Build 28020.3292: Windows Insider Beta Channel, October 2026. Unicode 17.0 text support and a Recall install issue

Build 28020.3292 gradually adds support for Unicode 17.0 text shaping for Beta Channel Insiders. Recall may be missing or fail to launch on some Copilot+ PCs after a clean install.

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

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

New feature 1 change

Unicode

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Beta (26H1) Channel

Windows can display and shape newly encoded characters and scripts.¹
Unicode 17.0 adds 4,803 characters, including the Beria Erfe, Sidetic, Tai Yo, and Tolong Siki scripts.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released: 2026-10-23
Type: Windows Insider build

Version	Build	Channel
—	28020.3292	Beta Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Windows Insider release notes

Updated Oct 26, 2026

Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (1)

1. This update provides Windows text shaping support for Unicode 17.0, helping Windows correctly display and shape newly encoded characters and scripts. learn.microsoft.com

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