--- title: Announcing new builds for 30 October 2026 | daily.dev description: Microsoft released new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds for the Beta and Experimental channels on October 30, 2026. Beta gets build 26220.9836 and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-builds-for-30-october-2026-otht3jkjn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Announcing new builds for 30 October 2026 | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft released new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds for the Beta and Experimental channels on October 30, 2026. Beta gets build 26220.9836 and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-builds-for-30-october-2026-otht3jkjn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oTHt3Jkjn.png og:image:alt: Announcing new builds for 30 October 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Announcing new builds for 30 October 2026 **[Windows Blogs](https://daily.dev/sources/windows)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft released new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds for the Beta and Experimental channels on October 30, 2026. Beta gets build 26220.9836 and Experimental gets build 26340.9843, with separate builds for 26H1 and Future Platforms channels. A new Intune policy lets commercial customers keep Feedback Hub submissions private within their tenant instead of posting to the public community. The builds also expand Windows Search with inline actions for volume and brightness, Phone Link call/text actions (Android now, iPhone coming early next year), richer file and web results, result filters, and thumbs up/down feedback controls. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What build number is the Windows 11 Insider Beta channel on this week? The Windows 11 Insider Beta channel is on build 26220.9836, while the Beta (26H1) channel is on build 28020.3382. The Experimental channel is on build 26340.9843, Experimental (26H1) is on build 28120.3393, and Experimental (Future Platforms) is on build 29698.1000. _Track the latest Windows Insider build numbers and release notes on daily.dev as they roll out._ ### How does the new Intune policy for Feedback Hub privacy work for commercial customers? The new Intune policy lets commercial customers keep feedback submitted through Feedback Hub by tenant users private. When enabled, feedback cannot be posted to the public community or shared with users outside the organization, and is accessible only to Microsoft and users within the same tenant. _IT admins weighing Feedback Hub privacy controls can follow Windows management updates on daily.dev._ ### When is iPhone support coming to Windows Search phone actions via Phone Link? Android support for phone actions like calling, texting, and Do Not Disturb through Phone Link in Windows Search is available now, with iPhone support coming early next year. _Developers tracking Phone Link and Windows Search integration can follow rollout timelines on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Announcing new builds 8 June 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-builds-8-june-2026-kydd3xefw) · Windows Blogs · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing new builds for 22 May 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-builds-for-22-may-2026-6kepat3yr) · Windows Blogs · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing new builds for 31 August 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-builds-for-31-august-2026-bapxfdazt) · Windows Blogs · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing new builds for 25 September 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-builds-for-25-september-2026-qpoqbgh2d) · Windows Blogs · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing new builds for 19 June 2026, version 26H2 for Experimental](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-builds-for-19-june-2026-version-26h2-for-experimental-o4wkrfl1r) · Windows Blogs · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-builds-for-30-october-2026-otht3jkjn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Announcing new builds for 30 October 2026","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-builds-for-30-october-2026-otht3jkjn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-builds-for-30-october-2026-otht3jkjn"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T17:07:10.827Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T17:42:27.202Z","description":"Microsoft released new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds for the Beta and Experimental channels on October 30, 2026. 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