nvaccess · seanbudd · Jun 3, 2026 · Jun 3, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-new-language.yml b/.github/workflows/add-new-language.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   add-new-languages:
-    runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write

diff --git a/.github/workflows/clearCaches.yml b/.github/workflows/clearCaches.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
         required: false
 
 env:
-  CACHE_EXPIRATION_HOUR: ${{ inputs.cache_expiration || fromJSON(vars.CACHE_EXPIRATION_HOUR || '6') }}
+  CACHE_EXPIRATION_HOUR: ${{ inputs.cache_expiration || fromJSON(vars.CACHE_EXPIRATION_HOUR) || 6 }}
 
 jobs:
   cleanupCache:

diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
-    runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     permissions:
       # required for all workflows
       security-events: write

diff --git a/.github/workflows/fetch-crowdin-translations.yml b/.github/workflows/fetch-crowdin-translations.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   download-from-crowdin:
-    runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
-        python-version: '3.13.13'
+        python-version: '3.13.12'
         architecture: 'x64'
 
     - name: setup uv

diff --git a/.github/workflows/regenerate_english_userDocs_translation_source.yml b/.github/workflows/regenerate_english_userDocs_translation_source.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   rebuild-translation-source:
-    runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
+    runs-on: windows-2025
 
     steps:
     - name: Early exit

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testAndPublish.yml b/.github/workflows/testAndPublish.yml
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ env:
   VSCMD_SKIP_SENDTELEMETRY: 1
   # Cache details about available MSVC tooling for subsequent SCons invocations to the provided file.
   SCONS_CACHE_MSVC_CONFIG: ".scons_msvc_cache.json"
-  defaultRunner: 'windows-2025-vs2026'
-  supportedRunners: '["windows-2022", "windows-2025-vs2026"]'
+  defaultRunner: 'windows-2025'
+  supportedRunners: '["windows-2022", "windows-2025"]'
   defaultArch: x64
   supportedArchitectures: '["x64"]'
-  defaultPythonVersion: '3.13.13'
-  supportedPythonVersions: '["3.13.13"]'
+  defaultPythonVersion: '3.13.12'
+  supportedPythonVersions: '["3.13.12"]'
 
 jobs:
   matrix:
@@ -772,24 +772,3 @@ jobs:
             --repo ${{ github.repository }} \
             --clobber \
             $NVDA_EXE_NAME#Installer
-
-  submit-winget:
-    name: Submit manifest to WinGet Packages Repository
-    needs: [matrix, release]
-    runs-on: ${{ needs.matrix.outputs.defaultRunner }}
-    if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release-')
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout NVDA
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      with:
-        submodules: false
-
-    - name: Submit package using wingetcreate
-      env:
-        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-        # wingetcreate will read the token from the below environment variable
-        # Reference: https://aka.ms/winget-create-token
-        WINGET_CREATE_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WINGET_CREATE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      run: ci/scripts/submitWinGet.ps1
diff --git a/.python-versions b/.python-versions
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cpython-3.13.13-windows-x86_64-none
+cpython-3.13.12-windows-x86_64-none
diff --git a/ci/README.md b/ci/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ Some of these steps run concurrently.
   * On snapshot builds, deploy to the server.
   * On beta branch builds, upload translation to Crowdin.
   * On release builds, publish the release on GitHub and deploy to the server.
-  * On release builds, submit a PR for the new version to the WinGet community repository.
 * Clean up build cache.
 
 ### Build behaviours
@@ -183,16 +182,6 @@ To ensure this step of tagged builds succeeds, set:
 
 * `VT_API_KEY` as a secret.
 
