Build 27695: Windows Insider Experimental Channel, August 2024. Widgets move on left-aligned taskbars and LAPS gains recovery

• When you open File Explorer with Win + E, focus is less likely to be missing or unexpectedly announced on a pane.¹
• Ctrl + F starts a search more reliably.²
• Keyboard focus is less likely to get lost when you press Shift + Tab.³
• Screen readers announce when you open or navigate items in the breadcrumb menus of open and save dialogs.⁴
• Screen readers announce items when you open or navigate the column-header menu.⁵

For: Task Manager users in dark mode

• Colors in the Performance section display correctly in dark mode.⁶

For: Windows Sandbox users

• Windows Sandbox is less likely to fail to launch with error 0x80070005.⁷

For: People installing Windows from recent installation media

• When you install Windows from recent installation media, it becomes the default partition even if another Windows version is installed.⁸

For: Users of drive optimization and Control Panel backup options

• Defragment and Optimize Drives no longer fails with a missing-file message. The fix is also believed to address “the specified module could not be found” errors when using Control Panel backup options.⁹
  Addresses the issue with dfrgui.exe and SXSHARED_UCRT.dll from the previous flight.

• On left-aligned taskbars, the Widgets entry point moves to the left of the system tray and becomes wider. The Widgets board opens from the right.¹⁰
• Widgets and feeds receive an update that improves security and widget-creation APIs for users in the EEA. Some existing widgets are removed or modified, temporarily affecting their functionality.¹³
  The Microsoft Start Experiences app powers Microsoft Start widget and feed experiences.

For: Windows administrators recovering Active Directory backups

• Encrypted administrator passwords can be recovered from Active Directory backup media even when no domain controller is running, including from a workgroup PC.¹¹
  Use Get-LapsADPassword with -Port and -RecoveryMode to decrypt passwords locally from the mounted snapshot browser.

For: Insiders in the Canary Channel

• The expiration date for Canary Channel Insider Preview builds is updated. Keep your PC on the latest Canary Channel build.¹²

For: Windows users viewing a Wi-Fi password

• The dialog for viewing a Wi-Fi password has updated visuals.¹⁴
  The dialog is in Settings > Network & internet.

For: Some Insiders in the Canary Channel

• Some Insiders see an estimate of how long their PC will be offline while installing the build, on the Windows Update settings page and in the Start menu power button.¹⁵

For: Windows users who receive notification suggestions

• You can turn off suggestions to disable notifications, either from a suggestion's menu or in notification settings.¹⁶
  The sender list shows “Notification Suggestions” only after you have received one.

For: Insiders with a paired Android device

• You can share content from the Windows share window to a paired Android device.¹⁷
  Pair the Android device with Link to Windows and the PC with Phone Link.