Microsoft releases optional Windows 11 update with redesigned context menu
Technology · First reported 29 Oct, 08:38 · Updated 18:34

KB5127936 is an optional preview update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 26H2. It introduces a customizable File Explorer context menu and includes other feature changes and fixes; rollout of the new menu is gradual.
- Microsoft released KB5127936 as an optional preview update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 26H2; it raises the OS builds to 26200.9818 and 26300.9818.
- The update adds a customizable File Explorer context menu, alongside changes to search results, the address bar, Xbox mode, and privacy settings.
- The menu is rolling out gradually, and Microsoft lists a USB Audio Class 1.0 issue for which it has not yet published a fix.
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- Update
- KB5127936, an optional preview update.
- Windows versions
- Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 26H2.
- OS builds
- 26200.9818 and 26300.9818.
- Rollout
- The redesigned context menu is rolling out gradually.
- Known issue
- Some USB Audio Class 1.0 devices may have audio or volume-control problems; no fix has been published.
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