IT House April 30 news, today Microsoft released the latest Windows 11 preview Build 22610 for Dev and Beta channels. In addition to a range of new features, it brings fixes and descriptions of known issues.
Fix the content
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Microsoft fixed an issue that caused Windows Insiders running Windows 10 and trying to join the Dev or Beta channel to experience download error code 0xc8000402 when trying to download the latest version. If you encounter this issue, install KB5011831 and try downloading the latest version from Dev or Beta Channel.
Microsoft has fixed an issue that caused explorer .exe to crash repeatedly (and fail to load successfully) in the loop of the latest version.
Make changes to help resolve a previous release that caused some insiders to encounter bug checking errors when opening Notification Hubs BAD_POOL_CALLER and some other actions.
When you open the Group Policy Editor, Administrative Template errors no longer pop up.
Fixed an issue where the Group Policy Editor unexpectedly displayed the error "mmc could not initialize snap-ins" on ARM64 in some cases.
[Taskbar]
Fixed an issue that prevented Shift + right-clicking the taskbar icon from opening the expected context menu.
Changing the resolution of the secondary display no longer causes the taskbar app icon to move unexpectedly to the right.
Clicking the taskbar immediately turns off things like Quick Settings and Notification Center if they're turned on.
If you unplug the secondary monitor, the Windows and taskbar icons used on the secondary monitor will now be correctly transferred to the primary monitor.
Fixed an issue that prevented taskbar icon animations on system icons such as Start, Search, and Tasks views.
Now, when you drag and drop to the taskbar for the first time, the animation will play correctly.
If you drag to the taskbar in a right-to-left (RTL) language, the icon now appears on the correct side.
When connected to Wi-Fi, the network icon in the taskbar no longer incorrectly appears as disconnected.
Fixed a crash that occurred when the taskbar clock was updated when the taskbar clock was updated when transitioning to daylight saving time.
Now, when you click again to leave it, the Show Hidden Icon pop-up window will disappear.
When all icons are set to Display, the empty Show Hidden Icon arrow no longer appears in the system tray.
Fixed an issue that caused Notification Center to be cut off when open on a small screen, hiding the Do Not Disturb button.
Fixed an issue where Arabic and Hebrew display languages were displayed, where Notification Center would jump unexpectedly when it closed.
If the microphone is in use but the location is not, hovering over the microphone button in the taskbar no longer displays the location section with an empty application name in the tooltip.
[Start Menu]
Application icons such as Microsoft Edge will no longer be truncated at the bottom of the list of all applications in Start.
If you cancel when you drag icons in Start to create a folder, they will no longer get stuck in a damaged folder with only one icon.
The Windows Tools entry under All Applications is now visible again.
The folder animation in the Start menu no longer starts with the first pinned application, but rather the location of the folder.
[Search]
Microsoft has done some work to help solve the problem of sometimes not being able to search for the application that was just installed, although it appears in Start.
[File Manager]
Using the Rename, Copy, Paste, Delete, and Other Options context menu option on File Explorer or the desktop no longer causes the explorer .exe to crash when the context menu is closed.
Right-clicking on a file now reflects the updated naming in File Explorer and displays Add to Favorites.
Right-clicking This PC in the navigation pane of the Open or Save As dialog box now pops up the context menu again.
Addresses an issue where selecting a large number of files in a recent version is considered the root cause of File Explorer freezing.
Microsoft has made some improvements to the keyboard selection performance for images and compressed files in the OneDrive folder.
Fixed an issue that caused File Explorer to freeze frequently when installing WSL, and WSL files were opened through the home page.
To improve performance, only images and videos now display thumbnails when you open the home page.
Update the tooltip for the Please sign in button in File Explorer from Sign in again to Fix authentication issues to One of your accounts needs to be careful to show files from Office.com in the home page for a clearer purpose.
Microsoft fixes an issue where the login button in File Explorer may not work.
Fixed an explorer .exe crash related to loading recently used Office files in the home page.
Addresses an issue where the Open option unexpectedly displays a generic icon when right-clicking on certain file types.
Fixed a potential issue that was thought to cause some insiders to not see the "This PC" option in the "Open File Explorer" drop-down menu of the folder options.
