In a world where our digital lives are fast-paced and scattered across apps, websites, chats, and documents, keeping track of it all can feel like trying to find a paperclip in a hurricane. That’s where Windows Recall steps in — not just as a feature, but as a game-changer.
⏱️ What Is Windows Recall?
screenshot of Recall getting ready for use
Windows Recall is like having a photographic memory built into your PC. It quietly and securely keeps track of what you’ve seen and done, letting you “recall” something from your past activity — whether it was a webpage you browsed, a document you edited, or a conversation you had — almost instantly.
You know that feeling when you vaguely remember something you read, but can’t remember where or when? With Recall, those moments become history.
💻Requirements
Not every pc will be able to use Recall it requires a Copilot+ PC, Your devices must have a CPU with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) capable of at least 40 TOPS, 16GB or more of RAM, and at least 256GB of SSD storage. Security features like TPM 2.0, BitLocker or Device Encryption, and virtualization-based security must also be enabled
🔐 Is It Safe? Yes — Privacy First
Microsoft built Recall with security as its cornerstone. The snapshots captured by Recall are stored locally, encrypted on your device. That means you’re the only one who can see or search them — not Microsoft, not third-party apps, not even your IT admin. You can pause Recall, delete specific snapshots, or erase everything in one click. It’s your memory, on your terms.
screenshot of Recall requiring Windows Hello authentication before accessing your data
🚀 Superpowers for Work and Life
Here’s how Windows Recall saves your time and boosts your productivity:
Find Anything Instantly: Search with natural language — “Show me the recipe for mushroom risotto I looked at last week,” and Recall will find it.
Multitask Like a Pro: Recall helps you jump back into work exactly where you left off, across apps and browsers.
Creative Research Made Easy: Writers, designers, researchers — you can rediscover sources or inspiration from days or even weeks ago.
🤯 A Second Brain You Didn’t Know You Needed
Imagine having your own personal digital historian who remembers what you saw, when you saw it, and how to get back to it — without judgment or forgetfulness. That’s Windows Recall. It’s not just a tool — it’s an extension of you.
Using Recall over the past few months has genuinely transformed the way I manage my day-to-day responsibilities. It’s not just a tool—it’s become an extension of how I think and organize my work. From streamlining follow-ups to capturing key insights during meetings, Recall has helped me stay on top of everything without feeling overwhelmed. I’ve noticed a significant boost in my productivity and clarity, and I feel more confident knowing that nothing important slips through the cracks anymore.
screenshot for Recall showing everything from my recent activity on TechNine as search term
It’s also important to highlight that Recall can only be activated on your own device and account, and only if your company has explicitly allowed its use. This ensures full transparency and respects both individual privacy and organizational policies. You’re always in control—Recall doesn’t record or analyze anything unless you’ve chosen to enable it within the boundaries set by your employer. That balance between personal productivity and corporate governance has made it a trustworthy and compliant tool in my daily workflow.
Make sure to test it out when it is available to you!
— Erik Moreau #MVP #MODERNDESKTOP 🇧🇪 (@ErikMoreau) July 25, 2025
Happy Upgrades!
Changes and Improvements
[General]
This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes that improve the overall experience for Insiders running this build on their PCs.
Fixes
[Administrator Protection]
Fixed an underlying issue where the Xbox app wouldn’t launch when administrator protection was enabled. This may have also impacted other apps too, showing error 0xC0000142 or 0xC0000045.
[Settings]
Fixed an issue where the battery percentage was unexpectedly missing from the top of System > Power & Battery in the last few builds.
[Remote desktop]
Fixed an issue causing extreme graphical distortion and rendering issues using remote desktop on Arm64 PCs in the last couple builds.
[Other]
Fixed a high hitting pcasvc.dll crash in the previous build.
Fixed an underlying issue where if you disconnected the device you were casting to from outside of Media Player, Media Player would still show an option to disconnect from the device.
Fixed an issue which was causing Remote Credential Guard scenarios between the latest Windows 11 builds and Server 2022 (and below) to fail.
Known issues
[General]
[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR COPILOT+ PCs] If you are joining the Canary Channel on a new Copilot+ PC from the Dev Channel, Release Preview Channel or retail, you will lose Windows Hello pin and biometrics to sign into your PC with error 0xd0000225 and error message “Something went wrong, and your PIN isn’t available”. You should be able to re-create your PIN by clicking “Set up my PIN”.
There’s an issue starting with the latest builds causing a small number of Insiders to experience repeated bugchecks with KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE after upgrading. This may occur when connecting to VPN.
This Canary Channel flight comes with a delightful blast from the past and will play the Windows Vista boot sound instead of the Windows 11 boot sound. The fix should be coming in a future Canary Channel flight soon.
[Settings]
We’re investigating an issue in this build which could cause Settings to crash when interacting with the options under Settings > System > Power & Battery.
We’re investigating an issue where some of the apostrophes across text in Settings and settings-related dialogs are not displaying correctly and are showing random characters.
Hi all, Yesterday Microsoft released the 2nd build this week in the Dev Channel Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5710 (KB5062676) to the Dev Channel.
Glad to see the new Copilot+ option to describe images roll out to Intel and AMD se quickly
Quick and smooth upgrades on all my Dev Channel devices.
Happy Upgrades!
New Copilot+ PC experiences
New describe image action in Click to Do rolling out for AMD and Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs
We are introducing a new “describe image” action in Click to Do to get detailed descriptions of images, charts and graphs for AMD and Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs. This feature was introduced for Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs in the previous Dev Channel flight. This feature is useful to get a quick overview of the visual content. This feature is designed to improve accessibility and can be used by everyone in scenarios like getting a quick overview of a graph or a chart, generating alt text for artefacts you create, etc. When you use the action for the first time, the required models are set up, and the descriptions are generated locally on your device making sure your sensitive data stays on your PC.
Describe image action in Click to Do menu highlighted in a red box.Image description dialog shown with text description of image of Brandon’s dog Kilo.Image description dialog shown with text description of a graph.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Click to Do.
