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Build 26120.6690

Build 26120.6690: Windows Insider Beta Channel, September 2025. On-screen translation and a File Explorer responsiveness fix

In short

Dev and Beta Channel Insiders get Click to Do translation with Copilot, taskbar sharing with Copilot, desktop background options, account-setting changes, and several fixes. The new features and fixes roll out gradually.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel on Windows 11, version 25H2, and the Beta Channel on Windows 11, version 24H2.

Builds
26120.6690 · 26220.6690
Review notes Additional details from the official release notes (1) Read note
  • In detail The wrong-display swipe visuals occur when Click to Do is launched on the primary display using the right-edge gesture.

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

File Explorer

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • File Explorer no longer becomes unresponsive when you type a UNC server name directly into the address bar.1

Windows Update

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • Some Insiders can install the latest builds without error 0x80070002.2

Audio

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • Audio that stopped working after recent updates should work again. If problems continue, send feedback through Feedback Hub.3
    The source notes that audio issues can have multiple root causes.

Settings

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • The Add an optional feature page can load when Administrator Protection is enabled.4
    Fixes loading at Settings > System > Optional Features > Add an optional feature.

New features 3 changes

Click to Do (Preview)

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PCs in the Dev and Beta Channels, except the EEA and China

  • When you select on-screen text in a different language from your Windows display or preferred language, Click to Do can offer to translate it with Copilot. The selected text is sent to the Copilot app; this is not yet rolling out in the EEA or China.5
    Requires the new Copilot prompt box in Click to Do and is rolling out on Copilot+ PCs.

Taskbar & System Tray

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • Hovering over an open app on the taskbar can show an option to share its window with Copilot, start a conversation, and use Copilot Vision to analyze what is on screen.6

Desktop Spotlight

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • If Windows Spotlight is your desktop background, its context menu can include options to learn more about the background or switch to the next one.7
    Available under Settings > Personalization > Background when Windows Spotlight is selected.

Improvement 1 change

Settings

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • Settings brings account management together under Settings > Accounts. The “Email & accounts” section is now called “Your accounts.”8

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2025-09-19
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 26120.6690 Beta Channel
— 26220.6690 Dev Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (8)
  1. 1. Fixed an issue where File Explorer may become unresponsive if a UNC server name was directly typed into address bar. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. Fixed an issue causing some Insiders recently to find that installing the latest builds failed with error 0x80070002. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. If you were having issues with audio not working after the latest updates, that should be resolved now. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. Fixed an issue where Settings > System > Optional Features > Add an optional feature may not load when Administrator Protection was enabled. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. When you select text that is in a different language from your Windows display language or preferred language settings, a translation suggestion will appear. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. When mousing over an opened app window on the taskbar, you will see an option to share with Copilot blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. We are trying out a change that adds “Learn more about this background” and “Next desktop background” to the context menu when you click on your desktop blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. the “Email & accounts” section is now called “Your accounts,” reflecting a more unified and streamlined way to stay connected across Windows and your apps. blogs.windows.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 8 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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