Windows 11, version 23H2

The Windows 11 2023 Update^[1] (also known as version 23H2^[2][3] and codenamed "Sun Valley 3") is the second major update to Windows 11. It was shipped as an enablement package for the "Windows 11 2022 Update", and carries the build number 10.0.22631.

Windows 11, version 23H2
Predecessor Windows 11, version 22H2 Successor Windows 11, version 24H2

Overview

Starting with Windows 11, version 22H2, new features were released continuously to users of Windows 11. ^[4] Following this release model, many features in Windows 11 2023 Update may thus already have been released to existing Windows 11 users at the time of receiving this update.

Major features of Windows 11 2023 Update and system applications included: ^[5]

• Windows Cortana was replaced with Windows Copilot, later rebranded as Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant based on the same technology stack as Bing Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Windows Backup was re-introduced with a new look and feature set for Windows 11.
• Passkey support on the OS level was implemented via the biometric Windows Hello system.
• The Start Menu, All Apps section now shows a new "System" label for system apps, which are managed via the Settings app, System category, System Components section.
• Wake on Approach, Lock on Leave, and Adaptive Dimming features introduced to reduce energy use.
• Paint received layer support and AI-based tools for digital creation.
• Snipping Tool received AI-based tools to extract text from screenshots.
• Photos received AI-based tools for subject detection to automatically add background blur to photos.
• Clipchamp received an AI-based Auto Compose tool.
• Chat was changed to Microsoft Teams, which is automatically pinned to the taskbar.
• Voice Access was improved to reach more places, such as login. It now also supports more complex words.
• Narrator was improved to support more languages.

Final minor version of Windows to unofficially support processors that don't meet the x86-x64-v2 (i.e., having POPCNT and SSE4.2) or ARMv8.1 specifications.^[6][7][8][9]

Development history

The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to the Beta Channel on May 25, 2023. The update began rolling out on October 31, 2023.^[10] New features and changes from "Moment 4" were enabled by default in this update.^[11] The version string was changed from "22H2" to "23H2" in build 25375.

Subsequent updates

The first component update to Windows 11, version 23H2, codenamed "Moment 5", was released on February 29, 2024, with build 22631.3235 and several further changes:^[12][13]

• Improvements to Copilot in Windows
• Improvements to voice access
  • New voice access in French, German, and Spanish
  • Added multi-display support
  • New voice shortcuts feature
• Enhanced image consumption experience in Narrator
• New share targets for sharing links through the Windows share window
• Updates to the Cast flyout in Quick Settings
• New suggestions feature in snap layouts 
• Improvements to Windows 365 Boot and Windows 365 Switch
• New notification for prompting to open recent photos and screenshots from Android mobile device in Snipping Tool

The update will reach end of service on November 11, 2025 for Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations and SE editions.^[14] The Enterprise, Enterprise multi-session, IoT Enterprise and Education editions will reach end of service on November 10, 2026.^[14]

Builds

Legend:	Old version, not maintained	Older version, still maintained	Latest preview version

