New Windows 11 Build 26257 – New File Explorer Feature, New Login Screen and Fixes (Canary)

In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for the Canary Channel, which is Build 26257.

New File Explorer Feature

Microsoft is rolling out the ability to duplicate a tab by right-clicking on a tab in File Explorer.

Option to duplicate tab when right-clicking on a tab in File Explorer highlighted in a red square.

Networking

  • If you use the netsh wlan show networks command, you should be able to read SSIDs that are UTF-8 encoded. This means that Wi-Fi SSIDs with Unicode characters (like emojis) should be properly displayed in netsh output. This change is beginning to roll out so not all Insiders in the Canary Channel will see it right away.

New Taskbar Feature

  • Updated the logic for the “End Task” option in the taskbar so that it no longer shows a Not Responding dialog to give confirmation before ending the task.

New Mouse Options

We also have the new scrolling direction and enhance pointer precision mouse options in Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Mouse.

New Login Screen

https://twitter.com/phantomofearth/status/1816176321690579322

Other Improvements

  • Updated System Info (msinfo32) to now follow your text size preference under Settings > Accessibility > Text Size.

Fixes in this Build

General

  • Fixed an underlying issue causing some Insiders to see bugchecks in recent builds citing KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE.

File Explorer

  • Did some work to help address an issue where the address bar dropdown might appear unexpectedly while you were using File Explorer.

Settings

  • Fixed an underlying issue leading to some of the pop-up windows in Settings unexpectedly appearing left aligned, for example, the window for selecting a custom color for Dynamic Lighting.

For more information about this Build, you can check this article from the Microsoft Blog.

For a more in-depth presentation of this Build, you can watch the video below from the YouTube channel.

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