Insider KB5124038 Windows 11 Insider Experimental (26H2) build 26340.9212 - Aug. 17



 Windows Insider Blog:

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out

[File Explorer]​

  • Introducing the new, redesigned context menu in File Explorer
    • We're beginning to roll out an updated context menu experience in File Explorer, designed to feel faster, cleaner, and easier to tailor to the way you work. The new design reduces top-level clutter, keeps commonly used actions easy to access, and adds a new Settings experience that gives you more control over what appears in the menu. As we continue refining this experience with Insider feedback, our goal is to make right-click feel more responsive, predictable, and personal.


      Screenshot of new context menu.
      Screenshot of new context menu
  • Previewing images in File Explorer
    • Fixed an issue from the previous flight where previews in File Explorer showed an unexpected thick band across the middle.
Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Files, Folders, and Online Storage > File Explorer.

[Camera Roll Backup]​

  • New entry points on the Settings > Home and Accounts pages help you set up Camera Roll Backup and automatically back up photos and videos from your mobile device to OneDrive.

    Screenshot of a UI showing the Phone photo back-up setting in Cloud storage with the status Not backed up.

    UI showing the Phone photo back-up setting in Cloud storage with the status "Not backed up" and link to begin backup process

[Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) removal]​

  • Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) has been removed in this release. This change is part of the ongoing deprecation and removal of WMIC from Windows.
  • For more information about this change, see Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) removal from Windows.

[Emoji]​

  • We're adding support for Emoji 17.0. This includes new emoji such as distorted face, fight cloud, and hairy creature. To try the new emoji, press the Windows key plus Period (.) to open the emoji panel and insert them from there.


    Screenshot of new emoji added.
  • As part of this effort, we've also made some slight adjustments to the design of some of our current emoji to improve consistency across platforms. This includes the saluting face, face with peeking eye, goose, lotus, and kissing cat emoji.

    Screenshot of emoji adjusted.

[Get Started app]​

  • The Get Started app is updated with new pages. The pages help personalize your device and discover new features. Pages might depend on your device. Close the flow at any time, or revisit it by opening Get Started. The new pages include the app install page, the site pinning page, and the personalized theme page.

    Screenshot of App install page in Get Started.
    App install page in Get Started

    Screenshot of Site pinning page in Get Started.
    Site pinning page in Get Started

    Screenshot of Theme page in Get Started.
    Theme page in Get Started

[Magnifier]​

  • We're giving Magnifier's toolbar a modernized visual refresh.
  • Updated icons. We've updated Magnifier's toolbar icons to align with Windows 11 visual design, giving the tool a cleaner, more modernized feel.
  • Refined spacing and padding. We've adjusted the padding and spacing across the toolbar for a more polished, consistent layout.
  • What's not changing: The way Magnifier works. Your views, zoom controls, keyboard shortcuts, and Read Aloud all behave exactly as they did in earlier versions.

    Screenshot of UI showing updated icons and more polished, consistent layout.
    UI showing updated icons and more polished, consistent layout.

[Drag Tray]​

  • Thank you to Insiders who have provided feedback about the Drag Tray experience. Based on feedback, we're removing the experience in this build. We're continuing to explore improvements in this area and look forward to sharing more about a future replacement experience in a later update.

[Input]​

  • Fixed an issue where some third-party keyboard input methods, including certain Chinese IMEs, might not display their status window correctly when typing in File Explorer and other parts of Windows.
  • Improved reliability of typing with the Japanese IME by reducing potential hangs and deadlocks.

[Start menu]​

  • We're adjusting the rollout population for the personalized Start menu, so some Insiders might see the features temporarily disappear. If you don't see the feature in this build, you can re-enable it through feature flags.

[Run]​

  • For Insiders using the modern Run dialog:
    • Improved first launch reliability.
    • Adjusted verbosity for screen reader users.

[Personalization]​

  • We're starting to roll out a variety of improvements to desktop background experiences. These improvements include:
    • Improved reliability of the Personalization > Background page in Settings.
    • Added support for using DIB image files as desktop backgrounds.
    • Improved reliability of desktop slideshow transitions on newly created accounts.
    • Improved the resolution of previews when selecting a desktop background in Personalization > Background.
    • Improved the desktop background preview display in Settings for users with portrait mode monitors.
    • Improved reliability of processing desktop wallpaper changes when they happen in quick succession.
    • Added support for using slideshow wallpapers with multiple desktops so that it won't automatically switch you back to Picture.

