Windows 11 build 26120.3000

Windows 11 build 26120.3000 is a build of Windows 11 2024 Update. It was released to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel on 24 January 2025 as the KB5037898 enablement update to build 26100.3000 (KB5050103). This build was distributed as a checkpoint cumulative update that contains incremental changes since build 26100.1742.
== New features and changes ==
=== Features ===
The following previously introduced features and changes have been gradually rolled out:
* Improvements to the performance of right-click context menu launch on cloud files in File Explorer (initially implemented in build 22635.4515)
* Deprecation and removal of the Suggested actions feature (initially implemented in build 22635.4660)
* Improvements to the battery icon in the system tray (previously implemented in build 26120.2510 and can be activated manually by enabling the 48433719 and 48822452 velocity staging keys)
* Improvements to the support for web search providers in Windows Search, including clearer provider attribution in tabs (previously implemented in build 26120.2510 for users in the European Economic Area (EEA), and can be activated manually by enabling the 54865932 velocity staging key)
* The ability to display battery percentage in the system tray, along with new "Battery percentage" section under System > Power & battery in the Settings app (previously implemented in build 26120.2992 and can be activated manually by enabling the 48433719 and 48822452 velocity staging keys)
=== File Explorer ===
Thumbnails for cloud files has been improved to be displayed more consistently in search results.
=== Shell ===
The Gamepad keyboard layout for the touch keyboard, initially implemented in build 26120.1843 but temporarily disabled in build 26120.2213, has been re-rolled out with new ability to use Xbox controller to navigate and type.
=== Accessability ===
The following keyboard shortcuts have been implemented into Narrator's scan mode:
* : Quickly access and jump to a list item on a page or a document.
* and : Quickly jump to the beginning or end of large tables, lists or landmarks.
=== Bugfixes ===
==== General ====
* Fixed an underlying issue that was causing significant performance degradation in build 26120.2992 due to repeated background crashes.
* Fixed an underlying issue that was leading to scanners not being detected by scanning apps, although the scanner was connected.
* Fixed an underlying issue that was resulting in 2-in-1 devices unexpectedly changing screen orientation when coming out of sleep.
==== File Explorer ====
* Fixed an issue that was preventing users from navigating by entering a path in the address bar.
* Fixed an issue where the address bar unexpectedly overlapped with content while in full-screen view.
* Fixed an issue where searching might lose keyboard focus on the text box while typing.
== Bugs and quirks ==
=== General ===
* Performing a system reset under System > Recovery in the Settings app may cause the KB5037898 enablement update to be uninstalled unexpectedly, and the build number to be reverted to 26100.
* Attempting to boot into WinRE on ARM64 devices may fail with the 0xc0e90001 error.
=== File Explorer ===
* When opening and then minimizing a File Explorer window, the window may not render correctly when restoring it.
* Users may experience serious lag when closing File Explorer using the X button or clicking on other title bar buttons.
=== Recall ===
* Clicking links within Recall to submit feedback may experience a delay in loading the Feedback Hub app.
* The message "Make sure Recall is saving snapshots" may unexpectedly show while the Settings page for Recall shows saving snapshots is enabled.
* Recall may not currently work with some accessibility applications.
=== Windows Search ===
The following issues are applicable if latent semantic indexing (LSI) for Windows Search is enabled:
* The search box on the taskbar may not have the same underline and sparkles icon UI that the File Explorer search box has.
* LSI for Windows Search may not be available in certain cases. Restarting Windows may resolve this issue.
* File explorer search may be unresponsive in certain cases. Restarting Windows may resolve this issue.
* Searching on Outlook while offline may result in some results not being found in certain cases.
* The underline animation in the File Explorer search box may not stop pulsing sometimes.
* The tip about the new search improvements may appear whenever the focus is set to File Explorer's search box, rather than only once.
=== Aceessibility ===
* Setting up voice access may fail with a download error.
* Live captions may crash on launch for the first time.
* Switching languages may crash live captions if audio is playing or the microphone is enabled.
== Gallery ==
File:Win11-boot-10x-anim.png|Boot screen
== External links ==
* Official announcement
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