- Windows 11 build 23545 is now rolling out in the Dev Channel.
- This update pushes new fixes and various improvements.
Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 build 23545 for computers in the Dev Channel of the Windows Insider Program. In this release, the software giant is rolling out fixes and improvements for existing features.
Build 23545 for Windows 11, according to the official changes, brings changes to the Windows Search and Share experience, and you will find a bunch of fixes for File Explorer, Taskbar, Input, settings, and more. This flight doesn’t contain any new features.
As part of the Windows Search changes, the development team is changing the hover experience to open the search box in the Taskbar with some different behaviors for when you click on the search highlight gleam. In some cases, clicking on the gleam will take you to a “Bing.com” page for the search highlight. A tooltip will always be shown for the search highlight gleam when hovering over the search box.
On the Windows Share feature, the sharing interface adds the ability to quickly give your device a more friendly name to identify sharing to and from with nearby share under the “Nearby sharing” settings page. In addition, Microsoft is rolling out the ability to find your Microsoft Teams (work or school) contacts and to send files to them directly within the built-in share interface when you are signed in with an Entra ID (AAD) account.
Windows 11 build 23545 new fixes
These are the fixes and improvements for the latest build of Windows 11 in the Dev Channel.
File Explorer
- Fixed an issue which could cause explorer.exe to crash when closing File Explorer.
- Fixed an issue where when switching between dark and light mode (or a contrast theme) File Explorer’s address bar, command bar, and context menu could get stuck in the wrong colors, making it difficult to see.
- Fixed an issue where if you launched File Explorer in dark theme you could see a bright white flash as content loaded.
- Fixed an issue where rapidly opening two File Explorer windows might make explorer.exe crash.
- Made a few more fixes to help improve File Explorer launch performance, including fixing a leak which would impact performance over time.
- Fixed an issue which could make explorer.exe crash when navigating away from Home.
- Fixed an issue where trying to open Gallery after new images had been added might result in a crash.
- Fixed an issue where the progress wheel in the tab would get stuck showing that File Explorer was loading a folder when the loading had actually already finished.
- Fixed an issue where File Explorer sorting changes wouldn’t persist in folders after you navigated away and back.
- Fixed an issue which could cause the icons in File Explorer tabs to be incorrect.
- Fixed an issue which was causing icons on the desktop to turn into white generic icons until you refreshed the desktop.
Taskbar
- Fixed a high hitting explorer.exe crash in the latest builds impacting taskbar reliability.
- Fixed an issue that was causing search to not launch sometimes in the latest Dev Channel builds.
Input
- Fixed the issue causing Unicode Emoji 15support which began rolling out with Build 23475 and the updated color font format with COLRv1 support that began rolling out with Build 23506 to no longer appear.
- Address an issue that could cause the Japanese and Chinese IME candidate windows to not appear after using connected standby, due to a crash.
- Fixed a high hitting tabtip.exe crash that may have impacted the ability to type in the last couple flights.
Settings
- Fixed an issue where Settings wasn’t launching in safe mode for some Insiders.
Other changes
- Fixed an issue where trying to take window mode screenshots was taking screenshots of the entire screen instead of the app in focus for some Insiders.
Install build 23545
If you want to download and install the Windows 11 build 23545, enroll your device in the Dev Channel using the “Windows Insider Program” settings from the “Windows Update” section.
Once you enroll the computer in the program, you can download build 23545 from the “Windows Update” settings by clicking the “Check for Updates” button. However, you will need a device that meets the minimum system requirements to receive the update if you are new to the Windows Insider Program.
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