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New Build for dev channel: 22483
This is a tiny one. With just bug fixes.

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Search

  • Fixed an issue that was causing Search to appear black and not display any content below the search box.


Settings

  • Searching for “display” will now return Display Settings.


Other

  • Trying to access the Linux entry for WSL in File Explorer’s navigation pane should no longer pop up an error saying “wsl.localhost is unavailable, insufficient resources exist” on ARM64 PCs.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing cellular data to not work on certain devices in recent Dev Channel builds.
  • Addressed an issue with NTFS when the USN journal was enabled, where it was doing extra unnecessary action with each write, impacting I/O performance.
  • Made some small improvements to keyboard navigation and screen reader usage of Performance Monitor.
  • Webview2 processes should now be properly grouped with the application using it in Task Manager’s Processes tab.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing the Publisher column in Task Manager to not retrieve publisher names.

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/20/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22483/

 

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Did you guys notice they have completely removed the local backup options from the new Settings that existed in Win10? You have to access File History in the old control panel to get it working or change settings (which they supposedly will remove in the future).

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New Build, New Feature - 22494

 

A feature that didn't make it day 1 for Win11, global mute button accessible from the system tray:

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If you are using multiple video meeting app for work, all with different shortcuts or GUI location for the mute/unmute, you know have a global one.

 

Also the following improvements are introduced:

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  • We are trying out showing snap groups in ALT + TAB and Task View with some Windows Insiders just like when you hover open apps on the taskbar, and you see them there. This isn’t available to all Insiders just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.
  • If you’re searching for file type or link types under Settings > Apps > Default apps, we’ll now show a dropdown of options containing your current query without having to first press enter.
  • If needed, you can now launch the installed apps settings page under Settings > Apps > Installed apps directly via this URI: ms-settings:installed-apps.
  • Adjusted the names of the sort by options under Settings > Apps > Installed apps to help make them clearer and added a new option to sort from smallest to largest size.

 

As fixes:

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Taskbar

  • Tooltips should no longer appear in random places on the Taskbar after sliding your mouse over volume, battery, network, or other icons in the Taskbar corner.
  • Addressed an underlying issue that was leading to come unexpected duplication of certain icons in the Taskbar corner.


File Explorer

  • Addressed an issue that was causing the context menu to crash for some people if you tried to scroll it.
  • Did some work to help address an issue where in certain areas of the screen the context menu submenus would draw on top of the context menu instead of beside it (for example, if you hovered over New).
  • The context menu icons should be less blurry on systems with multiple monitors with mixed DPI now.
  • Addressed an issue that could cause selecting Open With in the context menu to unexpectedly just open the file in certain cases rather than actually opening the Open With dialog.
  • Renaming files on the desktop is back up and running in this flight.
  • Made another adjustment to the command bar underlying logic to help improve performance of command actions in File Explorer.

 

Search

  • Fixed a recent issue that was causing the indexer database to become too fragmented, leading to the indexer unexpectedly consuming a large amount of memory and CPU for a prolonged period of time. This was particularly noticeable for people that have large Outlook mailboxes.

 

Input

  • Mitigated an issue that was causing certain apps to hang when trying to drag something with the Shift or Ctrl key held down.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing the touch keyboard to not appear on tablets when tapping the text field if you were to try to reset your PIN from the login screen.
  • Improved reliability of the Pen menu.

 

Windowing

  • Fixed a few explorer.exe crashes related to using windowing features (snap, ALT + Tab, and Desktops).
  • If you open Task View on a system with multiple monitors, the background should now be acrylic on both monitors.
  • Addressed a couple UI issues with the window thumbnails in Task View and ALT + Tab, notably that the close button might get cut off if the app window was too thin.

 

Settings

  • Addressed an issue where Facial Recognition (Windows Hello) might be unexpectedly greyed out in Sign-in Settings in certain cases until closing and opening Settings.
  • Fixed an issue where Storage Sense wasn’t cleaning up C:\Windows\SystemTemp.
  • Standard users (aka non-admins) should now be able to change the time zone in Settings if Location access is not granted, rather than the dropdown going blank.

 

Other

  • Fixed an issue causing links to Windows Update, Recovery and For developers to show under the main Windows Update Settings page.
  • Fixed a bug where images had a yellow tonality in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Lightroom Classic when in HDR mode.
  • Mitigated an issue related to DHCP that was causing unexpected power usage while the screen was off in recent builds for some Insiders.
  • Did some work to help address an issue where Service Host: WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service would unexpectedly utilize a lot of CPU.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause some devices to have a black screen when coming out of sleep (where the lock screen wouldn’t display).
  • Addressed an underlying issue that was causing some users with ARM64 PCs to experience an increase in Microsoft Teams crashes in the last few Dev Channel builds.
  • We have increased the padding for selected items as seen by clicking Show More Options in the File Explorer context menu, or the menu options in Task Manager.
  • WSL: Fixed error 0x8007010b when accessing Linux distributions via `\\wsl.localhost` or `\\wsl$` (Issue #6995).

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/03/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22494/

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New Build 22499

Nothing big. If you have Microsoft Teams installed (the work one) under Windows 11, When you join a meeting, tp help you share an app for presentation, the following option will appear on thumbnails of applications:

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"Share this windows" button shows itself at the bottom of each thumbnail preview to quickly share an app with your on going presentation.

The option will only show when you are in a meeting.

 

It isn't avail to all yet. Only some Insiders will have it.

