diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index dd793898eca..7252c27b5fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
     backport:
         name: Backport
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         # Only react to merged PRs for security reasons.
         # See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#pull_request_target.
         if: >
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 84bb3d263d2..55f5c1f4a38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ jobs:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
                 image:
-                    - ubuntu-latest
-                    - windows-latest
-                    - macos-latest
+                    - ubuntu-24.04
+                    - windows-2022
+                    - macos-14
                 isDevelop:
                     - ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'develop' }}
-                # Skip the ubuntu-latest build for the develop branch as the dedicated CD build_develop workflow handles that
+                # Skip the ubuntu-24.04 build for the develop branch as the dedicated CD build_develop workflow handles that
                 exclude:
                     - isDevelop: true
-                      image: ubuntu-latest
+                      image: ubuntu-24.04
         runs-on: ${{ matrix.image }}
         defaults:
             run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_debian.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_debian.yaml
index 254b99d261a..319dccd9f2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_debian.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_debian.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     build:
         name: Build package
         environment: packages.element.io
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         env:
             R2_INCOMING_BUCKET: ${{ vars.R2_INCOMING_BUCKET }}
             R2_URL: ${{ vars.CF_R2_S3_API }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_develop.yml b/.github/workflows/build_develop.yml
index 2407d2e6f1a..b4c96c4eef4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_develop.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         name: "Build & Deploy develop.element.io"
         # Only respect triggers from our develop branch, ignore that of forks
         if: github.repository == 'element-hq/element-web'
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         environment: develop
         env:
             R2_BUCKET: "element-web-develop"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dockerhub.yaml b/.github/workflows/dockerhub.yaml
index c8bec61feaf..2fdc66fb338 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dockerhub.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dockerhub.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
     buildx:
         name: Docker Buildx
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         environment: dockerhub
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index e0bf8a6b8ec..c3f08deb1d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
     build:
         name: GitHub Pages
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - name: Fetch element-desktop
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         environment:
             name: github-pages
             url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         needs: build
         steps:
             - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue_closed.yml b/.github/workflows/issue_closed.yml
index ddcd3d12bd9..191f345cc9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue_closed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue_closed.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
     tidy:
         name: Tidy closed issues
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - uses: actions/github-script@v7
               id: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pending-reviews.yaml b/.github/workflows/pending-reviews.yaml
index f22483547d9..499da6a9b3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pending-reviews.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pending-reviews.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}
 jobs:
     bot:
         name: Pending reviews bot
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         environment: Matrix
         env:
             URL: "https://github.com/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+repo%3Amatrix-org%2Fmatrix-js-sdk+repo%3Amatrix-org%2Fmatrix-react-sdk+repo%3Aelement-hq%2Felement-web+repo%3Aelement-hq%2Felement-desktop+review-requested%3A%40me+sort%3Aupdated-desc+"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 799c439f739..0e8c21e7869 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     notify-downstream:
         name: Trigger release drafter downstream
         needs: release
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - name: Notify element-desktop repo that element-web release has completed to re-trigger release-drafter
               uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@e2e5e9a103e331dad343f381a29e654aea3cf8fc # v1
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     check:
         name: Post release checks
         needs: release
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - name: Wait for dockerhub
               uses: t3chguy/wait-on-check-action@18541021811b56544d90e0f073401c2b99e249d6 # fork
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_prepare.yml b/.github/workflows/release_prepare.yml
index f88e10493d6..ce088a93276 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_prepare.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_prepare.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
                 default: true
 jobs:
     prepare:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - name: Checkout Element Desktop
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yaml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yaml
index 470e0728925..536f78e18dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
     ts_lint:
         name: "Typescript Syntax Check"
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
 
     js_lint:
         name: "ESLint"
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
 
     style_lint:
         name: "Style Lint"
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
 
     workflow_lint:
         name: "Workflow Lint"
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
 
     analyse_dead_code:
         name: "Analyse Dead Code"
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage-assigned.yml b/.github/workflows/triage-assigned.yml
index 98112d556f2..81d1dff80fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triage-assigned.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triage-assigned.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
     web-app-team:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: |
             contains(github.event.issue.assignees.*.login, 't3chguy') ||
             contains(github.event.issue.assignees.*.login, 'andybalaam') ||
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage-incoming.yml b/.github/workflows/triage-incoming.yml
index 47ed03efe35..e63017dc3be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triage-incoming.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triage-incoming.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
     automate-project-columns:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - uses: actions/add-to-project@main
               with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage-labelled.yml b/.github/workflows/triage-labelled.yml
index 0ee40b987ff..0112f180c19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triage-labelled.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triage-labelled.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
     apply_Z-Labs_label:
         name: Add Z-Labs label for features behind labs flags
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'A-Maths') ||
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'A-Location-Sharing') ||
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
 