Making visual content more accessible with image descriptions in Narrator
We are enhancing digital accessibility with the ability to get rich, detailed descriptions of images, charts, graphs in Narrator by using the power of AI on Copilot+ PCs. In today’s digital world, images are everywhere—on websites, apps, and documents. But for blind and low-vision users, many of these visuals remain inaccessible due to missing or inadequate alt text. After beginning the rollout for this feature for Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, we are also now rolling this feature out for AMD and Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs.
With this new feature that is beginning to roll out, Narrator will now generate richer image descriptions on your Copilot+ PC. Simply press Narrator key + Ctrl + D and Narrator will read out a contextual description of the image describing people, objects, colors, text, and numbers from the image. On non-Copilot+ PCs, this experience will continue to give you very basic image descriptions.
For example, for an image about stock performance, users will get the following detailed description. The image is a graph showing the stock prices of Microsoft Corporation, with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Computer indexes. The graph shows a steady increase in Microsoft’s stock price over the period from June 18th to June 23rd.
Screenshot of Edge browser containing an image of “stock performance graph” with “Describe image” window open next to it showing the description of the image.
The window also contains regenerate, like, dislike and copy button at the bottom.
Screenshot of Edge browser with Narrator’s focus on an image of graph. There’s an info bar on top of the screen which says, “We are setting up image description feature. Keep your PC connected to internet and check back soon.” along with a “Check status” button.
To turn Narrator on, you can press “Ctrl + Windows key + Enter” on your PC or search for “Narrator” in Windows search box. When you try the image descriptions feature for the first time using Narrator Key + Ctrl + D, we download the models required for getting image descriptions. You can check the download status via Settings > Windows update.
If you are new to Narrator, you can find more information and learn about using Narrator from the complete guide to Narrator.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Accessibility > Narrator.
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*
[General]
As part of our commitment to improving Windows performance, logs are now collected when your PC has experienced any slow or sluggish performance. Windows Insiders are encouraged to provide feedback when experiencing PC issues related to slow or sluggish performance, allowing Feedback Hub to automatically collect these logs, which will help us root cause issues faster. Use the Desktop > System Sluggishness category when filing feedback to allow Feedback Hub to automatically pick up these logs. These logs are stored locally (%systemRoot%\Temp\DiagOutputDir\Whesvc folder) and only sent to Microsoft via Feedback Hub when feedback is submitted.
[Click to Do (Preview)]
The following changes and improvements are rolling out for Click to Do on Copilot+ PCs:
We are trying out a change that removes the search box in the top bar of Click to Do.
[Lock screen]
We’re updating lock screen widgets experience for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, with widget suggestions to help you easily discover more widgets. This feature can be enabled or disabled with the “Discover widgets” toggle under Settings > Personalization > Lock screen. Please note this experience is still being refined and will change in future flights.
[Settings]
You can now visit the Settings > Privacy & security > Text and image generation to see which third-party applications recently used generative AI models provided by Windows. This page gives you visibility into the specific apps leveraging local Windows provided generative AI models and allows you to control which apps are permitted to use them—putting you in charge of your device’s AI experience. The UI is present in this flight today, however the functionality will light up in a upcoming flight.
Text and image generation settings page with recent activity highlighted in a red box for seeing which apps use generative AI models provided by Windows.
Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*
[Notification Center]
Fixed an issue where if you’d enabled the clock in Notification Center it might result in the Notification Center content getting clipped.
[Other]
Fixed an underlying issue with dbgcore.dll, which could lead to explorer.exe and some other apps crashing recently.
Known issues
[General]
Some Windows Insiders may experience a rollback trying to install this update with a 0x80070005 in Windows Update. We’re working on a fix for Windows Insiders impacted. If you are impacted, using Settings > System > Recovery > “Fix issues using Windows update” may resolve the issue.
You may see multiple error pop ups about unexpected elements when opening Group Policy Editor.
[Start menu]
The following are known issues for Windows Insiders with the new Start menu:
Using touch to navigate the new Start menu may not work reliably. For example, it currently does not support the swipe-up gesture.
Drag and drop capabilities are limited from “All” to “Pinned.”
[Live Captions]
[NEW] Live captions may crash when attempting to use live translation on a Copilot+ PC.
[Xbox Controllers]
Some Insiders are experiencing an issue where using their Xbox Controller via Bluetooth is causing their PC to bugcheck. Here is how to resolve the issue. Open Device Manager by searching for it via the search box on your taskbar. Once Device Manager is open, click on “View” and then “Devices by Driver”. Find the driver named “oemXXX.inf (XboxGameControllerDriver.inf)” where the “XXX” will be a specific number on your PC. Right-click on that driver and click “Uninstall”.
[Click to Do (Preview)]
The following known issues will be fixed in future updates to Windows Insiders:
Windows Insiders on AMD or Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs may experience long wait times on the first attempt to perform intelligent text actions in Click to Do after a new build or model update.
[Input]
The Microsoft Changjie Input method doesn’t work properly in this build – not able to select words. Reverting to the previous version of the IME in Settings should mitigate the issue while we work on a fix.
All devices upgraded without issues on my Canary Channel devices
Changes and Improvements
[General]
This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes that improve the overall experience for Insiders running this build on their PCs.
Fixes
[File Explorer]
Fixed an issue in the previous build where File Explorer might fail to persist any view changes. This also impacted desktop icons, which could unexpectedly move or change size back to default. Jen is happy this bug is fixed.
[Camera]
Fixed an issue which could cause the Camera app to get stuck on some PCs in the last couple builds after switching between front and back camera.
Known issues
[General]
[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR COPILOT+ PCs] If you are joining the Canary Channel on a new Copilot+ PC from the Dev Channel, Release Preview Channel or retail, you will lose Windows Hello pin and biometrics to sign into your PC with error 0xd0000225 and error message “Something went wrong, and your PIN isn’t available”. You should be able to re-create your PIN by clicking “Set up my PIN”.
[NEW] There’s an issue starting with the previous build causing a small number of Insiders to experience repeated bugchecks with KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE after upgrading. This may occur when connecting to VPN.
