Insider KB5089573 Windows 11 Insider Release Preview build 26100.8521 (24H2) and 26200.8521 (25H2) - May 19


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KB5089573 Windows 11 Cumulative Update Preview build 26100.8524 (24H2) and 26200.8524 (25H2) - May 26

Microsoft Support: May 26, 2026 - KB5089573 (OS Builds 26200.8524 and 26100.8524) Preview This cumulative update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5089573), includes production-quality improvements. Visit the Windows release health dashboard for the latest status on this release...
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Updated: 19 May 2026 - Updated build numbers, fixing a few issues impacting Insiders in Release Preview after the previous flight, including:
  • Fixed an issue resulting in the audio volume being unexpectedly muted on certain devices
  • Fixed a Windows Push Notification service (WPN) hang, which could lead to some apps not launching and notifications not working.
These release notes are for Windows 11 Builds 26100.8514 and 26200.8514 26100.8521/26200.8521 (KB5089573) in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, versions 24H2 (Build 26100) and 25H2 (Build 26200).

This update is available through two release phases: gradual rollout and normal rollout. A gradual rollout delivers an update in phases, so features reach devices over time instead of all at once, meaning availability varies by device. A normal rollout is the broad release to all eligible devices at the same time, usually when it reaches general availability (GA).

Gradual rollout​

Windows 11 PC experiences

This section highlights some new features and enhancements for Windows 11 PCs, including AI-powered capabilities, continuous innovation, and performance improvements.
  • [Shared audio] New! Shared audio enables two people to listen to the same audio from a single Windows 11 PC at the same time. It uses Bluetooth® LE Audio broadcast technology to make sharing easy. For example, you can watch a movie while traveling or listen to music while studying together. To start sharing audio, open Quick settings from the taskbar, select Shared audio, choose two supported, paired, and connected devices, and then select Start sharing. To learn more about Shared audio, see Extending Bluetooth® LE Audio on Windows 11 with shared audio.

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    Use Shared Audio with Two Bluetooth LE Audio Devices in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to share and stop sharing output audio with two Bluetooth LE Audio devices on supported Windows 11 Copilot+ PC. Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.7051 (Dev and Beta), Microsoft is gradually rolling out shared audio (preview), a new experience built on...
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  • [Magnifier in Windows]
    • New! Magnifier now provides clearer and more consistent announcements when working with a screen reader. You’ll hear helpful announcements when you zoom in or out, switch views, turn color inversion on or off, or turn Magnifier on or off. This makes it easy to stay oriented while you work.
    • New! Magnifier now supports magnification of permitted protected content.
    • This update improves smoothness when moving Magnifier in lens mode.

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      Change Magnifier View in Windows 11

      This tutorial will show you how to change Magnifier view for your account in Windows 11. Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. You can change between the docked, full screen, and lens Magnifier views. When you turn on Magnifier, it will use...
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  • [Task Manager]
    • New! Task Manager now offers improved visibility into NPU usage on PCs with an NPU. New optional NPU and NPU Engine columns are available on the Processes, Users, and Details pages, along with NPU Dedicated Memory and NPU Shared Memory optional columns on the Details page. Neural engines that are part of a GPU now appear on the Performance page, providing a more complete view of AI‑related activity.

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      See NPU Usage Details in Windows 11

      This tutorial will show you how to see NPU usage details in Windows 11. A NPU (Neural Processing Unit), or AI processor, is a specialized accelerator that handles artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tasks right on your PC instead of sending data to be processed in the cloud...
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    • A new optional Isolation column on the Processes and Details pages shows which apps are running in an AppContainer. You can add any of the new columns by right‑clicking a column header in Task Manager and selecting them from the menu.

