Microsoft shipped two closely timed Insider updates on February 17–18, 2026 that together deliver a mix of practical polish, resiliency tools, and one eyebrow‑raising experiment in commercial prompts inside core OS surfaces: Beta-channel enablement package KB5077223 (Build 26220.7859) and...
Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.7760 (KB5077202) to the Dev Channel today, a small but strategically meaningful update that continues Microsoft’s pattern of shipping feature-ready binaries via enablement packages while using server-side gating to control who actually...
Microsoft shipped identical feature sets to both the Dev and Beta Windows Insider channels on February 9, 2026 — delivering native pan/tilt camera controls in Settings and a staged return of Emoji 16.0 as part of the Windows 11, version 25H2 preview, even though the Dev and Beta builds carry...
Today’s Windows 11 Beta update, released as KB5077201 (Build 26220.7755) to the Beta Channel, quietly restores a trimmed selection of Emoji 16.0 and adds new pan and tilt camera controls in Settings — two seemingly small changes that matter to millions of everyday users and IT pros alike. This...
Microsoft’s latest Insider flights continue to nudge Windows 11 toward a more modern, media-friendly desktop: this week’s Dev and Beta Channel builds introduce native webcam controls that finally give users granular access to camera behavior, and they also expand emoji support with a staged...