Windows 11 build 22526

Windows 11 build 22526 is the sixteenth Insider Preview build of Windows 11 2022 Update. It was released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel on 6 January 2022, one day after its server counterpart.
== New features and changes ==
=== Shell ===
The ability to show as windowed instead of full screen has been rolled out to a subset of users.
=== Miscellaneous ===
* The sideband speech support for AirPods products has been added.
* Credential Guard is now enabled by default on Windows 11 Enterprise (E3 and E5 subscriptions) licensed devices that are enterprise-joined.
** It has been available in build 22518, but disabled by default.
* More file locations have been indexed to make searching process in Files Explorer more quicker.
=== Bugfixes ===
* Address an issue where if used search in File Explorer, and then explorer.exe crashed, the next time trying to search in File Explorer it wouldn't work.
* Fixed the recent searches flyout getting stuck on the screen (appearing transparent except the border).
* Improved the resolution of app icons displayed in search results when the display scaling was set to greater than 100%.
* When using Spotlight collection, the current image should migrate on upgrade now if the build was used to upgrading are from build 22523 or higher.
* Fixed an issue result in the Widgets board potentially not having the correct resolution when hovering over the entry point on a secondary monitor.
* Addressed an issue where the Widgets board would temporarily be blank, showing only an Add Widgets button (which also opened to a blank dialog).
* Fixed an issue where remote desktop users would encounter a bugcheck KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED when attempting to shutdown or restart.
* Microsoft Store should no longer show a message that trying to install the latest Web Media Extension update is returning error code 0x80073CFB.
* Addressed a DWM crash impacting some users in build 22523.
== Bugs and quirks ==
* Some devices may fail to update drivers and firmware with an error code 0x8007012a.
* The network icon may sometimes go missing in the taskbar. Restarting explorer.exe should fix this issue.
* The Search panel may not open after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar. Restarting explorer.exe should fix this issue.
* Users may fail to sign into certain built-in apps, such as Feedback Hub. Restarting Windows should fix this issue.
* Right-clicking on the date and time on the taskbar on the primary monitor when multiple monitors are connected may lead explorer.exe to crash.
* The signal strength indicators may not reflect the correct signal strength when viewing the list of available Wi-Fi networks in the Settings app.
* The Settings app may crash when going to HDR section under System page.
* A blank entry may appear under Bluetooth & Devices page in Settings app.
* Settings may crash when trying to access the Installed Apps, Startup Apps, and Default Apps pages.
* Changing the taskbar alignment may cause the Widgets button to disappear from taskbar.
* When having multiple monitors, Widgets content on taskbar may get out of sync between monitors.
* The information such as temperature may not show on a left-aligned taskbar.
* Some text authoring commands, e.g., "select that" or "delete that", may not work as expected across Windows applications when using voice access.
* Recognition of some punctuation marks and symbols, such as the @ sign, are not accurate when using voice access.
* Users may see a longer period of time before speech is stopped when pressing key in continuous reading scenarios.
* When starting Windows in Safe mode, the desktop may stuck in a crash loop due to an unhandled exception 0xc000027b in explorer.exe.
* Clicking Bluetooth & devices and Personalization pages may crash the Settings app in Safe mode due to an overrun of a stack-based buffer 0xc0000409.
* Attempting to open a folder named "advanced" may open up the "Advanced sharing settings" page in the Settings app."Windows 11 is making me wanna cry" on Reddit
== Gallery ==
File:Win11-boot-10x-anim.png|Boot screen
File:Windows11-10.0.22526.1000-StartMenu.png|Start menu
File:Windows11-10.0.22526.1000-DarkMode.png|Dark mode
File:Windows11-10.0.22526.1000-AltTab.png| as windowed
== References ==
== External links ==
* Official announcement
Category:Windows 11 builds
Category:Windows 11 2022 Update builds