Insider KB5053656 Windows 11 Insider Release Preview build 26100.3613 (24H2) - March 18

UPDATE 3/24:



Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 26100.3613 (KB5053656) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 24H2 (Build 26100).

Below is a summary of the new features and improvements included as part of this update separated into two sections: gradual rollout and normal rollout. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change we are documenting.

Gradual rollout​

The following features and improvements might not be available to all users because they will roll out gradually. Text bolded in brackets indicate the area of the change being documented.

• [Live Captions]
  • New! We are enhancing communication on AMD and Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs with live captions and real-time translation. This change brings the ability in live captions to translate more than 44 languages into English, including speakers in real-time video calls, recordings and streamed content.
  • New! On Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, we’re bringing the ability to do real-time translation to Chinese (Simplified). Supported languages include Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech Danish, German, Greek English Spanish, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, and Swedish.
    
    
    

    Turn On or Off Live Captions in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Live Captions for your account in Windows 11. Microsoft introduced a new feature called Live Captions starting with Windows 11 build 22557. Live captions will help everyone, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing, better understand...

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• [Windows Studio Effects] [ADDED 3/21] New! An icon will appear in the system tray when you use an app that supports Windows Studio Effects. This only occurs on a device that has a neural processing unit (NPU). Select the icon to open the Studio Effects page in Quick Settings. To view the app that is using the camera, hover over the icon for a tooltip.
• [Settings]
  • New! With this update, we will gradually make available the Settings homepage for commercial customers on PCs managed by an IT administrator. The feature will show some existing cards relevant to enterprise-managed PCs like “Recommended settings” and “Bluetooth devices” as well as two new enterprise-specific device info and accessibility preferences cards. UPDATE 3/20: This change will roll out at a later date.
    
    
    

    Add or Remove Settings Home page in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Home page in Settings for all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, Microsoft is introduced a new homepage in Settings that offers you a dynamic and personalized experience. It provides an...

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  • New! We are rolling out “top cards” under Settings > System > About. These top cards provide an easy way to view your PC’s key specifications—processor, RAM, storage, and GPU—helping you understand your PC’s capabilities at-a-glance.
  • Fixed: For Japanese users, the name displaying at the top of Settings > Accounts shows First Name Last Name instead of Last Name First Name.
• [Input]
  • New! We have enabled the Gamepad keyboard layout for the touch keyboard in Windows 11. This change introduces the ability to use your Xbox controller to navigate and type. This includes button accelerators (example: X button for backspace, Y button for spacebar) additionally the keyboard keys have been vertically aligned for better controller navigation patterns.
    
    
    

    Change Touch Keyboard Layout in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to change the touch keyboard layout for your account in Windows 11. Windows 11 includes a touch keyboard you can click/tap on to enter text. This can be handy if you have a PC with a touchscreen without a physical keyboard. There are four different layouts you...

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  • New! A new experience to improve the discoverability of the emoji and more panel in Windows 11 with the introduction of a new system tray icon on the taskbar.
    
    
    

    Show or Hide Emoji and More Icon on Taskbar System Tray in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to show or hide the emoji and more panel icon on the taskbar system tray for your account in Windows 11. The Emoji and more panel lets you insert emojis and symbols while you type. Windows 11 build 22635.4580 (beta 23H2) includes a hidden experimental feature to...

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  • Fixed: Improved ctfmon.exe reliability, by addressing a system restart which could impact the ability to type.
  • Fixed: ctfmon.exe may restart when copying data from certain apps.
• [Voice access]
  • New! Natural Language Commanding in voice access provides users with the flexibility to speak commands naturally, using filler words and synonyms, rather than rigid, predefined commands. Available initially on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs.
  • New! We are introducing Chinese support for voice access. You can now use Voice access to navigate, dictate, and interact with Windows using voice commands in Simplified Chinese (zh-cn) and Traditional Chinese (zh-tw).
    
    
    

    Turn On or Off Voice Access in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off voice access for your account in Windows 11. Voice access is a new experience starting with Windows 11 build 22518 that enables everyone, including people with mobility disabilities, to control their PC and author text using only their voice and...

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• [Task Manager] New! We are changing the way Task Manager calculates CPU utilization for the Processes, Performance, and Users pages. Task Manager will now use the standard metrics to display CPU workload consistently across all pages and aligning with industry standards and third-party tools. For backward compatibility, a new optional column called CPU Utility is available (hidden by default) on the Details tab showing the previous CPU value used on the Processes page.
  
  
  

  Add or Remove Columns in Task Manager in Windows 11

  This tutorial will show you how to add or remove columns for details in Task Manager for your account in Windows 11. Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11. Starting with...