     apply_Help-Wanted_label:
         name: Add "Help Wanted" label to all "good first issue" and Hacktoberfest
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'good first issue') ||
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'Hacktoberfest')
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
     move_needs_info_issues:
         name: X-Needs-Info issues to Need info column on triage board
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'X-Needs-Info')
         steps:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
 
     move_flakey_test_issues:
         name: Z-Flaky-Test issues to Sized for maintainer column on triage board
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'Z-Flaky-Test')
         steps:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
 
     add_priority_design_issues_to_project:
         name: P1 X-Needs-Design to Design project board
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'X-Needs-Design') &&
             (contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'S-Critical') &&
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
 
     add_product_issues:
         name: X-Needs-Product to product project board
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'X-Needs-Product')
         steps:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
 
     Search_issues_to_board:
         name: Search issues to project board
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'A-New-Search-Experience')
         steps:
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
 
     voip:
         name: Add labelled issues to VoIP project board
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'Team: VoIP')
         steps:
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
 
     verticals_feature:
         name: Add labelled issues to Verticals Feature project
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'Team: Verticals Feature')
         steps:
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
 
     tech_debt:
         name: Add labelled issues to tech debt project
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'A-Developer-Experience') ||
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'A-Documentation') ||
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage-move-review-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/triage-move-review-requests.yml
index 9d2924c1a92..72d9786a4a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triage-move-review-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triage-move-review-requests.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
     add_design_pr_to_project:
         name: Move PRs asking for design review to the design board
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - uses: octokit/graphql-action@v2.x
               id: find_team_members
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
 
     add_product_pr_to_project:
         name: Move PRs asking for design review to the design board
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - uses: octokit/graphql-action@v2.x
               id: find_team_members
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage-stale-flaky-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/triage-stale-flaky-tests.yml
index ab6693675f6..d339a136cd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triage-stale-flaky-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triage-stale-flaky-tests.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
         - cron: "30 1 * * *"
 jobs:
     close:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         permissions:
             actions: write
             issues: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage-unlabelled.yml b/.github/workflows/triage-unlabelled.yml
index 59d1bf471d1..1cd1c80afc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triage-unlabelled.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triage-unlabelled.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
     Move_Unabeled_Issue_On_Project_Board:
         name: Move no longer X-Needs-Info issues to Triaged
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             ${{
             !contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'X-Needs-Info') }}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
 
     remove_Z-Labs_label:
         name: Remove Z-Labs label when features behind labs flags are removed
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         if: >
             !(contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'A-Maths') ||
             contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'A-Message-Pinning') ||
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-jitsi.yml b/.github/workflows/update-jitsi.yml
index 71405177d27..68dbf22e631 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-jitsi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-jitsi.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
         - cron: "0 3 * * 0" # 3am every Sunday
 jobs:
     update:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-topics.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-topics.yaml
index b24c84ad264..a984fc4f038 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-topics.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-topics.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}
 jobs:
     bot:
         name: Release topic update
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         environment: Matrix
         steps:
             - uses: actions/github-script@v7
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
                               headers,
                               body: "{}",
                           });
-                          
+
                           let res = await fetch(apiUrl, {
                               method: "GET",
                               headers,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
 
                           const data = await res.json();
                           console.log(roomId, "got event", data);
-                          
+
                           const topic = data.topic.replace(regex, releaseTopic);
                           if (topic === data.topic) {
                               console.log(roomId, "nothing to do");
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
                               }),
                               headers,
                           });
-                          
+
                           if (res.ok) {
                               console.log(roomId, "topic updated:", topic);
                           } else {
diff --git a/playwright/e2e/login/login.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/login/login.spec.ts
index 696ecb183c8..e1307f7402d 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/login/login.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/login/login.spec.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ test.describe("Login", () => {
                     const h1 = await page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Verify this device", level: 1 });
                     await expect(h1).toBeVisible();
 
-                    expect(h1.locator(".mx_CompleteSecurity_skip")).not.toBeVisible();
+                    await expect(h1.locator(".mx_CompleteSecurity_skip")).toHaveCount(0);
                 });
             });
         });
diff --git a/src/components/structures/GenericDropdownMenu.tsx b/src/components/structures/GenericDropdownMenu.tsx
index 3e3d415371c..b323d9b8ade 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/GenericDropdownMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/GenericDropdownMenu.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ type IProps<T> = WithKeyFunction<T> & {
     AdditionalOptions?: FunctionComponent<AdditionalOptionsProps>;
 };
 