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      See Which Apps are Running in an AppContainer in Windows 11

      This tutorial will show you how to see which apps are running in an AppContainer in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.8138 (Beta 25H2), build 26300.8142 (Dev 25H2), build 29576.1000 (Experimental Future Platforms), build 26100.8514 (RP 24H2), and build 26200.8514 (RP 25H2)...
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      Add or Remove Columns in Task Manager in Windows 11

      This tutorial will show you how to add or remove columns for details in Task Manager for your account in Windows 11. Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11. Starting with...
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    • This update improves CPU speed display on the Performance page of Task Manager for VMs, so it doesn’t show higher than unexpected numbers after resuming from hibernate.
  • [Camera] New! Windows 11’s Multi-App Camera feature allows multiple applications to access your camera stream at the same time. Basic Camera mode in Windows 11 enables simplified camera functionality, useful for troubleshooting or improving stability when your camera is not working correctly. Enterprise admin can now set Multi-App Camera mode or Basic Camera mode through Group Policy, under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Camera > Configure Camera Options.

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    Enable or Disable Multiple Apps to Use Camera in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off allowing multiple apps to use camera at the same time for your account or all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 27758 (Canary) build 26120.2702 (Dev), build 26100.3323 (24H2), build 26100.8514 (RP 24H2), and build 26200.8514...
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    Enable or Disable Basic Camera Mode in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off camera basic mode for your account or all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 27758 (Canary) build 26120.2702 (Dev), build 26100.3323 (24H2), build 26100.8514 (RP 24H2), and build 26200.8514 (RP 25H2), Microsoft added a new...
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  • [General Performance] This update accelerates app launch and core shell experiences such as Start menu, Search, and Action Center.
  • [Windows Hello]
    • This update optimizes the WinBio service to help reduce latency when resuming after Modern Standby.
    • This update reduces Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security authentication unexpected blocks by resolving missing secure enrollment metadata.
  • [Storage]
    • The dialog is updated when creating a Dev Drive to now support specifying the size in GB instead of only MB. This has also been added when changing the size of volumes under Settings > System > Storage.
    • Updated Settings > System > Storage, so rather than seeing a UAC prompt immediately when you go to the page, you’ll only see it when going to view temporary files.
  • [Personalization] This update improves:
    • Color selection accuracy when adjusting your accent color to match your wallpaper when the automatic accent color selection is enabled in Personalization settings.
    • Wallpaper persistence reliability across restarts and upgrades, including better support for large‑resolution wallpapers and other scenarios to prevent solid color wallpaper fallback.
  • [USB]
    • This update improves reliability for displays attached to USB4 docks and hubs. These displays now light up more consistently, particularly when coming out of standby.
    • The USB3 stack is updated to have additional resiliency and recovery measures in place against certain unexpected hardware faults and conditions. Users will experience higher reliability with USB devices.
  • [Sensors] This update Improves resiliency against apps that could keep the sensor hub powered on and drain power, impacting battery life.
  • [HID Devices] This update improves battery life related to the HID / Input stack for failed HID devices. Power hygiene is also improved against applications that may initiate HID transfers during standby.
  • [Input]The update improves:
    • Reliability of invoking the touch keyboard on the login screen, when inputting your password to sign in, or changing your password.
    • Reliability of explorer.exe when closing the input switcher.
    • Performance of invoking or navigating to clipboard history.
  • [Fonts] The Times New Roman font family is updated to improve the rendering of combining diacritical marks across Greek and Cyrillic scripts. This update provides more accurate and visually consistent text by addressing mark positioning issues. As a result, readability is improved, rendering inconsistencies are reduced, and support for global language users working with Greek and Cyrillic text is strengthened.
  • [Task Scheduler] Task Scheduler will now persist column width adjustments in task list view across sessions.
  • [Desktop icons] This update improves reliability of loading desktop app icon shortcuts.
  • [Microsoft Store]
    • This update includes underlying changes to improve download performance and bandwidth usage
    • This update improves error reporting when downloads fail because of Windows Update group policy being enabled.
  • [Reliability] This update improves Windows reliability on the sign-in and lock screens, in File Explorer, when using touch gestures on touchscreen devices, and when changing themes in Settings.
  • Updated: 5/19/2026 [Windows Hello] This update improves sign-in behavior on the lock and login screens. If you have Windows Hello face or fingerprint set up but need to fallback to use a PIN instead, face or fingerprint is now the default sign-in method every time you sign in — even if you last used a different method. If you choose to use a Windows Hello PIN three times in a row, we will stay with PIN until you switch to another sign-in method.

