Build 26100.1297: Windows Insider Release Preview Channel, July 2024. Lock-screen content and expanded Windows share options

For: Insiders in the Release Preview Channel

• Sports, traffic, and finance content can appear on the lock screen alongside weather.¹

• The Start menu has a new account manager that shows Microsoft account benefits and provides access to account settings.²
• You can drag pinned apps from the Start menu to the taskbar.³

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• You can drag files between locations shown in the File Explorer address bar.⁴
  Files can be dragged between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer address bar.

For: Insiders in the Release Preview Channel

• Emoji support adds horizontal and vertical head shakes, a phoenix, lime, brown mushroom, and broken chain. You can also choose a left- or right-facing direction for some people emoji.⁵
  Adds support for Emoji 15.1. Windows continues to use people for family groupings.

• Clicking outside the Windows share window no longer closes it; use the close button in its upper-right corner.⁶
• You can share directly to Microsoft Teams channels and group chats.⁷
  Requires signing in with a Microsoft Entra ID.
• You can create QR codes for webpage links and cloud files from the Windows share window.⁸
  In Microsoft Edge, select the share button and then Windows share options.
• You can send an email to yourself from the Windows share window.⁹
  The email goes to the address associated with your Microsoft account.
• You can copy files from the Windows share window using the new Copy option.¹⁰

For: Insiders who enable the specified Windows backup preferences

• Windows Backup can save more sound settings, including your sound scheme, so you can restore them on a new device.¹¹
  Requires Remember my preferences and the Personalization and Other Windows settings checkboxes to be selected.

• The Settings home page can show a Game Pass recommendation card if you actively play games on your PC.¹²
  The card appears on Home and Pro editions when signed in with a Microsoft account.
• A Linked devices page lets you manage your PCs and Xbox consoles.¹³
  The page is available on Home and Pro editions when signed in with a Microsoft account (MSA).
• An Add now button lets you add a recovery email address to your Microsoft account if one is not already set.¹⁴
  The button appears in Settings > Account when signed in to a Microsoft account.

• PC Manager is added to devices in China.¹⁵

For: Azure Virtual Desktop users

• OneDrive can be used as a RemoteApp in Azure Virtual Desktop.¹⁶

For: Windows node administrators

• Windows nodes can collect more information about dropped network packets, making issues easier to troubleshoot.¹⁷
  Adds support for packet drop collection in VFP.

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• The list of drivers at risk of being used in Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver attacks is expanded.¹⁸
  Updates DriverSiPolicy.p7b.

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• The Rename your PC and Change date and time dialogs have updated visuals that match Windows 11.¹⁹

• Task Manager displays DDR speed in MT/s instead of MHz.²⁰
• Task Manager releases process handles more quickly when it stops a process.²¹
• Task Manager is more reliable.²²
• Changing the process sort order performs better.²³
• Task Manager is easier to use with a keyboard, screen reader, or high-contrast display, and supports text scaling.²⁴
  Improvements include keyboard focus, Tab key navigation, text scaling, screen-reader item-name readouts, and high-contrast heatmaps.
• Resizing Task Manager is easier when you grab the top of its window.²⁵

For: Insiders in the Release Preview Channel

• Widgets icons on the taskbar are clearer and include a larger selection of animated designs.²⁶