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Build 27754

Build 27754: Windows Insider Experimental Channel, November 2024. Modernized Windows Hello and a simplified system tray

In short

Canary Channel Insiders get redesigned Windows Hello screens, taskbar changes, and fixes for File Explorer, input, and other issues. Microsoft says it is not planning to release SDKs for 27xxx builds for now.

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

Build
27754
Review notes Additional details from the official release notes (1) Read note
  • In detail This PIN and biometrics issue is reported when joining Canary on a new Copilot+ PC from the Dev Channel, Release Preview Channel, or retail.

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 9 changes

Digital Markets Act policy

For: Insiders in EEA regions

  • Applying the Digital Markets Act policy in EEA regions works again.1

Boot menu

For: everyone in the Canary Channel

  • A failed update that rolls back no longer leaves a duplicate Windows entry in the boot menu.2

File Explorer

2 items

For: everyone in the Canary Channel

  • Thumbnails for portrait-mode RAW images no longer unexpectedly appear in landscape orientation.3
  • The search box no longer draws past the edge of the File Explorer window.4

Taskbar and system tray

For: Insiders using a left-aligned taskbar on multiple monitors

  • On secondary monitors, widget text no longer overlaps the date and time for people using a left-aligned taskbar.5

Game Bar and mouse input

For: Insiders using multiple monitors

  • The mouse stays usable in a game after you open and close Game Bar on a system with multiple monitors.6

Remote access apps

  • Some apps used to connect to other PCs no longer crash.7

System stability

For: Insiders who encountered this bugcheck in recent Canary builds

  • Some Insiders no longer encounter bugchecks with SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED.8

Registry Editor

For: everyone in the Canary Channel

  • Registry Editor no longer becomes unresponsive after you press Alt following a click on the license information in About.9

Improvements 3 changes

Start menu and taskbar jump lists

For: everyone in the Canary Channel

  • Holding Shift and Ctrl while choosing an item in a Start menu or taskbar jump list launches it as administrator.10

Taskbar previews

For: everyone in the Canary Channel

  • Taskbar app previews and the animations that show them are updated.11

System tray

For: Insiders in the Canary Channel

  • A simplified system tray shows a shorter date and time and displays the notifications bell according to Do not disturb status. You can still open Notification Center by clicking the date and time.12
    The long date and time format and bell display can be changed in Settings > Date and Time and Settings > System > Notifications, or from the system tray clock/bell context menu.

New feature 1 change

Windows Hello

For: everyone in the Canary Channel

  • Windows Hello gets updated visuals on the sign-in screen and in other sign-in flows. The redesigned passkey screens make it easier to switch authentication options and choose a passkey or device.13
    The redesigned credential experience also applies to the administrator protection feature in Windows 11, version 24H2 and higher.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-11-20
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 27754 Experimental Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (13)
  1. 1. Fixed the issue with applying policy for the Digital Markets Act in EEA regions in Build 27749. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. Fixed an issue where an update failing and rolling back could potentially result in a duplicate Windows entry in the boot menu. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. Fixed an underlying issue which was causing RAW images taken in portrait mode to unexpectedly display in landscape mode thumbnails. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. Did some work so the search box in File Explorer shouldn’t draw off the end of the window anymore. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. 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
  6. 6. Fixed an underlying issue which could cause the mouse to unlock from a game window on a system with multiple monitors after opening and closing Game Bar, so you couldn’t use it within the game. blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. Fixed an underlying issue causing some apps used for remoting into other PCs to crash in the latest Canary builds. blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see bugchecks with SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED in the latest Canary builds. blogs.windows.com
  9. 9. Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to Registry Editor going unresponsive if you pressed Alt after clicking on the license information in the About section. blogs.windows.com
  10. 10. If you hold Shift and CTRL when clicking on a jump list item in Start menu or taskbar, this will now launch that item as admin blogs.windows.com
  11. 11. We’ve updated the previews that show when you mouse-over/hover over apps on the taskbar. We have also improved the animations for when these previews show on the taskbar based on Insider feedback. blogs.windows.com
  12. 12. We are trying out a more simplified system tray to highlight the date/time in a shortened form and to show the notifications bell icon based on DND status. blogs.windows.com
  13. 13. We redesigned Windows security credential user experiences for passkey creating a cleaner experience that supports secured and quick authentication. blogs.windows.com
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