Insider KB5005188 Windows 11 Insider Preview Dev and Beta Build 10.0.22000.120 - August 5


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UPDATE 8.12: KB5005190 Windows 11 Insider Preview Dev and Beta Build 10.0.22000.132 - August 12

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.120 to everyone in the Dev and Beta Channels!

Changes and Improvements

  • We are introducing a new Family widget for MSA accounts! It is available in all Windows languages and regions. It allows you to see recent activity from members of your Microsoft family group.


The new Family widget allows you to see recent activity from members of your Microsoft family group.
The new Family widget allows you to see recent activity from members of your Microsoft family group.
  • We are beginning to rollout notification badging for the Chat icon on the Taskbar. Not everyone will see it right away at first.
  • Made some adjustments to improve how the close button looks like in the Taskbar preview windows.
  • When changing backgrounds for Desktops, even if Settings is already open, using Choose Background via Task View will now force Settings to move to whichever Desktop you’re actually on.
  • Moved the Identify button in Display Settings to be right under the control for arranging your monitors (when you have multiple monitors connected) so it’s easier to find.
  • We’ve updated File Explorer’s context menu to be a little more compact for mouse users.
  • Updated the “New” button in the File Explorer’s command bar to use a dropdown menu style with all options in one list instead of a nested list.
  • We’ve made some adjustments to improve the use of space and thumbnail sizes within ALT + Tab, Task View and snap assist.

