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Windows Insider Preview Build 19536 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19536 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/12/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19536/).

Note from this Tweet by Brandon (https://twitter.com/brandonleblanc/status/1206697332693065730):

QuoteSpend extra time to read the first part of the blog post - these are new builds from our Active Development Branch and are no longer matched to a specific Windows 10 release.

See the blog post for what's new, updates, changes and improvements.

Windows Insider Preview Build 19541 Released to Fast Ring:   Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19541 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/01/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19541/).

In addition to changes, fixes and improvements, the notification area icon has been updated to show when an app is using your location.

Windows Insider Preview Build 19546 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19546 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/01/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19546/).

The new build includes an update to the Windows Calculator for Insiders with a preview of the new graphing mode.  The beta of the Indexer Diagnostics app to help enhance understanding of the capabilities of search, as well as increase the troubleshooting ability and support for general Windows Search issues is available in the the Microsoft Store (https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N25LZCZWGS4).

Also included are the following fixes:

• We fixed an issue resulting in Timeline not showing any activities.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Outlook search not working for some.
  
• We fixed an issue significantly impacting Task View reliability for some.
  
• We fixed an issue where pressing Spatial Sound -> Off in the sound menu caused Explorer.exe to crash.
  

Windows Insider Build 19551 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19551 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/01/23/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19551/#.XininsJKYB4.twitter).

QuoteWe're continuing to look at ways we can improve the update experience on Windows 10 PCs for our customers. As part of this effort, we are conducting an experiment related to how we deliver driver updates through Windows Update. During this experiment, drivers categorized as "optional" will not be automatically downloaded and installed on Windows Insider's PCs running Build 19536 and newer. To install any new optional drivers available for a PC that's involved in this experiment (including drivers for new devices that might get plugged in to a PC), Insiders can go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > View optional updates and manually download these drivers. This experiment will be running now through March 5th, 2020.

Fixes:

• We fixed an issue resulting in snipping not working on secondary monitors.
  
• Thank you for reporting that the Optimize Drives Control Panel was incorrectly showing that optimization hadn't run on some devices. We've fixed it in this build.
  
• We've fixed an issue causing Remote Desktop Connection crashes when attempting to connect to multiple sessions.
  
• We've made a server-side fix to address the issue causing Narrator Home to crash when selecting the "What's New" button in Narrator Home.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the language defaults listed at the top of Language Settings unexpectedly being blank.
  
• We've done some work to help address feedback reports that screenshots (WIN+Shift+S) pasted into Outlook would be unexpectedly large.
  
• We fixed an issue where, if you'd changed the candidate pane font for the Pinyin IME, it would be reset back to default after you reboot your PC.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in the notification area sometimes unexpectedly drawing in white (making it unreadable) when using light theme
  

Windows Insider Build 19555 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19555 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/01/30/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19555/).

Build does not include any new features.  Rather it comprises general changes, fixes and improvements.

Windows Insider Build 19559 Released to Fast Ring: Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19559 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/02/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19559/).


Build has fixes but no new features again.

Windows Insider Preview Build 19564 Released to Fast Ring:Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19564 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/02/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19564/).

The build includes improvements to the Graphics settings, a preview of the new Windows 10 calendar app as well as fixes and improvements.

Windows Insider Preview Build 19569 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19569 (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/02/20/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19569/).

Aside from rolling out some of the new icons, the build contains a list of fixes.

Windows Insider Preview Build 19577 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19577 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19577/#.XmF5JvcwIXM.twitter).

Quote
Note:  Please make sure your device is set to "Full" before updating to Build 19577. You will not be able to take future flights if your diagnostic level is left at "Enhanced". AAD/Domain-joined PCs set to "Enhanced" will be blocked from taking Build 15977. For more information, see this Answers post.

The Build includes changes to the Settings app and Group Policy settings that are part of the Settings app and Group Policy settings.  The change in this Build is to Basic diagnostic data which is now known as Required diagnostic data and Full diagnostic data is now Optional diagnostic data.  The Build also includes more new icons.

Refer to the blog post for additional changes, fixes and improvements.

Windows Insider Preview Build 19582.1001 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19582 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19582/).

See the blog post for information about the addition of Eye Control Movements, new features, available on the latest Samsung Galaxy S20/S20+/S20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip devices in select markets and more.

Windows Insider Preview Build 19587 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19587 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/18/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19587/).

Fixes plus these general changes and improvements:

• Based on feedback, when you have muted your volume, the volume will now not unmute when using the hardware keyboard volume keys until you raise the volume (or manually unmute).
  
• We made a couple of improvements to Narrator and how it works with some of the controls in Windows:
  
  
  
  • Narrator now uses a more friendly string to describe the audio output in the Select playback device dropdown menu in the volume flyout.
    
  • Narrator now announces more information in the Add Bluetooth or other devices dialog in the Settings application when first opened.
    

Windows Insider Preview Build 19592.001 Released to Fast Ring:   Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19592 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/25/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19592/).

Rolling out slowly (see the blog post!) is the new tablet experience for 2-in-1 convertible PCs.

Windows Insider Preview Build 19603 Released to Fast Ring Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19603 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/08/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19603/).

The new Build includes File Explorer Integration in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), cleanup recommendations in Storage Settings and more.

Windows Insider Insider Build 19608 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19608 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/15/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19608/).

Build includes improvements to Settings and YourPhone. 

Fixes:

• We fixed an issue where Sticky Notes windows couldn't be moved.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in language packs failing to install on the previous build. Anyone impacted by this may have noticed some parts of the UI weren't displaying in your preferred language.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Task Manager showing an incorrect icon for Microsoft Edge Canary.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the Snip & Sketch App launching in the background instead of foreground (on top of all windows) when the app was invoked via pen click.
  
• We fixed an issue where using the arrow keys in the taskbar volume flyout was unexpectedly backwards in Arabic, inconsistent from the direction it went in other slider controls.
  
• We've done some work to improve the performance when loading the Windows Update history page.
  

Windows Insider Build 19613 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19613 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19613/).