[Settings]​

  • Fixed an issue causing Settings to crash in the previous flight when interacting with items on the Date & Time page.

[Other]​

  • Fixed an xtajit64.dll crash, which was leading to issues with certain apps for Insiders on Arm64 PCs in the latest flights.

Reminders for Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel

  • Updates are based on Windows 11, version 26H2 via an enablement package (Build 26340.9212).
  • Many features are rolled out using Controlled Feature Rollout technology, starting with a subset of Insiders and ramping up over time. We monitor feedback to see how they land before pushing them out to everyone in this channel.
  • The desktop watermark shown at the lower right corner of the desktop is normal for Windows Insider pre-release builds.
  • Features and experiences included in these builds might never get released as we try out different concepts and get feedback. Features might 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 might not be fully localized, and localization will happen over time as features are finalized. As you see issues with localization in your language, report those issues to us via Feedback Hub.
  • Check out Flight Hub for a complete look at what build is in which Insider channel.

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Finally, after 2 retries.
See post #17.
Quite painful, but it is up now. 😵‍💫🤷‍♂️

Edition Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview
Version 26H2
Installed on ‎7/‎31/‎2026
Evaluation expires on ‎10/‎31/‎2027 4:43 PM
OS build 26340.9212
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.436.0

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Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel I9-9900K64GBNVIDIA RTX 2060
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Windows 11 Pro 25H2
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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
@Bree: OK, so that's interesting. I'm not thinking of these last two updates much in terms of their reason for being (in one case, a cert; in the other a generational build change) but just what the update mechanism is and especially the labeling. I like to know in advance whether it's going to be the "20-minute kind" or the "90-minute kind." I'm not sure that's possible anymore.

@IownAmoneyPit: On about the 3rd or 4th retry, it worked here. Hope it's the same there.
 

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Windows 11

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 14900k, Intel UHD 770 integrated
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master X
    Memory
    32gb G.Skill Trident Z5 7200
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC
    Sound Card
    EVGA Nu Audio, Razer Kraken V3 Pro, Realtek Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U4025QW nano IPS monitor, Samsung Odyssey G75F, Wisecoco 12.6" IPS sensor panel
    Screen Resolution
    5120X2160 x 2 1920x515
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    WD Black SN8100, Samsung 990 Pro x 3, WD BLACK SN850x, WD Black 8tb HD
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    FSP Hydro PTM Pro 1350w
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    Thermaltake Level 20 XT
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    ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 420 ARGB in push/pull, Antec Prism X 120mm ARGB Fans x 15
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    Razer Blackwidow V4 Pro
    Mouse
    Razer Basilik V3 Pro on Razer Firefly V2 mouse pad.
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    950 Mbps cable primary, 6Mbps secondary vdsl
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    Chrome primary, FF-Edge-IE secondary
    Antivirus
    Norton 360 Premium
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    I sit on a Libernovo Omni chair.😍 Sound by Fosi Audio DA-2120C pushing Magnat Series 503 bookshelf speakers and a SVS SB-1000 Pro subwoofer.
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    Windows 11 ProIntel 14900HX32gb ddr 5 5600Nvidia RTX 4090 mobile
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    2023 Acer Predator Helios 18
    CPU
    Intel 14900HX
    Motherboard
    factory
    Memory
    32gb ddr 5 5600
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia RTX 4090 mobile
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    18" 250hz IPS
    Screen Resolution
    2560X1600
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 9100 Pro, 990 Pro
    PSU
    factory 330W
    Case
    factory
    Cooling
    factory
    Keyboard
    individual key argb
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    WiFi 7, 2.5gb ethernet
    Browser
    Chrome primary, FF-IE and Edge secondary
    Antivirus
    Norton 360 Premium
    Other Info
    Acer will not allow WD Black SN8100 to function in m.2 slot 0 and Crucial T710 ssd's to function in either slot.
Still problems with these 2 DISM commands. Same issues reported by several users in previous updates too.
Time for Microsoft to fix this nonsense. 😵‍💫🤬🤷‍♂️

DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /SCANHEALTH

DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /RESTOREHEALTH

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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
Install was okay!

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Windows 11Intel® Xeon® X5690 3.47GHz Six-CoreG.Skill PC3-12800 1600MHz 24GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
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
26340.9212...Downloading and installing....;) My usual upgrade CU....
 

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Win11 Experimental Channel for 26H2 buildsAMD R7 7800X3DGSkill 2x16GB @ 6400MT/sXFX 9070 XT SWIFT tri-fan (PCIe5.0)
OS
Win11 Experimental Channel for 26H2 builds
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 42" OLED @ 4k
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!

