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Build 26120.2213

Build 26120.2213: Windows Insider Dev Channel, November 2024. Wi-Fi connectivity and game launch fixes

In short

Build 26120.2213 for Dev Channel Insiders fixes Wi-Fi and game-launch problems, along with Start menu, taskbar, and other issues. It also changes full-screen input behavior and temporarily disables the new Gamepad keyboard layout.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Program in the Dev Channel.

Build
26120.2213

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 17 changes

Start menu

Gradual rollout 3 items

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • The Start menu is more reliable.1
  • The apps list no longer has unexpected gaps between some items.2
  • Pinning and unpinning apps from the Start menu is available again for affected users.3

File Explorer

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Items in the navigation pane no longer have unexpected extra spacing for affected users.4
  • Thumbnails of portrait RAW images no longer unexpectedly appear in landscape orientation.5

Taskbar

Gradual rollout 3 items

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • The Windows key plus a taskbar position number works again in cases where it failed.6
    Fixes WIN + <# associated with position on taskbar> not working in some cases.
  • The taskbar’s X button closes app windows again for affected users.7
  • On secondary monitors, widgets text no longer overlaps the date and time for affected users with a left-aligned taskbar.8

Dev Drive

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Dev Drives are accessible within WSL again.9

Domain joining

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • The issue that could prevent a device from joining a domain is fixed.10

DISM

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • DISM component cleanup no longer gets stuck at 71% with error 6842.11
    Fixes DISM /StartComponentCleanup not working properly.

Windows capabilities

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • The Windows capability query command no longer sometimes fails until you restart your PC.12
    Fixes Get-WindowsCapability unexpectedly failing until reboot.

Image rotation

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Apps can query rotation information for JPG images again.13
    Fixes querying JPG rotation information through APIs, including PowerShell.

Games

For: Everyone in the Dev Channel

  • Some games that did not launch in the previous flight can now start.14

Task Manager

For: Everyone in the Dev Channel

  • Task Manager shows the correct count for apps and processes instead of 0.15

Network

2 items

For: Everyone in the Dev Channel

  • A DHCP issue that could prevent Wi-Fi from getting an IP address is fixed.16
    Unexpected duplicate DHCP options could prevent lease acquisition.
  • DirectAccess works again and no longer might remain stuck connecting.17

Improvements 3 changes

Input

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • When you type in Chinese or Japanese in a full-screen app, the IME toolbar is hidden if you have it enabled.18
    The change applies to users with the IME toolbar enabled who type in Chinese or Japanese.
  • The new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard is temporarily disabled while issues are addressed. It is expected to return in a future flight.19
    The layout began rolling out in Build 26120.2130.

Taskbar

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • When the taskbar auto-hides, its search box is visible if taskbar search is set to “Search box” rather than an icon.20

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-11-04
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 26120.2213 Dev Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (20)
  1. 1. Fixed an issue impacting Start menu reliability. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see an unexpected amount of spacing between items in the Start menu apps list. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. Fixed an issue where ability to pin / unpin apps to and from Start menu was unexpectedly unavailable for some people. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. Fixed an issue which was causing the items in the navigation pane to become very spread out (with unexpected padding between each item) for some people. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. Fixed an underlying issue which was causing RAW images taken in portrait mode to unexpectedly display in landscape mode thumbnails. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. Made a fix for WIN + <# associated with position on taskbar> not working in some cases in the latest flights. blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. Fixed an issue where the X button to close an app window from the taskbar wasn’t working for some Insiders. blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. Fixed an issue on secondary monitors for left aligned taskbar users, where the widgets text in the taskbar might overlap the date and time. blogs.windows.com
  9. 9. Fixed an underlying issue leading to Dev Drives potentially not being accessible within WSL after the latest flights. blogs.windows.com
  10. 10. Fixed an underlying issue which could potentially lead to not being able to join a domain. blogs.windows.com
  11. 11. Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to DISM /StartComponentCleanup not working properly, getting stuck at 71% and showing error 6842. blogs.windows.com
  12. 12. Fixed an underlying issue which was causing the Get-WindowsCapability command to get into a state sometimes where it would fail unexpectedly until rebooting your PC. blogs.windows.com
  13. 13. Fixed an issue where rotation info about JPGs couldn’t be queried via APIs (for example, via PowerShell). blogs.windows.com
  14. 14. Fixed an underlying issue leading to some games not launching in the previous flight. blogs.windows.com
  15. 15. Fixed an issue causing Task Manager to show a 0 count for apps and processes. blogs.windows.com
  16. 16. Fixed an underlying issue impacting DHCP where unexpected duplicate options would fail lease acquisition, which could cause DHCP to not get an IP address, leading to Wi-Fi not working. blogs.windows.com
  17. 17. Fixed an issue where DirectAccess wasn’t working and might stay stuck in a connecting state. blogs.windows.com
  18. 18. We are beginning to roll out a change where we now hide the IME toolbar when apps are in full screen mode for those who have the IME toolbar enabled and type in Chinese or Japanese. blogs.windows.com
  19. 19. We have temporarily disabled the new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard in Windows 11 blogs.windows.com
  20. 20. Made a change so you will now see a search box if the taskbar auto-hides when the setting for search on the taskbar is set to “Search box” (rather than an icon). blogs.windows.com
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