This Canary Channel flight comes with a delightful blast from the past and will play the Windows Vista boot sound instead of the Windows 11 boot sound. The fix should be coming in a future Canary Channel flight soon.
[Settings]
We’re investigating an issue in this build which could cause Settings to crash when interacting with the options under Settings > System > Power & Battery.
[NEW] We’re investigating an issue where some of the apostrophes across text in Settings and settings-related dialogs are not displaying correctly and are showing random characters.
[Remote Desktop]
You may see extreme graphical distortion and rendering issues using remote desktop on Arm64 PCs in this build.
Hi all, Last Monday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5702 (KB5062653) to the Dev Channel.
Cool new Copilot+ PC features got added
Happy Upgrades!
New Copilot+ PC experiences
[UPDATED 7/16] New describe image action in Click to Do
We are introducing a new “describe image” action in Click to Do to get detailed descriptions of images, charts and graphs – useful to get a quick overview of the visual content. When you use the action for the first time, the required models are set up, and the descriptions are generated locally on your device making sure your sensitive data stays on your PC. This feature is designed to improve accessibility and can be used by everyone in scenarios like getting a quick overview of a graph or a chart, generating alt text for artefacts you create, etc.
Describe image action in Click to Do menu highlighted in a red box.
Image description dialog shown with text description of image of Brandon’s dog Kilo.
Image description dialog shown with text description of a graph.
The new describe image action in Click to Do is rolling out to Windows Insiders on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, with support for AMD and Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs coming soon. You can learn more about using Click to Do here.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Click to Do.
New features gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*
Administrator protection
Administrator protection is an upcoming platform security feature in Windows 11, which aims to protect free floating admin rights for administrator users allowing them to still perform all admin functions with just-in-time admin privileges. This feature is off by default and needs to be enabled via Windows Security under Account protection or via group policy. For more information on administrator protection, please read this blog post here from Katharine Holdsworth.
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*
[General]
We’re updating the design of the privacy dialogs for app permissions. When an app requests permission to access location, camera, mic, etc., it is now a system modal dialog. When one of these dialogs appears from an app requesting permission, the screen will slightly darken now, and the privacy dialog will take focus in center of the screen.
Before and after of design change for privacy dialogs.
[Windows Security]
Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels with Smart App Control in evaluation mode may see Smart App Control get turned on in Windows Security. If Smart App Control is turned on, it can be switched off via Windows Security > App & browser control > Smart App Control.
[Other]
Windows PowerShell 2.0 is deprecated and in the most current Insider Preview builds flighted to the Dev Channel, is removed. More information will be shared in the coming months on the removal of Windows PowerShell 2.0 in an upcoming update for Windows 11.
Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*
[Taskbar & System Tray]
Fixed an issue which could cause random File Explorer preview windows to appear when hovering over unrelated app icons in the taskbar.
[Search on the Taskbar]
Fixed an issue where the search box in the taskbar might show animations even if animations were turned off in Settings.
[File Explorer]
Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to file operation progress dialogs to stop appearing when displayed from apps.
Made some more improvements to the performance of zip extraction – specifically in the case if you were trying to extract a zip file that was downloaded from the web and contained many small files.
Fixed an issue where if you’d pinned the shortcut for an app to your desktop, after the app updated, the icon may become a white page icon rather than having a proper thumbnail image.
Fixed an issue which was causing File Explorer Home to flash white again when launching File Explorer.
The following are fixes for AI actions in File Explorer:
Fixed an issue where Narrator scan mode might not work properly in the action result canvas window for the Summarize AI action for Microsoft 365 files when reading bulleted lists.
[Live captions]
Fixed an issue where if you changed the opacity of live captions in Settings > Accessibility > Captions > Caption Style, it would have no effect.
[Dynamic Lighting]
Fixed an issue in Dynamic Lighting where the Dynamic Lighting Background Controller would occasionally consume excessive CPU after unlocking the machine.
[Graphics]
Fixed an issue where game content might become out of sync with the cursor position after using ALT + Tab to switch away and back from certain games running in full screen exclusive mode (when the game resolution didn’t match the desktop resolution).
[Settings]
Fixed an issue which could cause Settings to crash when navigating to Time & Language > Language & Region in the previous flight.
[Other]
Fixed an issue which was resulting in some people unexpectedly seeing error 2042 in Event View, citing a problem with Windows Firewall config not being read correctly.
Fixed an underlying issue which could cause apps to not come to the foreground when interacting with notifications – for example if you clicked on an Outlook notification.
Known issues
[General]
Some Windows Insiders may experience a rollback trying to install this update with a 0x80070005 in Windows Update. We’re working on a fix for Windows Insiders impacted. If you are impacted, using Settings > System > Recovery > “Fix issues using Windows update” may resolve the issue.
[NEW] You may see multiple error pop ups about unexpected elements when opening Group Policy Editor.
[Start menu]
The following are known issues for Windows Insiders with the new Start menu:
Using touch to navigate the new Start menu may not work reliably. For example, it currently does not support the swipe-up gesture.
Drag and drop capabilities are limited from “All” to “Pinned.”
[Xbox Controllers]
Some Insiders are experiencing an issue where using their Xbox Controller via Bluetooth is causing their PC to bugcheck. Here is how to resolve the issue. Open Device Manager by searching for it via the search box on your taskbar. Once Device Manager is open, click on “View” and then “Devices by Driver”. Find the driver named “oemXXX.inf (XboxGameControllerDriver.inf)” where the “XXX” will be a specific number on your PC. Right-click on that driver and click “Uninstall”.
[Click to Do (Preview)]
The following known issues will be fixed in future updates to Windows Insiders:
Windows Insiders on AMD or Intel™-powered Copilot+ PCs may experience long wait times on the first attempt to perform intelligent text actions in Click to Do after a new build or model update.
[Input]
[NEW] The Microsoft Changjie Input method doesn’t work properly in this build – not able to select words. Reverting to the previous version of the IME in Settings should mitigate the issue while we work on a fix.
[Widgets]
Until we complete support for pinning in the new widgets board experience, pinning reverts you back to the previous experience.
Hi all, Yesterday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27898 to the Canary Channel.
