Windows 11 Dev preview build 26200.5622 brings Copilot writing tools, new widget dashboards & more

Microsoft just rolled out preview build 26200.5622 under KB5058512 to the Dev Channel for Windows 11. Well, there’s a lot coming with this update—especially if you’re running a Copilot+ PC.

Copilot gets better at writing, and recovery gets smarter

One standout feature the Preview Build 26200.5622 has brough is the new “Draft with Copilot in Word” action. If you highlight any text on your screen and hit Win + Click, you’ll now see an option to instantly generate a Word draft using Microsoft 365 Copilot.

It’s a quick way to turn raw thoughts or messages into something polished, without starting from scratch. A Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription is required, though.

Another big update coming with the Preview Build 26200.5622 is Quick Machine Recovery. If your PC ever gets stuck in a boot loop, this tool—now part of the Recovery settings—can apply fixes automatically using WinRE. It’s designed for reliability, and you can even test it now with a preview remediation package.

Other changes include:

Multiple dashboards in Widgets: You can now swipe through different boards like “My Feed” and custom widget setups using a sidebar.

Open With updates: Windows will now suggest apps from the Microsoft Store directly in the file picker.

Click to Do expands: The feature now understands German, Italian, and Portuguese, and rewrite tools are coming back for French and Spanish users.

Phone Link is also getting smarter:

• Android screen mirroring can launch from the Start menu
• iCloud photo syncing is easier
• Notifications from your phone now show up neatly in Start

If you’re switching devices soon, a new PC-to-PC migration experience is starting to roll out. You’ll see hints of it in the Windows Backup app. There are also small visual tweaks to Settings and a new Device Card that gives a snapshot of your PC’s specs and links to product suggestions—though that’s U.S.-only for now.

Microsoft has also rolled out bunch of fixes, here’s everything the company noted in the support blog post:

Fixes gradually being rolled out to the Dev Channel with toggle on*

[Improved Windows Search]

The following fixes are rolling out for improved Windows Search on Copilot+ PCs:

• Fixed an underlying crash causing semantic indexing to not work for some Insiders in the last couple flights.

[Start menu]

• There have been some underlying improvements which should help address the issue where clicking your profile picture wasn’t opening the Account Manager for some Insiders after the latest flights. If you’re continuing to experience issues, please file feedback.
• Fixed an issue causing Start menu to crash on launch for some Insiders in the latest flights.

[File Explorer]

• Fixed an issue where if you opened the “…” menu in the File Explorer address bar to show the full list of folders for the current path, the dropdown might be cut off and the bottom of it inaccessible.
• Fixed an issue which was causing File Explorer to crash doing various actions in the latest flights, including when deleting files for some Insiders.
• Fixed an issue where the recommended section in File Explorer wasn’t expanding when using the right arrow key.
• Fixed an issue which could lead to duplicate access keys in the File Explorer context menu.

The following are fixes for AI actions in File Explorer:

• Fixed the issue where the action result canvas displayed text from left to right for AI actions for Microsoft 365 files w

[Task Manager]

• Fixed an issue where after adding the new CPU Utility column, you might notice that System Idle Process always showed as 0.
• Fixed an issue where the CPU graphs in the Performance page were still using the old CPU utility calculations.

[Narrator]

• Fixed an issue where the Describe image feature of narrator wasn’t working.

[Voice Access]

• Fixed an issue where support for more descriptive and flexible language on Copilot+ PCs wasn’t working as expected.

[Settings]

• Fixed an underlying issue related to Bluetooth which could cause Settings or Quick Settings to crash on launch for some people.
• Fixed an issue with Quick Settings where if you clicked the top third of the buttons in the top row, it wouldn’t work.

[Other]

• Fixed an issue with msftedit.dll which was causing apps like Sticky Notes and Dxdiag to crash in certain cases for people using Hebrew or Arabic display languages.

Fixes for everyone in the Dev Channel

[General]

• We have mitigated the issue where if Virtualization Based Security is enabled, applications dependent on virtualization, such as VMware Workstation, would lose the ability to run unless the “Windows Hypervisor Platform” Windows optional component is installed on the system.

Known issues

[General]

• After you do a PC reset under Settings > System > Recovery, your build version may incorrectly show as Build 26100 instead of Build 26200. This will not prevent you from getting future Dev Channel updates, which will resolve this issue.
• The option to reset your PC under Settings > System > Recovery will not work on this build.

[Xbox Controllers]

• Some Insiders are experiencing an issue where using their Xbox Controller via Bluetooth is causing their PC to bugcheck. Here is how to resolve the issue. Open Device Manager by searching for it via the search box on your taskbar. Once Device Manager is open, click on “View” and then “Devices by Driver”. Find the driver named “oemXXX.inf (XboxGameControllerDriver.inf)” where the “XXX” will be a specific number on your PC. Right-click on that driver and click “Uninstall”.

[Click to Do (Preview)]

The following known issues will be fixed in future updates to Windows Insiders:

• Windows Insiders on AMD or Intel™-powered Copilot+ PCs may experience long wait times on the first attempt to perform intelligent text actions in Click to Do after a new build or model update.

[Improved Windows Search]

• [REMINDER] For improved Windows Search on Copilot+ PCs, it is recommended that you plug in your Copilot+ PC for the initial search indexing to get completed. You can check your search indexing status under Settings > Privacy & security > Searching Windows.

[Taskbar & System Tray]

• [NEW] In some cases, taskbar icons may appear small even though the setting to show smaller taskbar buttons is configured as “never”.

[File Explorer]

The following are known issues for AI actions in File Explorer:

• Narrator scan mode may not work properly in the action result canvas window for the Summarize AI action for Microsoft 365 files when reading bulleted lists. As a workaround, you can use Caps + Right key to navigate.

[Widgets]

• Until we complete support for pinning in the new widgets board experience, pinning reverts you back to the previous experience.

[Graphics]

• [NEW] When connecting your PC to some older Dolby Vision displays, in some cases you might see severe discoloration. You can navigate to Settings > System > Display > HDR turn off “Use Dolby Vision mode” as a workaround to resolve the issue or disconnect the display.