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| == New features and changes ==
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| === Start Menu ===
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| The ability to show recommended common websites based on user's region or browsing history has been added to the Recommended section. This feature is only available to a subset of users.
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| === Taskbar ===
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| * The ability to display seconds in the system clock on the taskbar, which had been absent since the original release of Windows 11, has been re-implemented. This feature is only available to a subset of users, but can be toggled on manually by enabling the <code>41314201</code> velocity ID and then toggling the switch under Personalization > Taskbar in the [[Settings]] app.
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| * A new animation for the hidden icons chevron has been added.
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| * The pin/unpin visual will display when dragging tray icons to any position along the system tray.
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| * The new Show hidden icons flyout's animation has been updated to be consistent with other taskbar flyouts.
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| * The Show hidden icons flyout background color has been updated to align with custom accent color if "Show accent color on Start and taskbar" is enabled under Personalization > Colors in the Settings app.
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| === Shell ===
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| * The new Studio effects page in the Quick Settings, initially introdced in [[Windows 11 build 22623.885|build 22623.885]], has been publicly rolled out.
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| * When copying the text with search potential, the Suggested actions will show up a pop-up offering to search them in Microsoft Edge. This features is only available to a subset of users in the English (United States) language, but can be toggled on manually by enabling the <code>41539325</code> velocity ID.
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| * Fixed an <code>explorer.exe</code> crash when using {{key press|Alt|F4}} with the Show hidden icons flyout in the system tray open.
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| * Fixed multiple <code>explorer.exe</code> crashes impacting system tray performance.
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| * Fixed an issue which could lead to the taskbar jump lists and preview thumbnails not appearing in the correct position in 2-in-1 devices.
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| * Fixed an issue causing folders in Start menu to not open on the first try.
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| * The new Search entry point on the taskbar, initially introduced in [[Windows 11 build 25158|build 25158]] and then disabled by default in [[Windows 11 build 25201|build 25201]], has been re-enabled.
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| * The following changes to the Start menu and the taskbar have been rolled out to a subset of users. These changes can be toggled on manually by enabling the <code>40887771</code> velocity ID:
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| ** A new variant of Search entry point (search box).
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| ** A new Search page layout without the search box (in case the search box on the taskbar is enabled).
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| ** A new dropdown menu for Search taskbar items with four available options under Personalization > Taskbar in the [[Settings]] app.
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| ** The wording change on Start Menu's search box.
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| ** A new animation for transitioning between the Start menu and the search result page (toggleable via additional <code>38937525</code> velocity ID).
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| ** The ability to show search highlights on the taskbar's search box (toggleable via additional <code>41415839</code> velocity ID).
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| * A small shield will be overlayed over the system tray's VPN icon when connected to a recognized VPN profile.
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| * The tooltip of system tray's battery icon has been updated to inform users when the device is charging slowly.
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| * A small refinement to the tablet-optimized taskbar has been made to make it easier to expand without invoking the Start menu.
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| === Task Manager ===
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| The following features and changes, previously introduced in build 22623.885, have been rolled out to all users:
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| * The process filtering feature (initially implemented in [[Windows 11 build 25231|build 25231]]).
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| * The ability to use user preferred theme (configurable via the Settings page).
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| * The redesigned in-app dialogs (except for "Run new task" and Properties dialog).
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| * The ability to opt-out of the Efficiency mode's confirmation dialog.
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| === Settings ===
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| * The new Energy Recommendations page under System > Power, initially implemented in [[Windows 11 build 25231|build 25231]] and then introduced in build 22623.885, has been rolled out to all users.
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| * A consolidated cloud storage quota bar has been added to the Accounts page to show storage usage for each Microsoft product and inform users with a banner when the storage is low. This change is only available to a subset of users.
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| * The new touch keyboard dropdown menu under Settings > Time & language > Typing, initially introduced in [[Windows 11 build 25188|build 25188]] and then disabled by default in [[Windows 11 build 25217.1000|build 25217]], has been re-enabled.
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| * The "Trade-in or recycle your PC" button under System > About, previously disabled by default in [[Windows 11 build 22581|build 22581]], has been re-enabled. This feature can be toggled on manually by enabling the <code>39731733</code> velocity ID.
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| * The "Go back to earlier build" dialog (toggle via System > Recovery) has been redesigned in order to align with the design aesthetics of Windows 11. This change is disabled by default, but can be toggled on manually by enabling the <code>36390579</code> and <code>41670003</code> velocity IDs.
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| * The button control has been implemented into startup app items under App > Startup. Clicking the button will open the file location (for legacy Win32 apps) or redirect to the corresponding Advanced options page (for UWP apps). This change is disabled by default, but can be toggled on manually by enabling the <code>41075629</code> velocity ID.
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| === Input ===
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| * Two new French standard keyboard layouts (AZERTY and BÉPO) have been added.
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| * The Emoji search for Japanese and Simplified Chinese has been improved to handle Kana/Kanji and Pinyin properly in the emoji panel.
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| * The reliability of the touch keyboard, IME candidate window, and IME toolbar have been improved.
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| === Miscellaneous ===
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| * The performance of showing up files and content as results in the search box has been improved.
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| * When connecting an iPhone via USB, iPhone photos will be transferred in HEIF format instead of JPEG if the HEVC extension is installed.
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| * If memory integrity in the Windows Security app cannot be enabled due to incompatible drivers, the information about which drivers are incompatible is now selectable.
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| * The experience on logon after booting up has been improved by reducing the performance impact of startup apps.
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| * The entire boot environment was built with <code>BOOTENV_MEMORY_CHECK</code> defined (previously only defined in checked builds). On entry and exit of every bootlib API call, all physical memory chunks and heap chunks are checked for corruption. (With an undocumented BCD element <code>0x1500008E</code>, the frequency of checks can be decreased; however it defaults to zero, thus always checking.)
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