Windows 11 Build 22635.3640 (Beta) Adds new 7z and Tar archive write support, new Emoji

Windows 11 Build 22635.3640 is a new release for the Beta channel. It is notable for adding archive creation support for the popular 7z format and also for the tar format widely used on Linux. There is also Emoji 15.1 support, and several fixes.

Microsoft rolls out some features only for users with Get the latest updates as soon as they're available option enabled. The rest will get them much later. However, keep in mind that even if you enable the option, the new features will anyway be shipped gradually to your PC.

New features for Insiders with the option enabled

7z and tar support

To create a TAR or 7z archive on Windows 11, select some files and folders, right-click them, and select Compress to from the menu.

You can compress individual files with gzip/bzip2 (and more,) or add multiple files to archives in different tar formats with different types of compression. You can also change the compression level and what types of data are stored in each archive.

Emoji

• Added support for Emoji 15.1 which introduces a small number of brand-new emoji such as head shaking horizontally and vertically, phoenix, lime, brown mushroom and broken chain.
• Other changes for Emoji 15.1 include Unicode’s decision to revert family combinations to symbol-like shapes. Windows will use existing style that use people in family combinations.
• There are also new directionality updates for person/man/woman walking, kneeling, with cane, running, manual wheelchair and motorized wheelchair. You can now select right facing or the original left facing orientation for these emoji.

Fixes

 

• File Explorer: Fixed a few accessibility issues in the Common File Dialog.
• Input: Fixed an underlying ctfmon.exe crash which could impact the ability to input text.
• Windowing: Fixed an issue related to showing tabs in Alt + Tab, which could lead to frequent explorer.exe crashes if you had a very large number of tabs.

Fixes for everyone

Start menu

• Fixed an issue believed to be the underlying cause for Start menu crashing on launch or the All apps list not displaying in the previous Beta Channel flight.

Other

• This update addresses an issue that might affect domain controllers (DC). NTLM authentication traffic might increase.
• This update addresses an issue that might affect Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) scenarios. They might fail. These scenarios include VPN, Windows Hello, Credential Guard, and Key Guard.

Known issues

Investigating an issue where Internet Information Services (IIS) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) may not work after installing this update.

Widgets

Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel who have the new position for the Widgets entry-point on left-aligned taskbars may see the following known issues:

• Swipe invocation for Widgets may not work if taskbar is center-aligned instead of left-aligned.
• Unpinning Widgets from the taskbar may not work if taskbar is center-aligned instead of left-aligned.
• The Widgets board is incorrectly positioned when Copilot is in side-by-side mode.
• Turning on/off Widgets in taskbar settings may refresh the taskbar.

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