Windows 10: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22567 brings a new Open With dialog style, Smart App Control

Windows 11 Build 22567 has been released to the Insider Program, for users who have opted into the Dev Channel. The new version changes the appearance of the Open With dialog, introduces a new security feature, and fixes some bugs in the operating system.



New Open With dialog menu


Windows 11 Build 22567 replaces the old Open With dialog's Choose another app menu with one that adheres to the operating system's new design principles. The options in the dialog remain the same for the most part, it lists the default app and the suggested apps to open a file, along with more options. You may choose another app on your PC, or browse for apps in the Microsoft Store.



The checkbox to set a program as the default handler for a file format has been removed. Instead, you can use the "Always" button for setting it as the default app. If you'd like to open the file with a different program without setting it permanently, use the "Just Once" button. The new Open With dialog supports Windows 11's light and dark themes.



Smart App Control


Windows 11 has a new security feature called Smart APP Control (SAC). It is an implementation that will block potentially dangerous applications and untrusted programs, to protect your computer from malware.



SAC starts in evaluation mode to adapt to your usage, without bothering you. Microsoft hasn't shared more details about it, but the premise sounds similar to the learning mode/whitelist that you may have used in third-party firewall programs. This feature is only available with a clean installation of Windows 11 build 22567 or higher.

Link your phone while setting up Windows


Windows 11 will prompt you to link your Android phone to your computer, when you set up Windows for the first time. This isn't a new feature per se, it's just a fancy way to promote the Your Phone app. If you enable it, Windows 11 will let you view and reply to your messages, make calls, manage your apps from your computer. The Redmond-based company recently announced that Windows 11 Pro users will need a Microsoft account and an internet connection to set up their computer.

Manage your Microsoft 365 Subscription from the Settings app


The Settings app will now let you manage the payment details for your Microsoft 365 subscription, allowing you to update the information directly from this page.

Other improvements in Build 22567


The latest preview build of Windows 11 has updated the multi-finger touch gestures with responsive animations. Speech Packs for Voice Typing are now available for all users, you can download them from the Microsoft Store.

Build 22567 is A/B testing a new option in Windows Update, that will install updates in the background when a clean energy source like wind, solar or hydro power is available, and your computer is plugged-in. The concept sounds interesting, but it depends on data available from third-party services such as electricityMap and WattTime.

Fixes in Windows 11 Build 22567


The Startup sound will now play correctly when you boot the OS. An issue that was causing apps to draw on top of the taskbar after the flyout had been dismissed, has been mitigated. The star rating for files in Explorer now works correctly. Starting a search in File Explorer should not crash the program anymore. Dragging a window between monitors will not cause Explorer to crash.

Issues in Windows 11 Build 22567


Windows 11 Build 22567 and its predecessor, Build 22563, have one issue that could affect your daily usage. Explorer.exe will crash if you right-click on the Start Menu or use the Win + X shortcut. For the full list of known issues and fixes in the latest release, check the announcement on the Insider blog.

The new Open With menu is a nice change. Microsoft needs to improve Explorer's primary context menu, more specifically, it needs to display the items in the "Show More Options" menu, that's where most of the important options are.

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Cant get out of Insider Preview Versions

Hi Alan,

Thank you for your response.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing in Windows 10. We will help you try resolving the issue.

I would suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps you.

Follow the steps below:

Starting on Windows 10, users can launch the Settings app, and navigate to
Update & security, Windows Update, and inside
Advanced options, click the Stop Insider builds under "Get Insider builds".



Note: there is an additional dialog box that will pop up indicating that you will need to follow a few extra steps to opt your device out of the Insider builds, to only clicking the single button stop to receiving new builds.



Hope this helps. Keep us posted to help you better.

 

Flash Player Settings Dialog broken in Windows Insider Preview Build 17025 (as is Feedback Portal...)

I'm posting here because the Feedback Portal appears to be broken after yesterday's install of Windows 10 Insider Preview 17025.1000 (rs_prerelease), although that's not my main issue with the update.

Right-clicking a Flash Player application launches a context menu which in turn launches an appropriate Adobe dialog containing general and application settings. When an application uses either webcam or audio (one of the main continuing use cases for Adobe
Flash Player), the Adobe dialog pops up, and access to those devices must be approved explicitly.

After installing yesterday's Preview Build, the appearance of the Adobe dialog causes the Flash Player application to freeze, and become moribund in Edge. This behaviour does not happen with Chrome or Firefox. This happens on all Flash Player sites I've
tried. A random example is

Játék Csarnok

(right click on the animation, and select 'Settings...'

I don't know anyone else with this build yet, but here are my details:

• Windows: Windows 10 Insider Preview 17025.1000 (rs_prerelease)
• Microsoft Edge 41.17025.1000.0
• Flash Player 27,0,0,130 (Which incidentally is lower than the version stated by the
  
  Adobe Flash Player products page, and lower than the current Flash version on current production versions of Windows (see below)

This problem does not occur on the following builds:

• Windows: Windows 10 Insider Preview 10.0.16299
• Microsoft Edge 41.16299.15.0 / 41.17025.1000.0
• Flash Player 27,0,0,187

At a quick glance, it looks like the issue is specifically with the Windows build, and it looks suspicious that the Flash version seems to have gone backwards.

 

Your Phone on Insider Preview

Hi Sayed,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Which version of Insider build you have installed?
   
2. Are you missing Phone screen (in preview) and
   Notifications (in preview) options from the app?
   

If yes, I would suggest you to follow the methods mentioned below to fix the issue.



Method 1

Fix problems with apps from Microsoft Store

Refer the article Fix problems with apps from Microsoft Store
for the steps.

Note: Ignore the option of performing Reset, since you’ve already tried.



Method 2

If the issue still persists, I suggest you to Uninstall Your Phone through commands on Windows 10. To do so.

1. Open Powershell as an administrator.
   
2. Copy-paste the following command:
   
   Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.YourPhone* -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
   
3. Hit the Enter key, so that the app will be removed.
   
4. Restart the device once.
   
5. Login to Microsoft Store to re-install
   Your Phone app and check the status of the issue.
   

You may also refer the section Your Phone app from the Microsoft blog ‘Announcing
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18885’ and Your Phone app help
for more information.





Regards,

Muralidhar

Microsoft Community Moderator