[DISCUSSION] Windows 11 26H1 Build 28000 (PC) [x64/arm64 Retail - br_release]

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  1. MS_User

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    file explorer feels very sluggish some minor freezing crashing after .2704 update
     
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  9. Enthousiast

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    https://forums.mydigitallife.net/posts/1920046
    Now going for a quick powernap, have to be up in approx. 3hrs :eek:
     
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  10. Super Spartan

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    So is Build 26H1 still a special build for certain laptops or are 25H2 users eventually going to get an in-place upgrade?
     
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  11. Carlos Detweiller

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    26H1 is and stays a scoped release, normal users will never be steered towards it.

    Everyone on 25H2 will get upgraded to 26H2 when it's due.
     
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  12. jeff69dini

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    26H1 safe to run on normal pc's? I like to live dangerously haha
     
  13. Paul Mercer

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    it's absolutely safe if the base build is 28000.1 (current retail build is 28000.2704)
     
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  14. jeff69dini

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    what is wrong with other builds? like latest retail build?
     
  15. Paul Mercer

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    insider builds have different base build version
    for the last few years MSFT is making several base builds, insider ones have a timebomb
     
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  16. jeff69dini

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    26H1 28000.2704 (Updated August 2026) MVS ISO is this a good build?
     
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  18. SM03

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    #658 SM03, Aug 22, 2026
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    I've been said/saying this here multiple times earlier,

    There's absolutely no issue/problem using this build as a daily driver; many users, including myself been using this 26H1 since its release in Nov/Dec 2025,
    and IMO it's better/more stable than earlier 24H2/25H2; many other fellow users also said the same from their experience, which you can find from the earlier post(s) in this thread.
     
  19. Carlos Detweiller

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    MS should have never released this for x64, soon, the questions on how to "upgrade" 26H1 to 26H2 will start. Before anyone asks: Not at all, it would be technically a downgrade, as 26H2 is based on 26xxx, not 28xxx.
     
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  20. Paul Mercer

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    but 28120 do exist, so we should get 28100 eventually
    it would be stupid to call it 27H1, idk
     
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