Build 26120.6982: Windows Insider Beta Channel, October 2025. Clipboard search and memory checks after unexpected restarts

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

• Device Cards in Settings present device information more clearly and make navigation more streamlined.¹
• The About page has a more structured layout, device information, and easier navigation to related settings, including Storage.²
• You can scroll through all Settings search results in the flyout instead of opening a separate results page.³

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

• A hint appears when you launch Click to Do to help you discover its actions.⁴
  Known issue: On multi-monitor systems, the hint appears on every display, and closing one does not dismiss the others.

For: Insiders with the larger Start menu flyout

• On devices with the larger Start menu, the Windows Search flyout now matches its size.⁵
  This change relies on the updated Start menu.

For: Enterprise customers in the Beta and Dev Channels

• File Explorer Home's on-hover file actions are now available to enterprise customers.⁶

For: Insiders in the Beta and Dev Channels

• The rollout of the new taskbar animations is restarting.⁷

For: Insiders using Snapdragon-powered and AMD Copilot+ PCs

• Windows Studio Effects is gaining support for additional cameras on Snapdragon-powered and AMD Copilot+ PCs.⁸

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

• The buttons are rounded when Windows asks whether to shut down despite apps still running.⁹

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

• Text actions work correctly again.¹⁰
  Fixes an issue with text actions that use Phi Silica.

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

• Hovering over the taskbar with a pen no longer makes it hide prematurely for some Insiders.¹¹
• Voice Access can interact with taskbar items by calling out their numbers.¹²

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

• The touch keyboard no longer might remain on screen after you enter your password at sign-in.¹³

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

• The File Explorer search icon no longer might loop its animation indefinitely.¹⁴

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

• The issue preventing some users from signing in to widgets is resolved.¹⁵

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

• The text in the administrator permission prompt is no longer cut off when you run an app as administrator.¹⁶
  The prompt is a UAC prompt.

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

• Some apps and their processes are grouped correctly again.¹⁷

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

• After you copy text in Windows, a marker appears in the taskbar search box. Click it to put the copied text in the search field and search for it.¹⁸
  The feature is named Copy & Search.

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

• A new setting lets you choose how long Voice Typing waits before it carries out a voice command.¹⁹
  The “Wait time before acting” setting is rolling out for all desktop types, not just Copilot+ PCs.

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

• After an unexpected restart, you might see a sign-in notification offering a memory scan. If you choose to run it, the scan starts during the next reboot and Windows continues afterward.²⁰
  The Windows Memory Diagnostic scan takes 5 minutes or less on average. This early version uses all bugcheck codes as triggers and is not supported on Arm64 devices, systems with Administrator Protection, or BitLocker without Secure Boot.