 

Fixes:

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Input

  • Clipboard history should be back up and running properly once you’re on this build.
  • Clicking gifs in the emoji panel will now actually insert them into supporting apps, unlike in the previous build.
  • Updated the backend dictionaries for several languages – the touch keyboard’s text suggestions and autocorrect should be more accurate now.
  • If you change your accent color the accents in the emoji panel should follow suit now, instead of getting stuck with the old color.
  • Fixed an IME crash that was happening sometimes for people who had chosen to use the previous version of the Pinyin IME.
  • Mitigated an explorer.exe crash that was happening sometimes recently related to touch keyboard usage.


Windowing

  • Made another fix to address an issue where explorer.exe would crash if you pressed ALT + F4 while ALT + Tab was open.


Settings

  • Fixed a Settings crash that could happen when trying to check remote sound properties while accessing a PC over Remote Desktop..


Other

  • Fixed an issue that was causing some clipping / unexpected zoom when going through OOBE on some ultrawide monitors.
  • The apostrophe in the error message when your fingerprint isn’t recognized on the login screen should display correctly now.
  • When taking a screenshot of a UWP app by pressing the New button in Snipping Tool, Snipping Tool should come into the foreground once the snip is done.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing some Insider PCs to bugcheck when coming out of sleep recently, with an error message saying “SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED”.
  • Fixed a deadlock that could happen related to MediaPlaybackCommandManager, resulting in certain apps not being able to play media sometimes.
  • Addressed an issue that was causing reports in Reliability Monitor to unexpectedly be blank with just an empty rectangle when going to see more info.
  • Did some work to help address an issue resulting in certain games having some lag that was only noticeable when the window was in focus. As a reminder if needed, please refer to the following documentation for filing actionable game perf feedback.

 

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Microsoft releases a new app: Media Player (for Windows 11).

Media Player is a new app, built form the ground up to have a single player which can play music and videos (and yes it loads quickly, even on my potato computer).
 

It aim to replace "Groove Music" and "Movies & TV" apps once it will be completed

 

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Playback_Mini.png (352×352)

 

 

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To get it, just check through the Store that all your app are fully updated, and open in the start menu "Groove Music", you'll notice that once you open it, the app will be called "Media Player - Preview". It is a simple app which continues to support the ability to play FLAC, OGG, and all previous music and video formats/codecs supported.

 

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(Xtream BAAWWSZZ, just the way I like it)

 

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/11/16/new-media-player-for-windows-11-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/

 

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As the holidays are coming, things are winding down, as you may have noticed.

That said, Microsoft releases today an update to Paint app of Windows 11.

 

The update feature a number of small fixes, but also includes more work done on its user interface to better match Windows 11 looks & feel.

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(Picture by Microsoft)

 

The Color Picker has finally got updated, and so did the resize and skew dialog box.

Still no Dark theme, and Properties panel hasn't been updated yet. Nice to see that Microsoft seems to aim to finish the app. 

 

You should see the update of the app through the Store app.

(Library > Get Updates)

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New Build 22509

 

Start-Resize.png

 

  • Start menu has now the option to view more pinned apps, or more recommendation
  • Task Bar now shows the clock on the secondary monitors like before
  • Settings panel now has the following Control Panel sections:  Network discovery, File and printer sharing, and public folder sharing. They are all under "Advanced Network Settings" section.
  • Settings panel Printers & Scanners sections now shows more information about the printer or scanner, information that used to be displayed in the old Control Panel associated panel
  • Windows Sandbox now support restarts
  • If you now turn on Bluetooth or Wi-Fi while in airplane mode, it will remember your setting when you leave airplane mode.

What's Fixed?

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Taskbar

  • The Start, Search, Task View, Widgets, and Chat icons in the Taskbar should no longer be unexpectedly large when the system scaling is set to 125%.
  • Pressing the Windows key plus (the number corresponding to an app icon’s position in the Taskbar) should cycle now through the app’s windows if you repeatedly press the number instead of stopping at the last window.
  • When Narrator focus is set to the Task View button and the Desktops flyout appears, Narrator will now let you know information about the Desktops.
  • Fixed an explorer.exe crash some Insiders were experiencing in recent flights related to updating badges in the Taskbar.

 

Input

  • Handwriting should be working again now when the language is set to Chinese.
  • Mitigated an issue related to the mouse that was causing some Insiders to experience a bugcheck during hibernation sometimes in recent flights (making it appear as if the computer had rebooted).
  • Updated the Chinese Simplified IME candidates to be center aligned with the candidate window height has been customized.
  • Fixed touch keyboard invocation in PowerShell so it should work now.

 

Windowing

  • Hovering your mouse back and forth between different desktops in Task View will no longer result in the displayed thumbnails and content area unexpectedly shrinking.
  • CompactOverlay should be working again in this build (aka the option that some apps use to create a small always on top window).
  • Fixed a race condition that was causing explorer.exe to crash sometimes when closing a snap group of 3 or more windows in Task View.
  • Removed the unexpected tilt animation when clicking down on a corner of the New Desktop button.
  • Made a tweak to address an underlying issue that was causing the context menu to animation down to the mouse instead of away from the mouse when right clicking a Desktop in Task View.
  • Fixed a high hitting DWM crash in recent flights.

 

Settings

  • Fixed some overlapping text for certain languages on the Installed Apps page in Settings.
  • Clicking the Uninstall button when using the Installed Apps page in grid view will now show a confirmation dialog.
  • Changed the new ms-settings:installed-apps URI to now be ms-settings:appsfeatures, to address scenarios where existing links expect the latter to lead to the list of installed apps, for example, when selecting the App Settings option after right clicking a UWP app in Start.

