Insider KB5053660 Windows 11 Insider Beta and Dev build 26120.3380 (24H2) - March 10

Samsung User · Mar 12, 2025

Just downloaded and installed! all ok so far

bn40400 · Mar 13, 2025

Just a fair warning to users out there that have mods installed - I've had nothing but issues with this build, I ended up rolling back to 26120.3360. This update doesn't play nice with mods (especially Windhawk AND Start11 [I tried Start11 as a last resort to try to save my desktop environment] )......totally killed my system and mods. Explorer constantly crashed every other second - sent my PC into an endless looping cycle of explorer crashing and restarting.

Brink · Mar 13, 2025

Snipping Tool and Notepad app updates rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders

Windows Blogs: Hello Windows Insiders, today we are beginning to roll out updates to Snipping Tool and Notepad to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. Snipping Tool (version 11.2502.18.0) Draw & Hold In this update, we are making improvements to the inking markup...

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Mark Phelps · Mar 13, 2025

Just tried to download using UUPDUMP and it fails very quickly claiming the file list is empty.

mecanicogolf · Mar 13, 2025

Will there be and update for this build tomorrow? Anyone know?

JGToy · Mar 13, 2025

Mark Phelps said:
Just tried to download using UUPDUMP and it fails very quickly claiming the file list is empty.

You should try it again... I just downloaded it without any trouble!

THEBOSS619 · Mar 13, 2025

bn40400 said:
Just a fair warning to users out there that have mods installed - I've had nothing but issues with this build, I ended up rolling back to 26120.3360. This update doesn't play nice with mods (especially Windhawk AND Start11 [I tried Start11 as a last resort to try to save my desktop environment] )......totally killed my system and mods. Explorer constantly crashed every other second - sent my PC into an endless looping cycle of explorer crashing and restarting.

I can confirm as well, I was using Windhawk for custom clock mods and explorer where lagging (as it was the only mod related to explorer process), I immediately disabled it until further notice, all smooth and fine.

fg2001gf11F · Mar 13, 2025

New bios for my XPS 8940 came down with windows update on this Build.

CountMike · Mar 14, 2025

What is purpose in testing insider builds if third party mods are used ? They are released to test changes to system, not 3rd party programs. So it's understandable if they go out of wack.

bn40400 · Mar 14, 2025

CountMike said:
What is purpose in testing insider builds if third party mods are used ? They are released to test changes to system, not 3rd party programs. So it's understandable if they go out of wack.

Of course it is....however, people have PC's that they need to use for school, business, and personal use and not so much a "Guinea Pig" so to speak. Windows 11 is quite stripped down after all these years - still to this day; compared to previous versions of the operating system. There isn't, and never was any kind of ability to customize an individuals PC to their choosing as they could easily do so in previous Windows versions. Windows 10 worked great, as well did Windows 7 - both with the ability to customize to one's needs. We won't mention Windows 8 however - as that was a complete utter failure statistically. Windows 11 however, is today's Windows 8. MS seems to careless about customization, and would rather release "new features" on top of an already broken Operating System rather than fixing the issues prior to releasing new features. Thus, in turn leads to individuals who are forced to upgrade, to maintain as much customization options to fit their needs to their own likings as well as their own ease of use and preferences. Windows 11, quite frankly, is a complete mess, completely broken, and missing even the simplest of features (think taskbar positioning/ resizing/ customization, or better GUI transparency for example [Aero] ) as was Windows 8 completely lacking as well. Windows 11 in my opinion, is a complete joke that is mandated upon PC users. My point? Don't release an operating system with a completely broken foundation, and try to cover it up with releasing "new features" upon "new features" like an average person changes underwear and not bothering to fix the underlying issues (24H2 - I'm looking at you). Fix what is broken first, tailored to what actual users want, then worry about "new features". Instead, what we got, was a complete broken mess that everything was originally broken or taken away that most PC users wanted, then forcefully spoon-feed them with garbage that no one in their right mind would use. For example, a recommended snap program section that they pre-choose for you? Are you kidding? No, people want to be able to have the freedom to move their taskbar around if they so choose. This has been a request for several years now, and instead, they are to busy injecting ads in the start menu or file explorer itself. They are also breaking explorer even more than ever before. I even have Steam games that I can't open because they are too busy adding unpopular "new features" (like ads that target users for making money off of them) that had previously worked very well on Windows 10 or other previous versions. If it's not broken - don't fix it, or at least don't inject code that inserts ads on someone's PC when they just want to use it for email or gaming purposes. But going back to the main issue here, People like us, have no choice but to join the Insiders program because we have hopes that maybe one day the airheads at MS will actually listen to PC users and bring back those features that was taken away from us that many of us are hoping with each new build they will bring back - (which they secretly keep from everyone. No one ever gets a "in a future build we plan on listening to user feed back and will allow more customization options such as....) They simply ignore us, and those features that have been begged to comeback haven't as of yet. So yeah, this is why people who mod their systems to fit their needs and ease of access until MS actually begins to listen to their users who have been using their products in the past without the need for mods. I've been using Windows since Windows 3.1. I myself fully am aware of all the features I used to have and use, and customization features that have been taken away with this version, namely Windows 11. It is complete garbage. Never had I the need to use mods for Windows 7, 10. Yes, I used some for 98, and some for 2000, Windows Me, XP, and Vista. But Windows 11? completely stripped. Completely ignoring PC users who once had these features and now can't do a licking thing to their PC to modify it for simplistic purposes. And if they do introduce something new (for example pinning a simple app on the taskbar or adding a program to the Start Menu) it is pure hell and a complete absolute headache and hassle to do so. Mods, from gifted developers and individuals, help dampen that so it is a pinch easier. But MS has issue with those that do - look at Explorer Patcher. Microsoft can't stand the developer never lone the app because it introduced things that previous users wanted to go back to because they did not like the forced layout. So, they setup Windows Defender to snuff it out each time an individual downloads it or installs it.

