Build 26100.3902: Windows Insider Release Preview Channel, April 2025. Recall search and fixes for sleep connectivity and Start

For: File Explorer users

• Text scaling works across File Explorer, file open and save dialogs, and copy dialogs.¹
  Text size is configured under Settings > Accessibility > Text size.
• Extracting zipped files performs better, particularly when extracting many small files.²
• The address bar no longer unexpectedly appears without a path after opening.³

• Touch can switch between pages of pinned apps in Start.⁴
• The “Sign out” and “More options” buttons in the Start account manager remain visible with increased text size.⁵

• Underlines beneath taskbar app icons disappear after you close the app.⁶
• In Arabic and Hebrew display languages, arrow keys move in the correct direction when navigating taskbar apps with Windows key + T.⁷

For: Display users

• You no longer need to press Windows key + P twice to switch display setups.⁸

• A horizontal line no longer appears in the wrong place in some Win32 apps.⁹
  Addresses an uncommon issue with ExtFloodFill.

For: Users of external Thunderbolt graphics cards

• External graphics cards connected over Thunderbolt are discoverable in cases where they might not have been before.¹⁰

For: Hyper-V users

• Hyper-V Manager no longer unexpectedly shows 0% CPU usage for virtual machines.¹¹

For: Everyone in the Release Preview Channel

• Internet connections are less likely to be intermittent after your device resumes from sleep.¹²
  Addresses an issue affecting connectivity after sleep.

For: Users with a profile redirected to a network VHD(X)

• The system no longer unexpectedly stops with a blue-screen error during normal use when a user profile is redirected to a network VHD(X).¹³

For: Everyone in the Release Preview Channel

• Some content pages with JPEG images display correctly.¹⁴

For: Devices set up with Windows Setup and System Preparation

• Push-button reset options work after installing Windows 11, version 24H2 with Windows Setup and then running System Preparation.¹⁵
  Addresses boot file configuration not being properly updated after running Sysprep.

• Facial recognition works for some Insiders who were affected after Build 26100.3902.¹⁶

For: Copilot+ PC users

• On supported Copilot+ PCs, Recall can find apps, websites, images, or documents from descriptions of their content. You must opt in to saving snapshots and use Windows Hello to access them.¹⁷
  Recall saves snapshots of activity; availability is limited by market, language, and content and storage requirements.

• Click to Do lets you select something on screen and take an action, such as editing an image in Photos or Paint.¹⁸
  Open it with WIN key + mouse-click, WIN + Q, through the Snipping Tool menu or Print Screen, or by searching for “Click to Do” on the taskbar.
• On Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, selecting text in Click to Do offers options to summarize or rewrite it.¹⁹
  Text actions use Phi Silica, the on-device Small Language Model.
• You can open Click to Do by swiping from the right edge of the display.²⁰
• Policies are available for managing Click to Do in commercial environments.²¹

• On Copilot+ PCs, you can search for files and settings using descriptions instead of exact names or words. This search works offline and is now available on AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs.²²
  Search uses semantic indexing alongside traditional lexical indexing and supports selected text, image, and document formats and languages.
• File Explorer search can find photos stored in your personal OneDrive alongside local photos, using your own words.²³
  Requires a Microsoft account and an internet connection; now available on AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs.

For: Narrator users

• Speech recap lets you review and copy what Narrator has spoken and follow its live transcription.²⁴
  Speech recap is accessed with keyboard shortcuts.

For: Phone Link users

• Start provides direct access to phone calls, SMS messages, photos, and content sharing between your PC and mobile devices.²⁵

• Web developers can use existing content to create interactive widgets for multiple widget surfaces.²⁶
• In the European Economic Area, the Lock screen weather widget can be customized, alongside accessibility and design improvements.²⁷
  Configure it under Settings > Personalization > Lock screen by selecting “Customize widget” in the weather widget’s more options menu.

For: File Explorer users

• File Explorer Home gets curated views to make Microsoft 365 content easier to find.²⁸
  The views are pivot-based.

For: Copilot+ PC users

• On Copilot+ PCs, you can choose which apps Windows can recommend actions from.²⁹
  The setting is under Settings > Apps > Actions.

For: Windows Share users

• Image edits such as cropping, rotating, and adding filters in the Windows Share window are planned, but will roll out at a later date.³⁰
  The post's April 16 update says this change will roll out later.

For: Users of PCs that support Studio Effects

• Automatic framing turns on the first time you use the camera if your PC supports Studio Effects and you have not used them before.³¹

For: Everyone in the Release Preview Channel

• Windows shows an estimate of how long your PC will be offline while updates install.³²
  The estimate appears on the Windows Update settings page and in the Start menu power button.

For: Release Preview Insiders

• The post announces Build 26100.3909 as a small follow-up update that addresses some issues with this update; it says an additional fix is noted below.³³
  The announcement identifies Build 26100.3909 (KB5055627).

For: Users who pin packaged apps to the desktop

• Desktop icons for packaged apps no longer have an accent-colored background, making them larger and easier to see.³⁴

For: Users of PCs that support Studio Effects

• The automatic framing filter turns on the first time you use the camera on a supported PC if you have not used Studio Effects before.³¹