Build 26100.4188: Windows Insider Release Preview Channel, May 2025. Click to Do text actions and USB wake fixes

• Keyboard focus no longer gets stuck on the taskbar frame after moving backward through taskbar items with Tab and Shift + Tab.¹
  The issue could cause screen readers to announce only “pane.”
• Keyboard focus is less likely to move unexpectedly to taskbar widgets when you sign in.²
  The source says this could make widgets invoke; it does not specify further details.

For: Voice access users

• Voice access no longer freezes with a “working on it” error while dictating.³

For: Windows 11 users

• The startup sound plays at boot when it is enabled.⁴

For: MMC users

• Selected items are easier to see in MMC, including when contrast modes are enabled.⁵
  The colors used for selected items are improved.

• Some USB devices no longer disconnect after sleep and stay disconnected until you reboot.⁶

• Voice typing starts from the touch keyboard when you use the Chinese (Simplified) narrow layout.⁷
• Changing pages in the touch keyboard's Symbols section no longer unexpectedly types a character into a password field.⁸
• Typing in some apps continues to work after disconnecting from a remote desktop session.⁹

For: Apps using CopyPixels

• Pixels are no longer unexpectedly inverted in certain cases when copied from a JPG image.¹⁰
  The issue occurred when using CopyPixels.

For: Windows 11 users

• Settings no longer crashes while loading information about Bluetooth devices.¹¹

• Some devices no longer have unexpected display scaling or window-position changes after sleep and resume.¹²

• Non-admin users can uninstall printers they added.¹³

For: Windows Hello for Business users

• Facial recognition can sign you in after the PC wakes from sleep instead of unexpectedly failing.¹⁴
  The issue affected Windows Hello for Business facial recognition when the camera failed after waking.

For: Windows 11 users

• Settings no longer crashes when you interact with camera settings.¹⁵
  The affected page is Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Cameras.

For: File Explorer users with disconnected network drives

• Searching from Home can proceed when you have disconnected network drives.¹⁶

For: Users scanning for UHF channels

• A tuning scan can return UHF channels as well as VHF channels.¹⁷

• Devices with BitLocker on removable drives no longer encounter the described blue-screen error after sleep or hybrid boot.¹⁸

For: Windows 11 users

• Early boot screens, including BitLocker PIN, recovery-key, and boot-menu screens, render faster.¹⁹

• Some games no longer become unresponsive after upgrading to Windows 11, version 24H2.²⁰

For: Multi-user, multi-lingual, and remote desktop environments

• Input Service no longer causes the described increase in memory use that could affect performance.²¹
  The impact could occur in multi-user, multi-lingual, and remote desktop use.

For: Windows Hello Face Enrollment users

• Windows Hello Face Enrollment can work when multi-app mode or basic camera mode is enabled in advanced camera settings.²²
  The issue could cause enrollment to fail and show a bad camera preview.

For: Windows Server 2025 administrators

• New Windows Server 2025 domain controllers can identify the network as a domain instead of always showing it as public.²³
  The system checks for a domain controller name before using loopback addresses to ensure proper Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) binding.

• On AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs, select text to summarize it, make a bulleted list, or rewrite it in a different style.²⁴
  Select a text block with Win + mouse-click or Win + Q, then drag to select text.
• Click to Do can use its intelligent text actions in Spanish and French.²⁵
• Click to Do can send selected text or an image to Copilot to help complete a prompt.²⁶
  The Ask Copilot action opens Microsoft Copilot with the selected content in the prompt box.
• Click to Do is available in the European Economic Area, with English text actions and support for Spanish and French.²⁷
  The listed actions are Summarize, Create a bulleted list, and Refine. Functionality varies by device and market.
• You can set a pen button to open Click to Do with a single-click, double-click, or press and hold.²⁸
  Configure it under Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Pen & Windows Ink.
• Click to Do can be added to the pen menu.²⁹
  The pen menu has four app slots; if they are full, replace an app in the menu settings.

For: Copilot users

• You can open Copilot on Windows with Win + C.³⁰
  Personalize the Copilot key and Win + C under Settings > Personalization > Text input.
• You can talk to Copilot and receive responses while continuing your tasks.³¹
  Hold the Copilot key or Win + C for two seconds. Press Esc or stay silent for a few seconds to end the call. Alt + Spacebar also starts voice interaction.

For: People using OneDrive files on a phone and PC

• Windows can offer to reopen a OneDrive file on your PC after you viewed or edited it on your iOS or Android phone.³²
  The notification can appear when you unlock your PC within five minutes of viewing or editing the file on your phone.

• IT admins can manage Energy saver settings on Windows 11 PCs through policy.³³
  Policies can be managed through group policies and MDM configurations using Microsoft Intune. The Local Group Policy path is Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Power Management > Energy Saver Settings; the setting is “Enable Energy Saver to Always Be On.”

For: Windows 11 users; Dolby Vision controls require a compatible PC

• Display settings explain HDR support more clearly, allow HDR video streaming when HDR is off, and provide a separate Dolby Vision switch on compatible PCs.³⁴
  Find the options under Settings > System > Display.

For: Blind and low-vision users on Copilot+ PCs

• Narrator can use AI to describe images, charts, and graphs for blind and low-vision users.³⁵
  This feature is for Copilot+ PCs. Start Narrator with Ctrl + Windows key + Enter, then use Narrator key + Ctrl + D for image descriptions.

• On Copilot+ PCs, you can describe a setting in your own words in taskbar search without remembering its exact name.³⁶
  Examples include “change my theme” and “about my PC.”
• In the European Economic Area, taskbar search can find cloud photos from descriptions such as “European castles” or “summer picnics.”³⁷
  Cloud photos and photos on the Copilot+ PC can appear in results, along with exact keyword matches in cloud files. The feature is gradually rolling out to Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs; AMD and Intel support is coming soon.

• Windows Search makes web search providers easier to discover in the European Economic Area.³⁸

For: Windows 11 users

• A new FAQs section answers common questions about Windows 11 and your PC.³⁹
  Find it under Settings > System > About. Topics include setup, performance, and compatibility.
• The printer-renaming dialog has a Windows 11 look and feel.⁴⁰
  Find it under Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners.
• Mouse options are available in Settings without opening Control Panel, with updated icons and more customization choices.⁴¹
  Find the options under Settings > Accessibility > Mouse and Mouse pointer and touch. They include mouse indicator, pointer trails, and hover activation time.

• Admins can let users unpin selected taskbar apps without those apps being pinned again at the next policy refresh.⁴²
  Use the PinGeneration option.

For: Voice access users

• Voice access now has an in-product guide to new features and improvements.⁴³
  Open or dismiss the guide from the settings menu.
• Voice access is available from Accessibility in Quick Settings near the clock.⁴⁴
  Open Quick Settings by selecting the network, volume, or battery icon.

For: Voice typing users

• You can choose whether voice typing masks profanity with asterisks or displays the words as spoken.⁴⁵
  Open voice typing with Win + H, select the settings icon, and change Filter profanity.

• You can crop, rotate, and add filters to images before sharing them through Windows Share.⁴⁶
• Dragging a local file from File Explorer or the desktop opens a tray of suggested apps at the top of the screen.⁴⁷
  Drop the file into a suggested app or select More to open the Windows Share window.
• Apps that support sharing can be added to the right-click menu for local files.⁴⁸
  The menu is available in File Explorer and on the desktop.