In addition to a Cortana app update that will turn on Bing Answers and Assistant Conversations in the languages listed in the blog post, the update includes the following fixes:

• We fixed an issue that was causing app icons in the taskbar to not display correctly, including defaulting to the .exe icon. This issue may have also caused some Insiders to have more reliability issues with explorer.exe.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting Windows Forms applications where the ImmSetOpenStatus (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/imm/nf-imm-immsetopenstatus)() API wasn't changing the IME mode correctly when setting focus to text fields while using the new Japanese or Chinese IMEs.
  
• We fixed an issue from recent builds for Insiders with multiple monitors, resulting in Visual Studio sometimes not responding to clicks.
  
• We fixed an issue where the doskey (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/doskey) / listsize command had no effect.
  
• We fixed an issue where the doskey (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/doskey) /reinstall command killed the commandline session rather than reloading doskey.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in Settings crashing when uninstalling a font.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting some users that could result in Task Manager always showing 0 seconds for Last BIOS Time.
  
• We've made some improvements to address an underlying issue that could result in a black screen for some users for a while after logging in. If you continue seeing this issue, please try pressing WIN+Shift+Ctrl+B (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14106/windows-10-troubleshoot-black-screen-or-blank-screen-errors) and then log feedback in the Feedback Hub (https://aka.ms/FeedbackHub).
  

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19613 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19613/)

QuoteUPDATE 4/27: We've released Cumulative Update Build 19613.1005 (KB4558320) today with no major changes. This update is designed to test our servicing pipeline with builds from the Active Development Branch in the Fast ring.

Windows Insider Preview Build 19619.1000 Released to Insiders on the Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19619 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19619/).

The update includes trusted information about the coronavirus pandemic using the search bar in Windows, including a coronavirus info banner in Search Home.  Another new feature will allow you to control your music and audio apps from within the Your Phone app.

Fixes:

• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing bugchecks with error DPC WATCHDOG VIOLATION in the last few builds. This is also believed to be the root cause of some Insiders experiencing their PC frequently freezing.
  
• We fixed an issue while typing into the browser that could result in the Japanese IME unexpectedly being in Private mode even though the browser wasn't in inPrivate mode.
  
• We fixed an issue causing many Schannel errors to appear in the System event log.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some unexpected characters showing up in the text strings of intl.cpl's Additional Settings > Currency.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in stordiag.exe crashing on launch if you tried to open it while running a repro mode trace while filing feedback under the "Disks and Storage" context in the Feedback Hub.
  

Windows Insider Build 19624 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19624 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/05/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19624/).

General changes & improvements

• We're temporarily turning off the new search box in the default apps Settings pages while we work on improving performance and reliability.
  
• We're updating the VPN connection logic based on feedback, so that if you disconnect from a VPN network, it will now uncheck the option to auto-connect (similar to how it's handled for Wi-Fi).
  
• Based on feedback we're updating the text of the Add a Device dialog so the list of examples under Bluetooth includes controllers.
  
• We're updating the Optional Updates Available section that appears in Windows Update settings, so that you will now be able to copy the text in case you need it.
  

Fixes

• We've fixed an issue that was causing unexpected flickering across Windows shell surfaces and apps in the last two builds.
  
• We've fixed an issue causing IIS configuration to be set to default after taking a new build.
  
• We've fixed an issue causing a transient access error when quickly switching between WSL distros using the File Explorer integration.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting explorer.exe reliability for some Insiders recently.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Settings and the taskbar volume flyout crashing recently when selecting certain endpoints from the audio endpoint list.
  
• We fixed a race condition that could result in VPN not auto-connecting (if it was set up to do that) after upgrade.
  
• We've fixed an issue where the battery icon on the lock screen always shows close to empty, regardless of actual battery levels. If you're still experiencing this issue, please report it in the Feedback Hub (http://'https://aka.ms/FeedbackHub').
  
• We fixed a recent issue where if you opened your laptop after it'd been asleep, and it was connected to an external monitor with an external camera, Windows Hello would recognize you but not dismiss the lock screen.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in your device bug checking after it'd been asleep.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in certain Bluetooth mice being very slow to reconnect to your device after it'd been asleep.
  
• We fixed an issue preventing you from navigating out of the Connect app's settings dialog using a mouse.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Windows Security's Core Isolation feature failing to enable on certain devices recently.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Windows Update failing with error code 0x800700b7.
  
• We fixed a deadlock that could result in Windows Update's checking for updates not completing and showing as in progress until Settings was closed and reopened.
  
• We fixed an issue where some of the buttons and links on the Language Settings page weren't the correct color when using high contrast.
  
• We fixed an issue where the text in the Optimize Drives window under Scheduled Optimization section would be truncated in a number of different languages and at certain text scaling levels.
  

Windows Insider Preview Build 19628 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19628 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/05/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19628/).

General Improvements & Changes includes the initial support for DNS over HTTPS, so that you can opt into using encryption when Windows makes DNS queries. Follow the instructions in this blog post (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/networking-blog/windows-insiders-can-now-test-dns-over-https/ba-p/1381282) to opt in as it will be off by default.

The fix in the build was for an issue causing some devices fail to update with error code 0xc0000409. If you continue to experience this error, please let us know by filing new feedback in Feedback Hub (https://aka.ms/FeedbackHub).

Windows Insider Preview Build 19631 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19631 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/05/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19631/#.XsckfLw2TOg.twitter).

Fixes:

•   We fixed the issue causing the IIS configuration being set to default after taking a new build.
  
•   We fixed an issue that could result in a key press not waking up a device from connected standby in certain scenarios.
  
•   We fixed an issue impacting Remote Desktop reliability.

Windows Insider Build 19635 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19635 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/05/28/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19635/).

Fixes

• We fixed an issue resulting in the apostrophes in the Location not available dialog, Mount File dialog, and File Explorer folder options text not being displayed correctly.
  
• We fixed an issue where the Work or School account > Allow Windows Search to provide... toggle under Search Settings could be unexpectedly disabled.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in cellular data not working on certain devices.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in Settings crashing when changing display orientation or resolution.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders seeing a large number of "Program Compatibility Assistant Service stopped working" critical events in Reliability Monitor.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in constant display flashing on certain devices.
  
