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Build 22635.4805

Build 22635.4805: Windows Insider Beta Channel, January 2025. Snap guidance and Xbox controller typing

In short

Build 22635.4805 for the Beta Channel tests Snap guidance, Xbox controller typing, new Narrator shortcuts, and a Game Pass referral card. The changes roll out gradually.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Program in the Beta Channel, which receives builds based on Windows 11, version 23H2.

Build
22635.4805

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

New features 3 changes

Input

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Beta Channel with the latest-updates toggle on

  • The touch keyboard is beginning to support using an Xbox controller to navigate and type, with keys arranged vertically for easier controller navigation.1
    The Gamepad keyboard layout includes button accelerators, such as X for backspace and Y for the spacebar.

Narrator

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Beta Channel with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Narrator can jump to list items and to the beginning or end of large tables, lists, and landmarks.2
    In scan mode, I jumps to a list item; , and . jump to the beginning and end of an element.

Settings

Gradual rollout
  • Eligible Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers may see a card on the Settings homepage to refer a friend to try PC Game Pass for free.3
    The card appears only for subscribers who are signed in to the PC with a Microsoft account and meet the eligibility criteria.

Improvement 1 change

Snap

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Beta Channel with the latest-updates toggle on

  • When you accidentally open the Snap Bar or Snap Flyout, inline messages explain how to arrange app windows and use keyboard shortcuts.4
    The messages appear when dragging an app to the top middle of the desktop or hovering over its Minimize or Maximize button.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2025-01-24
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 22635.4805 Beta Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (4)
  1. 1. This change introduces the ability to use your Xbox controller to navigate and type. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. Jump to list item (I’) allows you to quickly access and jump to a list item on a page or a document. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. This new card will only appear on the Settings homepage if you’re signed into your PC with your Microsoft account and meet the required eligibility criteria. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. Inline messaging will now appear when you accidentally invoke the Snap Bar when dragging an app to the top middle of your desktop or Snap Flyout when hovering over the Minimize or Maximize button of an app. blogs.windows.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 4 quoted passages
  • Quotes found in the official pages: passed
  • Numbers found in the sources: passed
  • Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
  • Links to allowed domains only: passed
  • Every official change covered: passed
  • Readable plain text: passed
  • Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
  • Sources agree: passed

A second AI read the text against the sources: correctness 5/5, clarity 4/5, completeness 4/5. How we work

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