Preview builds

Beta Channel

Preview builds of Windows 11, version 23H2
Version	Knowledge base	Release date(s)	Highlights
10.0.22631.1825 [15]	KB5026440	Beta Channel: May 25, 2023
10.0.22631.1830 [16]	KB5026443	Beta Channel: June 1, 2023
10.0.22631.1835 [17]	KB5027305	Beta Channel: June 8, 2023	New Narrator natural voices in Simplified Chinese and Spanish (Spain and Mexico)
10.0.22631.1900 [18]	KB5027301	Beta Channel: June 15, 2023
10.0.22631.1906 [19]	KB5027311	Beta Channel: June 22, 2023	Added the ability to hide the time and date in the system tray Redesigned network flyout on the lock screen Redesigned Windows Security notification dialogs Improvements to the Settings app
10.0.22631.1972 [20]	KB5027295	Beta Channel: June 29, 2023
10.0.22631.2048 [21]	KB5028247	Beta Channel: July 13, 2023	New Gallery feature in File Explorer
10.0.22631.2050 [22]	KB5028256	Beta Channel: July 21, 2023	Improvements to File Explorer Modernized Details pane, Home page, address bar and search box Redesigned Share window New Narrator natural voices in Japanese and English (United Kingdom) Improvements to the Settings app New Dynamic Lighting page for controlling dynamic lighting devices Redesigned Startup Apps and App Execution Alias pages Added support of Emoji 15.0 Added the ability to inking directly onto edit fields via Windows Ink New volume mixer experience in Quick Settings New warning dialog on unsafe password copy and paste Improvements to Windows Spotlight[a] Improvements to the navigating experience in Task View Improvements to the passwordless experience Added the ability to enroll and use passkey to sign into apps and websites via Windows Hello Added the ability to manage passkeys stored locally via the Settings app
10.0.22631.2115 [23]	KB5028251	Beta Channel: July 26, 2023
10.0.22631.2129 [24]	KB5029359	Beta Channel: August 2, 2023	The availability of Copilot in Windows (in preview) New Dev Drive storage volume based on ReFS Enhanced Narrator support in Microsoft Excel New text authoring experiences in voice access Added support for voice access on lock screen before signing in New passwordless experience with Windows Hello for Business Improvements to the screen casting experience Improvements to the presence sensing experience New preview flyout when hovering over files under the Recommended section on the Start menu Updated notification bell icon in the system tray on the taskbar Redesigned Settings page in Task Manager Improvements to the Date & time page in the Settings app
10.0.22631.2191 [25]	KB5029336	Beta Channel: August 10, 2023	Added support of JPEG XR HDR background on HDR displays New Narrator natural voices in French, Portuguese, English (India), German and Korean Added more property fields to the new Details pane in File Explorer
10.0.22631.2199 [26]	KB5029352	Beta Channel: August 18, 2023	Added the native support of additional archive file formats (7z, rar, tar) Re-introduced the ability to never combine taskbar buttons Improvements to Narrator
10.0.22631.2262 [27]	KB5029339	Beta Channel: August 24, 2023	New Home page in the Settings app New Windows Backup app New screen for restoring from backup during the OOBE Improvements to backup and restore experience for desktop apps
10.0.22631.2265 [28]	KB5029347	Beta Channel: August 31, 2023	Added the support of COLRv1 color format
10.0.22631.2271 [29]	KB5030316	Beta Channel: September 6, 2023
10.0.22631.2338 [30]	KB5030305	Beta Channel: September 12, 2023	New Focus Session widget
10.0.22631.2361 [31]	KB5030310	Release Preview Channel: September 26, 2023	New mini communications experience in Microsoft Teams (free)
Version	Knowledge base	Release date(s)	Highlights
Notes: Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Beta Channel began at the time it was announced.