Normal rollout​

This non-security update includes quality improvements. The following summary outlines key issues addressed by the KB update after you install it. Also, included are available new features. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change.
  • [Secure Boot] With this update, Windows quality updates include additional high confidence device targeting data, increasing coverage of devices eligible to automatically receive new Secure Boot certificates. Devices receive the new certificates only after demonstrating sufficient successful update signals, maintaining a controlled and phased rollout.


 Source:

learn.microsoft.com

release preview build 26100.8514/26200.8514 - Windows Insider Program

release notes for release preview build 26100.8514/26200.8514
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Announcing new Release Preview builds for 14 May 2026

Hello Windows Insiders, Today we're releasing new builds for Release Preview across our supported versions of Windows 11. Please see the build numbers and links to the release notes below: Windows 11 version 24H2/25H2:
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When you use MCT to make the USB drive (not saving to ISO file), it has to decide which boot file (CA 2011 or CA 2023) to copy. Rufus has the same feature to ask you which boot version to use.

The question would be: is MCT's auto-detection broken for some reason? Unlike Rufus, there is no check box selection to pick the boot file. You can't say change it because the target system is different from the running host.
 

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garlin said:
When you use MCT to make the USB drive (not saving to ISO file), it has to decide which boot file (CA 2011 or CA 2023) to copy. Rufus has the same feature to ask you which boot version to use.

The question would be: is MCT's auto-detection broken for some reason? Unlike Rufus, there is no check box selection to pick the boot file. You can't say change it because the target system is different from the running host.
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I create the ISO with MCT.
Then I build my USB media, splitting the install.esd into install.swm and install2.swm. After that I use ADK to convert the ISO for PCA 2023 and then copy it to USB. I used the same process with Build 26200.8246 and that is working fine.
The MCT 26200.8457 is the one that is adding a new bug, it even fails with Secure boot disabled. When I click on "Repair my PC" instead of loading the menu it just reboots to the normal Windows 11 installed.
Definitely a new bug with MCT.

Anyway, I tried both ways, created USB directly with MCT and created ISO with MCT and then built the USB as I always do.
 
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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8930
    CPU
    Intel I9-9900K
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    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
i just wish it had not reset the new start menu and drag tray . i dont want to use vive tool . does anyone have thoughts on why with every update you loose them . btw its not because its a unsupported machine ,
 

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    WINDOWS 11 WINDOWS 10
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    PC/Desktop
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    HP H8 1360T
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 -3770K CPU 3.50 GZ 3501 4 CORE
    Motherboard
    PEGATRON 2AD5
    Memory
    32.0 GB (31.9 GB usable)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD RADEON TM R5240 INTELL HD GRAPHICS 4600 TIGER 1+1 USB
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    AMD HD . IDT
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    AOC WAL MART SPECIAL . HP 2311 IX IPS LED DELL 1708 FP
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080 1600X900 1280X940
    Hard Drives
    1 FAXING S 100 512GB 1 KINGSTON 120 GB SSD 1 X12 SSD 512 GB
    PSU
    300 WATT HP
    Case
    FULL
    Cooling
    ON BOARD FAN
    Keyboard
    LOGITEC K 520 WIRELESS
    Mouse
    LOGITEC M 510 WIRELESS
    Internet Speed
    55 UP 11.2 DOWN
    Browser
    CHROME EDGE
    Antivirus
    WINDOWS SECUIRTY
    Other Info
    NON SUPPORTED HARDWARE FOR WINDOWS 11
FIREMEDIC2700 said:
i just wish it had not reset the new start menu and drag tray . i dont want to use vive tool . does anyone have thoughts on why with every update you loose them . btw its not because its a unsupported machine ,
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Microsoft is really messy with these silly CFRs. 🤬🤷‍♂️
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8930
    CPU
    Intel I9-9900K
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    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
Regrettably BT LE Audio is not available on many pcs/laptops unless a relatively new model.

