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Build 27764

Build 27764: Windows Insider Experimental Channel, December 2024. Narrator link navigation and secondary-screen display fixes

In short

Adds new Narrator navigation shortcuts and Start menu jump lists, and fixes several display, input, and app issues.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Experimental Channel. The official release post calls this the Canary Channel.

Build
27764

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 7 changes

General

  • Some Insiders no longer encounter a blue-screen error while using their PC.1
    Fixes a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA bugcheck affecting some Insiders starting with Build 27754.

File Explorer

For: People browsing folders with lots of media

  • File Explorer is less likely to hang when browsing a folder containing many media files.2

Taskbar & System Tray

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

  • On secondary monitors, widget text no longer overlaps the date and time for people with a left-aligned taskbar.3

Input

  • The mouse cursor no longer becomes invisible with a black box behind it when pointer trails are enabled.4

Task Manager

For: People checking drive details in Task Manager

  • Hard disk drives are no longer incorrectly labeled as solid-state drives on the Performance page.5
    Corrects HDDs being listed as SSDs in Task Manager's Performance page.

Display

  • Full-screen windows on secondary monitors no longer cause the issue that could lead to lag and screen tearing.6

Other

For: People opening certain files in Excel

  • Excel is less likely to hang on launch when opening certain files.7

Improvements 5 changes

Start menu

For: Insiders using apps with jump lists

  • Right-clicking a pinned app shows its jump list when the app has one.8

Dynamic Lighting

2 items

For: People using Dynamic Lighting

  • When no compatible devices are connected, the settings page explains this and disables Brightness and Effects controls.9
  • The Wave effect gains four direction choices, and the Gradient effect gains a Forward direction choice.10
    Wave directions: Forward, Backward, Outward, and Inward. Gradient direction: Forward.

Input

Gradual rollout

For: Chinese- and Japanese-language users with the IME toolbar enabled

  • The IME toolbar is hidden while an app is in full-screen mode for some people typing in Chinese or Japanese who have the toolbar enabled.11
    This change is beginning to roll out.

Speech in Windows

For: Users of Windows speech features

  • Speech-to-text and text-to-speech are improved. Some users might be prompted to update their language files manually.12
    Applies to users of Narrator, voice access, live captions, live translations, and voice typing. Language files are released separately through Microsoft Store.

New feature 1 change

Narrator

  • Narrator scan mode adds shortcuts to skip past links and jump directly to lists in web pages and documents.13
    Press N to skip past links and L to jump to lists in Narrator scan mode.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-12-11
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 27764 Experimental Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (13)
  1. 1. Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see a bugcheck with error PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA while using their PC starting with Build 27754. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. We did some work to help address an issue where File Explorer might hang when browsing a folder with lots of media in it. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. 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
  4. 4. Fixed an issue where if pointer trails were enabled, the mouse cursor may become invisible with a black box behind it. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. Fixed an issue where some HDDs were being incorrectly listed as SSD on the Performance page. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. Fixed an issue which could result in lag and screen tearing on secondary monitors with full screen windows. blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to Excel sometimes hanging on launch when opening certain files. blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. When right-clicking on apps pinned to the Start menu, jump lists will be shown for apps that have them such as PowerPoint. blogs.windows.com
  9. 9. When no compatible devices are attached, the Dynamic Lighting settings page will now show a placeholder message and Brightness and Effects controls are disabled. blogs.windows.com
  10. 10. On the Dynamic Lighting settings page, we have added Forward, Backward, Outward and Inward direction options to the Wave effect, and added the Forward direction option to the Gradient effect. blogs.windows.com
  11. 11. 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
  12. 12. We have improved our speech-to-text and text-to-speech experience on Windows. blogs.windows.com
  13. 13. Skip past links (N’) allows you to navigate to the text after a link. This is most helpful when navigating through long emails, news articles, and wiki pages. Jump to lists (L’) allows you to quickly access a list on a web page or a document. blogs.windows.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 13 quoted passages
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  • Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
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  • Every official change covered: passed
  • Readable plain text: passed
  • Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
  • Sources agree: passed

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