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Build 26220.8271

Build 26220.8271: Windows Insider Beta Channel, April 2026. Clearer location controls and more consistent File Explorer search

In short

Beta Channel Insiders get clearer location settings and gradual improvements to File Explorer, fingerprint sign-in, clipboard history, and font rendering.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Program in the Beta Channel.

Build
26220.8271

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 8 changes

Settings

Gradual rollout 2 items

For: Beta Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • When Location services is off, Default location and Allow location override appear disabled because apps and services are not receiving location information.1
    Settings > Privacy & Security > Location.
  • Opening Installed apps from Settings is more reliable.2
    Settings > Apps > Installed apps.

File Explorer

Gradual rollout 3 items

For: Beta Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Icons in the File Explorer search box are positioned more consistently across PCs.3
  • File Explorer is more reliable.4
  • The navigation pane works better for people using Voice Access.5

Windows Hello

Gradual rollout

For: Beta Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Fingerprint sign-in is more reliable and performs better after your PC wakes from sleep.6

Input

Gradual rollout

For: Beta Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Clipboard history opens faster.7

Fonts

Gradual rollout

For: Beta Channel Insiders with the latest-updates toggle on

  • Font updates improve how text appears in Thai, Lao, Khmer, and Lontara scripts.8
    The Leelawadee UI font family is updated to improve glyph sequencing, positioning, and rendering.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2026-04-17
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
— 26220.8271 Beta Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (8)
  1. 1. When Location services is turned off, options like Default location and Allow location override are unavailable because apps and services aren’t receiving location info. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. We have improved the reliability of navigating to Settings > Apps > Installed apps. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. We have updated iconography placement in the File Explorer search box to be more consistent across different PCs. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. Improved File Explorer reliability. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. Improved navigation pane usage for Voice Access users. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. Improved reliability and performance of Windows Hello fingerprint after your PC wakes from sleep. blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. Improved performance of opening clipboard history. blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. We’ve made some font improvements, including updating the Leelawadee UI font family for the Thai, Lao, Khmer, and Lontara scripts to help improve glyph sequencing, positioning, and rendering for these scripts. 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

A second AI read the text against the sources: correctness 5/5, clarity 5/5, completeness 5/5. How we work

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