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel I9-9900K64GBNVIDIA RTX 2060
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
Finally, after 2 retries.
See post #17.
Quite painful, but it is up now. 😵‍💫🤷‍♂️

Edition Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview
Version 26H2
Installed on ‎7/‎31/‎2026
Evaluation expires on ‎10/‎31/‎2027 4:43 PM
OS build 26340.9212
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.436.0

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@Bree: OK, so that's interesting. I'm not thinking of these last two updates much in terms of their reason for being (in one case, a cert; in the other a generational build change) but just what the update mechanism is and especially the labeling. I like to know in advance whether it's going to be the "20-minute kind" or the "90-minute kind." I'm not sure that's possible anymore.

@IownAmoneyPit: On about the 3rd or 4th retry, it worked here. Hope it's the same there.

After the 5th or 6th retry mine updated too. Thanks to the posters above for showing me to be patient, I'm thinking WU was trying to download a different channel build by mistake when the error occurred then finally we are on the right server.

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    Windows 11 Pro x 2 + Insider DevIntel Core i9 12900K @ 5.2 GHz2 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (4x16GB To...EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING 10GB G...
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro x 2 + Insider Dev
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    My first abomination, I call it the Money Pit One
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 12900K @ 5.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO
    Memory
    2 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (4x16GB Total) DDR5-6200 CL36 Dual Channel Kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING 10GB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 with ESS® ES9018Q2C DAC for pinpoint positioning and dynamics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung 43" HDR Neo QLED Mini-LED Tizen Smart TV (QN43QN90DAFXZC) 2024
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 @ 150 DPI & 120Hz
    Hard Drives
    2 x Samsung 980 Series - 250GB PCIe Gen3. X4 NVMe 1.4 - M.2 Internal SSD (Windows 11 Pro Dual boot)
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i 80+ Platinum Modular Power Supply 1000W
    Case
    Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Tempered Glass Full Tower Case - Black
    Cooling
    CORSAIR iCUE H150i RGB Elite 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Perixx PERIBOARD-732B Wireless Mini Backlit USB Keyboard with Low Profile Keys - US Layout
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1000 Mbps
    Browser
    Latest Version Of Firefox & Microsoft Edge Chromium Stable
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
    Other Info
    LG Electronics 14x Sata Blu-ray Disk Rewriter - WH14NS4O
    2 x OREI 4K 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switch With ARC Audio Extraction, HDR & Downscaling (UHD-402D) so I can send the output of my Cable Box, Roku, or any of my 4 computers to either of my TV's separately or simultaneously.
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro x 2Intel Core i9 12900K @ 5.2 GHz2 x Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5 6400MHz CL32 Dual...ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Editio...
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro x 2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    My second abomination, I call it the Money Pit Two
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 12900K @ 5.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-F GAMING WIFI
    Memory
    2 x Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5 6400MHz CL32 Dual Channel Kit (4x16GB Total) Black
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Edition 8 GB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 with ESS® ES9018Q2C DAC for pinpoint positioning and dynamics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung 43" HDR Neo QLED Mini-LED Tizen Smart TV (QN43QN90DAFXZC) 2024
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 @ 150 DPI & 120Hz
    Hard Drives
    2 x Samsung 980 Series - 250GB PCIe Gen3. X4 NVMe 1.4 - M.2 Internal SSD (Windows 11 Pro Dual boot)
    PSU
    Corsair AX860 - 860W Modular Power Supply
    Case
    Phanteks Enthoo Pro Tempered Glass Full Tower Case - Black
    Cooling
    CORSAIR iCUE H150i RGB Elite 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Perixx PERIBOARD-326 Wireless Mini Backlit USB Keyboard with Low Profile Keys - US Layout
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1000 Mbps
    Browser
    Latest Version Of Firefox & EDGE Chromium Stable
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
    Other Info
    LG Electronics 14x Sata Blu-ray Disk Rewriter - WH14NS4O
    2 x OREI 4K 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switch With ARC Audio Extraction, HDR & Downscaling (UHD-402D) so I can send the output of my Cable Box, Roku, or any of my 4 computers to either of my TV's separately or simultaneously.
  • 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 - FA706QM Gaming Laptop with a AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H Mobile Processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU and AMD Graphics (512 MB), 17.3-inch, FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, Value IPS-level, Anti-glare display, 2 x 8GB DDR4 3200 SDRAM, Samsung 980 Series - 250GB PCIe Gen3. X4 NVMe 1.4 - M.2 Internal SSD running Windows 11 Pro , Backlit Chiclet Keyboard 1-Zone RGB, Touchpad, 720P HD camera, Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.3 Wireless Card

    External Keyboard: Perixx PERIBOARD-326 Wireless Mini Backlit USB Keyboard with Low Profile Keys - US Layout

    External Mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse

    External Monitor: Samsung 43" HDR Neo QLED Mini-LED Tizen Smart TV (QN43QN90DAFXZC) 2024
No Flags available for me 🤷‍♂️, otherwise ok.