 

Other

  • Fixed an issue that was causing some Insiders to see error 0x8007001f when trying to upgrade to recent Dev Channel builds.
  • Fixed an issue where some PCs are unable to install new builds, or other updates with an error code 0x80070002.
  • Fixed an issue causing some devices to roll back with error code 0xc1900101-0x4001c when installing new builds.
  • Did some work to help address an issue leading to the Wi-Fi connection getting lost after resuming from sleep.

 

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/12/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22509/

 

 

 

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Fantastic, now can we get a compact taskbar option too?

 

 

PC - NZXT H510 Elite, Ryzen 5600, 16GB DDR3200 2x8GB, EVGA 3070 FTW3 Ultra, Asus VG278HQ 165hz,

 

Mac - 1.4ghz i5, 4GB DDR3 1600mhz, Intel HD 5000.  x2

 

Endlessly wishing for a BBQ in space.

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New Build 22509

 

Start-Resize.png

 

  • Start menu has now the option to view more pinned apps, or more recommendation
  • Task Bar now shows the clock on the secondary monitors like before
  • Settings panel now has the following Control Panel sections:  Network discovery, File and printer sharing, and public folder sharing. They are all under "Advanced Network Settings" section.
  • Settings panel Printers & Scanners sections now shows more information about the printer or scanner, information that used to be displayed in the old Control Panel associated panel
  • Windows Sandbox now support restarts
  • If you now turn on Bluetooth or Wi-Fi while in airplane mode, it will remember your setting when you leave airplane mode.

What's Fixed?

 

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/12/01/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22509/

 

 

 

Seems like Microsoft is killing Control Panel, one by one.... 🤔

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18 hours ago, doubleflower said:

Seems like Microsoft is killing Control Panel, one by one.... 🤔

They've been going at it since August 1, 2012.

At this pace the control panel might be completely removed by 2040.

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I hope their will be some form of power user options hidden away!

PC - NZXT H510 Elite, Ryzen 5600, 16GB DDR3200 2x8GB, EVGA 3070 FTW3 Ultra, Asus VG278HQ 165hz,

 

Mac - 1.4ghz i5, 4GB DDR3 1600mhz, Intel HD 5000.  x2

 

Endlessly wishing for a BBQ in space.

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Notepad got updated:

  • Multi-Undo support (however it is still group of words based / time based, and not per word or char like other editors)
  • Dark Mode

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The app is updated through the Store app.

All Dev channel users should have it by now. Check for app updates via the Store if you don't have it.

 

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/12/07/redesigned-notepad-for-windows-11-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/

 

 

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Build 22518

 

This build is not available to ARM64 users of Windows 11, this is because of known bug which would fail the update. Microsoft is working on it.

 

What's new:

  • Temperature Widget now shows itself on the taskbar. When you click on it, will open teh Widget panel.
  • The Widget button has been removed in favor of the above behavior.
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    (if you have the taskbar to the left, the weather will be a single icon pinned as a normal app on the task bar).

     
  • Spotlight... as your wallpaper. Microsoft finally introduces Spotlight background for not only your lock screen but now for your desktop. When enabled via: Settings > Personalization > Backgrounds. You'll have an icon the desktop which you can use to say if you like the picture or not, and switch the picture to another one:
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  • Voice Access. New Accessibility feature which allows you to control your system via voice. View article for full details, it is long, but here are pictures provided:
    Win-Settings-for-Speech.png

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  • The command: "wsl -install", will now install the Store version of WSL, making it easier to install without the need to need to restart your PC as before (via "Windows Features" panel). It also has new install commands, like you can install WSL without auto-running it for the first time after install.
     
  • The input switcher layout has been improved and now has transparency affect:
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  • Right-click menu has been improved for the following:
    • When you right-click on:
      • an .inf file, you now has the "Install" menu item.
      • a font file, you now has the "Install" menu item.
      • a certificate file .cer, you now has the "Install Certificate" menu item.
      • "This PC" now has "Map network drive" and "Disconnect network drive" menu items.
      • Network drives menu will now show the "Disconnect" menu item.
         
  • Everyone should be getting the updated Emoji panel with skin tone adjustments
  • Everyone should be getting clock on the task bar on secondary monitors

 

Fixes:

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Taskbar

  • Fixed an explorer.exe crash related to having websites pinned to the Taskbar.

Search

  • Did some work to help address an issue where an invisible window frame for the recent searches flyout could end up stuck on the screen, consuming input in that area.
  • When you’re hovering over items in the recent searches flyout, truncated text in the flyout (for example, when using the accessibility setting to make text larger) will now have a tooltip so you can see the full text.
  • Improved visibility of the text in the recent searches flyout if a contrast mode was enabled.
  • The recent searches flyout now has an accessible name when a screen reader sets focus to it, instead of just saying button.
  • Fixed an issue which was causing the search icon in the recent searches icon to become a garbage character for people using the Chinese display language.
  • Fixed a high hitting Search crash.
  • Did some work to help reduce the likelihood of keystrokes getting dropped if you start your search by pressing the Windows key and start typing.
  • If you use Search to run commands, the “Run as administrator” and “Open file location” options should be visible again for you to select on the side of the search window. In addition, CTRL + Shift + Enter should work again now for commands.

