Microsoft has announced the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2115 and 22631.2115 to the Beta Channel. While in Build 22631.2115, the new features are rolling out. The new features are disabled by default in Build 22621.2115. Windows Insiders who were previously on Build 22624 will automatically get moved to Build 22631 via an enablement package. The package artificially increments the build number for the update with new features getting rolled out. You will be able to distinguish from devices with the update with features deactivated by default. This mechanism is being used for the Beta Channel only and is not indicative of any changes for final feature rollouts.
The Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22631.2115 has added improvements to Narrator. You will be able to interact with Traditional Chinese characters smoothly while working with Narrator and the IME candidate window in Windows. This is accomplished by creating a Traditional Chinese dictionary for detailed reading. The Narrator module consumes the dictionary to disambiguate each Traditional Chinese word. You should be aware that Narrator detailed reading is only supported for the Taiwan language pack but Hong Kong language pack is not supported.
The update affects the Handwriting Software Input Panel (SIP), the Handwriting Engine, and the Handwriting Embedded Inking Control with GB18030-2022 conformance level 2 support. It will also provide support for level 3. The update affects text edit controls in XAML. You will not be able to edit the controls again after becoming read-only, which happens when you work with the new Microsoft Input Method Editor for Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. This flight affects the Windows Kernel Vulnerable Driver Blocklist, DriverSiPolicy.p7b.
The system adds drivers that are at risk for Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver attacks. The inconsistent reporting of the L2 cache has been addressed. The flight has resolved an issue that affects certain wireless wide area network devices. The flight affects user mode printer drivers when you print from multiple print queues to the same printer driver. The update resolves an issue that affects hybrid joined devices. This problem occurs when you make use of a Windows Hello for Business PIN or biometric credentials.
This Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22631.2115 addresses an issue, which affects Windows Defender Application Control and the Disabled: Script Enforcement option. The flight resolves an issue that affects a printing job in addition to certain display and audio devices. If you have been experiencing issues with MPSSV service, then the issue has been resolved. The flight affects Windows Autopilot profiles and the process to download the Windows Autopilot policy is now more resilent. The flight fixes an issue that affects I/O over Server Message Block. The Windows Push Notification Services connection between the client and the WNS server is now more reliable.
The update resolves an issue that affects the Defender Firewall Profile, Widgets and Virtual Private Networks, Internet Protocol security, and Event Forwarding Subscriptions. The Country and Operator Settings Asset profiles are up to date with this update. The issue pertaining to the fastfat file system driver has been resolved.
Microsoft has announced the August 2023 Bug Bash from August 2. The Bug Bash will cover all the latest features in Canary, Dev, and Beta Channels respectively. Microsoft will reveal more information about the bash in the upcoming blog posts.
