In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for the Beta Channel, which is Build 22623.875.
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
Changes and Improvements in Build 22623.875
[Tablet-optimized taskbar]
- Tablet-optimized taskbar which began rolling out with Build 22623.730 is now available to all Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel. The System Tray improvements that began rolling out with Build 22623.746 that include drag and drop is still rolling out so not all Insiders in the Beta Channel will see this right away.
[Taskbar]
- The change that adds Task Manager to the context menu when right-clicking on the taskbar is now available to all Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel.
Fixes in Build 22623.875
[Taskbar]
- You can now swipe up from within the taskbar with a pen to expand the tablet-optimized taskbar.
[System Tray Updates]
NOTE: These fixes for System Tray are still rolling out to Windows Insiders and not yet available for everyone.
- The show hidden icons panel in the system tray should no longer block context menus opened after it.
Fixes for BOTH Build 22621.875 & Build 22623.875
- New! We enhanced the backup experience when using your Microsoft Account (MSA). Some devices might notice visual treatments for this enhancement. This is available to a small audience initially and deploys more broadly in the months that follow.
- We fixed an issue that might affect some types of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections. These connections might have handshake failures. For developers, the affected connections are likely to send multiple frames followed by a partial frame with a size of less than 5 bytes within a single input buffer. If the connection fails, your app will receive the error, “SEC_E_ILLEGAL_MESSAGE”.
- We stopped the start of daylight saving time in Jordan at the end of October 2022. The Jordan time zone will permanently shift to the UTC + 3 time zone.
- We fixed an issue that affects transparency in layered windows. This occurs when you are in High-Definition remote applications integrated locally (RAIL) mode.
For more information regarding Known Issues, you can check this article from the Microsoft Blog.
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