Windows 11 Preview Build 23541 fixes explorer.exe crash

Microsoft released Windows 11 version 22H2’s newest incremental dev beta at the end of last week. Windows 11 Preview build 23541, which includes numerous fixes, is now available in the Dev Channel. This is a weekly OS stability update.

Microsoft also introduced a new Canary Channel update yesterday. Usually, updates to the Dev and Canary channels occur simultaneously, but in this case, the Dev update was released a day after the Canary update.

Windows 11 version 23541’s Recommended section of the Start menu now features expanded thumbnail views of files stored in the cloud. Microsoft has issued a warning to Insiders on the Dev channel that the right-click share menu may be temporarily unavailable for these files.

This is the only alteration or enhancement in the most recent Dev version.

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Microsoft also provides updates to all Windows Insider channels for Microsoft Store version 22308.1401.x.x or higher. For those interested in learning more about PC Game Pass or Game Pass Ultimate, there is now a dedicated Game Pass page. Exclusive games, day-one games, deals, free perks, EA Play, and more will all be available to users.

There are a couple of bug fixes in the latest Dev build including explorer.exe crash. You can check the list of bug fixes and known issues below.

Windows 11 Preview Build 23541 Fixes

[Taskbar]

Fixed an issue where dragging app icons in the taskbar may sometimes lead to an explorer.exe crash.

[Search on the Taskbar]

Fixed an issue where sometimes the tooltip when mousing over the search box wouldn’t match the current search highlight.

[Dev Drive]

Fixed an issue where it wasn’t possible to paste a folder path to mount into the dialog when creating a new Dev Drive.

Known issues

[File Explorer]

  • [NEW] Icons on the desktop may show as generic white pages rather than their proper icons.
  • [NEW] There is an issue where the progress wheel icon will get stuck in the File Explorer tab even though the folder has finished loading.
  • [NEW] Changing the sort order of folders doesn’t persist if you navigate away and back from the folder.

[Start menu]

Some apps under All apps on the Start menu, such as PWA apps installed via Microsoft Edge, may incorrectly be labeled as a system component.

[Input]

  • Unicode Emoji 15 support which began rolling out with Build 23475 and the updated color font format with COLRv1 support that began rolling out with Build 23506 no longer appear after updating to Build 23531 due to a bug. This issue will be fixed in a future flight soon.
  • [NEW] There is a high-hitting tabtip.exe crash which is impacting the ability for some Insiders to type.

[Windows Copilot]

  • [NEW] We heard feedback from Insiders in the Dev Channel that the Windows Copilot Preview is not available in some regions. We found an issue and plan to re-enable it for these Insiders with a fix in a future flight.
  • You can use Alt + Tab to switch out of Windows Copilot, but not back into it. Windows + C will move focus back to Windows Copilot
  • When first launching or after refreshing Copilot while using voice access you’ll need to use “Show grid” commands to click in the “Ask me anything” box for the first time.

If you are a Windows Insider in the Dev channel, you will receive the incremental beta update on your PC. The Microsoft Store will be available to all Channels insiders if the required Microsoft version is installed.

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