File Explorer

  • Mitigated an issue that could lead to not being able to add network drives as a source in Media Player.
  • Fixed an issue that could lead to seeing an unexpected blank icon after compressing a file, instead of the one corresponding to your default app for handling that file type.
  • Right clicking on a folder and then quickly closing and reopening the File Explorer window should no longer lead to an explorer.exe crash when the “run as a separate process” option is enabled.
  • Removed some unexpected characters in the dialog when moving user account folders to another location.
  • If you right click on files like .htm in File Explorer, the icon next to Microsoft Edge Canary, Beta or Dev should now display correctly (if installed) under Open With, instead of showing a generic icon.
  • Addressed an issue that could lead to icons for app entries (like Windows Terminal) in the context menu going missing / being invisible sometimes.
  • Improved the consistency of the background color of the command bar and menu dropdowns when a contrast mode was enabled.
  • Made some more little improvements to help with File Explorer folder navigation performance.

Input

  • If you’ve pressed WIN + Period and have navigated to the emoji or gifs section with a search term, when you go back to the main page, we will now clear out the search query so you can start fresh.
  • The IME candidate window should now appear more reliably when typing into Search immediately after booting your PC.
  • Fixed an issue where u-mode/v-mode/name-mode wasn’t not showing candidates when typing with the Simplified Chinese IME.
  • Fixed an issue where the Japanese IME was unexpectedly displaying candidates in horizontal mode instead of vertical mode.
  • Fixed an issue where the IME toolbar might randomly show on the lock screen.
  • Addressed an issue where the keyboard focus wouldn’t always be in the right place after pressing WIN + Period, depending on where you’d left focus the last time the window was used.
  • When personalizing your family emoji in the emoji panel, the UI should no longer unexpectedly dismiss when you click the white space.
  • Clicking on your personalized family emoji in the most recently used list in the emoji panel should no longer unexpectedly invoke the customization UI.
  • If you try to start voice typing (WIN + H) without setting focus to a text box first, the popup suggesting you move focus should work again now.

Windowing

  • Fixed issue where snap group thumbnails weren’t updating in real time in Task View after you moved a group window to a different Desktop.

Settings

  • Fixed an issue that was causing Settings to crash when going to open options for added languages for some Insiders.
  • Fixed a few issues on the Text Input page under Personalization, including:
    • The preview image for your current set up should be showing now.
    • Added a few keywords to help search for this page.
    • Improved read out of the page for screen reader users.
  • Searching for the word widgets should return to the corresponding Settings page with that toggle now.

Other

  • Mitigated an issue believed to be causing Insiders with certain devices to be experiencing bug checks with the error SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION in recent flights.
  • Fixed an issue where users updating from Builds 22000.xxx, or earlier, to newer Dev Channel builds using the latest Dev Channel ISO would receive the following warning message: The build you are trying to install is Flight Signed. To continue installing, enable flight signing.
  • Removed some excess padding on the left of the boot logo, which was causing it to look off-center compared to the progress wheel.
  • Addressed an issue where UAC was unexpectedly showing “Unknown program” when trying to elevate certain programs, despite them having proper names.
  • Fixed an issue leading to Narrator unexpectedly saying “No item in view” sometimes when tabbing to win32 text boxes.
  • Fixed a crash that was leading to login issues in OOBE (if you were to reset your PC), and well as issues resetting your PIN from the lock screen in the last 2 flights.
  • Fixed an issue leading to acrylic unexpectedly not working in certain places in the preview flight.
  • Mitigated an issue leading to some people unexpectedly seeing “Something went wrong” when trying to click the “stop recording” button when recording a message in Voice Recorder.

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/12/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22518/

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After the holiday period, Microsoft releases a new build with actually new features, and important bug fixes:

  • Brightness and volume indicator has FINALLY been updated since Windows 8!
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    The volume and brightness indicator now shows at the center, above the task bar. It no longer is at the corner top left corner of the screen.
     
  • There is also an indicator for Camera privacy, camera on/off and airplane mode apparently, however I don't have a device with such option, nor have any screenshots to show at the moment.
     
  • Voice Access, the new voice navigation feature accessibility feature is now accessible via Search and can be pinned as an app, on the task bar (does not show in the Start menu app list)
     
  • "Apps & Features" entry in the power menu (Win+X) has been renamed to "Installed Apps", which is more appropriately named given the new Settings layout and where it gets you to when clicked.
     
  • Clock app can now be uninstalled
     
  • Alt+Tab now does a returns to a panel layout, and no longer full screen as before.

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Fixes:

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General

  • Fixed an issue where Insiders may have seen error 0x8007012a during a driver or firmware update.
  • Addressed an issue causing Insiders to be unable to sign-in to certain apps sometimes, such as Feedback Hub.
  • Fixed the text in the exploit protection description in the Windows Security app so it just refers to Windows and not Windows 10.
  • Fixed an issue resulting in not being able to import photos from certain cameras and mobile phones into the Photos app (it would just loop forever saying 0 items found so far).
  • Launching Windows Sandbox, closing it, and then launch it again, should no longer lead to having two Windows Sandbox icons in the Taskbar (one of which is non-functional).


Taskbar

  • The Wi-Fi icon should appear more reliably in the Taskbar now.
  • If you have multiple monitors connected to your PC and right-click on the date and time on the taskbar on your primary monitor, explorer.exe will no longer crash.
  • Holding CTRL and hovering your mouse over the Task View icon in the taskbar should no longer make explorer.exe crash.


Settings

  • Mitigated an underlying issue related to the use of mica in Settings which was impacting overall reliability of the Settings app in recent flights.
  • Fixed an issue impacting some Insiders which was resulting in Settings crashing when trying to access the Installed Apps, Startup Apps, and Default Apps pages.
  • Mitigated an issue that was making the Wheel page in Settings crash when adding an action for an app.
  • You should no longer hear a crackle if playing audio and repeatedly clicking the volume slider in Quick Settings to change the volume.