Fixes

  • Taskbar:
    • The virtual touchpad is now available again to be enabled in Taskbar Settings.
    • The Task View flyout will no longer dismiss when you start typing when attempting to rename your Desktops.
    • The Task View flyout should now display in the correct direction for Insiders using the Arabic or Hebrew display language.
    • When Cortana is set up for voice activation, hovering over the microphone icon in the Taskbar corner will now say “Your assistant is ready to respond” instead of “Host process for Windows Services”.
    • DPI changes should no longer cause icon duplication and overlapping in the Taskbar corner.
    • Adjusted the calendar flyout header spacing to give a bit more room in response to feedback that the days of the week were wrapping in some languages.
    • Fixed an issue where if you updated your preferred first day of the week, it wouldn’t be reflected in the calendar flyout until you signed out and back in.
    • Your preferred calendar flyout state (expanded or collapsed) should now persist reboot.
    • Fixed a race condition for Insiders will multiple monitors related to the Taskbar that was causing Start menu to fly up into the corner of the screen, and explorer.exe to crash when you tried hovering over the Task View button on secondary monitors.
    • Mitigated an issue that could trigger an explorer.exe crash loop for Insiders running Windows with multiple monitors.
    • Based on our analysis of the previous flight, we believe the explorer.exe crash loop for Turkish Insiders when their laptops were at 100% charge has been addressed and we are removing this from the known issues list.
    • Clicking the widgets icon on your secondary monitor should now open widgets on that monitor instead of your primary one.
    • Right-clicking on the Taskbar with a pen should no longer cause a crash.
    • Addressed an issue that was making app icons in the Taskbar blurry for some Insiders.
    • We’ve done some work to address an issue where app icons in the Taskbar could become stuck in a blank state when loading.
    • Fixed an issue that was making explorer.exe crash when clicking the Task View button.
    • Fixed an issue where the Chat window was getting stuck on the screen.
    • Clicking Chat on a secondary monitor should now launch it in the correct position and DPI.
    • We’ve done some work to address an issue where the Taskbar preview windows were getting stuck on the screen and not dismissing when you clicked something else.
    • To address an issue where pressing F7 with focus set to the Taskbar would lock up the taskbar, we’ve made a change so that the caret browsing prompt will no longer appear if F7 is pressed somewhere where a text block is not present.
    • If you press WIN + B followed by the arrow keys, you will now be able to navigate to all the elements in the taskbar corner without needing to press Tab first.
    • Badges on the app icons on secondary monitors should now be in sync with what’s showing on the primary monitor.
  • Settings:
    • Settings will no longer crash when clicking “Facial recognition (Windows Hello)” under Sign-in Settings when Windows Hello is already set up.
    • We fixed an issue where in navigating to Settings > Network & Internet > Ethernet could unexpectedly change the network profile type. If you are an ethernet user, please check your settings after upgrading to this build to ensure your desired network profile type is selected and change it if it isn’t.
    • Fixed an issue where setting your IP address in Network Settings wasn’t working in certain cases.
    • Editing your VPN proxy details in Settings should no longer cause Settings to crash.
    • Fixed another issue causing Power & Battery Settings to crash.
    • Also fixed an issue that could make Settings crash specifically if you went to look at the 7-day battery usage graph in Power & Battery Settings.
    • The progress bars in Settings are now properly accent colored.
    • Saving custom themes in Personalization Settings should now work.
    • Hooked up some Get Help links that stopped pointing to specific guidance after the Settings updates introduced in Windows 11.
    • Hovering over the toggle switches in Settings will no longer make them disappear.
    • Fixed an issue that could cause search in Settings to be in a permanently broken state, saying “No result” for every search.
    • Did some work to help address an issue where you would see a big solid accent color area while resizing the Settings window.
    • Settings should no longer flash green on launch.
    • We’ve done some work to fix an issue that was causing random crashes on Settings pages with lists, as well as an issue causing random crashes on Settings pages with radio buttons.
    • Links to specific Settings pages will now properly navigate to the correct page in Settings when Settings isn’t already open.
    • Your profile picture in Settings should no longer have an unexpected square backplate when transparency is enabled.
    • Added in the missing progress bar when uninstalling apps under Apps & Features in Settings.
    • Icons in the volume mixer in Sound Settings should no longer become overlapped.
    • In-bound Bluetooth PIN pairing in Settings should work again now.
    • If you click “Advanced Options” at the top of the page while navigating through Windows Update Settings, it should now actually open Advanced Options.
    • Made another fix for the volume and brightness sliders becoming unexpectedly tiny if all other settings were removed from Quick Settings.
    • Going from one of the subpages of Quick Settings over to the input flyout should no longer cause a crash.
    • If you use the Accessibility section of Quick Settings, the toggles should now show the correct state of each feature.
    • If you press WIN + P to go directly to Project within Quick Settings, the arrow keys now work to navigate up and down the list.
    • Fixed an issue that was causing some thumbnails to be randomly squished in the media control above Quick Settings.
    • Made another fix to address Focus Assist turning on unexpectedly when viewing the desktop.
  • File Explorer:
    • Fixed an issue resulting in File Explorer unexpectedly not showing an updated scroll bar when in dark mode.
    • Addressed a GDI handle leak related to context menu usage resulting in sluggishness across File Explorer after prolonged usage.
    • Made a change to address a memory leak which was impacting File Explorer, increasing each time more File Explorer windows were opened.
    • Also made a change related to the command bar in File Explorer that was resulting an increased thread count every time a new File Explorer window was opened that would continually grow, consuming resources.
    • Fixed a high hitting explorer.exe crash related to the use of Acrylic in File Explorer’s context menus.
