The new Windows 11 preview includes a new widget as well as acrylic context menus

 

The new Windows 11 preview includes a new widget as well as acrylic context menus.



Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22000.71 to the Dev channel today. It appears that the company will not be seeding many new features through the Windows Insider Program. With the exception of some previously announced features, such as Teams integration and Android app support, it appears that what we have is what we will get.


There are a few minor changes in Windows 11 preview build 2000.71. There is a new entertainment widget available in the new Widgets section. You can choose a movie from the list and it will take you to the Microsoft Store. Of course, unless you have an Xbox, no streaming boxes support Microsoft's platform, so forget about buying on your PC and watching on your TV.



Context menus are changing, as they will now be made of acrylic. Also, previews in the taskbar are finally getting the Windows 11 look, with rounded corners.

That concludes the new features in this build. Again, it appears that Microsoft is returning to its standard practice of releasing Windows Insider Previews with little to no content. Still, It is the path that will lead to the release of a new operating system.

As usual, there are a whole bunch of fixes:

Taskbar:

We fixed an issue where dragging app icons on the Taskbar to rearrange them caused the apps to launch or minimize when you let go of the icon.

To open the jump list, use a long press with touch on an app icon in the Taskbar.

After right-clicking the Start icon in the Taskbar, clicking somewhere else should now more reliably dismiss the menu.

Shift + Right-clicking on an app icon in the Taskbar now brings up the window menu rather than the jump list, as it used to.

We fixed a bug that caused your mouse to move slowly when hovering over Taskbar previews.

We've included a fix for a problem that occurred when using multiple Desktops and caused an app icon in the taskbar to appear to have multiple windows open when they didn't case on that desktop.

You should no longer see an unexpected X next to the IME icon in the taskbar when using the Amharic IME.

The problem with clicking on the input indicator on the Taskbar and it unexpectedly highlighting Quick Settings has been resolved.

When you hover over Task View, the preview flyout for your Desktops no longer appears after you dismiss it with Esc.

We resolved a problem in which the selected date in the calendar flyout was out of sync with the date in the Taskbar.

We made a change to address a situation in which some Insiders did not see the lunar calendar text in the calendar flyout when it was enabled in Settings.

This flight addressed an issue that could cause the Taskbar background to become transparent unexpectedly.

A context menu should now appear when you right-click the focus assist icon in the taskbar.

The previous flight's issue with icons in the taskbar corner getting crushed against the top of the Taskbar has been resolved.

The tooltip for the location in use icon in the Taskbar should no longer occasionally be blank.

Settings:

We fixed an issue that caused Settings to crash on launch on a regular basis.

Using the volume mixer sliders in Sound Settings, as well as the overall responsiveness of the page, should be more responsive now.

We resolved an issue that caused the change size option in Disk and Volumes Settings to be clipped.

Under Backup Settings, there was a broken verify link that has now been fixed.

When launched from Quick Settings, the Power and Battery Settings page should no longer crash.

A grammatical error in the Sign-in Settings text has been corrected.

When a PIN was set up, the “I forgot my PIN” link was unexpectedly missing in Sign-in Settings, but it has now been restored.

The issue with the Move option under Apps & Features in Settings not working consistently should be fixed in this build.

 

If you're on the Dev channel, Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22000.71 is available via Windows Update. To enroll your Windows 10 PC in the Windows Insider Program, go to Settings -> Update & security -> Windows Insider Program. Of course, you'll need a PC that meets the new system requirements. If you've been waiting for Windows 11 to enter the Beta channel, it should do so this month.

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