Windows 11 build 25174.1000

Windows 11 build 25174.1000 is the eighteenth Insider Preview and the twelfth available client build of Copper, the 23H1 development semester of Windows as a service. It was released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel on 3 August 2022.

Widgets
The new Game Pass widget has been added to show information about PC Game Pass subscription. This feature is only available to a subset of users.

File Explorer
The ability to open a folder in a new tab by middle-clicking it in the navigation pane has been added.

General

 * Fixed an issue which was leading to mouse and keyboard input not working correctly in certain games in builds 25163 and 25169.
 * Fixed an issue believed to be leading to SQL Server Management Studio failing to launch.
 * Fixed an issue where Memory Integrity in Windows Security may show a warning saying it couldn't be enabled due to incompatible drivers, but the incompatible drivers list would be blank.
 * Fixed an issue which was causing some apps to unexpectedly not launch when core isolation was enabled in Windows Security.

File Explorer

 * Fixed an issue which could cause  to crash when opening new File Explorer windows.
 * Fixed an issue where launching File Explorer when using dark mode would unexpectedly show the body of File Explorer in light mode.
 * Fixed an issue where the left/right arrows in File Explorer were in light mode when using dark mode, causing them to not have enough contrast to show when they were enabled.
 * Fixed an issue where the dividers in the navigation pane were overlapping / drawing too close to text sometimes.
 * Fixed an issue where if users drag and drop a folder into the navigation pane was sometimes unexpectedly putting the folder at the bottom of the list rather than where users had dropped it.
 * Fixed an issue causing UI issues when using F11 to put File Explorer in full screen mode.

Taskbar
Fixed an issue leading to various system tray elements being unexpectedly missing in build 25169.

Settings
Fixed a crash when going to the Disks & Volumes page.

General

 * Some games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause the device to bugcheck.
 * The audio may stop working in certain cases.
 * Several apps may crash on launch in certain cases.
 * Users may experience decrease in FPS when playing certain games due to the wrong graphics card being used.

File Explorer

 * The Up button next to the address bar may be misaligned with other buttons.
 * The left-half of the title bar may not be draggable via mouse or touch.
 * The Home, Documents, Pictures and other folders may duplicate in the navigation pane or appear on the desktop.
 * The color of the search box background may be the opposite color of the current color mode.
 * The Delete key may not work on files.

Shell
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.

Widgets

 * Widgets preferences, such as temperature units and pinned widgets, may unexpectedly reset to default in some cases.
 * The Notification badge number may appear misaligned on the taskbar.
 * The Notification banner for some badging may not appear in the Widgets board in some cases.

Print

 * The system may hang and crash when trying to print from certain apps.
 * The lines may not be included when printing tables from certain apps.

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.