More features from the Dev Channel making their way to the Canary Channel, Vista startup sound is still in this build, love this 🙂
All upgrades went smoothly on my Canary devices, Happy Upgrades!
What’s new in Build 27898
Taskbar icon scaling
We are starting to roll out taskbar icon scaling to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel – an improvement to the Windows taskbar that ensures that you have quick access to more of your favorite apps, even when your taskbar is full. With taskbar icon scaling, when your taskbar starts to get crowded with pinned or open apps, the icons will automatically scale down to a smaller size. This means you can keep more apps visible and accessible without the need to dive into a secondary menu. It’s all about making your workflow smoother and more efficient.
The taskbar with small taskbar icons with setting highlighted in a red box.
We understand that everyone has their own preferences, so we’ve included settings to tailor this feature to your liking. You can choose when Windows will show smaller taskbar buttons:
When taskbar is full: By default, taskbar icons will automatically turn smaller when the taskbar is full. This helps you maintain access to more apps without any extra effort.
Never: For users who prefer their icons to remain the same size as before, regardless of how many apps are open, there’s an option to prevent the icons from scaling down.
Always: If you love the look of smaller icons and want them to stay that way all the time, you can set your taskbar icons to always be small.
To customize your taskbar icon scaling settings, simply right-click an empty region of your taskbar and select “Taskbar settings”, expand “Taskbar behaviors” section, and make your selection for the setting “Show smaller taskbar buttons”.
As always, we value your feedback, so let us know what you think!
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Taskbar.
Introducing quick machine recovery
Quick machine recovery, a feature introduced as part of the Windows Resiliency Initiative at Ignite 2024 – is available for Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. When enabled, it automatically detects and fixes widespread issues on Windows 11 devices using the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). This reduces downtime and avoids the need for manual fixes. If a device experiences a widespread boot issue, it enters WinRE, connects to the internet, and Microsoft can deliver a targeted fix through Windows Update. IT admins can enable or customize this experience for their organization through the Intune Settings Catalog UI using the RemoteRemediationCSP. There is also a dedicated quick machine recovery settings page available under System > Recovery > Quick machine recovery. Today, it’s enabled by default for home users.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Recovery and Uninstall > Quick Machine Recovery.
Add custom words to the dictionary in voice access
We are introducing the ability for you to add your own words to the dictionary in voice access. Adding your own words, including difficult to pronounce words, to the dictionary in voice access will help improve dictation accuracy. It increases the probability of recognizing these words more accurately by creating a bias that helps voice access become more context aware and proactively understanding your specific vocabulary. The feature will be available in all the currently supported voice access languages i.e. English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese.
You can add your own words to the dictionary in voice access in a few ways:
After spelling a word using “Spell that” command or making a correction using “Correct that”
Anywhere when you want to manually add a word by using “Add to Vocabulary”
Voice access vocabulary builder dialog for adding your own words to the dictionary.
Directly through the settings menu in voice access.
Add to vocabulary option in voice access settings menu highlighted in a red box.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Accessibility > Voice access.
Screen Curtain in Narrator
The Screen Curtain feature in Narrator is designed to enhance privacy and focus for users who rely on screen reading. When activated, Screen Curtain completely blacks out the display, ensuring that only the user hears what’s on the screen through Narrator, while the visual content remains hidden from view. This is especially useful in public spaces or shared environments, allowing users to read and work with sensitive information without revealing it to others nearby.
How to enable/disable Screen Curtain:
Turn On Narrator using Ctrl + Win + Enter.
Press Caps + Ctrl + C to enable Screen Curtain.
Try using Narrator, while your Screen Curtain is turned on.
Press Caps + Ctrl + C to disable Screen Curtain.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Accessibility > Narrator.
Changes and Improvements
[General]
We’re updating the design of the privacy dialogs for app permissions. When an app requests permission to access location, camera, mic, etc., it is now a system modal dialog. When one of these dialogs appears from an app requesting permission, the screen will slightly darken now, and the privacy dialog will take focus in center screen.
Before and after of design change for privacy dialogs.
We are rolling out a change where Microsoft Entra ID authentication requests will be rendered using WebView2 instead of WebView1.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
In addition to the new grouping of the Accessibility flyout in quick settings, we are adding text descriptions for the assistive technologies like Narrator, Voice access, etc. for easy identification and learning by the users.
Accessibility flyout via quick setting showing text descriptions for assistive technologies like Narrator, Voice access, etc.
Admins can now allow users to unpin specific pinned apps, ensuring they are not pinned again during the next policy refresh cycle. To enable this feature, use the new PinGeneration option. Learn more about configuring pinned apps on the taskbar.
[File Explorer]
We have added dividers to the top-level icons that show at the top (or bottom) of the File Explorer context menu.
Dividers between top-level icons in the File Explorer context menu.
[Energy Saver]
We are beginning to preview adaptive energy saver. Adaptive energy saver is an opt-in feature that automatically enables and disables energy saver, without changing screen brightness, based on the power state of the device and the current system load. This will only be available on devices with a battery. As we try this experience out in the Canary Channel, some Insiders may see this experience get enabled – you can manage your energy saver settings under Settings > System > Power & battery.
Energy saver setting with new dropdown menu for choosing adaptive energy saver.
[Windows Share]
When you share links or web content using the Windows share window, you will see a visual preview for that content.
Visual preview of links and web content in the Windows share window.
In the Windows share window, as part of the ability to quickly edit and enhance images while sharing, we have adjusted the UI so that now you can now select their compression scale from High, Medium, or Low Quality, instead of choosing from an entire scale ranging from 0-100.
New drop-down menu for compression scale of high, medium, or low when sharing images in the Windows share window.
[Voice access]
We are introducing Chinese and Japanese support for voice access. You can now use Voice access to navigate, dictate, and interact with Windows using voice commands in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese. Japanese support is still a work-in-progress and may have some issues.
[Narrator]
We’re introducing a smoother way to discover and learn about Narrator capabilities right from experience. Whether you’re a new user or exploring deeper functionality, Narrator will now guide you through its new features by launching a series of modal windows which contain the details of all the new features and changes in Narrator.
