Microsoft today released Windows 11 Build 26120.1912 (KB5043168) to Insiders in the Dev channel. It brings with it 6 GHz support for the Mobile Hotspot feature, along with the several fixes and general improvements. Here are the details.
Note: Some of the changes are only available to Insiders who have enabled the "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" option in Settings > Windows update, similarly to the Beta channel
Changes and improvements
General
This update includes a small number of improvements and fixes designed to improve the overall experience of the operating system.
Mobile hotspot
Windows Mobile Hotspot (Access Point) has been upgraded to support 6 GHz connections. This band requires chips that support this feature and updated drivers. Not all chips that support 6 GHz Wi-Fi will be able to create a mobile hotspot in the 6 GHz band.
You can see the change in Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile Hotspot when editing the hotspot properties. To be compatible with existing devices, 6 GHz will only be used if the user has enabled it.
Fixes
Open Source Software
Added attributes to credits.txt files for Rust OSS components.
Task Manager
- Fixed an issue where the settings page could have a white background when it shouldn't.
- Fixed an issue where Task Manager would become unresponsive when switching from a high-contrast theme to a normal theme.
Input Method Editor (IME)
Fixed a memory leak that occurred when closing a window while keyboard focus was set to a drop-down list.
WebView2 apps
Fixed an issue where WebView2 applications would not recognize input from Xbox 360 and Bluetooth controllers.
Known issues
Start Menu: If you click or tap a letter in the All Apps list in the Start menu, the list will stop working correctly. To fix this, try restarting your computer or restarting the explorer.exe process.
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