which app icons sometimes became invisible in the taskbar and another in which WebView controls did not respond to the keyboard.
There are also several known issues, including one in which File Explorer’s context menu has an unexpectedly thick white border. The problem in the previous build with arrows that expand “Background processes” in Task Manager “blinking constantly and weirdly” remains in this build as well.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/09/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18247/#ktmzr3be1Mq9GUJM.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18247</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18242">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18242</h4>
Release date: September 18, 2018
This build has only small fixes, including for a bug in which the back button in Settings and other apps became white text on a white background if you hovered over it, and another that caused some apps to crash when you tried to save a file from the app.
There are three known issues in this build, including one in which Task Manager is not reporting accurate CPU usage, and another in which the arrows used to expand “Background processes” in Task Manager “are blinking constantly and weirdly,” in Microsoft’s words.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/09/18/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18242/#TbCZEkUwdvKKeFST.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18242</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18237">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18237</h4>
Release date: September 12, 2018
This build adds the acrylic translucent texture from Microsoft’s Fluent Design to the Windows sign-in screen. There’s also a wide variety of fixes, including for an issue where Task Manager couldn’t be resized, and another where if you opened one of the taskbar flyouts (like network or volume), and then quickly tried to open another, it wouldn’t work.
There are three known issues in this build, including one in which Narrator sometimes does not read in the Settings app when you navigate using Tab and arrow keys.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/09/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18237/#FyBtopM3zQ7gMhKi.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18237</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18234">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18234</h4>
Release date: September 6, 2018
This build adds support for handwritten input into the Microsoft To-Do app. There’s also an update to the Sticky Notes app, which syncs notes across devices, among other improvements. The Snip & Sketch screen capture and annotation tool gets new options, including the ability to delay screen capture a certain amount of time.
Aside from that, there are several dozen fixes and changes, including for an issue in which logging out of your user profile or shutting down your PC would cause the PC to perform a bug check (GSOD), and another that caused Start to be unreliable.
There are half-a-dozen known issues in this build, including one in which the background of notifications and the Action Center lose color and become transparent, and another in which when you use the Ease of Access Make Text bigger setting, you might see text clipping issues or find that text is not increasing in size everywhere.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/09/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18234/#m1Z2SioMdz2rCQVr.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18234</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18219">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18219</h4>
Release date: August 16, 2018
This build includes improvements to the Narrator, including increased reliability and improved Braille usage. There’s also a variety of changes and fixes, including for an issue in which the icons in the Microsoft Edge extension pane were drawing unexpectedly close to the toggles and one in which minimized apps had squished thumbnails in Task View.
There are 11 known issues in this build, including one in which the taskbar flyouts (network, volume, etc.) no longer have an acrylic background.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/08/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18219/#01QpDjSIqbBAE3D7.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18219</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18214">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18214</h4>
Release date: August 10, 2018
This build includes the Your Phone app introduced with the Windows 10 October 2018 update. Aside from that, it only has minor fixes, such as fixing an issue in which Timeline’s scrollbar didn’t work with touch and one in which the Windows Security icon in the taskbar system tray would become a little bit blurrier every time there was a resolution change.
There are more than a dozen known issues in this build, including one in which in Narrator’s automatic dialog reading the title of the dialog is spoken more than once.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/08/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18214/#21a6WwTzWIdeRDjP.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18214</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-18204">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18204</h4>
Release date: July 25, 2018
This is the first preview for 19H1. It includes no new features — it’s the same as the Preview Build 17723 for Redstone 5.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/07/25/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17723-and-build-18204/#owsCjYGH6lElbjB2.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 18204</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="preview-builds-for-the-windows-10-october-2018-update-redstone-5-version-1809">Preview builds for the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Redstone 5, version 1809)</h3>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17763">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17763</h4>
Release date: September 18, 2018
This minor build has no new features and offers fixes for a half-dozen small issues. Among them are one in which touching a Flash element in Microsoft Edge with two or more fingers may result in the tab crashing, and another where thumbnails and icons might not be rendered if there were any video files saved to the desktop.
There are two known issues in this build: Task Manager does not report accurate CPU usage, and the arrows that expand “Background processes” in Task Manager are, in Microsoft’s words, “blinking constantly and weirdly.”
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/09/18/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17763/#z1mZgLFPOB02sQuh.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17763</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17760">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17760</h4>
Release date: September 14, 2018
This minor build has no new features and offers fixes for a half-dozen small issues. Among them are rendering issues in certain types of PDFs in Microsoft Edge, crashes that occurred when using swipe to navigate back in Microsoft Edge, and apps that use .NET 4.7.1 not working correctly.
There are no known issues in this build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/09/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17760/#fYD5vUrByEjDV8XU.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17760</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17758">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17758</h4>
Release date: September 11, 2018
This minor build has no new features; it offers fixes for a handful of small issues. Among them are an issue that caused the back button in Settings and other apps to become white text on a white background if you hovered over it, and another in which certain apps crashed when you tried to save a file from the app.
In the description of this build, Microsoft announced that starting with Build 17720, it updated the Storage Sense feature by letting it automatically free up disk space by turning older, unused, locally available files in OneDrive into online-only files. The <a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/filecab/2018/08/30/9205/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">“What’s new in Storage Sense?” blog post</a> has more details.
There is one known issue in this build, in which Narrator sometimes does not read in the Settings app when you navigate using Tab and arrow keys.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/09/11/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17758/#0SRsVKyuUCQ7xizY.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider 17758</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17755">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17755</h4>
Release date: September 7, 2018
This minor build has no new features and only three fixes for problems: One that had resulted in slower resume from hibernation on some devices, another that had caused HDR video being unexpectedly clipped in certain situations, and a third in which Windows Hello spent more time in the “Getting Ready” state in recent builds.
There are two known issues in this build, including one in which when you use the Ease of Access Make Text bigger setting, you might see text clipping issues or find that text is not increasing in size everywhere. The two issues are the same as in the previous build, 17754.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/09/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17755/#2mKgfBhBZciKb9LI.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview 17755</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17754">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17754</h4>
Release date: September 5, 2018
This minor build has a variety of fixes for small problems, another sign that the Windows 10 October 2018 Update is close to being done. Among the issues fixed are one that caused the Action Center to work with reduced reliability, another in which clicking on web links in progressive web apps such as Twitter didn’t open the browser, and a third in which using the pen to ink in Microsoft Edge’s web notes caused crashes.
There are two known issues in this build, including one in which when you use the Ease of Access Make Text bigger setting, you might see text clipping issues or find that text is not increasing in size everywhere.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/09/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17754/#IgbYRe3ZhcLT55k7.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17754</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17751">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17751</h4>
Release date: August 31, 2018
This build is a minor one and shows that Microsoft is coming closer to finalizing the code for the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, as <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1700524/microsoft-names-windows-10-1809-october-2018-update.html">the upcoming release is now officially named</a>. The main thing you’ll notice is that there’s no longer a watermark on the lower right-hand corner of the desktop. That doesn’t mean it’s the final build, but it does mean that Microsoft is “beginning the phase of checking in final code to prepare for the final release,” in Microsoft’s words.
Apart from that, the build has only minor fixes and changes. Among the issues fixed are one in which you would get an error saying no supported app is installed after clicking some activities in Timeline, even though a supported app was installed, and another in which explorer.exe crashed if you were in Tablet Mode and opened Task View while in portrait orientation.
There are three known issues in this build, including one in which clicking on web links in progressive web apps such as Twitter doesn’t open the browser.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/08/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17751/#yXkTF7pGcVrlYogh.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17751</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17746">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17746</h4>
Release date: August 24, 2018
This build, as is the case with the last several builds, is a very minor one with only a handful of small changes, improvements and fixes. Expect it to be that way for most, if not all, of the remaining builds before final release of Redstone 5. There are only five small changes and fixes in this build, including for a bug in which Narrator would incorrectly report some standard combo boxes as “editable combo box” instead of “combo box,” and another in which Windows Mixed Reality caused motion controllers to need to be re-paired after the initial setup before appearing in the headset.
There are three known issues in this build, including one in which you may experience a bug check (GSOD) when logging out of your user profile or shutting down your PC.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/08/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17746/#RHd6YASMbq9HoYiS.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17746</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17744">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17744</h4>
Release date: August 21, 2018
This very minor build includes only a handful of small changes, improvements and fixes, including resolving an issue in which the contents of the Microsoft Edge window became offset from its window frame, and another in which certain apps crashed when they sent their Timeline activities.
There are four known issues in this build, including one in which you may experience a bug check (GSOD) when logging out of your user profile or shutting down your PC, and another in which after setting up a Windows Mixed Reality headset for the first time with motion controllers, the controllers may need to be paired a second time before appearing in the headset.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/08/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17744/#iLqb2AcM82vRlgfC.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17744</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17741">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17741</h4>
Release date: August 17, 2018
This very minor build includes a new desktop icon that, when clicked, launches the Your Phone app for Android phones, which lets people see and copy photos from Android phones to their PCs. The app was introduced back in build 17730; only the desktop icon for launching it is new in this build.
Apart from that, there are more than a dozen minor changes, improvements and bug fixes, including fixing an issue which caused PCs to bug check (GSOD) when deleting a local folder that was synced to OneDrive, and another issue in which when Settings was open to “Bluetooth & Other Devices” and then minimized to the taskbar, when you tried to resume the app, Settings would crash.
There are three known issues in this build, including one in which after setting up a Windows Mixed Reality headset for the first time with motion controllers, the controllers may need to be re-paired before appearing in the headset.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/08/17/build17741/#6HClozO9yaIvXIf6.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17741</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17738">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17738</h4>
Release date: August 14, 2018
This very minor build introduces no new features. It has more than a dozen bug fixes and minor changes and improvements, including fixing an issue that hurt the Start menu’s performance and reliability, and another in which Microsoft Edge’s Settings and More menu became truncated when the option to increase text size was enabled in Settings.
There are a half-dozen known issues in this build, including one in which a PC will perform a bug check (GSOD) when deleting a local folder that is synced to OneDrive, and another in which after setting up a Windows Mixed Reality headset for the first time with motion controllers, the controllers may need to be paired a second time before appearing in the headset.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/08/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17738/#slWvcuzMATrpb6KG.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17738</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17735">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17735</h4>
Release date: Aug. 10, 2018
This very minor build introduces no new features, and has fewer than a dozen bug fixes and minor changes and improvements, including fixing an issue in which links that launched one app from another app were not working, and another in which in Windows Mixed Reality the voice command, “Flashlight on,” would fail to activate the flashlight feature.
There are a number of known issues in this build, including your PC performing a bugcheck (GSOD) when deleting a local folder that is synced to OneDrive, and another in which the taskbar flyouts (network, volume, etc.) no longer have an acrylic background.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/08/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17735/#FabMIWtxf5ZOqO58.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17735</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17733">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17733</h4>
Release date: Aug. 8, 2018
This very minor build introduces only one very small feature, a dark theme in File Explorer. In addition, Narrator received more than a dozen fixes, including one in which Narrator couldn’t access all the emoji in the Touch Keyboard’s emoji panel, and another in which Narrator couldn’t read the label of the Word document recovery dialog. A few overall fixes were also made for Windows 10 itself, including one in which the touch keyboard became invisible on the screen, and another in which – if you reset certain devices and chose to keep files – the Sound Settings page would be unresponsive after logging back into Windows.
There are a number of known issues in this build, including potential Start reliability and performance issues, and one in which after setting up a Windows Mixed Reality headset for the first time with motion controllers, the controllers may need to be re-paired a second time before appearing in the headset.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/08/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17733/#3tzkEQFQt13QlP2d.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17733</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17730">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17730</h4>
Release date: Aug. 3, 2018
This build introduces the new Your Phone App that will let people with Android phones see and copy photos from those phones to their PCs. To install it, click the Your Phone app icon, and you’ll then get an app that has to be installed on the phone. The iOS version links an iPhone to a PC, so that when you surf the web on your phone, you’ll be able to send the webpage to your PC and pick up where you left off on the phone.
The build also lets the Edge browser take advantage of HTTP/2 as supported in Windows Server 2019. For details, see <a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/01/faster-safer-internet/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Top 10 Networking Features in Windows Server 2019: #8 A Faster, Safer Internet</a>.
In addition, there are the usual small changes and fixes, including resolving an issue that caused the volume slider in certain apps to perform poorly with touch, and another in which in certain apps, including Twitter, stopped rendering content when navigating after a while.
There are a number of known issues in this build, including one in which clicking a link to launch one app from another app may not work, and potential Start reliability and performance issues.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/08/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17730/#O3AwVVQEkFF0mUIl.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview 17730</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17728">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17728</h4>
Release date: July 31, 2018
This minor build makes a number of changes to the Narrator, including better reading and navigating in Scan mode, improved reliability, and better use of Braille commanding when using the Narrator key from the Braille display.
Microsoft also announced that in the next few weeks, Windows Insiders will be able to use the new Your Phone App to let people with Android devices see content from those devices on their PCs. It will do things such as let someone take pictures on an Android phone and then view the photos on a PC. The app will let users with iOS devices link their phones to their PCs to do things such as surf the web on their phones, then send the webpage to their PCs so they can pick up where they left off.
In addition, there are the usual small changes and fixes, including an issue in which the Clock & Calendar flyout sometimes did not appear until the Start or the Action Center was clicked, and another in which Find on Page in Microsoft Edge would stop working for open PDFs once the PDF was refreshed.
There are a number of known issues in this build, including one that affects WDAG, Remote Desktop and Hyper-V. In it, Remote Desktop Client (mstsc.exe) users will see a misleading error dialog warning about low virtual memory when a connection is being established.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/07/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17728/#MQ43piVg18h11y70.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview 17728</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-builds-17723-and-18204">Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds 17723 and 18204</h4>
Release date: July 25, 2018
This build serves double-duty. It’s both a preview (17723) for Redstone 5 as well as the first build for testers (18204) who have opted into Skip Ahead for Redstone 6.
