Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1371 (Canary Channel)

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published January 14, 2026

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1371 to the Canary Channel. (KB 5073097)

What’s new in Build 28020.1371

This update includes a small set of general improvements and fixes that improve the overall experience for Insiders running this build on their PCs.

Fixed an issue where selecting something from inside a folder of pinned items in Start menu, could lead to the whole folder becoming invisible in Start menu.

Fixed an issue causing File Explorer to show a white flash when navigating between pages for some Insiders after the previous flight.

Fixed an issue where the keyboard character repeat delay in Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Keyboard was backwards from how it was set in the backend.

Fixed an underlying issue that could lead to your PC freezing where attempting to run Windows Terminal elevated from a non-admin account.

Fixed an issue where the Share dialog might unexpectedly show an option to share to Shell Experience Host.

These builds can be unstable and may be released with limited documentation. Join Windows Insider – Get early access to Windows 11 features & updates

The builds we release to the Canary Channel represent the latest platform changes early in the development cycle and should not be seen as matched to any specific release of Windows. Features and experiences included in these builds may never get released as we try out different concepts and get feedback. Features may change over time, be removed, or replaced and never get released beyond Windows Insiders. Some of these features and experiences could show up in future Windows releases when they’re ready.

Many features in the Canary Channel are rolled out using Control Feature Rollout technology, starting with a subset of Insiders and ramping up over time as we monitor feedback to see how they land before pushing them out to everyone in this channel.
Some features may show up in the Dev and Beta Channels first before showing up in the Canary Channel.
Some features in active development we preview with Windows Insiders may not be fully localized and localization will happen over time as features are finalized. As you see issues with localization in your language, please report those issues to us via Feedback Hub.
To get off the Canary Channel, a clean install of Windows 11 will be required. As a reminder – Insiders can’t switch to a channel that is receiving builds with lower build numbers without doing a clean installation of Windows 11 due to technical setup requirements.

Check out Flight Hub for a complete look at what build is in which Insider channel.

Thanks,
Windows Insider Program Team

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