New Windows 11 Build 27783 – New File Explorer Feature, Settings Changes, and Fixes (Canary)

In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for the Canary Channel, which is Build 27783.

Things that you need to keep in mind in the Canary Channel:

• The builds that Microsoft releases to the Canary Channel represent the latest platform changes early in the development cycle and should not be seen as matched to any specific release of Windows and features and experiences included in these builds may never get released as they try out different concepts and get feedback. Features may change over time, be removed, or replaced and never get released beyond Windows Insiders. Some of these features and experiences could show up in future Windows releases when they’re ready.
• Many features in the Canary Channel are rolled out using Control Feature Rollout technology, starting with a small subset of Insiders.
• Some features may show up in the Dev and Beta Channels first before showing up in the Canary Channel.
• To get off the Canary Channel, a clean install of Windows 11 will be required. As a reminder – Insiders can’t switch to a channel that is receiving builds with lower build numbers without doing a clean installation of Windows 11 due to technical setup requirements.
• The desktop watermark shown at the lower right corner of the desktop is normal for these pre-release builds.

New File Explorer Shared Files

File Explorer will now provide you with quick access to files that have been shared with you. If you are signed into Windows with your Microsoft account, you will be able to view files that have been shared with your account, such as email, Teams chat, etc. If you are a commercial customer who is signed-in with your Microsoft Entra ID account, you will additionally be able to view files that they have shared with others. You can access this feature by launching File Explorer Home and clicking on the ‘Shared’ tab item.

You will also be able to view a broader set of file types in their Recent, Favorites, and Shared sections on the homepage. For example, if you’ve recently opened/edited files in Designer, Loop, Power BI, Forms, etc. these files will now be available in your Recent list.

New Magnifier Changes

• Microsoft is adding a new keyboard shortcut CTRL + ALT + Minus for Magnifier users to quickly toggle between the current zoom and 1X zoom.
• In addition to the keyboard shortcut CTRL + ALT + Minus to quickly toggle between the current zoom and 1X zoom, they have also added buttons in Magnifier to reset zoom to fit to screen and reset zoom to your last/preferred magnification.

New Settings Changes with Administrator Protection

Enabling developer mode no longer shows the usual confirmation dialog, with the warning in the toggle’s description instead.

More Settings changes to make things work better with administrator protection are hidden in build 27783: enabling developer mode no longer shows the usual confirmation dialog, with the warning in the toggle's description instead. Means you go through just 1 prompt now, not 2. https://t.co/S2kwcjUzYt pic.twitter.com/ynLsTI7NAZ

— phantomofearth ⛄ (@phantomofearth) January 29, 2025

Fixes in this Build

Taskbar and System Tray

• Fixed an issue which was causing the taskbar preview windows to not display sometimes when hovering over open apps in the taskbar.

Input

• Fixed an issue for Pinyin IME users, where switching between windows (like with ALT + Tab) may unexpectedly switch the IME from Chinese to English.

Windowing

• Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to unexpected app window freezes for some people when using ALT + Tab between certain types of apps.

Graphics

• Fixed an issue causing Settings to crash when going to Settings > System > Display > Graphics for some people.

Remote Desktop

• Fixed an issue causing MTSC.exe for Remote Desktop to fail on the previous build with error 0x80080005.
• Fixed an issue which was causing Remote Desktop to show significant display / rendering issues when connecting to certain other computers.

Other

• Fixed an underlying issue which was causing an explorer.exe memory leak in recent Canary Channel builds, leading to performance issues over time.
• Fixed an issue where the shutdown /r/ /fw command wasn’t working sometimes.

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.