Corrine Administrator, Microsoft MVP, Security Analyst Staff member Joined Feb 22, 2012 Posts 12,104 Location Upstate, NY May 8, 2024 #61 Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26212 (Canary Channel) Developers, please note that for a short period of time, we will not be releasing an SDK for builds we flight to the Canary Channel. Changes and Improvements [Windows Share] Users will be able to now generate QR codes for URLs and cloud file links through the Windows share window to seamlessly share webpages and files across their devices. To try this out in Microsoft Edge, just click the share button in the Edge toolbar and choose “Windows share options”. To prevent accidentally closing the Windows share window, clicking outside the Windows share window will no longer close it. To close the Windows share window, just press the close button at the top right corner. If your Microsoft account uses a Gmail address, you can now send email to yourself from Windows share window and receive it in your Gmail account. [Copilot in Windows*] Over the last few months, we’ve been trying out different experiences for Copilot in Windows (Preview) with Windows Insiders across the Canary, Dev, and Beta Channels. Some of these experiences include the ability for Copilot in Windows to act like a normal application window and the taskbar icon animating to indicate that Copilot can help when you copy text or images. We have decided to pause the rollouts of these experiences to further refine them based on user feedback. Copilot in Windows will continue to work as expected while we continue to evolve new ideas with Windows Insiders. Fixes for known issues [General] We fixed the issue causing advanced startup options to not work. This also fixes the progress wheel from not showing when booting. We believe we fixed the issue causing Features on Demand (FODs) to not install. [Copilot in Windows*] We are rolling out a fix for the issue causing Copilot to auto-launch unexpectedly for Windows Insiders in the Canary, Dev, and Beta Channels after restarting their PCs. This issue was unrelated to the auto-launching experience we tried out with Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels in early Februarywhich we stopped rolling out in March. [Taskbar & System Tray] Fixed an issue that caused the taskbar to be partially off the screen on secondary monitors. Fixed an issue that caused Narrator to be silent while rearranging your apps on taskbar. [File Explorer] Fixed an issue which was causing File Explorer to sporadically crash when using path suggestions in the address bar. Fixed an issue which could cause File Explorer to crash sometimes when going from the search box to the body of File Explorer. [Windowing] Fixed a couple DWM crashes, which could cause the screen to appear to flash. [Other] Fixed an issue that was causing some people to repeatedly see a message saying live captions were being missed. Fixed an underlying issue which was causing Visual Studio to fail to debug x64 .NET framework console applications (the app would crash in ntdll.dll upon load).
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26212 (Canary Channel) Developers, please note that for a short period of time, we will not be releasing an SDK for builds we flight to the Canary Channel. Changes and Improvements [Windows Share] Users will be able to now generate QR codes for URLs and cloud file links through the Windows share window to seamlessly share webpages and files across their devices. To try this out in Microsoft Edge, just click the share button in the Edge toolbar and choose “Windows share options”. To prevent accidentally closing the Windows share window, clicking outside the Windows share window will no longer close it. To close the Windows share window, just press the close button at the top right corner. If your Microsoft account uses a Gmail address, you can now send email to yourself from Windows share window and receive it in your Gmail account. [Copilot in Windows*] Over the last few months, we’ve been trying out different experiences for Copilot in Windows (Preview) with Windows Insiders across the Canary, Dev, and Beta Channels. Some of these experiences include the ability for Copilot in Windows to act like a normal application window and the taskbar icon animating to indicate that Copilot can help when you copy text or images. We have decided to pause the rollouts of these experiences to further refine them based on user feedback. Copilot in Windows will continue to work as expected while we continue to evolve new ideas with Windows Insiders. Fixes for known issues [General] We fixed the issue causing advanced startup options to not work. This also fixes the progress wheel from not showing when booting. We believe we fixed the issue causing Features on Demand (FODs) to not install. [Copilot in Windows*] We are rolling out a fix for the issue causing Copilot to auto-launch unexpectedly for Windows Insiders in the Canary, Dev, and Beta Channels after restarting their PCs. This issue was unrelated to the auto-launching experience we tried out with Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels in early Februarywhich we stopped rolling out in March. [Taskbar & System Tray] Fixed an issue that caused the taskbar to be partially off the screen on secondary monitors. Fixed an issue that caused Narrator to be silent while rearranging your apps on taskbar. [File Explorer] Fixed an issue which was causing File Explorer to sporadically crash when using path suggestions in the address bar. Fixed an issue which could cause File Explorer to crash sometimes when going from the search box to the body of File Explorer. [Windowing] Fixed a couple DWM crashes, which could cause the screen to appear to flash. [Other] Fixed an issue that was causing some people to repeatedly see a message saying live captions were being missed. Fixed an underlying issue which was causing Visual Studio to fail to debug x64 .NET framework console applications (the app would crash in ntdll.dll upon load).
Corrine Administrator, Microsoft MVP, Security Analyst Staff member Joined Feb 22, 2012 Posts 12,104 Location Upstate, NY May 15, 2024 #62 Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26217 (Canary Channel) 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 for known issues [Settings] Fixed an issue where after using the Disable button for a camera under Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Cameras, the Enable button wouldn’t work. Fixed an issue where the text showing the color filters keyboard shortcut was missing from Settings > Accessibility > Color filters.
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26217 (Canary Channel) 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 for known issues [Settings] Fixed an issue where after using the Disable button for a camera under Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Cameras, the Enable button wouldn’t work. Fixed an issue where the text showing the color filters keyboard shortcut was missing from Settings > Accessibility > Color filters.
