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Windows 11 Insider Preview Beta Channel Build 22635.2870 officially released for Windows Insiders: Check out the details here

Yesterday  Microsoft officially announced that Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4870 (KB5050087) has been released to the Beta Channel. This update will be only available for Windows Insiders in the Beta channel running updates based on Windows 11 version 23H2.

This update is divided into two parts- new features, improvements, and fixes that are rolled out for Insiders with toggle on and new features, improvements, and fixes rolling out to everyone in the  Beta channel.

New features rolled out to Beta Channel with toggle on

Choose what Lock screen widgets appear

Support for Lock screen widgets (previously referred as Weather and more) to Windows Insiders in the European Economic Area is rolled out. 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 lock screen widgets, go to Settings> Personalization> Lock screen.

Support for a new group policy called Disable Widgets on Lock Screen is also being added that allows IT administrators to disable lock screen widgets without disabling widgets elsewhere on PCs they manage. Launchthe  Local Group Policy Editor App and navigate to Computer Configurations> Administrative Templates> Windows Components> Widgets.

These features are rolled out first with Insiders in the EEA but in the future could be rolled out in other regions as well.

Changes and Improvements rolled out to Beta Channel with toggle on

File Explorer

  • For Windows Insiders signed in with a work or school account (Entra ID), File Explorer will begin showing people icons under the “Activity” column on File Explorer Home and on “Recommended” at the top of File Explorer Home. When you hover or click over a people icon, it will display the Live Persona Card for that person from Microsoft 365.

Fixes are gradually being rolled out  to Beta Channel with a toggle on

Start menu

  • Fixed an issue causing the Start menu to crash for some Insiders when interacting with the letters in the apps list.
  • Fixed an issue where the colors were not correct when opening the account manager flyout when using a mixed dark and light custom mode in Settings > Personalization > Colors.

File Explorer

  • Fixed an issue where if you opened a File Explorer window and minimized it, it might not be rendered correctly when you restored it.
  • Fixed an issue that was impacting File Explorer reliability for some Insiders.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing explorer.exe to crash when dropping files into File Explorer sometimes in the latest flights.

Other

  • Fixed a high-hitting background sihost.exe crash in the latest flights.

Fixes for everyone in Beta Channel

Other

  • [USB cameras]Fixed: Your device does not recognize the camera is on. This issue occurs after you install the January 2025 security update.
  • [USB audio device drivers]Fixed: The code 10 error message, “This device cannot start” appears. This occurs when you connect to certain external audio management devices.

There are some known issues also that are specified in the blog post

File Explorer

  • We’re investigating an issue causing File Explorer to be very slow to close for some Insiders when closing using the X button. This may also impact the other title bar buttons.

Settings

  • The Home page of Settings may crash. If you are impacted by this, you should still be able to open specific Settings pages directly by searching for them from the taskbar.
  • There is a known issue where the two new enterprise-specific device info and accessibility preferences cards are showing up on non-managed PCs signed in with Microsoft accounts.

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