Microsoft is testing some Widgets, Start, and Microsoft Store changes in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227 has been released on the Dev Channel. Microsoft is testing some changes in the Widgets panel, Start menu, and Store app.

What’s New Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227

Table of widgets with a new header position

Microsoft is changing the Widgets array experience yet again. This time he is experimenting with a new position for the header. It contains various buttons, including options to add new widgets, your profile, and shortcuts to view the map, traffic, and more.

An image shared by Microsoft shows that one of the styles has the header at the top of the table, while the second style places the bar vertically on the left edge of the panel. The experience is not yet available to all users.

Image courtesy: Microsoft.

The start menu

Some users may see a badge on their profile picture in the start menu. The badge will serve as a notification to let the user know that certain actions need to be taken. Since Microsoft didn’t reveal any screenshots of it, we don’t know what the badge looks like.

Microsoft Store Update – Pop-Up Trailers

Microsoft is testing a new feature in its Store app. It will display pop-up trailers for games and movies. The Redmond-based company says it has added auto-playing trailers to allow users to preview games and movies. The feature is available in app build 22209 or higher on all Insider Program channels.

I tested it in Microsoft Store version 22209.1401.10.0. Trailers play when you hover over a game’s map for a few seconds. This only seems to work with games in the featured section of the homepage, such as top selling games, top paying games. Videos are not triggered in games that appear in store search results.

Trailers play silently with the sound muted. You cannot disable the feature, trailers play even if you have disabled video autoplay in the Microsoft Store app settings.

Other Changes

Windows Clipboard History now supports password fields. If the clipboard manager history contained a password, you can use Win + V to trigger the popup panel and select the login, it will be pasted in the field. This feature was introduced in Build 25206 on a limited basis, but is now available to all users.

Settings for voice typing, auto punctuation, and voice typing launcher are changed to sync across all devices. Users can toggle the feature from the Settings > Accounts > Windows Backup > Remember my preferences > Accessibility page. This feature currently only works with Microsoft accounts, AAD support will be added in the future.

Users who attempt to change their hard drive’s partition style from the System > Storage > Disks & Volumes > Disk Properties screen will see a new dialog box informing them of possible data loss. The Ethernet and Wi-Fi settings property pages now show gateway information in the network details summary.

Fixes in Windows 11 Build 25227

Some users were unable to upgrade to recent Dev Channel versions. The operating system would display an error 0xC190010. Although this issue has been fixed, Microsoft states that this is a generic restore error code, so users may still see the error if they encounter a different issue. Users who have enabled the tablet-optimized taskbar on their device can now swipe up on the taskbar with a stylus to expand the bar.

Touch gestures and animations have been improved. The touch gesture to Start will follow your finger with the taskbar. Switching between applications on the tablet-optimized taskbar should no longer cause Explorer.exe to crash. Dragging icons to the system tray will not cause Explorer.exe to crash. Quick settings should respond correctly when you try to access it from the system tray. Tray icons were not updating in real time, a bug related to this issue has been fixed.

Scrolling up with the mouse wheel in File Explorer did not work after users reached the bottom of the navigation pane. Microsoft says it fixed the problem. A bug that caused some applications to crash when opening the Open File or Save File dialog has been fixed.

The Start Menu will not crash when dragging something into an open Start Menu folder. The Search button on the taskbar did not respond when clicked, Microsoft fixed this bug. Images should no longer open in print mode when clicked from search.

A bug prevented the mouse from working in some games, this problem has been fixed. The task manager window can be moved when you drag it from the lower area of ​​the title bar. Some apps, including OneNote, crashed in recent versions. The issue has been mitigated, but Microsoft is investigating feedback related to this bug.

Recording devices should now appear in the volume mixer when playing audio, when “Listen to this device” is enabled. The Reset this PC screen will now display a black background, similar to the upgrade screens. Miracast connectivity has been improved. Fixed an issue that caused some computers to encounter an error stating “MULTIPROCESSOR_CONFIGURATION_NOT_SUPPORTED”.

Microsoft says it fixed an issue that caused performance degradation in monitoring tools that used the Microsoft-Windows-DxgKrnl ETW provider, this issue also affected Windows Mixed Reality. An update has been released for Gaming Servicing in the Microsoft Store. Users who were experiencing crashes with the service should install the update to resolve the issue.

There are no new known issues in Build 25227. Some bugs from Build 25217 have been fixed in the new release. Microsoft has released ISOs for Build 25227, you can download them here. The release notes for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227 is available on the Windows Insider blog.

Microsoft has also published Windows 11 Build 22621.754 on the release preview channel. It is being rolled out via KB5018496 update and includes various improvements for Windows Hello, Microsoft account section in settings, taskbar, task manager, etc.

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Microsoft is testing some changes to Widgets, Start, and Microsoft Store in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227

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Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227 is now available for Dev Channel users. It brings some changes to widgets, startup, and Microsoft Store.

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