Build 29599.1000: Windows Insider Experimental Channel, May 2026. Task Manager CPU speed display and Microsoft account sign-in fix
Build 29599.1000 is for Insiders in the Canary 29500 Series Channel, though some may not yet have transitioned to Experimental (Future Platforms). It fixes a misleading internet message during Microsoft account sign-in and improves CPU speed display for virtual machines.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Insiders in the Canary 29500 Series Channel. The notes use the Experimental (Future Platforms) channel name, but some Insiders may not yet have transitioned. AMD devices supporting System Guard are not offered this build.
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 2 changes
Platform
For: Insiders in the Canary 29500 Series Channel
- Windows moves to a new active development build with platform changes.1
Task Manager
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After resuming from hibernate, the Performance page shows CPU speeds for virtual machines without unexpectedly high numbers.2
Applies to the Performance page of Task Manager for VMs.
Fix 1 change
Microsoft account sign-in
For: Some Insiders in the Canary 29500 Series Channel
- Some Insiders no longer see a false message saying they are not connected to the internet when signing into a Microsoft account in certain apps.3
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2026-05-29
- Type
- Windows Insider build
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| — | 29599.1000 | Experimental Channel |
Security
No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (3)
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This update includes platform changes in moving to a new active development build.
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This update improves CPU speed display on the Performance page of Task Manager for VMs, so it doesn’t show higher than unexpected numbers after resuming from hibernate.
learn.microsoft.com -
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erroneous message saying they weren’t connected to internet (when they actually were) when signing into their Microsoft account in certain apps recently.
learn.microsoft.com
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