Insider Windows 11 Insider Canary build 27695.1000 - Aug. 30


UPDATE 10/02:


 Windows Blogs:

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27695 to the Canary Channel.

We are also not planning to release SDKs for 27xxx series builds for the time being.

What’s new with Build 27695

New position for the Widgets entry-point on left-aligned taskbars

We’re beginning to roll out a new position for the Widgets entry-point on left-aligned taskbars. The taskbar entry-point will move to the left of the systems tray and will be wider so you can see richer content from Widgets on your taskbar. When you launch the Widgets board, it will fly out from the right side instead of the left side.


The Widgets entry-point at its new position to the left of system tray on a left-aligned taskbar.
The Widgets entry-point at its new position to the left of system tray on a left-aligned taskbar.

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

Windows LAPS: Retrieve encrypted passwords during Active Directory recovery situations

Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) has been improved with a new ability to recover encrypted passwords from Active Directory (AD) backup media even when there are zero AD domain controllers running.

Windows LAPS encrypted passwords offer much better security over the traditional approach of storing clear-text passwords in Active Directory. Windows LAPS password encryption is based on Cryptography API: Next Generation Data Protection API (CNG DPAPI). Under normal operating conditions, the decryption keys are always retrieved from a running AD domain controller. When an unexpected disaster occurs, there may be no AD domain controllers running.

You can now use the Get-LapsADPassword PowerShell cmdlet to retrieve and decrypt Windows LAPS encrypted passwords from Active Directory backup media (mounted using the AD snapshot browser, aka dsamain.exe) with zero network interaction with any AD domain controller. In fact, this operation is now possible even when running on a non-domain-joined, workgroup machine. If you still have access to your AD backup media, all Windows LAPS encrypted passwords will now be recoverable regardless of the situation.

This new improvement is implemented in the existing Get-LapsADPassword PowerShell cmdlet. When the -Port and -RecoveryMode parameters are both specified, any retrieved passwords will be automatically decrypted in a purely local operation using the decryption keys found in the snapshot browser.

Step 1: Mount the Active Directory backup media database:

Command line view of mounting an Active Directory backup media database.
Command line view of mounting an Active Directory backup media database.

Step 2: Recover the Windows LAPS passwords from the mounted AD backup media database:

PowerShell view of recovering Windows LAPS passwords from a mounted Active Directory backup media database.
PowerShell view of recovering Windows LAPS passwords from a mounted Active Directory backup media database.

Step 3: This step is informative only; the screenshot below demonstrates that the above operations were executed on a workgroup machine:

View of all the operations for executing recovery of Windows LAPS passwords from a mounted Active Directory backup media database.
View of all the operations for executing recovery of Windows LAPS passwords from a mounted Active Directory backup media database.

In summary this improvement resolves a key Windows LAPS concern of how to recover Windows LAPS passwords in a disaster scenario where no AD domain controllers are running. For more information see: Retrieving passwords during AD disaster recovery scenarios.

Changes and Improvements

[General]

  • Insider Preview Build Expiration: The expiration date for Insider Preview builds flighted to the Canary Channel has been updated to 9/15/2025 starting with Build 27691. Please make sure you are updated to the latest build in the Canary Channel.

  • Some Insiders in the Canary Channel will begin to see an estimated time for how long their PC will be offline to install Build 27695. This estimate will be shown on the Windows Update settings page and via the Start menu power button.

    Estimated time for how long a PC will be offline to install a build as shown on the Windows Update settings page.
    Estimated time for how long a PC will be offline to install a build as shown on the Windows Update settings page.

[Notifications]

  • If desired, there’s now an option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps. You can now press the “…” within the notification to disable the notification, as you can with other notifications, or you can go to the list of notification senders in Settings > System > Notifications and turn it off from there (called “Notification Suggestions” in the list). Note – this entry will only appear in the senders list after you have received one.

[Windows Share]

  • We are rolling out the ability to easily share content to an Android device from Windows share window. The feature requires you to pair your Android device to your Windows PC using the Link to Windows app on Android and Phone Link on your PC.


    Updated UI for sharing content to an Android device via the Windows share window showing an updated icon in the Nearby Share section.
    Updated UI for sharing content to an Android device via the Windows share window showing an updated icon in the Nearby Share section.

[Widgets]

  • We are rolling out an update to the Widgets Board to improve security and the APIs for creating widgets and feeds for users in EEA regions. As part of this update, the Microsoft Start Experiences app will power the Microsoft Start widget and feed experiences. Also, as part of this update, some existing widgets will be removed and others will be modified, temporarily affecting their functionality. This update sets the foundation for new widgets and other features in development, set to roll out soon.

[Settings]

  • [ADDED 9/3] We’ve updated the dialog when viewing your Wi-Fi password under Settings > Network & internet to match the Windows 11 visuals.

Fixes

[File Explorer]

  • Fixed an issue where when pressing WIN + E, a screen reader might unexpectedly say a pane had focus, or focus may not be set within File Explorer at all.
  • Fixed an issue which was causing CTRL + F to sometimes not start a search in File Explorer.
  • Fixed an issue where keyboard focus might get lost sometimes when doing Shift + Tab in File Explorer.
  • Fixed an issue causing screen readers to not announce when you were opening or navigating items in the breadcrumb flyouts of the open or save dialog.
  • Fixed an issue causing screen readers to not announce anything when opening or navigating items in the column header flyout in File Explorer.

