Windows 11 gets fixes for apps failing to launch, Voice Acess updates, more in build 27868

Windows Insiders with PCs enrolled in the Canary Channel of the Insider program can download build 27868. Today's update is not very big, but it still has some notable improvements and fixes, such as a reworked Voice Access in-product experience. Microsoft will use the latter to announce new features and enhancements, helping users to discover and learn about the latest changes for these important accessibility features.

Microsoft also fixed a bug that caused pen input to stop responding on some PCs and another one that caused some apps like Spotify to fail at launch or when installing from the Microsoft Store (error 0xc80070032). Also, developers resolved system crashes with the SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED message and Group Policy Editor not rendering correctly on systems with certain languages like Chinese. That is pretty much everything that build 27868 has to offer.

Before you update, mind the following known bugs:

• [General]
  • [IMPORTANT NOTE FOR COPILOT+ PCs] If you are joining the Canary Channel on a new Copilot+ PC from the Dev Channel, Release Preview Channel or retail, you will lose Windows Hello pin and biometrics to sign into your PC with error 0xd0000225 and error message “Something went wrong, and your PIN isn’t available”. You should be able to re-create your PIN by clicking “Set up my PIN”.
  • You may see an Administrative Templates error message when opening Group Policy Editor. If you click OK you should be able to proceed as normal.
  • We’re investigating an issue where the taskbar is unexpectedly not showing acrylic material after upgrading to this build.
  • We’re working on the fix for an issue where audio devices with high sampling (like 192Hz) and multiple channels aren’t producing sound after upgrading to this build. Thanks Insiders that provided detailed information in your feedback!
  • [NEW] When Virtualization Based Security is enabled, applications dependent on virtualization, such as VMware Workstation, lose the ability to run unless the “Windows Hypervisor Platform” Windows optional component is installed on the system. Previously, installing the optional component was not required.
• [Task Manager]
  • Search and other options, such as filtering in Task Manager, do not work.

You can find the announcement post on the official Windows Blogs website.

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