Windowing

  • If you hover your mouse over a truncated window title in ALT + Tab or Task View a tooltip showing the full window name will now appear.


Input

  • Improved how the text color and buttons look with theming applied on candidate window, emoji panel and clipboard (before this, some buttons/text was hard to see with certain custom background colors).
  • The voice typing launcher should no longer unexpectedly reappear after clicking the microphone icon to invoke voice typing.
  • For Insiders with the updated input switcher experience, accessibility tools like Magnifier and Narrator should work better with it now.
     

 

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/01/12/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22533/

 

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If your system tray icons are broken like so:

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Using the open source project ViveTool, a feature flag switcher tool for Windows Insider, which you can get here: 

https://github.com/thebookisclosed/ViVe/releases

FireCube on Twitter identified the feature flag that causes the problem which you can disable and solve the problem.

 

Simply open Command Prompt and navigate where ViveTool is extracted, and type and execute: 

vivetool.exe addconfig 35599125 1

Lastly, restart explorer.exe, and you should have the feature disabled.

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To turn it back on (undo): 

vivetool.exe addconfig 35599125 2

And of course, restart explorer.exe once again

 

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17 hours ago, KookSpook said:

I don't have Weather Widget in taskbar in latest Dev Build in VMware Workstation. How to enable?

 

  • The updated entry point for Widgets with weather on the taskbar first introduced with Build 22518 should now be available to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.

Assuming you are:

  • Dev channel
  • latest build
  • AND Widget icon is enabled
  • AND you didn't disable the Store, and all apps are updated (as you need: Web Experience Pack to be updated)
  • AND you restarted your system at least once recently.

 

 

Using ViveTool: https://github.com/thebookisclosed/ViVe/releases

 

Type and execute the commands: 

vivetool addconfig 34301415 2
vivetool addconfig 36553793 2
vivetool addconfig 36226054 2
vivetool addconfig 36226456 2

Restart File Explorer. Click on the Widget icon, and close back the panel, and now the weather should show in a few minutes.

 

Note: Do at your own risk. The above config ids that ViveTool will toggle are community found, and might cause other issues.

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New Build - 22543

 

Volume bar got updated. Now it shows the level of the volume in text as well:

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When resizing windows that have been snaped, the unfocused windows will now fade to an icon of the application like so:

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When using the global microphone mute button (apps needs to support it), you can mute/unmute via the keyboard shortcut WIN + ALT + K, and a pop-up status will show:

keyboard-mute.png

 

 

The progress ring animation has been updated to the new Windows 11 look loading animation animation when upgrade to a new Build (Passing from the spinning dots to the spinning line.. like the one bellow... just.. black background and the line in white)
 

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Settings > System > Storage > Advanced storage settings > Disk & Volume, area got updated to better fit Windows 11 look:
 

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Same for: Settings > System > Storage > Advanced storage settings > Storage Space

 

 

Lock Screen Media Player control has been updated to better fit Windows 11 style:

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What has been fixed:

 

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General

  • Task Manager shouldn’t crash when switching to the Performance tab.
  • The updated flyout for the hardware indicators for volume will now show the level.
  • Fixed an issue where certain characters (like characters with umlauts) weren’t allowed when naming your PC in OOBE, even though it was allowed in Settings after finishing OOBE.
  • Addressed an issue which was leading to OneNote crashing in recent builds when trying to open pages with inserted PDFs.
  • Mitigated an issue that was leading to unresponsive UI after enabling HDR.

 

File Explorer

  • Fixed an issue that could lead to explorer.exe crashing when dragging and dropping a file out of a zipped folder in File Explorer.
  • The context menu in File Explorer now shows a CTRL + Shift + C keyboard shortcut next to Copy as Path.

 

Input

  • Fixed an issue which was leading to the cursor unexpectedly disappearing in certain apps.
  • Fixed a crash in Quick Settings when opening the input switcher from there.
  • Addressed an issue which was leading to the candidate window customization being unexpectedly missing from Personalization > Text Input for Chinese Simplified IME users sometimes.

 

Taskbar

  • We fixed the issue causing two arrows to appear for the hidden icon flyout and the Quick Settings icons, and the date and time were misaligned.

 

Settings

  • Mitigated an issue leading to Settings getting stuck in a suspended state and couldn’t be launched.
  • If you’ve opted to turn off the startup sound, that setting should persist upgrades going forward.
  • Fixed the icon in the notification that shows if you have chosen to postpone finishing setting up your device.
  • Tabbing through Quick Settings should no longer set focus to an invisible element.
  • Fixed an issue that was sometimes causing the media controls above Quick Settings to be off-screen.

 

Windowing

  • The underline indicating the active desktop in Task View will now follow your chosen accent color instead of being blue.
  • Mitigated a WER issue which was leading to DWM crashes in recent flights.

 

 

 

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/01/27/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22543/

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On 1/28/2022 at 4:49 AM, GoodBytes said:

When resizing windows that have been snaped, the unfocused windows will now fade to an icon of the application like so:

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Oh God that's horrible.

When I resize windows I often resize them so that they are no bigger than they need to be. If I got a list of things in notepad, I resize the window to be exactly as wide as the longest line in notepad. With this change, I have to guess which size I should resize it to.

 

It is honestly amazing how Microsoft seemingly always manage to make terrible changes for no apparent reasons. Why would anyone at Microsoft thing this change improves anything?

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9 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

Oh God that's horrible.

