Windows 11 build 25295

Windows 11 build 25295 is the eleventh Insider Preview and the tenth available client build of Zinc, the 23H2 development semester of Windows as a service. It was released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel on 9 February 2023, along with its server counterpart.

Shell

 * The visual changes to the Start menu and the taskbar (including the search box), initially implemented in build 25252, has been rolled out to all users.
 * The new copy button for quickly copying two-factor authentication codes in notification toasts has been added.

General

 * Fixed an issue that was causing repeated bugchecks after upgrading to recent Zinc builds.
 * Fixed an issue that was taking longer than expected to upgrade to recent Zinc builds in certain cases.
 * Made another fix for an issue that was causing the screen to freeze when using certain apps while playing games.
 * Fixed an underlying crash that was impacting the ability for apps using  API to take screen captures.
 * Fixed an underlying issue that was causing crashes in certain apps when trying to print to PDFs.

Shell

 * Fixed an issue where the add and close tab buttons weren't working in File Explorer if File Explorer was maximized on right-to left locales.
 * Fixed an issue that was causing certain apps to move very slowly when dragging it across the screen.
 * Fixed a DWM crash that was causing the screen to flash black.
 * Fixed an issue where snapped windows might not remember their positions when disconnecting and reconnecting the monitor.

Input

 * Fixed an issue which could lead to app windows becoming unresponsive after using multi-finger on screen touch gestures.
 * Fixed an underlying issue which was causing the mouse to appear like pointer trails was enabled when sharing the screen.

Settings

 * Fixed an issue that was causing the Windows Update > Update history page to be blank after installing build 25290.
 * Fixed an issue that was causing the Add a Device dialog to show big border unexpectedly.

General

 * Using Windows Hello to sign in with facial recognition may not work on certain ARM64 devices.
 * Some apps that use  APIs (such as Notepad and Terminal) may crash when the IME is enabled.
 * The "Getting ready for you" screens may appear for Azure Active Directory joined users when signing into Windows after upgrading to this build.
 * Users may experience issues authenticating to enterprise websites that require windows integrated authentication in certain cases.
 * The Administrative Templates error  may appear when opening Group Policy Editor.

Shell

 * The taskbar may sometimes be cropped in half when using the tablet-optimized taskbar.
 * The App icons on the taskbar may appear on the wrong monitor when using multiple monitors.
 * On some locales, the default font used in several UI elements (such as the date and time on the taskbar) may change to regular Segoe UI instead of Segoe UI Variable.
 * The following issues will only apply if the new Spotlight UI is enabled:
 * Clicking on a secondary monitor may not dismiss the full screen experience.
 * Spotlight wallpaper may not show the correct resolution on multiple / mixed resolution monitors.

Settings
Switching the Search entry point on the taskbar from the search box to the search icon via Personalization > Taskbar may fail in certain cases.

Widgets

 * Third-party widgets may occasionally disappear from the Widgets board.
 * Third-party widgets may occasionally get unpinned when the Microsoft account is used to sign-in multiple Windows 11 devices.
 * The undo button on the widget pinned/unpinned toast notification may not work sometimes.
 * The link for "Find more widgets" in the widgets picker may be broken.

Preinstallation environment
Users may experience graphical glitches in WinPE and WinRE.

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.