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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23403 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23403 to the Dev Channel. As a reminder, we have rebooted the Dev Channel to begin flighting 23000 series builds as announced earlier this week Note: Windows Insiders who were previously in the Dev Channel on 25000 series builds are being moved to the new Canary Channel. If you are on Build 25309 and haven’t been moved to the Canary Channel yet, you will not receive this build as it has a lower build number than the build you are already on. However, the migration continues to happen in the background and once complete you will receive the latest build available. Can’t wait? If you want the latest builds immediately, you can move yourself to the Canary Channel on your own [ more… ]

What’s coming for the Windows Insider Program in 2023 Hi Folks, As the Windows Insider Program enters its 9th year in 2023, I continue to be amazed at our ever-growing community. It’s with this mindset that we reflect on how we can achieve more with the program and the offerings for our Windows Insiders. Last year, we shared how we were evolving the Windows Insider Program to have more emphasis on trying out different concepts with our features and services. This year, we are continuing that evolution to better support delivering continuous innovation to Windows 11 by rebooting the Dev Channel from the ground up, to become the best place for Insiders to try out new long-lead features and experiences in development. We are also creating a new Canary Channel, to support preview builds of platform changes, similar to what [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1391 and 22624.1391 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1391 and Build 22624.1391 (KB5023011) to the Beta Channel. Build 22624.1391 = New features rolling out. Build 22621.1391 = New features off by default. UPDATED: Insiders who were previously on Build 22623 will automatically get moved to Build 22624 via an enablement package. The enablement package artificially increments the build number for the update with new features getting rolled out and turned on to make it easier to differentiate from devices with the update with features off by default. This approach is being used for the Beta Channel only and is not indicative of any changes or plans for final feature rollouts. Insiders who landed in the group with new features turned off by default (Build 22621.xxxx) can check for [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25309 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25309 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR With this build, we’re beginning to roll out a new enhanced volume mixer in Quick Settings. We’re also re-introducing an update for the touch keyboard settings, some changes to File Explorer, graphics, and input. And we have some voice access improvements. As always, this build also includes a good set of fixes too. What’s new 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) [ more… ]