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What's being tested 17 new · 8 improved · 4 fixes

• New Context menu in File Explorer: The right-click menu opens faster and has fewer items. You can choose which commands and app extensions appear, and change the menu lay...
• New File Explorer: Search results show file names, locations, and dates in a consistent layout, making them easier to scan.
• New File Explorer: You can type ~ in the address bar to go directly to your user profile folder or its subfolders.

What's being tested 14 new · 2 improved · 7 fixes

• New Windows Search: Search shows results in one simpler list, offers quick actions, previews files, and gives more relevant results.
• New Windows Hello: Face sign-in can brighten the screen in a dark or dim room.
• New Run dialog: The Run dialog has a more modern design and is easier to use.

What's being tested

• Note Windows 11 version 26H2 is delivered to the Release Preview Channel through an enablement package (eKB).

What's being tested 10 new · 57 improved · 9 fixes

• New Windows Update: A calendar in Windows Update lets you pause updates until a chosen date, for up to 35 days.
• New Accessibility: You can apply a full-screen color tint to adjust screen appearance, including choosing a preset, changing intensity or setting it to tu...
• New File Explorer: Hovering over a file in File Explorer Home shows quick actions such as Open file location and Ask Copilot, including for work and schoo...

What's being tested 8 new · 27 improved · 3 fixes

• New File Explorer: Middle-clicking a folder in the address bar or on the Home page opens it in a new tab.
• New Voice Access: Voice Access adds Voice Isolation to help recognize your voice by reducing interference from other speakers and background noise.
• New Voice Access: Voice Access offers three speech recognition modes: Voice Isolation, background-noise removal only, or no filtering.

What's being tested 8 new · 27 improved · 3 fixes

• New File Explorer: Middle-click a folder in the address bar or Home page to open it in a new tab.
• New Voice Access: Voice Isolation reduces interference from other speakers and background noise to help Voice Access recognize your voice.
• New Voice Access: Voice Access offers three speech recognition modes: Voice Isolation, background-noise-only filtering, and no filtering.

What's being tested 5 new · 26 improved

• New Magnifier in Windows: Magnifier gives clearer screen-reader announcements when you zoom, switch views, change color inversion, or turn Magnifier on or off.
• New Magnifier in Windows: Magnifier can magnify permitted protected content.
• New Task Manager: Task Manager shows more information about NPU activity and app isolation through optional columns.

What's being tested 6 new · 37 improved · 15 fixes

• New Point-in-time restore for Windows: You can roll your PC, including apps, settings, and personal files, back to a recent automatic restore point.
• New Windows Update: A calendar lets you choose an end date to pause updates for up to 35 days. You can extend the pause by choosing another end date.
• New Accessibility: You can apply a full-screen color tint to improve readability or reduce eye strain, choose a preset or intensity, and set it to turn on...

What's being tested 7 new · 43 improved · 10 fixes

• New Point-in-time restore for Windows: You can roll your PC, including apps, settings, and personal files, back to a recent automatic restore point.
• New Windows Update: A calendar lets you choose an end date for pausing updates, for up to 35 days.
• New Accessibility: A full-screen color tint can help reduce eye strain and improve readability. You can choose a preset, adjust its intensity, or turn it...

What's being tested 10 new · 16 improved · 1 fix

• New Narrator: Narrator’s new image-description feature works with Copilot, but isn’t available in the European Economic Area.
• New Smart App Control: You can turn Smart App Control on or off without a clean install.
• New Settings: The About page has a clearer layout for device specifications and easier access to related settings, including Storage.

What's being tested 20 new · 8 improved · 12 fixes

• New Camera: Copilot+ PCs can use Windows Studio Effects with an additional camera, such as a USB webcam or a built-in rear camera.
• New Click to Do: The Click to Do context menu has a simpler design for finding actions such as Copy, Save, Share, and Open.
• New Click to Do: The context menu opens automatically when a large image or table appears on screen.

What's being tested 22 new · 6 improved · 15 fixes

• New Camera: On Copilot+ PCs, Windows Studio Effects can enhance an additional camera, such as a USB webcam or a laptop’s built-in rear camera.
• New Click to Do: The context menu has a streamlined design that makes common actions such as Copy, Save, Share, and Open easier to find.
• New Click to Do: When a large image or table appears on screen, its context menu opens automatically.

