Microsoft has now released Windows 11 Build 25136 for insiders that brings significant new features for version 23H2. The Build 25136 brings Tabbed File explorer with updated left pan navigation and Dynamic Widgets content on the taskbar in terms of new features.
The Tabbed File explorer has long been in Microsoft’s scheme of things for Windows 11. The feature had leaked earlier and inclusion of this feature in the insider Build 25136 may signal at its availability in annual Windows 11 version 23H2 update.
The Windows 11 Build 25136 also brings many improvements and fixes along with itself. You can read the full changelog provided by Microsoft below.
File Explorer Tabs & Navigation Updates
To help you work across multiple locations at the same time, the title bar of File Explorer now has tabs. We’d love your feedback on which tabs features you’d like to see next.
File Explorer with tabs and navigation updates.
File Explorer is also introducing a refreshed layout of the left navigation pane which makes it easy for you to navigate to folders that matter to you. The updated organization provides easy access to your pinned and frequently used folders (Quick access) and your OneDrive cloud profiles added to Windows. OneDrive cloud profiles reflect the user’s name associated with the account. Known Windows folders which are available by default in the navigation pane are no longer displayed under This PC to keep that view focused for your PC’s drives. When you navigate to folders syncing to OneDrive such as Documents, Pictures, etc., the address bar displays the correct path to help bring clarity when your folders are on the cloud vs when they are local to you.
[We are beginning to roll this feature out, so it isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Files, Folders, and Online Storage > File Explorer.
Dynamic Widgets content on the taskbar
We’re trying out some changes to bring more dynamic Widgets content to your taskbar. In addition to seeing live content from the weather widget, you’ll also start to see live updates from the sports and finance widgets, along with breaking news alerts.
Finance content from Widgets shown on the taskbar.
This should make it easier for you to know when something important happens related to these widgets and keep you informed of breaking news.
The content is meant to be quick and glanceable with the ability to see more inside the widgets board if you click on it. However, if you don’t interact with the content update the taskbar will return to showing you the weather.
[We are beginning to roll this feature out, so it isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel just yet as we plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.]
FEEDBACK: Please file feedback in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Desktop Environment > Widgets.
Changes and Improvements
[Input]
We are beginning to roll out the ability for Insiders to report animated gifs they feel are inappropriate from the emoji panel (WIN + .)
Fixes
[General]
Addressed an issue which was leading to some PCs being erroneously detected as tablets. When this happened, compact mode and the option to hide checkboxes in File Explorer wouldn’t take effect.
Fixed an issue causing some Insiders to experience a SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION bugcheck in recent Dev Channel builds.
[Taskbar]
Fixed an issue that was sometimes causing taskbar apps to overflow with the system tray icons.
When you hover on an app in the system tray, its notification will no longer flash.
[Start]
Fixed an issue that could cause Start to only show one column of recommended items.
If you’re pinning a large number of apps to Start, it should now refresh to show them more reliably.
[Settings]
Fixed an issue from the previous flight where Disks & Volumes section of System > Storage wasn’t displaying any disks or volumes.
[Windowing]
We made a fix to help with a rare issue which was causing title bars to sometimes go transparent or missing sometimes in certain apps.
[Windows Update]Â Â Â Â
Fixed an issue where Windows Update might unexpectedly show error 0x00000000 when there wasn’t anything wrong.
Fixed an issue which was leading to some devices bugchecking with HYPERVISOR_ERROR when trying to upgrade to a new build.
[Task Manager]
Fixed an issue which was causing Task Manager to crash on launch sometimes after switching between light and dark mode or changing accent color.
[Other]
Fixed an issue which could lead to increased latency or stutter in games when v-sync was used.
Fixed an issue which could cause some PCs to freeze after running the wsl –shutdown command.
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
