Microsoft releases Build 22494 for Windows 11: shortcut to mute calls from the taskbar and more

Microsoft has released Build 22494 for Windows 11 on the Dev Channel. As every week we attend the launch of a Windows 11 revision on the Dev Channel , the most advanced to date and the one intended to publicize the improvements that should come with the update that should arrive in 2022.

A build that adds bug fixes and performance improvements, but also some new features like allowing you to mute and unmute your microphone directly from the taskbarduring a Microsoft Teams call or the ability to learn which apps are accessing the microphone.This is the full changelog.

Changes in Build 22494

• You can mute and unmute your microphone directly from the taskbar during a Microsoft Teams call using a microphone icon automatically added to the taskbar when a call is active. You can see the audio status of the call, which app is accessing your microphone, and quickly mute and unmute your call at any time. When you join a meeting, you will see the following icon instantly appear on the taskbar. The icon will be present during the call, so it will always be accessible no matter how many windows you have open on your screen.
• They are starting to roll out this experience to a subset of Windows Insiders with Microsoft Teams for work or school installed and improving it over time.This means that not everyone will see this right away with their Teams calls. They plan to bring this improvement to Chat from Microsoft Teams (Microsoft Teams for home) later.

Other changes and improvements

• Some members of the Windows Insider Program are having access to snapshot groups with the ALT+TAB key combination and Task View , such as when you hover over open apps on the taskbar to preview them from there. You will reach more users based on feedback.
• Within Settings, Applications, and Default Applications, a drop-down menu of options is now displayed that provides the result of the current query without having to press Enter first.
• If necessary, the settings page for installed applications can now be launched at Settings, Applications, Installed Applications directly via this URI: ms-settings: installed-apps.
• Adjusted sort option names in Settings, Applications , Installed Apps to help make things clearer and added a new option to sort from smallest to largest.
• On the Taskbar tooltips should no longer appear in random places on the taskbar after hovering on the volume, battery, network or other icons in the corner of the taskbar.

• Fixed an underlying issue that resulted in unexpected duplication of certain icons in the corner of the taskbar.
• Fixed an issue that caused the context menu to crash for some people if they tried to scroll through it.
• Fixed an issue where, in certain areas of the screen, context menu submenus were drawn on top of the context menu instead of next to it (for example, if you placed the cursor over New).
• Context menu icons should now be less blurry on multi-monitor systems with mixed DPI.
• Fixes an issue that could cause the Open With selection on the context menu to unexpectedly open the file in certain cases instead of opening the Open With dialog box.
• Renaming files on the desktop works again as of this Build.
• The command bar has been optimized to help improve the performance of command actions in File Explorer.
• Fixed a recent issue that caused the indexer database to become excessively fragmented, causing the indexer to unexpectedly consume a large amount of memory and CPU for an extended period of time. This was particularly noticeable for people who have large Outlook mailboxes.
• Remediated an issue where caused certain applications to crash when attempting to drag something while holding down the Shift or Ctrl key.
• Fixed an issue where the touch keyboard would not appear on tablets when you touched the text field if you tried to reset your PIN from the login screen.
• Improved the reliability of the pen menu.

• Fixed some explorer.exe crashes related to the use of window functions (snap, ALT + Tab and desktops) .
• If you open Task View on a multi-monitor system, the background should now be acrylic on both monitors.
• Fixes a couple of UI issues with window thumbnails in Task View and ALT+Tab, in particular that the close button could be cut off if the window in the task view application was too thin.
• Fixed an issue where facial recognition (Windows Hello) could appear in unexpectedly grayed out in login settings in certain cases until closing and opening settings.
• Fixed an issue where Storage Sense was not cleaning C:\Windows\SystemTemp.
• Non-admin users should now be able to change the time zone in Settings if location access is not granted, in instead of the dropdown being blank.
• Fixed an issue that caused links to Windows Update , Recovery , and For Developers to appear on the main Windows Update Settings page.
• Fixes a bug where images had a yellow cast in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, and Adobe Lightroom Classic when in HDR mode.
• Fixed a DHCP-related issue that was causing unexpected power usage while the display was off in recent builds for some Insiders.
• Fixed an issue where Service Host: WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service used unexpectedly high CPU.
• Fixes an issue that could cause some devices to have a black screen when waking from sleep mode (where the lock screen is not displayed).
• Fixes an underlying issue that caused some users with ARM64 PCs to experience an increase in Microsoft Teams crashes in the latest dev channel builds.
• Increased padding for selected items as seen by clicking Show more options in the File Explorer context menu, or in the menu options in Task Manager.
• WSL: Fixed error 0x8007010b when accessing Linux distributions via \\ wsl.localhost or \\ wsl $(Issue6995).

Known Issues

• Users upgrading from builds 22000.xxx, or earlier, to newer Dev Channel builds using the latest Dev Channel ISO may receive the following warning message : The build you are trying to install is Flight Signed.To continue with the installation, enable flight signing. If you get this message, press the Enable button, restart your PC and try the update again.

• Some users may experience reduced screen timeouts and sleep times. They are investigating the potential impact that shorter screen and idle times could have on power consumption.

• In some cases, you may not be able to enter text when using Search from the start or taskbar. If you experience the issue, press WIN + R on your keyboard to open the Run dialog, then close it.

• The taskbar sometimes flickers when switching input methods.
• Investigating an issue in this build where the clock on the taskbar may hang and not update, particularly when accessing the PC via Remote Desktop.
• Clipboard history says empty even if it is enabled and should contain content. This is a UI issue they are investigating: when a flight departs with a fix, pinned items should become available again.
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• After clicking the search icon on the taskbar, the search panel may not open. If this occurs, restart the Windows Explorer process>"
• Investigating Insider reports that the volume and brightness sliders are not displaying correctly in Quick Settings.

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If you belong to the Dev Channel within the Insider Program with Windows 11, you can download the update by going to the usual path, that is, Settings > Update and Security > Windows Update ."

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