Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1250 and 22623.1250

[Guest Brandon LeBlanc]

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1250 and Build 22623.1250 (KB5023008) to the Beta Channel.

• Build 22623.1250 = New features rolling out.
  
• Build 22621.1250 = New features off by default.
  

REMINDER: Insiders who were previously on Build 22622 will automatically get moved to Build 22623 via an enablement package. The enablement package artificially increments the build number for the update with new features getting rolled out and turned on to make it easier to differentiate from devices with the update with features off by default. This approach is being used for the Beta Channel only and is not indicative of any changes or plans for final feature rollouts. Insiders who landed in the group with new features turned off by default (Build 22621.xxxx) can check for updates and choose to install the update that will have features rolling out (Build 22623.xxx).

[HEADING=1]Changes and Improvements in 22621.1250 & 22623.1250[/HEADING]

[HEADING=2][search on the Taskbar][/HEADING]

• We are adding a new policy for IT administrators to manage how the search box on the taskbar appears in their organizations. See this blog post for details.
  

[HEADING=1]Fixes in Build 22623.1250[/HEADING]

[HEADING=2][Task Manager][/HEADING]

• Typing F in the search box should work again now.
  
• Fixed an issue where Narrator wasn’t reading out some of the text in dialogs.
  
• Dragging the window using the search box area should work now (like other areas of the title bar).
  
• If you do a search and then press the down arrow, keyboard focus should now move from the search box into the results.
  
• Fixed an issue where ending processes in the Details tab wasn’t showing a confirmation dialog.
  
• Increasing the text scaling should no longer result in a “see more” button appearing with no contents.
  
• Fixed an issue where focus might not get set properly to search, leading to Narrator not saying that focus was on the search box.
  
• If you have a contrast theme enabled and select one of the rows in the Processes page, that row should now show that it’s selected.
  

[HEADING=2][search on the Taskbar][/HEADING]

• Fixed an issue where the search box would randomly disappear sometimes when you clicked it (leaving a blank space on the taskbar).
  
• Fixed an issue where the search box was shifting to the side slightly when you clicked it.
  
• If you have the taskbar set to auto-hide and press the Windows key and start typing, the taskbar should no longer unexpectedly hide.
  

[HEADING=1]About the Beta Channel[/HEADING]

The Beta Channel will be the place we preview experiences that are closer to what we will ship to our general customers. Because the Dev and Beta Channels represent parallel development paths from our engineers, there may be cases where features and experiences show up in the Beta Channel first. However, this does not mean every feature we try out in the Beta Channel will ship. We encourage Insiders to read this blog post that outlines the ways we’ll try things out with Insiders in both the Dev and Beta Channels.

[HEADING=1]Important Insider Links[/HEADING]

• Want to learn how we made Windows 11? Check out our Inside Windows 11 website to hear and meet our makers from Engineering, Design and Research to share their insights and unique perspectives throughout this journey.
  
• You can check out our Windows Insider Program documentation here.
  
• Check out Flight Hub for a complete look at what build is in which Insider channel.
  

Thanks, Amanda & Brandon

 

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