However you can attach an auracast trasmitter vis usb cable. Not sure if is worth it though as there are limited auracast head phones, speakers or ear buds.

You can buy auracast receivers and plug in corded headphones (a conventional bluetooth transmitters but that is a rather Heat Robinson solution).

Auracast is in a sort of catch 22.

Not enough devices have it so little demand. So little demand nobody develops devices.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Zenbook 14
    CPU
    I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB soldered
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop OLED screen
    Screen Resolution
    2880x1800 touchscreen
    Hard Drives
    1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
    PSU
    Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
    Keyboard
    Built in UK keybd
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
    Internet Speed
    900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

    Macrium Reflect Home V8
    Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
    Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
Zardoc said:
OK, I seem to be the only one that has an issue with this update. Login takes 25 seconds compared to 4 seconds on 8328. Win menu doesn't react for a full minute and sometimes doesn't show up. I tried MSU also with the same results.

I must say that I am at a loss on this one. :think::eyeroll:
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Found it. Windhawk. This latest update breaks the startmenu.dll. You have to restore default desktop and disable Windhawk. Unfortunately my latest version would not restore default start menu hence the long login and busted start.

All is well. I just went a little further back and was able to restore default Start menu. Updated to latest version. Now let's live dangerously and enable Windhawk :zany:
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E)
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Z790-PLUS WIFI D4
    Memory
    G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32gb (2x16gb) DDR4 3600mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Dual Geforce Rtx™ 3060 TI Edition 8gb Gddr6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ EW3270U 31.5” 3840x2160 UHD 16:9 HDR LED 4K LG 27UK850-W 27'' 4K UHD IPS LED Monitor with HDR10
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 with heatsink PRO PCIe 4.0 Gen 4 NVMe® SSD 1TB
    WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 4.0
    Crucial T500 2TB Gen4
    Samsung 970 Evo M.2 2280 2tb Pcie Gen3. X4
    PSU
    Corsair AXi Series AX860i Digital 860W 80 PLUS PSU
    Case
    Fractal Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case
    Keyboard
    Logi MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logi M705
    Internet Speed
    400 mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32
    Other Info
    Love fast boots
Downloaded and installed on two computers. Installing now on other 2 computers.
 

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  • OS
    windows 10 & 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    iBuyPower (special build)
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7X
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x370 Pro
    Memory
    64Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon RX 480 8Gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung UHD 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    UHD
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung 1 TB SSD each; 1 Samsung PCIe M.2 at 2 TB
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    IBuyPower
    CPU
    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
    Keyboard
    Ares m.2 gaming keyboard
    Mouse
    Ares m.2 gaming optical mouse
    Internet Speed
    450
    Browser
    Firefox / Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows defender
    Other Info
    With all this gaming rig I am not a gamer!

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  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus/Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel® Xeon® X5690 3.47GHz Six-Core
    Motherboard
    Asus P6T Deluxe v2
    Memory
    G.Skill PC3-12800 1600MHz 24GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
    Sound Card
    SoundMAX ADI AD2000B HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer T232HL Touch Screen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    6 Crucial MX500 SSD 1TB each.
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower Gold 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor VA8000SWA
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Air Cooling System
    Keyboard
    Illuminated Multimedia LED Keyboard
    Mouse
    M16 Dual Mode Illuminated Mouse - Bluetooth / 2.4 GHz Mode
    Internet Speed
    800 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge / Opera / Vivaldi / Chrome / Firefox / Brave
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender Security
Completed all computers - no issues so far.
 

