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Windows 11, version 25H2

Windows 11, version 25H2
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The Windows 11, version 25H2[1][2] is the fourth major update to Windows 11. It is shipped as an enablement package for the "Windows 11 2024 Update", and carries the build number 10.0.26200.

Overview

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The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to the Dev Channel on June 27, 2025, along with the version string being changed from "24H2" to "25H2".[1] The update is due to roll out in the second half of 2025.[2]

Builds

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Preview builds

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Release Preview Channel

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Preview builds of Windows 11, version 25H2
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
10.0.26200.5074
[3] 		KB5064081 Release Preview Channel:
August 29, 2025
10.0.26200.6584
[4] 		KB5065426 Release Preview Channel:
September 9, 2025
10.0.26200.6713
[5] 		KB5065789 Release Preview Channel:
September 12, 2025
  • Updates to Click to Do
    • New "Convert to table with Excel" text action
    • New "New and popular action tags" section in the context menu
    • More concise summaries with the Summarize action
  • Updates to Settings app
    • New Advanced settings page
    • New navigation link in the agent search results
    • Ported several time and language settings from Control Panel to the Settings app
  • Updates to Narrator
    • New Braille viewer
    • Enhancements to natural experience in Microsoft Word
  • New AI actions feature in File Explorer
  • Added support of Emoji 16.0
  • New option in the Settings app to move hardware indicators on the screen
  • Redesigned the dialog for when an app can't open
  • Performance improvements of launching cloud files and loading context menus in File Explorer
  • New keyboard shortcut to insert an en dash (–) or em dash (—) while typing
  • New ability to pin favorite apps in the Windows share window
  • New option in the Settings app to move hardware indicators on the screen
  • New Administrator Protection platform security feature
  • Integration of seamless plugin passkey provider with 1Password
  • New ability to open Game Bar by short pressing the Xbox button, as well as Task View by long pressing the Xbox button
  • Performance improvements when gaming with Game Bar or other overlays on top of the game
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
Notes:

Dev Channel

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Preview builds of Windows 11, version 25H2 in the Dev Channel – ge_prerelease string
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
Transitioned from version 24H2 (Dev Channel) – ge_prerelease string
10.0.26200.5670
[1] 		KB5060831 Dev Channel:
June 27, 2025
  • Integration of seamless plugin passkey provider with 1Password
  • Improvements to default settings page in the Settings app[a]
  • Temporarily disabled Japanese support in voice access for maintenance
10.0.26200.5702
[6] 		KB5062653 Dev Channel:
July 14, 2025
  • New describe image action in Click to Do[b]
  • New Administrator Protection platform security feature
  • New design change to privacy dialogs for app permissions
10.0.26200.5710
[7] 		KB5062676 Dev Channel:
July 18, 2025
  • New describe image action in Click to Do[c]
  • New ability to generate contextual description of images in Narrator[c]
  • New ability to show which third-party applications recently used generative AI models in the Settings app
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
Notes:
  1. ^ Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.
  2. ^ Rollout of this feature to Insiders on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs at the time it was announced.
  3. ^ a b Rollout of this feature to Insiders on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs at the time it was announced.
Preview builds of Windows 11, version 25H2 in the Dev Channel – ge_release string
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
10.0.26200.5722
[8] 		KB5062669 Dev Channel:
July 28, 2025
  • Refreshed SCOOBE screen for reviewing recommended settings
  • New tutorial in Click to Do
  • New ability to show a grid view of images in the Windows Search results on the taskbar
  • Extended the functionality of Notification Center to secondary monitors
10.0.26200.5733
[9] 		KB5062673 Dev Channel:
August 1, 2025
  • Updates to File Explorer
    • New ability to show people icons under the "Activity" column and "Recommended" in the Home page
    • New ability to show Live Persona Card from Microsoft 365 when hovering or clicking over a people icon
10.0.26200.5742
[10] 		KB5064075 Dev Channel:
August 8, 2025
  • Redesigned mobile device companion with an updated layout
  • Ported several time and language settings from Control Panel to the Settings app
    • The ability to configure additional clocks
    • The ability to change NTP time server
    • The ability to change AM/PM symbol
    • The ability to change number and currency format
    • The toggle to enable Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support
    • The options to copy current user language and region settings to welcome screen and system account, as well as new user accounts
  • Redesigned the dialog for when an app can't open
  • Performance improvements of launching cloud files and loading context menus in File Explorer
10.0.26200.5751
[11] 		KB5064071 Dev Channel:
August 15, 2025
  • New selection modes in Click to Do
  • New animation when mousing over open app groups on the taskbar
10.0.26200.5761
[12] 		KB5064093 Dev Channel:
August 22, 2025
  • New ability to seamlessly resume apps from Android phone on PC
  • Improvement to the battery iconography on lock screen
  • New navigation link in the agent search results in the Settings app
  • New keyboard shortcut to insert an en dash (–) or em dash (—) while typing
  • New ability to pin favorite apps in the Windows share window
10.0.26220.5770
[13] 		KB5064089 Dev Channel:
August 29, 2025
  • Updates to Click to Do
    • New "Convert to table with Excel" text action
    • New ability to show Microsoft 365 profile card when clicking on an email address
  • New Braille viewer in Narrator
  • New ability to find apps installed on the device or apps available in the Microsoft Store directly within the Windows share window
10.0.26220.5790
[14] 		KB5065779 Dev Channel:
September 5, 2025
  • New fluid dictation feature in voice access[a][b]
  • New ability to use Windows Studio Effects on an additional camera[b]
  • New ability to show on-hover actions when hovering over a file in File Explorer's Home
  • Reverted Windows Advanced Settings to the previous "For Developers" experience
10.0.26220.6682
[15] 		KB5065782 Dev Channel:
September 12, 2025
  • Updates to Click to Do
    • New Copilot prompt box at the top of the context menu
    • New visual animations for the right edge gesture
    • New "New and popular action tags" section in the context menu
    • More concise summaries with the Summarize action
  • Added support of Emoji 16.0
  • Enhancements to Narrator natural experience in Microsoft Word
  • New ability to open Game Bar by short pressing the Xbox button, as well as Task View by long pressing the Xbox button
  • Performance improvements when gaming with Game Bar or other overlays on top of the game
  • Re-rolled out Windows Advanced Settings
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
Notes:
  1. ^ Rollout of this feature to Insiders on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs at the time it was announced.
  2. ^ a b Rollout of this feature to Insiders on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs at the time it was announced.