    • Fixed an issue making the focus rectangle unexpectedly appear when using mouse to interact with File Explorer’s command bar.
    • The context menu shouldn’t flicker anymore if you hover over it when Contrast themes are enabled.
    • The context menu should no longer unexpectedly get clipped on the side, not rendering completely.
    • Right clicking the bottom corner of the desktop show no longer causes the context menu to open at the top of the screen.
    • We addressed an underlying issue that we believe is the root cause for a scrollbar appearing in the context menu and explorer.exe crashing when you tried to interact with it.
    • Made a change to help make the radio buttons in File Explorer’s File Options a little more obvious when they’re in the selected state.
    • Clicking the rename button in the command bar should no longer randomly show the Open With dialog sometimes.
    • Fixed an issue that was making some of the file operation dialogs have unreadable button text in dark mode (for example, “File in Use” and “Destination Folder Access Denied”).
  • Start menu:
    • Rapidly pressing the Windows key multiple times should no longer crash Start.
    • Made a change to help improve Start menu launch performance.
    • Fixed an issue where if you clicked on one of the files in Recommended, it was opening the file in an unexpected app in some cases.
    • Made a change to address an issue where Search was sometimes randomly flashing on top of Start when opening Start.
  • Search:
    • Hovering over the Search icon should no longer cause a crash when the recent searches have been updated.
    • When hovering over the Search icon the window should no longer become clipped.
  • Windowing:
    • Connecting and disconnecting to a PC over Remote Desktop, and switching users, should no longer make all your open apps unexpectedly minimize.
    • Addressed a high hitting explorer.exe crash when snapping certain apps on system with mixed DPI monitors.
    • When the snap layouts window is visible after hovering on the maximize button of an app it should now dismiss more reliably now when you move your mouse away.
    • Fixed an issue that was making explorer.exe crash sometimes if you docked or undocked your PC with snapped windows.
    • Window frames should no longer get stuck on the screen when closing windows.
    • Fixed an issue that was making windows unexpectedly open on the wrong Desktop when they shouldn’t.
    • We’ve turned off the animation when switching Desktops using the keyboard shortcuts as it was leading to flashes and hangs.
    • When maximizing certain windows, like File Explorer, the border should no longer low over to secondary monitors.
    • Addressed an issue that was causing screen readers to unexpectedly say “DesktopWindowXamlSource” when using ALT + Tab.
    • We’ve done some work to improve the sensitivity when using the touchpad gesture to invoke ALT + Tab and switch apps.
    • If you were experiencing issues with snap ssist not appearing on the previous flight, we believe this should be resolved after upgrading to this one.
  • Windows Security and logging in:
    • Windows Hello Face should be working again now after upgrading.
    • The button text in the UAC dialog should now correctly say Yes and No again for Insiders not using EN-US.
    • Fixed an issue that was making the UAC dialog launch in the background for apps pinned to the Taskbar in certain scenarios.
    • A Windows Defender fix to address the issue where “Automatic sample submission” was unexpectedly turned off when you restarted your PC is rolling out.
    • We mitigated an issue resulting in some Insiders seeing a repeated logonui.exe crash.
    • We also mitigated a deadlock that could result in your PC getting stuck at a black screen when unlocking your PC, and a separate crash that was making some Insiders see a black screen for a few seconds after logging in.
    • Fixed an issue that was making explorer.exe crash for some Insiders when logging in for the first time after booting their PC.
    • Improved visibility of login screen elements when using high contrast.
    • Logging in or locking your PC should no longer cause full screen white or accent colored flashes.
  • Input:
    • Fixed an issue related to tooltips that was making clicks happen in the wrong place across the system, for example when interacting with icons on the desktop.
    • The touch keyboard should no longer get clipped after rotating the screen orientation when docked.
    • Fixed an issue that was causing explorer.exe to crash sometimes when changing focus between apps while using a third-party IME.
    • Mitigated an issue that is believed to be causing certain hardware keys and buttons to not work on some devices, including the function keys.
    • Mitigated a race condition that could result in certain devices unexpectedly waking from sleep if the touchpad was used to click the Sleep option in Start.
  • Other:
    • Fixed an issue that could lead to PCs bug checking while sleeping.
    • Fixed an issue that was causing stuttering if you tried to play a game while the Xbox Game Bar performance monitor was pinned on the screen.
    • Mitigated an issue that could result in stutter or fps drop for Insiders when moving the mouse in certain games. Thank you Insiders who have taken the time to share feedback about gaming performance with us – if you continue experiencing issues after upgrading, please check our guidance on logging actionable feedback on this subject.
    • Fixed an issue where the boot menu wasn’t identifying Windows 11 correctly.
    • Addressed an issue believed to be causing a number of unexpected UI issues in the previous flight, including semi-transparent and unreadable dialogs, z-ordering issues, large, shadowed areas getting stuck on the screen. and backwards text in context menus for Arabic and Hebrew Insiders.
    • Addressed an issue where windows created while transparency was disabled would become stuck in a solid color instead of becoming acrylic when transparency was enabled.
    • We’ve done some work to remove the unexpected white artifacts in the corners of windows when using dark mode.
    • Right clicking multiple times in certain apps like Task Manager will no longer make the context menu frame change from rounded to square.
    • Fixed a focus issue that was making the window immediately dismiss after pressing ALT + F4 on the desktop.
    • Mitigated an issue that was resulting in unexpectedly needing to re-pair certain connected devices after rebooting.
    • Mitigated an explorer.exe deadlock that could happen when reordering your Desktops.
    • Addressed an issue that was resulting in Microsoft Store appearing to download app updates that were already installed on the PC.
    • Fixed an issue that was resulting in some Insiders experiencing bugchecks, in particular when playing games.

