Microsoft has released Windows 11 Dev Channel Build 25158. It is a fairly minor one, bringing notifications for widgets, different visual treatments for search on the taskbar. ISO files are also available, and here's the scoop.
First up, new features. Microsoft is now rolling out even more dynamic Widgets content to your taskbar with notification badging for Widgets. When you open the Widgets board a banner will appear at the top of the board providing more information on what triggered the notification badge. Check it out below, with the weather widget being an example.
Other than that, Microsoft is also testing different visual treatments for search on the taskbar. This comes as a way for Microsoft to test longer lead features, and experiences that are intended to help validate concepts in Windows 11. There are three treatments you might end up seeing, as seen below.
A big change in this build is that Microsoft is ending the testing of lightweight interactive content on the Windows desktop. If you have it, you'll no longer have it on your next boot. Some of the other changes are below, please check Microsoft's changelog for the full details.
For known issues, there are four this week relating to general, File Explorer, Widgets, and Live captions. Check these out below.
Happy Downloading, Windows Insiders!