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Build 28020.1619

Build 28020.1619: Windows Insider Experimental Channel, February 2026. Cross-Device Resume expands and Narrator speech becomes configurable

In short

Canary Channel Insiders are testing expanded Cross-Device Resume, customizable Narrator announcements, peripheral fingerprint sign-in, and other changes.

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

Build
28020.1619

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 8 changes

Cross-Device Resume

Gradual rollout 3 items
  • You can continue more activities from an Android phone on your PC, including Spotify playback, work in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and browsing sessions.1
  • Vivo Android phone users can continue browsing from Vivo Browser on their PC.2
  • You can continue working on online files opened in the Microsoft Copilot app on an HONOR, OPPO, Samsung, Vivo, or Xiaomi Android phone. The files open in the matching Microsoft 365 app if installed, or in your default browser; offline files stored only on the phone are not supported.3

Narrator

Gradual rollout

For: Canary Channel Insiders who use Narrator

  • You can choose which details Narrator speaks about on-screen controls and change their order, reducing extra speech while navigating apps.4

Windows Hello

Gradual rollout

For: Canary Channel Insiders with a supported ESS fingerprint reader

  • Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security can use supported external fingerprint readers, including on desktop PCs and Copilot+ PCs.5
    To enroll, connect a supported ESS fingerprint reader and go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options.

Voice Access

Gradual rollout

For: Canary Channel Insiders setting up Voice Access

  • A redesigned setup flow helps you download the speech model for your language, choose an input microphone, and learn what Voice Access can do.6

Settings Agent

Gradual rollout

For: Canary Channel Insiders using Settings Agent

  • Settings Agent adds support for German, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Hindi, Italian, and Simplified Chinese.7
    Added locales: de-de, pt-br, pt-pt, es-es, es-mx, ko-kr, ja-jp, hi-in, it-it, zh-cn.

SCOOBE

Gradual rollout

For: Some Canary Channel Insiders

  • Some Insiders will see a refreshed screen for reviewing and choosing recommended PC settings without navigating through multiple setup screens.8
    SCOOBE means Second Chance Out of Box Experience.

New features 2 changes

Voice Typing

Gradual rollout

For: Canary Channel Insiders on desktop PCs

  • A new setting lets you choose how long Voice Typing waits before carrying out a voice command. The update is rolling out to all desktop types, not just Copilot+ PCs.9

Paint

For: Canary and Dev Channel Insiders

  • You can rotate shapes, text, and active selections to any angle using the rotate handle, or enter an angle with Custom rotate.10
    The feature is in Paint version 11.2601.391.0.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2026-02-20
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 28020.1619 Experimental Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (10)
  1. 1. This update expands the functionality of Cross‑Device Resume, which Microsoft first introduced in the May 2025 Windows non-security update blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. Vivo Android phone users can continue browsing from Vivo Browser on their PC. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. If you use an Android phone from HONOR, OPPO, Samsung, Vivo, or Xiaomi, you can resume online files that you opened in the Microsoft Copilot app on your phone and continue working on them on your PC. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. Narrator now gives you more control over how it announces on‑screen controls. You can choose which details are spoken and adjust their order to match how you navigate apps. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) is expanding to support peripheral fingerprint sensors in Windows 11. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. We’re introducing a more streamlined setup flow to make it even easier to get started with Voice Access. blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. New: - German: de-de - Portuguese: pt-br, pt-pt - Spanish: es-es, es-mx - Korean: ko-kr - Japanese: ja-jp - Hindi: hi-in - Italian: it-it - Chinese (Simplified): zh-cn blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. Some Windows Insiders will see a refreshed SCOOBE screen (Second Chance Out of Box Experience) for reviewing recommended settings on your PC. blogs.windows.com
  9. 9. We are introducing a new ‘Wait time before acting’ setting in Voice Typing, allowing users to configure the delay before a voice command is executed. blogs.windows.com
  10. 10. With Paint version 11.2601.391.0, we’re excited to introduce freeform rotate, a highly requested feature that gives you more control when editing your artwork. blogs.windows.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 10 quoted passages
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  • Numbers found in the sources: passed
  • Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
  • Links to allowed domains only: passed
  • Every official change covered: passed
  • Readable plain text: passed
  • Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
  • Sources agree: passed

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