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• [Widgets]
  • New! Introducing the ability for web developers to easily utilize their existing web content to build dynamic and interactive widgets that can be added to the widgets surfaces in Windows 11. For more information, click here.
  • New! We’re bringing support for lock screen widgets (previously referred to as “Weather and more”) to devices in the European Economic Area (EEA). You can add, remove, and rearrange lock screen widgets such as Weather, Watchlist, Sports, Traffic, and more. Any widget that supports the small sizing option can be added here. To customize your lock screen widgets, navigate to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.
    
    
    

    Enable or Disable Widgets on Lock Screen in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing widgets on the lock screen for your account or all users in Windows 11. You can stay informed and efficient with dynamic updates that bring weather, finance, sports, traffic, and app notifications right to your lock screen. In...

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    Add and Remove Widgets on Lock Screen in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to add and remove widgets on the lock screen for your account in Windows 11. You can stay informed and efficient with dynamic updates that bring weather, finance, sports, traffic, and app notifications right to your lock screen. In Windows 11 build 22635.4870...

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    Rearrange Widgets on Lock Screen in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to rearrange widgets on the lock screen for your account in Windows 11. You can stay informed and efficient with dynamic updates that bring weather, finance, sports, traffic, and app notifications right to your lock screen. In Windows 11 build 22635.4870 (Beta)...

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• [File Explorer] Fixed: The “see more” (…) menu in the File Explorer command bar opens in the wrong direction in some cases.
• [Remote Desktop] Fixed: Remote Desktop won’t use UDP, only TCP.
• [Screen orientation] Fixed: Screen may unexpectedly change orientation coming out of sleep on 2-in-1 devices.
• [Application Installation] Fixed: The MsiCloseHandle API experiences prolonged execution time when handling MSI files containing a large number of files.
• [Boot menu] Fixed: If an update fails and rolls back, it may result in an extraneous and non-functional boot menu entry. This fix stops devices from newly encountering this. Extra boot entries can be managed in the Boot section of System Configuration (msconfig), if you have encountered this issue already.
• [Authentication]
  • Fixed: Kerberos authentication fails in certain scenarios when RC4 is used for encryption
  • Fixed: FIDO Cached Credential Logon may fail in certain cases when device is Hybrid Domain Joined.
  • Fixed: Opening certain apps after a password change could unexpectedly lead to lockout, if account lockout policy is enabled.
• [General Reliability] Fixed: An underlying issue may lead to your PC experiencing a bugcheck (blue screen) with PDC_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT when resuming from sleep.
• [Network] Fixed: The description of the virtual NIC doesn’t display correctly in Network Connections (ncpa.cpl), showing garbage characters.
• [Color Profile] Fixed: Under Settings > System > Display > Color Management, it might not display the expected color profile list for the selected monitor.
• [Color Profile] Fixed: The color profile settings may not be applied after resuming from sleep.
• [Deprecation]
  • Suggested actions that appear when you copy a phone number or future date in Windows 11 are now deprecated and being removed.
    
    
    

    Enable or Disable Suggested Actions in Windows 11

    This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Suggested Actions for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22635.4660 (Beta), Suggested actions that appear when you copy a phone number or future date in Windows 11 are now deprecated. With this build, Microsoft is...

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  • We are removing the Location History feature, an API used by Cortana to access 24 hours of device history when location was enabled. With the removal of the Location History feature, location data will no longer be saved locally, and the corresponding settings are also being removed from Settings > Privacy & security > Location page.

Normal rollout​

This update includes the following features and improvements that are rolling out as part of this update. Text bolded in brackets indicates the area of the change being documented.

• [Display Kernel] Fixed: This update addresses an issue affecting High Dynamic Range (HDR) content playback on Dolby Vision capable displays, where users may see regular HDR instead of Dolby Vision, missing specific content indicators.
• [TULIP] Fixed: This update addresses an issue where window captions may be truncated on an ANSI window.
• [PowerShell] Fixed: This update resolves an issue where critical PowerShell modules required for device configuration were not executed under Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policies.
• [OOBE] Fixed: Addresses an issue that prevents the ESP from running every time a new user logs onto the device even when configured by policy.
• [Cryptography] Fixed: This update addresses an issue affecting Credential Roaming resulting in certificates and keys not being roamed into Active Directory and not being made available users’ machines.
• [File Systems (Filters)] Fixed: This update resolves an issue for users with profiles redirected to a network Virtual Hard Disk (VHD or VHDX), where a specific failure could lead to a system crash.
• [Graphics] Fixed an issue where certain 3rd party apps could cause a Settings crash from the graphics settings page.

Thanks,
Windows Insider Program Team





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