Build 26200.6713: Windows Insider Release Preview Channel, September 2025. Click to Do table actions and Narrator Braille Viewer

• Desktop icons and text no longer overlap when you use increased text scaling.¹

For: Users of Arabic or Hebrew display languages

• Icons in File Explorer panes display correctly in Arabic and Hebrew.²
  Fixes mirroring of icons in the details, preview and navigation panes when using an Arabic or Hebrew display language.

• Touch input can enter your PIN on the sign-in screen after the PC wakes from sleep.³
• Some characters display correctly when you use the Chinese Input Method Editor.¹¹
• Certain Chinese characters no longer appear as empty boxes in some text fields when a character limit is set.¹²
  The issue could occur in fields such as those used by Connection Manager Administration Kit.

For: Windows Insiders

• Disks and Volumes no longer shows an unsupported BitLocker encryption link that leads to error 0x80004005.⁴
  The issue affects Settings > System > Storage > Disks and Volumes.
• Settings no longer crashes when you access drive information.¹⁷
  Also fixes launching the affected pages from File Explorer drive properties.

For: Windows Insiders using Dynamic Lighting

• Dynamic Lighting Background Controller no longer occasionally uses excessive CPU after you unlock your PC.⁵

For: People who use Voice Access

• Voice Access no longer gets stuck saying it is listening without responding.⁶

• You should no longer unexpectedly see a message that your PIN is unavailable when entering Safe Mode.⁷
• Windows Hello PIN setup no longer fails with error 0x80090010 on affected Microsoft Entra ID domain-joined devices.¹⁴
  Addresses an issue on devices joined to Microsoft Entra ID domains after installing Windows updates released on or after KB5060842.

For: Windows Insiders using Windows Sandbox

• Windows Sandbox no longer causes the PC to become unresponsive because of high CPU use after sign-in.⁸
  Fixes high CPU use by the VmmemCmFirstBoot process after login when Windows Sandbox is enabled.

For: Windows Insiders using HDR

• HDR no longer unexpectedly turns off immediately after you enable it in Settings.⁹

For: Windows Insiders casting from Quick Settings

• Pressing Enter now confirms the PIN when you cast from Quick Settings.¹⁰

For: Organizations using WSUS

• Windows Update works again for customers using Windows Server Update Services.¹³
  Addresses an issue that disrupted Windows Update for WSUS customers.

• Protected content playback works again in certain Blu-ray, DVD and digital TV apps.¹⁵
  The issue can occur after installing KB5064081.

For: Windows Insiders

• The taskbar battery icon shows that your PC is charging when it is charging.¹⁶

• Some Insiders no longer see error 0x80070002 when installing the build.¹⁸

• Click to Do can detect a simple table so you can select it and send it to Excel, copy it or share it.¹⁹
  Available on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs; AMD and Intel support is coming. Convert to table with Excel requires the latest Excel app and a Microsoft 365 subscription. This is not yet rolling out in the EEA and will arrive in a future update.
• New and popular action tags make recent and widely used actions easier to discover in the Click to Do menu.²⁰

For: Copilot+ PC users

• Agent search results now link directly to the related Settings page.²¹
  Currently rolling out to agents in Settings on Copilot+ PCs.

For: Windows Insiders

• You can move the brightness, volume, airplane mode and virtual desktop indicators to different positions on the screen.²²
  Set their position in Settings > System > Notifications, under Position of the onscreen pop-up.

For: Users with multiple monitors

• Notification Center is now available on secondary monitors. Select the date and time in the taskbar system tray to open it.²³
  With the August 2025 non-security update, you can also show a larger clock with seconds above the calendar.

For: Windows Insiders outside the EEA

• File Explorer's AI actions can edit images or summarize documents. Right-click a file and choose AI actions.²⁴
  The experience is not available in the EEA. Image actions support .jpg, .jpeg and .png; Copilot summaries for OneDrive and SharePoint files require an active Microsoft 365 subscription and Copilot license.

For: Windows Insiders

• You can pin favorite apps in the Windows share window for quicker access.²⁵

For: Windows Insiders

• The emoji panel adds seven Emoji 16.0 characters: Face with Bags Under Eyes, Fingerprint, Root Vegetable, Leafless Tree, Harp, Shovel and Splatter.²⁶
  This feature will roll out in a future update.

For: Windows Insiders

• The redesigned Advanced settings page makes developer options easier to find, including Git details for repository folders in File Explorer.²⁷
  File Explorer + version control can show a repository's branch, diff count and last commit message. Find the page under Settings > System > Advanced.

For: Gamers using Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs

• On Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, a notification can let you turn on Auto SR when you launch a supported game.²⁸
  The feature is easier to find and manage in Graphics settings. This will roll out in a future update.

For: Windows Insiders

• Keyboard shortcuts let you insert an en dash or em dash while typing.²⁹
  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 Magnifier instead.

For: People who use Narrator with a refreshable Braille display

• Braille Viewer shows on-screen text and its Braille equivalent in a floating window that updates as you navigate with Narrator.³⁰
  Set up Narrator for Braille and install the support package in Settings > Accessibility > Narrator > Use a Braille display with Narrator. Open Braille Viewer with Narrator key + Alt + B.

• Administrator Protection Preview provides just-in-time administrator privileges while allowing administrator users to perform their admin tasks.³¹
  Off by default; enable through OMA-URI in Intune or Group Policy. Enabling it through Windows Security is planned for a later update, and this feature will roll out in a future update.

For: Windows Insiders using passkeys

• Windows 11 can use a compatible credential manager app to store and use passkeys.³²
  Turn on support under Settings > Accounts > Passkeys > Advanced options, then verify with Windows Hello.

For: Windows gamers using an Xbox controller

• Long-pressing the Xbox button on a controller opens Task View. A short press opens Game Bar, and holding the button still turns off the controller.³³

For: Windows Insiders

• Click to Do's Summarize action gives shorter, more focused summaries of text.³⁴
  The output for text entities is shorter and more focused.

For: IT administrators and managed-device users

• Applying a taskbar pinning policy no longer requires restarting Explorer. A pin might appear within about eight hours.³⁵
  The delay depends on the policy refresh interval; administrators no longer need to restart explorer.exe.

For: Windows Insiders

• App icons in the Open With menu are easier to see because the colored background behind them is removed.³⁶
  Removes the accent-colored backplate behind packaged app icons in the file context menu.
• Cloud files launch and context menus load more quickly.³⁷
  Underlying changes improve the performance of launching cloud files and loading context menus.

For: People who use Narrator in Word

• Narrator provides smoother voice feedback and more reliable reading and navigation in Word, including for footnotes, comments, lists and tables.³⁸
  Changes include consistent list announcements, clearer table boundaries and selection feedback.

For: Windows Insiders

• More time, language and keyboard options are now in Settings instead of Control Panel.³⁹
  Date and time options are under Settings > Time & language > Date & time; number, currency, UTF-8 and language-copy options are under Language & region. Keyboard character repeat and cursor blink rate are under Accessibility.
• The installed apps list loads more quickly.⁴⁰
  Improves performance when loading Settings > Apps > Installed apps.

For: Gamers using overlays, especially with multiple monitors

• Gaming performance can improve when Game Bar or other overlays appear over a game, particularly with monitors that have different refresh rates.⁴¹

For: Windows Insiders

• Several Windows dialogs, including the message shown when an app fails to open, now match the Windows 11 visual style.⁴²
  The dialogs are modernized with WinUI 3.

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