Microsoft Releases a New Windows 11 Preview Build to the RP Channel

Microsoft has recently released a new Windows 11 preview build for users in the Release Preview channel of the Windows Insider program.

Windows 11 build 22000.776 is obviously focused entirely on fixes and further improvements, though Microsoft has also included new capabilities, such as search highlights and a bunch of other goodies.

“We added IP address auditing for incoming Windows Remote Management (WinRM) connections in security event 4262 and WinRM event 91. We fixed an issue that fails to log the source IP address and machine name for a remote PowerShell connection. We added Server Message Block (SMB) redirector (RDR) specific public File System Control (FSCTL) code FSCTL_LMR_QUERY_INFO. We made the SMB client and SMB server cipher suite order configurable using PowerShell,” Microsoft explains.

Needless to say, there are lots of other changes in this preview build, as the focus is on preparing the next major feature update for the production rollout.

For example, if you uninstall Windows Terminal, when you right-click the Start menu on your device, you should now see the Windows PowerShell.

Microsoft says it has also renamed Your Phone to Phone Link in the Settings app, while also resolving a glitch that caused the Microsoft Surface Dial customization settings page to crash.

For enterprises, Microsoft has resolved a certificate issue, it says.

“We fixed an issue that affects some certificates chains to Root Certification Authorities that are members of the Microsoft Root Certification Program. For these certificates, the certificate chain status can be, “This certificate was revoked by its certification authority,” the company explains.

Keep in mind this is still a preview build, so you could still come across various problems when running it. At this point, an ETA as to when all these improvements could go live for production devices is not yet available.