Build 26120.3281: Windows Insider Dev Channel, February 2025. OneDrive phone-to-PC resume and File Explorer tab restore

For: Dev Channel Insiders

• Opening the Performance section no longer causes unexpectedly high DCOM CPU usage for some Insiders.¹

For: Dev Channel Insiders

• Resetting your password from the sign-in screen works again.²
  Fixes an underlying crash that prevented the password reset from working.

For: Dev Channel Insiders

• The “See more” menu in the command bar opens in the correct direction at affected screen resolutions.³

For: Dev Channel Insiders using multiple monitors

• The spacing between the date and time and the screen edge is consistent when you use multiple monitors.⁴

For: Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs

• The AI sparkle and underline animation appears in the File Explorer search box.⁵
• In rare cases, improved Windows Search no longer needs a reboot to become available.⁶
• In rare cases, File Explorer search no longer becomes unresponsive and requires a reboot.⁷
• The tip about search improvements appears only once, rather than every time you focus the File Explorer search box.⁸

For: Dev Channel Insiders using a non-default mouse color

• A non-default mouse pointer color no longer unexpectedly changes to white when a UAC dialog appears.⁹
  The pointer color setting is under Settings > Accessibility > Mouse pointer and touch.

For: Dev Channel Insiders

• Settings no longer crashes on launch for some Insiders.¹⁰

For: Shared PC users

• Guest sign-in on a Shared PC no longer fails when the affected password policies are configured.¹¹
  The issue affected Shared PC guest sign-in when DeviceLock password policies were configured.

For: Copilot+ PCs in the Dev Channel

• An upcoming Recall update will improve the experience, but it will delete existing snapshots.¹²
• Recall filtering options are available from its system tray flyout.¹³

For: Dev Channel Insiders

• Inline messages explain how to arrange app windows when you trigger the Snap Bar or Snap Flyout.¹⁴
  The messages also introduce keyboard shortcuts for snapping app windows.

• When you restore previous File Explorer windows at sign-in, their previously open tabs are restored too.¹⁵
  Enabling “Automatically save my restartable apps and restart them when I sign back in” also enables the File Explorer-specific setting.
• Account-based content no longer appears in several File Explorer sections for affected work accounts in the European Economic Area.¹⁶
  Applies to Entra IDs in the European Economic Area; affects Recent, Favorites, Details Pane, and Recommended.
• Text scaling works in more parts of File Explorer and in file open, save, and copy dialogs.²¹
  Text scaling is controlled through Settings > Accessibility > Text size.

For: Dev Channel Insiders

• Clicking the “Like” icon on the lock screen takes you to the Spotlight page to learn about the image.¹⁷

For: Dev Channel Insiders

• Hovering over or clicking “Learn about this picture” makes it easier to find information about your desktop background.¹⁸
• The Spotlight icon changes color and backing, and moves to the bottom-right corner of the desktop.¹⁹

For: Commercial customers on IT-managed PCs

• The Settings homepage is temporarily unavailable for commercial customers on PCs managed by an IT administrator.²⁰
  The rollout that began with Build 26120.3073 is paused while issues are addressed; Microsoft plans to resume it in a future flight.

For: Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs

• The taskbar search box now has the AI sparkle and underline animation.²²

For: Dev Channel Insiders using a Microsoft account

• A notification lets you open on your PC a supported OneDrive file you recently viewed or edited on your phone.²³
  Requires the same Microsoft account on the phone and PC; work and school accounts are not supported. The file must be open on the phone while the PC is locked, and the PC must be unlocked within five minutes. Supports Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and PDF files.

For: Dev Channel Insiders

• You can share a file from an app's taskbar jump list.²⁴

For: Dev Channel Insiders not backing up their Documents, Pictures, or Desktop folders

• You can snooze or turn off the “Start backup” reminder from its address-bar prompt.²⁵
  Right-click “Start backup” to access the option.

For: Eligible Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers

• Eligible Game Pass subscribers may see a Settings card inviting them to refer a friend for a free PC Game Pass trial.²⁶
  The card appears on the Settings homepage for eligible Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass subscribers signed in to Windows with a Microsoft account.