Insider KB5050087 Windows 11 Insider Beta build 22635.4870 (23H2) - Feb. 3


UPDATE 2/07:



 Windows Blogs:

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4870 (KB5050087) to the Beta Channel. Please note this build will only be provided to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel who did not upgrade to receiving updates based on Windows 11, version 24H2.

Changes in Beta Channel builds and updates are documented in two buckets: new features, improvements, and fixes that are being gradually rolled out for Insiders who have turned on the toggle to get the latest updates as they are available (via Settings > Windows Update*) and then new features, improvements, and fixes rolling out to everyone in the Beta Channel. For more information, see the Reminders section at the bottom of this blog post.


New features gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*

Choose what Lock screen widgets appear

We’re beginning to roll out support for lock screen widgets (previously referred to as “Weather and more”) to Windows Insiders in the European Economic Area (EEA). You can add, remove, and rearrange lock screen widgets such as Weather, Watchlist, Sports, Traffic, and more. Any widget that supports the small sizing option can be added here. To customize your lock screen widgets, navigate to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen. We are starting this rollout first with Insiders in the EEA and plan to expand to Insiders in other regions in the future. Insiders outside the EEA will continue to see the “Weather and more” experience.


Customization settings for lock screen widgets shown in Settings.
Customization settings for lock screen widgets shown in Settings.

As part of this, we’re also adding support for a new group policy called “Disable Widgets On Lock Screen” that will allow IT administrators to disable lock screen widgets without disabling widgets elsewhere on PCs they manage. To edit this policy, please launch the Local Group Policy Editor app and navigate to Computer Configurations > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Widgets. This policy is only supported in EEA regions at this time but will expand to include other regions in the future as well.

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Lock screen.

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*

[File Explorer]

  • For Windows Insiders signed in with a work or school account (Entra ID), File Explorer will begin showing people icons under the “Activity” column on File Explorer Home and on “Recommended” at the top of File Explorer Home. When you hover or click over a people icon, it will display the Live Persona Card for that person from Microsoft 365.


    Activity column under File Explorer Home showing people icons highlighted in a red box.
    Activity column under File Explorer Home showing people icons highlighted in a red box.

Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*

[Start menu]

  • Fixed an issue causing Start menu to crash for some Insiders when interacting with the letters in the apps list.
  • Fixed an issue where the colors were not correct when opening the account manager flyout on the when using a mixed dark and light custom mode in Settings > Personalization > Colors.

[File Explorer]

  • Fixed an issue where if you opened a File Explorer window and minimized it, it might not be rendered correctly when you restored it.
  • Fixed an issue which was impacting File Explorer reliability for some Insiders.
  • Fixed an issue which was causing explorer.exe to crash when dropping files into File Explorer sometimes in the latest flights.

[Other]

  • Fixed a high hitting background sihost.exe crash in the latest flights.

Fixes for everyone in the Beta Channel

[Other]

This update includes fixes for the following issues:
  • [USB cameras] Fixed: Your device does not recognize the camera is on. This issue occurs after you install the January 2025 security update.
  • [USB audio device drivers] Fixed: The code 10 error message, “This device cannot start” appears. This occurs when you connect to certain external audio management devices.

Known issues

[File Explorer]

  • We’re investigating an issue causing File Explorer to be very slow to close for some Insiders when closing using the X button. This may also impact the other title bar buttons.

[Settings]

  • The Home page of Settings may crash. If you are impacted by this, you should still be able to open specific Settings pages directly by searching for them from the taskbar.
  • There is a known issue where the two new enterprise-specific device info and accessibility preferences cards are showing up on non-managed PCs signed in with Microsoft accounts.

Reminders for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel

  • Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel will receive updates based on Windows 11, version 23H2 via an enablement package (Build 22635.xxxx).
  • Many features in the Beta Channel are rolled out using Control Feature Rollout technology, starting with a subset of Insiders and ramping up over time as we monitor feedback to see how they land before pushing them out to everyone in this channel.
  • For Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel who want to be the first to get features gradually rolled out to you, you can turn ON the toggle to get the latest updates as they are available via Settings > Windows Update*. Over time, we will increase the rollouts of features to everyone with the toggle turned on. Should you keep this toggle off, new features will gradually be rolled out to your PC over time once they are ready.
  • Features and experiences included in these builds may never get released as we try out different concepts and get feedback. Features may change over time, be removed, or replaced and never get released beyond Windows Insiders. Some of these features and experiences could show up in future Windows releases when they’re ready.
  • Some features in active development we preview with Windows Insiders may not be fully localized and localization will happen over time as features are finalized. As you see issues with localization in your language, please report those issues to us via Feedback Hub.
  • Because the Dev and Beta Channels represent parallel development paths from our engineers, there may be cases where features and experiences show up in the Beta Channel first.
  • Check out Flight Hub for a complete look at what build is in which Insider channel.
Thanks,
Amanda & Brandon



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I have both, 23H2 Beta with a bug of File explorer closing, and 24H2 Beta without that bug. 😂😂
Well... Just tested, and it do not have that bug closing File Explorer in anyway happening. At least, not yet!
 

