Windows 11 preview build 22478 arrives with new Fluent-style emoji

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It's another week, which ways it's time for another Windows xi Insider Preview build for those in the Dev Channel. Today's build is 22478 and finally introduces the new Fluent-manner emoji that the company first appear a couple of months agone. These new emoji align themselves with the rest of Windows eleven's new, modern blueprint.

In addition to the new emoji, today'south build includes a bunch of new fixes and nether the hood improvements to test. Here's what'due south new:

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Nosotros are excited to be giving Windows Insiders a "starting time look" at how our new emoji design will wait in Windows 11 starting with today's Dev Aqueduct build.
The updated version of the Korean IME, which began rolling out with Build 22454, is now available to everyone in the Dev Aqueduct.
When your laptop is closed, it'southward now possible to login to your PC using Facial Recognition (Windows Hello) on a continued external monitor if it has a photographic camera attached that supports information technology.
Nosotros've made a modify to the underlying indexer platform to help improve overall reliability and database size, which should help reduce disk infinite usage on the system – particularly in cases where users had very big Outlook mailboxes.
Scrolling your mouse wheel on the volume icon in the Taskbar will now alter the electric current book level.
Made some small adjustments to the dialog when adding a new linguistic communication in Settings to brand it expect a little more modernistic, including rounding the corners.
We have begun testing Update Stack Packages that deliver update improvements outside of major OS updates such as new builds.

Microsoft is likewise releasing new wallpapers to mark the 7th anniversary of the Windows Insider Program. You lot can bank check out all the wallpapers here.

There's also a handful of new fixes as well:

Keyboard focus will no longer get lost if you press ESC after opening the user profile flyout in Start.
Updated the prompt text when pinning something from a UWP app to Start, so information technology now says simply "Practise you lot desire to pin this to Showtime?".
Addressed an issue that was causing Notification Center to get stuck in a state in recent builds where information technology would stop launching.
The plus icon for calculation a new Desktop will now display properly when hovering over the Task View icon in the Taskbar when using Arabic and Hebrew languages.
After bringing up an app'southward leap listing from the Taskbar, right clicking on the app name should now testify the correct icon for Pivot to Start (a pin icon).
Left and right clicking Taskbar at the same time should no longer crash explorer.exe.
Fixed an effect where the command bar was doing unnecessary calculations when navigating to folders, causing an unexpected increment in performance. This is also believed to exist the root cause of performance bug when using drag to select files, as well as using the arrow keys to navigate in sure folders.
The "Show subconscious items" option should no longer go out of sync when multiple File Explorer windows are open up.
The recent searches flyout when hovering over the search icon in the Taskbar should no longer immediately dismiss on invocation if an admin window is in focus.
Setting focus to the search box in File Explorer shouldn't make the touch keyboard invoke and immediately dismiss at present when using a tablet with the Taskbar prepare to motorcar-hide.
Stock-still an issue causing the handwriting panel to not insert text when using it to write Chinese.
Mitigated a memory leak that could occur in ctfmon, causing unexpected resource usage over time.
Addressed an event for a minor number of users that was causing TextInputHost.exe crashes when setting focus on any text field.
for example if you connected an additional audio endpoint while the Sound page in Settings was open.
Improved performance of loading the themes displayed in Personalization Settings.
If a non-admin user changes their display language in Language Settings, we'll no longer show the clickable sign-out button there equally it was popping a UAC dialog and causing confusion.
The Windows Update entry at the superlative of the System page in Settings should no longer be misaligned with the other options (when shown) in languages like High german.
The Braille options in Settings for Narrator users should now be in sync with the actual state of the Braille input/output mode.
Made a alter to assist address an upshot where "Media streaming options" in the Network and Sharing Center would unexpectedly revert to default settings after an upgrade.
Improved Quick Settings launch reliability. This change should also aid address the issue causing the window to not fully render (just a sparse rectangle).
Addressed an event where if you clicked on the media controls area in Quick Settings, information technology wasn't bringing the app displayed to the foreground in certain cases.
Fixed an issue where the colors for items in Quick Settings could get stuck and not reflect the proper color for that state, peculiarly when using a contrast theme.
Updated the Quick Settings page for managing audio endpoints from "Book" to "Sound output".
Opening the page for managing audio endpoints in Quick Settings should no longer crusade a cursory cut in audio playback when multiple devices are listed.
Mitigated an issue related to using ALT + Tab very quickly that could make explorer.exe crash.
Holding down ALT and pressing F4 after pressing ALT + Tab volition no longer crash explorer.exe.
When using the Arabic or Hebrew display languages, dragging an app window to a different Desktop should show the thumbnail moving in the correct direction now.
Fixed a casing consequence that was causing LP.cab files to exist unexpectedly removed in certain cases, which could lead you your display language irresolute until you added the desired display linguistic communication back in Settings.
Addressed an issue that was causing some users to run into a bugcheck with fault "KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_ERROR".
Mitigated an outcome that was causing the SysMain service to employ an unexpected amount of power in recent builds.
If the display order is missing in BCD settings that should no longer cause an upgrade failure.
Fixed an consequence that was causing captions to draw at the wrong starting time in certain apps.
Mitigated an issue that was causing crashes related to audiosrv.dll.
If going through OOBE with an Standard arabic or Hebrew display language, the volume and accessibility buttons should display on the right side of the screen now.

As always, you lot can check out the Windows Weblog for the consummate changelog, including a list of known issues.

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