Hi all, it’s been over a week now that Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20180 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.
Holidays got this post delayed, but here it is mostly tweaks on this build, upgrading went smooth & fast on this one
What’s new in Build 20180
We are turning on much of the new features mentioned on July 1st in Build 20161 including theme-aware tiles on Start. The new pinned sites capability mentioned with last week’s flight of Build 20175 is still only available to a subset of Insiders.
Based on feedback we’re updating the new folder icon in the Start menu’s All app’s list to be a little smaller so it better aligns with the size of the other icons.
We’ve updated the search box in the Default Apps settings pages to improve performance.
Fixes
We fixed an issue in the last flight where Magnifier wasn’t following the curser in the previous build when the zoom was higher than 100%.
We fixed an issue where Task Manager wasn’t showing the Publisher name for UWP apps.
We fixed an issue when using the Pinyin IME where tapping “/” on the keyboard wouldn’t produce the right character when using full width mode.
We fixed a couple issues that could result in crashes when using Alt + Tab to switch to browser tabs.
Known issues
We’re working on a fix for an issue where some Microsoft Store games protected with Easy Anti-Cheat may fail to launch.
We’re looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
We’re working on a fix for an issue where the min/max/close buttons are stuck in their original positions after resizing a UWP app. If you move the app window the position should update.
We’re investigating reports that the new taskbar experience described above isn’t working for some pinned sites.
We’re working on a fix for an issue where sometimes the “close all windows” action in the taskbar doesn’t close not all of the open tabs
We’re working on a fix to enable live preview for pinned site tabs.
We’re working on enabling the new taskbar experience for existing pinned sites. In the meantime, you can unpin the site from the taskbar, remove it from the edge://apps page, and then re-pin the site.
We’re working on a fix for an issue where pinned sites don’t show all open tabs for a domain. In the meantime, you can fix this by pinning the site’s homepage rather than a specific page (e.g. pin microsoft.com rather than microsoft.com/windows).
We’re working on a fix for an issue where Alt + Tabbing to a browser tab sometimes moves the previously active browser tab to the front of the Alt + Tab list as well.
Opening a WSL 1 distribution can result in the error: ‘The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request’. Please check out this Github issue for the latest updates.
Hi All, The Beta Channel got a net Build for 20H2, Build 19042.421 (KB4568831) to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel. New Start Layout is here 🙂
Enjoy!
What’s new in Build 19042.421
Theme-aware tiles in Start
We are freshening up the Start menu with a more streamlined design that removes the solid color backplates behind the logos in the apps list and applies a uniform, partially transparent background to the tiles. This design creates a beautiful stage for your apps, especially the Fluent Design icons for Office and Microsoft Edge, as well as the redesigned icons for built-in apps like Calculator, Mail, and Calendar that we started rolling out earlier this year.
This refined Start design looks great in both dark and light theme, but if you’re looking for a splash of color, first make sure to turn on Windows dark theme and then toggle “Show accent color on the following surfaces” for “Start, taskbar, and action center” under Settings > Personalization > Color to elegantly apply your accent color to the Start frame and tiles.
ALT + TAB between apps and sites
Are you a multitasker? With this build, your tabs open in Microsoft Edge will start appearing in Alt + TAB, not just the active one in each browser window. We’re making this change so you can quickly get back to whatever you were doing—wherever you were doing it.
If you’d prefer fewer tabs or the classic Alt + TAB experience, we’ve added some settings for you under Settings > System > Multitasking. You can configure Alt + Tab to only show your last three or five tabs or choose to turn this feature off completely.
We have another new feature we’ve been working on to make you more efficient when browsing the web: quick access to tabs for your pinned sites. Clicking a pinned site on the Taskbar will now show you all of the open tabs for that site across any of your Microsoft Edge windows, just like you’d expect for any app with multiple open windows.
This feature requires Microsoft Edge Insider Build 85.0.561.0 or higher (Canary or Dev Channel).
NOTE: Since this is an early preview, existing sites on your Taskbar will not experience this new behavior until you remove and re-pin them.
A more personalized Taskbar for new users
We want to help customers get the most out of their PCs from day one, and that starts with offering a cleaner, more personalized, out-of-box experience to give you the content you want and less clutter. This provides us with a flexible, cloud-driven infrastructure to test customer reception of default Taskbar content and tailor these layouts based on user and device signal.
We will evaluate the performance of individual default properties, monitoring diagnostic data and user feedback to assess an audience’s reception. Using this information, we will tune default layouts to minimize clutter and perceptions of bloatware.
Please note that this experience is limited to new account creation or first logon scenarios. We will not use Programmable Taskbar to alter the Taskbar layout on existing accounts.
Improving the notification experience
We are making some changes to improve the notifications experience in Windows 10.
First, know where your toast is coming from by checking out the app logo at the top. Done with the notification? Select the X on the top right corner to quickly dismiss and move on with your life.
