Microsoft finishes this week with two new preview builds, one for the Beta Channel and one for the Dev Channel. The latter gained 26120.220 (KB5044376) with a brand new Windows Studio Effects indicator, dynamic lights adjustments, and more than a few fixes for the Start menu, taskbar, and Settings.

Here is your complete changelog:

Changes and Improvements progressively being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on

[Windows Studio Effects]

• Windows Studio Effects delivers AI-based digital camera and audio improvements on gadgets supplied with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU). Today, you’ll get admission to Studio Effects in Quick Settings from the device tray of the taskbar. To additional streamline your revel in, an icon will now seem within the device tray when the usage of any utility with a Studio Effects-enabled digital camera. Simply click on in this icon to release the Studio Effects web page in Quick Settings. Additionally, soaring over the icon will show a tooltip indicating which utility is using the digital camera.

• New Studio Effects icon proven in device tray when the usage of any utility with a Studio Effects-enabled digital camera.

[Dynamic Lighting]

• When no suitable gadgets are connected, the Dynamic Lighting settings web page will now display a placeholder message and Brightness and Effects controls are disabled.
• On the Dynamic Lighting settings web page, we have now added Forward, Backward, Outward and Inward course choices to the Wave impact, and added the Forward course technique to the Gradient impact.

Fixes progressively being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on

[Start menu]

• Fixed a topic the place in case you clicked or tapped on a letter on Start menu’s All apps checklist, the All apps checklist would possibly spoil.

[Taskbar]

• Fixed a topic the place explorer.exe was once crashing for some Insiders when soaring over sure open apps within the taskbar.

[Settings]

• Fixed a topic the place there was once a clean access in Privacy & Security and clicking it could crash Settings.

[Input]

• Updated the mouse choice “Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key”, in order that the circles displayed are actually DPI-aware, and aren’t actually small on top DPI screens.
• Fixes for everybody within the Dev Channel

[Other]

• [Windows Kernel Vulnerable Driver Blocklist file (DriverSiPolicy.p7b)] Fixed: This replace provides to the checklist of drivers which are in danger for Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) assaults.
• [HTML Applications (HTA)] Fixed: HTA not obligatory elements (OC) are actually in ARM64 Windows PE.
• [Live kernel debug files (dumps)] Fixed: sys creates are living kernel debug recordsdata when it must no longer.
• [User interface (UI)] Fixed: You can’t view some portions of the UI while you run sure apps.
• [Winlogon] Fixed: A prevent error happens all over shutdown.
• [sfc /scannow command] Fixed: You get mistakes each and every time you run the command.
• [Windows Disk Cleanup app] Fixed: This replace addresses one of the crucial reasons for the unsuitable unfastened area estimates and improves its accuracy.

Here is the checklist of identified insects:

[Start menu]

• [NEW] You would possibly see there may be an surprising quantity of spacing between pieces within the Start menu apps checklist.

[Dev Drive]

• [NEW] We’re operating at the repair for an underlying factor resulting in Dev Drives doubtlessly no longer being out there inside WSL.

You can take a look at the announcement submit right here.