Announcing new builds for 17 August 2026

New Windows 11 Insider Preview builds are rolling out to the Beta and Experimental channels, all carrying renewed flight certificates that replace ones expiring August 11, 2026; devices without an update risk compatibility issues with software like anti-cheat tools. An issue causing the Feature Flags settings page to appear empty in the Experimental channel is being investigated. Notable new features include a redesigned File Explorer context menu (Experimental channel) with a new customization settings experience, and support for Emoji 17.0 including new emoji like distorted face, fight cloud, and hairy creature, plus design tweaks to several existing emoji.

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