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The Windows Insider Program offers early access to upcoming features and updates for Windows 11. Hitechreports covers new builds, including changes to Quick Settings, File Explorer, and sign-in options.
Windows 11 build 26340.9767 adds a native speed test to Quick Settings, replacing the old shortcut that opened Bing in Edge. The same build also lets Microsoft 365 subscribers manage recurring billing from Settings directly.
Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 update that runs its internet speed test natively inside Quick Settings, ending the practice of redirecting users to a Bing-branded browser page to check their connection.
Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.9757 to Beta Channel testers, bringing a redesigned, customizable File Explorer context menu and a Settings app speed fix, based on version 25H2.
Windows 11 is quietly testing a sign-in redesign that keeps PIN, face unlock and fingerprint authentication active simultaneously, ending the need to manually switch methods at the lock screen.