And second, we are turning off the Focus Assist notification and summary toast by default, so we will no longer let users know that Focus Assist has been turned on through an automatic rule via a notification. This can be changed back to the previous behavior via Settings.
Making Settings even better
We’re continuing to work on bringing capabilities from Control Panel forward into Settings. As part of this ongoing effort, we are migrating information found in Control Panel’s System page into the Settings About page under Settings > System > About. Links that would open the System page in Control Panel will now direct you to About in Settings. We are also bringing new improvements like making your device information copyable and streamlining the security information shown. And don’t worry—if you’re looking for more advanced controls that lived in the System page in Control Panel, you can still get to them from the modern About page if you need them!
There will be more improvements coming that will further bring Settings closer to Control Panel. If you rely on settings that only exist in Control Panel today, please file feedback and let us know what those settings are.
Improving the tablet experience for 2-in-1 devices
Previously, when detaching the keyboard on a 2-in-1 device, a notification toast would appear asking if you wanted to switch into tablet mode. If you selected yes, you would switch into tablet mode. If you chose no, it would give you the new tablet posture experience introduced in the May 2020 Update (or simply the desktop on earlier versions of Windows 10). We are further updating this experience by changing the default, so that this notification toast no longer appears and instead will switch you directly into the new tablet experience, with some improvements for touch. You can change this setting by going to Settings > System > Tablet. Some users may have already seen this change on Surface devices.
And to address confusion with some users getting stuck in tablet mode on non-touch devices, we are removing the tablet mode quick action on non-touch devices.
In addition, new logic is incorporated to let users boot into the appropriate mode according to the mode they were last in and whether the keyboard is attached or not.
Modern Device Management (MDM) improvements
The new Local Users and Groups modern device management (MDM) policy allows an administrator to make granular changes to a local group on a managed device, on par with what has been available to devices managed with on-prem Group Policy (GP).
Changes, Improvements, and Fixes
We fixed an issue that causes error messages to display in the English US (en-US) language instead of in the non-English language you selected. This occurs when you install a non-English language pack before installing the latest cumulative update.
We fixed the toast notification that appears at restart when you update from Windows 10, version 2004.
We fixed an issue that causes non-English strings to disappear, which might affect the text on the tiles of the Start menu.
We fixed an issue that prevents you from using sharing functionality in Microsoft Office. This occurs when Conditional Access is enabled.
We fixed an issue that occurs when a third-party application loads hidden tabs into Internet Options.
We fixed an issue in Microsoft Edge IE mode that occurs when you open multiple documents from a SharePoint site.
We fixed an issue in Microsoft Edge IE mode that occurs when you browse using anchor links.
We fixed an issue with pasting mixed content of images and text from Microsoft Word into Internet Explorer.
We fixed an issue that might cause Microsoft browsers to incorrectly bypass proxy servers.
We fixed an issue in the Windows Push Notification (WNS) service that prevents you from selecting a virtual private network (VPN) interface to make outbound connections. As a result, you lose connectivity with the WNS service when forced tunneling is used.
We fixed an issue that might cause the Magnifier to stop working in Microsoft Excel in certain scenarios. As a result, Microsoft Excel might also stop working.
We fixed an issue that prevents you from installing some .msi apps. This occurs when a device is managed by a Group Policy that redirects the AppData folder to a network folder.
We fixed an issue that might display 4K high dynamic range (HDR) content darker than expected when you configure certain non-HDR systems for HDR Streaming.
We fixed an issue that causes new child windows to flicker and appear as white squares on server devices that are configured for stark visual contrast.
We fixed an issue that causes the Settings page to close unexpectedly, which prevents default applications from being set up properly.
We fixed an issue that causes all open Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps to close unexpectedly. This occurs when their installer calls the Restart Manager to restart File Explorer (explorer.exe).
We fixed an issue that prevents Windows 8.1 apps from projecting to a secondary display when those apps use the StartProjectingAsync API.
We fixed an issue that prevents family safety features, such as time limits and activity reporting, from working on ARM64 devices.
We fixed an issue with File Explorer’s preview of .msg files when Microsoft Outlook 64-bit is installed.
We fixed an issue that causes a KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE (139) stop error when Windows resumes from Sleep and turns on certain Bluetooth headsets.
We fixed an issue that might prevent certain display driver reset utilities from properly reinstalling the same driver on the system.
We fixed a reliability issue in WDF01000.sys.
We fixed an issue that causes memory leaks when an application calls the CryptCATAdminCalcHashFromFileHandle() function. The leaked memory is reclaimed when the application closes.
Improves support for non-ASCII file paths for Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Auto Incident Response (IR).
We fixed an issue that prevents some machines from automatically going into Sleep mode under certain circumstances because of Microsoft Defender ATP Auto IR.
