10.0.29520.1000 (rs_prerelease.260122-1601)

Challenge: Ship a monthly feature drop WITHOUT having to disable features during RP testing or *after* releasing to stable because they should have never been near stable in the first place. (Difficulty: Impossible)

"Happy" no build week

Another out of band update is on the way for Windows 11 v25H2/24H2 - KB5078127 (build 26x00.7628)

Imagine thinking the lack of Dev on Friday meant you Dev Insiders were actually going to move up to the higher build number with the next flight. No, enjoy last week's build.

To enable the updated "Change account type" and "Account info" dialogs rolling out since 26220.7523 (that's right, not new to Friday's build), enable feature ID 59359094.

PSA: This Reddit post claiming to show a "Windows 12 demo" is complete bullshit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/1qepz50/possible_windows_12_ui_changes_spotted_in_recent/

Great start to the new year of Insider flighting. 26220.7535 is missing symbols for a bunch of stuff 🙃

The Dev Channel is moving to a higher build number soon™️, can't wait for 26300.

The first Insider build of 2026 is coming later today 🧑‍💻/🐟 26220.7535

Just a normal Windows 11 desktop screenshot, nothing to see here, keep scrolling.

10.0.29508.1000 (rs_prerelease.260105-1440)

some of the file names in the music files from Astro's Playroom have dates in them that can probably determine when they were finalized, for example: SSD Speedway is 20200331_SSD_Space_Centre_MAIN_QUAD_v4_112BPM, GPU Jungle is GPU_Jungle_v21_MAIN_QUAD_126BPM_20200501_cut680ms

The Nearby Sharing settings page is being renamed to just "Share" and getting a toggle for app suggestions in the share sheet so you can turn them off.

Happy new year 🥂🎆

With less than two hours to go until 2026 here, I want to thank you all for the support this year, it means a lot ♥️ A few years ago I never would have thought I'd get to where I am now. 2025 has been a great year for me, here's to an even better 2026!

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Merry Chromium ☃️ 🎅

Welcome back to another episode of "Microsoft starts quietly rolling out a feature and doesn't tell Insiders about it", the Christmas Eve Eve special! New Desktop Spotlight icon in latest Dev/Beta (feature ID 59807256)

Video on build 26220.7523, including the new discover widget and run dialog youtu.be/qPrho9J4MC0

Updated voice typing experience in the touch keyboard in build 26220.7523, no longer opens an overlay (feature ID 58978959)

No agenda view in notification center rollout for Dev/Beta. And with that, MS has yet again failed to release a preview in a stated timeframe ("Coming soon to preview in December 2025") 🙃

Yay, I am tired and thought today was Sunday for... some reason?

Video on build 28020.1362 youtu.be/DPkEbwFjGHQ

🧑‍💻🐟 26220.7522, ETA ??? (2 hours?) You would think it would be out at the usual time, wonder why it isn't.

🧑‍💻🐟 26220.7522, ETA ??? (2 hours?) You would think it would be out at the usual time, wonder why it isn't.

If you want to try out the new MIDI bits in the latest Insider Dev/Beta build (26220.7344), enable feature ID 38679741 with vivetool.

Video on Canary 28000.1340 youtu.be/MkkvExKHKzk

If you want to enable the change where AI Actions no longer appears in FE context menus if no actions are available/enabled in build 26220.7344, enable feature ID 59193521

Quick video on 26220.7344 youtu.be/HHI7RkUfiZM

Friendly reminder yet again that I am not a Microsoft employee, so directing complaints like "how about YOU fix the OS?" at me is not a good use of your time.

Windows 11 is getting a modern Run dialog! Build 26534 ships with bits for it, here's a first look:

Ah yes, 32-bit Windows 11 in 2025, totally.

For those of you who like to keep track of build numbers, 29500 is now a thing. 10.0.29500.1000 (rs_prerelease.251202-1358)

Happy 20th birthday, Xbox 360 💚

Video on Dev/Beta build 26220.7271 youtu.be/iYACmsnwp50

Want to try out the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) on a desktop/laptop running build 26220.7271 without waiting an eternity for the gradual rollout? Run vivetool /enable /id:59765208, reboot and enjoy!

Point-in-time restore pre-preview (video demo) youtu.be/qA6ISfYOQy8

Point-in-time restore recovery feature was announced today, here's a first look at the settings page for it

Video on Dev/Beta 26220.7262 youtu.be/ZXNKoz8m6Ug

Just a normal Recovery settings page, nothing special.

November feature bundle, last one of 2025, heading to RP now. (KB5070311/26x00.7296)

Video on the upcoming November feature bundle, including dark mode file operation dialogs and a bunch of Settings additions youtu.be/t7ShLKt4jSw

New mouse haptic signals options in Settings coming soon (hidden in the latest Dev/Beta build)

Windows 11's Snipping Tool is finally getting the ability to insert text when editing screenshots! Here's a look at the feature:

Quick video on 26220.7070 youtu.be/yJ7uneKEHnk

🧑‍💻 +🐟 26220.7070 🔜

Instead of waiting for a new build for details on the out-of-band Widgets changes, how about we check them out now? 🧵 New full-page Widgets settings below, no longer in a dialog. Dashboards section is now like lock screen widgets settings, lets you change the order in which boards are displayed.

Video on build 27982 youtu.be/NXeSjprZ_6A