-### WinGet manifest submission
-
-On release builds, a PR is automatically submitted to the [WinGet community repository](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs) with the new version's manifest.
-
-To ensure this step of release builds succeeds, set:
-
-* `WINGET_CREATE_GITHUB_TOKEN` as a secret with a GitHub personal access token that has permission to fork and open pull requests against `microsoft/winget-pkgs`.
-
-See [the winget-create documentation](https://aka.ms/winget-create-token) for the required token scopes.
-
 ### GitHub Discussions category
 
 This is only used when building tagged builds.

diff --git a/ci/scripts/submitWinGet.ps1 b/ci/scripts/submitWinGet.ps1
diff --git a/include/nvda-cldr b/include/nvda-cldr
diff --git a/projectDocs/dev/createDevEnvironment.md b/projectDocs/dev/createDevEnvironment.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The following dependencies need to be installed on your system:
 
 #### Python
 
-[Python](https://www.python.org/), version 3.13.13, 64-bit.
+[Python](https://www.python.org/), version 3.13.12, 64-bit.
 Install the python version listed in [.python-versions](../../.python-versions)
 
 #### uv
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ If you aren't sure, run `git submodule update` after every git pull, merge or ch
 * [Sonic](https://github.com/waywardgeek/sonic), commit `b93885dcb70aae50c6f76b0fe4e0868f029a077e`
 * [IAccessible2](https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/accessibility/iaccessible2/start), commit `c9ae003d9c85eb707716928de97e055f5b77189c`
 * [liblouis](http://www.liblouis.io/), version 3.37.0
-* [Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR)](http://cldr.unicode.org/), version 48.2
+* [Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR)](http://cldr.unicode.org/), version 48.0
 * [Adobe Acrobat accessibility interface, version XI](https://download.macromedia.com/pub/developer/acrobat/AcrobatAccess.zip)
 * [Microsoft Detours](https://github.com/microsoft/Detours), commit `9764cebcb1a75940e68fa83d6730ffaf0f669401`
 * brlapi Python bindings, version 0.8.7 or later, built with [GitHub Actions in the NV Access fork of the brlTTY repository](https://github.com/nvaccess/brltty/actions)

diff --git a/projectDocs/dev/developerGuide/developerGuide.md b/projectDocs/dev/developerGuide/developerGuide.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Add-ons relying on private symbols do so at their own risk.
 * **Pip packages:**
 These may be updated, downgraded or removed at any time.
 It is recommended to package any pip dependency directly with your add-on, rather than using NVDA's version of the package.
-The exception to this is `wxPython`, where any breaking changes from `wxPython` will be treated as an API breaking change.
+The exception to this is `wxPython`, which must be used from NVDA.
 
 #### The API release cycle
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ We aim to avoid silent breaks of add-on code.
 When removing or changing APIs in a breaking release (e.g. 2026.1) or due to an urgent security improvement (e.g. 2026.1.2):
 
 1. We will mark functions as deprecated, where possible, in the releases leading up to the break (e.g. raising a `DeprecationWarning` in 2025.4).
-1. All API breaking changes will be listed in the "Changes for Developers" section of the What's New document, and the [NVDA Add-on API Announcements](https://groups.google.com/a/nvaccess.org/g/nvda-api) email group.
+2. All API breaking changes will be listed in the "Changes for Developers" section of the What's New document, and the [NVDA Add-on API Announcements](https://groups.google.com/a/nvaccess.org/g/nvda-api) email group.
 
 #### Stability of transitive imports in the API {#APIImports}
 
@@ -1190,13 +1190,13 @@ For example:
 
 ```ini
 [symbolDictionaries]
-	[[greek]]
-		displayName = Greek
-		mandatory = false
+[[greek]]
+displayName = Greek
+mandatory = false
 
-	[[hebrew]]
-		displayName = Biblical Hebrew
-		mandatory = true
+[[hebrew]]
+displayName = Biblical Hebrew
+mandatory = true
 ```
 
 In the above example, `greek` is a symbol dictionary that is optional and will be listed in the speech category of NVDA's settings dialog under the "Extra dictionaries for character and symbol processing" setting.
@@ -1211,8 +1211,8 @@ For example, add the following to `locale\fr\manifest.ini`:
 
 ```ini
 [symbolDictionaries]
-	[[hebrew]]
-		displayName = Hébreu Biblique
+[[hebrew]]
+displayName = Hébreu Biblique
 ```
 
