Build 26120.6682: Windows Insider Beta Channel, September 2025. Click to Do prompts and Narrator document navigation

For: Insiders using Narrator

• Narrator no longer announces “entering table” twice when you move between cells.¹

For: Some Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• Some PCs no longer show a green screen while hibernating, or appear to hang during shutdown with a black screen and fan noise.²
  The release notes say the shutdown symptom is believed to have the same cause as the hibernation issue.

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• Apps and the desktop respond to clicks in the area directly above the taskbar.³

• The Shared section in File Explorer Home no longer appears for some users when there is no content to show.⁴
• Video files with certain EXIF metadata show thumbnails again.⁵
• Using the File Explorer context menu no longer makes the main window unresponsive to clicks.⁶
• Some apps no longer hang when opening the Open or Save dialog.⁷

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• The lock screen no longer crashes for this issue when you interact with the power button.⁸

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• The Start menu stays open when you press Win + Shift + S to take a screenshot of it.⁹
• The Start menu is more reliable in the latest builds.¹⁰
• The Start menu no longer sometimes scrolls back to the top by itself.¹¹

For: Windows Sandbox users in the Dev and Beta Channels

• Windows Sandbox no longer has the listed issue where CPU use could spike after sign-in and make the PC unresponsive.¹²
  The issue involved the vmmemCmFirstBoot process.

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• Settings no longer crashes for this issue when you open Settings > System > Optional Features.¹³

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• Voice Access works again for the issue that showed error 9001.¹⁴

• Some people can boot into Safe Mode again without seeing a message that their PIN is unavailable.¹⁵
• PIN setup no longer fails with error 0x80090010 on affected Entra-domain joined devices.¹⁶

For: Insiders who lost the ability after the previous build

• The ability to move hardware indicators returns for Insiders who lost it after the previous build.¹⁷

For: Everyone in the relevant Insider channel

• Audio stuttering in OBS Studio when Display Capture is on is addressed for apps using NDI.¹⁸
  The issue could occur after installing the latest updates.

• On Copilot+ PCs, a prompt box lets you send a custom prompt to Copilot with selected screen content. Suggested prompts are available for text selections in English, Spanish, and French; this change is not rolling out to Insiders in the EEA or China.¹⁹
  Suggested prompts are powered locally by Phi-Silica.
• Right-edge gestures in Click to Do gain visual animations that follow your finger.²⁰
• New and popular action tags appear in the context menu to help you find AI-powered actions.²¹

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• The Recommended section shows examples of prompts to try in the Copilot app, such as creating an image.²²

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• Seven Emoji 16.0 emojis appear in the emoji panel: Face with Bags Under Eyes, Fingerprint, Root Vegetable, Leafless Tree, Harp, Shovel, and Splatter.²³

For: Insiders using Narrator

• You can move between list items with Ctrl + Up or Down.²⁴
• In Scan Mode, new keyboard commands move to the first or last cell in a table row or column.²⁵
  Beginning of Row: Ctrl + Alt + comma; End of Row: Ctrl + Alt + period; Beginning of Column: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + comma; End of Column: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + period.
• Narrator alerts you when a table has an uneven structure, such as missing cells in some rows or columns.²⁶

For: Insiders with a Microsoft subscription that needs attention

• A reminder screen lets you review and update your payment method when a Microsoft subscription needs attention, such as after a failed renewal payment.²⁷
  The screen is a Second Chance Out of Box Experience (SCOOBE).

For: Insiders with the Microsoft 365 Copilot app installed

• The AI Hub adds cards for Microsoft 365 Copilot agents that open the corresponding agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot. The cards require the Copilot app and depend on subscription tier.²⁸
  Available to Insiders running Microsoft Store version 22508.1401.x.x or higher.

For: Insiders using supported publisher-provided apps

• You can launch supported apps provided and updated by publishers from their product page or the downloads page.²⁹
  Available to Insiders running Microsoft Store version 22508.1401.x.x or higher.

For: Insiders with Copilot+ PCs

• Summarize results for text should be shorter and more concise.³⁰

For: Insiders using Xbox game controllers

• A short press of the Xbox button opens Game Bar; a long press opens Task View. Pressing and holding the button still turns off the controller.³¹

• In Word, Narrator uses a more natural pitch when announcing headings and grammar or spelling errors.³²
  The change applies when using Natural Voices.
• Narrator announces footnote numbers when you navigate through a document.³³
• Narrator continues reading long passages without stopping unexpectedly.³⁴
• Narrator keeps track of focus when you move from a document to its comments pane.³⁵
• Narrator announces list style and level according to the selected verbosity.³⁶
• Narrator reads a list item completely when it continues onto another line.³⁷
• In an editable table, Narrator announces when you reach the last cell while moving with Tab.³⁸
• Narrator gives clearer feedback when you select table cells or text across multiple cells.³⁹

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• Advanced Settings returns, but long path and virtual workspaces options are temporarily unavailable.⁴⁰

For: Insiders using automatic taskbar hiding

• The taskbar is more reliable when automatically hiding and showing, and its animation may be smoother. It still appears when an app has an alert.⁴¹

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• Search is less likely to get stuck loading.⁴²