• We fixed an issue with the camera on certain devices showing unexpected artifacts.
  

Windows Insider Preview Build 19640 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19640 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/06/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19640/)

No fixes listed.  See the blog post for changes and improvements as well as known issues.

Windows Insider Preview Build 19645 Released to Fast RIng:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19645 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/06/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19645/).

Note:  See the blog post for information on the changed servicing model for the Linux kernel inside of Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 distributions.

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).
  

Thanks!

Windows Insider Preview Build 20150 Released to Fast Ring:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20150 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/06/17/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20150/)

The build contains three new Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) features: GPU compute, WSL install, and WSL update.  In addition, this release returns to builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch.

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 (http://'https://insider.windows.com/en-us/community-news/touch-keyboard-for-pc/') 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.
  

Windows Insider Preview Build 20152 Released to Fast Ring/Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20152 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/06/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20152/).

• 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.
  

Windows Insider Preview Build 20161 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20161 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/01/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20161/).

Please note that not all features will be immediately available at first as they are rolled out to the Dev Channel in order to quickly identify issues that may impact performance and reliability. 

New features include:

-- Theme-aware tiles in Start
-- ALT + TAB between apps and sites on Microsoft Edge in both the active and in each browser window
-- A more personalized Taskbar for new users
-- Improving the notification experience
-- Making Settings even better
-- Improving the tablet experience for 2-in-1 devices

Read about the new features as well as the fixes and known issues in the referenced blog post.

Windows Insider Preview Build 20170 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20170 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/15/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20170/).

QuotePLEASE 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.

See the blog post for new features/known issues/fixes.

Windows Insider Preview Build 20175 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20175 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/22/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20175/).

Also note from the blog post:  "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."

Via Twitter:

QuoteHey Folks!  We have a new build for #WindowsInsiders in the Dev Channel! Check out Build 20175. https://aka.ms/wip20175 #AreYouFlightingYet ^AL

The update has improvements for pinned sites in Microsoft Edge, introduces Reset-AppxPackage and more.

Windows Insider Build 20180 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20180 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/07/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20180/).

QuoteIMPORTANT 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.

Much of the new features mentioned on July 1st in Build 20161, including theme-aware tiles on Start, are turned on in this Build. However, the new pinned sites capability mentioned with last week's flight of Build 20175 is still only available to a subset of Insiders.

Changes and Improvements:

• Based on feedback, we're changing the tablet posture logic for 2-in-1 devices (http://'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/at-home/active-dev-branch#improving-the-tablet-experience-for-2-in-1-devices') to now only apply when using a single screen.
  
• 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.

Windows Insider Preview Build 20185 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20185 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/08/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20185/).

The Build includes changes to the Network section in Settings, added ADMX Backed Policies for MDM, the ability to access your Android phone's apps directly from your PC via "Your Phone" apps and a long list of fixes.

Windows Insider Preview Build 20190 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20190 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/08/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20190/).

Something that will be helpful for people who don't follow the changes being made as new builds are released is a new first run experience that will be via the Tips app highlighting the most exciting changes after a major Windows 10 feature update is installed.  Another change in this build is improvements to the Graphics Settings experience.

Fixes:

• We fixed a Windows Subsystem for Linux 1 related error that would output: 'The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request'. Please see this Github issue (http://'https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/5633') for details.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in explorer.exe being unresponsive on touch-capable devices after resuming from hibernation.
  
• We fixed an issue with the new search box in the default apps settings pages, where search results would appear to draw on top of one another when deleting characters from the search box.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you switched to an English keyboard using WIN + Space and then switched back to the Chinese Pinyin IME, typed punctuations would Chinese even if "Use English punctuations when in Chinese input mode" was enabled.
  
• We fixed an issue where when Narrator was enabled it could result in the on-screen PIN pad unexpectedly appearing when focus is set to the login screen.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Features on Demand (FOD) failing to enable with error 0x8000FFFF in recent builds. This is also believed to be the root cause for some Insiders finding that the sfc /scannow command would repeatedly fail citing a pending reboot.
  
• We fixed and issue that could result in the calling window (for example, Microsoft Edge) hanging if an authentication prompt was raised and then not interacted with and timing out.
  

Windows Insider Preview Build 20197 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20197 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/08/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20197/).

This Build brings Disk Management into Settings.  See the blog post for the very long list of fixes as well as the changes and improvements.

Windows Insider Preview Build 20206 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20206 | Windows Experience Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/09/02/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20206/).

In addition to a number of fixes and improvements "What's new" includes the following:

-- a revamped emoji picker*
-- Voice typing
-- Improvements to the touch keyboard design*
-- Cursor movement using the space bar for touch keyboards*

*currently rolling out to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel at first to identify any issues and then to the rest of the Dev Channel

Windows Insider Preview Build 20211 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20211/).

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where certain 32-bit applications running on a 64-bit OS do not get properly promoted to the discrete GPU for hybrid configurations.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in Start menu tiles continuing to display an "app update in progress" progress bar after an app had already finished updating.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in some of the app icons in Start appearing unexpectedly tiny.
  
• We fixed an issue on ARM64 devices resulting in Start crashing on launch the next time it was opened after launching certain apps from Start and then closing them.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the lock screen hanging.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in ShellExperienceHost.exe hanging.
  
• We fixed an issue where hero images weren't showing up in notifications (for example, when taking a screenshot using WIN + Shift + S).
  
• We fixed an issue from the last few flights that could result in Windows update getting stuck while downloading the update.
  

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20211/).

QuoteUPDATE 9/11: Today we have released Cumulative Update Build 20211.1005 (KB4581021). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

via Twitter at https://twitter.com/windowsinsider/status/1304513610526285827,

QuoteUPDATE: Thanks to reports from #WindowsInsiders who reported a issue installing this update, we have discovered a bug that requires us to pull the update for now while we continue to investigate. ^BLB"

Windows Insider Build 20215 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20215 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20215/).

In addition to various fixes, the build includes the introduction of dark theme to search.

Fixes:

• We fixed an issue that could result in the Windows Security app hanging.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Windows Security app crashing when navigating to the Exclusions page when there were a large number of exclusions.
  
