For Windows Insider users of the Beta and Release Preview channels, Microsoft today released the Windows 11 blockbuster update Build 22000.526 (KB5010414). This update includes a number of improvements to the taskbar, allowing clocks and dates to be displayed on the taskbar of other monitors when using a multi-monitor configuration.
The official changelog for the latest preview shows that Microsoft has also optimized weather display on the taskbar and introduced new Microsoft Teams features. Microsoft wrote in the changelog: "If the taskbar is aligned in a central position, we add weather content to the left side of the taskbar." When you hover over the weather, the Widgets panel appears on the left side of the screen and disappears when you stop hovering over the area."
The log also reads: "We added the ability to quickly share open application windows directly from the taskbar to Microsoft Teams calls. We fixed an issue where an incorrect tooltip appeared in an empty area of the taskbar after you hovered over other icons like battery, volume, or Wi-Fi."
Last but not least, Microsoft has now added support for muting and unmuting Microsoft Teams calls from the taskbar, a feature that is sure to be part of the upcoming OS update. The log reads: "We added the ability to instantly mute and unmute Microsoft Teams calls from the taskbar. During a call, an active microphone icon appears on the taskbar so you can easily mute the audio without having to return to the Call Window for Microsoft Teams."
The full update log for Windows 11 Build 22000.526 (KB5010414) is as follows:
● Fixed an issue where Windows Server 2016 as a terminal server, running with some cloud computing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) operations failed. Therefore, the server randomly stops responding after running for a period of time. This also solves a regression problem where active checking ensures that CSharedLock in rpcss .exe is set up correctly to avoid deadlocks.
● Fixed an issue that could cause non-administrator users to display blank time zone lists in settings.
● Fixed an issue affecting the Windows Search service that occurred when using approximate operator queries.
● Fixed an issue where startup impact values could not be displayed in Task Manager.
● Fixed an issue where ShellWindows could not return an Internet Explorer object when the iexplore .exe was running in Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer mode.
Provides the ability to share cookies between Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer mode and Microsoft Edge.
● Fixed an issue that affected dialog boxes in Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer mode.
● Fixed an issue that caused Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer mode to stop working when the F1 key was pressed.
● Fixed an issue that caused Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) objects to be cleaned improperly. This prevents the session from tearing down and causes the session to stop responding.
● Fixed printing that prevented some low integrity process applications from working correctly.
● Introduced support for Windows Hello for Business Cloud Trust. This is a new deployment model for hybrid deployments of Windows Hello for Business. It uses the same technology and deployment steps to support internal single sign-on (SSO) with Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) security keys. Cloud trust eliminates the public key infrastructure (PKI) requirements for deploying Windows, simplifying the deployment experience for Windows Hello for Business.
Fixed an issue where you could not unload and reload drivers when the driver was protected by Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity (HVCI).
● Fixed an issue that affected the Enable Policy for Silent BitLocker, where a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) protector could be inadvertently added.
● Fixed a reliability issue that affected the use of remote desktop applications to mount a customer's local drive to a terminal server session.
● Fixed an issue where right-to-left (RTL) language text appeared as left-aligned on the File Explorer command menu and context menu.
● Fixed a bug that prevented you from using the Windows Management Instrument (WMI) bridge to reach the LanguagePackManagement Configuration Service Provider (CSP).
● Open the Microsoft Office file in the Recommended Section of the Start Menu in your browser. This can happen if the device doesn't have the appropriate Microsoft Office license and the files are stored in Microsoft OneDrive or Microsoft SharePoint. If you have a license, the file will open instead of the desktop application.
● Fixed an issue that caused the keyboard of a remote desktop session and the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client to mismatch when logging on.
● When you connect other displays to your device, we add clocks and dates to the taskbars of other displays.
● If the taskbar is arranged in a central position, we add the weather content to the left side of the taskbar. When you hover over the weather, the Widgets panel appears on the left side of the screen, and disappears when you stop hovering over the area.
● Added the ability to quickly share open app windows directly from the taskbar to Microsoft Teams calls.
● Fixed an issue where an incorrect tooltip appeared in an empty area of the taskbar after you hovered over other icons such as battery, volume, or Wi-Fi.
Fixed an issue that occurred when you tried to write a service principal name (SPN) alias (such as www/FOO) and HOST/FOO already existed on another object. If RIGHT_DS_WRITE_PROPERTY on the SPN property of the collision object, you will receive an "Access Denied" error.
● Fixed an issue where offline files on a network drive would be disconnected after you restarted the operating system and logged in. This problem occurs if the Distributed File System (DFS) path is mapped to a network drive.
● Fixed an issue where when you mounted a network drive, the authentication dialog was displayed twice.
● We've added support for hot adding and removing non-volatile memory (NVMe) namespaces.
● Added the ability to instantly mute and unmute Microsoft Teams calls from your taskbar. During a call, an active microphone icon will appear on the taskbar so you can easily mute the audio without having to return to the Microsoft Teams call window.