Windows 11 Insider Experimental (26H1) Channel

[Corrine]

Windows 11 Insider Experimental (26H1) Preview Build 28200.1873.

These release notes apply to those who are in the Canary 28000 series Channel.

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out

• This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes that improve the overall experience for Insiders running this build on their PCs.

[Xbox Mode]

• Xbox full screen experience is now Xbox mode
• We've added an improved first run experience when entering Xbox mode

Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Gaming and Xbox > Gaming Full Screen Experience.
[Touch Keyboard Experience for Voice Typing]

• We're updating the experience when you use voice typing with the touch keyboard to make it feel more streamlined and intuitive. The new design removes the previous full‑screen overlay and instead shows voice typing animations directly on the dictation key, helping you stay focused on what you're doing without extra visual distractions.

FEEDBACK: Please share your feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Input and Language > Voice Typing (Windows key plus H).
[Storage]

• Improved the performance when navigating to see storage on large volumes via Settings > System > Storage > Advanced Storage Settings > Disks & Volumes.
  
• Updated Settings > System > Storage, so rather than seeing a UAC prompt immediately when you go to the page, you'll only see it when going to view temporary files.
  

[Network]

• Fixed issue causing Settings > Network & Internet > Data Usage to show large unrealistic values in recent Insider builds.
  

[Other]

• Improved performance of launching startup apps after boot (apps which display under Settings > Apps > Startup).
  

[Corrine]

Windows 11 Insider Experimental (26H1) Preview Build 28020.1921

As a reminder, these release notes apply to those who are in the Canary 28000 series Channel. As we begin the transition to the updated Windows Insider Program, all new build release notes will be labeled under the new channel names, even though Insiders in the Canary 28000 series Channel may not yet find themselves having transitioned to Experimental (26H1). See the Windows Insider Blog for more details.

Changes and improvements gradually being rolled out*

• This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes that improve the overall experience for Insiders running this build on their PCs.

[Windows Insider channel movement]
As announced in the Windows Insider Blog, we will begin moving users in the Canary 28000 Series Channel to the new Experimental (26H1) channel.

[Task Manager]
We're making a few improvements to Task Manager:

• We're updating Task Manager to provide better insight into NPU usage for PCs that include an NPU. New optional NPU and NPU Engine columns are now available on the Processes, Users, and Details pages. The Details page also adds NPU Dedicated Memory and NPU Shared Memory optional columns to give you deeper visibility into how workloads are using NPU resources. Additionally, if there are neural engines that are part of a GPU, they will now appear on the Performance page, providing a more complete view of AI‑related system activity.
• We're also adding a new optional Isolation column to the Processes and Details pages, allowing you to see which apps are running in an AppContainer.
• Fixed accuracy of CPU speed display on the Performance page of Task Manager for VMs after resume from hibernate, so it doesn't sometimes show unexpectedly high unrealistic numbers.

Once these changes are available to you, you can add any of the new columns by right‑clicking a column header in Task Manager and selecting them from the menu.

Feedback: Share your thoughts in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Task Manager.

[Feedback Hub update]
Thanks Windows Insiders who have been sharing feedback about the Feedback Hub – we're now rolling out version 2.2604.301.0. This update contains a number of improvements based on what you've been telling us, including:

• Generally improved reliability.
• More tweaks to improve general design fit and finish, accessibility, and localization.
• The Community feedback section for non-English now allows you to switch view to English if you'd prefer.
• Collection titles and Official responses now will be automatically translated in top languages.
• The file upload limit when submitting feedback is back up to 500 MB.
• Improved upvote and comment count accuracy for feedback.

Please keep the feedback coming! If you want to share any thoughts, you can file them in the Feedback Hub under Apps > Feedback Hub.