Corrine Administrator, Microsoft MVP, Security Analyst Staff member Joined Feb 22, 2012 Posts 12,104 Location Upstate, NY Today at 1:44 PM #63 Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26227 (Canary Channel) Changes and Improvements [Copilot in Windows*] As part of this update, we’re also evolving the Copilot* experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get the benefits of a traditional app experience, including the ability to resize, move, and snap the window – feedback we’ve heard from users throughout the preview of Copilot in Windows. This model also allows Microsoft to more agilely develop and optimize the experience based on user feedback. As part of the Copilot experience’s evolution on Windows to become an app that is pinned to the taskbar, we are retiring the WIN + C keyboard shortcut. For new devices that ship with a Copilot key, this key will open Copilot. For existing devices without that key, using the WIN + (number position for Copilot pinned to your taskbar) is a great way to open Copilot. [Emoji] We’re adding support for Emoji 15.1 which introduces a small number of brand-new emoji such as head shaking horizontally and vertically, phoenix, lime, brown mushroom and broken chain. Other changes for Emoji 15.1 include Unicode’s decision to revert family combinations to symbol-like shapes. Windows has chosen to stay with our existing style that use people in family combinations. We are also supporting the new directionality updates for person/man/woman walking, kneeling, with cane, running, manual wheelchair and motorized wheelchair. You can now select right facing or the original left facing orientation for these emoji. [Settings] We are introducing a new Linked devices page under Settings > Accounts that allows you to manage PCs and Xbox consoles that you are signed in to with your Microsoft account. This settings page will only show on the Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 and if you’re signed into Windows with your Microsoft account. Fixes for known issues [General] Fixed an issue believed to be the underlying cause of some Insiders noticing stutters in some animations recently (dropping frames), particularly with Task View. Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to some apps not starting on startup even though they were enabled as startup apps in Settings. It would show as Suspended in Task Manager, but not appear in the taskbar. Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to the pop up asking for permission to use location not appearing, which could lead to app issues without location access. [Windowing] Fixed an issue related to showing tabs in Alt + Tab, which could lead to frequent explorer.exe crashes if you had a very large number of tabs. [Widgets] Fixed the issue causing the WIN + W keyboard shortcut to not work correctly and open the Widgets board. [Other] Fixed explorer.exe crashes impacting live captions and voice access. Introducing Suggested Replies in Phone Link for Android We’re excited to announce the addition of a new feature to the Phone Link app for Android users: Suggested Replies. Powered by our cloud-based intelligent suggestion model, this feature is designed to make your messaging experience seamless and more efficient. With Suggested Replies, you’ll see 3 contextually relevant reply bubbles to choose from when you receive a message. The feature is turned on by default, so you can start using it right away. Simply select a suggested reply and it’ll be sent immediately. Suggested Replies are beginning to roll out to Windows Insiders across all channels with Phone Link version 1.24051.98 and higher. FEEDBACK: Send us feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Apps > Phone Link.
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26227 (Canary Channel) Changes and Improvements [Copilot in Windows*] As part of this update, we’re also evolving the Copilot* experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get the benefits of a traditional app experience, including the ability to resize, move, and snap the window – feedback we’ve heard from users throughout the preview of Copilot in Windows. This model also allows Microsoft to more agilely develop and optimize the experience based on user feedback. As part of the Copilot experience’s evolution on Windows to become an app that is pinned to the taskbar, we are retiring the WIN + C keyboard shortcut. For new devices that ship with a Copilot key, this key will open Copilot. For existing devices without that key, using the WIN + (number position for Copilot pinned to your taskbar) is a great way to open Copilot. [Emoji] We’re adding support for Emoji 15.1 which introduces a small number of brand-new emoji such as head shaking horizontally and vertically, phoenix, lime, brown mushroom and broken chain. Other changes for Emoji 15.1 include Unicode’s decision to revert family combinations to symbol-like shapes. Windows has chosen to stay with our existing style that use people in family combinations. We are also supporting the new directionality updates for person/man/woman walking, kneeling, with cane, running, manual wheelchair and motorized wheelchair. You can now select right facing or the original left facing orientation for these emoji. [Settings] We are introducing a new Linked devices page under Settings > Accounts that allows you to manage PCs and Xbox consoles that you are signed in to with your Microsoft account. This settings page will only show on the Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 and if you’re signed into Windows with your Microsoft account. Fixes for known issues [General] Fixed an issue believed to be the underlying cause of some Insiders noticing stutters in some animations recently (dropping frames), particularly with Task View. Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to some apps not starting on startup even though they were enabled as startup apps in Settings. It would show as Suspended in Task Manager, but not appear in the taskbar. Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to the pop up asking for permission to use location not appearing, which could lead to app issues without location access. [Windowing] Fixed an issue related to showing tabs in Alt + Tab, which could lead to frequent explorer.exe crashes if you had a very large number of tabs. [Widgets] Fixed the issue causing the WIN + W keyboard shortcut to not work correctly and open the Widgets board. [Other] Fixed explorer.exe crashes impacting live captions and voice access. Introducing Suggested Replies in Phone Link for Android We’re excited to announce the addition of a new feature to the Phone Link app for Android users: Suggested Replies. Powered by our cloud-based intelligent suggestion model, this feature is designed to make your messaging experience seamless and more efficient. With Suggested Replies, you’ll see 3 contextually relevant reply bubbles to choose from when you receive a message. The feature is turned on by default, so you can start using it right away. Simply select a suggested reply and it’ll be sent immediately. Suggested Replies are beginning to roll out to Windows Insiders across all channels with Phone Link version 1.24051.98 and higher. FEEDBACK: Send us feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Apps > Phone Link.