When I resize windows I often resize them so that they are no bigger than they need to be. If I got a list of things in notepad, I resize the window to be exactly as wide as the longest line in notepad. With this change, I have to guess which size I should resize it to.

If you pay close attention, under Windows 8/10: the content doesn't scale on the unfocused window. The content is just cut out, or you see the background.

Prior to this update, under Windows 11, it is the same as you see in the update, just without the icon, it is just the glass effect.

 

So I am not sure where your complaint comes from...

 

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I'm not on 12th gen, but for the past month, windows keeps on trying to update to win11 and I kept on pausing it. Is it generally safe now to complete the upgrade or are there still issues running specific games? I really did not follow the win11 news so I'm clueless with this.

 

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If you pay close attention, under Windows 8/10: the content doesn't scale on the unfocused window. The content is just cut out, or you see the background.

Prior to this update, under Windows 11, it is the same as you see in the update, just without the icon, it is just the glass effect.

 

So I am not sure where your complaint comes from...

I know that the window doesn't rescale until I let go of the mouse button, but I can still see the content. I usually don't need to have my content rescaled to accurately rescale my windows. But I do need to see the content.

 

Here is an example of something I do daily. I resize my NotePad++ application so that I can see all the text, but not a bunch of whitespace. I do this so that my browser, or PuTTY or whatever, is as big as possible without me missing any information in NotePad++.

I do this with other applications as well, such as Excel. This change makes resizing any program that do not rescale its content a much worse experience, and I don't see any reason for it.

 

 

 

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New Build 22557

 

What's new:

  • The release of the first version of the Start menu folders. 
    Start-Folders.png

    Simply drag an app on top of another app to form a folder. You can add more apps, of course, and remove them by dragging the app out.
     
  • Do Not Disturb and Focus experiences. Microsoft has "re-imaged" (as they say) the way focus assist feature works.

    Do Not Disturb
    From the Notification Center , you can now easily enable "Do not disturb", which will mute notifications from poping up, and will directly show up in the Notification Center list.
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    Under Settings  > System > Notifications, you can setup rules to turn it on automatically, similarly to "Focus assist" feature that we have now (well... prior now)

    Focus
    When you open the Notification Center, you'll have the option to start a focus sessions for a period of time that you can define.
    When enabled:
     
    • Taskbar badging will turn off
    • Flashing of applications in the taskbar will turn off
    • A timer will appear on screen
    • 'Do not disturb' feature will turn on
       
  • Live Captions
    Similarly to Android Pixel devices, you have a live caption feature. It will transcribe anything coming out through your speakers. The options can be found under Quick Settings Accessibility flyout (WIN + Ctrl + L). Currently it support English US only.
     
  • Quick Access
    The Quick Access section under File Explorer now allows you to pin files, not just folders as before.
    quick-access-update2.png

    Microsoft adds:
    Quote

    Next, for users who log into Windows with (or attach as a secondary account) a Microsoft Account or Work/Education account, Pinned and Recent files from Office.com will also be shown in Quick Access. Changes that pin or unpin files hosted in OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams will sync and be reflected in Office.com and Office apps. File activity updates from collaborators such as edits, and comments are shown in Tiles view and can also be shown in Details view.

     

  • OneDrive Folder improvement
    When you go specifically to the OneDrive folder, you now have a quick access button to show the storage consumption and availability of your OneDrive account.
    OneDrive-File-Explorer.png
     

  • New Touch Gestures

    • Swipe to invoke and dismiss Start - swipe with your finger from the middle of the taskbar to invoke the Start menu and swipe back down to dismiss it.
      Invoking-Start-.gif
       

    • Swipe between Pinned/All apps and Recommended/More on Start - Swipe left/right to switch between all apps and pinned apps, or more recommended, just perform teh action on either section of the Start menu.

      Horizontal-Swiping-Start.gif
       

    • Swipe to invoke and dismiss Quick Settings - If you swipe up from the bottom right of the taskbar to invoke Quick Settings and swipe back down to dismiss it.
      Invoking-Quick-Settings.gif
       

    • Swipe to invoke and dismiss Notification Center - This was already there, but now it has been polished, and provide a nice animation when displaying the notification center.
       

    • In full screen touch-oriented apps and games (UWP apps/games), when you perform the above swipes, you'll see a "gripper", a tag, if you will, that will show up instead. Repeat the action on this "gripper" and it will how show the panel. This is to avoid accidents while using an app/game.

      Example:
      Gripper-Screenshot.thumb.png.b3663928178bcc046eab1d3afa6f5321.png

       

  • Improved Snap Layouts
    To improve the discoverability of the previously improved snap layouts, when you drag a window to the top middle of the screen, you'll have the option you normally have when you roll over the "maximize/restore" button. This also makes it easier to do on a touch focused device.
    SnapLayoutsWIP-resized.gif

    It also features improved animations of the Snap Assist.
     
  • Power Saving 
    Windows will now have more aggressive power saving settings by default compared to before to save power when the system is idle.
    In addition, if you are disabling Sleep, Microsoft wants to know: why? (Post in the feedback hub). Microsoft aims to improve the Sleep feature of the OS, so if you are doing it due to issues, then this is a good time to share your problems with Microsoft in detail, and hopefully, over time, these will be fixed.
     
  • New Task Manager
    task-manager1.png

    Oh yes!     yes yes yes! Your eyes are not fooling you! No optical illusions! Task Manager now has Dark theme! And also improved layout of tabs, which is better fitting with Windows 11 look.

