Windows 11 build 25136

Windows 11 build 25136 is the eleventh Insider Preview and the fifth available client build of Copper, the 23H2 development semester of Windows as a service. It was released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel on 9 June 2022.

File Explorer

 * The tabbed browsing feature in File Explorer, which was introduced in build 22572, has been refined and publicly rolled out.
 * This feature is only available to a subset of users. To enable it, use ViveTool from an elevated Command Prompt window to enable the velocity ID.
 * The layout of the left navigation pane has been updated.
 * As part of this change, all nested Windows folder items under This PC have been removed by default.
 * This feature is only available to a subset of users. To enable it, use ViveTool from an elevated Command Prompt window to enable the velocity ID.

Widgets
The Widgets entry point has been updated to show live content from the sports and finance widgets, along with breaking news alerts.
 * This feature is only available to a subset of users.

Taskbar
The Search entry point has been moved to the left side of the taskbar, beside the Widgets entry point.
 * As part of this change, the Search icon on the taskbar has been removed.
 * This change is disabled by default. To enable it, use ViveTool from an elevated Command Prompt window to enable the velocity ID.

Settings
The ability to show 7-day history of resource access for various App permissions under their respective subpages in the Privacy & security page have been added.

Miscellaneous

 * The ability to report inappropriate animated GIFs from the emoji panel has been added.
 * The reliability for showing a large number of pinned apps in the Start menu has been improved.

General

 * Addressed an issue which compact mode and the option to hide checkboxes in File Explorer wouldn't take effect due to some devices being erroneously detected as tablets.
 * Fixed an issue causing some users to experience a  bugcheck in recent builds.
 * Fixed an issue where Windows Update might unexpectedly show error.
 * Fixed an issue causing some users to experience a  bugcheck when trying to upgrade to a new build.
 * Fixed an issue which could lead to increased latency or stutter in games when V-sync was used.
 * Fixed an issue which could cause some devices to freeze after running the  command.

Shell

 * Fixed an issue that was sometimes causing taskbar apps to overflow with the system tray icons.
 * Fixed an issue that was sometimes causing the notification to flash when hovering on an app in the system tray.
 * Fixed an issue that could cause the Start menu to only show one column of recommended items.
 * Fixed a rare issue that was causing title bars to sometimes go transparent or missing sometimes in certain apps.

Settings
Fixed an issue where Disks & Volumes section under the Storage page wasn't displaying any disks or volumes.

Task Manager
Fixed an issue which was causing Task Manager to crash on launch sometimes after switching between light and dark mode or changing accent color.

General

 * Some games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause the device to bugcheck.
 * Shutting down Windows via the Start menu may unexpectedly reboot the device in some cases.
 * Surface Pro X devices may hit a black screen when attempting to resume from hibernate in this build.

Shell

 * The Mica material and Acrylic blur effect may not render correctly in OS surfaces like the Start menu, Notification Center and other areas.
 * The Up button next to File Explorer address bar may be misaligned with other buttons.
 * This issue will only be encountered if the tabbed browsing feature is enabled on the device.
 * Launching File Explorer when using dark mode may unexpectedly show the body of File Explorer in light mode.
 * Launching File Explorer with Tab and menu enabled will shows the menu bar in light mode.

Live captions

 * Certain apps in full screen (e.g., video players) may prevent live captions from being visible.
 * Certain apps positioned near the top of the screen and closed before live captions is run may re-launch behind the live captions window positioned at top.

Safe mode

 * Quick Settings and date/time clock on the taskbar may be missing due to the  service not running.
 * Clicking Bluetooth & devices and Personalization pages may crash the Settings app due to an overrun of a stack-based buffer.