Author: Sergey Tkachenko

Microsoft has released Windows 11 (version 24H2) Build  26120.5751 (KB5064071) to the Beta channel. It improves Click to Do,  Snipping Tool, File Explorer and Taskbar. Here are the changes.

Microsoft has released Windows 11 build 26200.5751 (KB5064071) to Insiders in the Dev channel. The update introduces new selection modes in Click to Do: lasso, rectangular, and Ctrl-click. The Snipping Tool (version 11.2507.14.0) now supports recording video of a specific app window. The "Open with" context menu in File Explorer has been updated to remove accent underlays beneath packaged app icons, improving visibility. Taskbar hover animations have been refined. Fixes address duplicate date/time tooltips, Start menu layout issues, incorrect icon placement, low-contrast drive indicators in dark theme, and login interface problems. Live Captions stability has improved. Known issues include installation rollback errors, Visual Studio crashes on Arm64, Recall functionality failures in the EEA, empty sections in File Explorer, Settings storage scanning delays, and Xbox controller Bluetooth GSODs. Now let's dive into details.

This guide outlines the steps to activate dark theme support for file operation dialogs in Windows 11. The feature is currently available in specific Insider builds and requires manual activation.

Microsoft has released Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.6276 (KB5063842) to the Release Preview Channel for Insiders who are on Windows 10, version 22H2. This update includes the following features and improvements.

Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Build 26100.5061 (KB5064081) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 24H2 (Build 26100). It comes with a huge number of new features and improvements.

Microsoft has released Windows 11 (version 23H2) Build 22631.5837   (KB5064080) for Insiders in the Release Preview channel. It comes with several important fixes.

Microsoft has released a new preview, Windows 11 Build 27924, to  Insiders using the Canary channel. It adds "Advanced settings" for File Explorer in the Settings app, and improves the inbox Snipping tool app with a new capability. It can now record a specified window.

Recent Windows 11 builds released for the Insider program have included references to a feature named "Taskbar Companion," suggesting that Microsoft integrates artificial intelligence directly into the taskbar interface. Microsoft has since removed these references from newer versions, likely to limit early exposure during development.