Preview builds of future component update in the Beta Channel
Version	Knowledge base	Release date(s)	Highlights
10.0.22635.2419 [32]	KB5031463	Beta Channel: October 10, 2023
10.0.22635.2483 [33]	KB5031451	Beta Channel: October 13, 2023
10.0.22635.2486 [34]	KB5031459	Beta Channel: October 19, 2023
10.0.22635.2552 [35]	KB5031448	Beta Channel: October 26, 2023
10.0.22635.2700 [36]	KB5031452	Beta Channel: November 2, 2023
10.0.22635.2771 [37]	KB5032283	Beta Channel: November 16, 2023	Enhanced image consumption experience in Narrator
10.0.22635.2776 [38]	KB5032292	Beta Channel: November 28, 2023	Expanded the ability to use digital handwriting (inking) in some edit boxes for Windows Ink to more languages and locales
10.0.22635.2841 [39]	KB5032286	Beta Channel: December 4, 2023	New widgets board settings[a]
10.0.22635.2850 [40]	KB5033453	Beta Channel: December 8, 2023
10.0.22635.2915 [41]	KB5033456	Beta Channel: December 14, 2023	Improvements to Windows 365 Boot and Windows 365 Switch Improvements to voice access New voice access in French, German, and Spanish Added multi-display support New voice shortcuts feature Updates to the Cast flyout in Quick Settings Deprecation of Windows Speech Recognition
10.0.22635.2921 [42]	KB5034212	Beta Channel: January 4, 2024
10.0.22635.3061 [43]	KB5034215	Beta Channel: January 11, 2024	Richer weather experience on the lock screen[a] New share targets for sharing links through the Windows share window
10.0.22635.3066 [44]	KB5034209	Beta Channel: January 19, 2024	Added support of USB4 Version 2.0 specification
10.0.22635.3130 [45]	KB5034218	Beta Channel: January 25, 2024	New suggestions feature in snap layouts
10.0.22635.3139 [46]	KB5034220	Beta Channel: February 2, 2024
10.0.22635.3140 [47]	KB5034851	Beta Channel: February 8, 2024	Moved the Copilot icon to the right side of the system tray on the taskbar Added the ability to view and join upcoming Microsoft Teams meetings directly from the Start menu
10.0.22635.3209 [48]	KB5034855	Beta Channel: February 16, 2024	New notification for prompting to open recent photos and screenshots from Android mobile device in Snipping Tool
10.0.22635.3212 [49]	KB5034845	Beta Channel: February 26, 2024	Improvements to Widgets board[a] New notification badging for Widgets[a]
10.0.22635.3276 [50]	KB5034857	Beta Channel: March 4, 2024	New Copilot actions menu to the Copilot icon on the taskbar[a]
10.0.22635.3286 [51]	KB5035950	Beta Channel: March 8, 2024
10.0.22635.3350 [52]	KB5035955	Beta Channel: March 13, 2024
10.0.22635.3420 [53]	KB5035953	Beta Channel: March 29, 2024	New position for the Widgets entry-point on left-aligned taskbars[a] New drag-and-drop functionality between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer's address bar[a] Added ability to show additional quick status (such as sports, traffic and finance) on lock screen[a] New button to generate a QR code to share a URL through the Windows share window[a] Improvements to Windows Backup[a] Added the ability to backup and restore sound settings Added the ability to sign-in with Microsoft account directly
10.0.22635.3430 [54]	KB5036992	Beta Channel: April 5, 2024	Added the ability to change the Copilot icon's appearance and animate after copying text or image files
10.0.22635.3495 [55]	KB5037000	Beta Channel: April 12, 2024	Added the ability to show recommended apps from the Microsoft Store under the Recommended section on the Start menu[a] Added the ability to undock Copilot in Windows to a normal application window[a] Interactivity adjustments to Windows Spotlight icon on the desktop[a] New Linked devices page in the Settings app
10.0.22635.3500 [56]	KB5036985	Beta Channel: April 19, 2024	New account manager experience on the Start menu Added the ability to send email to user's own Gmail account from Windows share window New Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings homepage New navigation pane on the Widgets dashboard Improvements to the Widgets taskbar button Added the ability for developers to send notifications to the Widgets taskbar button with custom Widgets dashboards[b] Added the ability to disable Widgets taskbar notifications from individual Widgets dashboards[b]
10.0.22635.3566 [57]	KB5037002	Beta Channel: April 26, 2024
10.0.22635.3570 [58]	KB5037008	Beta Channel: May 3, 2024	Added the ability to duplicate a tab in File Explorer Improvements to Task Manager
10.0.22635.3575 [59]	KB5037862	Beta Channel: May 10, 2024	New copy button for copying files in the Windows share window
10.0.22635.3640 [60]	KB5037867	Beta Channel: May 17, 2024	Added support for creating 7z and tar archives natively Added support of Emoji 15.1
10.0.22635.3646 [61]	KB5037858	Beta Channel: May 23, 2024
