Windows 10: Microsoft rolls out first Canary Channel Build for Windows 11 Insiders

Microsoft announced a new Canary channel for the Windows Insider Preview Program a few days ago. Today, it has released the first build for the channel.

What's new in Windows 11 Build 25314


Windows 11 Build 25314 brings some new features to the built-in file manager's XAML context menu. File Explorer supports access key shortcuts, that are displayed next to each command in the menu. Tap the Menu Key on your keyboard to bring up the context menu + the access keys. Hit the corresponding key next to a command to execute it.

Currently, using the Menu Key brings up the legacy context menu. Does the change in the shortcut's action spell the end of the old menu style? It's not clear yet. The access keys feature will not be available for users who have the Windows App SDK version of File Explorer, which you can tell by checking if it has the pizza icon on the command bar.



File Explorer will display File Recommendations at the top of the Home page, above the favorites section. These relevant files, as Microsoft terms them, are those that you have accessed on the cloud, e.g. files that you own, or are shared with you. Per the announcement, File Recommendations are only available for users who are signed in to an Azure Active Directory account (AAD).



Microsoft says that Local Security Authority Protection Enablement (LSA) will be enabled by default. The security feature will prevent unauthorized code from running in the LSA Process, in order to protect against theft of credentials and data. The feature can be toggled under the Device Security > Core Isolation page of the Windows Security Dashboard.



Narrator will receive updates for its Outlook support when the accessibility feature is started. The app will notify the user after the update has been downloaded. The feature is only supported in U.S. English as of now, more languages are planned to be added in a future flight. Microsoft says this change allows Outlook updates to be delivered through the Microsoft Store.

Users in the Dev Channel of the Windows Insiders Program can manually move to the Canary Channel, as long as the latter has a higher build number. Currently, users who have installed the recent Dev Channel build are actually set to receive updates from the Canary Channel by default, even though Microsoft doesn't recommend it due to stability issues.

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23403 for Dev Channel


The Dev Channel has also been updated to day, but there is an important change. Microsoft is reserving Builds in the 25000 series to the Canary Channel. That means users who installed Dev Build 25309 will not get today's update, which is Build 23403. You are not missing on much since the latest release is pretty similar, it has the same features that were introduced in the Canary Channel, i.e., Access Keys, and File Recommendations.

Speaking of which, both changes in File Explorer are being A/B tested, and will only be available for some users. This applies to both channels. The release notes for Build 23403 are available at the Windows Insiders blog.

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Windows 11 Insider builds take an EXTREMELY long time to install

This is listed as know issue on Dev channel release announcement.

• Some users are experiencing longer than expected update times installing recent builds. We are actively investigating this issue.
  

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Moving from Insider Program's "Beta" to "Release Preview" channel

"There is contradictory information on how to move back from the Windows Insider "Beta" to "Release Preview" channel. It's supposed to be easy, says Microsoft, yet it's anything but."

Insider team open window to move from Dev to Beta when they released build 22581 on both channels on March 23, 2022. There is info when this windows will be closed, keep eye on insider blog. My bet is that this window will be closed before end of this month.

Quote from release announcement of build 22581:

• Build 22581 is also being flighted to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel. Now that the Dev and Beta Channels are receiving the same builds, the limited window has opened for Insiders to switch channels if desired. Please read the details below about the limited window to switch channels and what happens when the window closes. The time is now for you to make sure you’re in the channel you want to be going forward!
  

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>"After some recent, frequent, huge updates to Windows 11, spaced maybe one week apart"

This frequent will be slower when Dev step ahead of beta.

>Option 1. ... Does this mean that I would no longer be a Windows Insider? Or does it mean that at that time, I would be allowed to join the Release Preview channel?"

You can be insider if you wish, that's only option to stop getting previews when next Win11 version will be released to public.

>"Option 2. ... I don't even know if this is an option, but at least in theory, some future Beta channel preview could be a co-release with the Release Preview ... the choice of moving back from Beta to Release Preview will not be grayed out? But is this even in the cards?"

Yes, this should happen later this year around Sep/Oct when MS prepare to release Win 11 v22H2 to public. As current Beta and Dev builds it's already going to that direction.





>"I'd of course prefer to stay with the Beta channel, but not if the time-consuming updates are as frequent"

As already mentioned this should slow down when Dev jump ahead of Beta and development team focus to get more stable Beta version.

This forum is dedicated for insider previews.

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