Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3380 (Dev and Beta Channels)
Releasing
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3380 (KB5053660) to the Dev and Beta Channels.
As a reminder – we're also offering the same Dev Channel updates based on
Windows 11, version 24H2 to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel. These updates will be
optional at first, so if you are in the Beta Channel today, you can upgrade when you are ready to do so. We plan to make these updates recommended
later this year, which means you will eventually get upgraded to 24H2-based updates automatically in the Beta Channel.
If you are an Insider in the Dev Channel, the window is open to switch from the Dev Channel to the Beta Channel if you would like. This window will only be open for as long as we're releasing the same 24H2-based updates (same build numbers) across both the Dev and Beta Channels. When the Dev Channel jumps ahead (higher build numbers), the window to switch will close.
Please note that switching from the Dev Channel to the Beta Channel may result in the loss of some features temporarily.
IMPORTANT: This window is closing soon, so we highly encourage you to evaluate which channel you would like to be in during this time in which the window to switch is still open.
New features gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on
Recommended files in File Explorer
Recommended files in File Explorer Home are now available to all Windows Insiders who are signed in with their personal Microsoft account (and local accounts). These files will provide you quick access to relevant files based on your activity in the Recommended section which is displayed as a carousel with thumbnail previews. This includes content such as files you frequently use, have recently downloaded, or added to your File Explorer Gallery. Users with a work/school account (Entra ID) will have additional types of recommendations available with this update. This change is not yet rolling out in the EEA (European Economic Area). Quick access folders will continue to be available in the navigation pane for easy access to pinned folders.
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Files Folders and Online Storage > File Explorer.
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on
[Live captions]
- On AMD and Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs, we're beginning to roll out the ability to do real-time translation to Chinese (Simplified). Supported languages include Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech Danish, German, Greek English Spanish, English, Estonian, Finnish, France, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, and Swedish.
[Start menu]
- We are trying out a new change where we will recommend a snap group in the Recommended section of the Start menu based on two apps that are most likely to be snapped together. Let us know what you think if you see this!
[Search on the Taskbar]
- Improved support for web search providers in Windows Search for the EEA, including with increased discoverability.
[Notifications]
- To ensure you never lose access to your Microsoft account, we are introducing a new toast notification that will prompt you to add a secondary email or recovery phone number to your account. This will only appear if you're signed in to your PC with your Microsoft account and this information is missing from your profile. Adding these account proofs will help you recover your Microsoft account if you ever forget your password or get locked out for any reason.
[Widgets]
- In this flight, we're introducing the ability for web developers to easily utilize their existing web content to build dynamic and interactive widgets that can be added to the widgets surfaces in Windows 11. For more information, click here.
[Input]
- We are trying out a new experience to improve the discoverability of the emoji and more panel in Windows 11 with the introduction of a new system tray icon on the taskbar. With this new system tray icon, you can easily express yourself by using emojis, GIFs, Kaomoji etc. across all apps and surfaces in Windows in addition to using the WIN + . keyboard shortcut which is also now shown on the emoji and more panel. This new system tray icon for the emoji and more panel shows can be changed by right-clicking on the icon to go to taskbar settings page.
[Settings]
- We are rolling out "top cards" under Settings > System > About. These top cards provide an easy way to view your PC's key specifications—processor, RAM, storage, and GPU—helping you understand your PC's capabilities at a glance. This is designed to simplify decision-making by highlighting potential areas for hardware improvements while giving you a clear snapshot of your PC. Top Cards won't appear yet on managed commercial PCs. Note this change appears only on specific PC form-factors such as desktops.
Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on
[File Explorer]
- As part of our ongoing commitment to improving File Explorer accessibility, this release includes increased support for the text scaling (via Settings > Text size) across File Open/Save dialogs and Wizard dialogs.
[Windowing]
- Fixed an issue where the Snap Bar at the top of the screen was unexpectedly showing corners on the side closest to the screen.
[Input]
- Fixed a high hitting ctfmon.exe crash, which could impact the ability to type.
[Settings]
- Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to Settings crashing when adding a color profile in Settings > System > Display.
- Fixed an issue where Settings might crash after using Settings to sign into an MSA.
- Fixed an issue for Japanese users, where the name displayed at the top of Settings > Accounts showed First Name Last Name instead of Last Name First Name.
[Other]
- Fixed an issue which could lead to a bugcheck with PDC_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT when resuming from sleep.
- Fixed an issue with windows.storage.dll in the last few flights, where trying to open files from an app could lead to the app crashing.