• We fixed an issue where using a restore point that had been created prior to a Microsoft Edge update to do a system restore could result in Microsoft Edge not launching after the restore was finished.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the text cursor unexpectedly moving to the beginning of a text field when typing with the Korean IME in certain apps.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting Voice Typing reliability.
  
• We've fixed an issue where on a small subset of devices the Start menu did not reflect when an update was pending restart and scheduled restarts are cancelled.
  

Windows Insider Build 20221 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20221 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/23/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20221/).

This Build adds Meet Now (Meet Now in Skype (https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA34926/what-is-meet-now-and-how-do-i-use-it-in-skype)) to the taskbar to make it easy to set up a video call by clicking on the Meet Now icon in the notification area.  Also included is a gradual roll-out of the ability to pin the Your Phone app to Notifications.

Fixes:

• We fixed an issue where the new Manage Disks and Volumes section in Settings wasn't blocking the ability to change the drive letter of the system volume.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in Start menu, and Action Center being totally transparent when certain apps were open in the background.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in a crash when opening the Power menu in Start while running Magnifier at a high zoom level.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in a virtual desktop thumbnail in Task View showing an empty desktop even after moving an app over to that desktop.
  
• We fixed an issue when typing with an IME into text fields in certain apps that could result in input no longer being accepted.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Chinese Pinyin IME candidate pane getting stuck on the first letter when typing into certain games.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in Windows Update getting stuck at "Downloading – 0%" for a long time.
  
• We fixed seeing generic errors when using wsl --install in the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
  
• We fixed a bug where the Linux kernel would not be installed when using wsl --install in the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
  

Windows Insider Build 20226 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20226 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/30/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20226/).

Additions include Storage health monitoring to protect user data and a new settings page for Your Phone

Fixes:

• We've resolved an issue resulting in Settings crashing for some Insiders when opening Manage Disks and Volumes.
  
• We fixed an issue affecting Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 distros where users can receive the error: "The remote procedure call failed" on startup. See this GitHub issue (https://github.com/microsoft/wsl/issues/5902) for more details.
  
• We fixed an issue where activating Speech Recognition under Ease of Access in Settings was unexpectedly requiring admin permissions.
  
• We fixed an issue where after turning off "Drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop", and opening Task View, the drop shadows would unexpectedly reappear.
  
• We fixed an issue where pressing F7 in the File Explorer search box would bring up a dialog asking to enable caret browsing.
  
• We fixed an issue where Focus Assist was considering Screensaver to be a full screen app and suppressing notifications when it was running.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting explorer.exe reliability for some Insiders in the last few flights.
  
• We fixed an issue where some of the apps in the Windows Accessories folder in Start's all apps list, would unexpectedly display the name Windows Accessories when pinned to the Start menu in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting taskbar performance and reliability on 2-in-1 convertible devices.
  
• We fixed a few issues impacting Action Center reliability.
  
• We fixed a couple of issues impacting Settings reliability.
  
• We fixed an issue where the Settings icon was unexpectedly small when pinned to the Start menu and using the small tile size.
  
• We fixed an issue in Touchpad Settings where the header for the Taps section was unexpectedly missing in the last few flights.
  
• We fixed an issue with Meet Now resulting in the flyout crashing if you pressed the Esc key while it was open.
  
• We fixed an issue that if Meet Now was opened before opening a jumplist from the taskbar, then ShellExperienceHost would crash.
  
• We've made some fixes to improve accessibility of the Meet Now flyout, including updating the tab order, marking the image so it's not read out by Narrator, adjusting the contrast of the buttons, making the arrow keys navigate between the buttons, and fixing an issue where focus wasn't returning to the previous location in the taskbar after pressing the Esc key.
  
• We fixed an issue from the last few flights resulting in some apps failing to install, citing a lack of internet connectivity, when IPV6 was enabled.
  
• We fixed an issue with the new DNS options in Network Settings where switching back from a custom DNS to automatic would result in a loss of connectivity.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in not being able to insert the full-width question mark when typing with the Pinyin IME in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Japanese IME crashing on initialization.
  
• We fixed two issues with the Bopomofo IME impacting Shift and Ctrl key usage in apps when the IME was active.
  
• We fixed an issue with the Turkish one-handed touch keyboard layout, where it was missing keys for ü and ö.
  
• We fixed an issue when using the Japanese touch keyboard layout that could result in the spacebar UI appearing stuck in a pressed state.
  

Windows Insider Build 20231 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20231 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20231/).

Being rolled out to a subset of Insiders is exploring adding a page to Windows setup (OOBE).  Other features are being rolled out to a subset of Enterprise and Developers.

   • We fixed the vEthernet adapter disconnecting inside of the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Please see this GitHub thread for full details.
   • We fixed an issue that could result in your ALT + Tab order changing unexpectedly and leading you to switch to the wrong window.
   • We fixed an issue that could result in Action Center and notification buttons not being visible after switching between High Contrast Black and High Contrast White.
   • We fixed an issue where the "Show audio alerts visually" option under Settings > Ease of Access> Audio wasn't functioning for incoming notifications.
   • We fixed an issue where if the PC was locked using with Narrator running, dismissing the lock screen wouldn't announce the signed in username on the login screen.
   • We fixed an issue when using Narrator and logging in with Windows Hello, Narrator wouldn't announce the error message if your face wasn't recognized.
   • We fixed an issue resulting in audio and microphone glitches over Bluetooth for certain devices. As a reminder, when encountering issues in this space, please take a moment to capture a repro trace, as it helps the teams investigate. More details about capturing traces available .
   • We fixed an issue impacting Task View reliability.
   • We fixed an issue resulting in the Windows Hello setup camera preview in OOBE displaying in the wrong position if you rotated your device into portrait mode during setup.
   • We fixed an issue resulting in Settings hanging on launch for some Insiders.
   • We fixed an issue resulting in systemsettingsbroker.exe crashing for some Insiders.
   • We fixed an issue where the HideRecentJumplists MDM Policy wasn't taking effect.
   • We fixed an issue that could result in duplicate cloud provider entries appearing in the File Explorer navigation pane.
   • We fixed an issue resulting in PDF previews no longer displaying in File Explorer.
   • We fixed an issue resulting in the touch keyboard unexpectedly dismissing after setting focus to the search box in File Explorer.
     We fixed an issue where when typing with the Chinese Pinyin IME, if your text included an apostrophe, then after finalizing your composition by pressing Shift the result would display a garbled character.

