New Windows 11 Build 25145 – Tabs in File Explorer Improvements, App History, and Fixes (Dev Channel)

In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for the Dev Channel, which is Build 25145.

Windows 11 Build 25145 is not a very big Build, but it comes with a few interesting new additions to the OS.

First of all, Microsoft is introducing a new Narrator Braille Driver Solution, that you can now install in Windows 11. For more info about this, check this article from the Microsoft Blog.

Microsoft is also bringing new improvements to the Accounts page in the Settings App, and they are trying to implement all the services more and more in the Settings App. In this Build, Microsoft is bringing OneDrive storage alert and subscription management in Settings.

These new additions will only be available for a small number of Windows Insiders from the Dev Channel.

For more info about this, check this article from the Microsoft Blog.

Another new thing in this Build is the Local Administrator Password Solution which can be accessed through the Local Group Policy Editor. For more info about this, check this article from the Microsoft Blog.

Changes and Improvements

• The new App usage history features, which began rolling out to Insiders with Build 25140, gives users a 7-day history of resource access for Location, Camera, Microphone, Phone Calls, Messaging, Contacts, Pictures, Videos, Music library, Screenshots, and apps through the Settings experience. You can find this new information under Settings > Privacy & security > App permissions
• Suggested Actions, which began rolling out with Build 25115, is now available to all Windows Insiders in the in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
• Middle clicking a folder in the body of File Explorer will now open it in a new tab.

Fixes

[General]

• Fixed an issue causing Windows Insiders on Surface Pro X devices to hit a black screen when attempting to resume from hibernate.
• Fixed a bugcheck that some Insiders were experiencing with SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED related to USBs.
• Fixed a bugcheck with error 0x1CA SYNTHETIC_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT that could happen sporadically on some PCs after left idling for some time. This could happen when a laptop lid was closed, making it appear that the laptop had rebooted while sleeping.
• Fixed an issue from the last two builds that was leading to InventorySvc consuming an unexpectedly high volume of memory the longer it was running.

[File Explorer]

• The row of tabs should now be included in the keyboard focus cycle when pressing Tab or F6. Once focus is in the tab row, you can use left or right arrow keys to navigate through them.
• Fixed an issue where the tab order when using CTRL + Tab would be wrong if you’d rearranged the tabs in File Explorer.

[Start]

• Narrator will now read the dialog that opens when uninstalling an app from its context menu in Start and those options correctly.
• The animation when selecting the More button in Start’s Recommended section in right-to-left (RTL) languages should now appear correctly.

[Taskbar]

• When dismissing notification center using your keyboard, its closing animation will now show correctly.

[Settings]

• Typing a number in the Settings search box when using an Arabic display language should no longer show boxes.
• Fixed an issue causing Settings to crash when going to Bluetooth & Devices > Printers & Scanners in the last few builds.
• Fixed a couple crashes that some Insiders were experiencing in the last few builds when opening the Wi-Fi section of Quick Settings, or after connecting or disconnecting from networks in the Wi-Fi section in Quick Settings.
• Fixed an issue that was causing the Wi-Fi option in Quick Settings and the Wi-Fi section in Settings to sometimes take a few seconds to appear.
• Using touch to rearrange the items in Quick Settings when in edit mode should no longer lead to Quick Settings unexpectedly dismissing sometimes.

[Input]

• Added the SOM currency sign (U+20C0) to the Courier New font family.

[Task Manager]

• Pressing CTRL + Page Up and CTRL + Page Down should work again now to navigate through pages in Task Manager.

[Other]

• Fixed a rare issue that could lead to certain apps to sporadically crash on launch.

For the list of Known Issues in this Build, make sure to 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.