10.0.22635.3720 [62]	KB5039312	Beta Channel: June 7, 2024	Improvements to Voice access Added the ability to give Narrator commands New auto restart mechanism New command for searching directly with Windows Search New option to share a local file in the search results from the search box on the taskbar
10.0.22635.3785 [63]	KB5039319	Beta Channel: June 14, 2024	Interactivity adjustments to Windows Spotlight icon on the desktop[a] New option to share content to the My Phone app in the Windows share window[a]
10.0.22635.3790 [64]	KB5039307	Beta Channel: June 21, 2024	New feature for managing Android mobile devices directly from the Start menu[a] Introduction of Copilot in Windows as a standalone app[a]
10.0.22635.3858 [65]	KB5039327	Beta Channel: June 28, 2024
10.0.22635.3930 [66]	KB5040550	Beta Channel: July 12, 2024	New tabs for Recent, Favorites, and Shared on File Explorer's homepage Improvements to taskbar previews Added support of first letter navigation on the taskbar New Studio Effects entry in the system tray and Quick Settings Update to Windows Share window for sharing content to an Android device New simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change Performance improvements to Narrator scan mode
10.0.22635.3936 [67]	KB5040535	Beta Channel: July 22, 2024	Redesigned "Open with" dialog Temporarily disabled the simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change
10.0.22635.4000 [68]	KB5040546	Beta Channel: July 26, 2024	Added the ability to show hover cards for inactive and pinned apps on the taskbar[a] Improvements to the spelling and corrections experience in voice access[a] Improvements to the Widgets dashboard[b]
10.0.22635.4005 [69]	KB5040555	Beta Channel: August 2, 2024
10.0.22635.4010 [70]	KB5041869	Beta Channel: August 9, 2024	Resumed the rollout of the simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change
10.0.22635.4076 [71]	KB5041873	Beta Channel: August 19, 2024	Temporarily disabled the Studio Effects entry in the system tray and Quick Settings
10.0.22635.4082 [72]	KB5041876	Beta Channel: August 26, 2024	New option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps Updated position of media controls on the lock screen Redesigned Delivery Optimization page in the Settings app
10.0.22635.4145 [73]	KB5041881	Beta Channel: August 30, 2024	New toggles for enhanced mouse pointer precision and changing mouse scrolling direction in the Settings app Adjustments to the Windows Spotlight experience to include hotspots and two different UX treatments[a] Added the ability to share content to Notepad and Clipchamp directly from the Windows share window New Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard
10.0.22635.4225 [74]	KB5043186	Beta Channel: September 20, 2024	Added the ability to share content to an Android device from the context menu[a] Added the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app
10.0.22635.4291 [75]	KB5043166	Beta Channel: September 30, 2024	Improvements to Task Manager Updated "Tailored experiences" to "Personalized offers" in OOBE and the Settings app Temporarily disabled the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app
10.0.22635.4300 [76]	KB5044386	Beta Channel: October 4, 2024	New SimSun-ExtG font with 9,753 ideographs supporting CJK Unified Ideographs Extensions G, H and I
10.0.22635.4367 [77]	KB5044373	Beta Channel: October 11, 2024	Added the ability to share with apps directly through the context menu in File Explorer or on the desktop
10.0.22635.4371 [78]	KB5044398	Beta Channel: October 18, 2024	Improvments to snap layout suggestions[a]
10.0.22635.4435 [79]	KB5044377	Beta Channel: October 25, 2024	Improvements to the Dynamic Lighting page in the Settings app Re-rolled out the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app with refinements
10.0.22635.4440 [80]	KB5045889	Beta Channel: November 1, 2024	Modernized Windows Hello Temporarily disabled the new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard for maintenance
10.0.22635.4445 [81]	KB5046745	Beta Channel: November 8, 2024
10.0.22635.4510 [82]	KB5046716	Beta Channel: November 15, 2024	Added the ability to share files directly from the jump lists on the taskbar New functionalities to Narrator scan mode Improvements to speech-to-text and text-to-speech experience Re-rolled out the new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard
10.0.22635.4515 [83]	KB5046756	Beta Channel: November 22, 2024	Added the ability to seamlessly resume working on OneDrive files from iOS and Android devices on Windows devices with a single click Update to WebAuthn Plugin Authenticator APIs to support a plugin authentication model for passkeys Added the ability to right-click and share local files under the Recommended section of the Start menu New keyboard shortcut in Magnifier for quickly toggling between the current zoom and 1× zoom
