{"id":154764,"date":"2023-04-19T14:41:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=154764"},"modified":"2023-04-19T14:41:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:41:38","slug":"windows-11-build-23440-dev-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-build-23440-dev-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 build 23440 rolls out in Dev Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>Windows 11 build 23440 is now rolling out in the Dev Channel.<\/li>\n<li>The update introduces an option to hide the date and time from Taskbar.<\/li>\n<li>The Search box now opens on hover, and the network context menu gets diagnose option.<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft is also releasing various fixes and improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 11 build 23440 for devices enrolled in the Dev Channel of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-insider-preview-build-history-tracker\/\">Windows Insider Program<\/a>. This is a minor update, but it packs some interesting new features, improvements, and fixes.<\/p>\n<p>Build 23440 for Windows 11, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2023\/04\/19\/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23440\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the official changes<\/a>, introduces new note suggestions for Insiders in the Start menu. You can now hide the time and date and access the network diagnostics from the Taskbar. Also, the Taskbar Search box now has a new behavior that opens on hover. Finally, this update rolls out with a slew of fixes and improvements.<\/p>\n<h2>Windows 11 build 23440 changes<\/h2>\n<p>Here are all the new features and improvements for the latest release of Windows 11 in the Dev Channel:<\/p>\n<h3>New Start menu recommendations<\/h3>\n<p>Starting with build 23440, the Start menu will now show an option to open the release notes for Windows Insider Preview builds in the &#8220;Recommended&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<h3>New Taskbar changes<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s now possible to hide the time and date from the Taskbar by turning on or off the <strong>&#8220;Hide time and date in System tray&#8221;<\/strong> from the &#8220;Date &amp; time&#8221; settings page.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-154266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/windows-11-hide-time-date-system-tray.webp?resize=827%2C529&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hide time and date in the System tray\" width=\"827\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/windows-11-hide-time-date-system-tray.webp?w=1014&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1014w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/windows-11-hide-time-date-system-tray.webp?resize=300%2C192&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/windows-11-hide-time-date-system-tray.webp?resize=897%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 897w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/windows-11-hide-time-date-system-tray.webp?resize=150%2C96&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The context menu for the network icon in the System tray will now include the <strong>&#8220;Diagnose network problems&#8221;<\/strong> option to troubleshoot and fix networking issues faster.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154768\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taskbar-menu-diagnose-network-problems.webp?resize=600%2C274&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Diagnose network problems\" width=\"600\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taskbar-menu-diagnose-network-problems.webp?w=600&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taskbar-menu-diagnose-network-problems.webp?resize=300%2C137&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taskbar-menu-diagnose-network-problems.webp?resize=150%2C69&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diagnose network problems \/ Image: Microsoft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finally, the Taskbar Search box will now open automatically when hovering over it. You can change this behavior from the &#8220;Taskbar&#8221; settings page by turning on or off the <strong>&#8220;Open search on hover (when available)&#8221;<\/strong> toggle switch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154613\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154613\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taskbar-settings-open-search-hover.webp?resize=827%2C500&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Taskbar settings open Search on hover\" width=\"827\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taskbar-settings-open-search-hover.webp?w=1014&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1014w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taskbar-settings-open-search-hover.webp?resize=300%2C181&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taskbar-settings-open-search-hover.webp?resize=949%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 949w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taskbar-settings-open-search-hover.webp?resize=150%2C91&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taskbar settings open Search on hover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Fixes and improvements<\/h2>\n<p>This flight also ships with a bunch of fixes and improvements for Taskbar, Input, Settings, File Explorer, and more.<\/p>\n<h3>Taskbar<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed a few explorer.exe crashes that were impacting taskbar reliability.<\/li>\n<li>Updated the Widgets invocation logic, so that if you brush your mouse quickly across the Widgets icon in the taskbar while travelling somewhere else, it should be less likely to accidentally open Widgets.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue where the cursor wasn\u2019t displaying correctly in the search box when using an Arabic display language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>File Explorer<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed an issue where the context menu was opening far away from where your mouse had right-clicked sometimes.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue which was causing some of the icons in File Explorer and the context menu to be blurry after DPI changes.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue where the New button in the command bar might not show anything in the dropdown.<\/li>\n<li>Shift + Right click on a file or folder should open \u201cShow more options\u201d again now.<\/li>\n<li>Adjusted how Narrator was reading out the access keys after pressing the menu key, to make it clearer.<\/li>\n<li>CTRL + Mouse wheel scrolling should now resize the thumbnails in Gallery.<\/li>\n<li>Made some improvements to how Narrator reads out the recommended files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Windowing<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed a shellexperiencehost.exe crash when disconnecting from another monitor using WIN + P.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Input<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed an issue where the touch keyboard didn\u2019t correctly recognize a hardware keyboard was available in some cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Notifications<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed an issue where 2FA codes weren\u2019t being recognized if they were in parentheses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Live Captions<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed an issue that was causing live captions to crash on first launch due to an issue impacting registry data retrieval.<\/li>\n<li>Adding enhanced language recognition support in Language &amp; region settings will now install the right files on ARM64 devices.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue in Language &amp; region settings that caused language feature installation progress to be hidden.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue causing live captions\u2019 Add a language menu icon and label to overlap.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Task Manager<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Double clicking Task Manager\u2019s title bar to maximize the window should work again now.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a Task Manager crash which was impacting Insiders in the last couple flights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Accessibility<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed an issue that was leaving voice access\u2019s window empty after opening.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue where voice access was crashing when using the command to go to the start of a document.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue where Narrator\u2019s CTRL + Narrator + Home and Ctrl + Narrator + End commands to move to the beginning and end of text weren\u2019t working correctly in Edge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This release also has known issues with the File Explorer, Live Captions, and Taskbar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Install build 23440<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to download and install the Windows 11 build 23440, enroll your device in the <strong>Dev Channel<\/strong> using the &#8220;Windows Insider Program&#8221; 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