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Build 26120.2130

Build 26120.2130: Windows Insider Dev Channel, October 2024. Xbox controller typing and a Narrator clipboard shortcut

In short

Dev Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on are beginning to get an Xbox controller layout for the on-screen keyboard, a Narrator clipboard shortcut, and fixes for several issues.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Program in the Dev Channel, receiving updates based on Windows 11, version 24H2.

Build
26120.2130
Review notes Additional details from the official release notes (1) Read note
  • What changes Microsoft addressed a Narrator slowdown issue after 15 minutes of continuous use with one application, but performance delays may still occur. Microsoft advises reporting continued delays through Feedback Hub.

The official sources are linked at the end of the page.

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 8 changes

General

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • For a small number of Insiders, the sign-in screen loads after the PC wakes from sleep while locked, so they can sign in again.1

Input

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Clipboard history displays items you copied.2

Taskbar

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • The WIN + number shortcut cycles between multiple open windows for the same taskbar app.3
    Fixes an issue where pressing WIN + a number, such as WIN + 1, did not cycle between an app’s open windows.

Narrator

Gradual rollout 3 items

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Narrator no longer slows down after 15 minutes of continuous use with one application.4
  • Narrator no longer adds an extra “contains style” announcement when focused on styled text in apps such as Microsoft Edge, Teams, and Outlook.5
  • A few Narrator dialogs now follow the Windows 200% text scaling setting.6
    Fixes an issue where a few dialogs in Narrator were not adopting the 200% text scaling setting in Windows.

Live captions

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Live captions no longer crash for some people when they try to use the feature.7

Desktop background

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Mica works correctly when you use a slideshow for your desktop background.8

Improvements 3 changes

Start menu

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • The “All apps” label on the Start menu is now “All”.9

Narrator

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Narrator now reads the contents of mail in the new Outlook app, as it does in Outlook classic.10

Networking

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Wi-Fi network names that include Unicode characters, such as emojis, should display correctly in the command output.11
    The netsh wlan show networks command can display SSIDs encoded in UTF-8.

New features 2 changes

Input

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • The on-screen keyboard has a Gamepad layout for navigating and typing with an Xbox controller. It includes controller shortcuts for actions such as backspace and spacebar.12
    The layout uses the X button for backspace and the Y button for spacebar; keys are vertically aligned for controller navigation.

Narrator

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • A new shortcut copies the last thing Narrator spoke to the clipboard.13
    Use Narrator key + control + X to copy the last spoken content. Narrator key + X repeats the last spoken phrase.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-10-18
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 26120.2130 Dev Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (13)
  1. 1. Fixed an issue for a small number of Insiders after the latest builds, where on locking your PC, after waking the PC from sleep the login screen contents wouldn’t load and you couldn’t sign back in. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to clipboard history not displaying items you’d copied. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. Fixed an issue where if you had multiple windows open for an app on your taskbar, pressing WIN + multiple times wasn’t cycling between the windows, for example, pressing WIN + 1. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. We have addressed a performance issue where Narrator would slow down after 15 minutes of continuous use with a single application. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. Fixed an issue where Narrator would add an additional announcement “contains style” whenever its focus is on text that has styling attributes such as bullets, numbers across applications such as Microsoft Edge, Teams, Outlook, etc. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. Fixed an issue where few dialogs in Narrator were not adopting the 200% text scaling setting in Windows. blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. Fixed an issue causing live captions to crash for some people in the previous flight when you tried to use it. blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. Fixed an issue causing mica to not work correctly when using a slideshow for your desktop background. blogs.windows.com
  9. 9. “All apps” is now just “All” on the Start menu. blogs.windows.com
  10. 10. Narrator will now auto-read contents of a mail in the new Outlook app similar to behavior in Outlook classic. blogs.windows.com
  11. 11. If you use the netsh wlan show networks command, you should be able to read SSIDs that are UTF-8 encoded. blogs.windows.com
  12. 12. We’re beginning to roll out a new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard in Windows 11 that supports the ability to use your Xbox controller to navigate and type. blogs.windows.com
  13. 13. We have added a new shortcut “Narrator key + control + X” to copy what Narrator last spoke to clipboard. blogs.windows.com
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