In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for the Canary Channel, which is Build 25982.
Copilot is Rolling Out to the Canary Channel
Microsoft is beginning to roll out Copilot in Windows in preview to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. Rolling this out in the Canary Channel to Insiders in the select global markets mentioned below will be gradual, so some Insiders will not see it immediately.
To test out Copilot, if you don’t have it Enabled, you can do the following.
Open the Run Box in Windows 11, by pressing the Windows + R keys on your keyboard and type this:
microsoft-edge://?ux=copilot&tcp=1&source=taskbarThis will launch Windows Copilot, as it is based on Microsoft Edge.
SMB Client Encryption
Starting with this build (Build 25982), SMB now supports requiring encryption of all outbound SMB client connections. With this new option, administrators can mandate that all destination servers use SMB 3 and encryption, and if missing those capabilities, the client won’t connect. This enforces the highest level of network security as well as bringing management parity to SMB signing, which allows both client and server requirements.
For more information on configuring this SMB client encryption, review https://aka.ms/SmbClientEncrypt. For more information on SMB encryption, review https://aka.ms/SmbEncrypt.
Networking
Discovery of Network-designated Resolvers (DNR) is an upcoming internet standard to discover encrypted DNS servers. Until today, Windows Insiders users had to find out the IP address of their desired encrypted DNS server and manually enter it to configure client-side encrypted DNS on their machine. DNR will enable Windows Insider users to use encrypted DNS protocols like DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT) on the client-side without requiring manual configuration. Client-side support for DNR is now available in Windows Insiders Insider Preview Build 25982 and higher. For more information, read this blog post.
Dev Drive
ReFS filesystem Block Cloning Support is now available in the Windows copy engine. ReFS already supports Block Cloning, so this feature adds native support to copy actions and APIs on Windows. This feature improves the performance of ReFS volumes including Dev Drive volumes for build scenarios or any other copy intensive scenarios, the larger the files being copied the larger the savings.
Remote Desktop
Microsoft updated Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc.exe) to now support zoom options of 350, 400, 450, and 500%.
Settings Improvements
If you’re in light mode, the show accent color on Start and taskbar toggle is greyed out by design and we now show an information bullet that makes it more clear the setting is only available in Windows dark mode.
Fixes in this Build
- Fixed an issue causing voice access to crash for Insiders in the Canary Channel when dictating text.
- Fixed a few issues which could lead to hangs when launching File Explorer.
- Fixed an issue causing the print queue to be inaccessible and show an error if you tried to open it.
Known Issue
- Some popular games may not work correctly on the most recent Insider Preview builds in the Canary Channel. Please be sure to submit feedback in Feedback Hub on any issues you see with playing games on these builds.
For more information about this Build, you can check this article from the Microsoft Blog.
For a more in-depth presentation of the New Build, you can watch the video below from the YouTube channel.
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