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I take a look at #WindowsInsider builds and older Windows betas, with some randomness and bad jokes here and there. Twitter: @phantomofearth
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The Recall search box has been updated to use the new fancy visuals from other search bars with semantic (improved) Windows Search enabled in 26120.3380

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Patch Tuesday is nearly here. Tomorrow's updates: Windows 11 v24H2: KB5053598 (26100.3476) Windows 11 v24H2 Hotpatch: KB5053636 (26100.3403) Windows 11 v23H2/22H2: KB5053602 (226x1.5039) Windows 10 v22H2/21H2: KB5053606 (1904x.5608)

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Small addition in the new Microsoft Store update (v22502) for Canary/Dev: AI Hub has been added to the jump list

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22635.5025: https://youtu.be/sgzzb8if3PY

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Quick video on 27808, with a demo of the new share sheet image editing tools youtu.be/cTbUmtA3H18

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The Windows Share sheet is getting built in image editing and compression tools for photos! Here they are in 23H2 Beta:

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Here's what's been cooking for Insiders this week. Flighting Friday? 🐦 10.0.27808.1000 (rs_prerelease.250303-1327) 🐟 (24H2): 26120.3380 (KB5053660)

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another demo bytes build: 10.0.27807.1000 (rs_prerelease.250228-1702) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR5gVuT7D3I

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Nice, more 27777

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for people who track build strings: 10.0.27659 (rs_sigma_rd.240708-1700) https://www.youtube.com/live/pYN23kXa-1Y?t=1314s

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Quick summary of today's Windows Insider webcast: they discussed the new battery icon bits (updated look, why some of those visual changes were made and battery percentage on taskbar).

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There's a new Copilot app update, 1.25023.106.0, out in Insider channels that actually has a pretty much fully native WinUI 3 UX (chat UI and everything), with bonus launch speed improvements. FINALLY. (first spotted here:

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Another quick video, on 26120.3360: youtu.be/vhSLGpHwbmc

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Quick video on 27802, not a lot in this one https://youtu.be/tkN9URXcn1Q

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Quick video on 27802, not a lot in this one youtu.be/tkN9URXcn1Q

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The Settings app's About page is getting a Frequently Asked Questions list under Device specifications. Not much to see here in 22635.5015, should have actual questions soon.

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To enable the change to how taskmgr calculates CPU utilization (and the CPU utility column) in Dev/Beta 26120.3360 if you don't have it, enable this ID: vivetool /enable /id:32145346

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The bullet point summary option in Click to Do, added in last week's Dev/Beta CU, has been moved to the main context menu (instead of being hidden under summarize) and is called "Create a bulleted list" in 26120.3360

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It's triple build time

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Well, last day of February, let's see if Dev moves to those higher build numbers today

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ADK: 10.0.27798.1000 (rs_prerelease.250214-1420)

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27798 🤔

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Over on the hellsite: Windows 7 (service pack 4!) build number of followers. (why do 7,604 people follow me.)

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24H2 has its optional/non-security update now (26100.3323/KB5052093)! Video: youtu.be/ExzJyVuCH-k

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Another heads up: despite being listed in the release notes, Settings Home for commercial devices and accessibility/your device/account cards are actually *not* rolling out in 226x1.4974 (still requires 48433719, that's only the case for features not rolling out to stable fwiw)

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Ni (23H2/22H2) optional/non-sec update: 10.0.22621.4974 (ni_release_svc_prod3.250219-1509)

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Heads up: Microsoft has stopped the rollout of the new battery icons and battery percentage on taskbar feature in 24H2 RP. Guess it won't be shipping this month after all, then.

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Fun fact: improved (semantic) Windows Search for Copilot+ PCs is referred to as Polaris in code

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If you don't have the new trim feature for Snipping Tool screen recordings in Canary/Dev, make sure you have app version 11.2501.7.0 installed and enable this feature ID: vivetool /enable /id:53250194

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To enable the bugfix for an issue that prevents you from selecting multiple files in File Explorer's recommended files section by using Shift and clicking in 26120.3291 and 22635.4945+, run: vivetool /enable /id:55910487

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Video on 26120.3291 youtu.be/_IxqQnr_4T0

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Quick video on Beta 22635.4950 youtu.be/SMJsDahV4mY

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The "Allow HDR video streaming even when HDR is off" option and other updates to HDR settings in Canary have been backported to the Dev Channel with 26120.3291, not mentioned in the blog post.

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The Summarize text action in Click to Do now has the option to summarize into bullet points in 26120.3291

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"We've improved Recall" dialog that appears when you launch it after updating to .3291

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🧑‍💻🐟 (24H2): 26120.3291 🐟 (23H2): 22635.4950

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