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  • OS
    windows 10 & 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    iBuyPower (special build)
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7X
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x370 Pro
    Memory
    64Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon RX 480 8Gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung UHD 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    UHD
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung 1 TB SSD each; 1 Samsung PCIe M.2 at 2 TB
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    IBuyPower
    CPU
    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
    Keyboard
    Ares m.2 gaming keyboard
    Mouse
    Ares m.2 gaming optical mouse
    Internet Speed
    450
    Browser
    Firefox / Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows defender
    Other Info
    With all this gaming rig I am not a gamer!
Everything's good (installed on my laptop, not my desktop yet)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Multi
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900k
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 2080Ti Gaming OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung LC32HGQ
    Screen Resolution
    WQHD
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB
    Crucial MX100 512 GB
    Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB
    Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 4 TB
    PSU
    Seasonic P-860 Platinium
    Case
    Corsair Graphite 780T
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U14S
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 MK.2 Low profile
    Mouse
    Logitech G Pro HERO
    Internet Speed
    200 Mb/s
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    BIOS version F11
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    Windows 11 Home 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Clevo W650KJ1
    CPU
    Intel i5 7500
    Motherboard
    Clevo W65KK/KJ1
    Memory
    2×8 Go Corsair Vengeance 2400Mhz DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Evo M.2 SATA 250 GB
    Seagate ST1000LM035 1 TB
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Replaced original Wi-Fi card by an Intel® Wireless-AC 9260
    BIOS version 1.05.13
26200.8514 downloading and installing.

Well, the change to the new WU options finally found me in the beta channel yesterday, and although I wasn't sure it would work--it actually worked perfectly and allowed me to painlessly move from the Beta channel to the Release Preview channel--where I wanted to be! Fantastic Microsoft--thanks a million. I now understand why they moved me over (involuntarily) to the Beta channel from the old Release Preview channel--they did it so that I could get on the new RP channel if desired when it was released! Great stuff, Microsoft...;)

If you switch channels, however, as an upgrade without doing a clean install, as I was able to do, then be prepared for an install time of up to 90 minutes or more if you do! That will be the best 90 minutes you can spend here, compared with installing all of your programs from scratch inside a clean install! So I'm back in the RP Channel again!
 

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  • OS
    Win11 Release Beta channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    a cherry-picked assembly
    CPU
    AMD R7 7800X3D
    Motherboard
    MSI x870 Tomahawk Wi-Fi, 8-layer, 2 oz copper, server PCB
    Memory
    GSkill 2x16GB @ 6400MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 9070 XT SWIFT tri-fan (PCIe5.0)
    Sound Card
    Creative Labs G8 USB External Sound device, Gaming DAC, Sound Card & Earphone AMP.. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, btw. Totally changed my opinion of external USB sound. I like!...;)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 43" Momentum DisplayHDR 1000-certified
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    *Boot: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB NVMe (PCIe4x4)
    *Samsung 980 EVO NVMe 500GB (PCIe 4x4)
    *Kingston SNV3S2000G 2TB NVMe (PCIe4x4)
    *Samsung 960 EVO 250GB NVMe(PCIe3x2)
    *8TB Toshiba x300 HDD
    *ST4000DM004 S3 4TB HDD
    PSU
    Gigabyte 850W Gold, Rev 2
    Case
    Lian Li Lancool 217, white, with wood trim, very nice looking--tired of black, 5-fans standard
    Cooling
    Air coutesy Lian Li
    Keyboard
    Cherry MX 2.0S RGB
    Mouse
    Razer Basilisk V3 24k DPI
    Internet Speed
    ~950Mbps down and up!
    Browser
    Firefox x64 DE
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Great New system. Exceeds my expectations by quite a bit, btw. I love the USB G8 SoundBlaster, it's quite an improvement over the G6!
waltc said:
26200.8514 downloading and installing.

Well, the change to the new WU options finally found me in the beta channel yesterday, and although I wasn't sure it would work--it actually worked perfectly and allowed me to painlessly move from the Beta channel to the Release Preview channel--where I wanted to be! Fantastic Microsoft--thanks a million. I now understand why they moved me over (involuntarily) to the Beta channel from the old Release Preview channel--they did it so that I could get on the new RP channel if desired when it was released! Great stuff, Microsoft...;)

If you switch channels, however, as an upgrade without doing a clean install, as I was able to do, then be prepared for an install time of up to 90 minutes or more if you do! That will be the best 90 minutes you can spend here, compared with installing all of your programs from scratch inside a clean install! So I'm back in the RP Channel again!
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I'm actually considering switching one of my RP build machines to Beta now that I will have the option to switch back to RP lol.

