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Build 26300.8687

Build 26300.8687: Windows Insider Experimental Channel, June 2026. Middle-click folder tabs and typo-tolerant app search

In short

Adds middle-click folder tabs and more forgiving app search. Freezes when interacting with search, Notepad, or certain other scenarios should be resolved.

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

Build
26300.8687

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

Improvements 9 changes

Windows Update

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Experimental Channel

  • Driver, .NET, and firmware updates are being aligned with the monthly quality update to reduce the update experience to one monthly restart.1

File Explorer

Gradual rollout 2 items
  • The screen reader gives improved announcements in the “Which files do you want to keep?” dialog when you move or copy files.2
  • File Explorer responds better when you increase text scaling.3

Search

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Insiders in the Experimental Channel

  • App search can find apps despite typos, missing or extra letters, and partial words. For example, “utlook” can find Outlook.4
  • More relevant Settings results are more likely to appear near the top of search results.5

Taskbar

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Experimental Channel

  • The system tray area loads more reliably.6

Windows setup

Gradual rollout

For: Families setting up Windows

  • Windows setup provides clearer information about parental controls and their availability, helping families understand available protections.7

Input

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders using the emoji panel

  • The emoji panel (Windows key + period) uses GIPHY for GIF browsing and sharing.8
    GIPHY replaces the Tenor API as the emoji panel’s GIF provider.

Task Manager

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders using dark mode

  • In dark mode, “Run new task” now also appears in dark mode.9

Fixes 6 changes

Taskbar

Gradual rollout 2 items
  • Tooltips no longer unexpectedly appear over the Start menu icon when the taskbar is in an alternate position.10
  • Several visual issues with small taskbar icons are fixed.11

Input

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders using portrait-mode secondary monitors

  • The mouse cursor no longer moves in the wrong direction on secondary monitors set to portrait mode.12

Audio

Gradual rollout
  • Audio works again for some Insiders who lost it after recent flights.13

Settings

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Experimental Channel

  • Settings > Apps > Installed Apps is more reliable.14

General Reliability

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders who experienced these freezes

  • Freezes in the previous flight when interacting with search, Notepad, or certain other scenarios should be resolved.15

New features 3 changes

File Explorer

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Experimental Channel

  • Middle-click a folder in the Address Bar or on the Home page to open it in a new tab.16

Remote Recovery Management

Gradual rollout

For: MDM providers

  • A recovery remote-management plug-in extends remote recovery management capabilities.17
    Adds a recovery remote management plug-in to extend WinRE management capabilities for MDM providers.

Voice Access

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders using Voice Access in these languages

  • Voice Access supports Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), and Korean (South Korea).18

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2026-06-12
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
26H2 26300.8687 Experimental Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (18)
  1. 1. We are starting by coordinating driver, .NET, and firmware updates to align with the monthly quality update, reducing the update experience to a single monthly restart. learn.microsoft.com
  2. 2. Improved screen reader announcements for conflict resolution dialog ("Which files do you want to keep?") when moving / copying files. learn.microsoft.com
  3. 3. Made some more improvements to how File Explorer responds to increased text scaling. learn.microsoft.com
  4. 4. Search is better at handling typos, dropped letters, extra letters, and partial words for apps. Queries like “utlook” can still find Outlook. learn.microsoft.com
  5. 5. We’ve made ranking improvements to help more relevant settings appear higher in results. learn.microsoft.com
  6. 6. Improved reliability of loading the system tray area of the taskbar. learn.microsoft.com
  7. 7. We're improving information on parental controls and their availability during Windows setup learn.microsoft.com
  8. 8. The emoji panel (Windows key + period (.)) now uses GIPHY as the GIF provider, delivering a smoother GIF browsing and sharing experience following the deprecation of the Tenor API. learn.microsoft.com
  9. 9. When using dark mode, if you open "Run new task" from Task Manager it will now show in dark mode too. learn.microsoft.com
  10. 10. Fixed an issue where tooltips might unexpectedly appear on top of the Start menu icon in the taskbar when using the taskbar in an alternate position. learn.microsoft.com
  11. 11. Also fixed a few other visual polish issues when using the taskbar with small icons. learn.microsoft.com
  12. 12. Fixed an issue which was causing the mouse cursor to potentially move in the wrong direction in recent Insider builds on secondary monitors when set to portrait mode. learn.microsoft.com
  13. 13. Fixed an issue resulting in audio not working for some Insiders after the latest flights. learn.microsoft.com
  14. 14. Fixed an issue impacting the reliability of Settings > Apps > Installed Apps after the latest flights. learn.microsoft.com
  15. 15. If you were experiencing freezes in the previous flight when interacting with search, Notepad, or certain other scenarios, that should be resolved now. learn.microsoft.com
  16. 16. Middle click to open a folder in a new tab is now supported in the Address Bar and the Home page learn.microsoft.com
  17. 17. Adding recovery remote management plug-in for extending WinRE management capabilities for MDM providers learn.microsoft.com
  18. 18. Voice Access now supports Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil) and Korean (South Korea). learn.microsoft.com
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