Windows 11 build 26300.7674 lands with fixes for Start menu, File Explorer, and more

A new Windows 11 build is now rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. As promised before, today's build has a different number from the latest Beta Channel. Therefore, if you do not want to risk using less stable builds, pause Windows Update, switch to the Beta Channel, and then resume updates.

This week's Dev build 26300.7674 does not contain new features, but there are various fixes for File Explorer, Start menu, Search, Settings, and more. Here is what is rolling out gradually:

• [File Explorer]
  • Fixed an issue where the “Extract All” option would not appear in the command bar while browsing non-ZIP archive folders.
• [Start menu]
  • Fixed an issue for some Insiders where clicking the “hide this pane” button in the mobile device side panel might not lead to the setting to hide it.
• [Search]
  • Fixed an issue where the Search process was showing an icon with an X instead of a magnifying glass.
• [Settings]
  • We’ve made some underlying changes to help address cases where the Settings Home page might be very slow to load.
• [Display & Graphics]
  • Fixed an issue causing secondary monitors to not display correctly and show black screens after the latest updates for a small number of Insiders.
• [Other]
  • Fixed an underlying issue in the previous flight that could cause unexpected sign-in failures when using Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365.
  • Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to see a bug check with error SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION after the last few flights.

And here is the list of known bugs:

• [Start menu]
  • [NEW] We’re working on the fix for an issue where, when using the Start menu in Categories view, clicking the entry to show more apps in the category might not work.
• [File Explorer]
  • [NEW] We’re working on the fix for an underlying issue causing all open File Explorer windows and tabs to unexpectedly jump to Desktop or Home sometimes.
• [Xbox full-screen experience for PC]
  • Some apps may behave unexpectedly when using FSE, particularly those that expect to be locked to a given size or launch additional windows.
• [Taskbar & System Tray]
  • We’re working on the fix for an issue where, for some Insiders, apps aren’t showing in the system tray when they should be.
• [Click to Do]
  • We’re working on the fix for an issue where the Microsoft 365 Copilot prompt box on selected images does not function if the Microsoft 365 Copilot app is not running.

You can find the announcement blog post here.

Update: The same changelog is in build 26220.7670, which is rolling out in the Beta Channel.

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Posted Wednesday 28 January 2026 at 1:50 pm AEST (my time).

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