Microsoft has a new Windows 11 preview build for Canary Insiders, just as the program celebrates its 11th birthday (there are two new anniversary wallpapers for you to celebrate). Build 27951 is now available, bringing users some new fixes to test.
Unfortunately, the update does not contain any new features or major changes. Instead, Microsoft offers some general improvements and fixes for input, bugs with Windows Hello PIN authentication, and the Settings app crashes when accessing drive information in System > Storage. This bug also affects the drive properties dialog in File Explorer.
Here is the changelog:
- [General]
- This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes that improve the overall experience for Insiders running this build on their PCs.
Here is what was fixed:
- [Input]
- Fixed an issue impacting touch keyboard launch reliability in the latest Canary builds.
- [Windows Hello]
- Fixed an issue impacting certain devices, which was causing the Windows Hello PIN to not work after upgrading to the latest Canary builds, until you set it up again.
- [Settings]
- Fixed an issue causing Settings to crash when accessing drive information under Settings > System > Storage. This also impacted accessing the drive information from the properties when you right-clicked a drive in File Explorer.
And here is the list of known issues:
- [Start menu]
- Insiders with the new Start menu may experience it unexpectedly scrolling to the top.
- [Power and Battery]
- We’re investigating reports that sleep and shutdown aren’t working correctly for some Insiders after the latest Canary builds.
You can find the announcement blog post here.