+function calculateKey<T>(value: T, toKey: ((key: T) => Key) | undefined): Key {
+    return toKey ? toKey(value) : (value as Key);
+}
+
 export function GenericDropdownMenu<T>({
     value,
     onChange,
@@ -119,23 +123,24 @@ export function GenericDropdownMenu<T>({
 }: IProps<T>): JSX.Element {
     const [menuDisplayed, button, openMenu, closeMenu] = useContextMenu<HTMLElement>();
 
+    const valueKey = calculateKey(value, toKey);
     const selected: GenericDropdownMenuItem<T> | undefined = options
         .flatMap((it) => (isGenericDropdownMenuGroup(it) ? [it, ...it.options] : [it]))
-        .find((option) => (toKey ? toKey(option.key) === toKey(value) : option.key === value));
+        .find((option) => calculateKey(option.key, toKey) === valueKey);
     let contextMenuOptions: JSX.Element;
     if (options && isGenericDropdownMenuGroupArray(options)) {
         contextMenuOptions = (
             <>
                 {options.map((group) => (
                     <GenericDropdownMenuGroup
-                        key={toKey?.(group.key) ?? (group.key as Key)}
+                        key={calculateKey(group.key, toKey)}
                         label={group.label}
                         description={group.description}
                         adornment={group.adornment}
                     >
                         {group.options.map((option) => (
                             <GenericDropdownMenuOption
-                                key={toKey?.(option.key) ?? (option.key as Key)}
+                                key={calculateKey(option.key, toKey)}
                                 label={option.label}
                                 description={option.description}
                                 onClick={(ev: ButtonEvent) => {
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ export function GenericDropdownMenu<T>({
                                     onClose?.(ev);
                                 }}
                                 adornment={option.adornment}
-                                isSelected={option === selected}
+                                isSelected={calculateKey(option.key, toKey) === valueKey}
                             />
                         ))}
                     </GenericDropdownMenuGroup>
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ export function GenericDropdownMenu<T>({
             <>
                 {options.map((option) => (
                     <GenericDropdownMenuOption
-                        key={toKey?.(option.key) ?? (option.key as Key)}
+                        key={calculateKey(option.key, toKey)}
                         label={option.label}
                         description={option.description}
                         onClick={(ev: ButtonEvent) => {
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ export function GenericDropdownMenu<T>({
                             onClose?.(ev);
                         }}
                         adornment={option.adornment}
-                        isSelected={option === selected}
+                        isSelected={calculateKey(option.key, toKey) === valueKey}
                     />
                 ))}
             </>
diff --git a/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore.ts b/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore.ts
index 94637b9cd45..9da06580dc5 100644
--- a/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export default class RightPanelStore extends ReadyWatchingStore {
                 if (this.currentCard.phase !== RightPanelPhases.RoomSummary) {
                     this.setCard({ phase: RightPanelPhases.RoomSummary, state: { focusRoomSearch: true } });
                 }
+                this.show(null);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts b/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts
index deffe045e64..afb74425636 100644
--- a/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts
+++ b/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export interface IRightPanelCardStateStored {
     initialEventId?: string;
     isInitialEventHighlighted?: boolean;
     initialEventScrollIntoView?: boolean;
+    // room summary card
+    focusRoomSearch?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IRightPanelCard {
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ export function convertCardToStore(panelState: IRightPanelCard): IRightPanelCard
         memberInfoEventId: !!state?.memberInfoEvent?.getId() ? state.memberInfoEvent.getId() : undefined,
         initialEventId: !!state?.initialEvent?.getId() ? state.initialEvent.getId() : undefined,
         memberId: !!state?.member?.userId ? state.member.userId : undefined,
+        focusRoomSearch: state.focusRoomSearch,
     };
 
     return { state: stateStored, phase: panelState.phase };
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ function convertStoreToCard(panelStateStore: IRightPanelCardStored, room: Room):
             : undefined,
         initialEvent: !!stateStored?.initialEventId ? room.findEventById(stateStored.initialEventId) : undefined,
         member: (!!stateStored?.memberId && room.getMember(stateStored.memberId)) || undefined,
+        focusRoomSearch: stateStored?.focusRoomSearch,
     };
 
     return { state: state, phase: panelStateStore.phase };