Windows 11 Build 25131 Improves Microsoft Store App

You can now install the Windows 11 Preview Build 25131.1000 which has been released to the Dev channel for Insiders. This flight significantly improves the Microsoft Store application in various ways, which have been discussed in detail below.

Furthermore, it also fixes a few issues with the Windows 11 operating system, but simultaneously, introduces 2 new known issues.

Let us see what the new improvements are, and then continue to learn how to install this build.

New in Windows 11 Build 25131

Improved Microsoft Store App (Version 22205.1401.3.0)

The following changes and improvements have been made to the Microsoft Store app in Windows 11 build 25131:

• The Microsoft Store app experience on ARM64 devices has been significantly improved with native support. You’ll now see faster and better performance while using the app.

• Application updates have been improved when you click the Update buttons in the Microsoft Store app. However, the update will skip over the apps that are open, so you don’t lose any important work. You can manually update the apps later.

• Improved Android apps support for the pop-up store experience: When you’re browsing the web, you might discover a new app. If it’s available in the Microsoft Store, the Store app will show you a pop-up experience to help you install it quickly. This experience now supports free Android apps.

• The browsing experience has been improved for faster navigation.

• You can now choose your preferred viewing method once you’ve selected a TV show or movie through a single list.

  

Note that this feature is only beginning to roll out, therefore may not be available to all Insiders at the moment.

Other Improvements and Fixes

Other changes and fixes have also been made with this flight:

• [General]
  • An issue causing some Insider PCs with certain AMD processors to bugcheck and roll back when attempting to upgrade to last week’s flight. This issue is also believed to be the cause of some Insiders experiencing a bugcheck after enabling SVM in the bios on their PCs in the last build.
  • An issue that was causing some Insiders with secondary accounts on their PC to not be able to upgrade to the latest builds has been fixed.
• [File Explorer]
  • The new folder icon used in the command bar should be consistent with the one used in the context menu now.
  • An issue that could lead to File Explorer hanging when browsing folders with lots of .mkv files has been fixed.
  • An issue that was causing searching from Home to not return any results sometimes from the Open or Save dialog (when doing it from File Explorer returned results) has been addressed.
• [Search]
  • Searching for something like %appdata% should now show a proper folder icon and not just a blank square.
  • When selecting “Open file location” for a search result, it should now select the file in the folder again now, and not just open the folder.
• [Settings]
  • Searching for “default” will now return the default apps Settings page as the first result, and not require you to click “show all results” in order to see it.
  • An issue where the “Listen to this device” audio option would stop working after a reboot until being unchecked and rechecked has been resolved.
  • The Narrator will now read out the position of the radio buttons in the Settings >> Accessibility >> Color filters page to make it easier to navigate.
• [Other]
  • Hovering over “Do you like what you see?” when using Windows Spotlight on the lock screen should no longer display a shadow that extends to the bottom of the screen.
  • An issue that was leading to certain frame rate monitoring applications impacting game performance has been fixed.
  • An issue that could cause rounded corners to unexpectedly become pixelated at certain scale factors has been addressed.

With these new features, improvements, and fixes, there are also a few known issues we think you should know about before upgrading to this build.

Known Issues

• [General]
  • Windows Insiders on Surface Pro X devices will hit a black screen attempting to resume from hibernate on this build. As a workaround, you will need to power cycle (long power button shutdown) to get back into the device. It is recommended Insiders on these devices pause flighting until Microsoft fixes the issue.
  • Shutting down via the Start menu isn’t working for some Insiders and is unexpectedly rebooting instead.
  • Some games that use Easy Anti-Cheat may crash or cause your PC to bugcheck.
• [Live captions]
  • Certain apps in full screen (e.g., video players) prevent live captions from being visible.
  • Certain apps positioned near the top of the screen and closed before live captions is run will re-launch behind the live captions window positioned at the top. Use the system menu (ALT + Spacebar) while the app has focus to move the app’s window further down.

How to Install Windows 11 Build 25131

To install this update, you need to be running Windows 11 and subscribed to the Dev channel. If you have enabled Windows updates, you will automatically get a “New features are ready to install” prompt.

If not, follow these steps to install Preview Build 25131:

1. Navigate to the Settings app and then click Windows Update on the left.

2. Here, click Check for updates on the right side of the window.

   

3. You will then see the following update available under Updates available to download:

   Windows 11 Insider Preview 25131.1000 (rs_prerelease)

   Click Download and install in front of it.

   

4. The update will now begin to download and then install. Once complete, click Restart Now.

   

Once the computer restarts, you can verify that the OS has been updated by typing in winver in the Run Command box.

Rollback/Remove Windows 11 Insider Preview Update

If you do not wish to keep the installed preview update for some reason, you can always roll back to the previous build of the OS. However, this can only be performed within the next 10 days after installing the new update.

To roll back after 10 days, you will need to apply this trick.

Cleanup After Installing Windows Updates

If you want to save space after installing Windows updates, you can run the following commands one after the other in Command Prompt with administrative privileges:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup