Windows 11, version 25H2

Windows 11, version 25H2
PredecessorWindows 11, version 24H2
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The Windows 11, version 25H2[1][2] is the fourth and upcoming major update to Windows 11. It was shipped as an enablement package for the "Windows 11 2024 Update", and carries the build number 10.0.26200.

Overview

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

Dev Channel

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
[3] 		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
[4] 		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
[5] 		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
[6] 		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
[7] 		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
[8] 		KB5064071 Dev Channel:
August 15, 2025
  • New selection modes in Click to Do
  • New animation when mousing over open app groups on the taskbar
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
Notes:

Canary Channel

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
[9] 		Canary Channel:
July 3, 2025 		Expiration date:
August 11, 2026
10.0.27898.1000
[10] 		Canary Channel:
July 11, 2025
  • New taskbar icon scaling feature
  • New quick machine recovery (QMR) feature[11]
  • 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
[12] 		Canary Channel:
July 17, 2025
10.0.27909.1000
[13] 		Canary Channel:
July 25, 2025
10.0.27913.1000
[14] 		Canary Channel:
July 30, 2025
  • Re-enabled the mouse pointer indicator accessibility feature
10.0.27919.1000
[15] 		Canary Channel:
August 8, 2025
  • Updated single settings page for Windows Search in the Settings app
10.0.27924.1000
[16] 		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.

References

  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. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5702 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5710 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5722 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5733 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5742 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  9. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  10. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27898 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  11. ^ "Quick machine recovery". Microsoft Learn. Microsoft. March 29, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  12. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27902 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  13. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27909 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  14. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27913 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  15. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27919 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  16. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27924 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. August 14, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
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