Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4445 (KB5046745) is now available for Windows Insiders in the beta channel. The build features enhancements to File Explorer, the Taskbar, icons in the Details Pane, and the Snipping Tool for screenshots. The update introduces a New Folder option in the context menu, addresses reliability issues with explorer.exe, and resolves a black flash occurrence in File Explorer. The update also resolves issues related to the context menu launch and File Explorer navigation, as well as a recurring search issue.
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4445 (Beta Channel)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4445 (KB5046745) to the Beta Channel.
Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*
[File Explorer]
- We’ve added a New Folder option in the context menu when right-clicking locations in the navigation pane.
Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*
[Taskbar]
- Fixed a few issues impacting explorer.exe reliability in the latest flights related to the taskbar, including an issue impacting some Insiders which could cause explorer.exe to crash sometimes when right clicking apps in the taskbar.
- Fixed an issue on secondary monitors for left aligned taskbar users, where the widgets text in the taskbar might overlap the date and time.
[File Explorer]
- We fixed an issue where the date/time properties of files were unexpectedly updated in some cases after copying them.
- We fixed an issue where the Details Pane icons weren’t responding correctly to theme changes, making it hard to see if you switched from dark to light or vice versa.
- We fixed a black flash in File Explorer that appeared when duplicating a tab.
- We made a change to help improve performance of context menu launch and File Explorer navigation.
- We fixed an issue where when you did a search it may unexpectedly trigger the search happening repeatedly.
[Other]
- Fixed an underlying issue which could result in Snipping Tool screenshots being distorted on certain displays.
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4445 (Beta Channel)
