Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 (KB5043186) has been published to the Beta Channel. The update makes enhancements to File Explorer, Input, Settings, and the Copilot key. File Explorer now allows users to send content to Android smartphones via the context menu and desktop. Input has been adjusted to address concerns with the emoji panel not working properly. 

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 (Beta Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 (KB5043186) to the Beta Channel.

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*

[File Explorer] 

• We are adding the ability to share content to an Android device from the context menu in File Explorer and on the desktop. To use this feature, the Phone Link must be installed and configured on your PC.

Ability to share content to an Android device from the context menu in File Explorer highlighted in a red box.

Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*

[Input]

• Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see the emoji panel not working properly again in the previous flight (closing after selecting one emoji, and not able to switch categories).

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to everyone in the Beta Channel

[Settings]

• We are adding the ability to configure the  Copilot key. You can choose to have the Copilot key launch an app that is MSIX packaged and signed, thus indicating the app meets security and privacy requirements to keep customers safe. The key will continue to launch Copilot on devices that have the Copilot app installed until a customer selects a different experience. This setting can be found via Settings > Personalization > Text input. If the keyboard connected to your PC does not have a Copilot key, adjusting this setting will not do anything.

New setting for configuring the Copilot key highlighted in a red box.

Fixes for everyone in the Beta Channel

[General]

• Fixed an issue which was causing some Insiders to experience a bugcheck when closing Notepad in the previous flight.

[Other]

This update includes fixes for the following issues:

• [Windows Installer] When it repairs an application, the User Account Control (UAC) does not prompt for your credentials. After you install this update, the UAC will prompt for them. Because of this, you must update your automation scripts. Application owners must add the Shield icon. It indicates that the process requires full administrator access. To turn off the UAC prompt, set the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\DisableLUAInRepair registry value to 1. The changes in this update might affect automatic Windows Installer repairs; see  Application Resiliency: Unlock the Hidden Features of Windows Installer.
• [Group Policy Preferences Item Level Targeting (ILT) and Local Users and Groups] You cannot choose a group from the target domain for ILT. Also, you cannot choose an account from Local Users and Groups. The forest does not appear. This issue occurs when you deploy multiple forests, and the target domain has a one-way trust with the domain of the admin. This issue affects Enhanced Security Admin Environment (ESAE), Hardened Forests (HF), or Privileged Access Management (PAM) deployments.
• [Task Manager] It stops responding when you switch from a high contrast theme to a normal theme.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 (Beta Channel)