New prompt to highlight new features and improvements in Narrator.
We have added the country or region selected during device setup under Settings > Time & language > Language & region.
We are rolling out some small changes for your setting your browser defaults in Windows 11 via Settings > Apps > Default apps:
For Add new link/file types of ‘Set Default’ button, we have added additional types for the “Set Default” button. You can now set more types.
For one-click button of PDF for browser sets, we have added a new button for making your default browser also the default app for PDF files.
The new default browser will be pinned to the Taskbar and Start menu unless you choose not to pin it by clearing the checkboxes.
Browser default settings page showing new set default button for PDF files and pinning to Start and Taskbar.
Fixes
[File Explorer]
We’ve done some more work to improve the performance of extracting archive files – this will particularly help in the case of copy pasting large numbers of files out of large 7z or .rar archives.
[Input]
Fixed an issue where typing Japanese with the touch keyboard might stop working after switching to typing with an English keyboard and back.
[Settings]
Fixed an issue which could cause Settings to crash when changing mouse cursor.
Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to the Settings window hanging and no longer responding to input or resizing unless you closed and reopened it.
[Other]
Fixed an underlying issue in the previous flight which could lead to Math.Pow() not outputting the correct result, which could lead to unexpected behavior in apps and games.
Adjusted the error text if a Windows Update fails due to the system reserved partition not having enough free space, to make it clearer that that’s the issue.
Known issues
[General]
[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR COPILOT+ PCs] If you are joining the Canary Channel on a new Copilot+ PC from the Dev Channel, Beta Channel, Release Preview Channel or retail, you will lose Windows Hello pin and biometrics to sign into your PC with error 0xd0000225 and error message “Something went wrong, and your PIN isn’t available”. You should be able to re-create your PIN by clicking “Set up my PIN”.
[ADDED] This week’s Canary Channel flight comes with a delightful blast from the past and will play the Windows Vista boot sound instead of the Windows 11 boot sound. The fix should be coming in a future Canary Channel flight soon.
[File Explorer]
[NEW] There’s an issue in this build where File Explorer may fail to persist any view changes. This also impacts desktop icons, which may unexpectedly move or change size back to default.
[Settings]
We’re investigating an issue in this build which could cause Settings to crash when interacting with the options under Settings > System > Power & Battery.
[Remote Desktop]
You may see extreme graphical distortion and rendering issues using remote desktop on Arm64 PCs in this build.
Hi all, last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 to the Canary Channel. We also have a Microsoft Store update rolling out to Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels (details below).
Some nice fixes and tweaks in this build, upgrades went through fast and smoothly on my Canary Channel devices together with some Surface updates
screenshot of Windows Update showing the new build and 2 Surface extension updates
Happy Upgrades!
Changes and Improvements
[Other]
Windows PowerShell 2.0 is deprecated and in the most current Insider Preview builds flighted to the Canary Channel, is removed. More information will be shared in the coming months on the removal of Windows PowerShell 2.0 in an upcoming update for Windows 11.
Fixes
[General]
We fixed the issue causing the “Reset this PC” option under Settings > System > Recovery to not work after upgrading the last few Canary Channel builds.
Fixed the underlying issue which was causing the taskbar to unexpectedly not showing acrylic material after upgrading to the latest Canary builds. This also impacted a few other scenarios, leading to unexpected black or white in some UI.
Fixed an underlying issue believed to be the cause of some Insiders seeing Windows update downloads to get stuck at 2% recently.
Fixed a few more languages including Vietnamese and Arabic that were still having issues with certain characters not rendering correctly for Insiders after the latest builds, causing nonsense to display in places like Task Manager and more. This impacted characters outside of A-Z.
[File Explorer]
Fixed an issue where if you opened the “…” menu in the File Explorer address bar to show the full list of folders for the current path, the dropdown might be cut off and the bottom of it inaccessible.
[Settings]
Fixed an issue in the previous build which could cause Settings to crash when opening microphone properties under Settings > System > Sound.
Fixed an underlying issue related to Bluetooth which could cause Settings or Quick Settings to crash on launch for some people.
[Windowing]
Fixed an issue which was causing the window minimizing animation to not display correctly in the previous flight.
[Task Manager]
Fixed an issue where the CPU graphs in the Performance page were still using the old CPU utility calculations.
Fixed an issue where after adding the new CPU Utility column, you might notice that System Idle Process always showed as 0.
[Audio]
Fixed an issue which could cause all system sounds to stop working (for example notification alert sound and the sound that plays when clicking the volume slider in quick settings), although audio in general was working on your PC.
[Other]
Fixed an underlying issue which was causing fonts in certain app menu items to unexpectedly appear corrupted or overlapped for some people. This also impacted typing in Word – where when using Hebrew a period may unexpectedly show as a 3, and in Thai typing space may show a 2.
Fixed an underlying issue which could cause the playback controls in Media Player to become distorted in the latest Canary flights.
Fixed an underlying issue believed to be the cause of LDAP queries from apps to take an unexpectedly long time in the previous flight.
Fixed an issue which could cause print previews to appear slightly blurry in recent Canary flights.
Known issues
[General]
[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR COPILOT+ PCs] If you are joining the Canary Channel on a new Copilot+ PC from the Dev Channel, Release Preview Channel or retail, you will lose Windows Hello pin and biometrics to sign into your PC with error 0xd0000225 and error message “Something went wrong, and your PIN isn’t available”. You should be able to re-create your PIN by clicking “Set up my PIN”.
[Settings]
[NEW] We’re investigating an issue in this build which could cause Settings to crash when interacting with the options under Settings > System > Power & Battery.
[Remote Desktop]
[NEW] You may see extreme graphical distortion and rendering issues using remote desktop on Arm64 PCs in this build.
Microsoft Store Update
Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels running version 22406.xxxx.x of the Microsoft Store and higher will see the following improvement rolling out:
Install directly from top featured sections: We are rolling out the ability to directly install apps and games from the top featured sections of the Store’s homepages, helping you download your favorite products in fewer steps. Give it a try and let us know what you think!