What's being tested 15 new · 10 improved · 18 fixes

• New Click to Do: Click to Do can detect a simple table so you can select it and send it to Excel, copy it or share it.
• New Click to Do: New and popular action tags make recent and widely used actions easier to discover in the Click to Do menu.
• New Agents in Settings: Agent search results now link directly to the related Settings page.

What's being tested 17 new · 8 improved · 18 fixes

• New Click to Do: Click to Do will detect simple tables so you can select one and send it to Excel, copy it, or share it. This feature is scheduled for a...
• New Click to Do: New and popular action tags in the Click to Do menu help you find AI-powered actions.
• New Agents in Settings: Agent search results include a link to the related Settings page.

What's being tested 1 fix

• Fix Update: The update addresses some issues with the update itself.

What's being tested 4 new · 2 improved

• New Microsoft Store apps: IT admins can remove selected preinstalled Microsoft Store apps on Enterprise and Education devices.
• New Windows Update: Eligible Release Preview Insiders can choose to download and install version 25H2 through Windows Update.
• New Windows Update for Business and WSUS: Commercial customers enrolled in the Windows Insider Program for Business can get version 25H2 through their organization’s update serv...

What's being tested 15 new · 3 improved · 16 fixes

• New Recall: Recall opens to a personalized homepage with recent snapshots and the apps and websites you used most recently.
• New Click to Do: A first-use tutorial demonstrates actions you can take on text and images, such as summarizing text or removing an image background.
• New When an app asks to use a device capability such as location, camera, or microphone, a redesigned privacy prompt appears in the center...

What's being tested 2 new · 1 improved · 8 fixes

• New Licensing: Eligible customers can block outbound network traffic when using the Windows 10 keyless Commercial ESU solution alongside a Windows 365...
• New Windows Backup for Organizations: Windows Backup for Organizations is generally available for organizations to back up and restore devices during transitions.
• Improved Mobile Operator Profiles: Country and operator settings profiles are updated.

What's being tested 12 new · 2 improved · 11 fixes

• New Recall: Recall can export snapshots in the EEA for sharing with trusted third-party apps and websites.
• New Recall: Recall users worldwide can reset Recall, deleting all snapshots and resetting Recall settings.
• New Click to Do: A Practice in Reading Coach action lets you select text on screen, read it aloud, and get feedback on fluency and pronunciation.

What's being tested 1 new · 2 improved · 2 fixes

• New Secure Boot: Devices can use new anti-rollback protections for SKUSiPolicy VBS.
• Improved Update: A small follow-up update addresses some issues with the update itself; the issues are not specified.
• Improved Mobile Operator Profiles: Country and mobile operator settings profiles are updated.

What's being tested 1 new · 5 improved · 9 fixes

• New PC Migration: The Windows Backup app begins showing landing and pairing pages for a PC-to-PC migration preview. Transferring files and settings durin...
• Improved Mobile Operator Profiles: Country and operator settings profiles are updated.
• Improved App Platforms and Frameworks: The curl tool included with Windows is updated.

What's being tested 25 new · 23 fixes

• New Click to Do (preview): On AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs, select text to summarize it, make a bulleted list, or rewrite it in a different style.
• New Click to Do (preview): Click to Do can use its intelligent text actions in Spanish and French.
• New Click to Do (preview): Click to Do can send selected text or an image to Copilot to help complete a prompt.

What's being tested 1 new · 3 improved · 3 fixes

• New Calendar flyout: The weather button on the rich calendar now has description text.
• Improved Calendar flyout: The calendar flyout brings back a clock view that displays seconds.
• Improved Calendar flyout: The rich calendar shows upcoming events for up to 30 days.

What's being tested 2 fixes

• Fix Graphics: Graphics processing for Linux apps in Windows could fail when a setting used different capitalization; the check now handles capitaliza...
• Fix OS Security: The blocklist adds drivers with security vulnerabilities that have been used in attacks where attackers bring their own vulnerable driv...

What's being tested 16 new · 3 improved · 16 fixes

• New Recall (preview): On supported Copilot+ PCs, Recall can find apps, websites, images, or documents from descriptions of their content. You must opt in to...
• New Click to Do (preview): Click to Do lets you select something on screen and take an action, such as editing an image in Photos or Paint.
• New Click to Do (preview): On Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, selecting text in Click to Do offers options to summarize or rewrite it.