Microsoft has rolled out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26257 to Windows Insiders on the Canary Channel. The update offers various enhancements, such as the ability to duplicate a tab in File Explorer by right-clicking on it, the option to disable enhanced mouse pointer precision, and additional settings for altering mouse scrolling orientation.

It also supports reading UTF-8 encoded Wi-Fi SSIDs, ensuring accurate presentation in netsh output. Developers can now use the taskbar's "End Task" option without displaying a Not Responding message. System Info (msinfo32) now uses the user's text size preference. The update also addresses bugs in File Explorer and Settings.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26257 (Canary Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26257 to the Canary Channel.

Changes and Improvements

[File Explorer]

• We’re rolling out the ability to duplicate a tab by right-clicking on a tab in File Explorer.

Option to duplicate tab when right-clicking on a tab in File Explorer highlighted in a red square.

[Input]

• [ADDED] We have updated Settings > Bluetooth & Device > Mouse to now include the option to turn off enhanced mouse pointer precision for those that would prefer to not use it and have added a new option for changing mouse scrolling direction.

New options for enhanced mouse pointer precision changing mouse scrolling direction highlighted in red boxes.

[Networking]

• If you use the netsh wlan show networks command, you should be able to read SSIDs that are UTF-8 encoded. This means that Wi-Fi SSIDs with Unicode characters (like emojis) should be properly displayed in netsh output. This change is beginning to roll out so not all Insiders in the Canary Channel will see it right away.

[For Developers]

• Updated the logic for the “End Task” option in the taskbar so that it no longer shows a Not Responding dialog to give confirmation before ending the task.

[Other]

• Updated System Info (msinfo32) to now follow your text size preference under Settings > Accessibility > Text Size.

Fixes

[General]

• Fixed an underlying issue causing some Insiders to see bugchecks in recent builds citing KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE.

[File Explorer]

• Did some work to help address an issue where the address bar dropdown might appear unexpectedly while you were using File Explorer.

[Settings]

• Fixed an underlying issue leading to some of the pop-up windows in Settings unexpectedly appearing left aligned, for example, the window for selecting a custom color for Dynamic Lighting.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26257 (Canary Channel)