Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1972 and Build 22631.1972, with new features rolling out on the Beta Channel. Insiders can check for updates and install the update that will have features rolling out. This update also includes improvements to simplified Chinese fonts, Microsoft Pinyin Input Method Editor, authentication across Microsoft clouds, sharing of local files with Outlook contacts, notification badging for Microsoft accounts on the Start menu, and many new features and improvements to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1972 and 22631.1972
Microsoft is excited to announce the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1972 and Build 22631.1972 (KB5027295) to the Beta Channel. Build 22631.1972 contains new features rolling out, and Build 22621.1972 contains new features off by default. Insiders who were previously on Build 22624 will automatically be moved to Build 22631 via an enablement package.Changes and Improvements in Build 22631.1972
Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel on Build 22631 are now previewing the Windows App SDK version of File Explorer. Functionality in File Explorer remains unchanged, it just switches from using WinUI 2 to using WinUI 3.Fixes in Build 22631.1972
The option to “Hide date and time in the System tray” from the last flight should no longer be backwards (on being off, off being on).Fixes for BOTH Build 22621.1972 & Build 22631.1972
This update improves several simplified Chinese fonts and the Microsoft Pinyin Input Method Editor (IME) to support GB18030-2022. It also supports Unicode Extensions E and F in the Simsun Ext-B font. This update now allows users to authenticate across Microsoft clouds and improves the sharing of a local file in File Explorer with Microsoft Outlook contacts. It also expands the roll out of notification badging for Microsoft accounts on the Start menu and adds many new features and improvements to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Additionally, this update addresses an issue that affects TextInputHost.exe and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).This update improves the sharing of a local file in File Explorer with Microsoft Outlook contacts. You now have the option to quickly email the file to yourself.Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1972 and Build 22631.1972 (KB5027295) are now available to the Beta Channel. These builds contain new features, fixes, and improvements to make Windows 11 even better. Insiders who were previously on Build 22624 will automatically be moved to Build 22631 via an enablement package. Insiders who landed in the group with new features turned off by default (Build 22621.1972) can check for updates and choose to install the update that will have features rolling out (Build 22631.1972).
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