Windows 11 build 22526

Windows 11 build 22526 is the sixteenth Insider Preview build of Nickel, the 22H2 development semester of Windows as a service. It was released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel on 6 January 2022, one day after its server counterpart.

Shell
The ability to show Alt 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  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  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.
 * 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.
 * The network icon may sometimes go missing in the taskbar. Restarting  should fix this issue.
 * The Search panel may not open after clicking the Search icon on the taskbar. Restarting  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  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 Ctrl key in continuous reading scenarios.
 * When starting Windows in Safe mode, the desktop may stuck in a crash loop due to an unhandled exception  in.
 * Clicking Bluetooth & devices and Personalization pages may crash the Settings app in Safe mode due to an overrun of a stack-based buffer.
 * Attempting to open a folder named "advanced" may open up the "Advanced sharing settings" page in Settings app.