Microsoft today provided a new Windows 11 update in the Beta channel (.436) and announced that it will launch Bug Bash for the Beta channel.
Bug Bash
This week Microsoft is hosting a special Bug Bash for the Beta Channel! If you’re on Build 22622.436, you can check out the Feedback Hub later this week for various tasks for you to try out and provide feedback. Bug Bash will be held July 20-25.
As with the last update, Win11 .436 is divided into two versions – Build 22621.436 and 22622.436, with new features enabled by default in higher version numbers, while the other version does not have updates enabled by default as a control group.
Simply put, the new features in Windows 11 build 22622.436 are mainly related to the sharing aspect. First, Nearby Sharing now supports sharing to objects such as PCs connected via UDP. This means that as long as that network is set to private, you can use Nearby Sharing to send files to PCs on the same network, rather than just using Bluetooth as before.
In addition, there is a more significant change in the new version, you can now use OneDrive as a sharing target in the Windows 11 sharing panel. When you try to share a local file, you can send it from the sharing panel to OneDrive, which makes it a little easier. Of course, it can also be backed up to the cloud at the same time.
Also, a smaller change Microsoft has been working on, and has been for a while, is that Windows Terminal is now the default Terminal app for Windows 11. So when you try to open Command Prompt or PowerShell, those tools will open directly in Windows Terminal. If you prefer to open these applications with the previous independent window, you can disable related functions from “Settings”.
In addition to more important changes, Windows 11 build 22622.436 includes some exclusive fixes and improvements, such as:
Changes and improvements in 22622.436
[Enter]
You can now report animated GIFs that you deem inappropriate from the emoji panel (WIN + .)
Fixes in 22622.436
[File Manager]
- Fixed an issue that caused tabs to be in the wrong order when rearranging tabs with CTRL+Tab in File Explorer.
- Fixed explorer.exe crash when dragging tabs.
- If “Show All Folders” is enabled, the divider in the Navigation Pane in File Explorer will no longer appear. This update should also fix an issue where dividers were unexpectedly showing up in some other folder pickers.
- Opening a compressed folder in a new tab should no longer have a blank tab name.
- Removable drives should no longer unexpectedly appear alone in a section in the Navigation Pane.
- Fixed an issue where the Add New Tab button was not clear when using Aquatic or Desert to compare themes.
- A faint line should no longer appear between the current tab and the command bar.
- Updated tooltip when hovering over a tab to suggest using CTRL+W to close the tab (instead of CTRL+F4, which didn’t work).
- If focus is on a row of tabs, CTRL+W will no longer accidentally close both tabs, but only the tab with focus.
- Fixed an issue where the row of tabs could unexpectedly expand vertically, covering the contents of the command bar.
[Start]
- Fixed a start menu crash affecting some testers on Build 22622.160.
Common fixes for builds 22621.436 and 22622.436
- Fixed an issue preventing the troubleshooter from opening.
- Fixed an issue that caused Smart App Control to block catalog signature files.
- Fixed an issue that could severely affect photos you take with the Camera app. This issue occurs when using some cameras in some low light conditions.
- Fixed an exception thrown when debugging a driver with Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 or later.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Windows Profile Service to occasionally fail. Failures may occur when logging in. The error message is “Login failed for gpsvc service. Access is denied”.
- Fixed an issue that prevented virtualized App-V Office applications from opening or caused them to stop responding.
[General Questions]
- Fixed an issue that caused a small number of Insiders in the Beta channel to experience periodic crashes in Explorer.exe and other Windows UI components, with the actual effect of the screen being flickering all the time.
It’s worth noting that if you’ve been affected by this, you’ll need to run the following commands in PowerShell to resolve it:
Add-AppxPackage-Register-Path C:\Windows\SystemApps \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml -DisableDevelopmentMode -ForceApplicationShutdown
- Fixed an issue where some testers had a black screen when resuming from sleep in the last beta.
- Fixed an issue that would cause the network connection to drop after turning on the mobile hotspot.
- Fixed an issue that caused Build 22621.290 / 22622.290 to fail to install with “Error 0x800f081f”.
known issues
[File Manager]
- The up arrow in the file explorer tab is not aligned. This will be fixed in a future update.
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