Microsoft today for Windows 11 Canary preview version users pushed the Build 25982 version update, bringing Copilot preview version, as well as a number of Bug fixes. The update content is as follows:
New Features:
Copilot Preview in Windows
Microsoft has begun rolling out the Copilot Preview in Windows to members of the Windows Preview Experience in the Canary channel. Rolling out to Insiders in select markets below in the Canary channel, this feature will be incremental, so some Preview members won’t see it right away.
The Copilot Preview is initially available in North America, the United Kingdom, and parts of Asia and South America.
Users can use Copilot to get help with summarizing web pages, composing emails, changing settings to a darker mode, or generating images for unique ideas in the user’s mind, among other things.
SMB Client Encryption
Starting with this release (Build 25982), SMB now supports requiring encryption for all outbound SMB client connections. With this new option, administrators can force all target servers to use SMB 3 and encryption, without which clients will not be able to connect. This enhances the highest level of network security and brings administrative parity to SMB signing, thus satisfying both client and server requirements.
Improved Content:
Network
Discovery of Network-designated Resolvers (DNR) is an upcoming Internet standard for discovering encrypted DNS servers.
Until today, Windows Insiders users had to find the IP address of the desired encrypted DNS server and manually enter that address in order to configure client-side encrypted DNS on their computers.
DNR will enable Windows Insider users to use encrypted DNS protocols such as DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT) on the client side without having to manually configure them.
Client-side support for DNR is now available in Windows Insiders Insider Preview Build 25982 and later.
Dev Drive
The Windows Replication Engine now provides support for ReFS file system block cloning. This feature adds native support for replication operations and APIs on Windows, improving the performance of ReFS volumes, including Dev Drive volumes used in build scenarios or any other replication-intensive scenario, where the larger the files replicated, the greater the space savings.
Remote Desktop
Updated Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc.exe) to now support 350%, 400%, 450%, and 500% scaling options.
Settings
The display accent color on the Start Menu and Taskbar toggle appears gray by design if the user is in light mode, and Microsoft now displays an informational bulleted list to make it clearer to the user that the setting is only available in Windows dark mode.
What’s Fixed:
Fixes an issue that caused Canary Preview insiders to crash voice access when dictating text.
Fixes some issues that could cause hangs when launching File Explorer.
Fixes an issue that caused the print queue to be inaccessible and display an error when trying to open it.Known issue:
Some popular games may not run properly on the Canary Preview.
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