Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25201.1000 Announcement (Dev Channel) rs_prerelease 220909-1430

Good evening friends! Microsoft has released a new preview build of Windows 11 25201 for Windows Insider program members using the Dev channel.

Complete build number: 10.0.25201.1000.rs_prerelease.220909-1430.

Innovations

Full Screen Widgets Panel

Microsoft is trying to implement changes that will expand the Widgets panel to fill the screen so that more diverse content does not fit on it. The button for switching between panel display modes is located in the upper right corner next to the Add Widgets and Options buttons.

The system will remember the Widgets display option you have chosen, so that you do not have to use this button every time you open the panel to switch to full screen mode.

This change is not yet available to all Insiders in the Dev channel. Microsoft wants to collect feedback from a small group of users before the change is made available to all Insiders.

Game Pass Widget Improvements

Last month, Microsoft previewed a Game Pass widget that didn’t support signing into an Xbox account. Now the company has begun rolling out an updated widget that provides this capability. If you’re already signed in to the Xbox for PC app, you’ll be automatically signed in to the Game Pass widget. After authorization, you will see a list of games available to you by subscription. In addition, the widget will display a list of the latest games you have played.

This change is not yet available to all Insiders in the Dev channel. Microsoft wants to collect feedback from a small group of users before the change is made available to all Insiders.

Changes and improvements

• General:
• Conductor:
  • Search in File Explorer will now display results as you type. The full page of search results will be updated in real time without the need to press the Enter key. This feature is currently not available to all members of the Windows Insider Program.
  • Microsoft is experimenting with adding more files from the cloud to search results on the Home page.

Fixes

• General:
  • We fixed an issue where GSOD could occur in previous builds when moving the mouse cursor in some games.
• Conductor:
  • To help people find their folders after updating the navigation bar, default folders that have been unpinned will be re-pinned to the navigation bar once after the system update.
  • Fixed a memory leak that occurred when closing File Explorer windows.
• Task bar:
  • Application icons in the taskbar overflow popup should now be in the correct order when using an Arabic or Hebrew system.
• Input:
  • We fixed an issue where pressing a button on a pen would not launch OneNote if it had never launched before.
  • Made a change to address an issue that prevented Pinyin IME from being used in chat text fields in some games.
• Options:
  • We fixed an issue resulting in the Settings app intermittently crashing.
  • Removed the erroneous white pixel that appears when animating the icon when selecting the Applications section.
• Widgets:
  • We fixed an issue where, in some cases, the notification information banner might not appear in the widget panel.
• Window:
  • We fixed an issue that caused explorer.exe to crash if you dragged a group of anchors to another desktop using Task View.
  • We fixed an issue that caused explorer.exe to intermittently crash when interacting with the Desktops popup on the taskbar.
  • Fixed a DWN crash seen in previous builds that could result in a brief black screen when the tablet is rotated.
  • We fixed a rare issue that could cause DWM to crash when watching videos in some UWP apps.
• Task Manager:
  • We fixed an issue that affected the stability of the Task Manager.
• Other:
  • We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders receiving the “Can’t connect to this network” message when connected to certain Wi-Fi networks, although the connection was successful with other devices.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in a black window appearing on some devices when opening Windows Sandbox.

Note. Some of the fixes listed above may be included in cumulative updates for release versions of Windows 11.

Known Issues

• General:
  • We are investigating reports of some Insiders having audio playback stop working after upgrading to a previous build.
  • We are investigating reports that recent Insider builds have seen an increase in crashes in some applications.
  • We are investigating reports of Insiders experiencing GSOD when moving the mouse in some games.
  • We are investigating reports that some Insiders are prompted to install OneDrive every time they reboot their device.
• Conductor:
  • Engineers are working on a fix for an issue where Command Bar items such as Copy, Paste, and Empty Trash may not appear when they should.
• Options:
  • We are investigating issues that prevent the deletion of some applications from Settings -> Applications -> Installed Applications from working correctly.
• Taskbar optimized for tablets:
  • The taskbar may flicker when switching between desktop mode and tablet mode.
  • Switching the taskbar to the touch version is taking longer than expected. This will be noticeable when switching between desktop mode and tablet mode.
  • The taskbar may overlap the Widgets and Action Center panels when opened with gestures from the left and right edges of the screen.
  • When opening the Quick Actions menu with a gesture in the lower right corner of the screen, the taskbar may not collapse and remain in the expanded state.
  • If there are no running windows on the desktop, the taskbar can sometimes be minimized, although it should be maximized.
• Widgets:
  • [New] In right-to-left languages ​​(such as Arabic), the content of the widget bar animates out of view when switching to the full-screen version of the widget bar.
  • The number in the notification indicator on the taskbar may be displayed in an offset.

I wish you a successful update!