Known issues

  • [REMINDER] When upgrading to Windows 11 from Windows 10 or when installing an update to Windows 11, some features may be deprecated or removed. See details here.
  • We’re investigating an issue where on some devices, when going to Settings > Windows Update > Windows Insider Program, only the “Stop getting preview builds” option is visible. This prevents Insiders from selecting a channel. We have posted a workaround on Answers.
  • [BETA CHANNEL] We’re investigating reports from Insiders in the Beta Channel where after upgrading to Windows 11, they are not seeing the new Taskbar and the Start menu doesn’t work. To workaround this if you are impacted, please try going to Windows Update > Update history, uninstalling the latest cumulative update for Windows, and the reinstall it by checking for updates.
  • Start:
    • In some cases, you might be unable to enter text when using Search from Start or the Taskbar. If you experience the issue, press WIN + R on the keyboard to launch the Run dialog box, then close it.
    • System and Windows Terminal is missing when right-clicking on the Start button (WIN + X).
  • Taskbar:
    • The Taskbar will sometimes flicker when switching input methods.
  • Search:
    • After clicking the Search icon on the Taskbar, the Search panel may not open. If this occurs, restart the “Windows Explorer” process, and open the search panel again.
    • When you hover your mouse over the Search icon on the Taskbar, recent searches may not be displayed. To work around the issue, restart your PC.
    • Search panel might appear as black and not display any content below the search box.
  • Widgets:
    • The widgets board may appear empty. To work around the issue, you can sign out and then sign back in again.
    • Launching links from the widgets board may not invoke apps to the foreground.
    • Widgets may be displayed in the wrong size on external monitors. If you encounter this, you can launch the widgets via touch or WIN + W shortcut on your actual PC display first and then launch on your secondary monitors.
    • [Family widget] Some users may see a ‘connect a device to see screen time activity’ message even with screen time settings enable.
    • [Family widget] Location information may not be available for some users on iOS.
  • Store:
    • We are working to improve search relevance in the Store including resolving an issue where in some cases the ordering of search results is inaccurate.
    • The install button might not be functional yet in some limited scenarios.
    • Rating and reviews are not available for some apps.
  • Windows Sandbox
    • The Taskbar will crash continuously in Windows Sandbox. The team is investigating a fix.
  • Localization
    • There is an issue where some Insiders may be some missing translations from their user experience for a small subset of languages running the latest Insider Preview builds. To confirm if you have been impacted, please visit this Answers forum post and follow the steps for remediation.

Microsoft Store

We are beginning to roll out an update for Store (version 22107.1401.9.0) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel first. This update includes the following improvements:

Auto-scrolling on Spotlight: When browsing, we’ll automatically scroll through content so you can discover your next favorite app, movie, or game.

When browsing, we’ll automatically scroll through content so you can discover your next favorite app, movie, or game.
When browsing, we’ll automatically scroll through content so you can discover your next favorite app, movie, or game.

New gaming PDP (product detail page) design: We updated the way our game pages appear so you can see more info and images from your next favorite game.

The updates design for our game pages allows you can see more info and images from your next favorite game.
The updates design for our game pages allows you can see more info and images from your next favorite game.

New Ratings and Reviews dialog: We updated the ratings and reviews form and made it easier to provide feedback on the products you use.

