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Build 26200.5570: Windows Insider Dev Channel, April 2025. Voice typing profanity controls and a Windows recovery fix

In short

Dev Channel Insiders get a profanity-filter setting for voice typing, pen controls for Click to Do, and fixes for Windows Recovery Environment and other issues.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Program in the Dev Channel, including eligible Copilot+ PCs for some Click to Do and Windows Search changes.

Build
26200.5570
Review notes Additional details from the official release notes (1) Read note
  • In detail While Recall and Click to Do are in preview, some accessibility features may not work with them.

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 10 changes

General

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Apps no longer appear blank after installing recent Insider builds.1

Click to Do (Preview)

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PCs

  • Images used with Click to Do image actions no longer remain stuck in a temporary folder on the PC.2

Login and Lock

Gradual rollout
  • Windows Hello facial recognition works for login again for affected Insiders.3

Input

Gradual rollout 2 items
  • Changing pages in the touch keyboard’s Symbols section no longer unexpectedly inserts a character into password fields.4
  • Switching back and forth to the Japanese touch keyboard no longer blocks input on it.5

Settings

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Hovering over the cards at the top of System > About shows the correct corner shape.6

Quick Assist

Gradual rollout
  • Quick Assist works for non-administrator users again.7
    Fixes error 1002.

Apps

Gradual rollout
  • Some apps that failed to open with a virtual machine component error can now open.8
    Fixes the error: “The application was unable to load a required virtual machine component”.

USB devices

Gradual rollout
  • Some USB devices no longer disconnect after the PC wakes from sleep and require a reboot to reconnect.9

Windows Recovery Environment

For: Everyone in the Dev Channel

  • Windows Recovery Environment and the “Fix problems using Windows Update” option under Settings > Recovery work again.10
    If you experience issues with these recovery experiences, file feedback in Feedback Hub.

Improvements 4 changes

Click to Do (Preview)

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Eligible Copilot+ PCs

  • On PCs that support pen and inking, you can set the pen shortcut button to open Click to Do with a single click, double-click, or press and hold.11
    Configure the shortcut in Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Pen & Windows Ink.
  • Click to Do can be added as one of the four apps launched from the pen menu.12
    If all four pen-menu app slots are in use, replace one through the pen menu settings.

Improved Windows Search

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PCs using a work or school OneDrive account

  • When you use a work or school account with OneDrive, Windows Search shows matches in the text of cloud files, but not photos.13
    Applies to users signed in to OneDrive with a work or school account (Entra ID); matches appear in the Windows search box on the taskbar.

Taskbar & System Tray

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • The Accessibility flyout in quick settings groups assistive features by vision, hearing, motor, and mobility.14

New feature 1 change

Voice typing

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • A new setting lets you choose whether voice typing filters profanity. When filtering is on, profanity is masked with asterisks; when it is off, the words are typed normally.15
    Open voice typing with Win + H, select the settings icon, and use the Filter profanity toggle.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2025-04-25
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
25H2 26200.5570 Dev Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (15)
  1. 1. Fixed an underlying issue causing apps to appear blank after installing the latest flights. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. Fixed the issue causing images that are used with Click to Do image actions to be stuck in your temp folder on your PC. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. Fixed an issue causing Windows Hello facial recognition to not work for login for some Insiders after the last two flights. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. Fixed an issue where when using the Symbols section of the touch keyboard, pressing the key to change pages may unexpectedly insert a character into password fields. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. Fixed an issue where toggling back and forth to the Japanese touch keyboard could block input on it. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. Fixed an issue where hovering over the cards at the top of System > About wasn’t showing the correct corner radius. blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. Fixed an issue which was causing Quick Assist to not work for non-administrator users (showing error 1002). blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. Fixed an underlying issue which was causing certain apps to fail to open with an error saying, “The application was unable to load a required virtual machine component”. blogs.windows.com
  9. 9. Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to certain USB devices becoming disconnected after sleep, until you rebooted your PC. blogs.windows.com
  10. 10. We fixed the issue that caused Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) to not work and the option “Fix problems using Windows Update” option under Settings > Recovery to also not work. blogs.windows.com
  11. 11. You can configure this via Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Pen & Windows Ink. blogs.windows.com
  12. 12. Click to Do can also be added as 1 of the 4 apps you can launch via the pen menu when using a pen with your PC. blogs.windows.com
  13. 13. If you are signed into OneDrive with a work or school account (Entra ID), you will only see matches for keywords you are searching for within the text of your cloud files in the results shown in the Windows search box on the taskbar – not photos. blogs.windows.com
  14. 14. We are improving Accessibility flyout in quick settings by grouping the assistive technologies by vision, hearing, motor and mobility for easy identification blogs.windows.com
  15. 15. With this setting on, voice typing will continue to filter out profanity, masking it with asterisks, like it already did. With the setting off, it will type out your profanity like any other words. blogs.windows.com
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