In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for the Dev Channel, which is Build 23606.
Microsoft is releasing ISOs for this build – they can be downloaded here.
General Changes
Windows 11 is transitioning from Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) to voice access. WSR is being deprecated. A dialog will pop up when WSR is opened directing you to try voice access and we have also added a banner under Settings > Accessibility > Speech as well. Voice access, our new assistive technology in Windows 11, uses on-device speech recognition, enabling control of your PC and authoring text without an internet connection. It will support multiple languages and custom commands in a future update. We recommend WSR users try and start using voice access today.
New Voice Access Languages and Custom Commands
Voice Access now has multiple languages available and also the possibility to create a custom command in Windows.
Windows Copilot AI
Windows Copilot AI no longer has the Preview Label when the icon is set to the right-side of the taskbar.
Settings Changes
Microsoft is beginning to rollout a change that renames the Phone Link settings page under Settings > Bluetooth & devices to Mobile devices. As part of this change, a new section will appear for allowing a PC to access mobile devices – this section currently does not introduce anything new yet and they’ll have more to share in a future flight.
Fixes in this Build
File Explorer
- Fixed an underlying issue causing the details pane in File Explorer to unexpectedly take keyboard focus sometimes.
- Fixed an issue which was causing File Explorer to crash when accessing or scrolling Gallery.
Input
- Fixed a high hitting tabtip.exe crash when trying to use pen input in the previous flight.
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.
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