The Update BureauBuild 22635.4445: Windows Insider Beta Channel, November 2024. File Explorer adds New Folder; taskbar and search fixes
Adds a New Folder option to File Explorer’s navigation pane and fixes several taskbar, File Explorer, and Snipping Tool issues. These changes are test features for Windows Insiders.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Beta Channel, which receives builds based on Windows 11, version 23H2.
This is a test build for people in the Windows Insider Program. Features in it can change, be removed, or never reach regular Windows releases.
What changes
Fixes 7 changes
Taskbar
File Explorer
For: Beta Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on
- A file’s date and time properties no longer change unexpectedly in some cases after it is copied.3
- Details Pane icons respond correctly when you switch between dark and light themes.4
- A black flash no longer appears when you duplicate a tab.5
- Searching no longer unexpectedly starts the search repeatedly.6
Snipping Tool
For: Beta Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on
- Screenshots no longer appear distorted on certain displays.7
Improvement 1 change
File Explorer
For: Beta Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on
- Context menus open and File Explorer navigation perform better.8
New feature 1 change
File Explorer
For: Beta Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on
- The navigation pane’s right-click menu includes a New Folder option.9
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2024-11-08
- Type
- Windows Insider build
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| — | 22635.4445 | Beta Channel |
Security
No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (9)
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1.
Fixed a few issues impacting explorer.exe reliability in the latest flights related to the taskbar, including an issue impacting some Insiders which could cause explorer.exe to crash sometimes when right clicking apps in the taskbar.
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Fixed an issue on secondary monitors for left aligned taskbar users, where the widgets text in the taskbar might overlap the date and time.
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3.
We fixed an issue where the date/time properties of files were unexpectedly updated in some cases after copying them.
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We fixed an issue where the Details Pane icons weren’t responding correctly to theme changes, making it hard to see if you switched from dark to light or vice versa.
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5.
We fixed a black flash in File Explorer that appeared when duplicating a tab.
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6.
We fixed an issue where when you did a search it may unexpectedly trigger the search happening repeatedly.
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7.
Fixed an underlying issue which could result in Snipping Tool screenshots being distorted on certain displays.
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We made a change to help improve performance of context menu launch and File Explorer navigation.
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9.
We’ve added a New Folder option in the context menu when right-clicking locations in the navigation pane.
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