Build 26100.1586: Windows Insider Release Preview Channel, August 2024. Taskbar keyboard navigation and Android sharing

• With keyboard focus on the taskbar, Home and End move focus to the first and last items.¹
• End task stops a task without first showing a not responding dialog.²
  End task is available after you turn it on in Settings > System > For Developers.

For: Narrator users

• Scan mode responds quicker, which is especially helpful when reading large documents in Microsoft Edge.³
  Start Narrator with Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter, then turn on scan mode with Caps lock + Spacebar.

For: Voice access users

• You can dictate spelled characters faster and use more editing options for commands that select, delete, and move within text.⁴

• In EEA regions, the update improves security and APIs for creating widgets and feeds. Some existing widgets are removed or modified, temporarily affecting their functionality.⁵
  The Microsoft Start Experiences app powers Microsoft Start widget and feed experiences. The update also sets the foundation for new widgets and other features in development, set to roll out soon.

For: Insiders in the Release Preview Channel

• When the taskbar has keyboard focus, pressing a letter moves to an app whose name starts with that letter. Pressing the same letter again moves to another matching app when there is more than one.⁶
  For an uncombined taskbar, the letter moves to a window whose name starts with that letter.

For: Insiders in the Release Preview Channel

• You can duplicate a File Explorer tab from its right-click menu.⁷

For: Insiders with a paired Android device

• You can share content from Windows Share to a paired Android device.⁸
  Pair the Android device with the PC using Link to Windows on Android and Phone Link on the PC.

For: Administrators using Server Manager

• Turning on OpenSSH through Server Manager now shows a prompt asking you to confirm.⁹

• Interacting with archive folders no longer causes a memory leak.¹⁰
• File Explorer no longer stops responding while you browse.¹¹
• A first search from Home no longer might return no results.¹²
• The address bar dropdown menu no longer appears unexpectedly.¹³
• Saving a file to Gallery through the Save dialog saves it to the Pictures library instead of producing an error.¹⁴
• The search box shows the correct folder name when you are in Gallery.¹⁵
• The blank area at the top of File Explorer no longer appears.¹⁶
• The back and forward mouse buttons work when you hover over Recommended Files on Home.¹⁷
• Images no longer flash when you view them in Gallery.¹⁸
• When you open File Explorer with Windows logo key + E, a screen reader no longer might say a pane has focus or leave focus unset.¹⁹
• Ctrl + F starts a search more reliably.²⁰
• Keyboard focus is less likely to get lost when you press Shift + Tab.²¹
• Screen readers announce when you open or browse items in a breadcrumb in the Open or Save dialog.²²
• Screen readers announce when you open or browse items in the column header.²³

For: Insiders in the Release Preview Channel

• The browser now honors the FrameShutdownDelay value in the registry.²⁴
  The value is in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main.

• A deadlock no longer occurs in the DNS client when a domain controller starts up.²⁵