Build 28120.2738: Windows Insider Experimental Channel, August 2026. WMIC and Drag Tray removed; Settings and Magnifier fixes
Removes WMIC and Drag Tray, fixes crashes in Settings and Magnifier, and includes a safeguard that might prevent PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS from launching.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Experimental Channel (26H1).
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 2 changes
Removals 2 changes
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC)
For: Insiders in the Experimental Channel
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The WMIC command-line tool is removed from Windows.3
This is part of the ongoing deprecation and removal of WMIC from Windows.
Drag Tray
For: Insiders in the Experimental Channel
- The Drag Tray experience is no longer available in this build. A replacement experience may come in a later update.4
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2026-08-17
- Type
- Windows Insider build
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| — | 28120.2738 | Experimental Channel |
Security
No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (4)
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Fixed an issue from the previous flight that caused Settings to crash when interacting with System > Notifications.
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Fixed an issue impacting Magnifier launching for some Insiders in the previous flight.
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Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) has been removed in this release.
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Based on feedback, we're removing the experience in this build.
learn.microsoft.com
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