Discover Windows 11 build 22631.5116: New Settings Cards, Enhanced File Explorer, and More Features

New Features in Windows 11 Insider Build 22631.5116

Microsoft has begun rolling out the latest update for Windows 11 Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. This new build, 22631.5116, includes several significant enhancements aimed at improving user experience. Notable updates consist of improvements to File Explorer, context menu changes, the introduction of new settings cards, enhancements to the Gamepad keyboard, and an emoji system tray button among others.

Overview of Rolling Features

Microsoft is implementing these changes gradually, so not all users may have access to them immediately. Below is a detailed breakdown of the new features and improvements:

The following features and improvements might not be available to all users because they will roll out gradually. Text bolded in brackets indicate the area of the change being documented.

[File Explorer]

New: Enhanced accessibility for File Explorer includes improved text scaling options, accommodating a better user experience in File Open/Save dialogs and copy dialogs. Users can adjust these settings in Settings > Accessibility > Text size.

New: Context menu labels have been introduced for better usability.

[Settings]

New: The ability to enable the Settings Home Page on commercial devices, now featuring the “Your Accounts” card.

New: Addition of “Top cards”for essential system information (like storage, graphics, RAM) at the top of the About settings page.

Fixed: Japanese users will now see names displayed correctly in Settings > Accounts.

[Input]

New: Users can now utilize the Gamepad keyboard layout within the touch keyboard, enabling seamless control for Xbox controller users, including button accelerators (e.g., using the X button for backspace).

New: A fresh system tray icon enhances the discoverability of the emoji and more panel in Windows 11.

Fixed: An issue causing ctfmon.exe to restart when copying data from certain applications has been addressed.

[Task Manager]

New: The method for calculating CPU utilization in Task Manager has been updated. This change ensures consistency in displaying CPU workload metrics across Processes, Performance, and Users pages, aligning with industry standards. An optional column, CPU Utility, showing the previous CPU value will also be available on the Details tab, though it remains hidden by default for backward compatibility.

Universal Enhancements Noted

This update also includes several improvements available to all users, which are summarized as follows:

This update includes the following features and improvements that are rolling out as part of this update. Text bolded in brackets indicates the area of the change being documented.

[File Systems (Filters)] The Filter Manager receives an upgrade, now allowing better notification of directory changes to applications while reducing I/O operations.

[Noto Fonts] The introduction of the Noto font family enhances text quality and user experience during web browsing for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages.

[Remote Desktop] Fixed: Resolved an issue where certain Get-Help troubleshooters would not function in a Remote Desktop session.

[COSA] Updated: This release rectifies issues affecting mobile connectivity configurations for Connected PCs, addressing incorrect IOT Access Point Name settings.

[Printers] Fixed: printers using Independent Hardware Vendor drivers will now avoid sending incorrect or undesired text output.

[File System] Fixed: A resolution has been provided for issues related to user profiles redirected to a network Virtual Hard Disk leading to system crashes.

[File System Filter] Fixed: This update addresses stop errors that occurred during normal use with profiles redirected to a network VHD(X).

[Deprecation] Suggested actions linked to copying phone numbers or future dates in Windows 11 will be phased out and removed.