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20231 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20231/)

QuoteUPDATE 10/12: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 20231.1005 (KB4586238). You may not see this update right away, but it's rolling out into this evening. This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline. We identified and fixed the bug that caused the previous Cumulative Update to not install as reported by Windows Insiders last month (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20211/).

Windows Insider Preview Build 20236 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20236 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20236/).

New features include "Change Refresh Rate of your display" and "Improving your search experience".

Fixes:

•    We've fixed an issue where after taking recent builds some Insiders received an unexpected Compatibility Assistant notification that "Microsoft Office is no longer available".
  
•     We've fixed an issue where some Office applications were crashing or missing after updating to a new build.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in the same app update installing repeatedly on the previous build.
  
•     We've fixed an issue where some devices are experiencing a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION bugcheck
  
•     We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing an UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION in dxgkrnl.sys bugcheck in the last few builds.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in a 0x800F0247 error when installing driver updates.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in sihost.exe crashing when trying to share an app via the Share option when right clicking a tile in Start.
  
•     We fixed an issue where if "Animate controls and elements inside windows" was turned off in Performance Options, dragging a tile to another tile group in Start would result in the dragged tile no longer responding to mouse click.
  
•     We fixed an issue resulting in Narrator sometimes reading out an incorrect number of nodes in File Explorer's navigation pane (for example, saying 1 of 2 items, instead of 1 of 4 items).
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in the icon next to "Scan with Microsoft Defender" (when right clicking a file in File Explorer) being very small or large.
  
•     We fixed an issue where the icon next to "Scan with Microsoft Defender" when right clicking a file wasn't updating to reflect high contrast when high contrast was enabled.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in File Explorer crashing when renaming a file.
  
•     We fixed an issue from recent builds resulting in clicking on items in Timeline not launching the corresponding app.
  
•     We fixed an issue from recent builds impacting certain apps with search boxes, where the search box would disappear when scrolling the app even if it was supposed to stay visible.
  
•     We fixed an issue resulting in intermittent connectivity loss when connecting to a PC via remote desktop connection, as a result of the connected PC attempting to sleep.
  
•     We fixed an issue where when using the windns.h API to discover services on the local network, the TTL value of the discovered service wasn't used – instead using the default value of 120 seconds.
  
•     We fixed an issue where the "Listen to this device" checkbox state in microphone properties wasn't persisted on upgrade and would revert to default.
  
•     We fixed an issue where adjusting volume also muted/unmuted when "App volume and device preferences" was open.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in the Network & Internet Settings Status page sometimes unexpectedly not showing all current connections.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in your cursor disappearing when typing into Command Prompt with a Chinese IME active.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in the touch keyboard sometimes not making any sounds while typing even though the setting to have sound while typing was enabled.
  
•     We fixed an issue where the French AZERTY touch keyboard layout was French keyboard is missing number hint labels on the A/Z keys, and the Select All/Undo labels were at the top instead of bottom.
  
•     We fixed an issue where the child keys on the Japanese 12-key touch keyboard layout weren't following the updated key design.
  
•     We fixed an issue where Narrator was unexpectedly saying "Expressive Input Panel" when you touched a text candidate in the touch keyboard.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in the touch keyboard getting stuck in a suspended state after waking a PC from sleep, leading to it not invoking automatically when setting focus to a text field.
  
•     We fixed an issue with the updated touch keyboard design where when using Arabic the clipboard icon would appear on the wrong side of the copied text in the candidate bar.
  
•     We fixed an issue with the Thai touch keyboard layout, where the shift-state characters were placed in inconsistent locations on the keys.
  
•     We fixed an issue where when using the updated Emoji Panel design, Narrator wasn't reading the category names in the Most Recently Used section.
  
•     We fixed an issue with the Emoji Panel when using Narrator, where after inserting an emoji, Narrator would then stay silent on navigating further to other emoji.
  
•     We fixed an issue where it wasn't possible to use the arrow keys to navigate through the gif section of the Emoji Panel.
  
•     We fixed some contrast issues in the updated Emoji Panel and touch keyboard expressive input area when using high contrast.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in the Voice Typing settings menu drawing off screen.
  
•     We fixed a regression that was breaking NVIDIA CUDA vGPU acceleration in the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Please see this GitHub thread for full details.

UPDATE 10/16: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 20236.1005 (KB4587587). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

Additionally, we have enabled the evolved Emoji Picker experience and updated touch keyboard design (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/09/02/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20206/) to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel and added a few known issues below.

Windows Insider Build 20241 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20241 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20241/).

New features include theme-aware splash screens for apps which is rolling out to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel at first to help quickly identify issues that may impact performance and reliability and a few changes to the Optimize Drives page (Settings > System > Storage > Optimize Drives).

Fixes:

•     We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing APC_INDEX_MISMATCH bugchecks in recent builds.
  
•     We fixed an issue where scrolling and pinch to zoom were not working correctly on devices with touch such as the Surface Pro X, Surface Pro 7 and others.
  
•     We fixed an issue where selecting an IME candidate or hardware keyboard text prediction candidate was sometimes inserting the candidate adjacent to the one selected.
  
•     We fixed an issue where new applications will fail to install with a Windows Installer service error on x86 systems.
  
•     We fixed an issue where when attempting to perform a Reset this PC using the Keep My Files option will fail with the error, "There was a problem resetting your PC. No changes were made".
  
•     We fixed an issue where robocopy wouldn't preserve the directory dates when using the move command.
  
•     We fixed a high hitting dwm.exe crash from the last few flights.
  
•     We fixed an issue resulting in the System Information window (msinfo32) crashing on launch.
  