Emoji fans will be pleased to see that there are now 157 new emoji, including superheroes, redheads, a softball, a pirate flag and a llama. That’s because Unicode 11 has been incorporated into the build. Access them via the Emoji Panel (WIN + .) or the touch keyboard.
Also new is what Microsoft is calling a mixed reality flashlight, which lets you easily bypass the mixed reality world when you’re wearing a mixed reality headset, and instead look at the real world. So no longer will you have to remove your headset when you want to peek at something nearby or reach for a drink or phone, for example. You’ll be able to do it via the Start menu, a button shortcut or a voice command.
Microsoft Edge has gotten a few tweaks, including new Group Policies and MDM settings for IT administrators to manage it. There’s also an easier way for device administrators to set up their PCs as a kiosk or digital sign.
In addition, there are a variety of small changes and fixes, including one in which some laptops underwent a CRITICAL PROCESS DIED bug check when the PC was put to sleep by closing the lid and the connected power disconnected. There are also a variety of known issues, including one in which the clock & calendar flyout may not appear until bringing up Start or Action Center, and they will then both appear at the same time. The same issue may result in notifications not appearing until Start or Action Center is opened.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/07/25/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17723-and-build-18204/#tUZSJEk9JZSmO61j.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17723 and 18204</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17711">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17711</h4>
Release date: July 6, 2018
No big news in this build. Microsoft Edge gets a few minor additions, including new themes and a new consent box for saving autofill data. Microsoft also continues to add new Fluent design elements throughout Windows, including shadows for popup controls. There’s also a new Windows HD Color page, available under Display Settings. The Registry Editor has been improved with more useful input tools.
There is also a wide variety of very small fixes, including for a bug in which attempting to pin Settings categories to the Start menu would either crash Settings or do nothing, and another in which creating a system image from backup and restore in the control panel would fail on x86 machines.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/07/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17711/#2FJ1M8aZPp9xdK0V.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17711</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17704">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17704</h4>
Release date: June 27, 2018
The big news in this build is that the Sets feature, which lets you group documents, web pages, files and apps in tabs, and then work with them, has been pulled — with no word about when it might be reinstated. This means that it may not ship with Redstone 5.
Sets was originally scheduled to be released as part of the Windows 10 April 2018 Update (Redstone 4), but Microsoft pulled it due to a variety of problems. The company included Sets in Redstone 5 builds starting with Build 17618 on March 7, 2018 — even before the Windows 10 April 2018 Update was released. And now, in Build 17704, Microsoft has pulled it again.
Microsoft explained the decision this way in its description of this latest build: “Starting with this build, we’re taking Sets offline to continue making it great. Based on your feedback, some of the things we’re focusing on include improvements to the visual design and continuing to better integrate Office and Microsoft Edge into Sets to enhance workflow. If you have been testing Sets, you will no longer see it as of today’s build, however, Sets will return in a future WIP flight.”
No date was set for the feature’s return, so there’s no guarantee it will be included in Redstone 5, due this fall. If you’ve been following the build notes for Redstone 5, you might not be that surprised about what Microsoft has done, because Microsoft has continually reported issues with the feature in its notes about each build.
Aside from pulling Sets, Microsoft has done a fair amount of work on Microsoft Edge in this build, including incorporating more Fluent Design elements into it, adding redesigned settings and the ability to customize the toolbar, as well as giving users control over whether media should automatically play on web pages.
The Skype for Windows 10 app gets a serious update with a variety of new features, including easier screen sharing, a new layout making it easier to find contacts, customizable themes and more. <a href="https://aka.ms/skypeinsider_windows10" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Check here for more details</a> from Microsoft.
The Diagnostic Data Viewer, available as a separate download, has gotten tweaks, including the ability to view problem reports that have been or will be sent to Microsoft. However, it remains an extremely difficult-to-use tool that even programmers will struggle to understand.
There have also been a several improvements to Windows Security, including new protections and settings such as to block suspicious behaviors and to manage the various types of anti-malware, firewall and other security software running on your PC.
Other changes include allowing non-admin users to install fonts, and new columns for Task Manager that show power usage and power trends. There is also a long list of fixes, including for a bug that caused the lock screen to crash in a loop when Picture Password was selected, and another in which when Cortana search results were clicked, nothing would happen.
And there are a small number of known issues, including one in which Windows Mixed Reality might get stuck after going to sleep and display an error message in Mixed Reality Portal or a “Wake up” button that doesn’t work.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/06/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17704/#WumQGPvjaoTePDkv.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17704</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17692">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17692</h4>
Release date: June 14, 2018
This build introduces an easier way to use the Windows 10 touchscreen keyboard with the addition of SwiftKey, which lets you enter text by dragging your fingers. SwiftKey, previously available only for iOS and Android, also improves the accuracy of autocorrections and text-input predictions.
In addition, there have been improvements to a number of Windows features. You can now search for text using Narrator’s new Find feature, and Narrator will also automatically read the contents of a dialog box when brought to the foreground, among other additions. New audio controls have been added to the Game Bar that let you change your default audio output device and mute or adjust the volume of games and apps running. Windows Mixed Reality has gotten several improvements, including the ability to stream audio to both a headset and PC speakers simultaneously.
There are the usual variety of minor changes and fixes, including for a bug that resulted in audio glitching on systems with lots of firewall rules, and another in Microsoft Edge where if both images and text were selected, right-clicking on the image and selecting copy wouldn’t work.
There is a long list of known issues with this release, including one in which launching Start causes reliability and performance issues, and another in which some settings in Settings may be unexpectedly missing and/or missing their labels. The Game Bar may also crash on x86 machines.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/06/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17692/#6YgGP3JZ3JdxBOfM.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17692</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17686">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17686</h4>
Release date: June 6, 2018
This minor build makes several minor improvements to Windows Mixed Reality, including adjustments to the mixed reality video capture experience to make it easier to stop videos from the Start menu. Also, the Windows Settings app gets a new Region page that lets you override default regional format settings such as Calendar, First day of the week, Dates, Times, and Currency. To use it, go to Settings > Time & Language > Region.
There are the usual variety of minor changes and fixes, including one in which Paint and WordPad settings and recent files weren’t migrated during upgrades, and another in which taskbar flyouts (network, volume, etc.) didn’t have a shadow. There are also a number of known issues that haven’t been fixed, including increased reliability and performance issues when launching Start. The new Sets feature continues to have problems working with Microsoft Office; for instance, there’s a bug in which tiling and cascading windows, including features like “View Side by Side” in Word, will not work for inactive tabs.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/06/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17686/#pUgQwrK7KKKH8rIi.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17686</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17682">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17682</h4>
Release date: May 31, 2018
This build includes several minor changes, notably to the new Sets feature. Microsoft has tweaked Sets’ tab page to make it more obvious that apps can be launched from it. Now, when you click the plus button in a Sets window, apps will be included in the frequent destinations list. The “all apps” list has also been integrated into the page so you can browse your apps, instead of having to use the search box.
Microsoft Edge now includes a preview of the new Web Authentication API for developers, which provides an open, scalable and interoperable solution for authentication, and replaces passwords.
Wireless projection gets some tweaks designed to help you know when you’re wirelessly projecting and how to disconnect, particularly if your session was begun in File Explorer or an app. A new control banner at the top of the screen tells you the state of your connection and allows you to quickly disconnect or reconnect. You can also use it to tune the connection based on what you are doing.
There’s the usual variety of minor changes and fixes, including fixing an issue that resulted in some apps missing pinned and recent items when you right-clicked their icons in the taskbar. There are also a number of known issues that have yet to be fixed, including reliability and performance issues when launching Start. The new Sets feature continues to have a variety of problems working with Microsoft Office, many of which have also been present in past builds, including one in which the top of some Win32 desktop app windows may appear slightly underneath the tab bar when maximized. To work around the issue, restore and re-maximize the window.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/05/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17682/#JIqEDbyvMtArP15Z.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17682</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17677">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17677</h4>
Release date: May 24, 2018
This build includes a variety of minor changes. Microsoft Edge’s “Settings and more” menu has been reorganized into groups to make options easier to find, and with icons placed next to each menu option. You can now also see your most visited sites on the Windows taskbar or Start menu. Right-click the Microsoft Edge icon to see a list of most visited sites and pin any you want. Right-click on an entry to remove it from the list. You can also more easily organize groups of tabs. In addition, new options (“Show in folder” and “Copy link”) have been added to the right-click menu for downloads in the “Downloads” pane.
The Windows Narrator has been improved and supports selecting content in Edge, Word, Outlook, Mail and most text applications. Mobile Broadband (LTE) connectivity on Windows gets a makeover in this build, and includes a new, more reliable network driver model. In addition, Task Manager’s memory reporting has been improved, and the Windows kernel now has support for IPv6 to KDNET.
There are several minor fixes, including for a bug in which the Home and End keys did not work in Edge. The build also has a variety of known issues, including one in which if you right-click apps in the taskbar, you might find that the jump list is missing pinned and recent items. And the new Sets feature has a variety of problems working with Microsoft Office, including one in which the top of some Win32 desktop app windows may appear slightly underneath the tab bar when maximized. To work around the issue, restore and re-maximize the window.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/05/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17677/#Cxwm4UF0lETXb1Ib.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17677</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17672">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17672</h4>
Release date: May 16, 2018
This build has only very minor changes and fixes. In it, the Windows Security Center (WSC) service now requires that third-party antivirus programs run as protected processes, or else they won’t show up in the Windows Security interface, and Windows Defender Antivirus will run side by side with them. You can, however, disable the behavior by creating the following registry key and rebooting:
<code>HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftSecurity CenterFeature DisableAvCheck (DWORD) = 1</code>
Note that the key won’t work when the next version of Windows 10 is closer to being released.
There’s also a variety of minor changes and fixes, including one in which PCs appeared to be stuck at “Preparing to install…” between 80% and 100% in Windows Update when attempting to install a new build.
The build has a variety of known issues, including one in which Narrator reads extra text when Alt + Tab is pressed. And the new Sets feature has a variety of problems working with Microsoft Office, including one in which tiling and cascading windows will not work for inactive tabs.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/05/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17672/#ZEbAEhBCxR5tqAvj.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17672</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17666">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17666</h4>
Release date: May 9, 2018
This build adds a variety of new features, including additions to the Sets feature. Sets now uses more Fluent Design standards, including an acrylic title bar. You can also mute web pages in Sets that play audio. And using Alt -Tab will show all recent Edge tabs when you switch between apps, not just the active one.
Windows Clipboard has been powered up. You can now paste previous items from the Clipboard’s history. And your Clipboard will roam across all of your devices, so you can clip items from a device other than the one you’re currently using.
There are a variety of other improvements, including the addition of a dark theme to File Explorer and improved search. A variety of bugs have been fixed, including one in which the VPN wasn’t working, and another in which a .dll would cause explorer.exe to crash every few minutes. There are, however, a number of known issues, including one in which your PC appears to be stuck on “Preparing to install” when it gets to 80% to 100% of updating. It will take 30 minutes or more to complete the installation from that point.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/05/09/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17666/#sHVCZLXAeQvc2d4D.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17666</a>.)
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17661
Release date: May 3, 2018
This build adds a variety of new features, including tweaks to screen capture in Windows 10. Screen Sketch, which lets you annotate screen captures and was originally part of Windows Ink, is now its own app. In addition, pressing WIN + Shift + S brings up a toolbar that lets you capture a rectangle, free-form snip or the entire screen. (In the current version of Windows, that key combination only lets you capture a rectangle.) You’ll also get a notification that, when clicked on, lets you open the snip in Screen Sketch for annotation and sharing.
There are a number of other minor improvements, including one in which Microsoft’s Fluent Design is being extended to Task View, whose background gets a new soft blur look. This build also adds to support for the High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF), introduced in Build 17623, and lets you do things such as rotate HEIF images.
There’s also the usual assortment of changes and fixes, including fixing an issue in which using arrow and Page Up / Page Down keys didn’t work to scroll webpages in Microsoft Edge. There are a number of known issues with this build, including one in which some notifications from Action Center may cause regular Explorer.exe crashes.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/05/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17661/#zdA1L0F37omcERlO.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17661</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17655">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17655</h4>
Release date: April 25, 2018
This extremely minor build has only one new feature: Mobile Broadband (LTE) connectivity on Windows is getting a makeover. Microsoft says that its new Net Adapter framework “introduces a new, more reliable, network driver model that inherits the goodness of the Windows driver framework while bringing an accelerated data path.” Only PCs that support Mobile Broadband — that is, use cellular networks — will use the new framework.
Aside from that, there are only two changes and fixes. The brightness toggle in the Battery flyout in the Notification Area of the taskbar has been removed. Microsoft says that will make for an improved user experience. The build also fixes in issue in which Microsoft Edge didn’t work when dragging a favorite from one folder to another.
There are a variety of known issues in this build, including one in which the mouse cursor may disappear when hovering over certain user interface elements and text fields, and another in which the arrow and Page Up / Page Down keys don’t work to scroll web pages in Microsoft Edge. There are also a variety of issues with the new Sets feature, and with Microsoft Office working properly with this build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/25/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17655-for-skip-ahead/#csvzfAmcF0zl9BB3.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17655</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17650">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17650</h4>
Release date: April 19, 2018
This very minor build gives the Windows Defender Security Center a design refresh using Microsoft’s Fluent Design elements, including adjusting the spacing and padding around it and dynamically sizing the categories on the main page if more room is needed for extra info. In addition, the Windows Defender Firewall now supports Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) processes.
There’s also the usual assortment of changes and fixes, including an issue in which File Explorer would always open with the Ribbon minimized, rather than remembering how you’d left it. There are a number of known issues with this build, including one in which when a PC resumes from sleep, the desktop may be momentarily visible before the lock screen displays as expected.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17650-for-skip-ahead/#UvqCphKJLZFzCv8K.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17650</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17643">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17643</h4>
Release date: April 12, 2018
This minor build introduces integration between the Microsoft Office and the new Sets feature that lets you group documents, web pages, files and apps in tabs, and then work with them. In addition, if you use a SIM on a mobile device, it will tell you how much data you use while you’re roaming. There are also the usual improvements and fixes, including fixing an issue in which Reveal would sometimes not appear if you moved your mouse over and off an element repeatedly, and another in which there was noticeable screen flicker when the screen adjusts after a device is rotated.
