Howdy Home windows Insiders, at present we’re releasing Home windows 11 Insider Preview Construct 25227 to the Dev Channel.
TL;DR
- We’re releasing ISOs for this construct – they are often downloaded right here.
- This construct consists of enhancements for replace administration for IT directors and set of basic modifications and enhancements.
- We’re kicking off Season 2 of Inside Home windows 11 for the Home windows 11 2022 Replace – first episode is beneath on accessibility.
- A Microsoft Retailer replace is rolling out to all Home windows Insiders introducing pop-up trailers for video games and flicks – particulars beneath!
What’s new
Replace Administration Enhancements
Making certain constant and predictable timing of restarts for Home windows updates is a key a part of a profitable replace technique. To enhance the predictability of restarts, we now have made the next modifications for the Replace Stack Orchestrator:
- The Deadline calculation for each high quality and have updates is now based mostly off the time the shopper’s replace scan initially found the replace. Beforehand, the Deadline was based mostly off the discharge date of the replace for high quality updates and the reboot pending date for characteristic updates.
- The Specify deadlines for automated updates and restarts Group Coverage setting was cut up into two separate settings to align with the present configuration service supplier (CSP) insurance policies. The choices within the Group Coverage settings are the identical for each characteristic and high quality updates. Every of the brand new settings additionally has a Don’t auto-restart till finish of grace interval choice. The brand new Group Coverage settings are:
- Specify deadlines for automated updates and restarts for high quality updates
- Specify deadlines for automated updates and restarts for characteristic updates
- To scale back the impression of the Deadline calculation change, the defaults values for characteristic updates have been modified to the next:
FEEDBACK: Please file suggestions in Suggestions Hub (WIN + F) underneath Set up and Replace > All different points.
Modifications and Enhancements
[Start menu]
- We are attempting out a small change to the Begin menu the place some Insiders will see badging on their consumer profile notifying them that sure actions must be taken.
[Widgets]
- We’re making an attempt out some completely different positions of the header with new icons for the Widgets board to learn to finest optimize the Widgets board for our customers. Through the use of monoline icons, our purpose is to carry constant, clear, and accessible icons to speak motion and options with easy visuals for customers.
[Input]
- The change to help the usage of clipboard historical past (WIN + V) on password fields that started rolling out with Construct 25206 is now accessible to all Home windows Insiders within the Dev Channel.
- We made a change to let you contribute your voice clips to Microsoft once more even when on-device speech recognition is used.
[Voice typing]
- We’re rolling out a change to sync voice typing settings, Automated punctuation and Voice typing launcher, throughout all gadgets signed in utilizing the identical Microsoft account. You’ll be able to toggle this characteristic by way of Settings > Accounts > Home windows backup > Bear in mind my preferences > Accessibility. This at the moment solely works with Microsoft accounts at present with AAD help coming later.
[Settings]
- A brand new dialog will warn customers of potential knowledge loss in the event that they elect to alter the partition model of their storage drive underneath System > Storage > Disks & Volumes > Disk Properties.
- We’ve up to date the ethernet and Wi-Fi property pages in Settings to now present gateway data within the community particulars abstract.
Fixes
[General]
- Fastened a difficulty which was inflicting some Insiders to not have the ability to improve to current Dev Channel builds, with error 0xC1900101. As a reminder, it is a generic rollback error code, so if you’re persevering with to see this error after at present’s replace chances are you’ll be encountering a unique concern. In the event you do, please file suggestions about it underneath Set up and Replace > Downloading, putting in, and configuring Home windows Replace within the Suggestions Hub.
[Tablet-optimized taskbar]
NOTE: These fixes will solely present if tablet-optimized taskbar (documented right here) is enabled in your machine. Pill-optimized taskbar remains to be rolling out to Home windows Insiders and never but accessible for everybody.
- Fastened a difficulty that was inflicting explorer.exe to crash whereas switching between apps on the tablet-optimized taskbar.
- Begin’s contact gesture ought to now observe your finger appropriately with the tablet-optimized taskbar.
- Improved how contact gestures and their animations with the tablet-optimized taskbar work with the contact keyboard.
- Now you can swipe up from throughout the taskbar with a pen to develop the tablet-optimized taskbar.
[System Tray Updates]
NOTE: These fixes will solely present if System Tray Updates (documented right here) is enabled in your machine. Pill-optimized taskbar remains to be rolling out to Home windows Insiders and never but accessible for everybody.
- Fastened a difficulty inflicting explorer.exe to crash when dragging icons within the system tray.
- Proper-clicking system tray icons ought to not trigger the auto-hidden taskbar to cover incorrectly.
- The present hidden icons panel within the system tray ought to not block context menus opened after it.
- Fastened a difficulty the place the primary time you tried to open Fast Settings from the system tray it wouldn’t work.
- Fastened a difficulty that was stopping system tray icons from updating in actual time.
[File Explorer]
- While you scroll to the underside of the navigation pane utilizing a mouse wheel and attempt to scroll again up it ought to not get caught on the backside.
- Fastened a difficulty which might trigger sure apps to hold when opening the Open File Dialog or Save File Dialog.
- Made one other repair for a case which might result in folks seeing divider strains overlapping entries within the navigation pane.
[Start menu]
- Fastened a difficulty the place dragging content material throughout an open Begin menu folder might trigger a crash.
