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Build 26120.5733

Build 26120.5733: Windows Insider Beta Channel, August 2025. File Explorer people cards and a Start menu crash fix

In short

These Dev and Beta Channel Insider builds add people cards in File Explorer for work or school accounts and fix several interface problems. They also remove a Bing search history link from Settings.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Insiders in the Dev Channel on Windows 11, version 25H2, and in the Beta Channel on Windows 11, version 24H2. The changes and fixes described here are gradually rolling out to Insiders who have turned on the latest-updates toggle.

Builds
26120.5733 · 26200.5733
Review notes Additional details from the official release notes (2) Read notes
  • What changes The feature is for Insiders signed in with a work or school Entra ID account. File Explorer shows icons for people from Microsoft 365.
  • In detail The Click to Do delay is reported on AMD- or Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs, on the first intelligent text action after a new build or model update.

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 4 changes

Start menu

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in both channels

  • The Start menu no longer crashes for some Insiders.1
    The Beta Channel notes describe crashes in recent builds; the Dev Channel notes specify the updated Start menu.

Taskbar & System Tray

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in both channels

  • Clicking a taskbar preview works again after you accidentally press and slide the mouse on it.2

Lock screen

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in both channels

  • Lock-screen widgets display again, and you can add new ones.3
    Fixes an underlying crash affecting lock-screen widgets.

Input

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in both channels

  • Multi-finger touchpad gestures work again.4

New feature 1 change

File Explorer

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in both channels with a work or school account

  • File Explorer shows people icons for work or school accounts. Hovering over or clicking an icon opens that person’s Microsoft 365 card.5
    The icons appear under the Activity column in File Explorer Home and in Recommended at the top of File Explorer Home. This applies to people signed in with an Entra ID work or school account.

Removal 1 change

Settings

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in both channels

  • The Search history section no longer includes the link to manage or clear Bing search history. You can manage it through the Privacy dashboard.6
    The removed entry was in Settings > Privacy & security > Search, under Search history. The Privacy dashboard is linked under Related settings > Privacy resources.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2025-08-01
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 26120.5733 Beta Channel
25H2 26200.5733 Dev Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (6)
  1. 1. Fixed an issue which was causing the updated Start menu to crash for some Insiders. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. Fixed an issue where If you accidentally clicked down and slid your mouse on the taskbar preview thumbnail, clicking it would stop working. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. Fixed an underlying crash which could result in widgets on the lock screen not displaying in the last couple builds – you also couldn’t add new ones. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. Fixed an issue in the previous flight which was leading to multi-finger touchpad gestures not working in the previous flight. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. For Windows Insiders signed in with a work or school account (Entra ID), File Explorer will begin showing people icons under the “Activity” column on File Explorer Home and on “Recommended” at the top of File Explorer Home. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. We are removing the “Manage or clear your Bing search history” entry from Settings > Privacy & security > Search under Search history. blogs.windows.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 6 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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