 ### Speech dictionaries {#AddonSpeechDictionaries}
@@ -1228,9 +1228,9 @@ For example:
 
 ```ini
 [speechDictionaries]
-	[[pronunciation]]
-		displayName = Dodgy Dictionary
-		mandatory = false
+[[pronunciation]]
+displayName = Dodgy Dictionary
+mandatory = false
 ```
 
 In the above example, `pronunciation` is a dictionary that is optional and will be listed in the speech category of NVDA's settings dialog under the "Speech Dictionaries" setting.
@@ -1242,8 +1242,8 @@ For example, add the following to `locale\fr\manifest.ini`:
 
 ```ini
 [speechDictionaries]
-	[[pronunciation]]
-		displayName = Dictionnaire douteux
+[[pronunciation]]
+displayName = Dictionnaire douteux
 ```
 
 Unlike symbol dictionaries, speech dictionaries are currently locale-agnostic.
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ This means that the word "LOL" (case insensitive, whole word) should be spoken a
 
 This uses Unix shell-style wildcards to match any string ending in ".txt" and replaces it with "text file".
 
-For more information on speech dictionaries, refer to the [User Guide](https://download.nvaccess.org/documentation/userGuide.html#SpeechDictionaries).
+For more information on speech dictionaries, see the NVDA user guide section on speech.
 
 ### Add-on Documentation {#AddonDoc}
 

diff --git a/projectDocs/dev/userGuideStandards.md b/projectDocs/dev/userGuideStandards.md
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ If necessary, a description of a common use case that is supported by each optio
 
 | . {.hideHeaderRow} |.|
 | --- | --- |
-| Options | Default (Enabled), Disabled, Enabled |
-| Default | Enabled |
-| Toggle command | `NVDA+shift+e` |
+|Options |Default (Enabled), Disabled, Enabled |
+|Default |Enabled |
+|Toggle command |`NVDA+shift+e` |
 
