Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4805 to Windows Insiders in the beta channel. The update brings improvements to Snap, such as inline messaging for unintentional app dragging and Snap Flyout when hovering over the Minimize or Maximize button.

The new Gamepad keyboard layout for the touch keyboard enables Xbox controller navigation and typing via button accelerators and vertically aligned keyboard keys. Narrator scan mode now includes additional features such as Jump to list item and Beginning and End of element, which make it easier to traverse long emails, news articles, and wiki pages. Furthermore, Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members will receive a new card for promoting a PC Game Pass subscription to a friend for free.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4805 (Beta Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4805 (KB5050105) to the Beta Channel.

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

[Snap]

• We are introducing an improvement to  Snap in Windows 11 aimed at driving contextual learning and discovery of the feature. Inline messaging will now appear when you accidentally invoke the Snap Bar when dragging an app to the top middle of your desktop or Snap Flyout when hovering over the Minimize or Maximize button of an app. This messaging is designed to provide guidance on snapping app windows and educating users on the keyboard shortcuts for quickly snapping app windows in the future. We are trying several variants of this experience out.

[Input]

• After being temporarily disabled to address some issues with  Build 22635.4400, we are beginning to roll out a new Gamepad keyboard layout for the touch keyboard in Windows 11 again. This change introduces the ability to use your Xbox controller to navigate and type. This includes button accelerators (example: X button for backspace, Y button for spacebar) additionally the keyboard keys have been vertically aligned for better controller navigation patterns.

[Narrator]

• We have added new functionalities to Narrator scan mode. Jump to list item (I’) allows you to quickly access and jump to a list item on a page or a document. Beginning and end of element (Comma (,)  and Period (.)) allow you to quickly jump to the beginning or end of large tables, lists or landmarks. This is most helpful when navigating through long emails, news articles, and wiki pages. To try these new features, you need to turn on Narrator first (Win key + Ctrl + Enter), then turn scan mode ON by pressing Caps Lock + Spacebar and finally use the new shortcuts – ‘I’, ‘,’ and ‘.’. Please note that scan mode is ‘ON’ by default on most web pages (like news articles, wiki pages, etc.).

[Settings]

• Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers coming to Settings homepage will begin to see a new card for referring a PC Game Pass subscription to their friends to try PC Game Pass for free. This new card will only appear on the Settings homepage if you’re signed into your PC with your Microsoft account and meet the required eligibility criteria.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4805 (Beta Channel)