CountMike · Mar 14, 2025

bn40400 said:
Of course it is....however, windows 11 is quite stripped down after all these years compared to previous versions of the operating system. There is, and never was any kind of ability to customize an individuals PC to their choosing as they could easily in previous Windows versions. Windows 10 worked great, as well did Windows 7 - both with the ability to customize to one's needs. We won't mention Windows 8 however - as that was a complete utter failure statistically. Windows 11 however, is today's Windows 8. MS seems to careless about customization, and would rather release "new features" on an already broken Operating System rather than fixing the issues prior to releasing new features. Thus, in turn leads to individuals who are forced to upgrade, to maintain as much customization options to fit their needs to their own likings. Windows 11, quite frankly, is a complete mess, completely broken, and missing even the simplest of features (think taskbar, or better GUI transparency for example [Aero] ) as was Windows 8. Windows 11 in my opinion, is a complete joke that is mandated upon PC users. My point? Don't release an operating system with a completely broken foundation, and try to cover it up with releasing "new features" like an average person changes underwear. Fix what is broken first, tailored to what actual users want, then worry about "new features". Instead, what we got, was a complete broken mess that everything was originally broken or taken away that most PC users wanted, then forcefully spoon-feed them with garbage that no one in their right mind would use. For example, a recommended snap program section that they pre-choose for you? Are you kidding? No, people want to be able to have the freedom to move their taskbar around if they so choose. This has been a request for several years now, and instead, they are to busy injecting ads in the start menu or file explorer itself. They are also breaking explorer even more than ever before. I even have Steam games that I can't open because they are too busy adding unpopular "new features" that target users for making money off of them that eorked very well on Windows 10 or other previous versions. If it's not broken - don't fix it, or at least don't inject code that inserts ads on someone's PC when they just want to use it for email or gaming purposes. But going back to the main issue here, People like us, have no choice but to join the Insiders program because we have hopes that maybe one day the airheads at MS will actually listen to PC users and bring back those features that was taken away from us that many of us are hoping with each new build they will bring back. They simply ignore us, and they haven't as of yet. So yeah, this is why people who mod their systems to fit their needs and ease of access until MS actually begins to listen to their users who have been using their products in the past without the need for mods. I've been using Windows since Windows 3.1. I myself fully am aware of all the features I used to have and use, and customization features that have been taken away with this version, namely Windows 11.

I don't agree with that assessment that this or that windows version is worse than those before, that logic would back us to DOS or Windows 1.0 which wouldn't be true at all. No windows or indeed any OS can be perfect and equally fit everyone, When switching from Unix, DOS was seen as a "Toy OS" and not for "real computers" which took whole room or even building but now held in a pocket. By the end of DOS and equivalents, DOS has grown so much that instruction books grew to size of an encyclopedia. To really use whole potential even end user had to know much of it. GUI like Windows, brought much more user friendly environment while leaving even more tools to developers. Gradually, Windows became more than pure OS, more of Operating environment. Being "graphical" it also got in realm of art and subject of much individual preference instead of scientific measure.
Hardware advancements necessitated changes and what was "modern" at given times forcing further divisions between users. Sheer number of users made those divisions even greater as we are individuals with own outlook at everything and so Windows too.
All in all, I see steady improvement in every windows version, in their ability as well as conformity to hardware, after all, OS runs on HW without which it wouldn't exist. from one or pair of CPUs at the beginning we are now up to dozens and rest of HW changed and advanced even more making things way more complicated in any sense so some has to be scaled down and that's not hardware.
Still don't see reason to much customization in test builds using 3rd party tools except for those that do not interfere with true windows operation and even less complaining they don't work blaming OS developer for it. MS is not even pretending that test/insider builds would work as intended let alone conformity with 3rd party SW. Those you test on their own and only developers of such SW are responsible for it.

Almighty1 · Mar 14, 2025

@CountMike and @JGToy

If your Windows Update is not seeing the new build, no amount of UUPDump ISO and/or using the KB aka MSU will make Windows Update work again because as I and others mentioned in the past few builds, the only way to fix it is to:
Open regedit
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost

Delete the entire WindowsSelfHost key
Close regedit and restart.
Check your insider settings as it requires selecting the Microsoft account and then picking the channel

Until the above is done, you will have the problem.