We updated the ratings and reviews form and made it easier to provide feedback on the products you use.
We updated the ratings and reviews form and made it easier to provide feedback on the products you use.

We hope to begin rolling this Store update out to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel if no blocking issues are discovered in the Dev Channel!

For developers

You can download the latest Windows Insider SDK at aka.ms/windowsinsidersdk. The Windows Insider SDK will be continuously flighting with corresponding Windows 11 Insider Preview builds, and the latest Windows Insider SDK for Build 22000.120 is now available.

Important Insider Links

To learn how we made Windows 11, click here. You can check out our Windows Insider Program documentation here, including a list of all the new features and updates released in builds so far. Are you not seeing any of the features listed for this build? Check your Windows Insider Settings to make sure you’re in the Dev Channel. Submit feedback here to let us know if things weren’t working the way you expected.

If you want a complete look at what build is in which Insider channel, head over to Flight Hub. Please note, there will be a slight delay between when a build is flighted and when Flight Hub is updated.

Thanks,
Amanda & Brandon


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Updated and compared to 22000.100 they appeared to have fixed the right clicking on Volume icon on system tray, both Open volume mixer and Sound Settings are now opening correctly instead of just Settings even though this is not mentioned anywhere on the change log assuming I didn't miss it. CPU Utilization appears to be down a bit too, could be due to them fixing problem(s) with Explorer.exe.


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Download and install completed on 5 computers. One computer had an reboot - recovery issue. I turned it off, restarted it, and continued to install and completed installation without further issues.
 

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    Samsung UHD 27 inch
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    3D PREMIUM surround sound onboard
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    Samsung 980 pro 2 tb gen 4 NVMe ssd
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    850 watt consair RM850X
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    Lian Li LANCOOL ONE tempered glass RGB gaming case
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    With all this gaming rig I am not a gamer!
And installed!
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Self Built
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    Ryzen 9 3900x
    Motherboard
    Asus Strix x570-E
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    Corsair Dominator Platinum 32Gb@3600MHz
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    Asus Strix 3080 Ti OC
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    Samsung Odyssey G7 32" Curved Gaming Monitor, IIYAMA XUB2792QSU-W1 27"
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    Samsung 980 Pro 1 Tb (OS), Samsung 970 Pro 1 Tb (games), Samsung 860 Evo 1Tb (data), Samsung 860 Evo 4 Tb (games), Crucial MX500 1Tb (photos), Synology DS920+ 32 Tb NAS.
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    Corsair RM850x
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    Corsair Crystal 680x
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    Corsair H100i Se Platinum, 8 Corsair QL120/140 fans
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    Corsair K70 RGB Mk 2 SE Rapid Fire
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    Corsair M65 Elite
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    58/12 Mbps
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    Microsoft Edge
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    Windows Defender + Malwarebytes
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    Astro a50 Headset, Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Tablet.
    Creative T6300 5.1 Speakers. TPM 2.0 Module.
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    Ryzen 5600x
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    Asus Strix B550-E
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    Corsair Vengeance 32Gb@3200MHz
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    Gigabyte RTX2070 Super Gaming OC
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    Creative Soundblaster AE-5
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    Asus Strix XG43VQ 43" Ultrawide
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    3840x1200 @ 120Mhz
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    Aorus Gen 4 NVMe 1 Tb (Windows Insider), Samsung 850 Pro 512Gb (data), Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb (backups), Samsung 860 Evo 2Tb (Home folder), Blu-ray player
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    Corsair RM750i
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    Fractal Define R6
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    Scythe Mugen 5 rev B and Corsair QL fans
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    Glorious Model D
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    58/12 Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
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    Windows Defender + Malwarebytes
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    Corsair Virtuoso Headset
It's a smooth upgrade and so far no issues.
 

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    i7-155h
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    Coral_MTH
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    LPDDR5X 32GB
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    Intel Arc Graphics
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    Realtek
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    SamsungATNA40YK 11-0
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    1TB NVMe Gen 4 M.2 SSD
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    Generic
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    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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    Countryman_TLS
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    Realtek
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    NE160QDM-NY1
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    WD PC SN810 512GB
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    Edge, Google Chrome
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    Windows Defender
Pleased to see they've been chipping away at some of the issues that have made the start menu and search box clunky to use.
 

