Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.1252 (KB5038603) is now available for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, bringing new features and enhancements. The feature allows users to pin programs from the Start menu to the taskbar and drag-and-drop files across them using their mouse. The lock screen now displays finance, traffic, and sports content, as well as better card design and font optimization. The Widgets button on the taskbar has been updated, and a broader selection of animated icons has been added.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.1252 (Dev Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.1252 (KB5038603) to the Dev Channel. 

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

[General]

• We are beginning to enable again  the set of new features we started to enable on 6/28 but paused on 6/30. We’re starting the enablement of these at a small percentage at first so not all Insiders in the Dev Channel with this toggle turned on will see all these features right away. And some features may show up while others might not just yet.

[Start menu]

• You can now also pin apps from the Start menu to the taskbar by dragging and dropping items directly to taskbar from the pinned section in the Start menu.

[File Explorer]

• Drag-and-drop files with your mouse functionality between breadcrumbs is now available in the File Explorer Address Bar – thanks again Insiders that shared feedback about this!

[Lock screen]

• We’re beginning to roll out Weather and more to your lock screen starting with this build in the Dev Channel. Stay informed and efficient with dynamic updates that bring finance, traffic, and sports to your Lock screen, alongside weather. The card design has been improved with acrylic blur, card size, spacing, and font optimizations. To turn on this feature, go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen. To learn more, see  Personalize your lock screen.

Finance, traffic, and sports content along with weather on the Lock screen.

[Widgets]

• [ADDED] We are also making some improvements to the Widgets button on the taskbar so that the icons on the taskbar are clearer and we are rolling out a larger set of animated icons too.

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

[File Explorer]

• Fixed an issue which could make explorer.exe crash when navigating away from Home.

[Input]

• Fixed an issue where if you went through Windows Setup (OOBE), pinyin would be unexpectedly displayed twice in the list of available input methods.

[Other]

• Fixed an underlying issue believed to be the cause of Insiders seeing error 0x80370106 when trying to launch Windows Sandbox after the latest flights.
• Fixed an issue which was causing the preferred audio volume (under Settings > System > Sound > Volume Mixer) for Microsoft Edge to not persist across restarting the app.

Fixes for everyone in the Dev Channel

[General]

• Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see a bugcheck with error KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE in recent flights.
• Fixed an issue believed to be the underlying cause of some Insiders noticing stutters in some animations recently (dropping frames), particularly with Task View.

[Input]

• Fixed an issue causing a cyclical input crash in the previous flight for a small number of Insiders, which impacted various input experiences.
• Fixed an issue where the Input Method Editor (IME) candidate list may fail to show or showed in the wrong position.
• Fixed an issue causing Insiders to see errors when attempting to use Voice Typing with certain languages such as Chinese.

[Taskbar & System Tray]

• Updated the app icon flashing in the taskbar to be a bit easier to see.

[Settings]

• Fixed an issue where Settings > System > Power & Battery unexpectedly had duplicate text when showing a warning about a slow charger.
• Fixed an issue causing Insiders to see errors when attempting to use Voice Typing with certain languages such as Chinese.

[Other]

• This update brings Country and Operator Settings Asset (COSA) profiles up to date for certain mobile operators.
• Fixed the underlying issue causing some Insiders to see a Pcasvc.dll error dialog pop-up with the message “Missing entry: PcaWallpaperAppDetect” after upgrading from Windows 11, version 22H2/23H2 to a 26xxx build.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.1252 (Dev Channel)