14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently released a new set of Windows 11 preview builds to Windows insiders enrolled in the Beta channel.
And just like before, the company is using the same approach, which includes shipping two separate builds, one with new features rolling out and a second one with features disabled by default.
The following builds are available right now in the Beta channel:
- Build 22622.586 = New features rolling out.
- Build 22621.586 = New features off by default.
Given this is a beta release, there are no new features, as the focus has been on fixes and other improvements for the operating system.
For example, this new build comes with lots of fixes for the taskbar, including for a bug that caused the overflow flyout to show up on the opposite side of the screen.
Here are the most important taskbar fixes in the latest Windows 11 beta build:
- Fixed an issue where the taskbar overflow flyout might appear floating away from the taskbar if you opened it after a display scaling change.
- Fixed an issue where if you right clicked an app in the taskbar and selected Close all windows, it wasn’t bringing the app into the foreground anymore if it needed attention before closing (for example, if you hadn’t saved the contents of a Notepad window).
- Fixed an issue where explorer.exe might crash if you attempted to rearrange app icons on the taskbar while the taskbar overflow was open.
- Fixed an issue for Insiders with at least two monitors, where if the monitors had different DPI, the taskbar overflow could appear before it was needed or end up overlapped with the date and time on the secondary monitor.
All these fixes are part of the latest beta builds, and they should make their way to production builds sooner rather than later.