Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28000 to the Canary Channel.
What’s new in Build 28000
[General]
- This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes that improve the overall experience for Insiders running this build on their PCs.
[Versioning]
- With this build today, Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel will see the versioning updated under Settings > System > About (and winver) to Windows 11, version 26H1.
- 26H1 is not a feature update for version 25H2 and only includes platform changes to support specific silicon. There is no action required from customers.
- 25H2 remains the primary place for new features. Windows 11 continues to have an annual feature update cadence, with releases in the second half of the calendar year.
- As a reminder, in the Windows Insider Program, new experiences will continue to land first in the Dev and Beta Channels, with Canary primarily focused on platform changes.
Fixes
[General]
- Fixed an issue causing live captions to crash in the previous flight for some Insiders.
- Fixed an issue which could cause the credentials window to not be accessible when trying to login to Outlook in recent flights.
Known issues
[Start menu]
- Insiders with the new Start menu may experience it unexpectedly scrolling to the top.
[Power and Battery]
- We’re investigating reports that sleep and shutdown aren’t working correctly for some Insiders after the latest Canary builds.
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. 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.
- Check out Flight Hub for a complete look at what build is in which Insider channel.
Thanks,
Windows Insider Program Team
