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Build 26120.6772

Build 26120.6772: Windows Insider Beta Channel, October 2025. Click to Do unit conversions and darker File Explorer dialogs

In short

Dev build 26220.6772 and Beta build 26120.6772 add Click to Do unit conversions and support for peripheral fingerprint sensors, alongside setup changes and fixes.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Windows 11 devices enrolled in the Dev Channel or Beta Channel of the Windows Insider Program.

Builds
26120.6772 · 26220.6772

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 8 changes

General

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • Features that were rolling out no longer unexpectedly disappear from some Insider PCs after an update.1

Taskbar & System Tray

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • When the taskbar is set to hide automatically, the system tray no longer sometimes peeks out while it is hidden, and the taskbar hides when app windows are minimized.2
  • Selecting an app preview thumbnail no longer dismisses the preview without bringing the app window to the foreground.3

File Explorer

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • Encrypted File System dialogs in File Explorer respond to increased text scaling.4
    Fixes EFS-related dialogs that were not responding to increased text scaling.

Windows Studio Effects

Gradual rollout
  • For some external webcams, turning on Windows Studio Effects in advanced camera settings no longer causes a camera preview failure.5

Settings

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • Certain network adapters show the correct link speed.6

Hyper-V

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders using ARM64 devices

  • Hyper-V virtual machines with a Trusted Platform Module can start on ARM64 devices.7
    Fixes an issue affecting the ability to start Hyper-V virtual machines with TPM on ARM64 devices.

Protected content playback

Gradual rollout
  • Protected content playback is fixed in certain Blu-ray, DVD, and digital TV apps.8
    Applies to apps using Enhanced Video Renderer with HDCP enforcement.

Improvements 3 changes

Click to Do

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PC Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • Image Object select is temporarily turned off because of quality issues.9

Windows Setup Experience

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders setting up Windows

  • During setup, you can choose a custom name for your default user folder.10
    At the Microsoft account sign-in page, press Shift + F10, run cd oobe, then SetDefaultUserFolder.cmd <YourFolderName>. The name can be up to 16 characters; only Unicode characters are supported and special characters are removed.

File Explorer

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • More File Explorer dialogs use dark mode, including copy, move, and delete dialogs, progress displays, and confirmation or error dialogs.11

New features 2 changes

Click to Do

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PC Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

  • Hover over a number and unit on screen to see a conversion, or select it to see more options. Supported conversions include length, area, volume, weight, temperature, and speed.12
    More conversions are available through the Microsoft Copilot app, but this capability is not yet available to Windows Insiders in the EEA or China.

Windows Hello

Gradual rollout

For: Windows 11 PCs with a supported ESS fingerprint reader

  • Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security can use supported external fingerprint readers, including on desktop PCs.13
    Enroll a supported ESS fingerprint reader through Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options.

Removal 1 change

Windows Setup Experience

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders setting up Windows

  • Known methods for creating a local account during Windows Setup are being removed. Setup requires an internet connection and a Microsoft account.14
    This change applies to the out-of-box experience (OOBE).

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2025-10-06
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 26120.6772 Beta Channel
— 26220.6772 Dev Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (14)
  1. 1. Fixed an underlying issue which caused multiple features which were rolling out to unexpectedly disappear from some Insider PCs after the previous flight. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. Fixed an issue after the latest updates where when “automatically hide the taskbar” was enabled sometimes you would still see the system tray peeking up while the taskbar was hidden. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. Fixed a focus related issue when clicking on an app preview thumbnail which could result on it dismissing but the app window not actually coming to the foreground. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. Fixed an issue where Encrypted File System (EFS) related dialogs in File Explorer weren’t responding to increased text scaling. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. Fixed an issue for some classes of external webcams, where turning on “Use Windows Studio Effects” in the advanced camera setting might result in a camera preview failure. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. Fixed an issue causing certain network adapters to show an incorrect link speed blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. Fixed an issue impacting the ability to start Hyper-V virtual machines with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on ARM64 devices. blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. Fixed an issue that could affect playback of protected content in certain Blu-ray, DVD, and digital TV apps blogs.windows.com
  9. 9. Update: We are temporarily turning off Image Object select due to quality issues. blogs.windows.com
  10. 10. You can now customize the name of your default user folder, “C:\User\<name>”, during set up. blogs.windows.com
  11. 11. You’ll now see a consistent dark mode experience in: blogs.windows.com
  12. 12. We’re introducing the ability to do unit conversion in Click to Do to help you quickly access conversions for number + unit combinations displayed on screen. blogs.windows.com
  13. 13. Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) is expanding to support peripheral fingerprint sensors in Windows 11. blogs.windows.com
  14. 14. We are removing known mechanisms for creating a local account in the Windows Setup experience (OOBE). blogs.windows.com
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