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    Corsair RGB Smart Case 5000x (white)
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    Logitech K860
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    Bitdefender Total Security
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    AMD Radeon
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    15.6"
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    1920 x 1080
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    512 GB PCIe® NVMe
Really weird and it is a first for me. When I went to my Hyper-V VM to check for updates, everything (Download & Install) was already done and all I had to do was to click on "Restart".

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    ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.
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    32GB
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti
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    1920 x 1080
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    Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
Really weird and it is a first for me. When I went to my Hyper-V VM to check for updates, everything (Download & Install) was already done and all I had to do was to click on "Restart".

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Seems like the process in installation is more automated - very little intervention required.
 

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    Asus Prime x370 Pro
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    64Gb
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    Radeon RX 480 8Gb
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    Samsung UHD 27 inch
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    IBuyPower
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    AMD 9 5900X
    Motherboard
    Asus x570 ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero WI-FI 6E ARGB
    Memory
    32 Gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    3D PREMIUM surround sound onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 32 inch UHD curved monitor
    Screen Resolution
    UHD
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 pro 2 tb gen 4 NVMe ssd
    PSU
    850 watt consair RM850X
    Case
    Lian Li LANCOOL ONE tempered glass RGB gaming case
    Cooling
    DEEPCOOL GAMERSTORM RGB 240 mm CASTLE 240EX liquid cooler
    Mouse
    Ares m.2 gaming optical mouse
    Keyboard
    Ares m.2 gaming keyboard
    Internet Speed
    450
    Browser
    Firefox / Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows defender
    Other Info
    With all this gaming rig I am not a gamer!
Seems like the process in installation is more automated - very little intervention required.
That's what I am realizing for at least the past 3 or 4 Builds.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 and Win 11 in VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus ROG Strix GA35DX
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
I fixed the problem I was having with the scroll wheel on my mouse. It turned out to be a problem with the mouse and not Windows 11.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
All done, no problems. Right click context menu and the start menu seems smoother and faster now, before was pretty slow.

Still disappointed with the start menu, the lack of tiles and customisation and also the lack of customization for the taskbar, i want the tasbar thinner and the options to disable grouping and to see the labels.

I don't have the answer for everything you want, but at least the following will help you in resizing the Taskbar:

How to change Taskbar size on Windows 11
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 and Win 11 in VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus ROG Strix GA35DX
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
Stuck on 5% and 69% and took 30 mins. Defender loading ok.
And for me too! But that is one hell of a long list of fixes so I'll wait :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 10700 2.90GHz
    Motherboard
    Prime Z490-P
    Memory
    32 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 1070
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 34" Ultra Wide Screen.
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 on each monitor
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 120GB SATA SSD
    Crucial CT250BX100SSD1 SATA SSD
    Samsung SSD 860 QVO 1TB SATA SSD
    Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB M.2 NVMe
    Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB M.2 NVMe
    PSU
    850 Watt
    Case
    Fractal
    Cooling
    5 x 140mm fans
    Keyboard
    Corsair K55
    Mouse
    Arrogant
    Internet Speed
    300MBs/100MBs
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    MalwareBytes Pro

