Build 26220.7271: Windows Insider Beta Channel, November 2025. Xbox full-screen gaming and smoother voice dictation

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• The taskbar no longer hangs after receiving certain notifications.¹
• The battery icon no longer unexpectedly shows its own backplate when you hover over it in the system tray.²

• An underlying improvement helps address an issue that could leave a device without internet after resuming from disconnected standby.³

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• “Empty recycle bin” no longer stays in the command bar after you leave the Recycle bin.⁴

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• Settings no longer crashes when navigating to Camera, Location, or Microphone under Privacy & Security.⁵

• Some games no longer report “Unsupported graphics card detected” when a supported graphics card is in use.⁶

For: Insiders using Die or CAMM memory

• Task Manager shows the memory form factor instead of a blank for Die or CAMM memory.⁷
  Shown under Performance > Memory > Form Factor.

For: Insiders using ARM64 PCs

• Crashes with Visual Studio or apps that depend on .NET Framework should be resolved on ARM64 PCs when the latest .NET Framework update is installed.⁸

• vivo phone users can continue browsing activity from vivo Browser on their PC in its default browser.⁹
• Online files opened in the M365 Copilot app on a phone can continue on the PC in the matching Word, Excel, or PowerPoint app, if installed, or in the default browser. Offline files stored on the phone are not supported.¹⁰
  Supported phone brands: Honor, Oppo, Samsung, vivo, and Xiaomi.

For: Insiders with Click to Do

• The Click to Do top bar is being tested and refined, and its functionality can vary by device and market.¹¹

• File Explorer's context menu groups related actions and takes less space for less commonly used options. Several actions are moved into a Manage file flyout or next to related commands.¹²
  Compress to ZIP file, Copy as Path, Set as Desktop Background, and Rotate Right and Rotate Left move to Manage file. Cloud-provider options move to their provider flyout; Send to My Phone moves next to those options; Open Folder Location moves next to Open and Open with.
• File Explorer may launch faster after Windows preloads it in the background. The change is not otherwise intended to be visible.¹³
  The Folder Options setting under View is named “Enable window preloading for faster launch times.”

For: Insiders with the required Microsoft Store version

• You can uninstall Store-managed apps from the Store library using an app's three-dot menu.¹⁴
  Requires Microsoft Store version 22510.1401.x.x or higher; available to Insiders across all channels.

For: Dev and Beta Channel Xbox Insiders

• Xbox full-screen experience brings a controller-first gaming interface to more Windows 11 PCs. This gradual preview is for Dev and Beta Channel Insiders registered with the Xbox Insider Program.¹⁵
  Access it from Task View, Game Bar settings, or with Win + F11.

For: Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels

• Point-in-time restore can return a device to a previous state, including its apps, settings, and user files, to help recover from disruptions.¹⁶

For: Voice typing users on NPU devices

• On NPU devices, voice typing can automatically correct grammar and punctuation and remove filler words as you speak.¹⁷
  Fluid Dictation uses on-device small language models (SLMs). It is enabled by default and can be changed in the voice typing settings flyout.