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    Windows 11
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    Asus/Custom Build
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    Intel® Xeon® X5690 3.47GHz Six-Core
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    Asus P6T Deluxe v2
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    G.Skill PC3-12800 1600MHz 24GB
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
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    SoundMAX ADI AD2000B HD Audio
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    Acer T232HL Touch Screen
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    1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz
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    6 Crucial MX500 SSD 1TB each.
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    Thermaltake Toughpower Gold 850W
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    Thermaltake Armor VA8000SWA
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    Thermaltake Air Cooling System
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    Illuminated Multimedia LED Keyboard
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    M16 Dual Mode Illuminated Mouse - Bluetooth / 2.4 GHz Mode
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    800 Mbps
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    Edge / Opera / Vivaldi / Chrome / Firefox / Brave
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    Windows Defender Security
Well... Just tested, and it do not have that bug closing File Explorer in anyway happening. At least, not yet!
The 3 dots menu bug is only on 24H2, 23H2 22635.4870 does not have the problem. 🤷‍♂️
The closing bug is with 23H2, if they added the labels under the icons.

Check this feature id on 22635.4870.
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My Computer

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Dell XPS 8930
    CPU
    Intel I9-9900K
    Memory
    64GB
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    NVIDIA RTX 2060
    Sound Card
    NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4k Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD

My Computers

System One System Two

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    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    PC/Desktop
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    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
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    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Did you check these out?





Yeah, I actually read these the other day and was hoping this release would resolve these problems... then I read another Reddit post and all the comments from users with various setups, brands of PC, etc and the problems they were facing, so I just gave up. When those mofos at MS FINALLY get their sh*t together regarding 24H2 and it doesn't break audio, bluetooth, etc, then I will give it a shot. If not, hopefully a Win 12 or something better comes along with none of these problems.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro (Beta Build 22635.4945)
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware

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  • OS
    26100.2314
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-11400F
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    Gigabyte
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    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Geforce GT-1030
    Keyboard
    Logitech K400
    Mouse
    Logitech M720
    Internet Speed
    600 Mb
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    Edge
I don't have Recommendations & offers in 26100.3037.
Turn it on - vivetool /enable /id:48433719,49666228. However, the icon is still old.

Recommendation & offers.webp
 

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    Windows 11 Stable, Release Preview, Beta, Dev, Canary
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    PC/Desktop
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    Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7D54
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    AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MAG X570S Tomahawk Max WiFi (MS-7D54) (2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 2 M.2, 4 DDR4 DIMM, Audio, Video, 2.5GbE LAN, WiFi)
    Memory
    128 Gb
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    Intel(R) Arc(TM) A380 Graphics (2 ГБ)
    Sound Card
    Устройство с поддержкой High Definition Audio
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    HP X34 [34" LCD] (6CM1300J5J) {2021}
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
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    KINGSTON SFYRD2000G (2000 ГБ, PCI-E 4.0 x4)
    PSU
    Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
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    Cooler Master HAF XB EVO
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    1000 Mb/s
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    Chrome
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    Windows Defender

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    26100.2314
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    PC/Desktop
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    i5-11400F
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    Gigabyte
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    32GB
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    Geforce GT-1030
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    Logitech K400
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    Logitech M720
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    600 Mb
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    Edge
Hi folks
23H2 working fine for me -- I tested switching to 24H2 - hideously broken with both Network and language. 23H2 working perfectly (at least for the things I want).

Snipping tool OK too.

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Networking : shows this PC and a NAS OK too with files accessible both ways. HYPER-V also working properly. So I'll just forget 24H2 for the current time.

Skjámynd 2025-02-05 111506.webp

Running a Linux Fedora 41 Live KDE VM under hyper-V -- works 100%

Skjámynd 2025-02-05 112109.webp

This 23H2 update seems a stable build and "a keeper" for the moment.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
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    PC/Desktop
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    2 X Intel i7
I updated to Windows 11 24H2 Build 26120.3073 Beta from 23H2 Build 22635.4870 Beta yesterday.
 

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    Dell XPS 15 9570
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    Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 8th Gen Processor 2.2Ghz up to 4.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell XPS 15 9570
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    32GB using 2x16GB modules
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    Intel UHD 630 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC3266-CG
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    15.6" 4K Touch UltraHD 3840x2160 made by Sharp
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    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba KXG60ZNV1T02 NVMe 1024GB/1TB SSD
    PSU
    Dell XPS 15 9570
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    Dell XPS 15 9570
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    Stock
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    Stock
    Mouse
    SwitftPoint ProPoint
    Internet Speed
    Comcast/XFinity 1.44Gbps/42.5Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft EDGE (Chromium based) & Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender that came with Windows
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

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