Windows 11 Build 22631.2271 (Beta) temporarily disabled Ink improvements

Microsoft has released new preview builds of Windows 11 (version 22H2) 22621.2271 and 22631.2271 (KB5030316) to Windows Insiders on the Beta channel. The Beta channel hosts what will become Windows 11 version 23H2, which should become released to everyone this month. The OS is feature complete, so there are no drastic changes anywhere, only fixes. However, a bug prevents Microsoft from keeping on Windows Ink handwriting recognition over text boxes.

What's new in Windows 11 Build 22631.2271 (Beta)

The Windows Ink enhancements introduced in Build 22631.2050 to allow handwriting over editable fields have been temporarily disabled for Insiders in the Beta channel. Microsoft is working on a fix for an issue that impacted the usability of this feature.

Fixes

File Explorer

• Fixed an issue where the progress bar on a tab remained even after File Explorer had loaded a folder.
• Fixed an issue where quickly opening two Explorer windows could cause explorer.exe to crash.
• Fixed an issue that could cause explorer.exe to crash when navigating from the Home page.
• Fixed an issue where attempting to open Gallery after adding new images could result in File Explorer crashing.
• A few more fixes have been made to improve the launch speed of File Explorer. Also fixed a memory leak that could affect performance over time.
• Fixed an issue where sorting changes were not saved for folders after navigating somewhere and back again.
• Fixed an issue where the icons on File Explorer tabs could be incorrect.

Windows Copilot

Fixed an issue that caused the Windows Copilot icon on the taskbar to be flipped horizontally in right-to-left languages.

Input

Fixed a frequent crash in tabtip.exe that could affect the ability to enter text in the last few builds.

Settings

Fixed an issue where switching the search box on the taskbar to icon view could cause explorer.exe to crash.

Dev drive

Fixed an issue where creating a new Dev Drive failed to paste the mount folder path into the dialog box.

Task Manager

Fixed an issue that could cause Task Manager to crash when using the End Task button on the Details page.

HDR wallpapers

Fixed intermittent explorer.exe crash related to using HDR wallpapers.

Other

Fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders attempting to take a screenshot of a window to get screenshots of the entire screen instead of the focused app.

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