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Build 26200.5518

Build 26200.5518: Windows Insider Dev Channel, April 2025. Smaller taskbar icons and a drag tray for file sharing

In short

Dev Channel Insiders testing build 26200.5518 get a taskbar that can shrink crowded icons, a drag tray for sharing files, and fixes for search, graphics cards, and Hyper-V.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Program in the Dev Channel.

Build
26200.5518

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

Improvements 6 changes

Battery iconography

Gradual rollout

For: Dev Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Improved battery icons are being rolled out again to Insiders after they disappeared in some recent builds.1

Click to Do

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PCs in the Dev Channel

  • You can swipe in from the right edge of the screen to open Click to Do on a Copilot+ PC. You can change this gesture back to notifications in Settings.2
    The setting is under Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touch.

Studio Effects

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders on PCs that support Studio Effects

  • On PCs that support Studio Effects, automatic framing turns on the first time you use the camera if you have not used Studio Effects before. A notification tells you, and you can turn it off in quick settings.3
    Open quick settings with Win + A.

Mouse settings

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Dev Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • More mouse options are available in Accessibility settings, including controls for the mouse indicator, pointer trails, and mouse behavior. You can also adjust how long you hover over a window before it activates when hover activation is enabled.4
    The settings are under Settings > Accessibility > Mouse and Settings > Accessibility > Mouse pointer and touch.
  • The Mouse pointer speed setting has an updated icon, and the Enhance mouse pointer precision option now has an icon.4
    These options are under Bluetooth & devices > Mouse.

Pen and touch settings

Gradual rollout

For: Dev Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Settings now let you choose whether pressing and holding with a pen or touch performs a right-click action.5
    The options are under Bluetooth & devices > Pen and Windows Ink and Bluetooth & devices > Touch.

New features 4 changes

Taskbar icon scaling

Gradual rollout

For: Dev Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • When the taskbar gets crowded, its icons can shrink so more apps stay visible. You can choose whether they shrink when the taskbar is full, stay small all the time, or never shrink.6
    Configure “Show smaller taskbar buttons” under Taskbar settings > Taskbar behaviors.

Drag tray

Gradual rollout

For: Dev Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • When you drag a local file from File Explorer or the desktop, a tray appears at the top of the screen with apps where you can drop it, or an option to open the Windows share window.7

Recall

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PCs in the Dev Channel

  • Recall gains a basic search history feature.8

Click to Do

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PCs in the Dev Channel, except in the European Economic Area

  • You can send selected text or an image to Microsoft Copilot from Click to Do. This feature is not available in the European Economic Area.9
    The selected content is handed off to the Copilot app and placed in the prompt box.

Fixes 3 changes

Improved Windows Search

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders on Copilot+ PCs

  • Some Insiders can use semantic search without the issue that previously made it stop working until a PC reboot.10
    The fix is rolling out for improved Windows Search on Copilot+ PCs.

Graphics

Gradual rollout

For: Dev Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • External graphics cards connected over Thunderbolt are discoverable again in cases where they were not appearing.11

Hyper-V

Gradual rollout

For: Dev Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Hyper-V Manager no longer incorrectly reports 0% CPU usage for virtual machines in some situations.12

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2025-04-03
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
25H2 26200.5518 Dev Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (12)
  1. 1. The improved battery iconography in Windows 11 may disappear for Windows Insiders in the current flights. We’re beginning to re-roll this change out to Windows Insiders. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. You can now swipe using touch from the right of your screen to invoke Click to Do on your Copilot+ PC. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. if you have not used Studio Effects before, we are automatically enabling the automatic framing filter, and a notification toast will pop up letting you know about this when you first use the video camera. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. we’re starting to make more mouse related settings available directly under Settings > Accessibility > Mouse and Settings > Accessibility > Mouse pointer and touch blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. options if you want press and hold for pen or touch to perform a right click action. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. With taskbar icon scaling, when your taskbar starts to get crowded with pinned or open apps, the icons will automatically scale down to a smaller size. blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. When you start dragging a local file with mouse (or touch) from File Explorer or your desktop, a handy tray appears at the very top of your screen blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. We are trying out a basic search history feature in Recall. blogs.windows.com
  9. 9. When you highlight either text or image with Click to Do, you’re given an option to Ask Copilot. blogs.windows.com
  10. 10. Fixed an issue which was causing semantic search to stop working for some Insiders (until you reboot your PC). blogs.windows.com
  11. 11. Fixed an issue where external graphics cards connected over Thunderbolt were unexpectedly not discoverable in some cases. blogs.windows.com
  12. 12. Fixed an issue where Hyper-V Manager may erroneously report 0% CPU usage for VMs in some scenarios. blogs.windows.com
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