Windows 11 build 26252
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| OS family | Windows 11 (NT 10.0) |
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| Version number | 10.0 |
| Build number | 26252 |
| Build revision | 5000 |
| Architecture | AMD64, ARM64 |
| Build lab | ge_prerelease |
| Compiled on | 2024-07-05 |
| Expiration date | |
| Timebomb | 2024-09-15 (+72 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 (Subscription) | |
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Windows 11 build 26252 is a build of Germanium, the 24H2 development semester of Windows as a service. It was released to the Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel on 10 July 2024 alongside its server counterpart.
New features and changes[edit | edit source]
Features[edit | edit source]
The following features and changes introduced previously have been gradually rolled out:
- The additional quick status (sports, traffic and finance) beside weather on lock screen (initially implemented in Windows 10 build 19045.4233 and then Windows 11 build 22635.3420)
- The ability to pin apps to the taskbar or the desktop by dragging them from the Pinned section in Start menu (initially implemented in build 22635.3785 and can be activated manually by enabling the
43283102velocity staging key) - The ability to show the expiration date (timebomb) in the "Windows specifications" section under System > About in the Settings app (initially implemented in build 22635.3785 and can be activated manually by enabling the
38738362velocity staging key) - The "Turn off HDR to conserve energy" energy recommendation (previously introduced in build 26241 and can be activated manually by enabling the
49607261velocity staging key)
The following features and changes introduced previously have also been ported to this build, albeit being disabled by default:
- The Studio Effects icon in the system tray on the taskbar (initially implemented in build 22635.3276 and can be activated manually by enabling the
46107637and48799383velocity staging keys) - The ability to show jump lists when right-clicking on apps pinned to the Start menu that have jump lists (initially implemented in build 22635.3785, and can be activated manually by enabling the
32222762,47205210and48433719velocity staging keys)
Settings[edit | edit source]
The ability to manually set separate power modes for plugged in and on battery via the System > Power (or Power & battery) page has been added. This feature is disabled by default, but can be activated manually by enabling the 39007349 and 48433719 velocity staging keys.
Bugfixes[edit | edit source]
Settings[edit | edit source]
- Fixed an issue that was causing icons under Apps > Startup to be way too large for the available space, causing them to be cut off.
- Fixed an issue where the System > Power & Battery page unexpectedly had duplicate text when showing a warning about a slow charger.
- Fixed an issue that was causing the Windows Update page to appear blank except for a red banner and More options section in certain languages in builds 26241 and 26244.
Input[edit | edit source]
- Fixed an issue that was causing errors when attempting to use Voice Typing with certain languages such as Chinese.
- Fixed an issue that was causing the Microsoft Pinyin option in the list of available input methods under out-of-box experience to be unexpectedly displayed twice.
Task Manager[edit | edit source]
Fixed an issue that was causing colors in the Performance section to not display correctly in dark mode.
Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]
- Users may be unable to perform an in-place upgrade to this build via Windows Update in builds 26040, 23620 and earlier due to a deadlock that occurs during the initial preparation process.
- Text on highlighted items in Microsoft Management Console and some of its snap-ins may have a yellow color.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Lock screen with additional quick status