Install apps and games from the top featured sections of the Microsoft Store’s homepages.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Microsoft Store.
Go to Settings > Passkeys > Advanced options to enable the plugin credential manager.
Toggle on support and complete user verification with Windows Hello (face, fingerprint, or PIN).
You can now use your existing passkeys saved to the plugin credential manager or save new passkeys.
Enabling plugin passkey services in Settings.
To use a passkey, go to a website where you have an account with a passkey you’ve saved to your credential manager and select that passkey. Sign in quickly and easily with Windows Hello.
Saving a passkey to 1Password.
Save new passkeys to your credential manager by going to a website that supports passkeys. Find the option to create a passkey for your account, choose to save to your credential manager, authenticate with Windows Hello, and your passkey is saved.
Windows Hello user verification for saving passkey.
If you are a credential manager developer, we invite you to integrate with Windows 11 to support customers in their passkey journey. To find out more about implementation detail, go to https://aka.ms/3P-Plugin-API.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Security and Privacy > Passkey.
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*
[General]
With this build today, Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel will see the versioning updated under Settings > System > About (and winver) to version 25H2. This denotes that Windows 11, version 25H2 will be this year’s annual feature update.As mentioned here, Windows 11 will have an annual feature update cadence that releases in the second half of the calendar year. For more information, see this blog post here.
[Voice access]
We are temporarily disabling support for Japanese to iron out a few more bugs.
[Settings]
In addition to the small changes that we made in the EEA region for default browsers via Settings > Apps > Default apps with Build 26200.5603, we’re also making this change:
The new default browser will be pinned to the Taskbar and Start menu unless you choose not to pin it by clearing the checkboxes.
Browser default settings page showing new set default button for PDF files.
Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*
[File Explorer]
Fixed an issue which could cause File Explorer Home to crash (potentially also making File Explorer crash on launch, since Home is the default section for File Explorer).
Fixed an issue which could cause the thumbnail for a pinned favorite in Home to disappear.
[Start menu]
Fixed an issue which was causing duplicate entries to appear when interacting with folders on the Start menu.
Fixed an issue where the folder expand animation wasn’t correct in some cases.
[Input]
Fixed a high hitting ctfmon.exe crash in the latest flights, which could impact the ability to type.
[Other]
Fixed a memory leak which could happen when lock screen was set to use a slide show, which could impact performance and reliability over time.
Did some more work improving how dialogs in the system react to increased text scaling, for example the “You must restart your computer to apply these changes” dialog should now support it.
Fixes for everyone in the Dev Channel
[General]
Fixed the issue causing the Windows Vista boot sound to play instead of the Windows 11 boot sound. Unfortunately the fix wasn’t completely working in the last Dev Channel flight.
[File Explorer]
Fixed the issue causing File Explorer to not persist view changes after the last Dev Channel flight, including desktop icons.
Known issues
[General]
[UPDATED!]When joining the Dev Channel on Windows 11, version 24H2 – you will no longer be offered Build 26200.5641 first and will be offered the most current update available in the Dev Channel.
[UPDATED!] Some Windows Insiders may experience a rollback trying to install this update with a 0x80070005 in Windows Update. We’re working on a fix for Windows Insiders impacted. If you are impacted, using Settings > System > Recovery > “Fix issues using Windows Update” may resolve the issue.
[Start menu]
The following are known issues for Windows Insiders with the new Start menu:
Using touch to navigate the new Start menu may not work reliably. For example, it currently does not support the swipe-up gesture.
Drag and drop capabilities are limited from “All” to “Pinned.”
[Xbox Controllers]
Some Insiders are experiencing an issue where using their Xbox Controller via Bluetooth is causing their PC to bugcheck. Here is how to resolve the issue. Open Device Manager by searching for it via the search box on your taskbar. Once Device Manager is open, click on “View” and then “Devices by Driver”. Find the driver named “oemXXX.inf (XboxGameControllerDriver.inf)” where the “XXX” will be a specific number on your PC. Right-click on that driver and click “Uninstall”.
[Click to Do (Preview)]
The following known issues will be fixed in future updates to Windows Insiders:
Windows Insiders on AMD or Intel™-powered Copilot+ PCs may experience long wait times on the first attempt to perform intelligent text actions in Click to Do after a new build or model update.
[File Explorer]
The following are known issues for AI actions in File Explorer:
Narrator scan mode may not work properly in the action result canvas window for the Summarize AI action for Microsoft 365 files when reading bulleted lists. As a workaround, you can use Caps + Right key to navigate.
[Widgets]
Until we complete support for pinning in the new widgets board experience, pinning reverts you back to the previous experience.
Hi all, Last Monday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5661 (KB5060838) to the Dev Channel.
Al updates went smooth on my Dev Channel devices, I did test a clean deploy of my Surface Laptop 7th Edition with Intel (using the Surface Toolkit recovery) once enrolled in the Dev Channel, saw the 1st dev update to 5641 before it upgraded to 5661. The Recall Component was missing until I added it by using Turn Windows features on or off
Happy Upgrades!
New Copilot+ PC experiences
Recall Homepage
We are making it easier and faster for you to find and reconnect with the apps and websites that matter to you by introducing a new personalized homepage to Recall. The new homepage brings your recent activity and top-used content front and center, enabling you to easily get back to your previous tasks.
After you opt-in to snapshot collection, your homepage becomes your personalized productivity portal, displaying:
Recent Snapshots: Your most recent snapshots captured by Recall, helping you quickly pick up where you left off.
Top Apps and Websites: A curated view of the top three applications and websites you have spent the most time on in the past 24 hours.
Additionally, we are improving the way you navigate in Recall with the new navigation bar. Located on the left side of the screen, the new navigation bar provides intuitive access to key Recall features including Home, Timeline, Feedback, and Settings. Recall continues to function the same way as before with these improvements.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Recall or through in-experience links.
New features gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*
New setting to move hardware indicators on your screen
We’re excited to introduce a highly requested setting, the option to move the hardware indicators for brightness, volume, airplane mode, and virtual desktops to different positions on your screen. We’ll support the current bottom position and new top left and top center positions on your screen.