I still have not had the time to do the update yet because I want to be at the machine while it is downloading as I am using WAU Manager and not Windows Update so hopefully this will still be the current build when I get around to it.

krzysiek · Mar 14, 2025

I have a problem, I can't download the iso, it shows such an error, how else can I download the iso?

fragtion · Mar 14, 2025

krzysiek said:
I have a problem, I can't download the iso, it shows such an error, how else can I download the iso?

Yes confirmed. UUP dump seems to be broken (or not yet ready) for this build. The file list is empty. Not sure what's up with that

https://uupdump.net/get.php?id=ba8d2e9e-7d5a-4dae-a8ed-5a4407bc489a&pack=en-us&edition=professional

fragtion · Mar 14, 2025

Well it looks like MS have pulled this update for some or other reason. Can't find any official statement...
Corroborated:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1899578965737496999

But here's a third-party source for the msu files (Source: KB5053660 Windows 11 24H2 [Manueller Download] 26120.3380 - Deskmodder.de) if anyone still desperately wants them:

AMD64: Windows11.0-KB5053660-x64.msu
ARM: Windows11.0-KB5053660-arm64.msu

spectrumfox · Mar 14, 2025

I think I may have an idea of why MS decided to pull 3380. Every day, my system gets a BSOD for the following:

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
Code: 50
Parameter 1: ffffd4005cfdec80
Parameter 2: 0
Parameter 3: fffff803848107b6
Parameter 4: 2
OS version: 10_0_26120
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1
OS Version: 10.0.26120.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: AV_R_(null)_win32kfull!vDLOrderDispositionCompare

Seems like there's quite a few things wrong with this one.

bn40400 · Mar 14, 2025

CountMike said:
I don't agree with that assessment that this or that windows version is worse than those before, that logic would back us to DOS or Windows 1.0 which wouldn't be true at all. No windows or indeed any OS can be perfect and equally fit everyone, When switching from Unix, DOS was seen as a "Toy OS" and not for "real computers" which took whole room or even building but now held in a pocket. By the end of DOS and equivalents, DOS has grown so much that instruction books grew to size of an encyclopedia. To really use whole potential even end user had to know much of it. GUI like Windows, brought much more user friendly environment while leaving even more tools to developers. Gradually, Windows became more than pure OS, more of Operating environment. Being "graphical" it also got in realm of art and subject of much individual preference instead of scientific measure.
Hardware advancements necessitated changes and what was "modern" at given times forcing further divisions between users. Sheer number of users made those divisions even greater as we are individuals with own outlook at everything and so Windows too.
All in all, I see steady improvement in every windows version, in their ability as well as conformity to hardware, after all, OS runs on HW without which it wouldn't exist. from one or pair of CPUs at the beginning we are now up to dozens and rest of HW changed and advanced even more making things way more complicated in any sense so some has to be scaled down and that's not hardware.
Still don't see reason to much customization in test builds using 3rd party tools except for those that do not interfere with true windows operation and even less complaining they don't work blaming OS developer for it. MS is not even pretending that test/insider builds would work as intended let alone conformity with 3rd party SW. Those you test on their own and only developers of such SW are responsible for it.

I agree with some parts of your belief, however MS completely barboned it releasing Windows 11 in the first place, especially 24H2. At least before releasing a product, ensure however that the OS is in a more functional state with what users are used to and want before blindingly releasing it to the public in the much current broken state. 24H2 seemed hurried and rushed, and initially frustrated the Windows community as well as chip and PC manufacturers. There were many articles from notable publishers about how broken the upgrade was through previous years of Windows 11 existence. I can't recall anything to the extent that is going on now with 24H2's headaches with previous versions of Windows. There simply are more issues that have yet to be fixed as they pile on the "new features". Fix explorer first, that's pretty much the backbone to all the new features they are introducing. Explorer without any mods has been broken for months now. All I'm saying is, fix the issue first, them work on new features. I even saw an article/ tutorial from @Brink about removing your device (phone) from Windows, and the end result was that it was not finished yet at the time and mentioned that it was broken as he was not able to remove his device, with an error that stated "please try that again later". If your going to introduce something in a build, please ensure it's a fully functioning feature before introducing it to the public.

JGToy · Mar 14, 2025

Almighty1 said:
Open regedit
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost

Delete the entire WindowsSelfHost key
Close regedit and restart.
Check your insider settings as it requires selecting the Microsoft account and then picking the channel

I will do it... Thanks!

Mark Phelps · Mar 14, 2025

JGToy said:
You should try it again... I just downloaded it without any trouble!

View attachment 128211

Nor for me ... at present. Just tried this again and got the EMPTY-FILELIST error -- like last time.

Evidently, others are getting this now, as well.

JGToy · Mar 14, 2025

Mark Phelps said:
Nor for me ... at present. Just tried this again and got the EMPTY-FILELIST error -- like last time.

Evidently, others are getting this now, as well.

Are you downloading something out of the default on the page?
As you can see it, I just downloaded it again with the default page setting and no problems!

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