Windows 10 Insider build 21292 fixes issues affecting apps running in x64 emulation

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Windows 10's news and interests feature has plenty of fixes in the latest Insider build.

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What you need to know

  • Windows 10 Build 21292 is rolling out to Dev Channel Insiders.
  • The update includes several fixes to the news and interests taskbar feature.
  • The update also fixes issues affecting apps running on x64 emulation.

Just one day after releasing a build to Windows 10 Insiders on the Beta and Release Preview channels, Microsoft is rolling out an update for Insiders on the Dev Channel. The update brings PCs to Windows 10 build 21292 and includes several fixes for the news and interests taskbar feature. It also has fixes for other parts of Windows 10.

Here are the highlighted fixes for the news and interests taskbar feature, as found in Microsoft's recent blog post:

  • We fixed multiple issues impacting performance and reliability.
  • We fixed an issue where an empty flyout would be shown after opening news and interests.
  • We fixed an issue where the text on the taskbar button wasn't being read by screen readers and some tooltips were missing.
  • We fixed an issue where news and interests in the taskbar was not displaying correctly when using small taskbar icons.
  • We fixed an issue where the news and interests button would temporarily show no content.
  • We fixed an issue where the news and interests flyout would not dismiss by tapping outside the window or again on the taskbar button.
  • We fixed an issue where the content of the taskbar button would look blurry.
  • We fixed an issue where news and interests would not show fresh content after toggling the background apps setting.
  • We fixed an issue where the flyout would not dismiss when you hover off the right edge.
  • We fixed an issue where it was not possible to navigate into the flyout using keyboard.
  • We fixed an issue where the news and interests taskbar setting would be reset to show icon and text after updating to a new windows version.

Among the other fixes for this build are improvements to x64 emulation on Windows 10 on ARM devices:

  • We're continuing to work on improving x64 emulation on ARM64 thanks to your feedback. This build fixes issues in several apps, including crashes in Zwift, Serif Affinity Photo, and Your Phone as well as blank pages in Steam.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in an increase in Insiders seeing a message saying "Critical Error: Your Start menu isn't work" in recent builds.
  • We fixed an issue from the last two builds where explorer.exe / the Windows shell was hanging and or crashing, particularly after interacting with audio/video.
  • We fixed an issue where NTFS was logging false positive torn write events.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in Microsoft Teams and certain other apps unexpectedly displaying as just "Program" (instead of the app name) in Task Manager's Startup tab.
  • We fixed an issue where it wasn't possible to sort processes in Task Manager by Status.
  • We fixed an issue that could result in not seeing notifications following WIN + Shift + S shortly after clean installing or resetting your PC.
  • We fixed an issue from the previous build where when Xbox Game Bar was launched from Start or via the Windows key + G when using a text editor, the computer might appear unresponsive.
  • We fixed an issue where when using Windows with scaling greater than 100% in recent builds, if you opened and closed Task View, open windows would appear unexpectedly large in the transition back to the desktop.
  • We fixed an issue where typing "-" on a number pad when using the Japanese IME wasn't taking into consideration whether the IME was in full width or half width mode.
  • We fixed an issue where Hanja word conversion with the Korean IME wasn't working in Excel when the Korean Language pack for Office was installed.

The new build should be available now through Windows Update for Dev Channel Insiders.

Sean Endicott
Sean Endicott
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Sean Endicott is a tech journalist at Windows Central, specializing in Windows, Microsoft software, AI, and PCs. He's covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean's journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers. Outside writing, he coaches American football, utilizing Microsoft services to manage his team. He studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and is active on X @SeanEndicott_ and Threads @sean_endicott_.