We fixed an issue that prevents some machines from running Microsoft Defender ATP Threat & Vulnerability Management successfully.
We fixed an issue that prevents Microsoft Defender ATP from applying file exclusions in some cases, which leads to application compatibility issues.
We fixed an issue in Microsoft Defender ATP that prevents some machines from reporting the installed applications to Threat & Vulnerability Management.
We fixed an issue that causes automatic investigations to fail in Microsoft Defender ATP.
Improves Microsoft Defender ATP’s ability to identify malicious code injection activities.
We fixed an issue that prevents some applications from printing to network printers.
We fixed an issue that might cause a printer to be a hidden device in Device Manager after a restart.
We fixed an issue that might cause the Print Management console to display script errors when you enable the Extended View option.
We fixed an issue that causes printing to fail in certain scenarios.
We fixed an issue that might prevent a Windows 10 device from reaching the internet when using a wireless wide area network (WWAN) LTE modem. However, the Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI) in the notification area might still indicate that you are connected to the internet.
We fixed an issue that might prevent internet connectivity on some cellular modems after upgrading to Windows 10, version 2004.
We fixed an issue that causes telephony applications to lose the first four digits.
We fixed an issue with in-memory parity bitmaps that can cause data integrity issues on Parity Storage Spaces.
We fixed an issue that prevents the creation of a storage pool using Manage Storage Spaces in Control panel.
We fixed an issue that might cause the Microsoft Remote Assistance process (msra.exe) to stop working when a user is receiving assistance during a computer session. The error is 0xc0000005 or 0xc0000409.
Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20175 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Windows Insiders with PCs that have AMD processors will be able to receive this build.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Insider Preview Builds 20161 and below will expire on July 31st. To avoid hitting this expiration, please update to Insider Preview Builds 20170 or newer.
What’s new in Build 20175
Improving pinned sites in Microsoft Edge
Earlier this month, we announced ALT + TAB between apps and sites, the first of our new productivity enhancements coming to Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. Today, we’re announcing another feature we’ve been working on to make you more efficient when browsing the web: quick access to tabs for your pinned sites. Clicking a pinned site on the Taskbar will now show you all of the open tabs for that site across any of your Microsoft Edge windows, just like you’d expect for any app with multiple open windows. Please let us know what you think!
This feature is currently rolling out to a subset of Insiders today and requires Microsoft Edge Insider Build 85.0.561.0 or higher (Canary or Dev Channel).
NOTE: Since this is an early preview, existing sites on your Taskbar will not experience this new behavior until you remove and re-pin them.
For some time now, you’ve been able to reset your UWP apps in Settings – with today’s build we’re now exposing this ability via PowerShell as well. To do this, you’ll need the appx package name, so your use of the command may look like this:
The benefit of enabling this via PowerShell is that if needed you will now be able to run the reset commands for certain system components that are not currently listed as available to reset in Settings, for example Start.
Please note by nature of this command, if you choose to run it it will reset your experience back to the default experience and you will lose the associated app data.
Make a more personal connection with Eye Contact on Surface Pro X
Powered by artificial intelligence capabilities of the Microsoft SQ1(TM) processor, Eye Contact helps to adjust your gaze on video calls so you appear to be looking directly in the camera on your Surface Pro X. Windows Insiders can turn this feature on via the Surface app on their Surface Pro X.
Other updates for Insiders
More new icons:
As part of our ongoing efforts to update the iconography across Windows, Insiders will notice we have begun rolling out a new icons for both Sticky Notes and the Snip & Sketch app via updates from the Microsoft Store. Just like with the new Settings icon in the last build, these new icons look great on the Start menu with the theme-aware tiles introduced in Build 20161!
Fixes
We fixed an issue causing some systems to crash with a HYPERVISOR_ERROR bugcheck.
We fixed an issue resulting in tiles sometimes flashing unexpectedly in the Start menu when animating
We fixed an issue where the option the set Alt + Tab to “Windows Only” wasn’t working.
We fixed an issue that could result in apps unexpectedly appearing black when viewed under Magnifier with a large magnification.
We fixed an issue that could result in some stutter when gaming.
We fixed an issue resulting in Narrator not working with touch when touching a XAML item.
We fixed an issue resulting in Search not closing after selecting certain items in the search results.
We fixed an issue resulting in flickers when logging in.
We fixed an issue resulting in fonts not displaying correctly in some apps in the last two flights.
We fixed an issue that could result in Settings crashing if it’d been opened but minimized to the Windows Update page, and then you navigated to another settings page by clicking a URI.
We fixed an issue where clicking a link to System would result in an empty and unclosable Control Panel instance.
Known issues
We’re working on a fix for an issue where some Microsoft Store games protected with Easy Anti-Cheat may fail to launch.