There are number of known issues with this build, including one in which if you open Settings and click on any links to the Microsoft Store or links in tips, Settings will crash, and another in which when a computer resumes from sleep, the desktop may be momentarily visible before the Lock screen displays as expected.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17643-for-skip-ahead/#fPFWmFsl5VVXltj7.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17643</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17639">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17639</h4>
Release date: April 4, 2018
The big news in this build is the new features added to the Sets tool that let you group documents, web pages, files and apps in tabs, and then work with them. You can now drag and drop apps between tabs and use Alt + Tab to switch between tabs. Sets also gets its own section in Settings, available via Settings > System > Multitasking. There are also new context menu options when you right-click on a tab set, including “close other tabs,” “move to new window” and “close tabs to the right.”
Beyond that there’s an assortment of changes, improvements and fixes, including a fix for an issue that caused duplicate entries in Disk Management, and one in which some Windows apps silently terminated when minimized.
There are several known issues with this build, including one in which if you open the Settings app and click any links to the Microsoft Store or links in tips, Settings will crash.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/04/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17639-for-skip-ahead/#5jiKqicYUCe4GmVu.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17639</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17634">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17634</h4>
Release date: March 29, 2018
In this build, search is now available in the Windows 10 calendar. You can search by name, location, people included, or words in the event body. It works for Outlook, Hotmail, Live and Office 365 accounts, but not yet Exchange Server, Gmail, Yahoo or other IMAP calendars. In the build, Cortana Show Me supports voice commands, such as for updating Windows, uninstalling an app, discovering Bluetooth devices and more. There is also an assortment of minor fixes and improvements, including for a bug in which Microsoft Edge could crash when certain extensions were turned off, and another in which typing in the Microsoft Edge URL bar immediately after opening a new tab sometimes resulted in the letters appearing out of order.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17634-for-skip-ahead/#RYuE2Wrp35QKDlXM.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17634</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17627">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17627</h4>
Release date: March 21, 2018
This very minor build includes only small bug fixes, including for one in which an emoji panel wasn’t working, and another where if you tried to open an online-only file from OneDrive that hadn’t been previously downloaded to your PC, your PC might perform a bug check.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17627-for-skip-ahead/#EreHCLHj5EYWbV2E.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17627</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17623">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17623</h4>
Release date: March 16, 2018
This build rolls out the High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF), a container that uses modern codecs like HEVC to improve image quality, compression and capabilities compared to earlier formats like JPEG, GIF and PNG. In addition to single images, HEIF supports encoding image sequences, image collections, auxiliary images like alpha or depth maps, live images and video, audio, and HDR. The Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) also gets performance improvements.
There are also the usual minor changes and fixes, including for an issue that crashed the touch keyboard when focus was moved to certain password fields, and another in which touch couldn’t be used to interact with the Timeline scrollbar.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17623-for-skip-ahead/#9TxwqYrYxLKexif6.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17623</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17618">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17618</h4>
Release date: March 7, 2018
This preview reintroduces a major new Windows 10 feature, Sets, that lets you group webpages, documents, files and applications on individual tabs in Windows Explorer. (Sets made a brief appearance in the preview builds for the April 2018 Update but was pulled because it wasn’t ready for general release.) Apps such as Mail, Calendar, OneNote, MSN News, Windows and Microsoft Edge can be grouped. Microsoft says support for more apps will come in the future.
Windows Mixed Reality is buggy in this build. Microsoft notes that it “runs at a very low frame rate (8-10fps) that could result in some physical discomfort. And there are multiple crashes at startup that will cause Windows Mixed Reality to not work.”
There are also the usual minor changes, improvements and fixes, including for a bug in which three- and four-finger gestures on the touchpad were unresponsive, and another in which navigating to Themes Settings crashed Settings.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17618-skip-ahead/#uEj8wPeUUJxxWoZo.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17618</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17604">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17604</h4>
Release date: February 14, 2018
This is the first preview for Redstone 5, and includes no new features — it’s essentially the same as the Preview Build 17101 for Redstone 4. However, Microsoft warns that this and other early Redstone 5 builds may be buggy, and adds, “So, things will likely be a little rough as they normally are at the beginning of the development cycle for a new Windows 10 release. If this concerns you or makes you uncomfortable, you may want to consider opting out of Skip Ahead.”
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/02/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17101-fast-build-17604-skip-ahead/#5Dkpd8uXe7WiCtGK.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17604</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="preview-builds-for-the-windows-10-april-2018-update-redstone-4-version-1803">Preview builds for the Windows 10 April 2018 Update (Redstone 4, version 1803)</h3>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17134">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17134</h4>
Release date: April 16, 2018
This build fixes problems Microsoft discovered just prior to its planned rollout of Redstone 4. According to Dona Sarkar, head of the Windows Insider Program, <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1718375/microsoft-holds-up-windows-10-feature-upgrade-after-finding-bsod-bug.html">the company discovered reliablity issues</a> that could have led to Blue Screens of Death in some cases. “Instead of creating a Cumulative Update package to service these issues, we decided to create a new build with the fixes included,” Sarkar wrote in a <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17134-for-fast/#taMGBP1abKHz8iJ7.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">blog post</a>.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17134-for-fast/#taMGBP1abKHz8iJ7.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17134</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17133">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17133</h4>
Release date: March 27, 2018; updated April 10, 2018
Note: The final version of Redstone 4 was expected to begin rolling out to the public on April 10, but that didn’t happen. Industry watchers believe the company <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1718265/what-happened-to-the-new-spring-update-windows-10-version-1803.html">discovered a bug</a> severe enough to prevent the release. 
Instead, Microsoft on April 10 released an update to 17133, called <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17133-for-fast/#jy2WwcgBVHepxCqL.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17133.73</a>, to Insiders in the Fast, Slow, and Release Preview rings. The build issues security updates to Internet Explorer, Edge, Microsoft scripting engine, Windows kernel, Microsoft graphics component, Windows Server, Windows cryptography, and Windows datacenter networking and squashes a final few bugs, including a PDF security issue in Edge and a glitch in IE’s identification of custom controls, before the spring feature update is released.
The scarcity of changes in this latest build shows that the release of Redstone 4 is likely very close. It has fixes for only three small issues: One in which certain devices with BitLocker enabled unexpectedly booted into BitLocker recovery; another in which the display resolution couldn’t be changed when there were four or more monitors connected; and another in which clicking suggested search terms when typing in the Microsoft Edge URL bar didn’t do anything. There are no known issues in this build. Microsoft notes: “We are in the phase of checking in final code to prepare for the final release.”
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17133-for-fast/#jy2WwcgBVHepxCqL.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17133</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17128">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17128</h4>
Release date: March 23, 2018
With this build, Microsoft seems to be getting exceedingly close to the final version of the next major update to Windows 10. The only difference between it and the previous build, 17127, is that the watermark at the lower right-hand corner of the desktop has disappeared. This is frequently a sign that a build is the final one, but <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/23/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17128-for-fast/#QGb2lWxp4bJd7ooP.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft says</a> that’s not the case this time, noting that “This does not mean this is the final build as we are not done yet…we’ve got more fixes being checked in for the next flight.” However, Microsoft also writes that “We’re just now beginning the phase of checking in final code to prepare for the final release.”
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/23/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17128-for-fast/#QGb2lWxp4bJd7ooP.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17128</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17127">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17127</h4>
Release date: March 20, 2018
The main additions in this build are some minor changes to Cortana. It now has a profile page where you can add and edit your favorite places. When you add a place, you’ll get traffic updates for your commutes, and be able to quickly set reminders for when you arrive at or leave places. Microsoft also claims that Cortana’s notebook feature has been sped up. Also, when you want to add new skills to Cortana, you’ll get suggested questions on the best ways to add them.
There are also the usual variety of changes, improvements and fixes, although this time around it’s a small list. Included is fixing a problem that caused Microsoft Edge to crash when turning off certain extensions, and another in which the page up and page down keys weren’t working when using Microsoft Edge in Reading View.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/20/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17127-for-fast/#8HAMGBUuvjWrOmkk.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17127</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17123">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17123</h4>
Release date: March 16, 2018
Little has changed with this latest build, as the release of the next major update to Windows 10 gets closer. The Windows 10 Photos app now supports the High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF), which uses new codecs such as HEVC and which Microsoft says offers superior compression and features than older formats such as JPEG, GIF and PNG. To see it in action, you’ll have to join the Windows App Preview Program for the Photos app and be running the March release of the Photos app (Version 2018.18022.13740.0 or newer).
Microsoft continues to squash bugs with Windows Mixed Reality, including making sure that launching the Microsoft Store from Movies & TV no longer crashes either app. It’s also trying to fix other problems with Windows Mixed Reality, including looking into whether it experiences a performance regression on hybrid laptops.
In addition, there are a few very minor changes and fixes, including for a bug in which some older drives didn’t load properly.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17123-for-fast/#K7WX0LE9t9yjhE0O.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17123</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17120">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17120</h4>
Release date: March 13, 2018
The march towards the release of the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update (the <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1717464/microsoft-to-name-windows-10-1803-spring-creators-update.html">likely name for the next big Windows 10 upgrade</a>) continues with another minor build. It includes some small changes to Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG). Microsoft says its performance has been significantly improved, including faster loading times. It also now allows enterprise users to download files when using the Edge browser in a WDAG browsing session.
The notes for the release also point out that new Windows Mixed Reality features added in the previous build, 17115, have a variety of bugs, including poor performance on hybrid laptops and the 360 viewer failing to launch from the Store app when you click on the “Launch” button after installing the 360 Viewer Edge extension.
In addition, there are a variety of very minor changes and bug fixes, including for one in which the UAC dialog did not render correctly in the last several builds, and another in which the touch keyboard crashed when focus was moved to certain password fields.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17120-for-fast/#xhvbLIv32lgFeIos.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17120</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17115">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17115</h4>
Release date: March 6, 2018
This minor build includes a redesign of the privacy settings screen, including two new settings for Inking & Typing and Find my device. For details about the changes, see the blog post “<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/06/windows-insiders-get-first-look-new-privacy-screen-settings-layout-coming-windows-10/#GXtFgZ34QZ6Qw3E1.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Windows Insiders get first look at new privacy screen settings layout coming to Windows 10</a>.”
In addition, there are a variety of very minor changes and bug fixes, including for one in which the Microsoft Store might be completely broken or gone after upgrading, and another in which at the first user-prompted reboot or shut-down after installation, in a small number of devices Windows 10 didn’t load properly and entered a reboot loop state.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17115-fast/#yGb4JbTTdXrmwHXU.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17115</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17112">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17112</h4>
Release date: March 2, 2018
This build is another in Microsoft’s sprint towards the final release of the next major Windows update. It includes no new features, only a variety of minor bug fixes, including for one in which you got a permanently black window if you dragged a tab out of a Microsoft Edge window, pulled it to the top edge of the screen, moved it back down and then released it.
Be warned, however: The build introduces serious problems with running Windows Mixed Reality. Microsoft reports that in this build, “Windows Mixed Reality runs at a very low frame rate (8-10fps) that could result in some physical discomfort. And there are multiple crashes at startup that will cause Windows Mixed Reality to not work.” Microsoft suggests that those who want to pause Insider Builds until the issues are fixed should go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program, click the “Stop Insider Preview builds” button and choose “Pause updates for a bit.”
Other known issues with this build include one in which the Microsoft Store may disappear or be completely broken. <a href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_store-insiderplat_pc/microsoft-store-application-broken-or-missing/a0a92c3c-4ea3-4748-bb90-9991ec22dd3e?tm=1519762260736" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft has posted a workaround</a> to fix the problem.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/02/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17112-fast/#WlYiPGleytb1z0o6.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17112</a>.)
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17110
Release date: February 27, 2018
This build focuses primarily on minor improvements for enterprise customers. In it, enterprises can now run custom actions during Windows 10 feature updates, allowing them to customize installations. Setup allows the actions to be run during the pre-install phase, which happens before all the system and device compatibility scans run, and also during the pre-commit phase, just before the system reboots into the offline phase. Setup will also migrate the scripts for future updates.
In addition, in this build /postrollback scripts can be run in an admin context or a system context. This is useful because in some enterprises most employees don’t have admin privileges. So users can now run /postrollback scripts, even if they don’t have admin privileges.
There are also the usual minor changes, improvements and fixes, including one in which pressing and holding on a card in the new Timeline feature would open the corresponding app, rather than bringing up a context menu.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/02/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17110-fast/#voLS0xLV6dRYMs82.97" rel="nofollow">Insider Preview Build 17110</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17107">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17107</h4>
Release date: February 23, 2018
As Microsoft continues its sprint to release the next big Windows upgrade, it has stopped introducing new features, and new builds include mainly bug fixes. So this update is a minor one. It tweaks Windows Update behavior so that when an update is being installed on a PC with AC power, it stops the PC from going to sleep when not being used actively for up to 2 hours when receiving an update, so that the update proceeds more smoothly.
Beyond that are a variety of minor changes, improvements and fixes, including for a bug in which Settings crashed when users tried to open Themes, and another in which the Windows Defender offline scan had stopped working in recent builds. This update has a number of known issues, including the buttons on the Game bar not being properly centered.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/02/23/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17107-fast-ring/#RuiV91HFs8h53SgG.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17107</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17101">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17101</h4>
Release date: February 14, 2018
The big news with this build is that it marks that the next upgrade to Windows 10 is likely now largely feature-complete. As Microsoft <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/02/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17101-fast-build-17604-skip-ahead/#ceKdT1mbGQC6DoAF.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">explains in its announcement about the build</a>: “Right now our focus is on stabilization … we intend to release new RS4 builds [previews of the next upgrade to Windows, code-named Redstone 4] to Insiders more quickly to both the Fast and Slow rings as these builds include mostly bug fixes.”
