Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22468 to the Dev channel, which is available now. In this instance, there’s nothing particularly noteworthy about the build. In reality, Microsoft has made it quite obvious that we’ll have to wait a bit longer before any new features appear in prerelease versions of the operating system.
There are two new features to make use of. First and foremost, if you are in your VPN settings and you choose a connection, you will now get statistics about that connection. Additionally, when you hover your cursor over the Search icon on the taskbar, you may choose to remove recent searches from the list. That’s all there is to it.
There are a couple of additional points that the Redmond-based company made in its blog post. It is scheduled to expire on October 31, so if you are currently on an older Dev channel build, you will want to update immediately. The revised expiry date is September 15, 2022, instead of September 15, 2021. Also, the new Paint app is rolling out in the Dev channel, but it isn’t unique to Windows 11 build 22468, and it was previously mentioned when the build was released.
The below are Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22468 Fixes
[Taskbar]
- A rare explorer.exe startup hang caused by the loading of the network icon has been mitigated.
[Search]
- The regularity with which the flyout appears when the cursor hovers over the Search icon in the Taskbar has been improved.
- When you use the keyboard to go to the Search icon in the Taskbar, the recent searches flyout will now be dismissed if you move away from the symbol.
- While you right-click on recent files shown when looking for specific applications like Word, the choices should now function properly when you choose them.
[File Explorer]
- Using File Explorer, right-clicking files stored on OneDrive will no longer result in the context menu being abruptly dismissed while hovering over items that launch sub-menus, such as “Open with.”
- When you double-click a network folder to access it, it will no longer attempt to pin it to Quick Access instead of opening it as it did before.
[Input]
- In certain instances, the right hand of the shruggie kaomoji _()_/ was not displaying in the proper place, and apostrophes were not displaying correctly in other cases. This was resolved by addressing an underlying font problem.
[Settings]
- Following this update, your chosen microphone input format option (as specified in Sound Settings) should remain in effect.
- Fixed a problem where some drives were unexpectedly not showing under Defragment and Optimize Drives, which was causing confusion.
[Other]
- A problem that was preventing MDM-enrolled computers from properly upgrading to the prior version has been addressed. These devices will no longer be prevented from upgrading to the most recent build.
- A problem that may cause unexpected flickering in some applications, such as Microsoft Edge, while using multiple monitors with differing refresh rates has been resolved.
- In recent flights, certain Insiders were seeing an increase in bug checks as a result of a display-related problem, which has been addressed.
- The team worked to resolve a problem where the Windows Update symbol in the Taskbar would show for a short period of time before disappearing when you hovered your mouse over it.
- After sleep, there was a rare problem with some devices where the Wi-Fi would get stuck in the off position, and attempting to turn it back on would fail. This issue has been resolved.
- There was a problem with some devices that may cause the system to freeze in certain situations, which has been resolved.
IMPORTANT: Some of the improvements that have been identified in Insider Preview builds from the active development branch may find their way into maintenance updates for the published version of Windows 11 following the operating system’s general availability on October 5, 2018.
The below are the known issues of Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22468
[General]
- The following warning message may be shown to users who are upgrading from Builds 22000.xxx or older to newer Development Channel builds while utilizing the most recent Development Channel ISO:
- Flight Signed is the build that you are attempting to install. Enable flight signing in order to proceed with the installation.
- If you get this warning, click on the Enable button, restart your computer, and then attempt the installation.
- There are certain users who may see a reduction in their screen and sleep timeouts. We’re looking at the possibility that shorter screen and sleep timeouts may have an effect on energy usage in the future.
[Start]
- You may be unable to input text when using the Search function from the Start menu or the Taskbar in certain situations. If you are experiencing this problem, click the Windows key + R on your keyboard to open the Run dialogue box, then dismiss the dialogue box.
[Taskbar]
- When switching between input methods, the Taskbar may sometimes flicker.
- We’re looking into complaints that Notification Center will become unresponsive in newer versions, resulting in it not launching at all. If you are experiencing problems as a result of this, restarting explorer.exe may be the solution.
[Search]
- It is possible that the Search panel will not open after clicking the Search icon on the Taskbar. If this happens, close the search panel and reopen it by restarting the “Windows Explorer” application.
- It is possible that the search panel may look dark and that no material will be shown below the search field.
[Widgets]
- It is possible that the widgets board will seem to be empty. You may get around the problem by logging out and then logging back in once more.
- On external displays, it is possible that widgets are shown in the incorrect size. Alternatively, if you experience this problem, you may start the widgets on your primary PC display first, and then launch them on your other displays afterward.
The Dev channel of the Windows Insider Program is intended for builds from the rs prerelease branch of the Windows Insider Program’s development branch. It is intended for the purpose of trying out new features; however, such features are not linked to a particular version of the software. The Beta channel is intended for testing particular feature upgrades for Windows 11, and it may be found here.
As of right now, the Dev channel is bringing with it more instability rather than any new features. You may want to keep away from it for the time being. It’s true that you may always sign up for the Dev channel, however, moving from Dev to Beta is a little more difficult due to the fact that doing so needs a factory reset to get to a lower build number.
