Windows quality update: May
… The Address Bar now supports paths containing double backslashes and quotation marks, such as C:\Users\user or “C:\Users\user”, improving compatibility with more of the paths people paste or type into File Explorer. …
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8276 (Dev Channel)
… Improved File Explorer reliability. Improved navigation pane usage for Voice Access users. Windows Hello Improved reliability and performance of Windows Hello fingerprint after your PC wakes from sleep. …
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Our commitment to Windows quality
… Clearer visibility into what features are included in each Insider build, so you know what to expect More control over which new features you try, with easier switching between Insider channels to match your desired level of stability or early access Higher quality builds entering each channel, wit… …
Raising the bar together. Introducing the Driver Quality Initiative at WinHEC 2026
… This is to ensure higher driver security, reliability and resiliency. User-mode driver investments include performance updates to PCIe devices with DMA support as well as Wi-fi stack coming soon . …
Improving Windows quality: Making Taskbar and Start more personal
… Both users and developers have told us this visibility is important. …
Build 2026: Furthering Windows as the trusted platform for development
… Fast process isolation adopted by GitHub Copilot CLI and session isolation separates the agent’s execution from the user’s desktop, clipboard, UI and input devices, and critically, binds the agent to a strong user identity — mitigating UI spoofing, input injection and cross-session data leakage. …
Introducing Component Firmware Update
… Goals and Non-Goals CFU was developed with the following tenets in mind: Update must occur with little or no user disruption – no “update mode” that requires the user to wait or even be aware that an update is taking place. …