Build 26220.7262: Windows Insider Beta Channel, November 2025. HD Narrator voices and structured math reading

Build 26220.7262 for the Dev and Beta Channels gradually adds HD voices and math reading in Narrator, plus other accessibility and system changes. It also fixes several issues and has known problems on some devices.

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

Review notes Additional details from the official release notes (3) Read notes

What changes Image Object select is temporarily being turned off as part of changes gradually rolling out to Insiders who have turned on the latest-updates toggle.
What changes The pause to the rollout of opening newly launched File Explorer folders in tabs is listed among changes gradually rolling out to Insiders who have turned on the latest-updates toggle.
What changes The pause to the Administrator Protection rollout is listed among changes gradually rolling out to Insiders who have turned on the latest-updates toggle.

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

Improvements 9 changes

Click to Do

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

The context menu has a simpler design, with common actions such as Copy, Save, Share, and Open easier to find.¹
The context menu automatically appears when a large image or table is on screen.²

Image Object Selection

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

Image Object select is temporarily turned off.³

Teaching tips

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

Teaching tips and the introduction screen in tutorial mode are improved.⁴
A new Launch Tutorial button and refreshed instructions make it easier to start the tutorial.⁵

File Explorer

Gradual rollout 3 items

Image actions and Copilot summary actions may temporarily disappear while they are relaunched and rolled out again.⁶
The CFR for AI Actions in File Explorer is being reconfigured.
The rollout that lets newly opened File Explorer folders open in tabs instead of windows is temporarily stopped.⁷
Share options in the context menu are being consolidated into one entry point.⁸

Administrator Protection

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

The rollout of Administrator Protection is temporarily stopped.⁹

Fixes 5 changes

General

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

Mouse and keyboard input work again for some Insiders in the recovery and Advanced Startup environments.¹⁰
Fixes an issue in WinRE / Advanced Startup.

Recall

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

Some Insiders no longer see a message incorrectly saying they do not have an eligible camera for Recall.¹¹

Task Manager

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

Task Manager no longer unexpectedly opens on boot because its process did not stop after the app was closed.¹²

Settings

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

Virtual Workspaces options work correctly again in Settings, and the option is available again to Insiders.¹³
The options are under Settings > System > Advanced.
CPU information in Settings no longer appears unexpectedly cut off.¹⁴
The information is under Settings > System > About.

New features 4 changes

Narrator and Magnifier

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

Downloadable HD voices in English (United States) give Narrator and Magnifier clearer, more natural speech. You can change voices and adjust their speed.¹⁵
The voices use Azure's latest on-device text-to-speech models. Narrator offers Andrew and Ava.

Narrator

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

Narrator can read equations in Microsoft 365 apps such as Word in a structured way.¹⁶
This is the first phase of Math reading in Narrator.

AI Components Setting

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

A new setting lets agents use experimental Windows agentic features.¹⁷
The “Experimental agentic features” toggle is under Settings > System > AI Components.

Input

Gradual rollout

For: Insiders with a pen that supports haptic feedback

Supported pens provide tactile feedback during some system interactions, such as hovering over the close button or snapping and resizing windows.¹⁸
The feedback comes from pen haptics.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released: 2025-11-17
Type: Windows Insider build

Version	Build	Channel
—	26220.7262	Beta Channel
—	26220.7262	Experimental Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Windows Insider Blog

Updated Oct 27, 2026

Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (18)

1. The Click to Do context menu is being updated with a streamlined design, making it simpler to locate what you need. blogs.windows.com
2. Whenever a large image or table appears on your screen, the context menu will automatically pop up blogs.windows.com
3. We are temporarily turning off Image Object select blogs.windows.com
4. Teaching tips and introduction screen in tutorial mode have been improved. blogs.windows.com
5. A new “Launch Tutorial” button and refreshed instructions make it easier for users to start the tutorial. blogs.windows.com
6. Insiders may see a temporary loss in image actions and Copilot summary actions as this is relaunched and gradually rolled out to Insiders in the Dev & Beta Channels. blogs.windows.com
7. We’re temporarily stopping the roll out of the ability for newly launched File Explorer folders to open in tabs instead of windows blogs.windows.com
8. We’re working on consolidating the share options in the context menu into a single entry point. blogs.windows.com
9. We’re temporarily stopping the rollout of administrator protection feature. blogs.windows.com
10. Fixed an issue resulting in mouse and keyboard not working for some Insiders in WinRE / Advanced Startup. blogs.windows.com
11. Fixed an issue recently causing some Insiders to see a message saying they don’t have an eligible camera for Recall when they did. blogs.windows.com
12. Fixed an issue where the Task Manager process wasn’t stopping correctly after closing Task Manager. As a result of this, you may have also seen Task Manager unexpectedly open on boot. blogs.windows.com
13. Fixed an issue where the Virtual Workspaces options weren’t working correctly in Settings > System > Advanced. As part of this fix, the option is now available again for Insiders. blogs.windows.com
14. Fixed an issue where the CPU information in Settings > System > About may be unexpectedly truncated. blogs.windows.com
15. Narrator and Magnifier now support high-definition voices for English (United States), powered by Azure’s latest on-device text-to-speech models. blogs.windows.com
16. equations in Microsoft 365 apps such as Word can now be read in a structured way that reflects how they’re meant to be understood. blogs.windows.com
17. New “Experimental agentic features” toggle in the Settings app. This setting, under System >AI Components, allows agents to use new Windows agentic features. blogs.windows.com
18. Pens that support haptic feedback will now deliver tactile responses during certain interactions with the system UI. blogs.windows.com

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