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Build 26200.5551

Build 26200.5551: Windows Insider Dev Channel, April 2025. Copilot+ PC search and richer Narrator image descriptions

In short

Dev Channel build 26200.5551 begins testing easier settings search and richer Narrator image descriptions on Copilot+ PCs, alongside widget changes and fixes.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Program in the Dev Channel, running Windows 11 version 24H2. Some features are limited to Copilot+ PCs or to Insiders in the European Economic Area.

Build
26200.5551
Review notes Additional details from the official release notes (5) Read notes
  • In detail Richer Narrator image descriptions are currently available on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs. Support for AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs is coming soon.
  • What changes Richer Narrator image descriptions are currently available on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs. Support for AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs is coming soon.
  • What to do Lock-screen weather widget customization is for EEA Insiders who have the new lock screen widgets experience.
  • In detail Some Insiders may be unable to turn on the Recall setting in Settings, and Recall may not automatically save snapshots.
  • In detail Some apps such as Spotify may fail to launch. Some apps such as Spotify may also fail to install from the Microsoft Store with error 0x80070032.

The official sources are linked at the end of the page.

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 8 changes

Recall (Preview)

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PCs

  • Settings no longer crashes when you add an app to the Recall filter list.1
    Fixes the crash under Privacy & Security > Recall & Snapshots.

File Explorer

Gradual rollout 2 items
  • File Explorer Home no longer crashes for some Insiders after recent flights.2
  • The Organize and New Folder options appear in the Save Dialog when you use dark mode.3

Taskbar

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders

  • App icons no longer unexpectedly become oversized in some cases, including after disconnecting an external display.4

Input

Gradual rollout
  • A touchpad that stopped working in the previous flight should work again.5

Graphics

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Insiders

  • Pixels no longer appear unexpectedly inverted in certain cases.6
    Fixes certain cases when using CopyPixels.
  • Some JPG images that did not display now appear correctly.7

Windows Sandbox

For: Everyone in the Dev Channel

  • Windows Sandbox works again after failing in the previous flight.8

Improvements 3 changes

Widgets

Gradual rollout

For: Windows Insiders across all channels

  • You can read full articles, slideshows, and videos directly in the MSN feed on the widgets board.9

Widgets on Lock

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the European Economic Area with the new lock screen widgets experience

  • The lock screen widgets experience gets accessibility and craftsmanship improvements, and you can customize the weather widget.10
    Customize it in Settings > Personalization > Lock screen using “Customize widget” in the weather widget’s more options menu.

Desktop icons

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders using packaged apps pinned to the desktop

  • Packaged-app shortcuts no longer have an accent-colored background plate, and their icons should be bigger and easier to see.11
    You may need to create new shortcuts for this change to take effect on existing desktop icons.

New features 2 changes

Windows Search

Gradual rollout
  • On Copilot+ PCs, you can search for settings using everyday wording, such as “change my theme,” even when you are offline.12
    Uses the Copilot+ PC's 40+ TOPS NPU for semantic search.

Narrator

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PC users, especially blind and low-vision users

  • On Copilot+ PCs, Narrator can describe image details such as people, objects, colors, text, and numbers. Non-Copilot+ PCs continue to provide basic image descriptions.13
    Press Narrator Key + Ctrl + D. Initially available on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs; AMD and Intel support is coming soon.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2025-04-11
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
25H2 26200.5551 Dev Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (13)
  1. 1. Fixed an issue which could cause Settings to crash when adding an app to filter on under Privacy & Security > Recall & Snapshots. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. Fixed an issue causing File Explorer Home to crash for some Insiders after the latest flights. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. Fixed an issue where the Organize and New Folder options might not be visible in the Save Dialog when using dark mode. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. Fixed an issue which was causing app icons in the taskbar to become unexpectedly oversized in recent flights after disconnecting from an external display and some other cases. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. If your touchpad wasn’t working with the previous flight, that should be resolved now. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. Fixed an issue where when using CopyPixels the pixels may be unexpectedly inverted in certain cases. blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. Fixed an issue where some JPG images weren’t displaying, although they could display correctly on older builds. blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. We fixed the issue causing Windows Sandbox to not work in the last flight. blogs.windows.com
  9. 9. We are trying out the ability to read content such as full articles, slideshows, and videos directly within your MSN feed in the widgets board in Windows 11. blogs.windows.com
  10. 10. In addition to accessibility and craftsmanship improvements, the Lock screen weather widget now supports customization. blogs.windows.com
  11. 11. packaged apps no longer show an accent colored backplate blogs.windows.com
  12. 12. we’re beginning to roll out the ability to type a setting you’re looking for in the Windows search box on your taskbar without needing to remember the exact setting name. blogs.windows.com
  13. 13. Narrator will now generate more richer image descriptions on your Copilot+ PC. blogs.windows.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 13 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

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