According to the latest news from Win10 System Home, Microsoft officially released the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227.1000 preview version for the Windows 11 development preview channel today, and provided the original iso image for download.
TL;DR
- We are releasing ISOs of this version - they can be downloaded here (please move to Win10 System Home to download - http://www.win10winzhijia.com/ ).
- This release includes improvements to update management for IT administrators and a good set of general changes and improvements.
- We're kicking off Inside Windows 11 Season 2 of the Windows 11 2022 Update - Episode 1 under Accessibility.
- A Microsoft Store update is rolling out to all Windows Insiders, introducing pop-up trailers for games and movies - details below!
what's new
Update management improvements
Ensuring Windows Update restart times are consistent and predictable is a critical part of a successful update strategy. To improve restart predictability, we made the following changes to Update Stack Orchestrator:
- The Deadline calculation for quality and feature updates is now based on when the client's update scan initially found the update. Previously, the deadline date was based on the update release date for quality updates and the restart pending date for feature updates.
- The Deadline Group Policy setting specifying automatic updates and restarts was split into two separate settings to align with existing Configuration Service Provider (CSP) policies. The options in the Group Policy settings are the same for both feature and quality updates. Each new setting also has a Do not automatically restart before grace period ends option. The new Group Policy setting is:
- Specify deadlines for automatic updates and restarts for quality updates
- Specify deadlines for automatic updates and restarts for feature updates
Screenshot of the Group Policy setting "Specify an expiration date for automatic updates and restart feature updates".
- To reduce the impact of the Deadline calculation change, the default values for feature updates were changed to the following:
- Update/ConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates = 2 (was 7)
- Update/ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriodForFeatureUpdate = 7 (was 2)
Feedback: Please submit feedback in the Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Install & Update > All Other Issues.
changes and improvements
[Start Menu]
- We're trying to make a small change to the Start menu, and some of these Insiders will see a badge on their user profile notifying them that some action is required.
[small parts]
- We're experimenting with a few different title positions with the new icons for the Widgets board to see how best to optimize the Widgets board for our users. By using single-line icons, we aim to bring users consistent, clean and easily accessible icons that convey actions and functions through simple visuals.
We're experimenting with some different title positions with the new icons for the Widgets board.
[enter]
- The change to support using clipboard history (WIN+V) on password fields, introduced starting with Build 25206, is now available to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.
- We've made changes to allow you to contribute your voice clips to Microsoft again, even when using on-device speech recognition.
[Voice input]
- We're rolling out a change to sync voice typing settings, automatic punctuation , and voice typing enablers across all devices signed in with the same Microsoft account . You can toggle this feature through Settings > Accounts > Windows Backup > Remember my preferences > Accessibility . This currently only works with Microsoft accounts today, with AAD support coming later.
[set up]
- If the user chooses to change the partition style of a storage drive under System > Storage > Disks and Volumes > Disk Properties, a new dialog box will appear warning the user of possible data loss.
- We've updated the Ethernet and Wi-Fi properties pages in Settings to now show gateway information in the network details summary.
repair
[General]
- Fixed an issue that prevented some Insiders from upgrading to the latest Dev Channel build with error 0xC1900101. As a reminder, this is a generic rollback error code, so if you continue to see this error after today's update, you may have a different issue. If you do, please submit feedback about it in the Feedback Hub under Installing and updating > Downloading, installing, and configuring Windows Update.
[Tablet-optimized taskbar]
Note: These fixes will only appear if the tablet-optimized taskbar ( documented here ) is enabled on your device. The tablet-optimized taskbar is still rolling out to Windows Insiders, but it's not yet available to everyone.
- Fixed an issue that caused explorer.exe to crash when switching between applications on the tablet-optimized taskbar.
- The start touch gesture should now correctly follow your finger with the tablet-optimized taskbar.
- The tablet-optimized taskbar improves how touch gestures and their animations work with the touch keyboard.
- You can now swipe up from the taskbar with the pen to expand the tablet-optimized taskbar.
[system tray update]
NOTE: These fixes only appear if systray updates (documented here) are enabled on your device . The tablet-optimized taskbar is still rolling out to Windows Insiders, but it's not yet available to everyone.
- Fixed an issue that caused explorer.exe to crash when dragging icons in the system tray.
- Right-clicking on a systray icon should no longer cause the auto-hidden taskbar to hide incorrectly.
- Show hidden icon panels in the systray should no longer block the context menu opened after it.
- Fixed an issue where the first attempt to open Quick Settings from the systray did not work.
- Fixed an issue that prevented system tray icons from updating in real time.
[file manager]
- When you use the mouse wheel to scroll to the bottom of the navigation pane and try to scroll up, it should no longer get stuck at the bottom.
- Fixed an issue that could cause some applications to hang when opening the File Open dialog or the File Save dialog.
- Another fix was made to a situation that could cause people to see divider overlapping entries in the navigation pane.
[Start Menu]
- Fixed an issue where dragging content in an open Start menu folder could cause a crash.
[search]
- Fixed an issue where search might become unresponsive when clicking the search icon in the taskbar.
- Opening images from Search should no longer accidentally open them in Print.
[enter]
- Fixed an issue where you could lose the ability to use the mouse to interact with certain games over time.
- Fixed an issue where the multiplication sign (×, U+00D7) would not display correctly for users with high-resolution screens in the Yu Gothic font family.
[set up]
- The size of UWP application icons under Applications > Launch should now not be as small.
[task manager]
- Dragging the task manager from the bottom area of the title bar to move the window should work now.
[other]
- Fixed several issues that caused some apps to crash in recent versions, including OneNote. We are continuing to investigate feedback in this area.
- Changes were made to address an issue that could cause performance degradation when using performance monitoring tools that utilize the Microsoft-Windows-DxgKrnl ETW provider. This also affects the performance of Windows Mixed Reality. As a reminder, if you experience performance issues, please review the steps for submitting actionable performance feedback here.
- Fixed an issue where a recording device with "Listen to this device" enabled might not show up in the volume mixer when playing sound.
- If you reset your PC, the screen shown on reset will now be black, so it's consistent with the upgrade screen.
- If you experienced a Game Services crash when trying to play some games from the last Dev Channel release, please check the Microsoft Store for a Game Services update, this should be resolved by now.
- Fixed an issue that caused some PCs to unexpectedly bugcheck when upgrading to the latest version, with the error message saying "MULTIPROCESSOR_CONFIGURATION_NOT_SUPPORTED".
- Fixed an issue that could cause Miracast to fail to connect unexpectedly during the last flight.
Note: Some of the fixes mentioned here in the Insider Preview builds on the Dev Channel may find their way into servicing updates for Windows 11 released builds.
known issues
[General]
- We're investigating reports that audio stopped working for some Insiders after upgrading to the latest flight.
- We're investigating reports of crashes in a number of different apps and games in recent builds.
- We're investigating reports that various UI elements in the app seem to be disappearing and sometimes reappearing in recent versions.
[Tablet-optimized taskbar]
- The taskbar sometimes flickers when transitioning between desktop and tablet poses.
- When viewing Quick Settings using the bottom right edge gesture, the taskbar would sometimes get stuck in the expanded state instead of closing to the collapsed state.
[enter]
- We are investigating reports that the text cursor turns white on white when hovering over a text field, making it hard to see.
[small parts]
- In right-to-left display languages such as Arabic, when clicking the expanded view of the widget pane, the content animates out of view until the widget pane resizes.