10.0.22635.4580 [84]	KB5046733	Beta Channel: December 6, 2024	Improvements to File Explorer Added the ability to open desktop folders and external folder links in new tabs within a File Explorer window New option to snooze or turn off the "Start backup" reminder in the File Explorer address bar Added the ability to restore all previously opened tabs in each File Explorer window Temporarily disabled the new simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change
10.0.22635.4655 [85]	KB5048753	Beta Channel: December 13, 2024	Improvements to the filtering for recommended websites on the Start menu[a] Update to the top right hotspot on the lock screen with different treatments[a] Update to the interaction model of Spotlight icon on the desktop[a] New Visual preview of links and web content in the Windows share window
10.0.22635.4660 [86]	KB5048808	Beta Channel: January 3, 2025	New icon labels for common actions in context menu New buttons in Magnifier for resetting zoom to fit to screen or last/preferred magnification Deprecation of suggested actions
10.0.22635.4800 [87]	KB5050085	Beta Channel: January 17, 2025	Improvements to the Settings app New top cards at the top of the About page Added the ability to show home page for a commercial customer on a managed PC New accounts, enterprise-specific device info and accessibility preferences cards under home page Temporarily disabled the ability to open desktop folders and external folder links in new tabs within a File Explorer window Increased support for the text scaling across File Explorer, file open/save dialogs and the copy dialogs Improvements to support for web search providers in Windows Search for the EEA[b]
10.0.22635.4805 [88]	KB5050105	Beta Channel: January 24, 2025	Added the ability to show inline messaging at the top of the snap flyout and snap bar Re-rolled out the Gamepad keyboard layout for the touch keyboard with new ability to use Xbox controller to navigate and type New functionalities to Narrator scan mode New homepage card in the Settings app for referring PC Game Pass to friends
10.0.22635.4870 [89]	KB5050087	Beta Channel: February 3, 2025	New customization settings for lock screen widgets in the Settings app[b] Added the ability to show people icons and live persona card under the Activity column on File Explorer's Home page
10.0.22635.4880 [90]	KB5052100	Beta Channel: February 7, 2025
10.0.22635.4945 [91]	KB5052084	Beta Channel: February 14, 2025	Changes to icon color/backplate and position of the Spotlight icon on the desktop Performance improvements for extracting zipped files in File Explorer
10.0.22635.4950 [92]	KB5052078	Beta Channel: February 21, 2025	New drag tray UI when dragging a local file from File Explorer or the desktop New grid and category view in the Start menu's All page[a]
10.0.22635.5015 [93]	KB5052089	Beta Channel: February 28, 2025	New system tray icon for the emoji and more panel Increased support for the text scaling in various warning and error message dialogs
10.0.22635.5025 [94]	KB5053661	Beta Channel: March 7, 2025	The availability of the Recommended files in File Explorer's Home page to all users who are signed in with a personal Microsoft account and local accounts Added the ability to recommended apps to snap together on the Recommended section of the Start menu Improvements to support for web search providers in Windows Search for the EEA[b]
10.0.22635.5090 [95]	KB5053649	Beta Channel: March 17, 2025	Added Chinese language support for voice access
10.0.22635.5097 [96]	KB5053648	Beta Channel: March 21, 2025
10.0.22635.5160 [97]	KB5053654	Beta Channel: March 31, 2025	New speech recap feature in Narrator New ⊞ Win+C keyboard shortcut for launching Copilot Updates to Windows share window New visual preview of links and web content New ability to edit and enhance images while sharing New FAQs section in the About page of the Settings app
10.0.22635.5170 [98]	KB5055623	Beta Channel: April 7, 2025	Re-rolled out the ability to open desktop folders and external folder links in new tabs within a File Explorer window Disabled the new icon labels for common actions in context menu
10.0.22635.5235 [99]	KB5055615	Beta Channel: April 14, 2025
10.0.22635.5240 [100]	KB5055645	Beta Channel: April 18, 2025
10.0.22635.5305 [101]	KB5055636	Beta Channel: April 25, 2025	New profanity filter setting for voice typing
Transitioned to version 24H2 – ge_release string
Version	Knowledge base	Release date(s)	Highlights
Notes: Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Beta Channel began at the time it was announced. Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.

