Windows 11 26H2 is HERE in the Dev Channel with New Features (Build 26300.7674)

In this article, we will talk about the first Preview Build for Windows 11 26H2 in the Dev Channel, which is the Build 26300.7674.

Starting today, the Dev Channel is jumping ahead to receive 26300 series builds. This means that the window to switch from the Dev Channel to the Beta Channel is closed once Build 26300.7674 is installed. If you are in the Dev Channel today and still want to switch to the Beta Channel at the last minute, when Build 26300.7674 is offered you can pause updates in Windows Update and switch your channel to the Beta Channel and un-pause updates.

These 26300 series builds will contain many of the same features and improvements as the 26220 series builds that will continue to be released in the Beta Channel. Over time, we will be making behind-the-scenes platform changes in each build so they may have different known issues because of those changes.

In the case of Build 26300.7674 today – this build contains the same features and improvements as Build 26220.7653 released previously.

New Features

File Explorer

• Fixed an issue where the “Extract All” option would not appear in the command bar while browsing non-ZIP archive folders.

Settings

• Microsoft made some underlying changes to help address cases where the Settings Home page might be very slow to load.

Fixes in this Build

Start Menu

• Fixed an issue for some Insiders where clicking the “hide this pane” button in the mobile device side panel might not lead to the setting to hide it.

Search

• Fixed an issue where the Search process was showing an icon with an X instead of a magnifying glass.

Display and Graphics

• Fixed an issue causing secondary monitors to not display correctly and show black screens after the latest updates for a small number of Insiders.

Other

• Fixed an underlying issue in the previous flight which could cause unexpected sign-in failures when using Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365.
• Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see a bug check with error SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION after the last few flights.

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.