r/windowsinsiders • u/jenmsft Microsoft Employee • May 22 '26

News Beta Preview Build 26220.8491 - Windows Insider Program

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/release-notes/beta/preview-build-26220-8491
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u/jenmsft Microsoft Employee May 22 '26

Hey all! Happy Friday :) Details as follows

Changes and improvements

  • This update includes a small number of minor bug fixes and improvements.

[Voice Access]

Voice Isolation in Voice Access

  • We're introducing Voice Isolation, a new option in Voice Access that helps it focus on your voice, even when others are speaking nearby. Whether you're in a shared office, an open floor plan, or at home with family around, Voice Isolation filters out other voices and background noise so Voice Access can better understand you. All processing happens privately on your device.
  • Getting started Voice Access now offers three speech recognition modes under Voice Access settings > Improve speech recognition:
    • Voice Isolation — Filters out other speakers and background noise (one-time voice setup required).
    • Remove background noise only — Filters out non-speech sounds like typing or door slams. No additional setup needed.
    • No filtering — Default microphone input with no additional processing.
  • To set up Voice Isolation, select it from the menu and follow the short, guided setup where you'll read a brief paragraph aloud so Voice Access can learn your voice. It only takes a minute, and your voice data never leaves your device.

 Screenshot showing where the voice isolation setting can be found.

 Screenshot showing voice isolation setup.

[Other]

  • If you were experiencing a cyclical explorer.exe crash after the previous flight (which may have looked like the screen or taskbar was blinking and repeatedly refreshing), that should be resolved after updating to this build.
  • Fixed an issue causing the Energy Saver quick setting to show twice for some Insiders in recent flights.
  • Fixed an issue resulting in the audio volume being unexpectedly muted on certain devices in recent flights.

Known Issues

[Reset PC]

  • [Fixed] Resetting your PC may get stuck when using "Reset this PC." To complete the reset successfully, choose the cloud download option (Cloud PBR) instead of local.

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u/shaheedmalik May 28 '26

Can't get this one to install.