Windows 11 build 25941

10.0.25941.1000.rs_prerelease.230825-1352
	Build of Gallium
OS family	Windows 11 (NT 10.0)
Version number	10.0
Build number	25941
Build revision	1000
Architecture	AMD64, ARM64
Build lab	rs_prerelease
Compiled on	2023-08-25
Expiration date
Timebomb	2024-09-15 (+387 days)
SKUs
	Home (N, Single Language, China); SE (N); Pro (N, Single Language, China); Pro Education (N); Pro for Workstations (N); Education (N); Enterprise (Evaluation, G, GN, N, N Evaluation, LTSC); IoT Enterprise (LTSC, LTSC Subscription)
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Windows 11 build 25941 is the last Insider Preview build of Gallium, the 24H1 development semester of Windows as a service, before the development fluently transitioned into the next milestone, Germanium. It was released to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel on 31 August 2023, along with its server counterpart.^[1]

Its Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) counterpart was additionally distributed to enterprises as the second and final preview release of the Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC preview program.^[2] The LTSC variant of this build was uploaded by Chinese website BetaWorld on 1 February 2024.

New features and changes[edit | edit source]

Shell[edit | edit source]

The link for troubleshooting device discovery and other casting issues in the Cast flyout in Quick Settings, initially implemented in build 23526, has been ported to this build.

Settings[edit | edit source]

A new toggle switch has been added under System > Display > Advanced display to turn on and off dynamic refresh rate (DRR).
Some refresh rates options under System > Display > Advanced display will show an asterisk.
Labels have been added to the options for tuning intensity and color boost of color filters under Accessibility > Color filters.
The graph at the top of the System > Power & Battery page has been removed.

Bugfixes[edit | edit source]

Fixed the issue that was impacting the File Explorer context menu and command bar dropdowns, causing them to become transparent, and not work with touch.
Fixed the issue that was impacting File Explorer launch reliability.
Fixed the issue that was causing the Japanese and Chinese IMEs to not work properly in certain apps, and to not work correctly in the File Explorer search box.
Fixed the issue that was causing the Settings app to crash when viewing detailed Battery usage.

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

Adjusting screen brightness may not work on some laptops.
The icons on the desktop may appear blank in certain cases. Refreshing the desktop would resolve this issue.
Text on highlighted items in Microsoft Management Console and some of its snap-ins may have a yellow color.
explorer.exe may throw an Unknown Hard Error error and get stuck in a crash loop when logging in to Safe mode, due to the 0xc0000005 (ACCESS_VIOLATION) exception with faulting module HolographicExtensions.dll.