Hi all, last Monday Microsoft released Windows Insider Preview Build 29558.1000 to the Windows 11 Insider Canary Channel on the optional 29500 build series.

More new stuff for the Opt-in Canary channel updates

My Surface 13inch for Business is still having issues with the WLAN autoconfig service, so I upgraded a Surface Laptop 7 to the same build to compare (same Wifi Nic) but so far only repro’s on the 13inch

Happy updates!

What’s new in Canary Build 29558.1000

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out with toggle on*

• This update includes platform changes in moving to a new active development build.

[Command Line (Console Host) Improvements]

The Windows Console is part of the open-source Windows Terminal project, receiving updates from its open-source community. With this release, we are bringing all the changes from the open-source project back into Windows.

Most of these updates come from Windows Insiders and community contributors, whose names can be found in the Windows Terminal blog posts on the Windows Command Line Blog.

We are bringing these updates to Windows:

• Optional new Atlas/Direct3D rendering path (UseDx): available behind a registry key (HKCU\Console, DWORD UseDx=1). (GitHub #19848)
• Regular Expression search: the Find dialog now supports regular expressions. (GitHub #17316)

• Bold font rendering: the original rendering engine now supports bold fonts. (GitHub #19441)
• Paste reliability improvement: resolves a longstanding issue where some pasted characters could be dropped when the output code page couldn’t represent them. (GitHub #19511)
• Accessibility improvements: rewritten legacy MSAA integration and parts of UI Automation support. (GitHub #19344)
• Snap-on-input behavior: now only enabled by default when VT processing is enabled.
• More reliable snap on input/output in WSL and PowerShell. (GitHub #19247, #17453)
• Clipboard enhancements: supports OSC 52 (Manipulate Selection Data) for writing selection data to the clipboard. (GitHub #18949)
• Graphical content: adds support for Sixel-based images.
• Alt + Numpad + clipboard text fix: avoids mistranslating Codepage 936 text when generating Alt + Numpad events for clipboard content. (GitHub #17635)
• Performance: scrolling text performance improvements (up to ~10x in some scenarios). (GitHub #16333)
• Rectangular selection: fixes rectangular copy via Edit > Mark. (GitHub #16197)

What you’ll see:

• We have also changed how the pop-up dialogs look inside the console to improve their compatibility with screen readers, assistive technologies, and other terminal emulators. This includes the F7 history window as well as the F2 and F4 line editing windows.

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Developer Platform > Command Line.

[Authentication]

• Fixed an authentication error when trying to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop impacting Insiders in the latest Canary flights.

[Settings]

• Improved performance of configuring power options in Settings > System > Power & Battery.

[Other]

• Updated chkdsk to now support specifying volumes with spaces if you have the path encased in quotes (for example, chkdsk “C:\My Volume\SD Card”).
• Removed unexpected error message when opening Group Policy Editor in the previous two flights.

source: Windows Blogs

Hi all, last Monday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1797 to the Canary Channel. (KB 5079490)

A quick update post MVP Summit, no issues on my upgrades

What’s new in Canary Build 28020.1797

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out with toggle on*

• This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes that improve the overall experience for Insiders running this build on their PCs.

source: Windows Blogs

Hi all, Yesterday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1743 to the Canary Channel. (KB 5081339)

Canary Builds are getting lots of features that earlier showed up in Dev builds

Smooth and fast upgrades on my devices, Happy Upgrades!

What’s new in Canary Build 28020.1743

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out with toggle on*

[Shared audio (preview) gets more control]

• Shared audio (preview) was first announced last fall, and allows 2 people to share audio between their two capable Bluetooth LE Audio headphones, speakers, earbuds, or hearing aids. With this update Windows now provides individual sliders for each listener which adjusts their volume without affecting the other. You can continue to adjust volume for both listeners at the same time through the main volume controls available through Quick Settings or on-device and keyboard controls.
• You’ll also see a new taskbar indicator while you’re sharing, giving a quick reminder that audio is still being shared. Clicking the indicator is a fast path to open sharing settings to change volume or stop sharing.
• The LE Audio accessory ecosystem also continues to grow. In addition to the accessories announced before, we’re excited to share that the Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro, Sony WF‑1000XM6, and Xbox Wireless Headset all have support for shared audio!

• Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F)under Devices and Drivers > Bluetooth – Audio quality, glitches, choppiness and stuttering.

[Context Menu]

• When right clicking on a .exe, .bat, or .cmd file, the context menu’s “Open” verb will now match the icon associated with the file’s default app.

• Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under File Folders and Online Storage > File Explorer.

[File Explorer]

• Improved reliability of unblocking files downloaded from the internet in order to preview them in File Explorer.

[Feedback Hub]

Introducing the new Feedback Hub, bringing a refreshed, modernized experience available as an app update today for Insiders in Dev and Canary.

What’s new in Feedback Hub

• Simpler feedback submission flow: Feedback is now submitted using a single unified template, with the added ability to search categories. The feedback form itself has been modernized enabling for faster iteration and future improvements.
• Simpler navigation: My Feedback now lives directly in the navigation pane, and Community feedback (formerly All feedback) makes it easier to discover and engage with feedback from others. The Announcements page has been removed to focus more on giving and exploring feedback. You can still find announcements on the Windows Insider Blog.
• New compliment feedback type: Call out what’s working well.
• Private or public feedback: Choose whether your feedback is visible to the Insider community.
• New focused feedback experience: a new smaller Feedback Hub surface, making it easier to provide quick, in-the-moment feedback. You can expand to the full Feedback Hub experience by pressing the button in the upper right corner.

• Improved screenshot capture and review tooling: making it easier to capture and include visuals when sharing feedback.

Feedback: Your feedback helps shape what comes next, so try out the new experience and share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Apps > Feedback Hub.

source: Windows Blogs

Hi all, yesterday Microsoft released Windows Insider Preview Build 29550.1000 to the Windows 11 Insider Canary Channel on the optional 29500 build series.

A few glitches spotted on my Surface 13inch for Business:

• Wifi disappearing caused by the ‘WLAN AutoConfig’ service crashing, causing wifi to disappear from the action center if you run into this just start the service again to restore wifi for now (Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AA108g1p)
  

One of my favorite features on Copilot+, Recall is having a hard time to get started after a reboot, patience is key here it does start after a while of showing ‘something went wrong, please try again later’ (Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AA1088m1)

Happy Upgrades! Don’t forget to file any issues using the Feedback Hub!

What’s new in Canary Build 29550.1000

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out with toggle on*

• This update includes platform changes in moving to a new active development build.

[Emoji]

• The Emoji 16.0 release introduces a small thoughtfully curated set of new emojis, one from each major category. Each emoji carries timeless symbolism and practical versatility. These new emojis now appear in the emoji panel.

[Camera Settings]

• You can control pan and tilt for supported cameras in the Settings app. The controls appear under Settings> Bluetooth & devices > Cameras, in the “Basic settings” section for your selected camera.

[Power]

• Changes to global power settings (for example, Display, Sleep, Hibernate timeouts, Power/Sleep button, and lid close actions) from Settings are now applied to all power plans. This should help improve persistence of chosen settings.

[File Explorer]

• You can now use voice typing (Windows key plus H) when renaming files in File Explorer.

[Settings]

• Improved performance of loading Settings Home.
• Improved Settings reliability when navigating to Privacy & Security.
• Improved reliability of updating necessary components when prompted under System > Advanced > File Explorer.
• Improved reliability of configuring custom tools in Bluetooth & Devices > Wheel.

[Nearby Sharing]

• Improved the reliability of sending larger files using nearby sharing.

[Other]

• Improved reliability of running sfc /scannow.

source: Windows Blogs

Hi all, yesterday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1737 to the Canary Channel. (KB 5079452)

A quick and smooth update for the Canary Channel devices on the 28020 builds

What’s new in Canary Build 28020.1737

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out with toggle on*

[Input]

• Pen settings: we have made refinements to the Pen settings page including small changes to the options for the pen tail button. A new option, “Same as Copilot key”, enables the pen tail button to launch the same app as the Copilot key.

Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Devices and Drivers > Bluetooth – Keyboards, Mice, and Pens.

source: Windows Blogs