Microsoft released a new Windows 11 22h2 update build 23526 in the dev channel with some changes and improvements and bug fixes. let’s see what’s new in this update.
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Windows 11 22H2 Update Build 23526 (Changes and Improvements)
General
- Exciting Update on Insider Preview Build Expiration: New Expiry Date Announced! 📅 Starting with Build 23526, Insider Preview builds in the Dev Channel will remain active until 9/15/2024.
- Make sure to keep your system up-to-date with the latest build to enjoy uninterrupted access! Learn more here.
Start menu
- Enhanced User Experience: Introducing Dynamic Thumbnail Previews for Cloud Files on Start Menu! With the latest update starting from Build 23511, we’re eliminating those empty preview spaces for files lacking rich thumbnail previews.
- Dive into a more vibrant Start Menu as our journey towards feature-rich thumbnail previews (tooltips) for cloud files continues. Get the details now!
Windows 11 Cast
- Elevating the Cast Experience: Expanding upon the Cast enhancements unveiled in Build 23516, we’ve further refined the Cast flyout within Quick Settings.
- This update provides you with added assistance for seamlessly identifying nearby displays, troubleshooting connections, and resolving any potential issues.
- Discover a smoother, more efficient casting process that ensures hassle-free interactions. Learn more about this exciting development!
Narrator
We have made the following improvements for the Narrator:
- Changed default verbosity level from 2 to 3 which will now announce “Immediate Context Name and Type”. The Control context type like “list” or “toolbar” will allow users to better understand the focused control – the same default as JAWS and NVDA.
- Narrator users are unblocked from typing Traditional Chinese characters in Windows by the addition of a Traditional Chinese dictionary for detailed reading.
We have made the following improvements for Narrator with Braille:
- When navigating to any attachment in Outlook with scan mode, the narrator announces the & of the attachment, the same is now reflected on the braille display.
- Navigate to different headings in Scan Mode using a down arrow, or ‘Space + 4’ key in the Braille device, now navigating to a heading is reflected in Braille.
- When navigating a list with items, whenever the Narrator announces the index with the menu item name, the Braille display also reflects the same index values as “1 of 4”.
Windows 11 22H2 Update Fixes
Start Menu
- Fixed an issue that was making the System label in Start’s all apps list the wrong color in high contrast themes.
- Fixed an issue where if you attempt to uninstall certain apps, it would just open Settings and not navigate to the Installed Apps page.
Taskbar & System Tray
- Fixed an issue where the taskbar wasn’t loading for some Insiders when logging into their PC after installing the previous build.
- Disabled the setting for uncombining taskbar buttons on other screens by default when no secondary monitors are connected.
- Fixed an issue where if the taskbar was set to uncombined it would still show animations even if they’d been turned off.
- Fixed an issue where app icons on the taskbar would become empty (with no icon) in recent Insider builds after switching between desktops.
- Fixed an issue where the hidden icons flyout might close unexpectedly when using keyboard navigation to move focus between icons.
- Fixed an issue where using drag to rearrange icons in the overflow area wasn’t working well when the taskbar was set to uncombined.
- Fixed an issue where the new bell icon might be very difficult to see in some cases because it was using a dark outline when your taskbar was dark.
- Fixed an issue where if you had enabled the End Task option in the taskbar, the setting wouldn’t persist across upgrades.
- Fixed an issue where after upgrading the Bluetooth icon in the system tray might not display in the system tray after upgrade even though your PC supported Bluetooth and the Bluetooth options were shown in Settings.
File Explorer
- Fixed a high-hitting explorer.exe crash when launching or interacting with File Explorer in the last couple of flights.
- Fixed an issue where using the Reset Folders button in Folder Options could cause explorer.exe to crash.
- Fixed an issue where the chevrons in the File Explorer address bar were pointing in the wrong direction if your display language was set to Arabic or Hebrew.
- Fixed an issue where saving files to OneDrive locations in File Explorer could take a very long time, making it seem like the app you were saving from had become unresponsive, in the latest Insider builds.
- Fixed an issue where the context menu and dropdown menus in File Explorer weren’t working with Touch.
- Made another fix for the issue causing the context menu and dropdown menu backgrounds to be transparent.
- Fixed an issue where the menu shown when doing a right-click drag on one of the newly supported archive formats didn’t have an extract option as it does for zip files.
Dev Drive
- Fixed an issue where Dev Drives might not auto-mount after upgrading to a new build, causing apps that tried to access them to not work.
- Improved error messages if Dev Drives fail to format.
- Fixed an issue related to the use of Dev Drives which could cause a bug check with an INVALID DATA TRAP on upgrade (and then the upgrade would roll back).
HDR Backgrounds
- Fixed an issue that could cause sporadic explorer.exe crashes when using an HDR wallpaper.
Narrator
- Fixed an issue where Narrator was not reading various list items in a combo box on various web pages when navigating with the up and down arrow.
- Fixed an issue where Narrator was incorrectly announcing combo boxes as read-only even when users could actually select different values from the combo box list items.
- Addressed the issue where the Narrator was not announcing the checked and unchecked status of radio buttons but was announcing selected for every item.
- Fixed an issue where Narrator was announcing older information while navigating in the date/time picker using arrow keys.
- Fixed an issue where the Narrator was incorrectly reading the contents of the previous cell and the current cell when navigating in a table using the right and left arrow keys.
- Fixed an issue where Narrator is incorrectly reading older Window titles even after navigating to inner control.
- Fixed an issue where the Narrator is reading an entire paragraph when the up arrow is invoked in an online Word document.
- Fixed an issue where the Narrator was incorrectly reading out the last word of the previous paragraph when a new paragraph started with a punctuation mark.
- Fixed a bug where the Narrator was not announcing the character being deleted when using the backspace key in some text fields on the web.
- Fixed an issue in Narrator where while entering any number in the CVV edit field, Narrator should only announce as “hidden”, instead of “CVV edit, hidden new line selected”.
- Fixed an issue where Narrator is not able to detect different headings on some web pages in scan mode while using the “h” key to navigate.
- Fixed an issue where Narrator scan mode arrow navigation skipped the first item in the container.
- Fixed an issue, where the Narrator is skipping the first item after navigating via landmark using the “d” key in scan mode.
- Fixed an issue where the Narrator’s focus did not move past the first check box if there was a list of checkboxes when using the up and down arrow key in scan mode.
- Fixed an issue where Narrator was not activating the combo box when navigating using the up and down arrow and using enter/spacebar to activate it in scan mode.
- Fixed an issue where Narrator would collapse the combo boxes in scan mode when navigating with up and down arrows.Fixed an issue where navigation commands are not executed as expected in a dialog box when you enter the dialog the second time. Fixed an issue where Narrator Find was not working consistently on web pages when using Narrator key + Ctrl + F key combination.
Input
- Fixed an issue where typing with the Japanese and Chinese IMEs may not have performed as expected in certain apps in the last few flights when you had selected the option to use the previous version of the IME. If you are continuing to experience issues with this build installed, please file feedback.
- Fixed an issue where when inking into a text field, if you were writing in Chinese, certain characters were being perceived as taps and not working.
- Fixed an issue where inking into a text field while the magnifier was running was not working well as the ink was offset.
Other
- Fixed an issue where removing a monitor while connected to a Cloud PC could result in a black screen with only a mouse visible in recent builds.
- Made some fixes to improve how the Share dialog worked with screen readers, as well as addressing some other accessibility issues.
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
Thank You!
