Microsoft releases Windows 11 build 25140 in the Dev channel with fixes

Microsoft is rolling out a new build of Windows 11 for Insiders enrolled in the Dev channel, bringing the build number up to 25140. After last week’s build introduced tabs in File Explorer, this update is far tamer, focusing on fixes for various issues.

There is a more visible improvement, and it has to do with the Euphemia typeface, which includes some languages that uses the Canadian Syllabic script, such as Inuktitut. The upgraded typeface makes over 200 characters more legibible and improves screen rendering for them, plus it supports new characters that are part of the Unicode 14 standard.

Aside from that, it’s all fixes, including some focused on File Explorer tabs. Oddly enough, this feature is still not fully rolled out to Insiders in the Dev channel, even though some users in the Beta channel can also try it already. This is in line with Microsoft’s guidance for the Insider program, but it’s still odd that users that specifically enroll to try the latest features still have to wait for them to be enabled, while other users can try them already.

There are also some known issues with this build, including one problem that might cause games using Easy Anti-Cheat technology to crash. Problems like this are a constant in the Dev channel, since it’s almost always being used to test builds in the very early stages of development. At this time, there’s really no reason for most people to join this channel, seeing as they’ll be stuck in unstable builds for a while and there aren’t many noteworthy features exclusive to the Dev channel. You can see the full list of fixes and known issues below.

If you’re looking forward to what’s next in Windows 11, the Beta and Release Preview channels are currently testing Windows 11 version 22H2, with the Beta channel specifically also having access to File Explorer tabs. It’s not completely clear yet whether this feature will be part of Windows 11 version 22H2 when it launches officially, but it seems likely that’s the case.

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Source: Microsoft