Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23451 to the Dev Channel. Here’s what’s new and improved in this build:
activity, related files, e-mails, and other information. To enable the pane, choose ‘Details pane’ in the View menu and toggle the pane with an easy-access button located on the right side of the command bar. This modernized pane will replace the legacy details pane in File Explorer.
[Note: We are beginning to roll this out, so the experience isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.] Feedback: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub
(WIN + F) under Files, Folders, and Online Storage > File Explorer. Improving Windows Spotlight: Starting with this build, we are experimenting with two different treatments for how Windows Spotlight looks. Both treatments will continue to share existing core Windows Spotlight features such as hovering, right-clicking, and double-clicking on the icon on the desktop. One treatment will include a richer UI, full screen, and minimized experience. Both treatments will feature 4K portrait images and the ability to learn more about each desktop image. To enable Windows Spotlight, right-click on your desktop, choose “Personalize,” and then choose the new Spotlight theme.
Alternatively, go to Settings > Personalization > Background and choose the option under the “Personalize your background” dropdown. [Note: We are beginning to roll this out, so the experience isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.] Feedback: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Windows Spotlight. Narrator Enhances Interaction with Excel: Narrator now provides a more succinct and efficient reading experience while working in Microsoft Excel. Announcements are prioritized based on the information
you need to skim a workbook and are customizable using convenient keyboard shortcuts. To enable the enhanced announcements, you need to be on the latest Windows Insider and Microsoft 365 Insiders builds and start Narrator using the keyboard shortcut Control + Windows + Enter. The updated experience will be available through the Microsoft Store. Feedback: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (Win + F) under Accessibility > Narrator. New Widget: Facebook: Facebook is rolling out a preview version of their widget. To try it, download the Facebook app from the Microsoft Store or update to the latest version of the
app. Then open the widgets board and navigate to the widgets picker by clicking the “+” button at the top-right of the board to pin your widget. You should expect to see additional new widgets as more developers create and release widgets for their apps. If you’re a Windows developer interested in creating a widget, watch our tutorial video. For an overview of the Windows widgets experience and design guidance for creating your own widgets, see Windows widgets. Changes and Improvements: Start Menu:
What's New in Build 23451:
Modernized Details Pane in File Explorer: We are introducing a modernized details pane in File Explorer (ALT + Shift + P) designed to help you easily access related content, stay updated with file activity, and collaborate without even opening a file. When a user selects a file in File Explorer and enables the pane, it will display contextual information about the file including file thumbnail, share status and button, fileactivity, related files, e-mails, and other information. To enable the pane, choose ‘Details pane’ in the View menu and toggle the pane with an easy-access button located on the right side of the command bar. This modernized pane will replace the legacy details pane in File Explorer.
(WIN + F) under Files, Folders, and Online Storage > File Explorer. Improving Windows Spotlight: Starting with this build, we are experimenting with two different treatments for how Windows Spotlight looks. Both treatments will continue to share existing core Windows Spotlight features such as hovering, right-clicking, and double-clicking on the icon on the desktop. One treatment will include a richer UI, full screen, and minimized experience. Both treatments will feature 4K portrait images and the ability to learn more about each desktop image. To enable Windows Spotlight, right-click on your desktop, choose “Personalize,” and then choose the new Spotlight theme.
Alternatively, go to Settings > Personalization > Background and choose the option under the “Personalize your background” dropdown. [Note: We are beginning to roll this out, so the experience isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.] Feedback: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Windows Spotlight. Narrator Enhances Interaction with Excel: Narrator now provides a more succinct and efficient reading experience while working in Microsoft Excel. Announcements are prioritized based on the information
you need to skim a workbook and are customizable using convenient keyboard shortcuts. To enable the enhanced announcements, you need to be on the latest Windows Insider and Microsoft 365 Insiders builds and start Narrator using the keyboard shortcut Control + Windows + Enter. The updated experience will be available through the Microsoft Store. Feedback: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (Win + F) under Accessibility > Narrator. New Widget: Facebook: Facebook is rolling out a preview version of their widget. To try it, download the Facebook app from the Microsoft Store or update to the latest version of the
app. Then open the widgets board and navigate to the widgets picker by clicking the “+” button at the top-right of the board to pin your widget. You should expect to see additional new widgets as more developers create and release widgets for their apps. If you’re a Windows developer interested in creating a widget, watch our tutorial video. For an overview of the Windows widgets experience and design guidance for creating your own widgets, see Windows widgets. Changes and Improvements: Start Menu:
- We’re expanding the rollout of notification badging for Microsoft accounts on the Start menu.
- We continue
to work on adding more valuable content to the Recommended section by re-introducing websites. Improvements include recommending more useful and personal websites based on your browsing history. File Explorer: - Updated the icon for Gallery in File Explorer. Widgets:
- New widget picker experience with visual previews and a deep linking ability.
- Animated icons for Widgets on the taskbar. Live Captions:
- Languages support expanded to include Danish, English (Ireland), French (Canada), Korean, Portuguese (Portugal). Developer:
- Enabling "End Task" by right-clicking on an app on the taskbar now works as intended. Fixes: Taskbar & System Tray:
- Fixed an explorer.exe crash impacting taskbar reliability.
- Addressed an issue causing Quick Settings and its project options to sometimes not respond when using ALT + F4 to close them. Start Menu:
- Fixed an issue causing the Recommended section in Start to be blank the first time it was opened. File Explorer:
- Fixed issues for Insiders previewing the Windows App SDK version of File Explorer: resolved crashes when opening the context menu, tabs displaying correctly in Arabic and Hebrew. Search:
- Addressed an underlying issue causing Search to get stuck and not open. Input:
- Fixed Pinyin IME’s insert text button display issues.
- Fixed an underlying crash affecting touch keyboard/PIN
entry on the login screen. Notifications: - Fixed another 2FA code pattern not being recognized. Live Captions:
- Addressed caption character clipping issues.
- Enhanced speech recognition language files for better performance. Accessibility:
- Fixed an issue where using the down key while navigating by landmark with Narrator in Edge wasn’t functioning correctly. Known Issues: Search on the Taskbar:
- Some people may not see the search box or settings after updating to Build 23403.
- Content flicker may occur before fully loading in the search flyout.
- Narrator customers may have navigation issues with the search flyout.
- Text scaling may not work in the search flyout.
File Explorer: - Various issues with Gallery in File Explorer including needing to click twice for initial load, disabling live updates, performance issues with thumbnail loading for dehydrated cloud files. Developers:
- Access keys in File Explorer will appear inconsistently.
- Issues with sharing commands on recommended files in File Explorer. Important Insider Links:
- Inside Windows 11: Check out the Inside Windows 11 website.
- Documentation: Visit our Windows Insider Program documentation.
- Flight Hub: For a comprehensive look at what build is in which Insider channel, check out Flight Hub. Thanks for being part of the Windows Insider Program! Amanda & Brandon Original URL:
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23451 Published: Thu, 04 May 2023 17:04:37 +0000