Canary Channel

Preview builds of Windows 11, version 23H2 in the Canary Channel
Version	Release date(s)	Expiration date(s)	Highlights
10.0.25375.1 [102]	Canary Channel: May 25, 2023	Expiration date: September 15, 2023	Added support for Microsoft Endpoint DLP on Windows 11 on ARM builds
10.0.25381.1 [103]	Canary Channel: June 2, 2023		Enabled the SMB signing requirement for all connections by default on the Enterprise edition[104]
10.0.25381.1200 [103]	Canary Channel: June 6, 2023
10.0.25387.1 [105][106]	Canary Channel: June 7, 2023
10.0.25387.1200 [107][108]	Canary Channel: June 9, 2023
10.0.25393.1 [109]	Canary Channel: June 14, 2023
10.0.25905.1000 [110]	Canary Channel: July 12, 2023		An early implementation of critical kernel features in Rust programming language Deprecation of the support for ARM32 UWP applications New PostAuthenticationAction Group Policy support for terminating individual processes in Windows LAPS Added the support of COLRv1 color format New Dev Drive storage volume based on ReFS New Windows Backup app New Dynamic Lighting page in the Settings app for controlling dynamic lighting devices Added support of Unicode Emoji 15 Improvements to the passwordless experience Added the ability to enroll and use passkey to sign into apps and websites via Windows Hello Added the ability to manage passkeys stored locally via the Settings app Enabled the SMB signing requirement for all connections by default on the Pro and Education editions
10.0.25915.1000 [111]	Canary Channel: July 27, 2023		Modernized Details pane, Home page, address bar and search box in File Explorer Re-introduced the ability to never combine taskbar buttons Included Outlook for Windows Preview progressive web app as an inbox app Improvements to refresh rate logic to allow different refresh rates on different monitors Added the support of remaining at the lower refresh rate when Dynamic Refresh Rate and battery saver are enabled
10.0.25921.1000 [112]	Canary Channel: August 4, 2023		Added support of JPEG XR HDR background on HDR displays New preview flyout when hovering over files under the Recommended section on the Start menu New mini communications experience in Microsoft Teams (free)
10.0.25926.1000 [113]	Canary Channel: August 9, 2023		Improvements to the screen casting experience Updated notification bell icon in the system tray on the taskbar Added options for tuning intensity and color boost to the color filters via the Settings app
10.0.25931.1000 [114]	Canary Channel: August 16, 2023	Expiration date: September 15, 2024	Added more property fields to the new Details pane in File Explorer
10.0.25931.1010 [114]	Canary Channel: August 21, 2023
10.0.25936.1000 [115]	Canary Channel: August 25, 2023		Improvements to the experience for after completing OOBE Redesigned Settings page in Task Manager
10.0.25941.1000 [116]	Canary Channel: August 31, 2023
10.0.25947.1000 [117]	Canary Channel: September 7, 2023
10.0.25951.1000 [118]	Canary Channel: September 13, 2023		Added support for blocking NTLM for remote outbound connections for the SMB client[119] Added support for controlling which SMB 2 and 3 dialects the SMB server will negotiate[120]
10.0.25951.1010 [118]	Canary Channel: September 15, 2023
10.0.25967.1000 [121]	Canary Channel: October 5, 2023		New Home page in the Settings app Discontinuation and removal of Cortana[122]
10.0.25967.1010 [121]	Canary Channel: October 10, 2023
10.0.25977.1000 [123]	Canary Channel: October 18, 2023		Added support of Bluetooth Low Energy Audio (LE Audio) specifications New location access prompt Support of client access control options in SMB over QUIC[124]
10.0.25982.1000 [125]	Canary Channel: October 25, 2023		The availability of Copilot in Windows (in preview) Added support for requiring encryption of all outbound SMB client connections[126] Added client-side support for Discovery of Network-designated Resolvers (DNR)[127] Added native support of ReFS Block Cloning to copy actions and APIs on Windows
10.0.25987.1000 [128]	Canary Channel: November 1, 2023		Redesigned Delivery Optimization page in the Settings app Added support for viewing and editing metadata in PNG files
10.0.25992.1000 [129]	Canary Channel: November 8, 2023		Added support for creating 7z and tar archives natively New suggestions feature in snap layouts Changes to SMB firewall rule[130] Added support for specifying SMB NTLM blocking exception lists for NTLM usage[119] Added support for SMB alternative network ports[131] Added support for using certificates with subject alternative names for SMB over QUIC client access control[124]
10.0.25997.1000 [132]	Canary Channel: November 15, 2023
10.0.25997.1010 [132]	Canary Channel: November 17, 2023
10.0.26002.1000 [133]	Canary Channel: November 29, 2023		New widgets board settings[a] New Energy saver toggle in Quick Settings and the Settings app Improvements to Quick Settings
10.0.26002.1010 [133]	Canary Channel: December 5, 2023
10.0.26010.1000 [134]	Canary Channel: December 7, 2023		Deprecation of the Microsoft Tips app
10.0.26010.1010 [134]	Canary Channel: December 12, 2023
10.0.26016.1000 [135]	Canary Channel: December 13, 2023		New Windows Protected Print Mode[136] New Mobile devices (renamed from Phone Link) page in the Settings app
10.0.26016.1012 [135]	Canary Channel: December 15, 2023
10.0.26020.1000 [137]	Canary Channel: January 3, 2024		Improvements to voice access New voice access in French, German, and Spanish Added multi-display support New voice shortcuts feature Deprecation of Windows Speech Recognition, WordPad and the People app
10.0.26040.1000 [138]	Canary Channel: January 26, 2024		New notification for prompting to open recent photos and screenshots from Android mobile device in Snipping Tool[a] New share targets for sharing links through the Windows share window Updates to Windows Setup experience Moved the Copilot icon to the right side of the system tray on the taskbar Updates to the Cast flyout in Quick Settings Enhanced image consumption experience in Narrator New Colemak and Hebrew SI-1452-2 keyboard layouts New compression wizard for configurating advanced compression options Added support of USB4 Version 2.0 specification Expanded Voice Clarity feature (previously available on Surface Laptop Studio) to all devices Support for listening on an alternative network port for SMB over QUIC instead of hardcoded default in SMB server[131] Improvements to Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) New automatic account management policy settings New PasswordComplexity feature New passphrase feature for password parameters policy settings New image rollback detection feature
Version	Release date(s)	Expiration date(s)	Highlights
Notes: Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Canary Channel began at the time it was announced.