We’re looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
If you are impacted by an issue where when pressing space while using the Korean IME in Edge and Chrome the last character was deleted, this has been fixed in Chromium as part of Bug 1099125. We’ll be removing this from the known issues with the next flight.
We’re working on a fix for an issue where the min/max/close buttons are stuck in their original positions after resizing a UWP app. If you move the app window the position should update.
We’re investigating reports that the new taskbar experience described above isn’t working for some pinned sites.
We’re working on a fix for an issue where sometimes the “close all windows” action in the taskbar doesn’t close not all of the open tabs
We’re working on a fix to enable live preview for pinned site tabs.
We’re working on enabling the new taskbar experience for existing pinned sites. In the meantime, you can unpin the site from the taskbar, remove it from the edge://apps page, and then re-pin the site.
We’re working on a fix for an issue where pinned sites don’t show all open tabs for a domain. In the meantime, you can fix this by pinning the site’s homepage rather than a specific page (e.g. pin microsoft.com rather than microsoft.com/windows).
We’re working on a fix for an issue where Alt + Tabbing to a browser tab sometimes moves the previously active browser tab to the front of the Alt + Tab list as well.
Hi all, last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20170 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.
Happy to seem my keyboard working again on my Surface Laptop Gen 1
This build also brings back the performance of before (latest 2 builds had some slowness after reboot / logon)
All upgrades went smooth & fast enjoy!
PLEASE NOTE: Windows Insiders with PCs that have AMD processors will not be offered this build today due to a bug impacting overall usability of these PCs. The issue should be fixed for the next flight.
What’s new in Build 20170
Improving your Sound Settings experience
Last week we mentioned we were planning on bringing more Control Panel capabilities forward into Settings, and here’s another one – we’re updating Settings > System > Sound > Manage sound devices to now let you know which device is default, and if not, enable you to set it as your default device or default communication device.
We’ve also updated the volume mixer to include a link to the per app audio settings, which you can use to redirect audio endpoints per app.
There is more work on the way in this area – stay tuned!
Other updates for Insiders
All new Microsoft Launcher v6 is now rolling out to General public
We are excited to announce the rollout of Microsoft Launcher v6 (download here!) to general Public. This launcher is built on a new codebase allowing us to bring multiple new features to you – such as Personalized News, Landscape mode, Customizable App Icons, Bing-Supported Wallpaper, Dark Theme, and numerous performance improvements like speed to load, low memory utilization, battery optimization and fluent animations. Download the new launcher to try it out and use the feedback button in the app to let us know what you think.
New features:
Personalized news: Stay in the know. The personalized news feed updates throughout the day with top trending stories, making it easy to stay on top of whatever’s relevant to you.
Landscape mode: Microsoft Launcher supports vertical and horizontal orientations to enhance your viewing preference.
Customizable icons: Give your phone a consistent look and feel with custom icon packs and adaptive icons.
Beautiful wallpapers: Enjoy a fresh new wallpaper from Bing every day or choose your own photos.
Dark theme: Reduce eye strain when using your phone at night or in low light environments. This feature is compatible with Android’s default dark mode settings.
Improved performance: Microsoft Launcher now loads faster, uses less memory, is more battery efficient, and offers fluent animations.
New App Icon:
Microsoft Launcher requirements:
Phone supporting Android version 7.0 or higher
You must download Microsoft Launcher from Google Play Store. Downloading Microsoft Launcher will replace the default launcher. Microsoft Launcher does not replicate the user’s PC home screen on the Android phone. Users must still purchase and/or download any new apps from Google Play.
Known issues:
Native Android 10 navigation gestures may not work for all phone manufacturers and models.
System dark theme is supported on devices with Android 8.0 and above.
Setting 3rd-party launchers as Default is only supported on select OEM devices.
Sticky notes sync issues may occur after upgrading to v6.
Notification badges may need to be enabled again after v6 upgrade.
This is a gradual rollout to general public so you may not be able to download immediately.
If you encounter any issues or have bugs to report, file them under Settings > Help and Feedback > Report a bug or via Feedback shortcut on your home screen.
We’ve recently unveiled two improvements to the search bar in Windows that make it even easier to find what you need.
Click on Search in the taskbar or press the Windows key + S to view an updated design for Search Home. A new two-column layout offers easy readability, as well as fast access to Quick Searches, where you can see local weather, top news, and more helpful info. To find other web results or navigate directly to a website, just type in the search bar like normal.
The new layout is available in markets that enable Quick Searches, including the United States, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and the UK.
In addition, the Windows search bar now supports web search for Dutch-speaking customers in the Netherlands. Users with their Windows region set to Netherlands and their language set to Dutch can now search the web from their search bar without using a browser. Previously the feature was limited to English-speaking users in the region.
We welcome your feedback on these updates. You can share your comments by clicking the feedback button on Search Home.
