Windows 11 build 25120.1000

Windows 11 build 25120 is the eighth Insider Preview and the second 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 18 May 2022, along with its server counterpart.

Shell
The ability to display the search box on the desktop has been added. This feature is only available to a subset of users and can be toggled with the "Show search" option in the legacy desktop context menu.

Miscellaneous

 * The performance of displaying Wi-Fi networks after enabling Wi-Fi from the Wi-Fi section of Quick Settings has been improved.
 * The overall performance and reliability of the Suggested actions feature has been improved.

General

 * Fixed an issue which could cause Windows Update to stall and roll back updates for WSA users.
 * Addressed a stutter in the progress wheel animation when upgrading to a new build.

Settings
Fixed an issue that could crash the Settings app when opening and looking at the battery usage graph.

Task Manager
Addressed an issue leading to some unreadable text in the Performance page when a contrast theme was enabled.

Suggested actions

 * Suggested actions should appear for more date and time formats.
 * Addressed some issues with certain formats when copying a date and/or time.

General
Some games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause the device to bugcheck.

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.