Build 26200.8728: Windows Insider Release Preview Channel, June 2026. Point-in-time restore and a quieter Widgets experience

• Widgets no longer open when you hover over them. Notifications and taskbar badges are minimized by default, and badge colors match your Windows accent.¹
• The Widgets dashboard opens by default the first time you use it. New users see Weather as the only default widget on the lock screen.²
• You can change default Widgets settings from Settings in the navigation bar.³
• Dashboard icons show the number of alerts, and badges clear automatically when you leave a dashboard.⁴
• Some default settings are retained based on how you use Widgets, while others change to reduce interruptions.⁵
• The Widgets experience gets improvements to reliability, responsiveness, and visual quality.⁶

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• You can enter a zoom percentage directly and change it in increments in the Magnifier window.⁷
• You can change zoom increments from the Magnifier bar without opening Windows Settings.⁸

• Hovering over a file in File Explorer Home shows quick actions such as Open file location and Ask Copilot for work and school accounts.⁹
  Not available in the European Economic Area. Work and school accounts use Entra ID.
• The address bar accepts paths containing double backslashes and quotation marks.¹⁰
  Examples include C:\Users\user and "C:\Users\user".
• Navigating to File Explorer Home is more reliable during OneDrive sync.³³
  Improves explorer.exe reliability.

• Bluetooth headphones with a mute button or indicator keep their microphone mute state in sync with Windows.¹¹
  Synchronizes the audio mixer state with the Hands-Free Profile (HFP).
• Some Bluetooth audio devices work more reliably; AirPods appear faster in pairing mode and Beats Studio Pro microphones are more reliable.¹²
• Bluetooth audio is more stable with certain PC manufacturer drivers.¹³
  Addresses error code 0x9F.
• Bluetooth voice calls are more reliable and have better audio quality on classic audio devices.¹⁴
  Applies when using the Hands-Free Profile (HFP).
• LE Audio streaming is more reliable after a connection is lost and restored.¹⁵
• LE Audio accessories start playing sooner when you use the microphone.¹⁶
• Classic Bluetooth audio devices reconnect faster after Windows resumes from hibernation.¹⁸
• LE Audio accessories are more reliable when they disconnect, such as when another device connects.¹⁹

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• The Bluetooth & devices settings page is more stable.¹⁷

• When you dial an outgoing call from a paired phone, the call stays on the phone while it rings and moves to the PC only if you answer from the PC.²⁰
• When Do Not Disturb is on in Windows, incoming calls from a paired phone no longer ring on the PC.²¹

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• The built-in HD Audio driver is more reliable.²²

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• The emoji panel uses GIPHY for GIF browsing and sharing instead of the deprecated Tenor service.²³
  Open the emoji panel with Windows key + period.

• Confidential Virtual Machines get better network throughput through hardware acceleration enabled by default.²⁴
  CVMs use SR-IOV hardware acceleration by default.
• Cellular connections work better, including with IPv6 VPNs.²⁵
  Improves cellular (WWAN) connectivity.
• Compatibility improves with third-party VPN software and SR-IOV configurations on server hardware.²⁶

For: WSL users with VPNs

• WSL works better in mirrored networking mode when you use a VPN.²⁷

• Some apps that span multiple monitors render content more reliably while scrolling.²⁸
• Applying color profiles is more reliable, and profiles are more likely to remain applied.²⁹

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• When location services are off, Default location and Allow location override appear greyed out because they do not apply until location services are on.³⁰
  Settings are under Settings > Privacy & Security > Location.

For: Users of Japanese handwriting input

• Japanese handwriting input recognizes English characters more accurately.³¹

For: Users of third-party credential providers

• Windows Explorer is more reliable on login and lock screens when third-party credential providers are used.³²
  Improves explorer.exe reliability.

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• Windows Explorer is more reliable when you switch between multiple desktops.³⁴
  Improves explorer.exe reliability.

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• Apps launch more reliably when shell extensions are installed.³⁵

For: Eligible devices in the Release Preview Channel

• More devices that qualify can automatically receive new Secure Boot certificates. Certificates are sent after a device shows enough successful update signals.³⁶
  Quality updates include additional high confidence device targeting data; certificate delivery remains phased.

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• Newly installed or removed apps appear in the Start menu without requiring sign-out or a restart.³⁷
  This mainly affects apps that create a Start menu folder with multiple shortcuts.

• The address bar suggestion list closes consistently after you select an item.³⁸
• OneDrive files no longer appear duplicated in the Favorites section of File Explorer Home.³⁹
• Text is no longer repeatedly selected when you rename items in folder views.⁴⁰
• Changes that only alter capitalization in a file or folder name appear immediately in folder views.⁴¹
  Applies to items stored locally or in the cloud.

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• Removing a paired Bluetooth device works more reliably if the Bluetooth radio is disabled or changed, reducing “Remove failed” messages.⁴²

• The Start menu opens more reliably when you click the taskbar's left edge with left-aligned icons.⁴³
• Taskbar icons are less likely to appear as blank gray placeholders.⁴⁸
• Notification counts and badge visuals update correctly across apps.⁵²

• Network provisioning works reliably for nested Hyper-V virtual machines.⁴⁴
  Corrects a configuration issue in nested Hyper-V network setup.
• Fewer blue-screen errors occur related to Wi-Fi power.⁴⁵
  Improves reliability of the Windows networking stack.
• Network adapter settings and bindings remain in place after an OS upgrade.⁴⁶
• Apps and Windows features connect more reliably to shared network resources, including resources accessed without authentication.⁵¹
  Includes connections using the NetUseAdd function and unauthenticated null-session connections.

• Search-related group policies can be set more reliably.⁴⁷

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• Reliability improves for acrylic blur effects in the Start menu, Settings, and on the lock screen.⁴⁹

• Member servers can connect successfully to domain controllers that were set up before 2025.⁵⁰
  Improves Netlogon secure channel connections between domain controllers.

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• You can roll your PC, including apps, settings, and personal files, back to a recent automatic restore point.⁵³

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• A calendar lets you choose an end date to pause updates for up to 35 days. You can extend the pause by choosing another end date.⁵⁴

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• You can apply a full-screen color tint to improve readability or reduce eye strain, choose a preset or intensity, and set it to turn on automatically.⁵⁵
  Find the setting under Settings > Accessibility.

For: Copilot+ PC users

• Voice access and voice typing are available in French, German, and Spanish. Speech is corrected in real time for grammar, punctuation, recognition errors, and clarity, including with background noise.⁵⁶
  Available on Copilot+ PCs.

For: People installing supported printers

• New printer installations use Internet Printing Protocol by default when the printer supports it.⁵⁷
  You can control this in Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners > Default install printers using Windows Ready Print.

For: Users of supported touchpads

• You can choose how large the bottom-right touchpad area is for a one-finger right-click: default, small, medium, or large.⁵⁸
  Available on touchpads with a pressable surface at Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad. A Custom option appears if the device manufacturer provides its own setting.