Note: This is a server-side rollout and will be visible to those running Windows 10 version 1809 up to the latest Dev Channel build.
While we work on improving reliability, we’re temporarily turning off Notepad’s ability to persist open windows across restarts and updates.
An experimental implementation of Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 is enabled by default starting with Insider Preview Build 20170. IIS/HTTP.SYS have TLS 1.3 enabled by default. SSPI callers can use TLS 1.3 by passing the new crypto-agile SCH_CREDENTIALS structure when calling AcquireCredentialsHanlde. SSPI callers using TLS 1.3 need to make sure their code correctly handles SEC_I_RENEGOTIATE.
Fixes
We fixed an issue resulting in flickering when resizing certain apps when snapped side by side in tablet mode.
We fixed an issue when using an IME where holding down the mouse left click key would eventually lead to input hanging.
We fixed an issue resulting in the master volume slider in Sound Settings not working after removing and re-pairing certain Bluetooth devices.
We fixed a race condition that could result in update notifications not appearing or appearing multiple times in quick succession.
We fixed an issue resulting in typing not working on certain keyboards in the previous flight – appreciate your patience while we investigated.
We fixed an issue that could result in modifier keys like Shift and CTRL sometimes being dropped over a remote desktop connection.
We fixed an issue resulting in a small number of Insiders experiencing an issue where Start wouldn’t launch in the previous build.
We fixed an issue that was increasing the amount of time it took for logoff to happen for some Insiders in the last few builds.
We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders finding that their screens became dimmer after upgrading to the last few builds.
UPDATE 7/17: We fixed the issue causing sleep to not work for some Insiders.
UPDATE 7/17: We fixed the issue causing Task Manager to report 0.00 GHz CPU usage in the Performance tab.
Known issues
We’re working on a fix for an issue where some Microsoft Store games protected with Easy Anti-Cheat may fail to launch.
We’re working on a fix for an issue causing some systems to crash with a HYPERVISOR_ERROR bugcheck.
We’re looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
We’re aware of an issue where Task Manager reports 0.00 GHz CPU usage in the Performance tab. FIXED.
We’re working to fine tune the tile animations in Start to avoid flashes of color.
We’re investigating reports that sleep is not working for some Insiders. FIXED.
Hi all! Wednesday, a few hours later than usually, Microsoft Released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20161 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. (used to be the Fast Ring)
Lots of new fun stuff, Start Menu looks awesome with the refreshed layout! not: you might not get the feature right away it is in the build but enabled gradually among Insider in de Dev Channel. Even 2 new Quests in the Feedback Hub, Upgrades went smooth here, couple of issues that pointed out quite quickly:
On Surface Laptop Gen1 this Build disables the use of the keyboard, luckily a USB keyboard works fine 😉 FeedbackHub Item
Twitter App buttons are not working on a 150% DPI-scaled monitor FeedbackHub Item
What’s new in Build 20161
Theme-aware tiles in Start
We are freshening up the Start menu with a more streamlined design that removes the solid color backplates behind the logos in the apps list and applies a uniform, partially transparent background to the tiles. This design creates a beautiful stage for your apps, especially the Fluent Design icons for Office and Microsoft Edge, as well as the redesigned icons for built-in apps like Calculator, Mail, and Calendar that we started rolling out earlier this year.
This refined Start design looks great in both dark and light theme, but if you’re looking for a splash of color, first make sure to turn on Windows dark theme and then toggle “Show accent color on the following surfaces” for “Start, taskbar, and action center” under Settings > Personalization > Color to elegantly apply your accent color to the Start frame and tiles.
Are you a multitasker? We have exciting news for you! Beginning with today’s build, all tabs open in Microsoft Edge will start appearing in Alt + TAB, not just the active one in each browser window. We’re making this change so you can quickly get back to whatever you were doing—wherever you were doing it.
If you’d prefer fewer tabs or the classic Alt + TAB experience, we’ve added some settings for you under Settings > System > Multitasking. You can configure Alt + Tab to only show your last three or five tabs or choose to turn this feature off completely.
This is just the beginning of productivity enhancements coming to Microsoft Edge—stay tuned!
A more personalized Taskbar for new users
We want to help customers get the most out of their PCs from day one, and that starts with offering a cleaner, more personalized, out-of-box experience to give you the content you want and less clutter. This provides us with a flexible, cloud-driven infrastructure to test customer reception of default Taskbar content and tailor these layouts based on user and device signal.
We will evaluate the performance of individual default properties, monitoring diagnostic data and user feedback to assess an audience’s reception. Using this information, we will tune default layouts to minimize clutter and perceptions of bloatware.
Please note that this experience is limited to new account creation or first logon scenarios. We will not use Programmable Taskbar to alter the Taskbar layout on existing accounts.
Improving the notification experience
We are making some changes to improve the notifications experience in Windows 10.