Microsoft is also “forking” its Windows Insider builds with this release — one fork is the one for the next upgrade to Windows 10, due to be released this spring, and the other fork is for what Microsoft calls “Skip Ahead” builds, previews of the Windows upgrade that will be released approximately six months after that, codenamed Redstone 5. This 17101 build serves double duty — it’s both for previews of Redstone 4 and the first Skip Ahead build for Redstone 5. However, the Skip Ahead build gets the build number 17604 instead of 17101.
Note that the Skip Ahead queue for accepting users is closed. People who signed up for the Skip Ahead RS4 builds starting in July 2017 and have remained in the Skip Ahead ring will get the Skip Ahead builds. But no new signups will get them at this point.
As for what’s in the build, it’s a relatively minor one. Some emojis have been updated and some Windows apps are being given broad file access permissions, although you’ll be able to turn that off if you want. In addition, the new edition of Windows called Windows 10 Pro for Workstations that in Microsoft’s words is “designed for demanding mission-critical scenarios targeting advanced users,” gets a few new features. The most important is a new power scheme called Ultimate Performance that gives as much power to PCs as possible but uses more power than other power schemes. Because of that, it’s not yet available on battery-powered PCs.
There’s also the usual assortment of tweaks, improvements and bug fixes, including an issue in which three- and four-finger touchpad gestures were unresponsive, and another in which Start didn’t work for Insiders who had added HomeGroup as a folder to appear on Start.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/02/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17101-fast-build-17604-skip-ahead/#5Dkpd8uXe7WiCtGK.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17101</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17093">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17093</h4>
Release date: February 7, 2018
This build offers a wide variety of relatively minor new features. If you have a multi-GPU PC, you’ll be able to fine-tune how the GPUs are used, for example, to assign “power saving” GPUs to simple tasks like running your browser and using high-performance processing to run games. To do it, go to Settings > System > Display and scroll down to the “Advanced graphics settings” link. The build also lets more PCs play HDR video.
The build also tweaks the Diagnostic Data Viewer released in the previous build — Microsoft says it will now allow you to delete all the diagnostic data associated with a device. However, if you read closely enough, you’ll find that’s not the case. You’ll be able to navigate to a Delete button, but Microsoft notes that, “The backend cloud system is currently under development and will be available to complete the Delete requests prior to public release of RS4.” In other words, click all you want, but for now, the data won’t actually be deleted.
The “eye control” feature released in the Windows 10 Fall Creator’s Update gets some tweaks, so you’ll be able to use it more easily to scroll through content, navigate more quickly, pause and so on. Also improved is Windows 10’s Bluetooth capabilities, so you can pair with Bluetooth devices in a single click.
The build also tweaks the Edge browser a bit, so that in full-screen mode you can use the address bar, navigate to other sites, add favorites and more. New security features have been added to Windows, including account protection when signing into Windows. And the Game Bar has been given a makeover to make it easier to access all of its features, including new icons for muting a microphone, toggling recording and more.
In addition, users of Windows S, the stripped-down version of Windows designed for schools but available for everyone, will be able to log into the operating system without using passwords.
Aside from that are the usual assortment of tweaks, improvements and bug fixes, including updating the Windows Subsystem for Linux, redoing the Privacy Settings page and fixing an issue in which the Advanced display settings link was missing from Display Settings.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/02/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17093-pc/#f83Fpt3xFZxjyd7Z.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17093</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17083">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17083</h4>
Release date: January 24, 2018
The big news in this release is a new set of privacy tools that let people see all the diagnostic data their devices send to Microsoft. The new Diagnostic Data Viewer lists all of the diagnostic information gathered, including Windows version, the ID of the device, connectivity information, performance and reliability data, app usage, installed software and more. You can scroll through each “diagnostic” event, as Microsoft calls them, or else search through them and filter them. You’ll also be able to fine-tune the level of data that Microsoft gathers.
To use the viewer, go to Settings > Privacy > Diagnostics & feedback. Turn on the Diagnostic Data Viewer toggle and click the button below it to launch the app. One warning about the viewer: The information it shows is extremely difficult to decipher and will be difficult for anyone other than programmers to understand. So the tool sounds more impressive than it really is. For a full description, check out the blog post “<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/01/24/microsoft-introduces-new-privacy-tools-ahead-of-data-privacy-day/#8MwXHJAWEPtUqS3l.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft introduces new privacy tools ahead of Data Privacy Day</a>” from Marisa Rogers, the Windows Device Group’s Privacy Officer.
There’s a variety of other improvements as well, including a new Fonts page in Settings that makes it easier to choose and use fonts. You’ll be able to see previews of each font, get more details about each font, fine-tune and uninstall them. Web developers and typographers get a variety of tools for tweaking fonts. In addition, in this build, you’ll be able to get new fonts from the Microsoft Store.
The Timeline feature has been changed as well. In this build, you can more easily delete activities from your Timeline. And Windows 10’s ease of access features get a variety of changes, including the ability to automatically turn on or turn off scrollbars.
Beyond that is an assortment of tweaks, improvements and bug fixes, including fixing an issue that could cause Windows to get stuck on the rebooting screen for a long time, and another in which Settings would crash if you tried to change the state of the microphone or camera permissions in Privacy Settings.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/01/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17083-for-pc/#0OloRzqqZXWlCAsz.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17803</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17074">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17074</h4>
Release date: January 11, 2018
This build offers a variety of new features. Most of them focus on Microsoft Edge. Edge’s ebook reader gets a number of improvements, including a new look and feel based on Microsoft’s <a href="https://fluent.microsoft.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fluent Design</a> guidelines. The reader now provides a consistent interface whether you’re reading a PDF, EPUB book, or web content in Reading View. There’s also a new full-screen view. New grammar tools can highlight different parts of speech as well as break words down into individual syllables. And if you’re reading books purchased from the Microsoft Store, your reading progress, notes, bookmarks and annotations will more quickly sync across the devices on which you read them. If you’re having Edge read a book to you, it highlights words as they’re read.
Edge now stores credit card information and can autofill information on payment forms on the web. It also now supports CSS extensions for OpenType Font Variations, among other new features.
Windows 10’s Quiet Hours feature has been slightly tweaked. In the current version of Windows 10, Quiet Hours lets you turn off notifications between the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. In this build, you can customize the hours it works. Quiet Hours will also automatically turn on when you play games.
The Windows Settings app has been updated. In an attempt to consolidate settings of different kinds, the Disk Cleanup feature now can be found in Storage Settings, and the Sound Settings page has gotten a variety of minor tweaks.
Microsoft continues to work on better integrating pen input into Windows 10. In this update, you can tap a pen on any text field, and you’ll be able to input text using the pen. What you write is converted to text via handwriting recognition.
Beyond that are the usual assortment of tweaks, improvements and bug fixes, including fixing an issue where Settings sometimes crashed if the window was too small, and one in which Microsoft Edge sometimes crashed when deleting favorites.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/01/11/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17074-pc/#RRvXl1xP5EUROLsR.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17074</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17063">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17063</h4>
Release date: December 19, 2017
This is a major build with significant new features. The main one is Timeline, which was supposed to be part of the Fall Creators Update but which Microsoft delayed because it couldn’t get it working properly in time. Timeline is a kind of time machine that lets you see what apps and work you’ve been doing in the past, then jump back to them at the point you left off. It will work across devices, so that if you start work on a desktop PC, when you move to your laptop, you’ll be able resume work without missing a beat. Eventually it will work with iOS and Android devices as well, according to Microsoft.
Timeline works as an extension of Task View, with past tasks shown onscreen in addition to your current ones. You’ll be able to switch among them by clicking on the appropriate thumbnails. You can look at past tasks from the current day or previous days, and move through them all with a scrollbar on the right side of the screen. You can also search for a particular activity. To control how Timeline works, go to the new activity history page in the Settings app. Cortana also works hand in glove with Timeline, recommending activities you can resume using the feature.
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All of Timeline’s features aren’t yet enabled. For now, it works with activities done in Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote, and updated versions of Maps, News, Money, Sports and Weather. It likely works with other apps as well, although not necessarily all of them, and Microsoft hasn’t provided a list of which work with Timeline and which don’t. To use Timeline, click a new Task View icon on the task bar, or else press the Windows logo key + Tab, which is how your normally run Task View.
Developers can customize how their apps work with Timeline, including how the thumbnails work. (For details, <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2017/12/19/application-engagement-windows-timeline-user-activities/#EGbfTsaPpSjfZHEG.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">see this blog post from Microsoft</a>.)
Microsoft has been busy in this build; there’s more than just Timeline on tap. Also new is Sets, which add tabs to applications as a way for you to have various pieces of information in one place directly in the application itself. For example, if you’re in Excel, you could have a tab for your worksheet, another for a web page that has data you want to copy into the spreadsheet, and so on. Microsoft’s Dona Sakar <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/12/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17063-pc/#s0eMDSl51dpTL8Z6.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">describes it this way</a>: “The concept behind Sets is to make sure that everything related to your task: relevant webpages, research documents, necessary files and applications, is connected and available to you in one click.”
Sets isn’t being delivered to all Insiders who get this update. Microsoft says it’s being released as a “controlled study,” but doesn’t provide details about how many people will receive it. Also, the name of the feature may change, and the way it works may change as well.
Microsoft Edge also gets improvements. Using Microsoft’s Fluent Design guidelines, it now supports a dark theme and has a variety of other minor user interface changes. Edge also supports the new Service Workers and the Push and Cache APIs Web standards, which let web pages send push notifications to the Action Center and refresh data in the background, even when Edge is closed.
Cortana, meanwhile, has gotten a few changes. The Notebook gets a new look, including a feature called Organizer that easily find your lists and reminders. Cortana now also lets you control Spotify using “natural language” to do things such as playing your weekly Spotify playlist, play specific tracks and more.
Fluent Design is being incorporated into more places throughout the Windows Shell, by applying its acrylic feature to the taskbar, Share UI, Clock & Calendar flyout, Network flyout, Volume flyout, and Input flyout. Acrylic lets developers add physical texture and depth to apps. Fluent Design also has been used to tweak the Settings app.
My People gets a variety of new features, including the ability to drag and drop contacts and rearrange them on the taskbar. You can also now decide how many contacts you want displayed on the taskbar — any number between one and ten. In the Fall Creators Update, you were limited to three.
There have also been a number of other minor changes throughout Windows, including the ability to use Paint 3D on screens you capture with the Snipping Tool. Emoji lovers will be pleased to know they can use the Emoji Panel in more languages. There are new privacy settings as well, notably one that lets you set global options for every privacy-related setting for microphone, camera and location access. That will let you disable apps and Windows from accessing these features on a device.
What IT needs to know: The build also has additions aimed at enterprises. The Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) will be included in Windows 10 Professional when the next version of Redstone ships. Currently, it’s available only in the Windows 10 Enterprise version.
IT will get some new features for optimizing the delivery of Windows 10, including new policies for Group Policy and MDM to let system administrators throttle bandwidth at specific times of the day, as well as being able to “restrict peer selection to the same subnet, automatically join devices into peer groups by using a DHCP server’s User option or the connection’s DNS suffix as well as the ability to increase the usage of peers by delaying the use of the HTTP source,” in Microsoft’s words.
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) gets a number of updates, including the ability to run background tasks and run when connected via OpenSSH, VPN, Enter-PSSession and/or other similar Windows remote tools.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/12/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17063-pc/#s0eMDSl51dpTL8Z6.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17063</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17046">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17046</h4>
Release date: November 22, 2017
This build includes minor feature changes, primarily improvements to the Windows Shell, including a simpler way to get to advanced options in Settings and an update to the way emojis are handled so that more of them appear when you type words related to them on the touch keyboard. In addition, Microsoft Edge can now save and automatically fill in preferred information in addresses and related forms. There are also many bug fixes, including restoring the Properties dialog for This PC in File Explorer to functionality.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/11/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17046-pc/#Fxs2Qj553B9v745C.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17046</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17040">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17040</h4>
Release date: November 16, 2017
This minor build includes only a few new features. Additions to Settings include one that lets you adjust the brightness of SDR content on an HDR display. Also new is the ability to use shape-writing input on the wide virtual keyboard. (Shape-writing for the one-handed keyboard was introduced in the Fall Creators Update.) The handwriting panel has also been improved, with a change to the insertion gesture and a new commit gesture. There’s also a long list of bug fixes, including an issue where network profiles had changed from Private to Public after upgrading to the previous build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/11/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17040-pc/#qj8TpGTw7e68eDFC.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17040</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17035">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17035</h4>
Release date: November 8, 2017
This build is the first in Redstone 4 to introduce a variety of new features. There’s a new sharing feature called Near Share, which lets you share URLs and files with nearby PCs via Bluetooth. Both PCs need to have Build 17035 or above, and both the Near Share setting and Bluetooth need to be turned on in both PCs. Microsoft Edge also gets several new features, including the ability to mute tabs playing audio, and new context-menus options for EPUB books. The touch keyboard now uses Microsoft’s Acrylic design standards, and there are also more than 190 new kinds of keyboards, including more languages and keyboard layouts. The handwriting panel can now better recognize words.
