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After a week long break, Dev Channel builds are back with build 25309!
This build includes many new features including the return of experimental snap layout updates, the official WASDK File Explorer, a volume mixer in quick settings, auto color management expansion, new start menu account badging variants and more.
There are also some hidden features including new types of recommended content in Start (42916428), a slightly updated nearby sharing experience from the share UI (38890980) and more.
Official announcement of this build:
Latest Beta Channel build video: https://youtu.be/udL_ICSzhAI
Download link (ISO): Adding soon
0:00 Intro
0:07 Volume mixer in Quick Settings
0:55 WinAppSDK File Explorer is official!
1:24 (Hidden) XAML based File Explorer Gallery
1:58 Return of experimental snap assist updates
2:21 New search box appearance with custom color modes
2:45 Updated touch keyboard setting
3:21 Power button controls in Settings
3:45 Auto Color Management expanded
3:54 Voice Access improvements
5:08 Updated start menu account badging
5:17 Updated SCOOBE
5:25 New default spotlight icon positions
5:47 Brief feature notes
6:00 Hidden features
6:57 Build 25300 note
7:13 Outro
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ViVeTool commands for recent ‘limited rollout’ features:
To enable the new volume mixer in Quick Settings:
vivetool /enable /id:42106010
To enable the WinAppSDK File Explorer:
vivetool /enable /id:40729001
To enable new experimental Snap assist improvements:
vivetool /enable /id:40851068 /variant:X (1, 2, 3 or 4)
To enable the updated touch keyboard setting:
vivetool /enable /id:37007953
To enable auto color management for more displays:
vivetool /enable /id:36371531
To enable different default positions for the Desktop Spotlight icon:
vivetool /enable /id:41861575 /variant:X (0, 2 or 3)
To enable Start menu user badging:
vivetool /enable /id:36435151 /variant:1 /variantpayloadkind:1 /variantpayload:X (737, 993 or 1121)
To enable live kernel dumps in Task Manager:
vivetool /enable /id:40430431
To enable new visuals for cloud storage in Settings – Accounts:
vivetool /enable /id:40733296
vivetool /enable /id:41540372
vivetool /enable /id:41562961
To enable animated Settings navigation icons:
vivetool /enable /id:34878152
To enable Game Pass subscription management in Settings:
vivetool /enable /id:39405701
ViVeTool commands for recent hidden features:
To enable support for creating ReFS developer volumes:
vivetool /enable /id:40347509
To enable the ability to quickly end a task/force quit from a jump list:
vivetool /enable /id:42592269
To enable the new Desktop Spotlight UI:
vivetool /enable /id:39880030
vivetool /enable /id:40268500 /variant:X (0, 1 or 3)
vivetool /enable /id:40522394
vivetool /enable /id:41744267
To enable built in ambient device lighting (RGB) settings:
vivetool /enable /id:35262205
To enable updated Suggested Actions settings:
vivetool /enable /id:42623125
To enable a suggested action for addresses:
vivetool /enable /id:41058795
To enable a renamed Recommended section to ‘For you’ in Start:
vivetool /enable /id:42533185
To enable dragging File Explorer tabs between windows or out to create a new window:
vivetool /enable /id:39661369
To enable the ‘Fix problems using Windows Update’ repair install/upgrade option:
vivetool /enable /id:42550315
To enable support for installing Windows to ReFS:
vivetool /enable /id:42189933
To enable the MSDT retirement banner:
vivetool /enable /id:42606374
To enable the new Gallery entry in File Explorer:
vivetool /enable /id:41040327
vivetool /enable /id:42295138
To enable an updated ‘Add natural voices’ Narrator Settings dialog:
vivetool /enable /id:40618079
To enable the new suggested action for searching text (US only):
vivetool /enable /id:41539325 (optional – add /variant:X at the end of the command, replace X with 1, 2 or 4 for a different variant)
To enable recommended websites in the Start menu:
vivetool /enable /id:40059556
To enable updated start menu search:
vivetool /enable /id:38937525
To enable redesigned Settings dialogs:
vivetool /enable /id:36390579
vivetool /enable /id:38228963
vivetool /enable /id:39811196
vivetool /enable /id:41598133
vivetool /enable /id:41670003
vivetool /enable /id:42733866
vivetool /enable /id:42739793
Playlist (for current Dev Channel builds): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzycRhYwGw6kz1ywa3yo1vBhZnFXMpZo-
More information can be found on BetaWiki:
https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_11_build_25309
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