Screenshot 2026-05-16 133719.webp
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware 18 Area-51
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (24-Core)
    Motherboard
    Alienware
    Memory
    64GB DDR5 6400MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 and Intel UHD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Onboard, Realtek high-performance Audio chips (ALC3329 & ALC1708))
    Monitor(s) Displays
    300HZ 18-inch QHD 500 nit Comfort View+
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 5 SSD
    Case
    Magnesium Alloy
    Cooling
    Advanced Cryo-Tech Quad-Fan Cooling system & large vapor chamber
    Keyboard
    Cherry MX ultra low profile mechanical keyboard with per key AlienFX RGB lighting
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    Logitech MX Master 4
    Browser
    Vivaldi (main), Firefox, Chrome, Edge
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    MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
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    Windows 11 25H2
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    Laptop
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    Microsoft Surface Laptop 7
    CPU
    Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (12 Core) ARM based CPU
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    Microsoft Corp.
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5
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    Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
    Sound Card
    Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Atmos spatial sound
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    120 Hz 13.8-inch 600 nit PixelSense Flow touchscreen
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    2304x1536
    Hard Drives
    1TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD
    Case
    Anodized Aluminum
    Cooling
    Traditional active cooling fan system
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    Mechanical QWERTY, backlit when in use
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 4 and Surface Arc Mouse
    Browser
    Vivaldi (main), Firefox, Chrome, Edge
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    MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
Start menu and search don't work on this build if you're using the Vivetool command to disable the most recent fckass start that looks horrendous and takes up most of the screen. If you disable the Vivetool command and bring it back, it works, but this is unusably bad, so I'm skipping future updates until Microsoft rolls out those planned changes for modifying its size.

I don't know who ever greenlit this start menu and why the old one no longer works.
 

