Microsoft improving Windows 11 Settings, Sleep and more with new build 29550

The new build under the Canary channel is improving Sleep and other power-related settings, plus a lot more.

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build for Insiders flighting the Canary channel. The new build, 29550.1000, has landed with some new features and improvements which the company is currently working on. Global power settings are being upgraded such that Hibernate, Power, Sleep, and all such options can function better, instead of being a hit or miss on occasions.

Performance of the Settings page is also getting enhanced as the company notes better performance and faster loading. There are several other changes. The full changelog is given below:

Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out with toggle on*

• This update includes platform changes in moving to a new active development build.

[Emoji]

• The Emoji 16.0 release introduces a small thoughtfully curated set of new emojis, one from each major category. Each emoji carries timeless symbolism and practical versatility. These new emojis now appear in the emoji panel.

[Camera Settings]

• You can control pan and tilt for supported cameras in the Settings app. The controls appear under Settings> Bluetooth & devices > Cameras, in the “Basic settings” section for your selected camera.

[Power]

• Changes to global power settings (for example, Display, Sleep, Hibernate timeouts, Power/Sleep button, and lid close actions) from Settings are now applied to all power plans. This should help improve persistence of chosen settings.

[File Explorer]

• You can now use voice typing (Windows key plus H) when renaming files in File Explorer.

[Settings]

• Improved performance of loading Settings Home.
• Improved Settings reliability when navigating to Privacy & Security.
• Improved reliability of updating necessary components when prompted under System > Advanced > File Explorer.
• Improved reliability of configuring custom tools in Bluetooth & Devices > Wheel.

[Nearby Sharing]

• Improved the reliability of sending larger files using nearby sharing.

[Other]

• Improved reliability of running sfc/scannow.

You can view the official blog post here on Microsoft's website.

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Posted Saturday 14 March 2026 at 11:05 am AEST (my time).

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