Hardware indicator for volume shown at the top left.
Hardware indicator for volume shown at the top center.
To change the position of your flyouts, go to Settings > System > Notifications and use the dropdown for Position of the onscreen pop-up.
Setting to adjust position of hardware indicators highlighted in a red box.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > MTC controls and audio.
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*
[Start menu]
We are adding a Boolean to the Configure Start Pins policy to allow admins to apply Start menu pins once. This means that a user will receive admin pins on day 0 but can then make any changes to their Start pinned layout and have those safeguarded. These changes can be optionally applied through the existing configuration service provider (CSP).
[File Explorer]
We are restarting the roll out of AI actions in File Explorer that began rolling out with Build 26200.5603. Some Insiders may have seen the feature disappear.
[Settings]
In the most recently flights, we have added the country or region selected during device setup under Settings > Time & language > Language & region.
Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*
[General]
Fixed an underlying issue in the previous flight which caused input to not work for some Insiders again, including when typing into Search, and with the Chinese pinyin IME candidate window, clipboard history, and the emoji panel.
[Taskbar]
Fixed an underlying issue causing some Insiders using the Italian display language to experience repeated explorer.exe crashes in the previous flight.
[File Explorer]
Fixed an issue which was causing File Explorer Home to only show a single folder (like Desktop) and nothing else for a small number of people.
Fixed an underlying issue which was leading to noticeable performance degradation when navigating File Explorer and opening the context menu the more SharePoint sites were synced to File Explorer. This may have also impacted the performance of launching files in this scenario.
[Settings]
Fixed an issue where the items under Settings > Windows Update > Update History > Uninstall updates might appear sorted randomly rather than sorted by date.
Fixes for everyone in the Dev Channel
[General]
Fixed the issue causing the Windows Vista boot sound to play instead of the Windows 11 boot sound.UPDATE 6/24: This fix for this issue unfortunately is not working correctly in this build – it will be fixed in the next flight.
Fixed an issue where the option to reset your PC under Settings > System > Recovery wasn’t working on the previous build.
Fixed an underlying issue leading to certain KVM virtual machines unexpectedly failing to boot, showing “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR”.
Fixed the issue causing a small number of Insiders to experience repeated bugchecks with KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE after upgrading to most current Dev Channel builds.
Known issues
[General]
[IMPORTANT NOTE] When joining the Dev Channel on Windows 11, version 24H2 – you will be offered Build 26200.5641 After installing Build 26200.5641, you will be offered the most recent update available. This 2-hop experience to get onto the latest flight in the Dev Channel is just temporary.
After you do a PC reset under Settings > System > Recovery, your build version may incorrectly show as Build 26100 instead of Build 26200. This will not prevent you from getting future Dev Channel updates, which will resolve this issue.
Some Windows Insiders may experience a rollback trying to install this update with a 0x80070005 in Windows Update. We’re working on a fix for Windows Insiders impacted.
[Start menu]
The following are known issues for Windows Insiders with the new Start menu:
Using touch to navigate the new Start menu may not work reliably. For example, it currently does not support the swipe-up gesture.
Drag and drop capabilities are limited from “All” to “Pinned.”
In some cases, duplicate entries may appear in folders on the Start menu.
[File Explorer]
[ADDED 6/26] We’re investigating reports that File Explorer is no longer persisting view changes after this flight, including desktop icons.
[Xbox Controllers]
Some Insiders are experiencing an issue where using their Xbox Controller via Bluetooth is causing their PC to bugcheck. Here is how to resolve the issue. Open Device Manager by searching for it via the search box on your taskbar. Once Device Manager is open, click on “View” and then “Devices by Driver”. Find the driver named “oemXXX.inf (XboxGameControllerDriver.inf)” where the “XXX” will be a specific number on your PC. Right-click on that driver and click “Uninstall”.
[Click to Do (Preview)]
The following known issues will be fixed in future updates to Windows Insiders:
Windows Insiders on AMD or Intel™-powered Copilot+ PCs may experience long wait times on the first attempt to perform intelligent text actions in Click to Do after a new build or model update.
[File Explorer]
The following are known issues for AI actions in File Explorer:
Narrator scan mode may not work properly in the action result canvas window for the Summarize AI action for Microsoft 365 files when reading bulleted lists. As a workaround, you can use Caps + Right key to navigate.
[Widgets]
Until we complete support for pinning in the new widgets board experience, pinning reverts you back to the previous experience.
We’re excited to address the top customer feedback for voice typing by starting to roll out a new setting that lets you control the profanity filter. With this setting on, voice typing will continue to filter out profanity, masking it with asterisks, like it already did. With this setting off, it will type out your profanity like any other words.
To adjust this setting, open voice typing (Win + H), select the settings icon, and use the Filter profanity toggle in the settings menu.
New filter profanity option in voice typing settings highlighted in a red box.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Input and Language > Voice Typing (Windows key plus H).
Introducing speech recap in Narrator
We are always working to make Narrator more intuitive, efficient, and helpful for users who rely on it every day. With that in mind, we are introducing a new feature—speech recap —designed to help you keep track of what Narrator has spoken and access it for quick reference. With speech recap, you can quickly access spoken content, follow along with live transcription, and copy what Narrator last said—all with simple keyboard shortcuts.
The new speech recap window in Narrator.
You can open the speech recap window with Narrator key + Alt + X and can find the last 500 strings Narrator had spoken. Note that we refresh the text in this window every time Narrator starts. You can use standard reading commands and arrow keys to read the contents in speech recap window and copy text required for reference.
Need to save or share something Narrator just said last? You can copy it instantly without opening the speech recap window. Use Narrator key + Control + X to copy the last spoken phrase to your clipboard.
Few scenarios where you can use speech recap and related shortcuts include referring to a hint you heard when opening a new window, copying an error code that was spoken or adding Narrator speech to training materials.
Narrator’s speech recap window snapped to the right corner of screen showing real-time transcriptions.