Included are also many bug fixes and minor additions, including updating Cortana collections to support light themes, and fixing an issue in which Store download errors were displaying on the Windows Update history page.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/11/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17035-pc/#0aGqgCAdWQbRxMM6.97" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17035</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17025">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17025</h4>
Release date: October 25, 2017
This minor build, an early one in the Redstone 4 release cycle, includes very few new features and changes. Ease of Access settings, such as for the Narrator, which reads onscreen text, have been regrouped and made simpler. Microsoft has also made changes to the Microsoft Yahei font used to display Windows user interface text in the Chinese (Simplified) Language so that it’s easier to read. Beyond that are the usual wide-ranging fixes, including one for not being able to scroll to the very bottom of the Start menu using touch when you are in tablet mode on small devices.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/25/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17025-pc/#ewl9MgCZfcXkEH7j.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17025</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17017">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17017</h4>
Release date: October 13, 2017
Because this is an early build in the Redstone 4 release cycle, there aren’t many new features or changes. Cortana gets a few new tricks, including what Microsoft calls Cortana Collections, which are things you’ve already expressed interest in, including restaurants, recipes, things you shop for, movies, TV shows and more. Cortana puts them into organized lists so you can choose any of them easily. The build also simplifies actions taken between Cortana and Action Center. There is also a wide variety of fixes, including an issue where changing time zones made the lock screen clock incorrect until logging out and back in.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17017-pc/#HJoEOP6xU77tfudP.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17017</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-17004">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17004</h4>
Release date: September 27, 2017
This build is the first one to feature the 17xxx numbering system. Microsoft notes that the jump forward “is what we do normally at the beginning of development of a new feature update for Windows 10.” The build was done while Microsoft was getting the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update ready, so there are very few changes or new features. It shows off some of Microsoft’s Fluent Design look-and-feel, including <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/style/reveal" rel="nofollow">Reveal</a>, a lighting effect which is supposed to “bring depth and focus” to interactive elements. You’ll see it on the Start Menu.
Beyond that, there are a variety of minor improvements and bug fixes, including for one in Microsoft Edge where the tab previews for PDFs were black with a white bar on each side.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17004-pc-skip-ahead/#V3iHsBSB2rkiqwTc.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17004</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16362">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16362</h4>
Release date: September 13, 2017
This build, as with the previous one, was created while Microsoft was getting the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update ready, so there are very few changes or new features. Bootup has been changed slightly, so you can see lock-screen customizations, such as whether you get status information from Cortana, before you log in. There have also been the usual miscellaneous bug fixes and minor improvements.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16362-pc-skip-ahead/#voYtiqTyzQCHOoy4.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 17362</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16353">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16353</h4>
Release date: August 31, 2017
This build, the first en route to the Redstone 4 version of Windows 10, is an exceedingly minor one, with no new features. It fixes a very small number of minor bugs, including one in which the taskbar is unexpectedly thick if you booted up the PC while plugged in to an external monitor with a different DPI.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/08/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16353-pc-skip-ahead/#EJSq08uAXlIM8q9C.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16353</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="preview-builds-for-the-windows-10-fall-creators-update-redstone-3-version-1709">Preview builds for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Redstone 3, version 1709)</h3>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16299">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16299</h4>
Release date: September 26, 2017; updated October 2, 2017
Note: On October 2, Microsoft released an update to 16299, called <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16299-pc/#ssJXATlRBhsdgMGf.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16299.15</a>, that appears to be the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. From this point on, updates will be made via Cumulative Updates with Windows Update, rather than through the Windows Insider program.
As with all the builds over the last several weeks, 16299 focuses on bug fixes. In this case they’re all minor. They include one in which Microsoft Edge might crash when scrolling embedded PDFs, and another in which some Insiders’ optical drive wouldn’t be listed under This PC after upgrading to a recent build.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16299-pc/#ssJXATlRBhsdgMGf.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16299</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16296">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16296</h4>
Release date: September 22, 2017
The bug-fix builds are coming fast and furious before the release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. As with all the builds over the last several weeks, and all Redstone updates until the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is released, this build focuses on bug fixes. This one is the smallest yet: It has only three very minor fixes.
One takes care of a problem in which Hyper-V couldn’t create a VM on third-party network storage. Another fixes an issue in which for the first few minutes after clean installing a non-English build, many inbox app names might unexpectedly appear with English app names. And the third fixed a problem in which gaming apps using WebView with heavy use of HTML canvas might have unexpectedly had very low frame-per-second (FPS) rates.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16296-pc/#YtSI0h16sA3346Pv.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16296</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16291">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16291</h4>
Release date: Sept. 19, 2017
Here’s yet another bug-fix build in preparation for the release to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Note that there’s a <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1712912/running-a-win10-beta-build-on-a-surface-pro-3-dont-shut-down.html">serious bug with this build</a> and a previous release, Build 16288.1, in which a Surface Pro 3 becomes essentially “bricked” — it gets stuck on a “spinning dots” screen with no apparent way to get out of it. <a href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_repair-insiderplat_pc/build-162881-recover-a-wont-boot-surface-pro-3/2a08fc01-1204-4b71-a627-b844b5fc280a?tm=1505851860561&auth=1" rel="nofollow">Microsoft has posted a fairly complex workaround, </a>which the company claims will fix the problem. Microsoft also claims, “We will have a permanent fix with no required workaround steps in our next flighted build that is 16294 or greater.”
As with the last several builds over the last few weeks, and all Redstone updates until the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is released, this build focuses mainly on minor bug fixes. One small new feature has been added: Cortana users can now resume articles [and] news from their iPhones and Android phones to their PCs from within the Cortana app.
Aside from that, there are very few bug fixes, including one in which Microsoft Edge crashes if you add a Favorite to a Favorites folder and then immediately sort that folder by name.
What IT needs to know: Given the serious issue with this build on Surface Pro 3 devices, you may want to skip installing it and wait for Build 16294 or later.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16291-pc/#vwmXfCl5fkgIRoFZ.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 162891</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16288">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16288</h4>
Release date: Sept. 12, 2017
Here’s yet another small, incremental build in preparation for the release to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. As with the last several builds and all Redstone updates until the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is released, this build only has minor bug fixes, with no new features introduced. You may notice that the usual watermark in the lower-right-hand corner of the desktop has vanished. That usually indicates a build is a final one. But don’t be fooled: In this case it isn’t.
Microsoft notes: “This is NOT the final build as we’re not done yet. We’re just now beginning the phase of checking in final code to prepare for the final release. So we will have more builds to release to Windows Insiders between now and then. And the desktop watermark may re-appear in these builds.”
The fixes include a variety of improvements to Edge, including an issue where the tab preview for PDFs was just black with two white stripes, and another in which website tooltips could end up displaying behind the Microsoft Edge window after opening a link in new tab in the background. A variety of other minor changes were made to input, the Windows shell, gaming, devices, and a host of other unrelated ones.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16288-pc-build-15250-mobile/#8YqhgyoMkWKr7LK4.97" rel="nofollow">Insider Preview Build 16288</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16281">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16281</h4>
Release date: Sept. 1, 2017
Here’s one more minor build en route to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. As with the last several builds – and all Redstone updates until the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is released – this build focuses only on bug fixes, with no new features introduced. Those bug fixes are all minor, including one in which the Train Simulator 2017 game wouldn’t launch and another in which you couldn’t use your mouse because of sudden, brief CPU spikes.
 (Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/01/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16281-pc/#QG2Jw1XGt5oEFlhd.97" rel="nofollow">Insider Preview Build 162781</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16278">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16278</h4>
Release date: Aug. 29, 2017
Microsoft is accelerating its sprint to release the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update — this newest build is the third in less than a week. As with the previous builds in the last week, and with all Redstone updates until the release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, this build is all about, and only about, bug fixes. The fixes in this build are all relatively minor, such as one in which Microsoft Edge crashed after you pinned certain websites to Start, and another in which the battery flyout sometimes incorrectly displayed “PC not charging” while the device was, in fact, charging.
(<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/08/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16278-pc/#vQ1gzvSMbLX2EPrZ.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Get more info about Insider Preview Build 16278</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16275">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16275</h4>
Release date: Aug. 25, 2017
The pace of updates is being picked up, with some coming as soon as two days after another. As with all Redstone 3 updates from now until the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is released, this build focuses on bug fixes. No new features are in it.
There are no major fixes, either, only very minor ones, including taking care of an issue that caused minimized per-monitor DPI-aware windows to miss DPI changes and end up with a mix of DPI scaling upon restoring. Also fixed was an issue that caused in the taskbar to be unexpectedly thick if you booted up the PC while plugged in to an external monitor with a different DPI.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/08/25/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16275-pc-build-15245-mobile/#2wTicPHRgAJAwJG1.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16275</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16273">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16273</h4>
Release date: Aug. 23, 2017
With this build, Microsoft starts to make a sprint toward releasing the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. The builds have been branched into their own “fork,” called RS3_RELEASE — the exact same thing Microsoft did when it began to get close to releasing the Windows 10 Creators Update, when it branched into RS2_RELEASE.
Dona Sarkar, software engineer with Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group, explains, “We are now at the point of the development cycle for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update where our focus is now on stabilization for release to the world. This means that we intend to release these builds to Insiders more quickly to both the Fast and Slow rings as these builds [will] include mostly bug fixes.”
So don’t expect many feature changes, and expect those that are released to be minor. This build shows that. It has a new font called Bahnschrift, but apart from that, it’s mainly bug fixes, including one in which the Action Center icon showed it had a number of notifications that weren’t really there. Quite a few bugs were squashed in the Edge browser, including one in which some websites did not render correctly in inPrivate mode.
What IT should know: If you want to get a peek at what the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will look like, this is a good build to try, although of course it can be buggy. Also see our story “<a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1711343/windows-10-version-21h1-key-enterprise-features.html">Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: 9 key enterprise features</a>.”
(<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/08/23/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16273-pc/#0zhxsECdw0hk4fTl.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Get more info about Insider Preview Build 16273</a>.)
Install Windows S: In other Redstone news, you can now install a preview version of Windows S, Microsoft’s stripped-down version of Windows. To do it, <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=856294" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">download the setup tool</a> — but you should check out the information at the following links before installing:
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<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4020089/windows-10-s-faq" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 S FAQ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/education/windows/test-windows10s-for-edu#supported-devices" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Supported Devices and Drivers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/education/windows/test-windows10s-for-edu#installing-office-applications" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Installing Office</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.office.com/article/717193b5-ff9f-4388-84c0-277ddf07fe3f" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Office on Windows 10 S FAQ</a></li>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16237">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16237</h4>
Release date: July 7, 2017
This build makes a variety of miscellaneous changes throughout Windows, including Microsoft Edge, the Windows shell, gaming, the Task Manager, and improvements to input. Microsoft Edge gets a read-aloud feature, which will read the contents of a web page. It can also read PDFs out loud. Edge also gets a variety of bug fixes and very minor interface tweaks.
In the Windows shell, you no longer have to log out and back into Windows to fix the problem of blurry desktop applications after docking, undocking or using remote access. In addition, the Action Center gets a variety of small improvements. Notification buttons now span the entire bottom of the notification, instead of being justified to the right. You can also expand the first notification in each notification group in the Action Center, so you can easily eyeball emails, snooze reminders, and accomplish other tasks without having to individually expand every notification.
As for input improvements, Microsoft continues its devotion to emojis by supporting <a href="https://blog.unicode.org/2017/05/unicode-emoji-50-specification-now-final.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Emoji 5.0</a>. You can also hover your mouse over any emoji in the Emoji Panel and see its exact Unicode character name. The touch keyboard gets minor fixes, notably several that make it more accurate.
In this build, Microsoft updates the Task Manager yet again, this time with very minor changes to the layout of the new GPU performance tracker introduced in Build 16226. More Task Manager changes are on the way in future builds.
There have also been the usual bug fixes and exceedingly minor changes, including correcting a bug that sometimes caused the Network & Internet Status Settings page to indicate that a network was public even though it had been set to be private in the Control Panel.
What IT needs to know: IT staff who like to participate in the regular Bug Bashes that Microsoft holds will be pleased to know that the next one will start at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Friday, July 14th and end a little over a week later at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, July 23rd.
This build offers the first hands-on look at some of the new end-to-end security features to be officially released in the Windows 10 Fall Creators update, and so is well worth examining. To get a fuller picture of the security changes in store, go to “<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/business/2017/06/27/announcing-end-end-security-features-windows-10/#tCkzQZUdysYrUAWd.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Announcing end-to-end security features in Windows 10</a>” on Microsoft’s Windows 10 blog.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/07/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16237-pc/#ALI8kEzvVi1HhEdf.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16237</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16232">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16232</h4>
Release date: June 28, 2017
This build is all about security, and includes a host of new features designed to harden Windows against attack. Many of them were previously announced by Microsoft in a blog post outlining the <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/business/2017/06/27/announcing-end-end-security-features-windows-10/#c9eCGiMrWqR16kV3.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">new security features it will build into Windows 10</a> in the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
Windows Defender Application Guard, which integrates with the Microsoft Edge browser to protect against online malicious attacks and malware, has been updated so that favorites, cookies and saved passwords will be carried across Application Guard sessions.
With this build, you can also audit, configure and manage Windows system and application exploit mitigation settings from inside Windows Defender Security Center. Expect there to be potential issues with this right now; as Microsoft warns, “remember that Exploit Protection is a work-in-progress and might not be fully functional just yet.”
The build also has a new feature called “Controlled folder access” in Windows Defender, which protects data against attacks, including ransomware. This feature monitors changes that applications make to files in protected folders. When an application tries to make a change to the files, and the application has been blacklisted by the feature, you’ll get a notification about the attempt, and the files won’t be allowed to be modified.
In addition to the security changes, there are a variety of bug fixes in this build, including one that caused Word 2016 to crash if you attempted to ink in it, and one where auto-complete in the URL bar of Microsoft Edge failed on some devices.
What IT needs to know: This build offers the first hands-on look at some of the new end-to-end security features to be officially released in the Windows 10 Fall Creators update, and so is well worth examining. To get a fuller picture of more security changes in store, go to “<a href="https://blogs.windows.com/business/2017/06/27/announcing-end-end-security-features-windows-10/#c9eCGiMrWqR16kV3.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Announcing end-to-end security features in Windows 10</a>” in Microsoft’s Windows blog.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/06/28/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16232-pc-build-15228-mobile/#dJrB6Zdx7ZAdd88O.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16232</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16226">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16226</h4>
Release date: June 21, 2017
This build offers a variety of changes throughout Windows, particularly in Microsoft Edge. You can now more easily close tabs in Edge, because the X for closing them is always available, even if a JavaScript dialog such as an alert is showing. There are also a host of changes to Edge’s EPUB reader, including better integration with Cortana so that you can, for example, do research while reading an EPUB book. If you have a touch device, you can write notes in a book. The build also tweaks Edge’s Favorites feature in several ways, including letting you view favorites as a directory tree.
