Dev Build 23550 comes with a huge undocumented improvement
The undocumented improvement decreases time when opening the snap assist flyout.
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Key notes
- This undocumented improvement could mean that Microsoft will focus more on decreasing the lag of using Windows 11.
- It was spotted a while ago, but insiders needed to use a special command to enable it.
- However, now it's live and running on the Dev channel.
Microsoft released Build 23550 to the Dev Channel earlier this week, and while the build doesn’t bring anything new to the table, it does come with a lot of fixes and improvements. And one of them is not documented at all, even if it’s huge.
Spotted by Windows enthusiast @PhantomOfEarth, a week ago, the improvement was confirmed to be present in Build 23550. This improvement focuses on a reduced hover time when opening the snap assist flyout.
An Insider build experiment from February-April is here again in Dev build 23550 – slightly decreasing the hover time needed to invoke the snap assist flyout when hovering over the maximize/restore button.
@PhantomOfEarth
According to the spotter, the improvement is live on the Dev channel with the latest build installed on Windows 11. And it appears to be documented, as of today, September 29.
The decreased time when opening the snap assist flyout is definitely a huge improvement, as it means that Microsoft is taking time and resources to make the whole Windows 11 much faster. Users have been complaining about File Explorer being very slow, and overall, this is one of the reasons why Windows 11 is not yet popular amongst Windows users.
Dev Build 25530: all the documented changes and improvements
As we mentioned, this improvement is not yet documented. You can check the complete list of changes and improvements that came with the build below.
Fixes
[Copilot]
- Fixed an issue that was causing explorer.exe to crash when trying to open Copilot from the taskbar.
[Narrator]
- Fixed an issue that was preventing you from previewing Narrator natural voices in Settings.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Narrator from reading the time stamp on Start’s recommended items correctly.
[Task Manager]
- Fixed an issue which was causing a Task Manager crash when changing Always on Top mode.
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.
Known issues
[Start menu]
- Some apps under All apps on the Start menu, such as PWA apps installed via Microsoft Edge, may incorrectly be labeled as a system component.
[Windows Copilot]
- [NEW] The new Copilot icon is not shown currently in Dev Channel builds. It will be updated in an upcoming flight – stay tuned!
- We heard feedback from Insiders in the Dev Channel that the Windows Copilot Preview is not available in some regions. We found an issue and plan to re-enable it for these Insiders with a fix in a future flight.
- You can use Alt + Tab to switch out of Windows Copilot, but not back into it. Windows + C will move focus back to Windows Copilot
- When first launching or after refreshing Copilot while using voice access you’ll need to use “Show grid” commands to click in the “Ask me anything” box for the first time.
Have you installed the Dev Build 25530? It seems that this release also comes with a new Windows update policy that will enable IT admins to let Windows 11 automatically download and install optional features. What are your thoughts on this?