-| Option | Behaviour |
+|Option |Behaviour |
 | --- | --- |
-| Enabled | behaviour of enabled |
-| Disabled | behaviour of disabled |
+|Enabled |behaviour of enabled |
+|Disabled |behaviour of disabled |
 ```
 
 ## Generation of Key Commands

diff --git a/runtime-builders/synthDriverHost32/.python-version b/runtime-builders/synthDriverHost32/.python-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cpython-3.13.13-windows-x86-none
+cpython-3.13.12-windows-x86-none
diff --git a/source/IAccessibleHandler/__init__.py b/source/IAccessibleHandler/__init__.py
@@ -560,19 +560,6 @@ def winEventToNVDAEvent(  # noqa: C901
 				f"Ghosted hung window. Dropping winEvent {getWinEventLogInfo(window, objectID, childID, eventID)}",
 			)
 		return None
-	# If the owning application has stopped responding, drop the event. Building
-	# the object would make a synchronous cross-process call (e.g. IAccessible
-	# accParent during the focus ancestor walk) that blocks the core until the
-	# watchdog cancels it. This engages as soon as the system flags the app,
-	# without waiting for its DWM ghost window to be created (which is the gap
-	# that previously froze NVDA for several seconds on first contact, and on
-	# every subsequent interaction with the hung window).
-	if winUser.isHungAppWindow(window):
-		if isMSAADebugLoggingEnabled():
-			log.debugWarning(
-				f"Hung application. Dropping winEvent {getWinEventLogInfo(window, objectID, childID, eventID)}",
-			)
-		return None
 	# We do not support MSAA object proxied from native UIA
 	if UIAHandler.handler and UIAHandler.handler.isUIAWindow(window, isDebug=isMSAADebugLoggingEnabled()):
 		if isMSAADebugLoggingEnabled():

diff --git a/source/NVDAHelper/__init__.py b/source/NVDAHelper/__init__.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def onSpeechCanceled():
 
 		def prefixCallback():
 			synthDriverHandler.synthDoneSpeaking.register(onDoneSpeaking)
+			speech.speechCanceled.register(onSpeechCanceled)
 
 		def markCallable(name: str):
 			markQueue.put_nowait(name)
@@ -147,15 +148,6 @@ def markCallable(name: str):
 		log.error("Error parsing SSML", exc_info=True)
 		return SystemErrorCodes.INVALID_PARAMETER
 
-	if not asynchronous:
-		# onSpeechCanceled must be registered before speech.speak is queued.
-		# If registered inside prefixCallback (a CallbackCommand), it runs on the synth
-		# thread after the sequence starts — leaving a window where speechCanceled fires
-		# between queueFunction returning and the synth reaching the CallbackCommand.
-		# onDoneSpeaking stays in prefixCallback because synthDoneSpeaking fires per
-		# sequence: registering it here would also catch a previous sequence that is still finishing.
-		speech.speechCanceled.register(onSpeechCanceled)
-
 	queueHandler.queueFunction(
 		queueHandler.eventQueue,
 		speech.speak,

diff --git a/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py b/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py
@@ -1877,12 +1877,9 @@ def _getIA2TargetsForRelationsOfType(
 		)
 		if config.conf["debugLog"]["annotations"]:
 			log.debug(f"Got {count} relations, given maxRelations: {maxRelations}")
-		try:
-			if count == 0:
-				return
-			yield from (targets[i] for i in range(min(maxRelations, count)))
-		finally:
-			winBindings.ole32.CoTaskMemFree(targets)
+		if count == 0:
+			return
+		yield from (targets[i] for i in range(min(maxRelations, count)))
 
 	def _getIA2RelationFirstTarget(
 		self,
@@ -2038,27 +2035,8 @@ def event_alert(self) -> None:
 			return
 		speech.speakObject(self, reason=controlTypes.OutputReason.FOCUS, priority=speech.Spri.NOW)
 		braille.handler.message(braille.getPropertiesBraille(name=self.name, role=self.role))
-		hasDescription = bool(self.description)
 		for child in self.recursiveDescendants:
-			isFocusable = controlTypes.State.FOCUSABLE in child.states
-			if hasDescription and not isFocusable:
-				shouldSpeak = isFocusable
-			else:
-				shouldSpeak = (
-					isFocusable
-					or child.role
-					in (
-						controlTypes.Role.HEADING,
-						controlTypes.Role.LIST,
-						controlTypes.Role.LISTITEM,
-					)
-					or (
-						child.role == controlTypes.Role.STATICTEXT
-						and child.parent is not None
-						and child.parent.role == controlTypes.Role.PARAGRAPH
-					)
-				)
-			if shouldSpeak:
+			if controlTypes.State.FOCUSABLE in child.states:
 				speech.speakObject(child, reason=controlTypes.OutputReason.FOCUS, priority=speech.Spri.NOW)
 				braille.handler.message(braille.getPropertiesBraille(name=self.name, role=self.role))
 

diff --git a/source/NVDAObjects/UIA/__init__.py b/source/NVDAObjects/UIA/__init__.py
@@ -1690,13 +1690,7 @@ def _get_selectionContainer(self) -> "typing.Optional[UIA]":
 		p = self.UIASelectionItemPattern
 		if not p:
 			return None
-		try:
-			e = p.currentSelectionContainer
-		except COMError:
-			# Some providers (e.g. Qt's QWindowsUiaSelectionItemProvider when the
-			# accessible has no actionInterface) raise instead of returning a value.
-			# Treat the same as no selection container so focus speech is not aborted.
-			return None
+		e = p.currentSelectionContainer
 		if not e:
 			# Some implementations of SelectionItemPattern, such as the Outlook attachment list
 			# give back a NULL selectionContainer
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