Emoji fans will be pleased to see that the build support the latest Unicode updates, including new snacks, actions, dinosaurs and fantasy characters like genies, fairies and zombies. All are accessible from the touch keyboard and Emoji Panel.
The touch keyboard now supports “shape writing” for more languages. In shape writing, you can swipe your fingers across letters instead of tapping them, which makes for faster text input. The keyboard also adds text predictions for more languages.
Those who use Task Manager to track the performance of their PC get a new feature to obsess over: It tracks your GPU use. Find it on the Performance tab, where you’ll see GPU utilization information for each GPU component (such as 3D and Video encode/decode) and graphics memory usage statistics. If you head over to the Details tab, you’ll see GPU utilization information for each process. (Note: Microsoft warns that this feature might be buggy, so expect some problems with it.)
The overall Windows shell gets a few tweaks, including the ability to share a file in File Explorer via the right-click context menu. Beyond that, there are small tweaks in the Calculator, Settings, ease of access and other places. There is also a long list of bug fixes, including for one that prevented PDFs from opening in Microsoft Edge on some devices with enterprise configurations.
What IT needs to know: IT admins can now configure Edge favorites by using group policy and mobile device management, including defining and locking preconfigured favorites in addition to the user’s favorites.
For security reasons, Microsoft is continuing its several-year process of removing the SMB1 networking protocol from Windows by default, in order to reduce the “attack surface” of Windows 10. All Enterprise and Education editions now have SMB1 uninstalled by default. In Home and Professional editions, though, only the SMB1 server component is uninstalled by default, but the SMB1 client remains installed. Note that the removal of SMB1 means the legacy Computer Browser service is being removed as well, because it cannot function without SMB1.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/06/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16226-pc/#q0Ayigi4d83O5cdz.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16226</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16215">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16215</h4>
Release date: June 8, 2017
Addendum: As of June 13, a new feature called <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/06/13/onedrive-files-demand-now-available-windows-insiders/#CAQvCJihP7QSBbCP.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OneDrive Files On-Demand</a> is being made available to Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring who are on Build 16215. With Files On-Demand, OneDrive users can see and access all of their files in the cloud, even if those files aren’t on their local computers. The online files can be opened in the same way as any local file, by using desktop applications, Windows Store apps or File Explorer.
OneDrive Files On-Demand is being rolled out in waves over several days to Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring who are on Build 16215. It can also be <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=851311" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">downloaded and installed from Microsoft</a>.
June 8 release: This build offers many minor changes throughout Windows. It shows off a new user interface for the Start menu and the Action Center, which use some elements of Microsoft’s new Fluent Design System, a design language which the company announced at its Build 2017 event in May. The Start menu can now be resized diagonally, and it’s easier to resize it because you can more easily “grip” the edge of the frame. The Action Center’s new interface separates information more clearly and better differentiates categories of information.
Microsoft Edge has received minor improvements. Favorite websites can be pinned to the taskbar, e-books can be annotated in Microsoft Edge, and PDFs get more highlight colors. Cortana has received small improvements as well, including the ability to use your computer’s camera to perform actions such as taking a picture of a flier for an upcoming event and creating a reminder based on it.
In addition, improvements to the touchscreen handwriting recognition feature make it easier to write longer pieces of text and correct handwritten mistakes within the handwriting panel. And anyone who has ever misplaced a pen for their touchscreen will welcome the new Find my Pen feature, which shows you where you were the last time you used it on your computer.
It’s also now easier to enter emoji on your keyboard. And a new touch keyboard was introduced on the Desktop, which offers improved text prediction and a new settings menu.
The Windows shell has seen new work as well, including making it easier to share links in the Share user interface. Settings gets several deeper features, notably new video playback settings and a new context menu for Wi-Fi networks.
A host of other overall improvements focus on Narrator, the Gaming bar, ease of access, and fonts. There are also the usual assortment of minor changes, improvements and fixes to bugs, such as Microsoft Edge crashing when enabling or disabling extensions.
What IT needs to know: This build improves the ability of Task Manager to accurately show resource attribution, resource management, and fault tolerance. You can now run Bash on Windows without having to use Developer Mode. And when you’re using Hyper-V, you can now see your machine’s battery status.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/06/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16215-pc-build-15222-mobile/#p2bI53xVUhDMCFhA.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Insider Preview Build 16215</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16199">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16199</h4>
Release date: May 17, 2017
This minor build includes several new features for the My People app. You can pin your favorite contacts to the taskbar and see emoji from your pinned contacts. Pinned contacts also display counters for messages you haven’t yet read from them. And you can now share files with contacts by dragging and dropping files onto pinned contacts, which creates an email message to the contact with the file attached.
The build also includes several minor changes to settings, notably the addition of a health section that pulls information from the Windows Defender Security Center, making it easier to see the overall health of your PC in a quick glance.
Beyond that are the usual assortment of minor changes, improvements and bug fixes, such as Windows Defender Security Center not flagging disabled drivers as issues.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/05/17/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16199-pc-build-15215-mobile/#j0P6Ya0S7zmmSssZ.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16199</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16193</h4>
Release date: May 11, 2017
The big news in this build is the release of <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/3196464/windows/hands-on-with-microsofts-story-remix-the-new-tool-to-make-your-photos-pop.html" target="_blank">Story Remix</a>, a major upgrade for the Windows 10 Photos app. It lets you mix together photos, videos, music, transitions, inking and 3D objects to create “stories” — essentially, screen shows on steroids. It does more than that, though: It also will create these stories itself, at your bidding. So, for example, you can click the Remix button for a collection of photos or videos, and Remix will put together a suitable soundtrack, transitions, and so on. You can then edit what Remix has done.
Story Remix uses what Microsoft says is “deep learning and AI” to tag people, places and things, so they’re easier to find via search.
Beyond that, this release offers the usual assortment of minor changes, improvements and bug fixes, such as making the Settings app more stable so it doesn’t crash when navigating to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/05/11/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16193-pc-build-15213-mobile/#lI2c6v58lsmsqIbt.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16193</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16188</h4>
Release date: May 4, 2017
This build features several improvements for Microsoft Edge’s PDF reader. The reader now lets you fill in PDF forms and annotate PDFs. The app’s navigation has also been improved, and you can also finally rotate PDFs.
Edge also gets a security improvement: The Windows Defender Application Guard, which offers increased protection against malware and Zero Day attacks. There’s also a related change that anyone who has ever been confused about Cortana’s settings will be pleased to see: Cortana settings are now available in the Settings app, rather than separately.
This build also includes a variety of minor changes, improvements and bug fixes.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/05/04/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16188-pc-build-15210-mobile" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16188</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16184</h4>
Release date: April 28, 2017
This build introduces a new feature called My People that Microsoft promised was on the way last October, but that was delayed until after the Creators Update. My People is a social app that lets you pin your favorite people to the taskbar, and makes it easy to contact them in a variety of ways, including the ability to share files and photos, chat, and include emojis. The app remembers the way you’ve shared with each person previously and uses that method each time afterwards, unless you decide to change it.
There are also a variety of minor changes, improvements and bug fixes for the OS, including the ability to disable the Night Light feature (which reduces the amount of blue light produced by your display).
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/04/28/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16184-pc-build-15208-mobile" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16184</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16179</h4>
Release date: April 19, 2017
This early build has few changes in it. A new feature introduces automatic checkpoints to Hyper-V for developers so that they can easily undo mistakes by being able to always revert to the last time they started a virtual machine. Power throttling, which can save up to 11% in CPU power consumption, has been turned on. There are also a variety of minor changes, improvements and bug fixes.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/04/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16179-pc-build-15205-mobile" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16179</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16176">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16176</h4>
Release date: April 14, 2017
Because this is an extremely early build of the next upgrade to Windows, there are no noticeable new features. Microsoft has mainly worked on OneCore, which is the heart of the operating system that works not just on the PC version of Windows 10, but also on Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Server, Xbox 10, Windows 10 IoT and the HoloLens operating system. There are some very minor changes and bug fixes. The Narrator, which had been broken in the build 16170, now works, for example.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/04/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16176-pc-build-15204-mobile" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16176</a>.)
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="windows-10-insider-preview-build-16170">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16170</h4>
Release date: April 7, 2017
Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Even before the official rollout of Windows Creators Update, Microsoft released the first preview build update for the next upgrade to Windows 10, due out by the end of the year.
Given that it’s the earliest public build of the next upgrade, there’s very little new here, only the most minor of bug fixes, such as an update to the share icon in File Explorer. However, there are a number of known issues with the build. Narrator doesn’t work in it, for example, and some apps and games may crash. So if you decide to try it, proceed with caution.
(Get more info about <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/04/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16170-pc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Insider Preview Build 16170</a>.)
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="preview-builds-for-the-windows-10-creators-update-redstone-2-version-1703">Preview builds for the Windows 10 Creators Update (Redstone 2, version 1703)</h3>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/03/20/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15063-pc-mobile" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15063</a></h4>
Release date: March 20, 2017
This build offers only two minor changes and bug fixes: one in which Edge would become unresponsive and another that affected language packs.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/03/17/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15061-pc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15061</a></h4>
Release date: March 17, 2017
This build offers only a few minor changes and bug fixes, including one in which some VPN connections don’t show up in Network Connections.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/03/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15060-pc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15060</a></h4>
Release date: March 16, 2017
This build offers only a few minor changes and bug fixes, including one in which Microsoft Edge would not launch several minutes after it crashed.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/03/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15058-pc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15058</a></h4>
Release date: March 14, 2017
This build offers a few minor changes and bug fixes, including one that caused some Windows apps such as the Windows Store to fail to launch, and one in which people could not get to the Wi-Fi settings page.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/03/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15055-pc-mobile" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15055</a></h4>
Release date: March 10, 2017
This build offers only minor changes and bug fixes. There are 10 fixes for Microsoft Edge, including one for circumstances in which touchpad and keyboard input periodically stops working for a few seconds at a time when using an Edge window.
For the first time, the Windows version number displayed is 1703, which likely indicates the next update to Windows — called Creator’s Update — is close to final. The version number usually indicates when the final build will be compiled, which in the case of “1703” would mean March 2017. If that’s the case here, it would mean that the Creator’s Update would likely be compiled some time this month.
It has been reported that the official availability date of the Creators Update will be April 11. Not uncommonly, it takes several weeks between when an update is compiled and when it’s generally available to the public, so the time frame seems right.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/03/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15048-for-pc-and-build-15047-mobile/#jDdEiBY3euqVcJeK.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15048</a></h4>
Release date: March 3, 2017
This build offers only very minor changes and fixes for bugs such as: LastPass password manager extension for Microsoft Edge sometimes failed to show autofill buttons; the mouse wheel would not work properly; some games minimized to the taskbar as soon as they were launched.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/02/28/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15046-pc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15046</a></h4>
Release date: Feb. 28, 2017
This build offers a variety of minor changes that will be released to the general public in the <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1681830/microsoft-relaxes-some-windows-10-update-and-upgrade-rules.html">Creators Update</a>, which is expected in April. Windows Defender Security Center has several modifications, including the addition of an icon in the notification area so you can easily see your protection status. Cortana now displays apps, files and websites that appeared in Microsoft Edge when you last used it. There are also a variety of small changes, improvements and bug fixes.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/02/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15042-pc-build-15043-mobile/#J767CrguUgA6Oq3K.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15042</a></h4>
Release date: Feb. 24, 2017
This minor build offers new animation for Cortana, a new animation for the Edge URL bar which shows when Flash content is being blocked, and a few minor improvements to Edge’s ebook-reading capabilities. There are also various small changes, improvements and bug fixes.
Note: This build only works with PCs running 64-bit versions of Windows, not 32-bit versions.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/02/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15031-pc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15031</a></h4>
Release date: Feb. 8, 2017
The main feature of this minor build is the introduction of the Compact Overlay window feature, which lets developers write apps that display in a thumbnail above other windows so they’re always visible — for example, for watching a video. The Windows 10 Movies & TV app and Skype Preview app will eventually make use of it. There’s also a new Share icon, and a variety of minor bug fixes and changes.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/02/01/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15025-pc/#tA0pOHOMeru25bWR.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15025</a></h4>
Release date: Feb. 1, 2017
The main new feature in this minor build is braille support for the Narrator screen reader. There are also several small improvements and bug fixes. The build is aimed primarily at the upcoming <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1681276/microsoft-outlines-it-tools-in-windows-10-creators-update.html">Windows 10 Creators Update</a> and is the primary build for the second <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/02/03/windows-insider-creators-update-february-bug-bash-winbugbash/#JUbkBHwlpZWChK3C.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Creator’s Update Bug Bash</a>, during which users and developers identify as many bugs as possible; it started on Feb. 3 and will end on Feb. 11.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/01/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15019-pc/#RvXtplyF86QLeB7e.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15019</a></h4>
Release date: Jan. 27, 2017
This minor build focuses in large part on adding features to Xbox gaming. Included is the ability to broadcast your gaming play by streaming it over the internet, as well as a new Game Mode that optimizes your PC for gaming. Scott Henson, Xbox Partner Group Program Manager, has provided a list of all new gaming features on his <a href="https://news.xbox.com/2017/01/25/xbox-windows-insiders-see-beam-streaming-windows-10-game-mode-windows-10-creators-update-week/#v4QwkPU7H3G1eLxp.99" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">blog</a>. Even though this build is, to a great extent, targeted at gamers, Dona Sarkar, Software Engineer, Windows and Devices Group, <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/01/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15019-pc/#o6groZgrxewatlVL.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">noted in the announcement</a> that, “This build does have some platform-related bugs that will impact the ability to play popular games on your PC.”