[Search]
- Made a repair to assist tackle a difficulty the place Search won’t reply when clicking on the search icon within the taskbar.
- Opening photographs from search ought to not unexpectedly open them in Print.
[Input]
- Fastened a difficulty the place over time you may lose the flexibility to work together with sure video games utilizing the mouse.
- Fastened a difficulty the place the multiplication signal (×, U+00D7) wasn’t displaying appropriately within the Yu Gothic font household for folks with excessive decision screens.
[Settings]
- The dimensions of UWP app icons underneath Apps > Startup shouldn’t be so small now.
[Task Manager]
- Dragging Activity Supervisor from the underside space of the title bar to maneuver the window ought to work now.
[Other]
- Fastened a pair points inflicting sure apps to crash in current builds, together with OneNote. We’re persevering with to research suggestions on this house.
- Made a change to handle a difficulty which might result in efficiency degradation when utilizing efficiency monitoring instruments which leveraged the Microsoft-Home windows-DxgKrnl ETW supplier. This additionally impacted efficiency for Home windows Combined Actuality. As a reminder, for those who’re experiencing efficiency points, please see right here for steps on submitting actionable efficiency suggestions.
- Fastened a difficulty the place recording gadgets with “Hearken to this machine” enabled won’t present within the quantity mixer once they have been enjoying sound.
- In the event you reset your PC, the display screen displayed whereas it’s resetting will now be black so it’s in keeping with the improve screens.
- In the event you have been experiencing Gaming Providers crashes whereas making an attempt to play sure video games within the earlier Dev Channel flight, please test the Microsoft Retailer for Gaming Servicing updates, it must be resolved now.
- Fastened a difficulty which was inflicting sure PCs to unexpectedly bugcheck on improve to the newest builds, with the error message saying “MULTIPROCESSOR_CONFIGURATION_NOT_SUPPORTED”.
- Fastened a difficulty from the earlier flight which might trigger Miracast to unexpectedly not have the ability to join.
NOTE: Some fixes famous right here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel might make their means into the servicing updates for the launched model of Home windows 11.
Identified points
[General]
- We’re wanting into reviews that audio stopped working for some Insiders after upgrading to the newest flights.
- We’re investigating reviews of crashes with just a few completely different apps and video games in current builds.
- We’re investigating reviews that numerous UI components in apps seem like disappearing and reappearing generally in current builds.
[Tablet-optimized taskbar]
- The taskbar generally flashes when transitioning between desktop posture and pill posture.
- When utilizing the underside proper edge gesture to see Fast Settings, the taskbar generally stays caught within the expanded state, as a substitute of dismissing to collapsed state.
[Input]
- We’re investigating reviews that the textual content cursor turns into white on white when hovering over textual content fields, making it troublesome to see.
[Widgets]
- In right-to-left show languages like Arabic, content material animates out of view earlier than the widgets board resizes when clicking to expanded view of the widgets board.
For builders
You’ll be able to obtain the newest Home windows Insider SDK at aka.ms/windowsinsidersdk.
SDK NuGet packages at the moment are additionally flighting at NuGet Gallery | WindowsSDK which embrace:
These NuGet packages present extra granular entry to the SDK and higher integration in CI/CD pipelines.
Inside Home windows 11 – Season 2
Learn the way and why we made options within the Home windows 11 2022 Replace. Take a look at our Inside Home windows 11 web site to listen to and meet our manufacturers from our Engineering, Design and Analysis groups as they share their insights and distinctive views all through this journey.
Episode 1 – Home windows 11 Accessibility
Home windows 11 makes it potential for anybody to be at their finest, no matter capability. Take a look at the total story about how we made Narrator, Reside Captions and Voice Entry options.
Microsoft Retailer Replace
Home windows Insiders throughout all channels operating model 22209 of the Microsoft Retailer will see the next enchancment:
- Pop Up Trailers for Video games & Films: A brand new means of interplay is added so that you can preview trailers of your favourite video games and flicks.
FEEDBACK: Please file suggestions in Suggestions Hub (WIN + F) underneath Microsoft Retailer.
In regards to the Dev Channel
The Dev Channel receives builds that signify lengthy lead work from our engineers with options and experiences which will by no means get launched as we check out completely different ideas and get suggestions. You will need to do not forget that the builds we launch to the Dev Channel shouldn’t be seen as matched to any particular launch of Home windows and the options included might change over time, be eliminated, or changed in Insider builds or might by no means be launched past Home windows Insiders to basic clients. For extra data, please learn this weblog submit about how we plan to make use of the Dev Channel to incubate new concepts, work on lengthy lead gadgets, and management the states of particular person options.
These aren’t all the time secure builds, and generally you will note points that block key actions or require workarounds. You will need to ensure you learn the recognized points listed in our weblog posts as we doc many of those points with every flight.
Construct numbers are greater within the Dev Channel than the Home windows 11 preview builds within the Beta and Launch Preview Channels. You won’t be able to change from the Dev Channel to the Beta or Launch Preview Channels with out doing a clear set up again to the launched model of Home windows 11 at the moment.
ALSO: As a result of the Dev and Beta Channels signify parallel improvement paths from our engineers, there could also be circumstances the place options and experiences present up within the Beta Channel first.
The desktop watermark you see on the decrease proper nook of your desktop is regular for these pre-release builds.
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Thanks,
Amanda & Brandon