First, know where your toast is coming from by checking out the app logo at the top. Done with the notification? Select the X on the top right corner to quickly dismiss and move on with your life.
And second, we are turning off the Focus Assist notification and summary toast by default, so we will no longer let users know that Focus Assist has been turned on through an automatic rule via a notification. This can be changed back to the previous behavior via Settings.
Making Settings even better
We’re continuing to work on bringing capabilities from Control Panel forward into Settings. As part of this ongoing effort, we are migrating information found in Control Panel’s System page into the Settings About page under Settings > System > About. Links that would open the System page in Control Panel will now direct you to About in Settings. We are also bringing new improvements like making your device information copyable and streamlining the security information shown. And don’t worry—if you’re looking for more advanced controls that lived in the System page in Control Panel, you can still get to them from the modern About page if you need them!
There will be more improvements coming that will further bring Settings closer to Control Panel. If you rely on settings that only exist in Control Panel today, please file feedback and let us know what those settings are.
Improving the tablet experience for 2-in-1 devices
Previously, when detaching the keyboard on a 2-in-1 device, a notification toast would appear asking if you wanted to switch into tablet mode. If you selected yes, you would switch into tablet mode. If you chose no, it would give you the new tablet posture experience introduced in the May 2020 Update (or simply the desktop on earlier versions of Windows 10). We are further updating this experience by changing the default, so that this notification toast no longer appears and instead will switch you directly into the new tablet experience, with some improvements for touch. You can change this setting by going to Settings > System > Tablet. Some users may have already seen this change on Surface devices.
And to address confusion with some users getting stuck in tablet mode on non-touch devices, we are removing the tablet mode quick action on non-touch devices.
In addition, new logic is incorporated to let users boot into the appropriate mode according to the mode they were last in and whether the keyboard is attached or not.
Other updates for Insiders
Windows Calculator graphing mode feature now rolling out to the public
We are happy to announce that the graphing mode feature we released to Insiders in January is now rolling out to the general public! Adding support for graphing was one of our top feature requests, so we’re excited to bring this feature to our users. Graphing capabilities are also essential for students who are beginning to explore linear algebra. With this feature, we hope to empower students to learn mathematics by improving their conceptual understanding and attitudes towards math.
Key features
Plot one or more equations on the graph. Enter multiple equations so that you can compare plots against each other and see interactions between the lines.
Add equations with variables. If you enter equations with variables (e.g., y = mx + b), you’ll be able to update the value of those variables to see the changes live on the graph.
Analyze the graph. Trace plots with your mouse or keyboard and analyze equations to help identify key graph features, like the x- and y-intercepts.
Since we released the feature in preview earlier this year, we’ve made lots of improvements based on your feedback in Feedback Hub and on GitHub, like introducing a brand new dark theme graph and more line customization options, adding error handling for when you try to plot an equation that isn’t quite right, and improving the overall experience when tracing or plotting multiple equations at the same time.
Thank you for your feedback and helping to make this feature better for everyone! You must have the Windows 10 May 2020 update and the latest version of Windows Calculator to access this feature.
Fixes
We fixed an issue resulting in Insiders experiencing bug checks when connecting and interacting with an Xbox controller.
We’ve fixed an issue causing some games and applications to crash at launch or fail to install.
We fixed an issue resulting in Microsoft Edge not navigating to websites when WDAG was enabled on the last 2 flights.
We fixed an issue which was increasing log off time in recent builds.
We fixed an issue with the Chinese Pinyin IME where after setting your preferred IME toolbar orientation, you may not be able to change it again after rebooting your PC.
We fixed an issue causing Reset this PC to always show the error “There was a problem resetting this PC” when launched from Settings in the last few builds.
We fixed an issue resulting in some Bluetooth devices no longer showing their battery level in Settings in the last few builds.
We fixed an issue where Settings would crash if you went to Settings > Privacy > Microphone while a win32 app was recording audio.
We fixed an issue where if Sound Settings showed “no input devices found” in the input dropdown and you clicked it, then Settings would crash.
We fixed an issue where when adding a printer, the dialog might crash if you navigated through to the “Add a printer driver” dialog in recent builds.
We fixed a graphics related issue resulting in some users experiencing bugchecks.
Known issues
We’re working on a fix for an issue causing some systems to crash with a HYPERVISOR_ERROR bugcheck.
We’re looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
We’re aware of an issue where Notepad might fail to reopen files which were automatically saved during a PC restart (if that option is enabled in Settings). Documents can be recovered from %localappdata%\Notepad.We’re investigating reports of the screen becoming dimmer after upgrading to the previous build.
We’re aware of an issue where Task Manager reports 0.00 GHz CPU usage in the Performance tab.
We’re investigating reports that when you press space while using the Korean IME in certain apps, the last character is deleted.
We’re working to fine tune the tile animations in Start to avoid flashes of color.
