Microsoft improves narrator experience with latest Insider Build of Windows 11

Microsoft ships two builds to the Beta Channel, though they don’t add new features.

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What you need to know

Microsoft recently shipped a pair of Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds to the Beta Channel. The updates don’t add new features but Build 22631.2115 ships with a significant enhancement for the Narrator.

According to Microsoft:

Narrator users who interact with Traditional Chinese characters are now able to do this with confidence while using Narrator and the IME candidate window in Windows. This was accomplished by creating a Traditional Chinese dictionary for detail reading. Narrator now consumes the dictionary to disambiguate each Traditional Chinese word. Users should be aware that Narrator detailed reading is only supported for the Taiwan language pack. The Hong-Kong language pack is not supported with Narrator.

Additionally, the new updates also ship with several fixes. As you might already know, Microsoft ships Builds in pairs to the Beta Channel, with one having new features enabled by default and the other having new features disabled. And the same has been replicated this week, though Build 22631.2115 doesn’t bring any new changes.

Here’s the full changelog for Build 22621.2115 and 22631.2115,as highlighted by Microsoft:

Build 22621.2115 and 22631.2115: Fixes

Build 22621.2115 and 22631.2115: Known Issues

General

File Explorer

Taskbar

Input

Narrator

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