Canary Channel

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Preview builds of Windows 11, version 25H2 in the Canary Channel – rs_prerelease string
Version Release date(s) Expiration date(s) Highlights
Transitioned from version 24H2 (Canary Channel) – rs_prerelease string
10.0.27891.1000
[16] 		Canary Channel:
July 3, 2025 		Expiration date:
August 11, 2026
10.0.27898.1000
[17] 		Canary Channel:
July 11, 2025
  • New taskbar icon scaling feature
  • New quick machine recovery (QMR) feature[18]
  • New ability to add custom words to the dictionary in voice access
  • New Screen Curtain feature in Narrator
  • New design change to privacy dialogs for app permissions
  • New ability to show text descriptions for assistive technologies in the Accessibility flyout in Quick Settings
  • New adaptive energy saver feature
  • Updates to Windows share window
    • New visual preview of links and web content
    • New drop-down menu for compression scale of high, medium, or low when sharing images
  • Added Chinese and Japanese support for voice access
  • New ⊞ Win+⇧ Shift+T keyboard shorcut to use Snipping Tool's text extractor feature
  • Improvements to browser default settings page in the Settings app
10.0.27902.1000
[19] 		Canary Channel:
July 17, 2025
10.0.27909.1000
[20] 		Canary Channel:
July 25, 2025
10.0.27913.1000
[21] 		Canary Channel:
July 30, 2025
  • Re-enabled the mouse pointer indicator accessibility feature
10.0.27919.1000
[22] 		Canary Channel:
August 8, 2025
  • Updated single settings page for Windows Search in the Settings app
10.0.27924.1000
[23] 		Canary Channel:
August 14, 2025
  • Introduction of Recall with Click to Do in preview[a][b]
  • Improvements to Windows Search with latent semantic indexing (LSI)[a][b]
  • New real-time translation feature in live captions (English and Simplified Chinese)[a][b]
  • Updates to the Settings app
    • New agent powered search results[a][b]
    • New Advanced settings page
  • Adjustments to the visual and keyboard shortcut for mouse pointer indicator
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Rollout of this feature to Insiders on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs at the time it was announced.
  2. ^ a b c d Rollout of this feature to Insiders on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs at the time it was announced.
Preview builds of Windows 11, version 25H2 in the Canary Channel – br_release string
Version Release date(s) Expiration date(s) Highlights
10.0.27928.1
[24] 		Canary Channel:
August 20, 2025 		Expiration date:
August 11, 2026
  • Ported several time and language settings from Control Panel to the Settings app
    • The ability to configure additional clocks
    • The ability to change NTP time server
    • The ability to change AM/PM symbol
    • The ability to change number and currency format
    • The toggle to enable Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support
  • Temporarily disabled Administrator protection and the improvements to the battery iconography in the system tray
10.0.27934.1
[25] 		Canary Channel:
August 29, 2025
10.0.27938.1
[26] 		Canary Channel:
September 8, 2025
  • New AI actions feature in File Explorer
  • Re-introduced the clock with seconds in Notification Center
  • New ability to show which third-party applications recently used generative AI models in the Settings app
10.0.27943.1
[27] 		Canary Channel:
September 12, 2025
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
Notes:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5670 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Leznek, Jason (June 27, 2025). "Get ready for Windows 11, version 25H2". Windows IT Pro Blog. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "Releasing Windows 11, version 25H2 to the Release Preview Channel". Windows Insider Blog. August 29, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "September 9, 2025—KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "Releasing Windows 11 Builds 26100.6713 and 26200.6713 to the Release Preview Channel". Windows Insider Blog. September 12, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  6. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5702 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5710 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  8. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5722 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  9. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5733 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  10. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5742 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  11. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  12. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  13. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.5770 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 29, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  14. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.5790 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6682 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. September 12, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  16. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  17. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27898 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  18. ^ "Quick machine recovery". Microsoft Learn. Microsoft. March 29, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  19. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27902 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  20. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27909 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  21. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27913 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  22. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27919 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  23. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27924 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 14, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  24. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  25. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27934 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 29, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  26. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27938 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  27. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27943 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.