Windows 11 Insider Build 22471 Drops Ahead of Public Launch

Windows eleven Build 22471 Drops Ahead of Public Release Conveying Postal service-Launch Bugfixes

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Microsoft has released a new Windows eleven Insider Preview build for Insiders in the Dev Channel ahead of tomorrow's public release. This is quite a surprise since the company doesn't unremarkably drop new builds on Mondays. The Windows development team said that this is the but build being released this week. This early release is happening because the rest of the week will be busy with the Windows xi launch.

Do annotation that the Dev Channel is Not testing the operating system version that is being released tomorrow. Dev Channel Insiders accept moved on to exam builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch, which means post-launch updates and features that may be released through hereafter versions of Windows 11. Microsoft noted in the release notes that some features or issues fixes "may make their style into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows xi after general availability on October fifth."

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22471: release notes

Changes and Improvements

To better represent the how the purpose of TabletInputService has expanded over the years, nosotros're renaming it to be TextInputManagementService.

Fixes

[Taskbar]

We fixed an underlying issue that was causing the Taskbar'due south hidden icons flyout to take sharp corners instead of rounded corners sometimes.

Using the down arrow when interacting with the Desktops flyout's context menu should now move focus down the menu instead of dismissing information technology.

[File Explorer]

Fixed an issue that was making explorer.exe crash sometimes when closing File Explorer windows.

[Input]

Addressed an issue where voice typing might fail with an error bulletin citing a network connection upshot when that was non actually the cause of the failure.

If you're using the touch keyboard in "Kana" fundamental mode for the Japanese IME, the cardinal labels volition now correctly testify the character that will be input when you're property Shift.

Mitigated a race condition that was causing textinputhost.exe to crash on launch sometimes.

[Windowing]

Typing wt from the Run dialog volition now open Windows Final in the foreground instead of the background.

Addressed an issue that could lead to apps getting stuck in a minimized country afterward disconnecting an external monitor and resuming the organization from sleep.

[Other]

Addressed a network event for Insiders running certain traffic optimization software. This should lead to improved operation on websites utilizing HTTP/three.

Fixed and result where some devices were failing to update to a newer build with mistake code 0xc1900101. If you lot are still experiencing this error code, delight file a new piece of feedback in Feedback Hub.

Updated the "reboot needed" dialog for Windows Update to at present say Windows 11. Please annotation that you lot will only see the results of this change when prompted to reboot for the adjacent flight, as y'all need to be on a build with the change.

Stock-still a DWM crash that could happen when enabling a contrast theme.

Corrected an issue for ARM64 PCs that could result in sure apps not responding to display linguistic communication changes if they were installed prior to upgrading to Windows xi.

Addressed an upshot where when explorer.exe is launched from an elevated process was using a lower memory priority, impacting the performance of all processes launched later it (Issue #55).

Note: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the active development branch may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows xi after full general availability on October v^th.

Windows xi Insider Build 22471: Known issues

[General]

Users updating from Builds 22000.30, or before, to newer Dev Channel builds using the latest Dev Aqueduct ISO, may receive the following warning message:The build you lot are trying to install is Flying Signed. To go on installing, enable flight signing.If you receive this message, press the Enable button, reboot the PC, and retry the update.

Some users may feel their screen and sleep timeouts being reduced. We're investigating the potential impact that shorter screen and sleep timeouts could have on energy consumption.

[Start]

In some cases, you lot might exist unable to enter text when using Search from Start or the Taskbar. If you lot feel the event, printing WIN + R on the keyboard to launch the Run dialog box, so close it.

[Taskbar]

The Taskbar will sometimes flicker when switching input methods.

We're investigating reports that Notification Center will go in a state in recent builds where it doesn't launch. If you are impacted by this, restarting explorer.exe may resolve the issue for you.

[Search]

After clicking the Search icon on the Taskbar, the Search panel may not open. If this occurs, restart the "Windows Explorer" procedure, and open the search panel again.

Search panel might appear every bit blackness and not display whatsoever content below the search box.

[Widgets]

The widgets lath may announced empty. To work around the issue, y'all tin sign out and and then sign back in over again.

Widgets may exist displayed in the wrong size on external monitors. If you meet this, you can launch the widgets via affect or WIN + Due west shortcut on your actual PC display first and and then launch on your secondary monitors.