    New Feature of Task Manager - Efficiency mode.
    When you notice a program that is consuming high resources for your system and would like to limit its consumption, you can right-click on it and set it to "Efficiency mode", and now the system will give priority to other apps which will lead to faster foreground responsiveness and reduce system power consumption.
    If the option is not available (grayed out), then this means that this is considered a "core" process of Windows, and your experience will be affected.
     
  • New PowerShell module to provision language and language related features
    (Read source link for full details)

 

Wait wait wait wait... you think it's done?

The company just got started!

What's improved?

File Explorer:

  • File preview in folders is back! Unlike Win7/8/10, it only shows 1 file, but at least you know if the folder is empty or not with ease, and gives you an idea what is inside.
    file-explorer-folder-previews.png

     
  • When sharing a file and picking "Outlook", you can now compose your email and send it directly, and not switch to Outlook
    You will need to download/install from the Store: Outlook Desktop Integration, for this feature to work.

Taskbar
Don't have a heart Attack now.. you hear me! Well... read me! No heart attack!

  • Drag and Drop support
    Yes, Drag and Drop support on the task bar finally arrived!
     
  • Shared Windows indicator
    If you are using Teams in a meeting, and share a window/app. The window/app icon in the Task bar will now have a red highlight around it.
    Like so:
    screenshare2.png

     
  • Color profile changing from the Quick Action panel. Introduced in Windows 10, but was lost when Win11 was released, is that you can have a button to switch between your device color profiles. As you tap/click on it, it will cycle through the different supported color profiles that has been registered. Please note that this applies only to embedded display devices, not desktop displays (unless the manufacture offers drivers that will add support for this, but lol! You know how it goes)
    color-profile-quick-settings.png
     
  • A Cast icon will appear at the lower-left corner of the taskbar to show you are casting (WIN + K) 
    cast-taskbar-icon.png
     
  • The charging battery indicator icon has been changed. Users complained that on mobile devices, that due to the plug icon showing on top of the battery, it was hard to determine the current battery level when the meter was low. So, Microsoft changed the plug with a lightning bolt.
    battery.png

 

Search

  • Optimizations. Microsoft has made search feature, when looking for an app or settings be faster and more accurate.


You want more?

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Alright.. alright.. alright... Cheeses....


Windowing

  • Snap group thumbnail preview visuals now include the desktop wallpaper to better differentiate a window and a layout set.
    2022-02-02-7.png
     
  • Improved animations transitioning between snap states:
    More fluid, less janky
    snap-window-animations.gif

 

  • Rotating a device between portrait and landscape orientation is now snappier and more responsive.
     
  • Reduced the number of notification sounds that play when you connect and disconnect docks and monitors.
     
  • It is now easier to move your cursor and windows between monitors, by letting your cursor jump over areas where it would previously get stuck.
    his behavior is controlled in settings with System > Display > Multiple displays > Ease cursor movement between displays.
     
  • Small changes to the snapping options under System > Multitasking to help simplify them and make them easier to understand.


Graphics

  • Dynamic Refresh Rate (DRR) has been improved. Currently (before this build), DRR was limited to scrolling in Office and when inking (to reduce latency) (this feature obviously applies to laptops/tablets running Windows 11 with a 120Hz or more). Now, it applies to the cursor. As you move it, it will boost to 120Hz, and drop down when you stop. This will make the system feel more responsive on those device, Microsoft says. Edge Canary now support DRR feature as well. Go to: edge://flags/#edge-refresh-rate-boost-on-scroll to enable it. It will eventually come to the official release of Edge.
     
  • Windows HDR Calibration app is coming. This will allow you to improve color accuracy and consistency on your HDR display. The app can found under the settings  panel: System > Display > HDR. Note: The app is not ready to be release yet!
     
  • Windowed Gaming Optimizations: windowed games gets some love! Under System > Display > Graphics > Change default graphics settings (under the Settings panel), you'll have the option to enable this new optimization mode. This mode adds Auto HDR and Variable Refresh Rate support to games running in windowed mode, and reduces latency. You can also exclude some games if you have some games having issues with this feature. This of course, only affects DirectX games.
    Full details here:
    https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/updates-in-graphics-and-gaming/

 

Narrator

  • New male natural voice called Guy.


Wireless

  • TKIP and WEP are deprecated security standards and Windows 11 will no longer allow connections to those types starting with this build.
     

Login

  • Accessibility flyout at the login screen has been updated to Windows 11 style.
    access-flyout.jpg
     

Input

  • Touch screen keyboard, in it's small layout, now has an IME On/Off key (Japanese, Korean, and Chinese Traditional IMEs)
  • Some Emoji have been updated to better fit Windows 11 style further
  • Additional kaomoji were added
  • Hungarian for handwriting support has been added
     

Settings

  • Size of the icons in the Settings navigation pane have been increased to be easier to see.
  • Storage Sense will now be enabled by default for new accounts (and new installs). You can turn it off under:  Settings > System > Storage
  • Settings Time & Language category and Date & time page to now include a live digital clock and information about currently selected option.
  • Updated the design of Network & Internet > Dial-up when you have a connection set up to align with the overall design of Settings in Windows 11.
  • Adjustments were done to Settings > Personalization > Fonts to improve the design of the page, including the drag-and-drop area for installing fonts is now larger.

Windows Sandbox

  • Aligning with Hyper-V behavior, even if you’re not in full screen mode, modifier keys and shortcuts will now be intercepted by Windows Sandbox if the window has focus.
  • It also now supports basic environment variable usage like %USERPROFILE% inside in mapped folder paths.

Voice Typing and Voice Access




Too good to be true! Where did Microsoft screwed up again:

  • Windows 11 Pro edition now requires internet connectivity and Microsoft linked account (or company/school account). Windows 10/11 Home was like this, now Pro has the same requirements

 

What's fix?

