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Build 28020.2380

Build 28020.2380: Windows Insider Beta Channel, July 2026. K–12 Pro Education upgrades and the File Explorer OneDrive shortcut

In short

Adds a no-cost Windows Home-to-Pro Education upgrade path for K–12 education environments and fixes OneDrive shortcut and Outlook close-button problems.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Beta (26H1) Channel.

Build
28020.2380

This is a test build for people in the Windows Insider Program. Features in it can change, be removed, or never reach regular Windows releases.

What changes

Fixes 2 changes

File Explorer

For: Insiders running File Explorer in administrative mode

  • The OneDrive shortcut in File Explorer works when File Explorer runs in administrative mode.1

Outlook

  • Outlook responds to the close button for users who were experiencing that problem.2

New feature 1 change

Windows 11 Pro Education upgrade

For: Insiders in K–12 education environments

  • K–12 education environments can upgrade Windows 11 Home devices to Pro Education at no additional cost. The upgrade is one-way; returning to Home requires a clean OS reinstall.3
    Start with a local account, run Clipupgrade.exe from an elevated Command Prompt, then sign in with the K–12 organization account to validate eligibility. The upgrade completes after a restart.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2026-07-06
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 28020.2380 Beta Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (3)
  1. 1. Fixed an issue where the OneDrive shortcut in File Explorer stops working when File Explorer is run in administrative mode. learn.microsoft.com
  2. 2. If you were having issues with Outlook not responding to the close button last week, that should be addressed now. learn.microsoft.com
  3. 3. Windows Insiders in K-12 education environments can now experience a seamless upgrade path from Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro Education edition, at no additional cost. learn.microsoft.com
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