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    Win 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U
    Motherboard
    M1605YA
    Memory
    24GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1200@60Hz) - P1 PLUS (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1200
    Hard Drives
    953GB Western Digital WD
    PSU
    45 Watts
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth.
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
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    Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHzNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER NITRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
No Flags available for me 🤷‍♂️, otherwise ok.

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The only problem with no Feature Flags is I also lost the new Start Menu settings and now can't re-enable the Feature flag (See first post). I know I can use vivetool and I also still have the settings in the registry for the Large Start Menu but I will just wait until the feature returns on its own or show up in Feature Flags.

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    Windows 11 Pro x 2 + Insider DevIntel Core i9 12900K @ 5.2 GHz2 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (4x16GB To...EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING 10GB G...
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro x 2 + Insider Dev
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    My first abomination, I call it the Money Pit One
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 12900K @ 5.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO
    Memory
    2 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (4x16GB Total) DDR5-6200 CL36 Dual Channel Kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING 10GB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 with ESS® ES9018Q2C DAC for pinpoint positioning and dynamics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung 43" HDR Neo QLED Mini-LED Tizen Smart TV (QN43QN90DAFXZC) 2024
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 @ 150 DPI & 120Hz
    Hard Drives
    2 x Samsung 980 Series - 250GB PCIe Gen3. X4 NVMe 1.4 - M.2 Internal SSD (Windows 11 Pro Dual boot)
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i 80+ Platinum Modular Power Supply 1000W
    Case
    Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Tempered Glass Full Tower Case - Black
    Cooling
    CORSAIR iCUE H150i RGB Elite 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Perixx PERIBOARD-732B Wireless Mini Backlit USB Keyboard with Low Profile Keys - US Layout
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1000 Mbps
    Browser
    Latest Version Of Firefox & Microsoft Edge Chromium Stable
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
    Other Info
    LG Electronics 14x Sata Blu-ray Disk Rewriter - WH14NS4O
    2 x OREI 4K 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switch With ARC Audio Extraction, HDR & Downscaling (UHD-402D) so I can send the output of my Cable Box, Roku, or any of my 4 computers to either of my TV's separately or simultaneously.
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro x 2Intel Core i9 12900K @ 5.2 GHz2 x Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5 6400MHz CL32 Dual...ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Editio...
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro x 2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    My second abomination, I call it the Money Pit Two
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 12900K @ 5.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-F GAMING WIFI
    Memory
    2 x Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5 6400MHz CL32 Dual Channel Kit (4x16GB Total) Black
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Edition 8 GB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 with ESS® ES9018Q2C DAC for pinpoint positioning and dynamics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung 43" HDR Neo QLED Mini-LED Tizen Smart TV (QN43QN90DAFXZC) 2024
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 @ 150 DPI & 120Hz
    Hard Drives
    2 x Samsung 980 Series - 250GB PCIe Gen3. X4 NVMe 1.4 - M.2 Internal SSD (Windows 11 Pro Dual boot)
    PSU
    Corsair AX860 - 860W Modular Power Supply
    Case
    Phanteks Enthoo Pro Tempered Glass Full Tower Case - Black
    Cooling
    CORSAIR iCUE H150i RGB Elite 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Perixx PERIBOARD-326 Wireless Mini Backlit USB Keyboard with Low Profile Keys - US Layout
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1000 Mbps
    Browser
    Latest Version Of Firefox & EDGE Chromium Stable
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
    Other Info
    LG Electronics 14x Sata Blu-ray Disk Rewriter - WH14NS4O
    2 x OREI 4K 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switch With ARC Audio Extraction, HDR & Downscaling (UHD-402D) so I can send the output of my Cable Box, Roku, or any of my 4 computers to either of my TV's separately or simultaneously.
  • 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 - FA706QM Gaming Laptop with a AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H Mobile Processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU and AMD Graphics (512 MB), 17.3-inch, FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, Value IPS-level, Anti-glare display, 2 x 8GB DDR4 3200 SDRAM, Samsung 980 Series - 250GB PCIe Gen3. X4 NVMe 1.4 - M.2 Internal SSD running Windows 11 Pro , Backlit Chiclet Keyboard 1-Zone RGB, Touchpad, 720P HD camera, Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.3 Wireless Card

