Some users have reported major issues with the latest preview builds of Windows 11, including parts of the operating system becoming unresponsive.
New Windows 11 Build 22635.4010 – New Start Menu Design, New Taskbar Settings and Fixes (Beta)
The issues have been acknowledged by Microsoft in posts on Windows Blogs. The two builds affected are 22000.176 and 22449, the latest updates for the Beta and Dev channels respectively, according to tech news site Windows Latest.
Users report that the Start Menu, Taskbar, Explorer.exe, and Windows Settings have become unresponsive, while other parts of Windows 11 are broken or simply missing.
Other issues include slow response of the context menu and error messages. Restarting the computer doesn't seem to work.