•     We fixed an issue resulting in the System Information window (msinfo32) unexpectedly having a blank icon in the taskbar.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in Bitlocker encryption failing with error 0x803100b2.
  
•     We fixed an issue resulting in flickering in certain apps when the media controls pop-up was visible on screen and you moved your mouse.
  
•     We fixed an issue resulting in the screen flickering on certain devices when accessing the power options on the login screen.
  
•     We fixed a recent issue where closing a tab in Microsoft Edge while Task Manager was up and running could result in Task Manager crashing.
  
•     We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders seeing a "Sorry, something went wrong" message when running through the workflow to improve recognition for Windows Hello Face.
  
•     We fixed an issue from recent builds where if Settings was open when the PC went into hibernation, connected pens may fail to reconnect until Bluetooth was toggled off and back on.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in Windows Sandbox showing a 0x80070003 error.
  
•     We fixed an issue where a non-functional link to Rename your PC was displaying for non-admin users on the Projecting to this PC page in Settings.
  
•     We fixed an issue where the Activation page in Settings would crash if you navigated to it recently while not connected to the internet.
  
•     We fixed an issue in Printers & Scanners Settings, where clicking the Get App button available for some printers was resulting in Settings crashing recently.
  
•     We fixed an issue where clicking the Copy button under "View hardware and connection properties" in Network Settings would result in extraneous lines saying "Proxy Auto Detect" appearing on the settings page.
  
•     We fixed an issue impacting certain VPN connections, where clicking the entry in the Network flyout wasn't doing anything.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in Windows updates failing with error 0xc0000005.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in windows.old being expectedly large for some Insiders.
  
•     We fixed an issue resulting in the new gesture to control the text cursor position using the spacebar on the touch keyboard wasn't working for some Insiders.
  
•     We fixed an issue that could result in Internet Explorer crashing when typing certain combinations into websites with the Dayi IME.
  
•     We fixed an issue where incorrect characters were being inserted into passwords fields when typing using the Japanese IME in Kana mode.
  
•     We fixed an issue where when using the previous version of the Japanese IME, if you set the IME to off mode during a composition, then immediately starting typing, it could result in the underlying app crashing.

Update at Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20241 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20241/):

QuoteUPDATE 10/23: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 20241.1005 (KB4589464). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/10/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20246/).

Note:  Release changed from MN_RELEASE Branch to FE_RELEASE Branch.  As a result of the switch, some features like the updated emoji picker, redesigned touch keyboard, voice typing, theme-aware splash screens, and others have been removed temporarily.

Fixes:

• We fixed an issue that could result in the Pick Time button in the Windows Update dialog not doing anything.
  
• We fixed an issue where hovering over a thumbnail in Task View would display an unexpected border around the item.
  
• We fixed an issue where chkdsk could appear to be stuck at 100% due to not printing the message saying it was done.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in a crash when disconnecting certain audio devices while playing audio in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue where the Windows Update page in Settings could fail to load if connected to a Wi-Fi network with no internet connection.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Settings crashing sometimes when clicking the Update and Security category.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Storage Settings unexpectedly showing incorrect category sizes (a higher number than what was visible in File Explorer).
  
• We fixed an issue that could lead to a crash when managing partition size in Storage Settings.
  
• We fixed an issue that stopped GPU compute scenarios such as CUDA and DirectML not working for some users inside of the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
  

Windows Insider Build 20251 (FE_RELEASE) Released to the Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/11/04/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20251/).

Fixes

• We fixed an issue resulting in the background of some dialogs to unexpectedly appear grey instead of white in the last couple flights.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the taskbar occluding the Power button in the Start menu for some Insiders recently.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders seeing a SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED bug check.
  
• We fixed a crash with opengl32.dll.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Settings app hanging when checking for updates right after upgrade.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Settings app sending a notification that just said "new notification".
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the Search Indexer not being able to retrieve metadata from HEIF and WebP files, so you couldn't search for those files using metadata like date taken.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the Cast to Device option in Movies & TV (and other media playback apps) not taking any action when clicking on a listed device in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue in recent builds that could result in the screen you were projecting with Miracast freezing shortly after connecting.
  

Windows Insider Preview Build 20257 (FE_RELEASE) Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20257 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/11/11/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20257/).

Fixes

• We fixed an issue starting with Build 20236 where installing games from the Store to a secondary non-OS drive would result in the secondary drive becoming inaccessible.
  
• We fixed an issue causing some devices to experience a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION bugcheck in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some apps crashing on launch in the previous flight, including Microsoft Jigsaw and Microsoft Minesweeper.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in File Explorer having a transparent line across the top when maximized on systems with multiple monitors.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in win32 app titles being unexpectedly highlighted in the title bar after enabling and disabling high contrast.
  
• We fixed an issue where the windows.old folder is not completely deleted when performing disk cleanup.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you reset your PC then and re-connected your MSA, then your MSA picture might never sync down.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting Windows Hello Face recognition if the device was trained in a different orientation than the orientation used at unlock time.
  
• We fixed an issue where setting up a kiosk (assigned access) account wouldn't work the first time you tried, only subsequent tries.
  
• We fixed a deadlock that could result in unexpected CPU usage. If you continue experiencing other performance issues, please take a moment to file feedback including details about the issue you're seeing, and a performance trace. More info about collecting a repro trace is available here (http://'http://aka.ms/HowToFeedback') if needed.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in recently some apps being slower to accept keystrokes into text fields.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in links from apps failing to launch the browser.
  
• We fixed an issue from the last couple flights that could result in audio playback unexpectedly stopping.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in not hearing audio after streaming certain content then turning your Bluetooth headset off and back on.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in Movies & TV failing to play some recorded HDR videos with error 0x80004001.
  

Windows Insider Preview Build 20262 (FE_RELEASE) Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20262 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/11/18/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20262/).

Fixes:

• We fixed an issue resulting in certain apps launching unexpectedly transparent in recent builds, with no content visible.
  
• We fixed an issue where old SleepStudy (http://'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/modern-standby-sleepstudy') etls were unexpectedly not being cleaned up.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in no response the first time a pen was clicked after being paired due to an underlying crash.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in touchpad scrolling no longer working on the tab in focus after closing a browser tab using CTRL+W while scrolling on a touchpad.
  
• We fixed an issue where the some of the notifications related to block at first sight (http://'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/configure-block-at-first-sight-microsoft-defender-antivirus') weren't being localized.
  
• We fixed an issue where when using Narrator in scan mode, it wasn't possible to activate the "Sign in with pin or smart card" buttons in the authentication dialog using space or the enter key.
  
• We fixed a recent issue where when both Wi-Fi and cellular were connected, if Wi-Fi disconnected the network flyout would say cellular was still connected, but apps wouldn't actually be able to use the internet.
  
• We fixed a high hitting DWM crash impacting some Insiders in the last few flights.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in Settings crashing when navigating to Storage Sense.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in app registration issues for some of the in-box apps with the previous flight after upgrading.
  

Update posted at Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20262 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/11/18/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20262/):

Quote
UPDATE 11/20: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 20262.1010 (KB4594431). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20270 (FE_RELEASE) to the Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20270 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20270/).

Fixes

• We fixed an issue resulting in some dialogs, such as Properties, displaying black text on dark backgrounds in recent flights.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in certain apps unexpectedly closing when clicking the Maximize button in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in printers with Japanese characters in their names not displaying correctly in Printers & Scanners Settings.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in some delay logging into your PC on devices with a large number of users.
  

Windows Insider Preview Build 20277 (FE_RELEASE) to the Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20277 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20277/).

Important: 

Quote"Starting today, we are giving Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel the option to receive builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch. These builds will be offered as an optional update through the "seeker" experience in Windows Update. This means Insiders will have to go and choose to install the currently offered RS_PRERELEASE build. Insiders can choose to install Build 21277 (https://aka.ms/wip21277). Once they do, they will continue to receive RS_PRERELEASE builds going forward.

Insiders who choose to stay put will continue to automatically get builds from the FE_RELEASE until we move all Insiders in the Dev Channel to receiving RS_PRERELEASE builds sometime after the holidays. We still need Insiders running FE_RELEASE builds and giving us feedback on these builds so its ok if you choose to stay on these builds.

Be sure to check the list of known issues below. The list of fixes and known issues between FE_RELEASE builds and RS_PRERELEASE builds will NOT be the same."

Fixes:

• We fixed an issue that could result in the WinRE volume label being lost after multiple upgrades.
  
•   We fixed an issue that could result in apps failing to update with error code 0x80073D02.

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20279 (FE_RELEASE) Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20279 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20279/).

Note from the blog post: 

QuoteThis build is largely the same as Build 20277 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20277/), but we wanted to test our ability to quickly follow-up a flight with another flight.

Windows Insiders who updated to Build 21277 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21277/) (RS_PRERELEASE) last week will not be offered this build as they are on a newer build. We are working on getting a new build out to those Insiders soon. We expect to move all Insiders in the Dev Channel back to receiving builds from RS_PRERELEASE sometime after the holidays.

The fixes from Build 20277:

• We fixed an issue that could result in the WinRE volume label being lost after multiple upgrades.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in apps failing to update with error code 0x80073D02.

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21286 (RS_PRERELEASE) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21286 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21286/).

Note: 

QuoteThis build is being offered to ALL Insiders in the Dev Channel. All Insiders in the Dev Channel will now receive the same build going forward.

New features in this build include news and interests on the Windows taskbar, the ability to create and manage Storage Spaces from within the Settings app, run any specified Linux command on startup of a WSL distribution, small adjustments for users of "Set time zone automatically" in Date & Time Settings and more.

Fixes

• We fixed and issue causing some Insiders to see a popup that says "Your PC ran into a problem and restart in 1 min" after logging in to Windows with either an Azure Active Directory or Active Directory account on Build 21277.
  
• We fixed an issue where no drives appeared under Settings > System > Storage > Manage Disks and Volumes.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some printers getting stuck on connecting when added from Settings.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in sometimes unexpectedly being signed out of apps and websites after rebooting your PC.
  
• We fixed an issue where the Windows Security icon would sometimes be unexpectedly large in the context menu when shift-right-clicking taskbar icons.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in MediaTranscoder (https://docs.microsoft.com/uwp/api/Windows.Media.Transcoding.MediaTranscoder?view=winrt-19041) hanging when transcoding certain files.
  
• We fixed an issue where audio playing from UWP apps wasn't ducking after pressing the microphone icon to start Cortana listening.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in VPN entries in the network flyout getting stuck at Action Needed until you pressed Cancel and Connect again.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting touch targeting when resizing windows using touch.
  
• We've made some fixes to our emoji keyword search results based on feedback, including adding a new keyword so that typing "lgbtq" will now return the rainbow flag emoji. Please continue sharing feedback with us in the Feedback Hub under Input and Language > Emoji Panel.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Read Aloud options in Magnifier being unexpectedly greyed out.
  
• We fixed an issue where the "Help make Narrator better" toggle in Narrator Settings was disabled for Insiders.
  
• We fixed an issue so that Narrator will now read Excel cell contents when verbosity is set to 2.
  
• We fixed an issue where Narrator might not announce whether a combo box was in expanded or collapsed state.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting Narrator's ability to read the names of certain hyperlinks on websites in Microsoft Edge.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting Narrator's ability to read code windows in Visual Studio.
  
• We fixed an issue for high contrast users that could result in Settings crashing when going to Ease of Access.
  

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21292 (RS_PRERELEASE) to the Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21292 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21292/).

The build includes numerous fixes and improvements to news and interests on the taskbar aswell as about the weather experience. 

Fixes:

• We're continuing to work on improving x64 emulation on ARM64 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/10/introducing-x64-emulation-in-preview-for-windows-10-on-arm-pcs-to-the-windows-insider-program/) thanks to your feedback. This build fixes issues in several apps, including crashes in Zwift, Serif Affinity Photo, and Your Phone as well as blank pages in Steam.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in an increase in Insiders seeing a message saying "Critical Error: Your Start menu isn't work" in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue from the last two builds where explorer.exe / the Windows shell was hanging and or crashing, particularly after interacting with audio/video.
  