Quote

General

  • Fixed a recurring backgroundTaskHost.exe some Insiders were experiencing.
  • Fixed an issue leading to auto HDR not activating as expected in certain games.
  • Mitigated an lsass.exe crash that was resulting in some Insiders seeing crashes on the login screen in recent flights.
  • Addressed an issue that was leading to noticeably distorted audio for audio devices connected using the Xbox Wireless Adapter in recent flights.


Taskbar

  • Task View should no longer crash if you hold CTRL while hovering over it.
  • Dragging a file across the taskbar on secondary monitors should no longer cause an explorer.exe crash.


File Explorer

  • Updated the Storage Usage button in the Properties dialog for a disk to now be called Details and a little wider, to accommodate for languages where the button text was getting truncated.
  • Improved the performance of deleting files in Recycle Bin.
  • Fixed the Blu-ray icon so it aligns with the other drive and volume icons.


Input

  • Addressed an issue where the IME candidate window was unexpectedly not following your preference of light or dark mode.
  • Fixed an issue leading to some elements of the voice typing settings flyout to be invisible in dark mode.
  • The IME candidate window should appear as expected now in the username field of a UAC prompt.
  • Updated the term “Halfwidth alphanumeric / Direct Input” to just say “Halfwidth Alphanumeric” in the Japanese IME context menu.
  • Fixed an issue where after typing hiragana in Kana-input mode if there was a half-width alphabet character before the hiragana in composition it would unexpectedly become full-width.
  • Addressed a rare issue where the input switcher might unexpectedly list the same entry twice.
  • Mitigated an issue leading to an unexpected black box that was appearing in the input switcher sometimes.
  • Updated the input switcher so it can get a bit taller now for people with more than 4 keyboards.
  • Fixed a memory leak in the input switcher leading to explorer.exe crashing after repeated rapid use.
  • Fixed an explorer.exe crash when clicking on More Keyboard Settings in the input switcher.
  • Fixed an issue where the emoji panel might show “you’re offline” even though you had network connectivity.
  • Fixed an issue where the multiply emoji and counterclockwise arrows button emoji were displaying the design for the wrong emoji.
  • Updated the preview in the Personalization > Text input Settings page to reflect your desktop wallpaper rather than the default.
  • Did some work to improve reliability of the Stop media key when media is playing.


Voice access

  • We fixed a Visual C++ Runtime mismatch causing voice access to not run on some PCs.

 

Search

  • Fixed a high hitting search crash.
  • Clicking the search box in Start will now immediately switch over to Search without showing the Search window animate in upwards, just like when you press the Windows key and start to type.

 

Settings

  • Addressed an issue where Narrator wasn’t reading the elements of System > Storage correctly.
  • Fixed the broken “size and theme” link under Time & Language > Typing > Touch keyboard.
  • Did some work to help improve performance when updating accent color or mode.
  • We made a change to help reduce clipping in combo boxes in Settings for certain languages and text sizes.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing the icons on the IME settings pages to sometimes be white on white.
  • Mitigated an issue leading to the install button having truncated text in some languages when previewing fonts.
  • Fixed an underlying crash that was causing the preview video on System > Display > HDR to be distorted sometimes.
  • Addressed an underlying issue that could make Settings crash when you scrolled the window.
  • Adjusted the Wi-Fi icon in the Wi-Fi section of Quick Settings so that the lock shown for a secured network now has a small separation from the Wi-Fi strength, making it a bit easier to distinguish.


Windows Spotlight

  • Updated the name of Spotlight collection to be Windows Spotlight, so it’s consistent with the Lock screen.
  • Made a change to help make Windows Spotlight update images more reliably.
  • Rather than showing a solid color background, if for some reason new Windows Spotlight images aren’t available for the desktop, it will now fall back to showing the default Windows Spotlight background image (Whitehaven Beach).
  • Right-clicking on “Learn more about this picture” for Windows Spotlight on the desktop will now always show all options, just greyed out if they’re not currently available.
  • When hovering over “Learn more about this picture”, the tooltip should now more consistently align with the current image.

 

Windowing

  • Addressed an issue that was causing the minimize, maximize, and close buttons in File Explorer and some other apps to be invisible in certain cases.
  • Mitigated an issue leading to performance impact when dragging windows with acrylic and other scenarios with acrylic.
  • You should no longer see a briefly visible yellow border when taking screenshots.
  • We’ve made some improvements to address feedback that windows were repositioning unexpectedly.

 

Network

  • Did some work to address an issue that might cause certain VPN connections to fail. If you continue experiencing issues, please file feedback with a capture of the issue under Network and Internet > Connecting with a VPN client.
  • Fixed an issue that was leading to decreased Wi-Fi speeds after waking your PC from sleep in the previous flight.

 

Narrator

  • When backspacing, Narrator will now more consistently announce when you’re deleting characters with backspace.
  • Fixed an issue causing Narrator not to read selected text in the Feedback Hub.

 

Source: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/02/16/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22557/
 

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Honestly I wish they would remove the recommended from the start menu you when you turn off recommendations. It stands out as an annoyance to me. 🤷‍♂️

 

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Too good to be true! Where did Microsoft screwed up again:

  • Windows 11 Pro edition now requires internet connectivity and Microsoft linked account (or company/school account). Windows 10/11 Home was like this, now Pro has the same requirements

Not cool. [rhetorical] what is I cant get internet, will it not let me use the device? Dumb.

I know that is over reacting but still.

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