    External Keyboard: Perixx PERIBOARD-326 Wireless Mini Backlit USB Keyboard with Low Profile Keys - US Layout

    External Mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse

    External Monitor: Samsung 43" HDR Neo QLED Mini-LED Tizen Smart TV (QN43QN90DAFXZC) 2024
The only problem with no Feature Flags is I also lost the new Start Menu settings and now can't re-enable the Feature flag (See first post). I know I can use vivetool and I also still have the settings in the registry for the Large Start Menu but I will just wait until the feature returns on its own or show up in Feature Flags.

View attachment 180027
Code:
::New Start Menu for 25H2
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:47205210

:: Change Position of On-Screen indicators like Volume
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:48103152

:: Enable Dark File Copy Dialogs
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:57857165,57994323,48433719,49453572

:: Enable Taskbar Animations 25H2
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:56848060

:: New Mobile Devices Page 26220.6972+
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:56845155

:: Dark Mode Dialogs and Run
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:58383338,59270880,59203365,48433719

:: Fix Dark Flashes in Explorer
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:46719714

:: Enable New Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE).
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:59765208

:: Increase size limit for formatting FAT32 volumes via the command line from 32GB to 2TB.
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:60772592

:: Enable File Explorer preloading to improve performance
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:58778013

:: Enable Low Latency Profile
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:58989092

:: New Context Menus (Build 26340.9212+)
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:60813048

This is my collection. See if you find the ID you need.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 119800X3DPatriot 8200MTs DDR5 CL38Galax RTX 4090ST
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Asus
CPU
9800X3D
Motherboard
Asus X870E ProArt
Memory
Patriot 8200MTs DDR5 CL38
Graphics Card(s)
Galax RTX 4090ST
PSU
Asus Strix 1000W
Case
Lian Li O11 Vision
Updating 3rd 26H2 machine, this one from 26300.8935 to 26340.9192.

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As suspected for this case, this one resulted in a full reinstall because the previous update was missing.
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Pretty slow and painful. Still waiting for it to complete. 96% working on updates after 2 restarts. 😵‍💫😝🤷‍♂️
Finally, up and running.

Edition Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview
Version 26H2
Installed on ‎8/‎17/‎2026
Evaluation expires on ‎10/‎31/‎2027 4:43 PM
OS build 26340.9212
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.436.0

Same issue with /SCANHEALTH as the other machines. 😝🤷‍♂️

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel I9-9900K64GBNVIDIA RTX 2060
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
installed on a unsupported machine had 3 or 4 resets maybe lasting 5 mins each. Can not tell you how long it took to down load . just woke up and it was all reaady downloaded. big improvement over the last update no upp dump iso to make.
no big changes expect 1. no feature flags 2 lost drag tray .
 

My Computer My Computer

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WINDOWS 11 WINDOWS 10Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 -3770K CPU 3.50 GZ 3501 ...32.0 GB (31.9 GB usable)AMD RADEON TM R5240 INTELL HD GRAPHICS 4600 T...
OS
WINDOWS 11 WINDOWS 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
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
Sound Card
AMD HD . IDT
Monitor(s) Displays
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
:: Dark Mode Dialogs and Run
ViVeTool.exe /enable /id:58383338,59270880,59203365,48433719

Does this still work?
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 25H2Intel i9 14900KF64GB Corsair Vengeance RGBMSI 4090 Suprim X
    OS
    Windows 11 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i9 14900KF
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z790 ProArt Creator WiFi
    Memory
    64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI 4090 Suprim X
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Asus 24". 1 x Asus 32"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 & 2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Multiple
    PSU
    Corsair 1200HX
    Case
    Corsair 7000D RGB
    Cooling
    Corsair H150I Capellix XT
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB PRO
    Mouse
    Corsair M55 RGB Pro
    Internet Speed
    1000Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Default
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 25H2Intel i7 6800K32GB DDR4 (Corsair)ASUS GTX 1080ti
    Operating System
    Windows 11 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7 6800K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z99 Deluxe
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 (Corsair)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1080ti
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x Viewsonic 24" 1x LG 19"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 & 1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    3 x SATA SSD
    PSU
    650W Gigabyte Bronze
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF-X
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-15 Chroma black
    Keyboard
    Generic RGB
    Mouse
    Microsoft Basic
    Internet Speed
    1000Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Default
can confirm that the reg hack for drag tray from page one is no longer working for me . might be for others .
 

