Microsoft just released a new build of Windows 11 for Insider Program members in the beta channel today. The company has also released a new build for Dev Channel members, but they shouldn’t get too excited.

B This updated blog postMicrosoft says:

We’re starting to roll out Cumulative Build Update 26100.268 (KB5036908) to Windows Insiders in the Development channel. This update is designed to test our service pipeline and is the same as the April 2024 security update released earlier this month for Windows 11, version 23H2.

In other words, there are no new features, improvements or bug fixes in the build.

Although Microsoft hasn’t confirmed it, it looks like it’s skipping a week to update Canary Channel members on the Insider program. Microsoft released a Canary Channel update last week that brought back the build watermark on the desktop. It also included some improvements to the widgets button on the taskbar. Developers also got the ability to “send notifications to the taskbar button with their custom dashboards for the widget panel.”

In addition to today’s Beta Channel Update and Dev Channel Service Update, Microsoft has released new non-security preview updates for both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

The big and controversial new feature in the Windows 11 update is the “Recommended” section of the Start menu, which will start showing apps that Microsoft believes users might want to check out. Many users don’t like this new feature, which are basically ads inside the start menu for apps. We have already shown how to turn off these “ads” in the Start menu.

The Windows 10 non-security preview update includes new Microsoft account notifications, lock screen widget improvements, and more. It’s also the first Windows 10 update to use technology from Windows 11 to reduce its overall download size.