For Insiders with the new Alt+Tab experience mentioned above, please note that the setting under Settings > System > Multitasking to set Alt+Tab to “Open windows only” currently doesn’t work.
They’re here the Dev, Beta & Release Preview Channels
Like announced on June 15th, the Insider program has changed from rings to channels.
Opening Windows Insider Program in settings now shows your current Channel, no need to re-select it, your ring is automatically migrated to the correct channel.
Settings / Update & Security / Windows Insider
Selecting the Channel gives you there choices now:
Settings / Update & Security / Windows Insider / Channel
Hi all! Last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20152 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel (Fast ring).
Upgrading is fast & smooth again om all my devices, the prefomance lag that happened in 20150 seems fixed, running fine again.
Bluetooth headsets still are a bit strange on this build but if anything starts acting up just repair the device for now 😉
Fixes
We fixed an issue that could result in Notepad unexpectedly being removed after resetting your PC. If you were impacted by this, you can reinstall Notepad via Optional Features in Settings.
We fixed an issue where the “Windows needs space to continue” dialog might have told you to select Continue but no Continue button was displayed.
We fixed an issue that could result in the Windows Update icon unexpectedly not appearing in the notification area of the taskbar when an update was ready for reboot.
We fixed an issue that could result in an IME typing as if it was ON, when it was actually in OFF state, and tapping the IME mode indicator in the taskbar wouldn’t change the mode.
Known issues
We’re working on a fix for an issue causing some systems to crash with a HYPERVISOR_ERROR bugcheck.
We’re looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
We’re aware of an issue where Notepad might fail to reopen files which were automatically saved during a PC restart (if that option is enabled in Settings). Documents can be recovered from %localappdata%\Notepad.
Some Insiders may experience a bugcheck and rollback when attempting to update to this build if an Xbox controller is connected to your device. You may see error code 0xc1900101 in Windows Update History. To work around the issue, disconnect or unpair the Xbox controller to successfully update. (Please note that reconnecting the controller after the update will result in a bugcheck.)
Starting with the last build, some games and applications may crash at launch or fail to install. We’ve identified the root cause and are working on a fix for a future flight.
We’re investigating reports of the screen becoming dimmer after upgrading to the previous build.
We’re aware of an issue where Task Manager reports 0.00 GHz CPU usage in the Performance tab.
We’re working on a fix for an issue causing Reset this PC to always show the error “There was a problem resetting this PC” when launched from Settings. To work around the issue, use Advanced Startup (Windows RE) to start Reset this PC.
Hello All, Last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20150 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel (Fast ring). yes the new naming is starting to be used, in settings you’ll still see Fast Rng, this will most lightly be changed in one of the upcoming builds
Downloading & installing went smooth & fast on my devices, 1st experince with a build above the 20k build 🙂
1st impression does feel a bit slower than the previous builds, high CPU loads are quite common on tis build it seems.
Bluetooth audio acted a bit weird just after upgrading, seems to fix itself if you’re patient, if not reconnect the Bluetooth device
Enjoy upgrading!
What’s new in Build 20150
Three new Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) features: GPU compute, WSL install, and WSL update
This build contains three new exciting WSL features. The first is GPU compute: a feature that allows your Linux binaries to leverage your GPU, which makes it possible to do more machine learning development and data science workflows directly in WSL. Secondly, we’ve added a new command: `wsl –install` which allows you to install WSL with just one command. Lastly, we’ve added `wsl –update` which gives you the ability to easily manage the Linux kernel version used by WSL 2 distros. To view a summary of these announcements please read this post on the Windows Command line blog, and for in-depth details on GPU compute in WSL please read this post on the Windows Developer blog.
Other updates for Insiders
Updating the map data in the Maps app
Earlier this month, the Bing Maps Team announced they’ve started gradually rolling out the new TomTom base map data to Bing Maps and Microsoft first party products. As part of this process, we’re slowly updating the Maps app for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel (Fast ring) to use the new map data from TomTom. We’re asking Insiders to submit feedback on any issues they see as a result of this change directly from the Maps app by selecting Suggest a change at the lower right corner of the app.
Based on feedback, we’re updating the text of the Settings > Privacy > Location page to clarify that the icon displayed when your location is being used will be displayed in the taskbar.
Fixes
We fixed an issue resulting in Visual Studio windows not consistently accepting clicks.
We’ve fixed an issue where the Documents and Downloads sections in Settings > Privacy was showing a broken icon next to their name (just a rectangle).
We fixed an issue where, if you paused Windows Update while a new build was downloading and then closed Settings, when you reopened Settings the Windows Update page may appear blank.
We fixed an issue where updates made when editing VPN networks in Settings might not persist.
We fixed an issue where the copy button under Settings > Network & Internet-Status > Properties wasn’t actually copying the content to the clipboard.
