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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23493

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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23493

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23493 to the Dev Channel.  

What’s new in Build 23493 

Windows Copilot Preview 

Back in May at the Build conference, we introduced Windows Copilot for Windows 11. In today’s flight we are offering an early look of Windows Copilot to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel via a controlled feature rollout. This first preview focuses on our integrated UI experience, with additional functionality coming down the road in future previews. To use Copilot in this flight you must have Windows Build 23493 or higher in the Dev Channel, and Microsoft Edge version 115.0.1901.150 or higher.  

To get started, just click on the new button on the taskbar (or WIN + C) to launch Windows Copilot. Windows Copilot will use the same Microsoft account (MSA) or Azure Active Directory (AAD) account used to sign-in to Windows.  

Windows Copilot will appear as a side bar docked to the right where it won’t overlap with your desktop content and will run unobstructed alongside your open app windows, allowing you to interact with Windows Copilot anytime you need.  

In this first preview, you can ask Windows Copilot a range of questions or to take actions such as:  

Just click the “…” icon at the top right of the side bar in Windows Copilot to submit feedback on any issues you run into. We’ll have more to come including expanding the preview to more Windows Insiders in other channels over time and adding policies to allow IT admins to manage this experience in their organizations.  

Windows Copilot with Bing Chat generates responses that are contextual and improves your experience in Windows. You may see inline recommendations we think are relevant through ads in Bing. We’ll continue to learn and listen to customer feedback. Understand what Bing does with your data by visiting Microsoft Privacy Statement. Read more about our responsible AI journey, the ethical principles that guide us, and the tooling and capabilities we’ve created to assure that we develop AI technology responsibly at Microsoft’s commitment to responsible AI.  

Please note that not everything shown at Build for Windows Copilot is included in this first, early preview. For example, Windows Copilot has a basic set of Windows settings plugins but no third-party plugin support yet. Over time, features will be added as we refine the Windows Copilot experience with Windows Insiders.  

[We are beginning to roll this out, so the experience isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]  

Introducing the new Settings homepage 

We’re introducing a new homepage in Settings that offers you a dynamic and personalized experience. It provides an overview of your device, quick access to key settings, and helps manage your Microsoft account.   

We created interactive cards that represent various device and account related settings, grouped by commonly accessed functions. Each card is optimized to offer the most relevant information and controls at your fingertips. In this release, you’ll see up to seven cards, with more coming soon.  

Here’s an overview of each card: 

  1. Recommended settings: This card adapts to your specific usage patterns, providing timely and relevant settings options. It’s designed to streamline your settings management and save you time. 
  2. Cloud storage: Gives you an overview of your cloud storage use and lets you know when you’re nearing capacity. 
  3. Account recovery: Helps keep your Microsoft account more secure by helping you add additional recovery info so you never get locked out of your account, even if you forget your password. 
  4. Personalization: Brings customization to the forefront by offering one-click access to update your background theme or change your color mode. 
  5. Microsoft 365: Provides a quick glimpse of your subscription status and benefits, along with the ability to take some key actions right in Settings instead of going to the web. 
  6. Xbox: Similar to the Microsoft 365 card, you’ll be able to view your subscription status and manage the subscription from the Settings app. 
  7. Bluetooth Devices: To simplify your Bluetooth device management experience, we’ve brought this to the forefront so you can quickly access and connect to your favorite Bluetooth-enabled devices. 

You can take swift actions directly from this page with just a click, making device and account management seamless and efficient. What sets the homepage apart even further is that it’s more than just a landing page—it evolves and learns with you. As you use your device, it’ll adjust to provide the most relevant and useful information based on your usage and preferences.  

NOTE: This experience will only be available on Windows 11 Home and Pro editions and not on devices managed by organizations. 

[We are beginning to roll this out, so the experience isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]  

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Settings > Settings Homepage. 

Restore for more apps 

Adding to the capabilities of the backup and restore improvements we announced in May, this build extends support to even more types of apps. Users will now see pins for their desktop app restored on the taskbar and Start Menu, including desktop apps that were not installed from the Microsoft Store. 

Desktop apps that are available in the Microsoft Store can be restored by clicking on the app pin to get started.  For apps that aren’t available in the Microsoft Store, you’ll be directed to the web to download the installer. 

To try out this experience, both the backup and restore devices need to be updated to this build.  Once you’re backed up either via the new Windows Backup app or by visiting Accounts/Windows Backup in settings, you can try out the new restore during the out-of-box-experience (OOBE) when setting up a new PC or by resetting an existing PC (Settings > System > Recovery > Reset this PC) with this build. 

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Install and Update > Backup and Restore. 

Native support for reading additional archive file formats 

As announced at the Build conference back in May, this build adds native support for reading additional archive file formats using the libarchive open-source project such as  

Please note we are aware of some performance issues with some archive file formats – see the known issues below.  

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (Win + F) under Files, Folders, and Online Storage > File Explorer. 