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Photoshop/Game/tinker build
    CPU
    Intel i9 1300KS
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Maximus Z90 Dark Hero
    Memory
    64GB (2x32) G.skill Trident Z5 RGB 6400 MHZ 32-39-39
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio, Vanatoo Transparent One; Klipsch R-12SWi Sub; Creative Pebble Pro Minimilist
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Eizo CG2730, ViewSonic VP2768
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440p x 2
    Hard Drives
    WDC SN850 1TB nvme, SK-Hynix 2 TB P41 nvme, Raid 0: 1TB 850 EVO + 1TB 860 EVO SSD. Sabrent USB-C DS-SC5B 5-bay docking station: 6TB WDC Black, 6TB Ironwolf Pro; 2x 2TB WDC Black
    PSU
    850W Seasonic Vertex PX-850
    Case
    Fractal Design North XL Mesh, Black Walnut
    Cooling
    EKWB 360 Nucleus Dark AIO w/Phanteks T30-120 fans, 1 Noctua NF-A14 Chromax case fan
    Keyboard
    Glorious GMMK TKL mechanical, lubed modded
    Mouse
    Logitech G305 wireless gaming
    Internet Speed
    380 Mb/s down, 12 Mb/s up
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender, Macrium Reflect 8 ;-)
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Apple 13" Macbook Pro 2020 (m1)
    CPU
    Apple M1
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600
    Browser
    Firefox
Getting the update now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home(Beta) - 23H2 - 22635.3350
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Banana Junior 5600- G Series
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Strix B550-F
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB 4x16
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viotek 32", 28" ASUS VP28U
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Primary SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus
    PSU
    EVGA BQ 700w 80+ Bronze
    Case
    Zalman i3 NEO
    Cooling
    ARCTIC Freezer 7 X
    Keyboard
    Corsair
    Mouse
    Amazon Generic with Cord
    Internet Speed
    Download: 295.11 mbps Upload: 65.35 mbps T-Mobile Internet
    Browser
    Firefox and Edge
    Antivirus
    MS - Defender
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
My second desktop just finished updating. It took a total of 14 minutes. I'll update my laptop later.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I still have the issue that when right clicking in explorer, the context menu immediately disappears. I have to keep it over the selection and right click several times before the context menu stays and I can use it. This is really annoying.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Photoshop/Game/tinker build
    CPU
    Intel i9 1300KS
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Maximus Z90 Dark Hero
    Memory
    64GB (2x32) G.skill Trident Z5 RGB 6400 MHZ 32-39-39
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio, Vanatoo Transparent One; Klipsch R-12SWi Sub; Creative Pebble Pro Minimilist
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Eizo CG2730, ViewSonic VP2768
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440p x 2
    Hard Drives
    WDC SN850 1TB nvme, SK-Hynix 2 TB P41 nvme, Raid 0: 1TB 850 EVO + 1TB 860 EVO SSD. Sabrent USB-C DS-SC5B 5-bay docking station: 6TB WDC Black, 6TB Ironwolf Pro; 2x 2TB WDC Black
    PSU
    850W Seasonic Vertex PX-850
    Case
    Fractal Design North XL Mesh, Black Walnut
    Cooling
    EKWB 360 Nucleus Dark AIO w/Phanteks T30-120 fans, 1 Noctua NF-A14 Chromax case fan
    Keyboard
    Glorious GMMK TKL mechanical, lubed modded
    Mouse
    Logitech G305 wireless gaming
    Internet Speed
    380 Mb/s down, 12 Mb/s up
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender, Macrium Reflect 8 ;-)
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Apple 13" Macbook Pro 2020 (m1)
    CPU
    Apple M1
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600
    Browser
    Firefox
Yahoo!!!!:party:🥳:party:🥳
All the real problems for me are now history!
I mean the bugs that make one think, "maybe I should go back to 10".

1. Running benchmarks now longer have hitching, jerky graphics, I guess the fixes they did for gamming took care of that.

