Windows 11 build 22000.176

Windows 11 build 22000.176 is an Insider Preview build of Windows 11 released on 2 September 2021. Similarly to previous builds, the cumulative update to this build was available to all users of build 22000 regardless of whether they are enrolled to the Windows Insider Program. Starting with this build, the Windows 11 upgrade was also offered to select Windows 10 users in the Release Preview Channel in order to allow commercial users to trial the new version.

Shell
The ability to right-click on the Teams, Search, Widgets or Task View icon to unpin them has been removed.

Chat for Microsoft Teams

 * The app now allows the Arabic and Hebrew locales to change settings.
 * The app now plays the ring tone sound when an outgoing call is being made.

Miscellaneous
A new link to learn more about Windows Hello has been added when setting it up during OOBE.

Bugfixes

 * Fixed an issue with paired Bluetooth LE devices that was causing an increase in Bluetooth reliability issues and bugchecks after resume from hibernate or when Bluetooth was turned off.
 * Mitigated an issue that was resulting some users hitting in an unexpected error when trying to take pictures with certain USB cameras.

Shell

 * Start and Taskbar may unresponsive and Settings and other components may not be loaded correctly. It may be resolved by setting the clock forward, changing Internet Time Server, or deleting the key  in the registry hive.
 * This bug has been automatically resolved since 5 September 2021.
 * The Widgets board may appear empty. This can be fixed by logging out and back in.
 * Widgets may be displayed in the wrong size on external monitors.
 * The options to open System and Windows Terminal may be missing from the ⊞ Win menu.

Taskbar
The taskbar will sometimes flicker when switching input methods.

Search

 * After clicking the Search icon on the Taskbar, the Search panel may not open. This can be fixed by restarting Explorer and opening the search panel again.
 * The search panel may appear as black and not display any content below the search box.
 * Text may be unable to be inputted when using Search from Start or the taskbar. This can be fixed by pressing ⊞ Win to open the Run dialog box and then closing it.

Bugcheck
Some Surface Pro X devices with this build may bugcheck with a.