The Beta channel of the Windows Insider program has received two builds,. Windows 11 Build 22624.1690 comes with new features, including a new third-party widget "Facebook", an extra 2FA detection template, and more. Windows 11 Build 22621.1690 doesn't expose the new features.
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What's new in both builds, 22624.1690 & 22621.1690 (Beta)
New Widget: Facebook
Facebook introduces a preview version of its widget for Windows 11. To access this feature, users can download the Facebook app from the Microsoft Store or update to the latest version. Once downloaded, open the Widgets panel, click the "+" button in the upper right corner, and pin the Facebook widget to the panel for easy access. If you’re a Windows developer and interested in creating a widget, watch a tutorial video here.
Changes and improvements in both builds
General
Microsoft is testing notifications in Settings -> Accounts, asking users to add a backup email address or phone number to their Microsoft account to ensure they don't lose access to it.
For some insiders, the "Recommended" section of the Start menu will now be called "For you."
Fixes in Build 22624.1690
Input
- Implemented another change to address an issue that affected the launch of the touch keyboard and PIN entry pad on the login screen.
Notifications
- Fixed another template for recognizing two-factor authorization (2FA) codes in notifications.
Task Manager
- Made some changes to address an issue where random processes are sometimes grouped with Microsoft Edge even though they're unrelated.
- Fixed an issue that affected the stability of the Task Manager.
- The search icon should now be more visible when using a contrasting theme.
- The navigation bar has become a little smaller. If necessary, section titles can be wrapped on a new line.
- The submenu for creating a real-time kernel dump file now has keyboard shortcut hints.
- Pressing the Enter key while keyboard focus is on one of the sections (e.g. Memory) on the Performance page should now switch sections.
- Resizing the "Task Manager" at the top of the window should now work.
Known Issues
Search on the taskbar
- If you have a Bing button in the search bar on your taskbar and you restart your computer, you may see an important event from the daily rotation for some time before the Bing button returns to its place.
Widgets
- When you first open the widget pane, you may briefly see the widget placeholders from the old two-column layout, even if the device supports the three-column layout.
Source: Microsoft
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