Hi all, Last Friday Microsoft released Windows Insider Preview Build 29560.1000 to the Windows 11 Insider Canary Channel on the optional 29500 build series.
This Issue seems to still repro on Snapdragon devices with this build:
The WLAN Autoconfig service is still crashing on my Snapdragon devices, flighted an extra device to repro (Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AA108g1p) Make sure to upvote and add repro info if you are able to reproduce this
Happy Upgrades!
What’s new in Canary Build 29560.1000
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out with toggle on*
This update includes platform changes in moving to a new active development build.
[General]
Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to experience an increase in freezes after the latest flights.
Fixed an issue resulting in attached USB devices not working for some Insiders after the latest flight.
Improved reliability of Setting Screensaver Settings back to None.
Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1803 to the Canary Channel. (KB 5083824)
Few tweaks in this build, all smooth upgrades on my devices on this channel
What’s new in Canary Build 28020.1803
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This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes that improve the overall experience for Insiders running this build on their PCs.
[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.
Improved reliability of configuring fluid dictation option in voice typing (Windows key plus H) settings.
[Settings]
The Settings Developer Mode dialog is updating to be visually consistent with the rest of Windows 11 dialogs.
Updated Settings Developer Mode dialog.
Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F)under Settings > All other settings.
[Other]
Removed extraneous unexpected error from sfc /scannow.
Hi all, last Friday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8155 (KB 5083822) to the Dev Channel.
Haptic feedback starting to do more from this build is amazing, subtitle feedback on the trackpad when hovering the X or aligning images in PowerPoint, easily gives an extra dimension to interacting with your device with ease.
I had the privilege of pre-testing this during Summit last week, believe me it is a very interesting experience, quite sure I will have this option on all the time! Hope you get to test this soon!
There seems to be a slight delay in Clipboard History showing content, might be an issue limited to s subset of devices, looking into this one
Happy Upgrades!
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[Input]
Users will be able to feel haptic feedback effects on compatible input devices while performing certain actions, such as aligning objects in PowerPoint, window snapping, resizing, or hovering over the Close button. These haptic effects can be configured in Settings under Bluetooth & devices > Mouse > Haptic signals.
Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F)under Input and Language > Mouse.
[Xbox mode]
Xbox full screen experience is now Xbox mode
We’ve added an improved first run experience when entering Xbox mode
Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Gaming and Xbox > Gaming Full Screen Experience.
[Other]
Improved performance of launching startup apps after boot (apps which display under Settings > Apps > Startup).
Fixed an issue resulting in certain apps not being able to sign in recently, citing an internal connection issue when internet was actually connected.
Fixed an underlying crash impacting some Insiders’ ability to print with the latest flights.
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)
The Windows Console can now display inline images, allowing tools like WinGet, for example, to display application icons.
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.
New “pop-up” history window view.
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.
Hi all, last Monday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8142 (KB 5079492) to the Dev Channel.
1st day back from the MVP Summit in Redmond and a new flight surprises us on Monday
Happy Flighting!
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out with toggle on*
[Administrator Protection]
After resuming the rollout of Administrator Protection as enabled by IT admins, we are also now rolling out the ability to enable Administrator Protection in Settings under Privacy & security > Windows Security > Account protection and switching the toggle to on. A restart will be required.
[Touchpad]
We’re adding a new setting in Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Touchpad so you can choose how large the right-click zone size is (this is the portion in the bottom-right of your touchpad where pressing a single finger will result in a right-click), between default, small, medium, and large. Note – this setting only appears for touchpads that have a pressable surface for this. Some manufacturers may provide customization for this in their own apps – if you’ve customized your setting using an app like this, a “Custom” entry will be added to the dropdown, which preserves that value.
Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Input and Language > Touchpad.
[Task Manager]
We’re making a few improvements to Task Manager:
We’re updating Task Manager to provide better insight into NPU usage for PCs that include an NPU. New optional NPU and NPU Engine columns are now available on the Processes, Users, and Details pages. The Details page also adds NPU Dedicated Memory and NPU Shared Memory optional columns to give you deeper visibility into how workloads are using NPU resources. Additionally, if there are neural engines that are part of a GPU, they will now appear on the Performance page, providing a more complete view of AI‑related system activity.
We’re also adding a new optional Isolation column to the Processes and Details pages, allowing you to see which apps are running in an AppContainer.
Once these changes are available to you, you can add any of the new columns by right‑clicking a column header in Task Manager and selecting them from the menu.
Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Task Manager.
Hi all, yesterday Microsoft released Windows Insider Preview Build 29553.1000 to the Windows 11 Insider Canary Channel on the optional 29500 build series.
My Surface 13inch Snapdragon still has strange issues with the Wifi connection, WLAN AutoConfig service keeps acting up from time to time, tried refreshing the drivers, no fix (Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AA108g1p)
If you Feedback hub stil has the previous interface after upgrading the OS, check the Windows Store for app updates.
Happy updating!
What’s new in Canary Build 29553.1000
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out with toggle on*
This update includes platform changes in moving to a new active development build.
[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.
Edit your screenshot by clicking on the screenshot to highlight, hide or crop.
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.
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!
Independent sliders for each listener.
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.
The context menu’s “Open” verb matches the icon in the 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.
Edit your screenshot by clicking on the screenshot to highlight, hide or crop.
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.
Love the Pointer Indicator, very useful in demo’s too
The New Feedback Hub looks awesome! Smooth and clear to use, slight getting used to when you’re used to the old interface but that’s progress. Screenshots can now be edited and have highlight, blur and crop tools build in.
And very nice, an option to give a compliment on what you like and works great!
Upgrades went smoothly (even on the resto hotspot where I was having dinner) Happy Upgrades!
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[Pointer Indicator: Accessibility setting for low vision Windows users]
We are resuming the rollout of the Point Indicator Accessibility setting. This feature enables low vision users on Windows to easily locate and use their cursor to increase productivity and efficiency when using a Windows device.
Mouse pointer indicator shown over Settings in Windows 11.
To enable this experience, go to Settings > Accessibility > Mouse pointer and touch and enable the Pointer indicator setting. You can also search for the setting by name. When the setting is enabled, you can toggle it on/off with the keyboard shortcut, Win + Ctrl + Shift + X.
Settings shown for turning on the mouse pointer indicator.
We welcome your feedback about the cursor and crosshair experience with this accessibility setting.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Accessibility > Accessibility Settings.
[Windows Magnifier]
Windows magnifier can now magnify protected content.
[Network and Sharing]
We fixed an issue where the Network and Sharing Center could incorrectly display two active Wi-Fi connections after switching from one Wi-Fi network to another. The Network and Sharing Center now correctly reflects a single active Wi-Fi connection when you connect to a new network.
[Input]
Improved explorer.exe reliability when closing the input flyout.
Improved reliability of configuring fluid dictation option in voice typing (Windows key plus H) settings.
[Feedback Hub]
Introducing the new Feedback Hub, bringing a refreshed, modernized experience available as an app update today for Insiders in Dev and Canary.
The New Feedback Hub
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.
Edit your screenshot by clicking on the screenshot to highlight, hide or crop.
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.
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.