[Task Manager]

  • Fixed an issue where the colors in the Performance section weren’t displayed correctly in dark mode.

[Windows Sandbox]

  • Fixed an underlying issue which could cause Windows Sandbox to fail to launch with error 0x80070005 sometimes.

[Other]

  • Fixed an issue where when installing Windows by booting from recent install media, it wouldn’t make itself the default partition if another version of Windows was installed.
  • Fixed an issue underlying issue causing dfrgui.exe (Defrag and Optimize drives) to fail in the previous flight with a pop up saying SXSHARED_UCRT.dll was not found. This is also believed to be the cause of seeing an error saying “the specified module could not be found” errors in that flight when trying to use the backup options in Control Panel.

Known issues

[General]

  • [IMPORTANT NOTE FOR COPILOT+ PCs] If you are joining the Canary Channel on a new Copilot+ PC from the Dev Channel, Release Preview Channel or retail, you will lose Windows Hello pin and biometrics to sign into your PC with error 0xd0000225 and error message “Something went wrong, and your PIN isn’t available”. You should be able to re-create your PIN by clicking “Set up my PIN”.
  • [ADDED 9/5] We’re investigating reports that starting with Build 27686, when upgrading to a newer Canary Channel build some Insiders experience a hang at the boot screen and their PC rolls back with error 0xC1900101.

[Input]

  • We are working on the fix for an issue causing the emoji panel to close when trying to switch to the kaomoji and symbols sections, or after selecting an emoji.

Reminders for Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel

  • The builds we release to the Canary Channel represent the latest platform changes early in the development cycle and should not be seen as matched to any specific release of Windows and features and experiences included in these builds may never get released as we try out different concepts and get feedback. Features may change over time, be removed, or replaced and never get released beyond Windows Insiders. Some of these features and experiences could show up in future Windows releases when they’re ready.
  • Many features in the Canary Channel are rolled out using Control Feature Rollout technology, starting with a subset of Insiders and ramping up over time as we monitor feedback to see how they land before pushing them out to everyone in this channel.
  • Some features may show up in the Dev and Beta Channels first before showing up in the Canary Channel.
  • Some features in active development we preview with Windows Insiders may not be fully localized and localization will happen over time as features are finalized. As you see issues with localization in your language, please report those issues to us via Feedback Hub.
  • To get off the Canary Channel, a clean install of Windows 11 will be required. As a reminder – Insiders can’t switch to a channel that is receiving builds with lower build numbers without doing a clean installation of Windows 11 due to technical setup requirements.
  • The desktop watermark shown at the lower right corner of the desktop is normal for these pre-release builds.
  • Check out Flight Hub for a complete look at what build is in which Insider channel.
Thanks,
Amanda & Brandon


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Well misn't it obvious - all hands on deck for 24H2 to go as smoothly as possible. Something has to give. This is no different to what happens after any major release.

I cannot see any point in getting upset with MS on this.

No win situtation if they release 24H2 and it fallls over because they id not put enough resources on it.

No different to what we do in my company when we have a major release upcoming - other developments are put on ice until major release is issued.

Of course some think MS have infinite resources LOL.
 

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    Yep, Laptop has one.
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    Macrium Reflect Home V8
    Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
    Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
Hi Finally an update later, this week for us. Do you know what's new?ThanksPS: sorry for my English, I'm French
 

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    ASUS PRIME B760-PLUS D4
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    32 Go DDR4
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    ViewSonic 1080p
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    2 NVMe + SSD Intern + 1 HHD Interne + 4 HDD extern
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    Roccat Swamm
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    Fibre
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    Microsoft Edge Canary
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    Windows Defender
 

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    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    15" HDR
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    Windows Defender
@Brink,
I was getting the message below when trying to access an FBH report that was filed by a non-insider user.
I normally use my insider account to sign in to the FBH App on all my machines, regardless of the installed builds.
I just found out today that if I sign in to the FBH App with my insider account, I can only see FBH reports that are filed from other insider accounts.
To access FBH reports that are filed by non-insider users I have to sign in to the FBH App using a non-insider account.
I can understand that MS may want to restrict access to insider FBH report, for non-insider users, but restricting insider users from accessing non-insider FBH reports doesn't make any sense at all.
I had to use a non-insider account for signing in to the FBH App and finally gain access to the FBH reports that were filed by non-insider users. 😵‍💫🤐🤬
Pretty annoying! 🤐😝
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Here is a sample of a link to a non-insider FBH report which was producing the message above when I used my insider account.


Using a non-insider account, I could finally access it.
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    CPU
    Intel I9-9900K
    Memory
    64GB
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    NVIDIA RTX 2060
    Sound Card
    NVIDIA High Definition Audio
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    4k Samsung
    Screen Resolution
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    512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD
This problem was previously reported with Build 26120.1843, but it is also happening on Canary Build 27718.1000.
The file explorer 3 dots context menu opens upward and gets truncated if the window is closed to the top edge of the screen.
It should only open upward if the window is below the half screen line, but here it opens upward regardless of the position. 😜😂🤷‍♂️
Looks like they just propagated the bug from one build to the other.
Probably on all the latest 26100.xxxx and 26120.xxxx builds, I will verify. 😎

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    Intel I9-9900K
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA RTX 2060
    Sound Card
    NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4k Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD

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