Build 26120.5751: Windows Insider Beta Channel, August 2025. Click to Do selection modes and fixes for Start and File Explorer

The Dev and Beta Channel builds add new ways to select items in Click to Do and include interface changes and fixes. The Dev build also adds window-based screen recording in Snipping Tool.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel receive build 26200.5751, based on Windows 11, version 25H2. Insiders in the Beta Channel on Windows 11, version 24H2 receive build 26120.5751.

Review notes Additional details from the official release notes (2) Read notes

Known issues Some Insiders may have an install rollback with error 0x80070005, and EEA Insiders may have Recall problems. Other reported issues include Visual Studio crashes in some WPF scenarios on Dev-channel Arm64 PCs, an empty Shared section or Storage problems, and PC crashes when using an Xbox controller over Bluetooth.
What changes The fix addresses some login options that appeared as blank square icons.

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 13 changes

Taskbar & System Tray

Gradual rollout 2 items

The date and time tooltip no longer duplicates additional clocks.¹
Applies when the option to show additional clocks is enabled.
Apps pinned to the taskbar should stay pinned after an update.¹³

Start menu

Gradual rollout 4 items

The new Start menu no longer temporarily switches to a smaller layout, such as showing six columns of pinned apps instead of eight.²
The new Start menu opens in safe mode.³
The Start menu’s right-click menu no longer appears far away from the Start menu.⁴
The “Hide this pane” option for the mobile device companion is easier to see when a custom accent color is enabled.⁵

File Explorer

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels with the latest-updates toggle on

In dark mode, This PC shows the low-space drive warning in red again, and other drive-space colors display correctly.⁶

Login and Lock screen

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels with the latest-updates toggle on

Login options no longer appear as blank square icons.⁷
The lock screen is more reliable and is less likely to hang.⁸

Live captions

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PCs in the Dev and Beta Channels with the latest-updates toggle on

Live captions no longer might crash when you try to use live translation on a Copilot+ PC.⁹

DWM

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels with the latest-updates toggle on

Some Insiders no longer experience an increase in DWM crashes.¹⁰
Addresses increased DWM crashes reported in the previous flight.

Hardware indicators

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels with the latest-updates toggle on

You can interact with the screen area beneath a visible hardware indicator after moving the indicator.¹¹

Click to Do (Preview)

For: Everyone in the Dev and Beta Channels

Text and image actions in Click to Do work again, and Click to Do no longer crashes after the previous build.¹²
Fixes the issue after updating to build 26120.5742 in Beta and build 26200.5742 in Dev.

New features 3 changes

Click to Do

For: Copilot+ PCs in the Dev and Beta Channels

You can select multiple items by drawing around them, dragging a rectangle, or holding Ctrl and clicking. The selection can include different kinds of content, such as text and images.¹⁴
Adds Freeform Selection Mode, Rectangle Selection Mode, and Ctrl + Click.

General

Gradual rollout

For: Administrators of Enterprise and Education devices in the Dev Channel

IT administrators can remove selected pre-installed Microsoft Store apps on Enterprise and Education devices.¹⁵
Removal is available through Group Policy or MDM CSP.

Snipping Tool

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev Channel; the post also names the Canary Channel

You can record a selected app window without cropping the recording afterward. The recording area stays fixed if the app moves or another window covers it.¹⁶
Window mode is available from Record > Recording area in Snipping Tool version 11.2507.14.0 or higher.

Improvements 2 changes

File Explorer

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels with the latest-updates toggle on

Icons in the File Explorer “Open with” menu no longer have a colored background behind them, making the icons larger and easier to see.¹⁷
Changes the backplate behind packaged app icons in the File Explorer context menu.

Taskbar & System Tray

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels with the latest-updates toggle on

The animation changes when you move the pointer over app groups on the taskbar.¹⁸

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released: 2025-08-15
Type: Windows Insider build

Version	Build	Channel
—	26120.5751	Beta Channel
25H2	26200.5751	Dev Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated Oct 27, 2026

Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (18)

1. Fixed an issue where, if you were using the option to show additional clocks, the date and time tooltip may show them duplicated. blogs.windows.com
2. the layout might temporarily show a smaller Start menu (ex. 6 columns of pinned apps instead of 8). blogs.windows.com
3. Fixed an issue for Insiders with the new Start menu, where it wasn’t opening when in safe mode. blogs.windows.com
4. the context menu may appear very far away from the Start menu. blogs.windows.com
5. the “Hide this pane” option for the mobile device companion for the Start menu may be difficult to see blogs.windows.com
6. in dark mode, the red color used for a low space drive in This PC was unexpectedly light colored blogs.windows.com
7. Fixed an issue where some of the login options were shown as blank square icons. blogs.windows.com
8. fixing a few underlying issues which could result in the lock screen hanging. blogs.windows.com
9. Fixed an issue where live captions might crash when attempting to use live translation on a Copilot+ PC. blogs.windows.com
10. Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to experience an increase in DWM crashes in the previous flight. blogs.windows.com
11. you wouldn’t be able to interact with the screen area underneath blogs.windows.com
12. Fixed the issue causing text and image actions in Click to Do to not work and Click to Do to crash blogs.windows.com
13. apps pinned to the taskbar should no longer be unpinned. blogs.windows.com
14. Freeform Selection, Rectangle Selection, and Ctrl + Click, giving you more control and flexibility than ever before. blogs.windows.com
15. IT Admins can now remove select pre-installed Microsoft Store apps via Group Policy/MDM CSP on Enterprise/EDU devices. blogs.windows.com
16. we’re introducing window mode screen recording in Snipping Tool—an easy way to capture activity within a specific app window. blogs.windows.com
17. the icons should be bigger and easier to see now. blogs.windows.com
18. We are updating the animations for mousing over app groups on the taskbar. blogs.windows.com

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