New Windows 11 25H2 Build 26220.7752 – New File Explorer Improvements, Start Menu and Fixes (Beta)

In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 25H2 Insider Preview Build for the Beta Channel, which is the Build 26220.7752.

Windows 11 25H2

Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel will see the versioning updated under Settings > System > About (and winver) to version 25H2. This denotes that Windows 11, version 25H2 will be this year’s annual feature update. As mentioned here, Windows 11 will have an annual feature update cadence that releases in the second half of the calendar year. For more information, see this blog post here.

New Features

New Sysmon Feature

Previously announced here, Windows now brings Sysmon functionality natively to Windows. Sysmon functionality allows you to capture system events that can help with threat detection, and you can use custom configuration files to filter the events you want to monitor. The captured events are written on the Windows event log, enabling them to be used with security applications and a wide range of use cases.

Built-in Sysmon is disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled.

1. Go to Settings > System > Optional features > More Windows features > checking Sysmon or in PowerShell or command prompt:
   • Dism /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:Sysmon
2. To complete the installation, from PowerShell or command prompt run:
   • sysmon -i

Note: If you’ve already installed Sysmon from the website, it must be uninstalled before enabling the built-in Sysmon.

Documentation will be added to Windows soon. The functionality of Sysmon remains unchanged, learn more https://learn.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon.

Voice Access

Support for the Netherlands locale has been added.

Fixes in this Build

File Explorer

• We fixed a few issues in File Explorer, including accessibility improvements (keyboard navigation and access keys), folder renaming with custom names, and missing icons/tooltips for “Add to favorites”.
• Fixed an issue where the “Extract All” option would not appear in the command bar while browsing non-ZIP archive folders.

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.

Settings

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

Display & 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

• We fixed an issue that caused apps to freeze when working with files on OneDrive or Dropbox. Some Outlook setups with PSTs on OneDrive could also hang or reload email data.
• 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.