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WINDOWS 11 WINDOWS 10Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 -3770K CPU 3.50 GZ 3501 ...32.0 GB (31.9 GB usable)AMD RADEON TM R5240 INTELL HD GRAPHICS 4600 T...
OS
WINDOWS 11 WINDOWS 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
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
Sound Card
AMD HD . IDT
Monitor(s) Displays
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
I got the update with the second attempt. The first one failed and I had to rollback the update.

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I really like the new new context menu. Although they can polish it a bit more. They can add an option to hide the "customize menu" entry.
 

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Windows 10Ultra Core Ultra 9 185H32GBIntel Arc
OS
Windows 10
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo Yoga 7 Pro
CPU
Ultra Core Ultra 9 185H
Motherboard
Lenovo
Memory
32GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Arc
Working perfectly -- also the phone link working properly - no need for Ms account sign in or set a pin number -- plus the annoying nag from windows security saying please turn on when it was already on !!! has gone .

running from local account on laptop :

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Also working perfectly as a VM on KVM/QEMU Linux host so both ways round at least a success here Ms -- and both systems updated just via WU no need for UUP dump download if you are already in Windows insiders.

Seems finally Ms are doing more to get Windows running better than too much "feature-itus".

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Windows XP,11 Linux Fedora Rawhide pre-releas...2 X Intel i7
OS
Windows XP,11 Linux Fedora Rawhide pre-release 46
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
2 X Intel i7
Screen Resolution
4KUHD X 2
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Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview DevAMD Ryzen™ 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics 3.90 GHz16,0 GBNVIDIA GeForce GT 720, NVIDIA compatible
OS
Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview Dev
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
To be filled by O.E.M.
CPU
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics 3.90 GHz
Motherboard
MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX
Memory
16,0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720, NVIDIA compatible
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
BenQ GW2270 Color Profile.D6500
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB + CT1000BX500SSD1 + ST2000DM006-2DM164 + WDC WD5000AAKS-07TMA0 +WDC WD10EARX-00N0YB0
PSU
EVGA 600 W2, 80+ WHITE 600W, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-W2-0600-K2 (EU)
Case
RAIJINTEK Agos - mid tower - ATX
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo heatsink + Fans: 2 front+1 back+1 up
Keyboard
Logitech Internet 350 Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech MX Revolution
Internet Speed
Download 159.29 Mbps - Upload 80.14 Mbps
Browser
Google Crome Dev
Antivirus
Microsoft Windows Security
Working perfectly -- also the phone link working properly - no need for Ms account sign in or set a pin number -- plus the annoying nag from windows security saying please turn on when it was already on !!! has gone .


jimbo
Gone in some machines, but not all. 🤬🤷‍♂️
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel I9-9900K64GBNVIDIA RTX 2060
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
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Edizione Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview
Versione 26H2
Data installazione: ‎10/‎08/‎2026
Data di scadenza della valutazione ‎01/‎11/‎2027 00:43
Build sistema operativo 26300.9032
Feature Pack Pacchetto di esperienze per funzionalità Windows 1000.26100.431.0

Build is fast both to download and install, so far everything is OK
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview DevAMD Ryzen™ 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics 3.90 GHz16,0 GBNVIDIA GeForce GT 720, NVIDIA compatible
OS
Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview Dev
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
To be filled by O.E.M.
CPU
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics 3.90 GHz
Motherboard
MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX
Memory
16,0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720, NVIDIA compatible
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
BenQ GW2270 Color Profile.D6500
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB + CT1000BX500SSD1 + ST2000DM006-2DM164 + WDC WD5000AAKS-07TMA0 +WDC WD10EARX-00N0YB0
PSU
EVGA 600 W2, 80+ WHITE 600W, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-W2-0600-K2 (EU)
Case
RAIJINTEK Agos - mid tower - ATX
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo heatsink + Fans: 2 front+1 back+1 up
Keyboard
Logitech Internet 350 Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech MX Revolution
Internet Speed
Download 159.29 Mbps - Upload 80.14 Mbps
Browser
Google Crome Dev
Antivirus
Microsoft Windows Security

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