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    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 7800x3D
    Motherboard
    Asrock B650M-HDV/M.2
    Memory
    G.SKILL 32GB Ripjaws S5 DDR5 6000MHz CL30
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4080
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG C1 48
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
Hi all, for those having issue with wait period after login (which I never really had put do now), I disabled Appreadiness and got instant desktop after login.
I did not do an extensive search on the affects of turning it off but I haven't seen any issues so far. Some aid WU would not work but it does. So that's my latest comment. :cool:
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E)
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Z790-PLUS WIFI D4
    Memory
    G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32gb (2x16gb) DDR4 3600mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Dual Geforce Rtx™ 3060 TI Edition 8gb Gddr6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ EW3270U 31.5” 3840x2160 UHD 16:9 HDR LED 4K LG 27UK850-W 27'' 4K UHD IPS LED Monitor with HDR10
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 with heatsink PRO PCIe 4.0 Gen 4 NVMe® SSD 1TB
    WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 4.0
    Crucial T500 2TB Gen4
    Samsung 970 Evo M.2 2280 2tb Pcie Gen3. X4
    PSU
    Corsair AXi Series AX860i Digital 860W 80 PLUS PSU
    Case
    Fractal Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case
    Keyboard
    Logi MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logi M705
    Internet Speed
    400 mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32
    Other Info
    Love fast boots
26200.8514: the start menu cannot be opened，I'm not sure if this is an issue with Wind Eagle, but even after turning off Wind Eagle updates, I still can't open the start menu. Could it be that I'm using an older version of the start menu? Or do I have to use the latest version of the start menu? Anyway, I hope someone can help me understand what exactly is causing the start menu to not open.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WIN11
    Computer type
    Laptop
zhuiyi121 said:
26200.8514: the start menu cannot be opened，I'm not sure if this is an issue with Wind Eagle, but even after turning off Wind Eagle updates, I still can't open the start menu. Could it be that I'm using an older version of the start menu? Or do I have to use the latest version of the start menu? Anyway, I hope someone can help me understand what exactly is causing the start menu to not open.
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We'll need more details from you. Did you override the new start menu with vivetool to keep the old one? I assume your referring to "Windhawk" and using the Start Menu Styler? I'm using it without issue with the new Start Menu. I just use it for transparency effect though. I have a feeling the old Start menu is being disabled and won't be usable for much longer. I'd switch back to the new one just to test if that is the issue and it works on the new menu. Also does it open from the keyboard hitting the Win key?
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware 18 Area-51
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (24-Core)
    Motherboard
    Alienware
    Memory
    64GB DDR5 6400MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 and Intel UHD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Onboard, Realtek high-performance Audio chips (ALC3329 & ALC1708))
    Monitor(s) Displays
    300HZ 18-inch QHD 500 nit Comfort View+
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 5 SSD
    Case
    Magnesium Alloy
    Cooling
    Advanced Cryo-Tech Quad-Fan Cooling system & large vapor chamber
    Keyboard
    Cherry MX ultra low profile mechanical keyboard with per key AlienFX RGB lighting
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 4
    Browser
    Vivaldi (main), Firefox, Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Laptop 7
    CPU
    Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (12 Core) ARM based CPU
    Motherboard
    Microsoft Corp.
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
    Sound Card
    Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Atmos spatial sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    120 Hz 13.8-inch 600 nit PixelSense Flow touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    2304x1536
    Hard Drives
    1TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD
    Case
    Anodized Aluminum
    Cooling
    Traditional active cooling fan system
    Keyboard
    Mechanical QWERTY, backlit when in use
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 4 and Surface Arc Mouse
    Browser
    Vivaldi (main), Firefox, Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
Installed on my desktop. SFC detected some errors but fixed those. DISM store was repairable, successfully repaired it.
Nothing unusual to notice though.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Multi
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900k
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 2080Ti Gaming OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung LC32HGQ
    Screen Resolution
    WQHD
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB
    Crucial MX100 512 GB
    Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB
    Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 4 TB
    PSU
    Seasonic P-860 Platinium
    Case
    Corsair Graphite 780T
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U14S
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 MK.2 Low profile
    Mouse
    Logitech G Pro HERO
    Internet Speed
    200 Mb/s
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    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    BIOS version F11
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    Windows 11 Home 24H2
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Clevo W650KJ1
    CPU
    Intel i5 7500
    Motherboard
    Clevo W65KK/KJ1
    Memory
    2×8 Go Corsair Vengeance 2400Mhz DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Evo M.2 SATA 250 GB
    Seagate ST1000LM035 1 TB
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Replaced original Wi-Fi card by an Intel® Wireless-AC 9260
    BIOS version 1.05.13
zhuiyi121 said:
26200.8514: the start menu cannot be opened，I'm not sure if this is an issue with Wind Eagle, but even after turning off Wind Eagle updates, I still can't open the start menu. Could it be that I'm using an older version of the start menu? Or do I have to use the latest version of the start menu? Anyway, I hope someone can help me understand what exactly is causing the start menu to not open.
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Try this command in powershell/terminal (admin)

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost | Reset-AppxPackage

Reboot and see if that corrected it.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    N/A
    CPU
    AMD 9950X3d2
    Motherboard
    Asus x870E Extreme
    Memory
    64GB Corsair vengeance DDR5 (6000 MHz) CL30
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD 9070XT
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1440p
    PSU
    Thermaltake 1200w
    Case
    Asus View 71 TG RGB
    Cooling
    Custom Cooling loop With an Alphacool 13339 VPP Apex Pump and EK Quantum surface radiator
    Internet Speed
    Xfinity 2300 mbps
    Antivirus
    Norton
FrancoDT said:
We'll need more details from you. Did you override the new start menu with vivetool to keep the old one? I assume your referring to "Windhawk" and using the Start Menu Styler? I'm using it without issue with the new Start Menu. I just use it for transparency effect though. I have a feeling the old Start menu is being disabled and won't be usable for much longer. I'd switch back to the new one just to test if that is the issue and it works on the new menu. Also does it open from the keyboard hitting the Win key?
Click to expand...
Yes, I retained the old WIN11 start menu and used Windhawk. After updating, I couldn't open the start menu, so I restored the system and disabled Windhawk. However, I was still using the old WIN11 start menu, and after updating, I still couldn't open the start menu.
 

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System One

  • OS
    WIN11
    Computer type
    Laptop
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