Public patches

Public patches of Windows 11, version 23H2
Version	Knowledge base	Release date(s)	Highlights
10.0.22631.2428 Version 23H2 [139][140]	KB5031354	Release Preview Channel: October 10, 2023 Public release: October 31, 2023
10.0.22631.2506 [141][142]	KB5031455	Release Preview Channel: October 26, 2023 Public release: October 31, 2023	Added the ability to inking directly onto edit fields via Windows Ink
10.0.22631.2715 [143]	KB5032190	Release Preview Channel and public release: November 14, 2023
10.0.22631.2787 [144]	KB5032288	Release Preview Channel: November 16, 2023
10.0.22631.2792 [145]		Release Preview Channel and public release: December 4, 2023
10.0.22631.2861 [146]	KB5033375	Release Preview Channel and public release: December 12, 2023
10.0.22631.3007 [147]	KB5034123	Release Preview Channel and public release: January 9, 2024	Richer weather experience on the lock screen
10.0.22631.3078 [148]	KB5034204	Release Preview Channel: January 11, 2024	Expanded the ability to use digital handwriting (inking) in some edit boxes for Windows Ink to more languages and locales
10.0.22631.3085 [149]		Release Preview Channel and public release: January 23, 2024
10.0.22631.3155 [150]	KB5034765	Release Preview Channel and public release: February 13, 2024	Moved the Copilot icon to the right side of the system tray on the taskbar
10.0.22631.3227 [151]	KB5034848	Release Preview Channel: February 15, 2024	New suggestions feature in snap layouts Updates to the Cast flyout in Quick Settings Improvements to Windows 365 Boot and Windows 365 Switch Improvements to Windows share window Improvements to voice access New Mobile devices (renamed from Phone Link) page in the Settings app New notification for prompting to open recent photos and screenshots from Android mobile device in Snipping Tool New voice access in French, German, and Spanish Added multi-display support New voice shortcuts feature
10.0.22631.3235 Moment 5 [152]		Release Preview Channel and public release: February 29, 2024	Added support of USB4 Version 2.0 specification
10.0.22631.3296 [153]	KB5035853	Release Preview Channel and public release: March 12, 2024
10.0.22631.3371 [154]	KB5035942	Release Preview Channel: March 21, 2024
10.0.22631.3374 [155]		Release Preview Channel and public release: March 26, 2024
10.0.22631.3447 [156]	KB5036893	Release Preview Channel and public release: April 9, 2024
10.0.22631.3520 [157]	KB5036980	Release Preview Channel: April 11, 2024
10.0.22631.3527 [158]		Release Preview Channel and public release: April 23, 2024
10.0.22631.3593 [159]	KB5037771	Release Preview Channel and public release: May 14, 2024
10.0.22631.3668 [160]	KB5037853	Release Preview Channel: May 16, 2024	Introduction of Microsoft PC Manager to devices in China New drag-and-drop functionality between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer's address bar New Linked devices page in the Settings app New account manager experience on the Start menu Improvements to Windows Backup Added the ability to backup and restore sound settings Added the ability to sign-in with Microsoft account directly Improvements to the Windows share window Added the ability to directly share to specific Microsoft Teams channels and group chats New option to generate a QR code to share a URL Added the ability to send email to user's own Gmail account
10.0.22631.3672 [161]		Release Preview Channel and public release: May 29, 2024
10.0.22631.3737 [162]	KB5039212	Release Preview Channel and public release: June 11, 2024
10.0.22631.3807 [163]	KB5039302	Release Preview Channel: June 13, 2024	Introduction of Copilot in Windows as a standalone app Added support of Emoji 15.1 Added support for creating 7z and tar archives natively New Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings homepage New copy button for copying files in the Windows share window Improvements to Task Manager
10.0.22631.3810 [164]		Release Preview Channel and public release: June 25, 2024
10.0.22631.3880 [165]	KB5040442	Release Preview Channel and public release: July 9, 2024
10.0.22631.3951 [166]	KB5040527	Release Preview Channel: July 11, 2024
10.0.22631.3958 [167]		Release Preview Channel and public release: July 25, 2024	Added support of first letter navigation on the taskbar
10.0.22631.4037 [168]	KB5041585	Release Preview Channel and public release: August 13, 2024
10.0.22631.4108 [169]	KB5041587	Release Preview Channel: August 20, 2024	Update to Windows Share window for sharing content to an Android device Performance improvements to Narrator scan mode Improvements to the spelling and corrections experience in voice access
10.0.22631.4112 [170]		Release Preview Channel and public release: August 27, 2024
10.0.22631.4169 [171]	KB5043076	Release Preview Channel and public release: September 10, 2024
10.0.22631.4247 [172]	KB5043145	Release Preview Channel: September 23, 2024	Updated position of media controls on the lock screen Updates to the new account manager on the Start menu Redesigned Delivery Optimization page in the Settings app New option to share a local file in the search results from the search box on the taskbar
