As usual, Microsoft is rolling out a new version of Windows 11 to Insiders in the Dev channel this week, and this time we get build 25321. This feature doesn’t include major brand new changes, but it finally does. make some features available to everyone in the Dev channel, whereas they were previously tested with a limited subset of users.
One of these features is the new touch-optimized taskbar, which makes the taskbar collapse to a smaller size if you have a touchscreen device and no keyboard or mouse is connected, optimizing the experience for touch input. In addition, the new system tray is now available to everyone as well, with some small design and usability tweaks.
Another new feature that is now fully available is a language-neutral word suggestion list, which means that when you type with the touch keyboard and have multiple languages installed on your PC, you can now see word suggestions for all installed languages, instead of being limited to the current one active languages. Microsoft has also completed the new cloud suggestion feature for the Chinese input method Editor.
Aside from finally making all these features available to everyone in the Dev channel, Windows 11 build 25321 is mostly focused on fixes, so there’s not much fun to wade through. Even then, the list of fixes is relatively small this time around. You can find it below:
[System Tray]
- When you move your mouse over the audio icon on Quick Settings, the tooltip will now appear when spatial audio is in use – not just that it’s enabled.
[Settings]
- Removed the backplate from UWP app icons in Apps > Default Apps and Apps > Apps for Websites.
- Fixed the font used in the Wi-Fi section of Quick Settings when Wi-Fi was off to match the other text in Quick Settings
- Fixed an issue believed to be causing some network cameras to unexpectedly not be added when selecting them under Bluetooth & Devices > Cameras.
- Improved DPI awareness when launching setup.exe from a mounted ISO, so the first logo while preparing should no longer be blurry in certain cases.
[Other]
- Fixed a rare issue where FindWindow and FindWindowEx could return an unexpected window.
- Fixed an issue where you would sometimes not be able to use FIDO to unlock your PC if it was connected to an external display with the laptop lid closed.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused certain apps (such as Paint and Windows Terminal) to crash when trying to display a tooltip.
There is also a list of known issues for Windows 11 build 25321, which is a bit more extensive. These are as follows:
[General]
- We’re looking into reports that audio stopped working for some insiders after upgrading to the latest flights.
- We are investigating reports of crashes with a few different apps and games in recent versions.
- We are investigating reports that various user interface elements in apps seem to disappear and reappear sometimes in newer versions.
- [NEW] We are investigating reports that some apps such as Microsoft Edge unexpectedly display thick lines on the side of the window after the last flight.
- [NEW] When using the latest ISO to install the Dev Channel build, you may get a SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION error check citing an error with win32kfull.sys. We are working on a solution.
[Tablet-optimized taskbar]
- The taskbar sometimes flashes when you switch between desktop and tablet mode.
- When using the bottom-right gesture to view quick settings, the taskbar sometimes remains stuck in expanded state, instead of dismissing to collapsed state.
[System Tray Updates]
- [NEW] Opening the hidden icons may cause a File Explorer entry for it to appear on the taskbar. We are working on a solution.
- [NEW] Chat apps don’t flash new messages or open a preview when hovering over the system tray. We are working on a solution.
[Start menu]
- [NEW] We are investigating reports of folders in the Start menu not opening on the first try.
[Input]
- We are investigating reports of the text cursor turning white on white when hovering over text fields, making it hard to see.
[Widgets]
- In right-to-left display languages like Arabic, the content animates out of view before the widget board resizes when you click to expand the widget board view.
If you’re enrolled in the Dev channel of the Windows Insider program, this build should download sooner rather than later for you. You can always check for updates manually in Windows Update if you want to get it a little faster.
Source: Microsoft
