Microsoft has announced the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27783 to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. This update brings Shared Content to File Explorer Home, enabling users to efficiently access files that have been shared with them, including those from email and Teams chat. Users can also access a wider range of file types in their Recent, Favorites, and Shared sections on the homepage. Feedback may be submitted in the Feedback Hub located under Files Folders and Online Storage > File Explorer. The update encompasses resolutions for problems related to taskbar preview windows, input difficulties, window freezing, graphics crashes, remote desktop failures, and memory leaks in explorer.exe.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27783 (Canary Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27783 to the Canary Channel. We are also not planning to release SDKs for 27xxx series builds for the time being. 

What’s new with Build 27783

Shared Content in File Explorer Home 

File Explorer will now provide you with quick access to files that have been shared with you. If you are signed into Windows with your Microsoft account, you will be able to view files that have been shared with your account, such as email, Teams chat, etc. If you are a commercial customer who is signed-in with your Microsoft Entra ID account, you will additionally be able to view files that they have shared with others. You can access this feature by launching File Explorer Home and clicking on the ‘Shared’ tab item.

You will also be able to view a broader set of file types in their Recent, Favorites, and Shared sections on the homepage. For example, if you’ve recently opened/edited files in Designer, Loop, Power BI, Forms, etc. these files will now be available in your Recent list.

FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Files Folders and Online Storage > File Explorer.

Changes and Improvements

[General]

• This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes that improve the overall experience for Insiders running this build on their PCs.

[Magnifier]

• We’re adding a new keyboard shortcut CTRL + ALT + Minus for Magnifier users to quickly toggle between the current zoom and 1X zoom.
• In addition to the keyboard shortcut CTRL + ALT + Minus to quickly toggle between the current zoom and 1X zoom, we have also added buttons in Magnifier to reset zoom to fit to screen and reset zoom to your last/preferred magnification.

Fixes

[Taskbar & System Tray]

• Fixed an issue which was causing the taskbar preview windows to not display sometimes when hovering over open apps in the taskbar.

[Input]

• Fixed an issue for Pinyin IME users, where switching between windows (like with ALT + Tab) may unexpectedly switch the IME from Chinese to English.

[Windowing]

• Fixed an underlying issue which could lead to unexpected app window freezes for some people when using ALT + Tab between certain types of apps.

[Graphics]

• Fixed an issue causing Settings to crash when going to Settings > System > Display > Graphics for some people.

[Remote Desktop]

• Fixed an issue causing MTSC.exe for Remote Desktop to fail on the previous build with error 0x80080005.
• Fixed an issue which was causing Remote Desktop to show significant display / rendering issues when connecting to certain other computers.

[Other]

• Fixed an underlying issue which was causing an explorer.exe memory leak in recent Canary Channel builds, leading to performance issues over time.
• Fixed an issue where the  shutdown /r/ /fw command wasn’t working sometimes.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27783 (Canary Channel)