10.0.22631.4249 [173]		Release Preview Channel and public release: September 26, 2024	Added the ability to manage Copilot Pro subscription in the Settings app
10.0.22631.4317 [174]	KB5044285	Release Preview Channel and public release: October 8, 2024
10.0.22631.4387 [175]	KB5044380	Release Preview Channel: October 10, 2024	New Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard New option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps Added the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app
10.0.22631.4391 [176]	KB5044380	Release Preview Channel and public release: October 22, 2024	Improvements to Narrator
10.0.22631.4460 [177]	KB5046633	Release Preview Channel and public release: November 12, 2024
10.0.22631.4534 [178]	KB5046732	Release Preview Channel: November 14, 2024	New simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change New toggles for enhanced mouse pointer precision and changing mouse scrolling direction in the Settings app New section for touch screen edge gestures in the Settings app Improvements to the Dynamic Lighting page in the Settings app Improvements to Task Manager Added the ability to share content to an Android device from the context menu New functionalities to Narrator scan mode Improvements to speech-to-text and text-to-speech experience Updated "Tailored experiences" to "Personalized offers" in OOBE and the Settings app
10.0.22631.4541 [179]		Release Preview Channel and public release: November 21, 2024
10.0.22631.4602 [180]	KB5048685	Release Preview Channel and public release: December 10, 2024
10.0.22631.4751 [181]	KB5050021	Release Preview Channel and public release: January 14, 2025
10.0.22631.4825 [182]	KB5050092	Release Preview Channel: January 17, 2025	Improvements to taskbar previews New Studio Effects entry in the system tray and Quick Settings Added the ability to seamlessly resume working on OneDrive files from iOS and Android devices on Windows devices with a single click New tabs for Recent, Favorites, and Shared on File Explorer's homepage Added the ability to share with apps directly through the context menu in File Explorer or on the desktop New SimSun-ExtG font with 9,753 ideographs supporting CJK Unified Ideographs Extensions G, H and I New keyboard shortcut in Magnifier for quickly toggling between the current zoom and 1× zoom New buttons in Magnifier for resetting zoom to fit to screen or last/preferred magnification
10.0.22631.4830 [183]		Release Preview Channel and public release: January 29, 2025
10.0.22631.4890 [184]	KB5051989	Release Preview Channel and public release: February 11, 2025
10.0.22631.4969 [185]	KB5052094	Release Preview Channel: February 13, 2025	Added the ability to share files directly from the jump lists on the taskbar Updates to the Spotlight icon on the desktop New functionalities to Narrator scan mode New homepage card in the Settings app for referring PC Game Pass to friends New option to snooze or turn off the "Start backup" reminder in the File Explorer address bar
10.0.22631.4974 [186]		Release Preview Channel and public release: February 25, 2025
10.0.22631.5039 [187]	KB5053602	Release Preview Channel and public release: March 11, 2025
10.0.22631.5116 [188]	KB5053657	Release Preview Channel: March 13, 2025	New system tray icon for the emoji and more panel Increased support for the text scaling across File Explorer, file open/save dialogs and the copy dialogs Improvements to the Settings app New top cards at the top of the About page New ability to show home page for a commercial customer on a managed PC Re-rolled out the Gamepad keyboard layout for the touch keyboard with new ability to use Xbox controller to navigate and type Improvements to support for web search providers in Windows Search for the EEA[a]
10.0.22631.5126 [189]		Release Preview Channel and public release: March 25, 2025
10.0.22631.5189 [190]	KB5055528	Release Preview Channel and public release: April 8, 2025
10.0.22631.5192 [191]	KB5058919	Release Preview Channel and public release: April 11, 2025
10.0.22631.5261 [192]	KB5055629	Release Preview Channel: April 15, 2025	New speech recap feature in Narrator New ability to manage Android mobile devices directly from the Start menu New customization settings for lock screen widgets in the Settings app
10.0.22631.5262 [193]		Release Preview Channel and public release: April 22, 2025
10.0.22631.5335 [194]	KB5058405	Release Preview Channel and public release: May 13, 2025
10.0.22631.5409 [195]	KB5058502	Release Preview Channel: May 15, 2025	Added the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app New ⊞ Win+C keyboard shortcut for launching Copilot New FAQs section under the About page in the Settings app New ability to customize the lock screen weather widget in the Settings app[a] New drag tray UI at the top of the screen when dragging a local file from File Explorer or the desktop
Version	Knowledge base	Release date(s)	Highlights
Notes: Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.