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Releasing Windows 11 Build 26100.1586 to the Release Preview Channel

Written By published August 19, 2024

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 26100.1586 (KB5041865) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 24H2 (Build 26100).

Below is a summary of the new features and improvements included as part of this update.

[ADDED 8/20] Gradual rollout

These might not be available to all users because they will roll out gradually. Text bolded in brackets indicate the area of the change being documented.

  • [Taskbar]
    • [ADDED 8/27] New! When the taskbar has keyboard focus (WIN + T), you can press a letter, and you will go to the app whose name starts with that letter. When you press a letter more than once, you will go to the next app whose name starts with that letter. Pressing a letter more than once only works if there are multiple pinned or open apps whose name starts with that letter. If you are using an uncombined taskbar, when you press a letter, you go to the window whose name starts with that letter. Also, when you press Home and End, the keyboard focus changes to the first and last items in the taskbar.
    • The End task option no longer shows a not responding dialog before it stops a task. This option is only available when you turn on End task in Settings > System > For Developers.
  • [File Explorer]
    • New!  When you right-click a tab, you have the choice to duplicate it.
    • A memory leak occurs when you interact with archive folders.
    • File Explorer stops responding when you browse within it.
    • When you search from Home for the first time, you might not get any results.
    • The address bar dropdown menu might appear when you do not expect it.
    • When you use the Save dialog to save a file to Gallery, an error occurs. Because of this update, your file saves to the Pictures library instead.
    • The search box does not show the correct folder name when you are in Gallery.
    • A blank area shows at the top of File Explorer.
    • The back and forward mouse buttons do not work when you hover over the Recommended Files section of Home.
    • Images flash when you view them in the Gallery.
    • [ADDED 8/27/] When you press Windows logo key + E, a screen reader might say a pane has focus, or the focus might not be set at all.
    • [ADDED 8/27] When you press Ctrl + F, sometimes the search does not start.
    • [ADDED 8/27] Keyboard focus sometimes might get lost when you press Shift + Tab.
    • [ADDED 8/27] Screen readers do not announce when you open or browse items that are in a breadcrumb of the Open or Save dialog.
    • [ADDED 8/27] Screen readers do not announce when you open or browse items in the column header.
  • [ADDED 8/27] [Windows Share] New! You can now share content to your Android device from the Windows Share window. To do this, you must pair your Android device to your Windows PC. Use the Link to Windows app on your Android device and Phone Link on your PC.
  • [ADDED 8/27] [Narrator] This update makes scan mode respond quicker. This is especially helpful when you use Microsoft Edge and read large documents. To use scan mode, you must turn on Narrator first (Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter). Then, turn on scan mode by pressing Caps lock + Spacebar during a Narrator session.
  • [ADDED 8/27] [Voice access] You can now dictate the characters that you spell at a faster speed. You also have more editing options for the commands that select, delete, and move within text.
  • [ADDED 8/27] [Widgets Board] We are rolling out an update to the Widgets Board to improve security and the APIs for creating widgets and feeds for users in EEA regions. As part of this update, the Microsoft Start Experiences app will power the Microsoft Start widget and feed experiences. Also, as part of this update, some existing widgets will be removed and others will be modified, temporarily affecting their functionality. This update sets the foundation for new widgets and other features in development, set to roll out soon

Normal rollout

This update includes the following features and improvements that are rolling out as part of this update. Text bolded in brackets indicates the area of the change being documented.

  • [FrameShutdownDelay] The browser ignores its value in the “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main” registry key.
  • [Domain Name System (DNS)] A deadlock occurs in the domain controller (DC) when it starts up in the DNS client.
  • [OpenSSH] This update adds a prompt that asks you to confirm when you turn on OpenSSH using the Server Manager UI.

Thanks,
Windows Insider Program Team

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