We fixed an issue resulting in the data usage number in Network & Internet Settings not displaying correctly in Japanese if the data usage was less than 1 MB.
We fixed a crash some Insiders were experiencing when opening Sound Settings.
We fixed an issue where the Optimize Drives window position wasn’t preserved on elevation.
We fixed a typo in the group policies under User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Component > File Explorer > Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin.
We fixed an issue resulting in the On-Screen Keyboard no longer displaying text predictions.
We fixed an issue where double-clicking a OneDrive file in File Explorer might unexpectedly show a notification saying, “Windows Defender SmartScreen is downloading from OneDrive.”
We fixed an issue where Resource Monitor could end up showing CPU usage at more than 100 percent.
We fixed an issue that could result in qaa-Latn unexpectedly appearing in your list of keyboards after upgrading.
We fixed an issue where, with multiple input methods, typing in your password incorrectly on the login screen would result in your keyboard changing back to your default input method (if that’s not what you were typing with).
We fixed an issue where the touch keyboard space bar label would disappear when pressing it while using Japanese curve-flick input in abc mode.
We fixed an issue that could result in your browser not launching in the foreground after selecting a web link from another app.
We fixed an issue that could result in Search not accepting typed input.
We fixed an issue where, if pinned to Start, the Windows Security app tile would be missing an icon when the tile was medium sized.
We’ve made some updates to improve performance of the Windows Security app if there are a large number of detections.
We fixed a few issues that could result in your PC bugchecking.
Known issues
We’re working on a fix for an issue causing some systems to crash with a HYPERVISOR_ERROR bugcheck.
We’re looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
We’re aware of an issue where Notepad might fail to reopen files which were automatically saved during a PC upgrade (or restart, if enabled in Settings). Documents can be recovered from %localappdata%\Notepad.
Hi All, today Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19645 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
Taskbar Icons are fixed, looks like download progress also got an improvement, my 1st 3 devices did not get stuck at 12% Downloading 🙂
Other updates for Insiders
Your Phone app’s audio controls feature now rolling out to the public
The audio controls functionality announced in April is now rolling out to the general public. This feature lets you control your music and audio apps from the Your Phone app. Now you can access and control the audio apps playing from your phone directly within the app, without needing to split your attention between devices or breaking your workflow. Your audio tracks will stay in sync between your phone and PC, and you can switch between multiple sources using the dropdown in the player.
Please make sure you have the latest versions of Your Phone Companion and the Your Phone app to experience this feature.
General changes & improvements
We changed the servicing model for the Linux kernel inside of Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 distributions. This build includes this change to remove the Linux kernel from the Windows image, and instead have it be serviced via Microsoft Update, the same way that 3rd party drivers (like graphics, or touchpad drivers) are installed and updated on your machine today. For full details please read this blog post on the Windows Command Line blog and for information about the kernel version please view the kernel docs page here.
Support for Nested Virtualization on AMD processors is now available. Being an early release we recommend you read this blog post for details on what platforms currently work as well as how to enable the feature.
Fixes
We’ve fixed an issue where some devices booting from eMMC storage bugchecked when resuming from hibernate.
We fixed multiple Japanese and Chinese IME issues that impacted IME mode switching within applications and Windows notification area.
We’ve fixed an issue where taskbar preview thumbnails weren’t rendering consistently (showing a blank area).
We fixed an issue resulting in the handwriting input panel not appearing in certain text fields after being tapped with a pen.
We fixed an issue where resizing a snapped application in tablet mode would minimize the app to the taskbar instead of adjusting the app size.
We fixed an issue where Windows Hello Setup would crash if facial recognition was already set up and you chose the Improve Recognition button.
We fixed an issue for some users where your PC wouldn’t recognize it when you inserted a smart card (event log showing error 621).
Known issues
We’re looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
We’re working on fixing an issue for a future Insider Preview build where in Settings > Privacy, the Documents and Downloads sections show a broken icon next to their page name (just a rectangle).
Trying to get the new 2004 Build on you device & running in to this screen on your updates?
‘Your device isn’t quite ready’
This means there’s a reason to temporarily block you from getting the new build. (This is good! You’ve just been saved from possible compatibility issues with your current setup)
These reasons are listed here: Windows 10 Release Health (tip: on the page hit CTRL+F & look for hold)
What should you do?
Option A (recommended): Get all your drivers & software updated to be sure you get the build as soon as possible & wait for the fixed drivers or patches from Microsoft
Option B (if you feel like taking a risk): Head over to the Update Assistant or media creation tool this will upgrade your build but you will be taking the risk to run into one of the earlier listed issues, so if you’re taking this road, make sure you read through the possible issues you might be facing 1st.
In both cases, keep an eye on the Windows 10 Release Health page for fixes & Workarounds, as soon as your hold reason is fixed it will be updates to a Mitigated state.
