Build 26100.6713: Windows Insider Release Preview Channel, September 2025. File Explorer AI actions and Windows Hello PIN setup fixes

• 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 future update.¹
  The Excel action requires the latest Microsoft Excel application and a Microsoft 365 subscription. The feature is not yet rolling out in the EEA; support is described for Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, with AMD and Intel support coming later.
• New and popular action tags in the Click to Do menu help you find AI-powered actions.²

For: Copilot+ PC users with agents in Settings

• Agent search results include a link to the related Settings page.³

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• You can move the brightness, volume, airplane mode, and virtual desktop indicators to different screen positions.⁴
  Change the position in Settings > System > Notifications, under Position of the onscreen pop-up.

For: IT administrators and users of managed devices

• Taskbar pins from an applied pinning policy can appear without restarting File Explorer. The change can take about 8 hours, depending on the refresh interval.⁵
  IT administrators no longer need to restart explorer.exe after applying the pinning policy.

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• Notification Center is available on secondary monitors. Open it by selecting the date and time in the taskbar system tray.⁶
  With the August 2025 non-security update, the calendar can also show a larger clock with seconds.

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• AI actions let you edit images or summarize supported documents from File Explorer. The experience is not yet available in the EEA.⁷
  Image actions for .jpg, .jpeg, and .png include Visual Search, Blur Background, Erase Objects, and Remove Background. Summarize in Copilot works with files in OneDrive and SharePoint and requires an active Microsoft 365 subscription and a Copilot license.

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• You can pin favorite apps in the Windows share window for quicker access.⁸

• Emoji 16.0 adds Face with Bags Under Eyes, Fingerprint, Root Vegetable, Leafless Tree, Harp, Shovel, and Splatter. The feature is scheduled for a future update.⁹
  The emoji are intended to appear in the emoji panel.

For: Developers and other users of Advanced settings

• A redesigned Advanced settings page makes developer options easier to find, including Git details for repository folders in File Explorer.¹⁰
  The page is at Settings > System > Advanced. File Explorer + version control can show a branch, diff count, and last commit message.

For: Gamers using Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs

• Automatic Super Resolution is planned to make it easier to enable and manage on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, including a one-click option when a supported game starts. This feature is scheduled for a future update.¹¹
  The notes say future updates might also let users enable Auto SR from Game Bar during gameplay.

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• Keyboard shortcuts insert an en dash or em dash while typing.¹²
  Press Windows logo key + Minus (-) for an en dash, or Windows logo key + Shift + Minus (-) for an em dash. If Magnifier is running, Windows logo key + hyphen (-) zooms out instead.

For: People using Narrator with a refreshable Braille display

• Braille Viewer shows on-screen text alongside its Braille equivalent as you navigate with Narrator.¹³
  Set up Narrator for Braille and install the Braille support package under Settings > Accessibility > Narrator > Use a Braille display with Narrator. Start Narrator with Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter; open Braille Viewer with Narrator key + Alt + B.

• Administrator Protection is planned to provide administrator users with just-in-time admin privileges. The feature is off by default and is scheduled for a future update.¹⁴
  The preview can be enabled through OMA-URI in Intune or Group Policy. Enabling it through Windows Security under Account protection is planned for a later update.

For: Windows users with a compatible credential manager

• You can use a supported plugin credential manager to save and use passkeys in Windows 11.¹⁵
  Install a compatible credential manager, then enable support at Settings > Accounts > Passkeys > Advanced options and verify with Windows Hello.

For: People gaming with an Xbox controller on Windows 11

• A short press of the Xbox button opens Game Bar, and a long press opens Task View. Holding the button continues to turn off the controller.¹⁶

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• Several Windows dialogs, including the message shown when an app fails to open, use updated visuals.¹⁷
  The dialogs are modernized with WinUI 3.

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• Desktop icons and text no longer overlap when text scaling is increased.¹⁸

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• Icons in File Explorer panes display in the correct direction when you use Arabic or Hebrew.¹⁹
  The fix covers the details, preview, and navigation panes.

• Touch input works again for entering your PIN on the login screen after waking the PC from sleep.²⁰
• Some characters display correctly when using the Chinese Input Method Editor.²⁸
• Certain Chinese characters no longer appear as empty boxes in some text fields when a character limit is set.²⁹
  The notes cite fields used by Connection Manager Administration Kit as an example.

• Unsupported BitLocker drive encryption links no longer appear in some cases under Disks and Volumes, where selecting them showed error 0x80004005.²¹
  The affected page is Settings > System > Storage > Disks and Volumes.
• Settings no longer crashes when you open drive information, including from File Explorer drive properties.³⁴
  The affected page is Settings > System > Storage.

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• The Dynamic Lighting Background Controller no longer occasionally uses excessive CPU after you unlock the PC.²²

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• Voice Access no longer gets stuck saying it is listening while failing to respond.²³

• You should no longer unexpectedly see “Something happened and your PIN isn’t available” when trying to enter safe mode.²⁴
• Windows Hello PIN setup no longer fails with error 0x80090010 on affected devices joined to Microsoft Entra ID domains.³¹
  The issue affected devices after installing Windows updates released on or after KB5060842.

For: Users with Windows Sandbox enabled

• Windows Sandbox no longer causes the PC to become unresponsive after login because of high CPU use in the VmmemCmFirstBoot process.²⁵

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• HDR no longer unexpectedly turns off immediately after you enable it in Settings.²⁶

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• Pressing Enter confirms the PIN required to cast from Quick Settings.²⁷

For: Organizations using WSUS

• Windows Update works again for customers using Windows Server Update Services.³⁰
  The update addresses an issue disrupting Windows Update for WSUS customers.

• Playback of protected content works again in certain Blu-ray, DVD, and digital TV apps affected after KB5064081.³²

For: Windows laptop users

• The taskbar battery icon shows that the PC is charging when it is charging.³³

• Some Insiders no longer encounter error 0x80070002 when installing the build.³⁵

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• Click to Do gives shorter, more focused summaries for text.³⁶
  The change applies to the Summarize action for text entities.

For: Insiders receiving the gradual rollout

• App icons in the Open With menu are easier to see because the colored background behind them is removed.³⁷
  The change affects packaged app icons in the File Explorer context menu.
• Cloud files launch and context menus load more quickly.³⁸
  Underlying performance changes affect launching cloud files from File Explorer and loading context menus.

For: People using Narrator in Word

• Narrator gives smoother voice feedback and more reliable reading and navigation in Word, including for footnotes, comments, lists, and tables.³⁹
  The changes include consistent list announcements, clearer table boundaries, and improved selection feedback.

• More time, language, and keyboard options are available in Settings instead of Control Panel.⁴⁰
  Date and time options are under Settings > Time & language > Date & time; number, currency, UTF-8, and language-and-region options are under Settings > Time & language > Language & region. Keyboard character repeat and cursor blink rate are under Settings > Accessibility.
• The installed apps list loads more quickly.⁴¹
  The performance change affects Settings > Apps > Installed apps.

For: Gamers, particularly those using multiple monitors

• Gaming performance can improve when Game Bar or other overlays appear over a game, particularly with multiple monitors that use different refresh rates.⁴²

For: Windows Certificate Authority administrators

• Windows Certificate Authorities support Certificate Revocation List partitioning.⁴³
  Adds support for Certificate Revocation List (CRL) partitioning.