Windows 11 preview build 22478 arrives with new Fluent-style emoji

New emoji designs and under the hood improvements are here for Insiders.

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It’s another week, which means it’s time for anotherWindows 11Insider Preview build for those in theDev Channel.Today’s build is 22478 and finally introduces the new Fluent-style emoji that the company first announced a couple of months ago. These new emoji align themselves with the rest of Windows 11’s new, modern design.

In addition to the new emoji, today’s build includes a bunch of new fixes and under the hood improvements to test. Here’s what’s new:

Microsoft is also releasing new wallpapers to mark the 7th anniversary of the Windows Insider Program. You can check out all the wallpapershere.

There’s also a handful of new fixes as well:

As always, you can check out theWindows Blogfor the complete changelog, including a list of known issues.

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