Windows 11 build 23486

10.0.23486.1000.ni_prerelease.230616-1447

Build of Nickel
OS family	Windows 11 (NT 10.0)
Version number	10.0
Build number	23486
Build revision	1000
Architecture	AMD64, ARM64
Build lab	ni_prerelease
Compiled on	2023-06-16
Expiration date
Timebomb	2023-09-15 (+91 days)
SKUs
Home (N, Single Language, China) SE (N) Pro (N, Single Language, China) Pro Education (N) Pro for Workstations (N) Education (N) Enterprise (Evaluation, G, GN, N, N Evaluation) IoT Enterprise Team
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Windows 11 build 23486 is an Insider Preview build of Nickel, the 22H2 development semester of Windows as a service. It was released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel on 22 June 2023.

New features and changes

File Explorer

The removal of several legacy options under Folder Options, previously rolled out in build 23481, has been rolled back. It can still be toggled on manually by enabling the 40608813 velocity ID.

Settings

• The following changes to the Time & language > Date & time page have been implemented:
  • The "Time zone" drop-down list and the "Adjust the daylight saving time automatically" option have been moved inside the "Set time zone automatically" toggle switch, and will be hidden when the switch is toggled on.
  • The "Set the date and time manually" option has been moved inside the "Set time automatically" toggle switch, and will be hidden when the switch is toggled on.
  • A non-dismissible notification has been added to prompt users for confirmation before adjusting the time zone.
  • When the location settings are disabled, a warning will be shown to urge users to enable them back for ensuring accurate time zone adjustments.
• Three Dynamic lighting effects (i.e. Wave, Wheel and Gradient) have been added and can be managed under Personalization > Dynamic Lighting.

Input

The support of inputing emoji characters based on the Unicode Emoji 15.0 standard via the emoji picker, previously rolled out in build 23475, has been available to all users.

Miscellaneous

• The ability to enroll and use passkey to sign into supported apps and websites via Windows Hello (face, fingerprint, PIN) has been added. The passkeys that are stored on the local device can be managed via Accounts > Passkeys settings in the Settings app.
• The Dev Home app, which was initially announced during the Microsoft Build 2023 conference, has been included as an inbox app.

Bugfixes

General

• Fixed the issue that was causing a blank Windows Input Experience window to appear after resuming the device from the sleep.
• Fixed an issue that was causing the login screen to crash when trying to connect to certain types of networks.

Task Manager

• Fixed an issue that was causing Task Manager to crash in certain cases.
• Fixed an issue where focus wasn't getting set correctly to search if the Task Manager window was small enough that search was collapsed to an icon.
• The alignment of Task Manager icon and name in the title bar has been fixed.
• Fixed an issue where right-clicking the empty space in the Details page would unexpectedly show the option to create live kernel memory dumps.
• Fixed an issue where the live kernel memory dumps weren't being cleaned up by Storage Sense.

Dynamic lighting

Fixed the issue where the device LEDs wouldn't turn on automatically on first boot after installing this build and connecting the device.

Bugs and quirks

File Explorer

• File Explorer may crash when dragging the scroll bar or attempting to close the window during an extended file-loading process.
• The context menu background in File Explorer may appear transparent in certain cases.
• Users may experience thumbnail loading performance for dehydrated cloud files and memory usage in large collections if the Gallery page is enabled.
• Clicking on the Share command may bring up the Windows share sheet (non-OneDrive) when the file recommendations feature is enabled.
• The count shown for selected files in the Details pane may be extremely large.
• The following issues will only apply if the redesigned Home page is enabled:
  • The file type icons may be displayed in place of file thumbnails under the Recommended section.
  • When navigating from another group to the Recommended section using a keyboard, focus may not appear on the group header or files appropriately.
  • The file name extensions may be displayed even if the "Hide extensions for known file types" option under Folder Options is checked.
  • Sync status icons for files backing up to a storage provider may not reliably displayed.
• The following issues will only apply if the changes to the File Explorer (introduced in build 23466) are enabled:
  • Users may notice missing craftmanship polish with the modernized address bar and search box.
  • Users may experience lost keyboard focus and missing keyboard shortcuts.
  • File Explorer may crash when clicking the ellipsis and chevron next to it in the address bar to open the flyout.

Taskbar

• After changing the Windows display language, the search box on the taskbar may continue to display in the previous language for a short time.
• Text scaling may not work in the search flyout.
• Navigating the search flyout on the taskbar with the keyboard arrow keys may not work as expected.

Dev Drive

The performance of Dev Drive may vary between different devices.

Windows Ink

The following issues will only apply if the updates to Windows Ink introduced in build 23481 are enabled:

• Users may not use handwriting to erase text in Microsoft Edge.
• The address box in Microsoft Edge, as well as search boxes and comment fields in Microsoft 365 applications may not work correctly.
• Windows Ink may not convert handwriting to text into the main content in Microsoft 365 applications.

Dynamic lighting

• All-device settings changes may not propagate to per-device settings.
• Device icons may be missing from the device cards under the Dynamic Lighting page in the Settings app.
• Switching user accounts may turn off device LEDs.
• Using Wave and Wheel effects may result in typing not working in certain apps.

Shell

The copy button for copying two-factor authentication codes in notification toasts may not work.

Safe mode

• Quick Settings and date/time clock on the taskbar may be missing due to the Capability Access Manager Service service not running.
• Clicking Bluetooth & devices and Personalization pages may crash the Settings app due to an overrun of a stack-based buffer 0xc0000409.

Gallery

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  Boot screen

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  The Date & time page in the Settings app

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  The Passkeys page in the Settings app

External links

• Official announcement