There are a variety of other minor changes, such as giving Microsoft Edge the ability to read e-books aloud, and being able to stop app and game download progress in the Action Center. There are also several small improvements and bug fixes.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/01/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15014-for-pc-and-mobile-hello-windows-insiders-today-we-are-excited-to-be-releasing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15014-for-pc-and-mobile/#kFKvFlE042IwvVDX.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15014</a></h4>
Release date: Jan. 19, 2017
This build adds a handful of minor new features, and fixes a variety of bugs, many of which have been pointed out by users in <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/feedback-hub/9nblggh4r32n" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Microsoft’s Feedback Hub</a>. With it, you can now buy e-books from the Windows Store and read them in Microsoft Edge. There’s also a new custom color option in the Color settings, the Wi-Fi settings have been simplified, and there is a new Storage setting for letting you automatically delete files you don’t need any longer.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/01/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15007-pc-mobile/#ZOjAJ61xvH0LeTma.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15007</a></h4>
Release date: Jan. 12, 2017
This minor build focuses on several small improvements to the Edge browser. You can now share tabs with other apps on your PC; you can also more easily import favorites, browsing history and passwords from other browsers. Microsoft has updated the web notes feature so it uses Windows Ink, among other features.
There are also non-Edge improvements; for example, when you switch from one PC to another, Cortana will display (in the Action Center) links to the Edge websites and the SharePoint or OneDrive documents you most recently used on the original PC. There are several other small changes and a variety of bug fixes.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/01/09/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15002-pc/#sipUYrmXOmqbL6Hc.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15002</a></h4>
Release date: Jan. 9, 2017
This build makes a fair number of changes to the Edge browser and adds a few tweaks to the overall interface.
Edge now features a useful tab preview bar that pops up at the top of the screen when you click a small down arrow to the right of the + next to your tabs. You can then scroll through the tab preview bar by clicking an arrow on its right side, or by using a mousewheel, touchpad, or swiping on a touch screen.
Edge also gets two new buttons for managing tabs: one of them closes all your tabs; the other one thumbnails the tabs you’ve closed and lets you restore them all, or each individually. Edge also blocks untrusted Flash content and gives you the choice of whether you play it or not. The <a href="https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/changelog/desktop/15002/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Microsoft Edge changelog</a> lists all the changes to Edge.
People who are fans of the Start menu will welcome a new feature that lets you group Start tiles into folders. This build also addresses a complaint that some people have had about windows resizing not being smooth enough — according to Microsoft, it’s now smoother on both desktop applications and Windows apps.
The build also includes minor improvements to Windows Ink, Cortana, Windows Defender, accessibility features and the Settings app. And, as always, there are a variety of bug fixes.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/12/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14986-pc/#VcT6gsBr6mbRtrYQ.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14986</a></h4>
Release date: Dec. 7
This build focuses on several system changes, including improvements to Cortana. By speaking to Cortana, you can now turn off, restart, lock, or put your PC to sleep, and raise and lower your system volume. You can also control the iHeartRadio and TuneIn Radio music apps using voice commands.
Windows Ink has gotten some new features — for example, it’s more difficult to accidentally delete sketches. There are several new Microsoft Edge extensions, including for the Ebates cash-back service. There are lesser improvements, such as the addition of a Windows Defender dashboard and improvements to Narrator. And, as always, there are a variety of bug fixes.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/11/17/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14971-for-pc/#asKXXDGifS2z6lEQ.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14971</a></h4>
Release date: Nov.17
This minor build adds several minor features. You can now read unprotected e-books in the EPUB file format with Microsoft Edge. The Paint 3D Preview app is included as part of Windows for the first time — previously it was a separate download. PowerShell becomes the default command line for Windows. There are also a variety of minor bug fixes, such as improving the reliability of the protractor and inking in Sketchpad, and fixing an issue with the Magnifier’s keyboard shortcuts.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/11/09/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14965-for-mobile-and-pc/#GF0iMcPe0cGlz0L0.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14965</a></h4>
Release date: Nov. 9
This minor build adds minor features. The Sticky Notes app has been updated to include more languages, improved text input while typing and a few bug fixes. Windows Ink Workspace gets some minor improvements, including an upgraded protractor and faster loading of Sketchpad. It’s also now easier to connect to an external monitor from a tablet — you can do it from the virtual touchpad instead of a mouse. There are also the usual host of bug fixes and small improvements, including one that stops Internet Explorer from crashing right after loading.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/11/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14959-for-mobile-and-pc/#dgPYI7mPvQ8MmrMr.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14955</a></h4>
Release date: Nov. 3
This minor build is the first to use a new Microsoft platform for publishing updates, <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/11/03/introducing-unified-update-platform-uup/#fJxAEf56RqYBzTQK.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">called the Unified Update Platform (UUP)</a>, although only the mobile build is delivered with UUP — it will still be a while before PC updates will be delivered using it. Microsoft says that UUP will lead to smaller update download sizes — 35% smaller from one major update to another. Aside from that, build 14959 can support an app that runs on just-announced Microsoft hardware, including the <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1670389/surface-studio-specs-price-and-whos-going-to-want-one.html">Surface Studio</a>: <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/paint-3d-preview/9nblggh5fv99" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Paint 3D Preview</a>, which adds 3D modelling tools to Microsoft Paint. (The app isn’t in the new build; it has to be downloaded separately.)
The build also includes a variety of bug fixes and small improvements, such as better controlling of scaling of virtual machines in Hyper-V Virtual Machines, and squashing a bug related to Windows’ automatic brightness setting.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/10/25/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14955-for-mobile-and-pc/#JCaUYaPTSxYC4J6f.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14955</a></h4>
Release date: Oct. 25
This minor build includes updates to Windows’ built-in Mail and Calendar apps. You can now open mail messages in a new window. You can also use @mentions: When you type the @ symbol in the body of an email and follow it with your contact’s name, Windows pulls the contact’s email address from your contact list and adds it to the To: field. The build also includes a variety of fixes. For example, it fixes a bug which wouldn’t allow people to sign into some apps — such as MSN News and Groove — with their Microsoft account.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/10/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14951-for-mobile-and-pc/#TduMZlXRQbv2Rdux.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14951 </a></h4>
Release date: Oct. 19
This minor build adds new features for users who have a precision touchpad. It allows you to record your favorite keyboard combinations and assign them to gestures; you can also change the audio volume with a gesture. Windows Ink gets some improvements as well, including the addition of stencils and the ability to use Windows Ink in the Photos app. The camera interface has been simplified and there are a variety of bug fixes and minor improvements.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/10/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14946-for-pc-and-mobile/#Uk7eKMKeL8oXEkeC.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14946 </a></h4>
Release date: Oct. 13
This minor build lets you customize how your touchpad works, notably by letting you customize three- and four-finger gestures and taps. To do it, go to Settings > Devices > Touchpad and look for the “Other gestures” section. The Wi-Fi settings page has been redesigned, and includes a new setting that lets you have a turned-off Wi-Fi turn back on automatically after a certain amount of time elapses. The build also includes a variety of bug fixes.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/10/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14942-for-pc/#FZ3DrgP5TUVXkWHO.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14942 </a></h4>
Release date: Oct. 7
This minor build updates the Photos app, including a horizontal bar that makes it easier to navigate and view photos. The build also lets you collapse the app list on the Start menu by going to Settings > Personalization > Start and turning on “Hide app list in Start menu.” Windows Update gets a new icon. There are also a variety of bug fixes and minor improvements.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/09/28/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14936-for-pc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14936</a></h4>
Release date: Sept. 28
This minor build adds several new extensions to Microsoft Edge, including the Microsoft Personal Shopping Assistant, which lets you save products from several web sites in one location, along with price alerts and comparison shopping. Also new is the Turn off the Lights extension that lets you turn a web page black around a video you’re watching, so you can more easily focus on the video. The build also includes a variety of bug fixes for problems such as Explorer.exe crashing frequently.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/09/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14931-for-pc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14931</a></h4>
Release date: Sept. 21
This minor build focuses mainly on small bug fixes. In addition, you can now track traffic in the Maps app by tapping the traffic icon in the app bar. You can also send SMS and MMS messages using Skype on a Windows 10 PC if you have a Windows 10 phone with Skype and Skype is set as the default messaging app.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/09/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14926-for-pc-and-mobile" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14926</a></h4>
Release date: Sept. 14
This minor build adds a “Snooze” feature to Edge so that you can set Cortana reminders on pages you’re viewing. The Cortana reminder appears as a notification and in Action Center, which lets you open that site in Edge. This is helpful for people who keep tabs open as a way to remind them to do something on a site.
Insiders will appreciate another change: If you’ve uninstalled an app, that app won’t be reinstalled when you upgrade to the newest Preview build. So, for example, if you uninstall the Amazon Kindle app, it won’t be re-installed when you go to a new Preview build.
There are also a number of bug fixes in the build as well.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/08/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14915-for-pc-and-mobile/#HKVKWW92w3O7wzBh.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14915</a></h4>
Release date: Aug. 31
This minor build has only one new feature: It enables Windows Insiders to download their Insider preview builds, OS updates and app updates from other PCs on their network and from PCs on the internet. This should lead to faster downloads and updates. It needs the <a href="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-windows-update-delivery-optimization" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows Update Delivery Optimization</a> feature to be turned on (it’s turned on by default). If you want, you can turn off the feature entirely and just download your updates the usual way, straight from Microsoft.
There are also a variety of bug fixes — for example, to make the power button on the Start menu work and to correct an issue that had turned off Cortana’s text-to-speech capabilities.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/08/11/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14901-for-pc/#Zp7eFUtkgWGQis6X.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14901</a></h4>
Release date: Aug. 11
This first <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1673600/after-the-anniversary-update-whats-next-for-windows-10-2.html">public preview build of Redstone 2</a> included no new significant features; instead, it focused on Windows 10’s plumbing. An announcement about the preview build on Microsoft’s Insider Hub (accessible only to those who are running Windows 10) noted that in the first Redstone 2 build, “You won’t see any big noticeable changes or new features just yet…we are focusing on making some structural improvements to OneCore.”
OneCore, the announcement went on to note, “is the shared core of Windows across PC, tablet, phone, IoT, Hololens and Xbox. It is essentially the heart of Windows.”
The announcement warned that the build might be buggy.
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Most iPhone users know that to delete the last number you typed in Calculator you must swipe a finger right or left in the number display. (And I hope it’s understood that you can easily share Wi-Fi passwords with Apple devices by getting the recipient to open their Wi-Fi settings and moving your iPhone alongside.)
 Here are 20 more handy iPhone tips you might not have come across before; most aren’t new, but many are not widely known either.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Power Plus in Messages</h2>
When you are writing a Message, you can tap the plus button to raise a suite of options, such as opening the camera to take a snap, sharing audio or location and more. But you can also long press the plus button to go directly to the photo-sharing page. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Dual SIM</h2>
If you use Dual SIM on your iPhone, it’s possible you aren’t aware that since iOS 17 arrived, you’ve been able to set different ringtones for each SIM. Do this in Settings>Sounds & Haptics>Ringtone to set up a different tone to each line.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lumos </h2>
Using Siri, Daniel Radcliffe fans can say “Lumos” to turn their torch on and “Nox” to turn it off again. It’s kind of fun.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Shazam secrets</h2>
You can long press the icons in Control Center to reach additional options. This is particularly useful in Shazam, as it will provide you with a scrollable list of all the songs you’ve ever Shazammed.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Make Haptic Touch faster.</h2>
Open Accessibility in Settings and then choose Haptic Touch. You will be able to make Haptic Touch faster or slower and test the speed to find the one that most suits you.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Summary and Focus</h2>
If you’re too easily distracted by notifications, you should use Notification Summary (Settings>Notifications>Scheduled Summary). Use this to schedule notifications from less important apps so you only receive them at specific times of the day; this one move can dramatically reduce interruptions. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Back tap</h2>
Back Tap is a useful tool available in Settings>Accessibility>Touch>Back Tap. When enabled, it adds two new interfaces to your iPhone: double- or triple-tap the back of the device to trigger any of 30+ actions and any of your Shortcuts. I use one of these for Shake (to undo errors in typing) and the other to switch on the torch function.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Back buttons</h2>
Most Apple apps have a back button of some kind at the top left of the screen. Long press these to surface various functions, including getting back to the top menu in Settings.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Easy app switching</h2>
You probably know that you can swipe up and over in the home bar at the bottom of the screen to swipe between apps. You can also just swipe to move between apps there.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Guided Access</h2>
Lending someone your iPhone for some reason and don’t want them to snoop around? Open the app you want them to use, and triple click the Side Button, then choose Guided Access where you can limit what they can do.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Swipe in Safari</h2>
In any Safari window, just pinch to see all your available Safari windows in preview mode. You also get to this by tapping the bottom right square icon.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Share your screen(shot)</h2>
Quick way to share your screenshot? Tap and hold the small preview thumbnail that appears lower left and you’ll be taken directly to the Share sheet.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Screenshot a web page</h2>
You can take a screenshot of a full web page. When grabbing the shot just tap the small preview thumbnail to reach the full-screen annotation view, and then tap Full Page top right to get the entire web page in one image. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Scanner in your pocket</h2>
I make a lot of use of two great scanning features on iPhone:
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<li>Open a new note in Notes and tap the Camera icon, then choose Scan Documents.</li>
<li>Take a Photo in Photos.</li>
<li>Either way, the text in whatever you have scanned can now be recognized, selected, and pasted into another document or app. </li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Hustle at Home</h2>
To zip between Home screen pages, just touch and hold the three dots above the dock and swipe to and fro; this seems to be the fastest way to navigate between these pages.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Photo to video</h2>
If you press and hold the camera button while in Photo mode you will begin capturing video. Even better, keeping the button depressed you can swipe up and down to zoom in and out on that video — and slide it to the lock icon on the right for continuous recording.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Crop ready</h2>
Got a picture and want to crop it the easy way? Just open the image in Photos, zoom in to get to the detail you need, and then tap the Crop button that appears at the top right. You’ll also see useful tools to improve the image more, including rotation, markup and more.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Volume control</h2>
Why use the up and down buttons to set volume when you can just press either of those once or use your finger to choose the right volume in the scroll bar?