Live transcription of Narrator speech is useful for Assistive Technology (AT) trainers, teacher of students with visual impairments (TSVI) who support students in class and for professionals who are hard of hearing and want to use Narrator. To see live transcription of Narrator audio, use the same command Narrator key + Alt + X to open the speech recap window and snap it to the portion of the screen you want to view it. As you do tasks, you can see real-time transcriptions of Narrator speech.
These keyboard shortcuts follow a simple patten making it easy to learn:
Control + Windows key + Enter = Turn Narrator on/Off
Narrator key + X = Re-hear what Narrator said last
Narrator key + control + X = Copy what Narrator said last
Narrator key + Alt + X = Open Speech recap window for history and live transcriptions
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Accessibility > Narrator.
Changes and Improvements
[General]
To stay secure and up to date, Insider Preview builds in the Canary Channel are signed with security certificates, which we renew annually. This year, we’ve made the change early. If you have a PC in the Canary Channel, we encourage you to install the latest build to avoid expiry notifications and to stay secure. Take note the new expiration is now 8/11/2026.
[Taskbar & System Tray]
We have adjusted the needy state pill under apps on the taskbar that need attention to be wider and more visible.
Wider needy state pill UI showing for Microsoft Teams on the taskbar indicating the app needs attention.
We are improving Accessibility flyout in quick settings by grouping the assistive technologies by vision, hearing, motor and mobility for easy identification to help you find the right accessibility feature based on your needs. Voice access is now also included in the flyout.
New grouping by vision, hearing, motor and mobility in the Accessibility flyout in quick settings.
[Search on the Taskbar]
Improved support for web search providers in Windows Search for the EEA, including with increased discoverability.
[Windows Share]
In the Windows share window, we are adding the ability to quickly edit and enhance images while sharing. This includes in-line image editing capabilities, such as cropping, rotating, and applying filters, as well as the ability to compress images to reduce file size for easier sharing. This ability works only for local images stored on your PC. Supported image formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .dib, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .bmp.
New edit button in the Windows share window when sharing local images.
The image editing experience from the Windows share window with a picture of the dog Kilo.
We are adding the ability to share directly to apps that support sharing in Windows when right-clicking on local files in File Explorer or the desktop.
Share with apps directly through the context menu in File Explorer or on the desktop.
[Settings]
We’re making it easy to find answers to common questions about your PC and Windows 11 with a dedicated FAQs section on the Settings > System > About page, providing quick and helpful insights for using your PC all in one place. Whether you’re curious about system configuration, performance, or compatibility, this experience ensures you get the information you need for the frequently asked questions for those topics. We hope these FAQs will help you make informed decisions about your PC with ease.
FAQ section highlighted in a red box on the About settings page.
We’ve updated the dialog when renaming your printer under Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners to match the Windows 11 visuals.
Updated dialog for renaming your printer.
[Input]
We’re trying out a small change to the design of the touch visual when dragging your finger on the screen, as part of some underlying work on rendering. The new design looks like animating bubbles. If you have a touch PC, we welcome you to try it out and share feedback under Input and Language > Touch Input and Gestures in the Feedback Hub.
[Other]
When running the pnputil /enum-drivers command, we’re adding a new field that enumerates driver package catalog attributes, indicating the driver type and if the driver is attestation-signed.
Fixes
[General]
Fixed an issue for Insiders on the previous build causing some of the text in Windows to not be using the correct characters, causing nonsense to display in places like Task Manager and more. This impacted characters outside of A-Z – including Chinese and accented characters in German and Polish.
Fixed an issue where booting into safe mode wasn’t working, with a message saying “Something happened and your PIN isn’t available” for some people.
[File Explorer]
Fixed an issue where File Explorer would crash when tapping the View button with touch.
[Start menu]
Fixed an issue which was causing Start menu to crash on launch for some Insiders in the last few flights.
[Taskbar]
Fixed an underlying issue which was causing keyboard focus to get set to widgets in the taskbar on login, which could make widgets unexpectedly invoke.
Fixed an issue which could cause the media controls in the preview windows for apps in the taskbar (that support it) to flicker.
Fixed an issue where when using Tab and Shift + Tab to move keyboard focus around the taskbar, if you went backwards at least once you could get keyboard focus stuck on the taskbar frame, leading some screen readers to just say “pane”.
Fixed an issue where WIN + CTRL + wasn’t working to cycle between windows of open apps for that position on the taskbar.
[Input]
Fixed an issue where typing Japanese with the touch keyboard might stop working after switching to typing with an English keyboard and back.
Fixed an issue where voice typing wouldn’t start from the touch keyboard when using the Chinese (Simplified) narrow layout.
Fixed an issue where when using the Symbols section of the touch keyboard, pressing the key to change pages might unexpectedly insert a character into password fields.
[Settings]
Fixed an issue where you couldn’t switch active hours from manually to automatic in Windows Update.
Adjusted the location of the intensity and color boost sliders under Settings > Accessibility > Color Filters, so the color previews at the top of the page are visible while adjusting the sliders.
[Voice access]
Fixed an issue which was causing voice access crashes when using Spanish.
[Other]
Fixed an issue where if you clean installed Windows using the installation media, it would unexpectedly generate an empty Windows.old folder when you were done.
Made another fix for Insiders unexpectedly seeing an Administrative Templates error message when opening Group Policy Editor.
Known issues
[General]
[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR COPILOT+ PCs] If you are joining the Canary Channel on a new Copilot+ PC from the Dev Channel, Release Preview Channel or retail, you will lose Windows Hello pin and biometrics to sign into your PC with error 0xd0000225 and error message “Something went wrong, and your PIN isn’t available”. You should be able to re-create your PIN by clicking “Set up my PIN”.
We’re working on the fix for an underlying issue where the taskbar is unexpectedly not showing acrylic material after upgrading to the latest Canary builds. This is impacting a few other scenarios, leading to unexpected black or white in some UI.
[NEW] The “Reset this PC” option under Settings > System > Recovery will not work after upgrading to Build 27881. You can still use the “Go back” option to roll back to the previous build or download the ISO for Build 27881 here to reinstall Windows.
[Settings]
[NEW] We’re investigating an issue in this build which may cause Settings to crash when opening microphone properties under Settings > System > Sound.
