New Windows 11 Build 23580 – File Explorer Changes, Custom Commands for Voice Access and Fixes (Dev)

In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for the Dev Channel, which is Build 23580.

Copilot in Windows

Starting with Build 23580 in the Dev Channel, users with local accounts will be able to access Copilot in Windows for a limited number of queries before needing to sign in.

Windows Share

Microsoft has significantly improved nearby share transfer speed for users on the same network. Before these changes, users had to be on the same private network but now users just have to be on the same network, which could be public or private. You can quickly turn on nearby share via Quick Settings and simply right-click on a local file in File Explorer, choose “Share”, and choose to share to a device listed under Nearby Share in the Windows share window.

Emoji

Microsoft is also temporarily disabling the update of our color font format to COLRv1 (first introduced in Build 23506) that displayed richer emoji with a 3D like appearance to fix some bugs. Microsoft is planning to re-enable this in a future Dev Channel flight.

Dynamic Lighting in Settings

Dynamic Lighting in Settings > Personalization has had the description reverted to the previous one.

Voice Access Custom Commands and New Languages

Microsoft is currently testing behind the scenes, a hidden feature, that allows the user to create a Custom Command. This a very interesting and useful feature.

You also have a lot of options to customize your Custom Command.

Also, languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Hindi were removed from the Official Support, and German was added.

Fixes in this Build

File Explorer

• Fixed an issue where using mouse back and forward buttons didn’t react when hovering over the Recommended Files section of Home.
• Fixed an issue where Gallery would stop displaying correctly if you applied Group By to all folders.

Desktops

• Fixed an issue that made the desktop tooltips in Task view hard to read in contrast themes.
• Fixed an issue that was causing taskbar icons to disappear after switching desktops.

Search on the Taskbar

• Fixed an issue where if your taskbar was close to being full of icons and you used the search box, clicking the search box would open search and then it would immediately close.

Windows Spotlight

• Fixed an issue which was resulting in Windows Spotlight wallpapers not showing correctly in the desktop thumbnail in Task View.

For more information about Known Issues in 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.