Windows 11 build 26120.2992

Windows 11 build 26120.2992 is a build of Windows 11 2024 Update. It was released to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel on 17 January 2025 as the KB5037898 enablement update to build 26100.2992 (KB5050083). 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:
* New keyboard shortcut in Magnifier for quickly toggling between the current zoom and 1× zoom (initially implemented in build 22635.4515 and can be activated manually by enabling the 54322778 velocity staging key)
* New buttons in Magnifier for resetting zoom to fit to screen or last/preferred magnification (initially implemented in build 22635.4660)
* The New Folder option in the modern context menu when right-clicking locations in File Explorer's navigation pane (previously implemented in build 26120.1350 and can be activated manually by enabling the 48433719, 50235585 and 52081114 velocity staging keys)
The following previously introduced features and changes have also been ported to this build, albeit being disabled by default:
* New top cards under the System → About page in the Settings app to show key hardware specifications (initially implemented in Windows 10 build 19045.5070 and can be activated manually by enabling the 48433719, 51784082 and 54618938 velocity staging keys)
* The ability to open desktop folders and external folder links in new tabs within an existing File Explorer window (initially implemented in build 22635.4580 and can be activated manually by enabling the 48433719, 49143212 and 52081114 velocity staging keys)
* The new right-click context menu for turning off or snoozing the "Start backup" reminder in File Explorer's address bar (initially implemented in build 22635.4515 and can be activated manually by enabling the 47944061 and 48433719 velocity staging keys)
* The ability to restore all previously opened tabs in each File Explorer window at logon if the "Restore previous folder windows at logon" option is enabled (initially implemented in build 22635.4580 and can be activated manually by enabling the 48433719 and 54572881 velocity staging keys)
* The "Emoji and more" system tray icon for quickly opening the emoji panel, along with its settings under Personalization → Taskbar in the Settings app (initially implemented in build 22635.4655 and can be activated manually by enabling the 48433719 and 48504539 velocity staging keys)
* The ability to open a Spotlight flyout automatically while hovering over the Spotlight button on the desktop (initially implemented in build 22635.4655 and can be activated manually by enabling the 48433719 and 48656084 velocity staging keys)
* Updates to the Spotlight button on the desktop with new icon, color/backplate and dynamic text related to the current image (initially implemented in build 22635.4660 and can be activated manually by enabling the 52145430 velocity staging key with the variant parameter set to 1 or 2)
=== Taskbar ===
The ability to display battery percentage in the system tray has been added. It can be toggled via the new "Battery percentage" section under System > Power & battery in the Settings app. It's also disabled by default, but can be activated manually by enabling the 48433719 and 48822452 velocity staging keys.
=== Windows Search ===
Latent semantic indexing (LSI), a natural-language processing approach that uses singular value decomposition to assist with categorizing and information retrieval on certain key phrases, has been implemented into Windows Search. Users can now use their own words to search for documents and images. This practice currently works for files saved locally in indexed locations on the device only. It's also gradually rolled out to ARM64 devices with Snapdragon X series processors, but can be activated manually by enabling the 47942714 velocity staging key.
=== Miscellaneous ===
* A new text action option called "Refine" has been added to Click to Do.
* Users will now have a standard taskbar after restoring from a backup via out-of-box experience on a new device.
=== Bugfixes ===
==== File Explorer ====
* Fixed an issue that was causing the date/time properties of files to be unexpectedly updated in some cases after copying them.
* Fixed an issue where File Explorer would sometimes lose focus on the search box while typing.
* Fixed an issue where doing a search would unexpectedly trigger the search happening repeatedly.
* Fixed an issue where the Details pane icons weren't responding correctly to theme changes.
* Fixed a black flash in File Explorer that appeared when duplicating a tab.
==== Task Manager ====
Fixed an issue where Task Manager wrongly identified an HDD as an SSD.
==== Click to Do ====
Fixed the issue where Click to Do would sometimes not highlight any info on screen if there is no content on a connected external monitor in extended mode.
== 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.
=== 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.
=== Live captions ===
* 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.
=== 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.
== Gallery ==
File:Win11-boot-10x-anim.png|Boot screen
File:Windows11-10.0.22635.4515-FolderOptions.png|Folder Options (General)
File:Windows11-10.0.22635.4515-FolderOptions2.png|Folder Options (View)
File:Windows11-10.0.22635.4655-Spotlight.png|Spotlight flyout
File:Windows11-10.0.22635.4660-UpdatedSpotlight.png|Updated Spotlight icon with dynamic text
File:Windows11-10.0.22635.4655-Taskbar.png|Taskbar with "Emoji and more" system tray icon
File:Windows11-10.0.26120.2992-Percentage.png|System tray with battery percentage enabled (when charging)
File:Windows11-10.0.26120.2992-PercentageDark.png|Ditto, in Dark mode
File:Windows11-10.0.26120.2992-PercentageSaver.png|System tray with battery percentage enabled (when using battery saver)
File:Windows11-10.0.26120.2992-PercentageSaverDark.png|Ditto, in Dark mode
File:Windows11-10.0.22635.4580-Settings.png|The Taskbar page in the Settings app
File:Windows11-10.0.26120.2992-Settings.png|The Power & battery page in the Settings app
File:Windows11-10.0.26120.2992-Settings2.png|The About page in the Settings app
== External links ==
* Official announcement
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