In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for the Beta Channel, which is Build 22623.1028.
Before talking about anything that is new in the Beta Channel, we need to talk about the changes regarding the Beta Channel System.
Starting today, Microsoft is releasing updates to the Beta Channel that put Windows Insiders into one of two groups similar to what they did back in 2019:
- A group of Insiders in the Beta Channel will receive Build 22623.xxx updates that will have new features getting rolled out or turned on via an enablement package like how we release updates for Windows 10 today.
- A group of Insiders in the Beta Channel will receive Build 22621.xxx updates that will have new features turned off by default.
This way, Microsoft will be able to test out new features easier.
If you receive the Build that has all the features automatically turned off, you can enable them manually in 2 ways:
- Search for Update in the Settings App Windows Update
- Use Vivetool to manually enable the features
Fixes in Build 22623.1028
General
- Made another fix to address explorer.exe crashing repeatedly in safe mode.
Taskbar and System Tray
- Fixed an issue where, with the system tray design updates, auto-hiding the taskbar would stop working after you had interacted with the hidden icons flyout.
- Made a small refinement for tablet-optimized taskbar users to make it a bit easier to expand the taskbar without invoking the Start menu.
- Fixed an issue which could lead to the taskbar jump lists and preview thumbnails not appearing in the correct position for Insiders with 2-in-1 PCs.
- Improved the transition animation when switching between collapsed and expanded views of the tablet-optimized taskbar.
- The tablet-optimized taskbar should collapse more reliably now after launching an app from the Start menu.
- Fixed an explorer.exe crash when using Alt + F4 with the show hidden icons flyout in the system tray open.
- Updated the battery icon’s tooltip to let you know if your device is charging slowly.
- Fixed an issue causing the top half of the media controls in Quick Settings to be missing sometimes.
- Fixed a GDI handle leak in recent builds related to receiving certain types of notifications. This could cause UI issues or explorer.exe crashes for Insiders who receive a lot of notifications.
- Fixed an issue that was causing the NVIDIA icon in the system tray to show empty notifications.
Search
- Fixed an issue causing search to not work in the previous flight for Insiders with Arm64 PCs.
Settings
- Fixed an issue where the sleep recommendation on the Energy Recommendations page and Battery & Power page were sometimes inconsistent.
Task Manager
- Task Manager colors in light and dark should display correctly now for people with their mode set to Custom.
Fixes for Both Build 22612.1028 and Build 22623.1028
- We fixed an issue that affected some games and applications. This issue was related to GPU performance debugging features. This lowered the expected game performance.
For more info regarding Known Issues in this Build, you can check this article from the Microsoft Website.
For a more in-depth presentation of the new Build, you can watch the video below from the youtube channel.
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