[Input]
Fixed several issues where emoji panels, clipboard history, and voice input would stop working after unlocking your PC or Windows update.
Fixed an issue where text suggestions for physical keyboards could sometimes appear on a transparent background.
To ensure that text input is always available, if you use touch and tap a text field in an OOBE, login screen, or UAC dialog box, the touch keyboard will now always appear even if a physical keyboard is connected.
When you lock your PC, if You turn off Sound as I Type under Time & Language > type > Touch keyboard in Settings >, you no longer hear keystrokes when you use the touch keyboard on the sign-in screen.
Press and hold the quotation mark key when using the German touch keyboard layout and added the printed quotation mark as an option.
Microsoft did some work to solve the problem that if you use a docked touch keyboard on a tablet and click on the text field of an application that does not have focus, the touch keyboard may appear and disappear immediately.
Improved performance for entering the listening state after starting voice input (WIN + H).
Fixed a crash when using strikethrough gestures to delete letters in the handwriting panel.
Addresses an issue where if Keep the touchpad on when the mouse is connected is not selected under Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad in Settings >, the touchpad is not re-enabled after connecting and disconnecting the mouse.
Fixed an issue where in some cases, sliding your finger on the screen could cause tracks to turn red unexpectedly or invisible.
If no Chinese (Simplified) IME is installed, it no longer appears as the Customization option under Set > Personalization > Text Input > Custom Theme.
If an Xbox controller is connected, using it to interact with the game no longer results in an unexpected pop-up message "No supported applications are using microphone mute."
[Widget]
Improves the reliability of opening the Widget Palette the first time you sign in after an upgrade or application update.
Microsoft did some work to help solve the problem that the palette would not light up and you had to use the Esc key to close it.
As some insiders have noticed, to make the status clearer, Microsoft will now display a gray weather icon if the weather status on the taskbar is not available.
Addresses a potential issue that caused missing widgets in the taskbar and settings after upgrade. This fix can prevent future PCs from being affected - if currently affected, try reinstalling it, which may resolve the issue.
[Settings]
Fixed Windows Update text for English (United Kingdom) so that it showed "Last Checked" instead of "Last Checked".
Addresses a potential issue that prevents the Restart Now button from being activated in Windows Update when it uses Narrator to gain focus in scan mode.
Fixed an issue where returning after opening the Bluetooth section of Shortcut Settings could cause scroll bar styles to change in Shortcut Settings in some cases.
The application no longer displays incorrect icons under The Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Other System Tray Icons.
Fixed an issue that caused the search icon in The Settings > Personalization > taskbar to fall backwards, and the color error in the Desert Vs theme.
Fixed an issue that prevented Quick Setup from making touch input.
Addresses another issue that caused the media controls above Quick Settings to remain there after the media source was closed.
Fixed a high hit rate crash in recent versions when navigating to a page to select a sound output option in Quick Settings.
[Window]
Some work was done to help solve the problem related to the snapshot layout at the top of the screen, where a large invisible area could get stuck and consume clicks from that area.
When dragging down on the title bar of the maximized window, it should now be easier to invoke the alignment layout from the top of the screen.
If one of the windows in the snapshot group is set to appear on all desktops, the setting should now be preserved if you drag and drop the snapshot group to a different desktop in the task view.
Fixed several issues that caused explorer .exe to crash when using and interacting with snapshots.
Fixed several high hit DWM crashes in recent releases.
Addresses an issue where focus is not set correctly when using 3-finger touchpad gestures to bring up ALT + Tab.
Fixed an issue where screenshot assistance unexpectedly occurred when only one Microsoft Edge window was opened and trying to take a screenshot.
Reduces the likelihood of seeing a noticeable lag in the acrylic background when dragging a window.
Improved reliability for using gestures from the edge of the screen, such as opening the Start menu, when using the app in full screen.
Addresses an issue that may cause the screen to freeze after using a 3-finger gesture on the screen to minimize an open app on top of some full-screen applications.
[Narrator]
Fixed an issue when using Narrator and keyboard navigation to show hidden icons panel where the focus jumped to the taskbar at the end of the icon instead of looping back to the beginning.
