Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5742 (KB5064075) to the Dev Channel. It updates the Start menu companion for Phone Link with faster access to messages, calls, photos, mobile app updates and other features. Additional time and language settings are being migrated from Control Panel to Settings. And much more.
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The mobile device companion has been redesigned with an updated layout that provides direct access to more features from Start. Users can now scroll to access additional recent activity items to stay informed about updates from their mobile device. Access to messages, calls, photos, mobile app updates and other features is available from this redesigned layout.
The redesigned mobile device companion experience for the Start menu showing an Android device on the left and iPhone® on the right.
The redesigned mobile device companion experience for the Start menu showing an Android device on the left and iPhone® on the right.
Settings
Additional time and language settings are being migrated from Control Panel to Settings:
- Additional clocks can now be added from Settings > Time & language > Date & time under the collapsed section which can be expanded for "Show time and date in the system tray". These additional clocks display in Notification Center and in the tooltip when hovering over the clock in the taskbar.
- The time server can now be changed from Settings > Time & language > Date & time, under "Additional settings".
- The formatting settings for date and time have been moved from Settings > Time & language > Language & region to Settings > Time & language > Date & time, where AM/PM symbol can also be changed along with other existing formatting settings.
- Number and currency format can now be changed from Settings > Time & language > Language & region, under the "Region" section.
- A toggle for enabling Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support is now available under Settings > Time & language > Language & region, under the "Language" section.
- Current user language and region settings can now be copied to welcome screen and system account, as well as new user accounts, from Settings > Time & language > Language & region, under "Additional settings".
Additional keyboard settings are being migrated from Control Panel to Settings:
- The setting for character repeat delay/rate has been moved to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.
- The setting for cursor blink rate has been moved to Settings > Accessibility > Text cursor. Keyboard character repeat delay/rate controls the character repeat duration and repeat frequency. Cursor blink rate controls the cursor blinking frequency.
Other
Additional dialogs have been updated to match Windows 11 visuals including the dialog for when an app cannot open.
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File Explorer
- An issue where some icons in Details, Preview, and navigation panes were not properly mirrored when Arabic or Hebrew display languages were used has been resolved.
- An issue where tooltips in File Explorer might unexpectedly remain visible has been addressed.
- An issue where duplicating a tab in File Explorer on a maximized window resulted in a black flash has been fixed.
- Support for text scaling on desktop icons has been improved, addressing an issue which could lead to overlapping icons and text.
- Several cases where Narrator was unexpectedly not announcing actions in File Explorer have been resolved (when using the "create new" library option, and when expanding details while copying files).
- Additional performance improvements have been implemented, particularly to enhance the performance of launching cloud files and loading context menus.
- An issue for Insiders with the new Start menu, where they might unexpectedly see a category generated for every letter of the alphabet with blank icons when opening the Start menu in the "All" section after updating to the previous build, has been resolved.
- An issue where Visual Studio was not showing in the correct category has been fixed.
Task Manager
- Several issues impacting Task Manager reliability have been addressed, including a recent issue which could cause Task Manager to freeze when going to the performance section for some Insiders.
- Several issues impacting accessibility have been resolved, including adjusting minimum field sizes, improving contrast for the column headers on the Details page when contrast themes are enabled, and addressing a focus issue with the 'Select Columns' dialog on the Details page.
Input
- An underlying issue where typing Chinese with an IME after copying something with CTRL + C could result in the first character getting dropped has been resolved.
- An issue where typing on the touch keyboard with the Changjie, Bopomoji, or Japanese IME would not work if switched to using the previous version of the IME has been fixed.
Settings
- An issue where attempting to add a security key under Settings > Account > Sign-in options could result in Settings crashing has been resolved.
Other
- An underlying issue with dao360.dll resulting in some apps crashing after the last two builds has been fixed.
- An issue causing a small number of Insiders to experience bugchecks with SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION in the latest builds has been resolved.
Known issues
General
Some Windows Insiders may experience a rollback when trying to install this update with a 0x80070005 in Windows Update. A fix is being developed for Windows Insiders impacted. If affected, using Settings > System > Recovery > "Fix issues using Windows update" may resolve the issue.
For developers
Reports are being investigated after updating to Build 26200.5722 and higher in the Dev Channel that Visual Studio may crash on Arm64 PCs when running various scenarios that depend on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
Click to Do (Preview)
The following known issues will be fixed in future updates to Windows Insiders:
- [NEW] After updating to Build 26200.5742, text and image actions in Click to Do may not work and Click to Do may crash. This issue will be fixed in the next flight.
- Windows Insiders on AMD or Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs may experience long wait times on the first attempt to perform intelligent text actions in Click to Do after a new build or model update.
- [NEW] For Insiders with the new Start menu, the layout may temporarily show a smaller Start menu (ex. 6 columns of pinned apps instead of 8). This issue will be resolved shortly, and the larger layout will be restored.
Taskbar & System Tray
Reports are being investigated that all apps pinned to the taskbar are unpinned for some Insiders after updating to Build 26200.5722 and higher.
File Explorer
In dark mode, the red color used for a low space drive in This PC may be unexpectedly light colored in this build. Some of the other colors may also be incorrect, including that black is used for space remaining instead of a more visible color.
Live Captions
Live captions may crash when attempting to use live translation on a Copilot+ PC.
Xbox Controllers
Some Insiders are experiencing an issue where using their Xbox Controller via Bluetooth is causing their PC to bugcheck. Resolution steps: Open Device Manager by searching for it via the search box on your taskbar. Once Device Manager is open, click on "View" and then "Devices by Driver". Find the driver named "oemXXX.inf (XboxGameControllerDriver.inf)" where the "XXX" will be a specific number on your PC. Right-click on that driver and click "Uninstall".
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