2. It seems so far they did fix the File Explorer short freeze/stalling out problem.

3:Annnnd a big one:
because I have a soundbar hooked up via HDMI to my graphics card(also can happen if I use the Intel port on the motherboard) the soundbar shows up as a monitor, that happens on all Windows versions, 8.1, 10, and 11, but it's not Windows fault I think, it's the graphics driver that sees a port being used, so it tells windows, oh another monitor, anyhow, some programs would open up on this "ghost" monitor, even if I use the trick where you right click the taskbar icon and full screen it, then using the mouse got to the ghost and grab from the top and drag and drop it to a real monitor.​
But every time I open the app it would open only on the ghost and never where it was last closed from, now that seems to be fixed too.​
This is very True but it just goes to show you that they will fix what they want to fix which are the problems First. They did nothing about the RC on The Desk Top duplication. But that is not a Broken thing but how long would it take to remove that?? They also mentioned nothing about the problem that I was having. But all in all I am happy with it, just staying out of EDGE.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Digital Storm Velox
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-10940X
    Motherboard
    MSI X299 PRO (Intel X299 Chipset) (Up to 4x PCI-E Devices)
    Memory
    128 GB DDR4 3200 MHz Corsair Vengance LPX
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Black
    Sound Card
    Integrated Motherboard Audio-Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CORSAIR XENEON 32QHD
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    2 Samsung 980 Pro NVME 2TB
    1x Storage (6TB Western Digital
    PSU
    Corsair / EVGA / Thermaltake (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
    Case
    VELOX
    Cooling
    H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
    Keyboard
    Corsair K63 Wireless
    Mouse
    Corsair M65 Pro
    Internet Speed
    1000Gb's Down-20 Up
    Browser
    Firefox 124.0.1
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Cyber power CP1350AVRLCD -UPS
    NVIDIA 551.86 Driver
  • Operating System
    Arch Linux
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Intel NUC13ANHi3
    CPU
    Intel Core i3 1315u
    Motherboard
    NUC13AN
    Memory
    64GB GSKILL DDR4 3200
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel On Board
    Sound Card
    Intel on Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2419HGCF
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB Crucial M2NVME
    PSU
    External 90 Watt
    Case
    NUC Tall
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Razer
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Slimjet 43.0.1.0
    Other Info
    quiet & fast
Installed and working.. no issues to report so far.,
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home(Beta) - 23H2 - 22635.3350
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Banana Junior 5600- G Series
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Strix B550-F
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB 4x16
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viotek 32", 28" ASUS VP28U
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Primary SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus
    PSU
    EVGA BQ 700w 80+ Bronze
    Case
    Zalman i3 NEO
    Cooling
    ARCTIC Freezer 7 X
    Keyboard
    Corsair
    Mouse
    Amazon Generic with Cord
    Internet Speed
    Download: 295.11 mbps Upload: 65.35 mbps T-Mobile Internet
    Browser
    Firefox and Edge
    Antivirus
    MS - Defender
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
Wow, the update process was fast after the download completed. It's looking good for me, not that I had many issues. Of my issues:
- 3 problems fixed (none were show stoppers)
- 1 new "one-time" problem
- 1 app problem not fixed (have a workaround)
- no change to 2 items I think are problems, but they do not affect usage
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP / Spectre x360 Convertible 13
    CPU
    i5-8250U
    Motherboard
    83B9 56.50
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio(SST)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 256GB SSD
    Internet Speed
    500Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Physical and VM done.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Multi-boot Windows 11 & 10 - RTM, RP, Beta, Dev and Canary
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware R12
    CPU
    11th Gen i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz, 8 cores/16 logical proc.
    Motherboard
    Alienware 07HV66 (U3E1)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 w/10GB GDDR5X mem
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 27" Curved C27F591
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 60 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1TB NVMe PM961 NVMe SSD SAMSUNG (Boot),
    2TB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 (SATA),
    1TB Samsung SSD 850 EVO,
    1TB Seagate ST1000DM003-1ER162,
    1TB WD Elements 10A8 USB Device,
    1TB BUFFALO HD-PNTU3 USB Device,
    1TB x4 Seagate BUP Slim SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    850W PSU Liquid Cooled Chassis - CyberPower 1500 UPS
    Case
    Alienware Mid-Tower (Dell)
    Cooling
    Liquid Cooled - 3 fan - Top exhaust
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800 Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master Wireless
    Internet Speed
    1 Gigabit
    Browser
    FF, Chrome, Opera, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender, MBAM, SuperAntiSpyware
    Other Info
    Blueray R/W Optical,
    Canon MX410 series Printer/Fax/Scanner/Copier,
    Altec 5.1 Speakers L-R, Mid Base Boom,

    Macrium Home Premium, Revo Pro, Screenspresso Pro

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