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Manners</h2>
Accidentally answered a call and too polite to just hang up? Try switching on AirPlane mode and the call will be cut off as if it had failed. So useful for annoying marketing calls when they manage to get through.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Chef’s kiss</h2>
Many recipes use measurements that don’t travel well internationally, such as the US “cups.” You can convert these easily, here’s how: When reading the recipe, select the measure you want to convert, and the contextual menu should appear. Tap the right-facing arrow to reveal a range of different conversions, all while staying on the same page and in the same app.
Want more. Take a look at some older collections <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1677319/20-iphone-tips-youll-use-frequently.html">here</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-iphone-tips-everyone-should-know-jonny-evans/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.applemust.com/7-iphone-tips-that-make-you-look-smart/%5d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.
Please follow me on <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@jonnyevans" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mastodon</a>, or join me in the <a href="https://mewe.com/join/appleholics_bar_and_grill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AppleHolic’s bar & grill</a>and <a href="https://mewe.com/join/apple_discussions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Discussions</a> groups on MeWe.
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AMD’s latest desktop and laptop processors put the company squarely in the emerging AI PC market with the integration of generative-AI (genAI) technology into some of its most popular chip lines.
The idea of an AI PC is relatively straightforward, with hardware makers like Intel, Nvidia and AMD building dedicated AI chips into processors for desktop and laptop use, delivering substantive improvements on AI-specific tasks such as text-to-image generation, content creation, and image and video processing.
The first new chips, AMD said in a briefing last week, are part of the popular Ryzen line of desktop processors, with updates in the Ryzen 7 PRO, 5 PRO and 3 PRO designs designated as the 8000 series. The larger 8-core Ryzen 7 PRO, as well as one variant of the Ryzen 5 PRO lines, will now feature dedicated neural processing units (NPUs).
Similar AI-focused upgrades are coming to AMD’s main laptop chipsets in the new 8040 series processors. Available in several configurations, with varying numbers of cores and clock speeds, all but the 8540U variant will get access to Ryzen AI.
AMD said the basic idea is to increase productivity by enabling AI to help in four key enterprise areas:
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<li>Automation and efficiency, abstracting away repetitive tasks, summarizing information quickly and providing translation and transcription for video calling. </li>
<li>Optimization and predictive maintenance, with genAI tools being able to understand potential device failure and catching performance drop-offs early. </li>
<li>NPU integration to help content creators with common tasks and the localized ability to do faster video editing, optimization and “stable diffusion” text-to-image tasks. </li>
<li>And advantages in security, including automated threat detection and faster diagnosis and resolution of security issues.</li>
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AMD is not alone in moving to integrate NPUs, and their associated AI capabilities, into endpoint chipsets. <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1612178/dell-ramps-up-ai-pc-plans-with-latitude-and-precision-refresh.html">Dell announced in February</a> that it would partner with Intel to use the latter’s Core Ultra NPU-equipped chipsets, saying it hoped to bring energy efficiency to its desktops and laptops, as well as local AI performance improvements.
The hype around the AI PC movement is rising, but some experts say the reality of what customers can expect to see is limited by several factors. First, most popular genAI applications <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2089619/do-cloud-based-genai-services-have-an-enterprise-future.html">are likely to run almost exclusively in large public clouds</a> for the foreseeable future. GenAI designed to run on a new generation of NPU-equipped endpoints is much more likely to be limited in scope, and feature more feature-light versions of popular tools. Another limiting factor is Microsoft, or more specifically, Windows. The company is more focused on providing its own AI features via the cloud, as mentioned, <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/1611540/microsoft-windows-11-ai-pc-2024.html">and hasn’t really outlined a cohesive vision for local AI.</a>
Nevertheless, the AI PC concept clearly has believers, and it seems evident that there is a demand for the technology, according to TIRIAS Research principal analyst Jim McGregor. He sees several AI-based improvements coming to desktops and laptops.
“I think the best thing is going to be enhanced capabilities in the productivity apps, and I think we’re going to see digital systems,” he said. “I’d want it scanning my emails and being able to summarize them and tell you what’s important.”
The true holy grail of the technology, McGregor said, is in personalization — making AI use seamless and tailored to individual users, rather than a relatively anonymous interaction with a chatbot.
“The real pot of gold is the application that can really personalize it,” he said. “If AI knows the type of information that you track or the sources you trust, it’s going to be more intelligent around you.”
The new Ryzen chips will cost between $200 and $360 each, depending on their specific capabilities, and will be available via OEMs such as HP and Lenovo within the next couple of months, AMD said.
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Adobe will bring its Firefly generative AI (genAI) video model to its Premiere Pro video editing app later this year, and plans to provide access to third-party AI video creation tools such as OpenAI’s Sora, too. 
Adobe <a href="https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/04/15/bringing-gen-ai-to-video-editing-workflows-adobe-premiere-pro">offered a glimpse of the Firefly video AI model in action</a> on Monday, with new features planned for Premiere Pro. 
There’s “object addition and removal,” which lets users replace or remove items from a scene. Here, an AI “smart masking” tool lets users select objects that can then be modified — such as changing the color of an actor’s tie — or taken out of a shot altogether, such as removing a mic boom or a branded coffee mug in a medieval fantasy show.
A text-to-video tool enables the creation of new content in Premiere Pro, which can be useful for creating supplementary B-roll footage, said Adobe.
Finally, the generative extend feature will add new frames to a clip, allowing an editor to hold a shot longer. “You can use the extra media to fine tune your edits, hold for that extra beat, or cover a transition,” an Adobe spokesperson said during a briefing ahead of the announcement. 
The genAI features for Premiere Pro will be available in beta by the end of this year, when the Firefly AI video model launches, Adobe said.
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“Generative AI models are increasingly becoming multi-modal — incorporating modalities such as images, speech and video — in both input and output,” said Arun Chandrasekaran, Gartner distinguished vice president analyst. Although existing text-to-video capabilities are “quite nascent today,” the potential is “immense.”
With other AI video creation models also drawing attention, most notably Sora, Adobe appears eager to build out its own capabilities. According to a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-10/adobe-is-buying-video-clips-for-3-per-minute-to-build-ai-model">recent Bloomberg report</a>, Adobe is paying photographers and artists around $3 per minute of content for video content that can be used to train its AI models. 
While Adobe will face competition from the likes of OpenAI and others, it will also benefit from its status as incumbent in the market, said Forrester senior analyst Nikhil Lai. 
“I anticipate demand from editors to access Adobe’s AI features because many have indelible muscle memory for the look and feel of Adobe’s tools,” said Lai.
Adobe also unveiled plans to partner with other vendors, with plans to incorporate third-party models in Premiere Pro. This includes Sora, as well as models from Pika Labs and Runway. These are just the start, said Adobe’s spokesperson during the briefing call. 
“Customers told us that they want choice, and we see a future in which thousands of different customized models are going to emerge, each strong in their own niche,” he said.
Adobe said it will apply its existing “content credentials” feature to assets generated by third-party models. This provides information on how a video was modified using AI, and which models were used. 
The use of multiple third-party tools could increase the risk of generating assets trained on copyright material, however. To help Premiere Pro users avoid adding copyright-infringing content to videos, a green checkmark will be visible in a menu of available third-party modes to show those deemed commercially safe. But customers will still need to do their own due diligence when accessing AI models from other vendors, an Adobe spokesperson said. 
Work to integrate third-part tools is at this point “exploratory,” Adobe said, with no launch date yet set. 
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<title>You’re not really still using Windows XP, are you?</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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I don’t know whether to be amazed or horrified at how much out-of-date technology we’re still using. Maybe both. Both is good.
It’s been 10 years since Windows XP support expired. That’s a whole decade, people! But when I recently posted a meme “celebrating” the occasion, I started hearing from people who — God help them — are still using XP.
One person told me he believes XP still lives on at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on old systems still running Windows XP Embedded (XPe). Why? Because their manufacturers wouldn’t (couldn’t?) update their systems. Of course, NASA could replace them… but at a six-figure price for new gear, no one has the budget to do it. 
I can believe that — I used to work at Goddard in the late 1980s, and one of my projects was running an online system to track the real-time status of NASA Space Shuttle communication links. Among the systems I ran herd on was a tertiary Shuttle data connection that was a 110-baud Telex line to Bermuda dating to the 1950s. It worked, but that’s all you could say about it.
Then, as now, we kept it going because NASA didn’t have the money to replace it. (NASA, by the way, has never had anything like the budget it needs since the 1960s and the Apollo moon landings.)
But I digress. 
NASA’s not the only one stuck with running XP. Several people told me their medical facilities are still running XPe systems, too. Yet another tells me his engineering lab is doing the same thing. The reason? Once more, it works and there’s no money to replace the equipment. 
But, you say, those are corner cases, oddball situations. No one is really running XP on a PC anymore are they? ARE THEY?
Yes, in fact, they are. 
According to <a href="https://statcounter.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">StatCounter</a>, as of <a href="https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">March 2024, 0.39% of desktops are still running Windows XP</a>. Let’s do a little math. Microsoft claims there are 1.4 billion Windows PCs in the world, so that means we still have not quite 5.5 million XP computers up and running dsomewhere. And since StatCounter gets its numbers from systems connected to the Internet, that means we have about 5.5 million compromised PCs around the globe.
Eek!
The classic justification is that, “It’s working just fine! Why should I spend any money on it!?” My 1991 Toyota MR-2 worked just fine for decades, too, but I still wouldn’t drive in a demolition derby without brakes or a seat belt.
It’s not just XP though. There’s a lot of archaic systems still out there in production. 
For example, if you think XP is way too old to run for work, consider the <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/ms-dos-and-windows-311-still-run-train-dashboards-at-german-railway-company-listed-admin-job-for-30-year-old-operating-system" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">German railroad company that was recently looking for a Windows for Workgroups 3.11 administrator</a>! It turns out this software runs the “driver’s cab display system on high-speed and regional trains [which] shows the driver the most important technical data in real-time.”
I love trains, but I think I might avoid German ones.
There’s another ancient system still “driving” public transportation. In San Francisco, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/09/san_francisco_muni_floppy_disks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(SFMTA), still uses 5.25-in. floppy disks to run the city’s Muni Metro light rail</a>. Every morning, the system boots up three floppy disks to load the Automatic Train Control System (ATCS) software. ATCS enables the human train operators to supervise while the train drives itself.
This takes “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” to scary new levels.
At least San Francisco is upgrading its system — if officials can get the budget. 
Now, I use old technology all the time. Under my main work desk, I keep my 1982 vintage KayPro II computer. It still boots from its floppy drives. But I haven’t used it for work this century. I keep it purely out of nostalgia since it was my first PC.
But I’m sensible about it. I keep all the other computers at hand up to date with the latest patches and updates. You should, too. Doing otherwise is just asking for trouble.
But, before I leave you, color me curious. What’s the oldest system you’re still using for real work?
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<title>US grants Samsung $6.4 billion to boost local chip production</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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The US has committed $6.4 billion in grants to help Samsung expand its semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Texas in a bid to strengthen America’s position in chip production.
The funding, under the CHIPS and Science Act, will construct a comprehensive semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem in Taylor and expand an existing facility in Austin, the Department of Commerce said in a statement.
Samsung is expected to invest more than $40 billion in the region in the coming years, which could create over 20,000 jobs.
“Because of investments like Samsung’s, the United States is projected to be on track to produce roughly 20 percent of the world’s leading-edge logic chips by 2030,” the statement said.
The announcement follows an $8.5 billion grant given to Intel and $6.6 billion to Taiwan’s TSMC earlier this year to boost local production. Adding Samsung to the cohort could help support the supply chains of local tech firms.
“Samsung’s expanded chip production in the US is set to bolster the supply chains of US tech firms, particularly in aerospace, defense, automotive, and other industries,” said Charlie Dai, VP and principal analyst at Forrester. “This move will enhance supply chain resilience against global disruptions, improve security through closer collaboration with defense contractors, and reduce costs and shipping times.”
Danish Faruqui, CEO of Fab Economics, pointed out that although the direct funding grant awarded to Samsung is lower than those awarded to Intel and TSMC, it is the largest relative to the size of the company’s promised investment. TSMC’s investment is expected to exceed $65 billion. Intel anticipates its investments will surpass $100 billion over the next five years.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Investing in two separate locations</h2>
The proposed investment to Samsung is planned for two separate locations in Central Texas.
In Taylor, the funds will help establish a comprehensive, advanced manufacturing ecosystem. This will include two advanced logic foundry fabs dedicated to the mass production of 4nm and 2nm process technologies, an R&D fab for the development of future technology generations, and an advanced packaging facility focused on 3D High Bandwidth Memory and 2.5D packaging, both critical for AI applications.
In Austin, the investment will expand existing facilities to enhance the production of fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) process technologies. This expansion aims to support crucial US industries, including aerospace, defense, and automotive, by upgrading their technological capabilities and innovation potential.
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While analysts agree that this move could potentially stimulate the domestic tech industry, becoming a leader in chip manufacturing may not be easy for the US.
Faruqui said that a significant challenge is the non-competitive Fab/ATP site-level Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), which aggregates all Capex and Opex cost structures for each year of construction and high-volume operation.
This becomes a crucial point as US faces stiff competition from Asian countries who have, for long, held a monopoly in advanced chip manufacturing.
“Challenges may arise in competing with Asian manufacturers, who have established cost advantages and a mature ecosystem for semiconductor manufacturing,” Dai said. “The US will need to address these challenges by focusing on developing a skilled workforce and offering competitive incentives to ensure the sustainability and growth of its domestic tech sector.”
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