New volume mixer experience in Quick Settings 

We’re introducing a new enhanced volume mixer into Quick Settings! The updated audio quick settings experience brings a modern volume mixer that allows for quick customization of audio on a per-app basis, with additional control to swap devices on the fly. We’ve also added a new keyboard shortcut (WIN + CTRL + V) to bring you directly to the volume mixer for faster control of the experience. With this change, you can now tailor your audio experience better with more control and fewer clicks to better manage your favorite apps. 


In addition, we’ve made it easier for users to enable their Windows Sonic experience with a quick access list of installed spatial sound technology. You can visit the Microsoft Store to find additional spatial sound technology to choose from such as Dolby and DTS. 

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Quick Settings. 

Narrator natural voices in Japanese and English (Great British) 

We are introducing new natural voices in Japanese and English (Great British) that allow Narrator users to comfortably browse the web, read, and write mail, and do more. Natural Narrator voices use modern, on-device text to speech and once downloaded are supported without an internet connection. 

To use one of the natural voices, add it to your PC by following these steps: 

  1. Open Narrator Settings by pressing the WIN + Ctrl + N hotkey. 
  2. Under Narrator’s voice, select the Add button next to Add natural voices. 
  3. Choose the language for which you want to install Natural Voices. List of available voices will be displayed. 
  4. Select the voice you want to install. You can install all voices, but you must install them separately. 
    • The new Japanese voices are Microsoft Nanami (Female) and Microsoft Keita (Male) 
    • The new English (Great British) voices are Microsoft Sonia (Female) and Microsoft Ryan (Male) 
  5. To start the download of the selected voice, select Install. The new voice will download and be ready for use in a few minutes, depending on your Internet download speed. 
  6. When the new voice has downloaded, in Narrator settings select your preferred voice from the drop-down menu in Narrator’s voice > Choose a voice. 

Note: If your display language is not set to Japanese and English (Great British), then in step 3 you will first need to select “Choose a different language” and select the appropriate language followed by the specific voice. 

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (Win + F) under Accessibility > Narrator. 

Changes and Improvements 

[General] 

[Taskbar & System Tray] 

[Snap Layouts] 

[File Explorer] 

Fixes 

[General] 

[Dev Drive] 

[File Explorer] 

We fixed the following issues for Insiders with the modernized details pane in File Explorer: 

We fixed the following issues for Insiders with the modernized address bar in File Explorer: 

We fixed the following issues for Insiders who have the modernized File Explorer Home: 

[Taskbar & System Tray] 

[Search on the Taskbar] 

[Task Manager] 

[Dynamic Lighting] 

[Windows Ink] 

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. 

Known issues 

[Windows Copilot] 

[Dev Drive] 

[Search on the Taskbar] 

[File Explorer] 

Insiders who have the modernized File Explorer Home that began rolling out with Build 23475: 

Insiders who have the modernized File Explorer address bar that began rolling out with Build 23475: 

Insiders will have issues with the following commands on recommended files in File Explorer that began rolling out with Build 23403: 

[Notifications] 

[Dynamic Lighting] 

[Windows Ink] 

For developers 

You can download the latest Windows Insider SDK at aka.ms/windowsinsidersdk. 

SDK NuGet packages are now also flighting at NuGet Gallery | WindowsSDK which include: 

These NuGet packages provide more granular access to the SDK and better integration in CI/CD pipelines. 

SDK flights are now published for both the Canary and Dev Channels, so be sure to choose the right version for your Insider Channel. 

Remember to use adaptive code when targeting new APIs to make sure your app runs on all customer machines, particularly when building against the Dev Channel SDK. Feature detection is recommended over OS version checks, as OS version checks are unreliable and will not work as expected in all cases. 

About the Dev Channel 

REMINDER: The Dev Channel has been rebooted. Windows Insiders who were in the Dev Channel on 25000 series builds are being moved to the new Canary Channel. Going forward, the Dev Channel will receive 23000 series builds. Insiders who were moved to the Canary Channel and want to move back to the Dev Channel can follow these instructions to do a clean installation of Windows 11 and then re-join the Dev Channel to receive 23000 series builds.  

The Dev Channel receives builds that represent long lead work from our engineers with features and experiences that may never get released as we try out different concepts and get feedback. It is important to remember that the builds we release to the Dev Channel should not be seen as matched to any specific release of Windows and the features included may change over time, be removed, or replaced in Insider builds or may never be released beyond Windows Insiders to general customers. For more information, please read this blog post about how we plan to use the Dev Channel to incubate new ideas, work on long lead items, and control the states of individual features. 

In some cases, features and experiences may go out to the Canary Channel first before going out to the Dev Channel however the Dev Channel will provide better platform stability. As we get closer to shipping, some features and experiences will also make their way to the Beta Channel when they are ready.  

The desktop watermark you see at the lower right corner of your desktop is normal for these pre-release builds. 

Important Insider Links 

Thanks,
Amanda & Brandon 
Source: Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23493

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