Windows 11 Insider Build 26120.4452 Beta Highlights: Copilot+ Features & Improvements

Here is a detailed summary of the official announcement and changelog for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4452 (KB5060836) for the Beta Channel (Windows 11, version 24H2):

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Key Features and Changes​

New Copilot+ PC Experiences​

Recall Homepage​

• Introduces a personalized homepage for Recall to quickly access recent activities and top-used apps/websites.
• Recent Snapshots: Easily pick up tasks where you left off.
• Top Apps and Websites: See the top three most-used apps and websites from the last 24 hours.
• Navigation improvements: A new left navigation bar gives quick access to Home, Timeline, Feedback, and Settings.

New Features Gradually Rolled Out (with toggle on)​

Move Hardware Indicators​

• You can now move hardware indicators (brightness, volume, airplane mode, virtual desktops) to different screen positions: current bottom, top left, or top center.
• Available in Settings > System > Notifications > Position of the onscreen pop-up.

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Improvements (with toggle on)​

Start menu

• New policy for admins to apply Start menu pins once, safeguarding user changes after day 0.

File Explorer

• Restarting rollout of AI actions in File Explorer that may have disappeared for some Insiders.

Settings

• Displays country/region selected during device setup under Settings > Time & language > Language & region.

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Fixes (with toggle on)​

General:

• Fixed input issues (typing in Search, Chinese IME, clipboard, emoji panel).

Taskbar:

• Fixed explorer.exe crashes for some users using Italian display language.

File Explorer:

• Fixed Home only showing a single folder for some and sluggishness with heavy SharePoint use.

Settings:

• Fixed sorting issue in Update History > Uninstall updates.

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Fixes for Everyone​

General:

• Fixed Windows Vista boot sound mistakenly playing.
• Fixed broken PC reset option in previous build.
• Fixed “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR” error in certain KVM VMs.

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Known Issues​

General:

• New joiners to Beta Channel may need to install 26120.4250 first.
• After PC reset, build version may show as 26100 instead of 26120 (doesn't prevent updates).
• Possible rollback during update with error 0x80070005; fix is in progress.

Start menu (new design only):

• Touch navigation unreliable (swipe-up not supported).
• Limited drag-and-drop from “All” to “Pinned.”
• Possible duplicate entries in Start menu folders.

Xbox Controllers:

• Bugcheck when using controller via Bluetooth; workaround provided: uninstall related driver in Device Manager.

Click to Do (Preview):

• Long wait times on first text action for AMD/Intel Copilot+ PCs.

File Explorer (AI actions):

• Narrator scan mode issues in results canvas; workaround: use Caps + Right key.

Widgets:

• Pinning reverts you to previous board experience until fully supported.

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Reminders​

• A toggle in Windows Update lets Beta users access new features sooner.
• Many features use Controlled Feature Rollouts — not all are available to everyone right away.
• Some features may never release generally, or may change before they do.
• Some accessibility features may not work with features like Recall and Click to Do while in preview.

For the full, official information and visuals, see the Microsoft Windows Insider Blog post.

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Source: Microsoft - Windows Insiders Blog Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4452 (Beta Channel)