Narrator will now start reading from the beginning of the Edge page, even though the controls on the page have focus by default, such as Bing's search box.
[Task Manager]
Fixed a potential issue that caused some applications not to appear as paused in Task Manager, even though they should have been paused.
Fixed an issue where extending a child process's child process would cause the contents of the name column in the process to shift significantly.
Clicking Show History of All Processes in settings task manager should no longer hang or crash.
The Run New Task button should now be available on the Details and Services pages.
To resolve issues with text and UI clips, Task Manager will no longer display accent colors on the title bar.
[Networking]
The recent internet connection issue that caused some insiders to have internet connection issues while connecting to certain virtual private networks should now be resolved.
[Lock Screen and Login]
If you click the power button when you enable the compare theme, the login screen should no longer crash.
Fixed an issue where if you used the text zoom option in Settings > Accessibility, the network icon on the login screen might be cut out.
Some work was done to fix the crashing login screen with high hits.
[Other]
Addresses an issue that prevents accessibility flyouts from appearing or using the mouse to select items in the Device Setup Experience (OOBE) for Windows 11.
In the RTL language in the Device Setup Experience (OOBE), the Accessibility flyout is no longer empty.
Fixed an issue that caused the notification pop-up window to get stuck in a transparent box on the side of the screen blocking input.
Addresses a potential issue that is believed to be the root cause of the system's belief that users are using the battery when recently connecting to the UPS.
The keyboard shortcut (WIN + CTRL + Q) that started Quick Assist is now available again.
Addresses an issue where Smart App Control accidentally blocks some signed apps.
If you use the keyboard to control brightness or volume levels, and if animation is turned off in Settings > Accessibility > Visual Effects, the flyouts that now appear are controlled.
Addresses a potential issue that may cause a yellow border to appear around the game after taking a screenshot with Xbox Game Bar.
Fixed an underlying application registration issue that caused Windows security applications to fail to start or to display prompts for applications that did not have the protocol installed after upgrade.
Changes were made to help resolve an issue in which insiders saw that Windows Terminal could not be updated in the Microsoft Store with the error code 0x80073CFB.
Fixed an issue that caused some applications that depended on the .NET Framework to fail to start in the last few versions.
Some work has been done to address vulnerabilities in uxtheme .dll that have caused the performance of some applications to degrade over time.
Addresses an issue that causes defrag .exe to display an "Recently unsupported error for such interfaces (0x80004002)."
Fixed bug checks for bug checks in the latest version of error DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION that insiders might encounter when disconnecting Bluetooth devices or other Bluetooth scenes.
Improves the reliability of connecting to Bluetooth devices such as Apple AirPods.
Fixed an issue where audio could not play immediately after resuming from hibernation after connecting some Bluetooth headsets.
Addresses an issue that could cause errors when connecting certain USB audio devices in recent releases PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA bug checks.
Fixed a crash related to cdp .dll in the previous release.
Fixed a potential issue that prevented wireless Display apps from receiving content in the last few versions.
Known issues
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[NEW] After upgrading to Build 22610, the Show Hidden Icons flyout in the system tray may disappear completely for some Insiders, even though it appears as On under The Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, and Other System Tray Icons. Microsoft is investigating the issue. As a workaround, if you need access to the icon that will appear in the Show Hidden Icons flyout, you can right-click the taskbar to open the taskbar settings page, navigate to "Other System Tray Icons" and personally toggle the specific application "Open" until the issue is resolved.
[Task Manager]
[NEW] Enabling efficiency mode from task manager's command bar may cause the process list to fluctuate between application groups and background groups on the Processes page. As a workaround, right-click and use the context menu to enable/disable efficiency mode, and then close and reopen Task Manager.
[Widget]
When you use gestures from the side of the screen, the widget panel may not open successfully. If it's affected, temporarily tap the widget icon in the taskbar.
[Real-time subtitles]
Some full-screen apps, such as video players, prevent live captions from appearing.
Some applications located near the top of the screen, which are closed before running live captions, will be restarted behind the live captions window located at the top. When the application has focus, use the System menu (ALT + Spacebar) to move the application's window further down.
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