• We fixed an issue where NTFS was logging false positive torn write events.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Microsoft Teams and certain other apps unexpectedly displaying as just "Program" (instead of the app name) in Task Manager's Startup tab.
  
• We fixed an issue where it wasn't possible to sort processes in Task Manager by Status.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in not seeing notifications following WIN + Shift + S shortly after clean installing or resetting your PC.
  
• We fixed an issue from the previous build where when Xbox Game Bar was launched from Start or via the Windows key + G when using a text editor, the computer might appear unresponsive.
  
• We fixed an issue where when using Windows with scaling greater than 100% in recent builds, if you opened and closed Task View, open windows would appear unexpectedly large in the transition back to the desktop.
  
• We fixed an issue where typing "-" on a number pad when using the Japanese IME wasn't taking into consideration whether the IME was in full width or half width mode.
  
• We fixed an issue where Hanja word conversion with the Korean IME wasn't working in Excel when the Korean Language pack for Office was installed.
  

Update to Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21292 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21292/).

QuoteUPDATE 1/15/21: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21292.1010 (KB4601937). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

Windows Insider Build 21296 (RS_PRERELEASE) Released Dev CHannel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21296 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21296/).

• The issue that could prevent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War from launching has been fixed and is in the process of rolling out. Please update your game(s) to apply the fix.
  
• We fixed an issue from the previous flight where Xbox Game Bar was launching on its own for certain games, without pressing WIN + G.
  
• We fixed an issue where when the Xbox Game Bar was launched (like when pressing WIN + G), the PC might appear unresponsive.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the Program Compatibility Assistant sometimes unexpectedly taking up a large amount of CPU resources in the last few flights.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in explorer.exe hanging when mounting ISOs.
  
• We fixed an issue where the Windows Security app might show both a check for updates button and link at the same time.
  
• We fixed and issue causing some Insiders to experience rendering / graphic issues after resizing certain app windows.
  
• Installing this build will restore x64 emulation on ARM64 if it had previously broken after installing Build 21292.1010. (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21292/)
  
• For Insiders using x64 apps on ARM64, there is an updated preview of the ARM64 C++ redistributable (version 14.28.29812) now available to install from https://aka.ms/arm64previewredist (https://aka.ms/arm64previewredist). This updated redist adds vcruntime140_1.dll and fixes crashes occurring in a number of CAD applications.
  

Update to Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21296 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21296/):

QuoteUPDATE 1/25/21: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21296.1010 (KB4602812). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

Windows Insider Preview Build 21301 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21301 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21301/).

See the blog post for the refinements rolling out for the touch keyboard based on feedback.  Also see a new password feedback icon and updates to the default keyboard layout on 12" or larger screens.

Fixes

• We fixed an issue so that the taskbar context menu and news and interests should no longer overlap.
  
• We fixed an issue where in certain circumstances, news and interests would use 100% of CPU when it is first launched.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in Task Manager crashing when switching to the Details tab.
  
• We fixed a recent issue for some Insiders related to the Clock and Calendar flyout that could result in ShellExperienceHost using an unexpectedly high amount of CPU.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the State Repository Service being prematurely terminated during service startup. If you were impacted, one possible symptom was it taking longer to load the desktop when signing in. If you're continuing to experience performance issues when logging in, please file them with a trace (http://'http://aka.ms/HowToFeedback') under Install and Update > Logon hangs.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you searched for "change your password" and used the result to launch Settings, Settings would crash.
  
• We fixed an issue where Aero Shake was unexpected disabled in the last few flights.
  
• We fixed an issue where when moving a window between mixed DPI monitors it could result in the window margins being calculated with the wrong DPI, leading to the window overflowing on the other monitor when maximized.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in certain HEIF files not rendering although the correct codecs were installed.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in pinning a website to your taskbar from Microsoft Edge not working in the last few flights.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in VPN repeatedly connecting and disconnecting in a loop.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some 32-bit systems losing the network connection in recent flights.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting sometimes in nothing happening after clicking a "Wi-Fi password needed" notification.
  
• We fixed an issue where certain games like State of Decay 2, or Assassin's Creed, may hang or crash when launching.
  
• We fixed a few issues resulting in Narrator not reading elements of our troubleshooters when in Scan Mode.
  

Update to Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21301 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/01/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21301/).

QuoteUPDATE 2/1/21:"We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21301.1010 (KB5000626). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline."

Windows Insider Preview Build 21313 Released to DEV Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21313 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21313/).

Quote
NOTE: Build 21313 will not be offered to ARM64 devices due to an app compatibility issue. We hope to flight to ARM64 devices with the next flight once the issue is fixed.

News and Interests is expanded to additional languages and markets.  Add your feedback about this feature here:  Feedback Hub (go to Desktop Environment > News and interests) (https://aka.ms/NIFeedback).  Also, to turn off news and interests, the "Hidden" option in the taskbar context menu to now shows "Turn off".

With this build, Microsoft Edge Legacy will be replaced by the new Microsoft Edge.  (Note:  This will be included in the April 13, 2021 security updates for all Window 10.)

Fixes

• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing an IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL bugcheck when attempting to upgrade to a newer build.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Miracast users experiencing very low frame rates.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where the taskbar button would highlight on hover and click was larger than the content being shown on the taskbar.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where the text on the taskbar button could look pixelated on high resolution screens.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where the flyout would show content in a single column before quickly switching to double column.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where in certain situations, the flyout might not dismiss until the taskbar button was clicked or the hover effect might have appeared stuck.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed multiple issues impacting performance and reliability.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where the taskbar might show stale weather information immediately after signing into your Windows session.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where the flyout would show an error/offline message when the device was connected to the internet.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where if you attempted to share content, it would dismiss the flyout.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where resizing your taskbar would cause size and alignment issues for the button.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where the flyout would not close when the user pressed the Esc button.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where a taskbar set to auto hide would not be shown until the news and interests flyout had opened.
  
• We fixed an issue where clicking restart in the notification prompt after enabling or disabling core isolation would not actually result in your PC restarting.
  
• We fixed a race condition that could result in notifications unexpectedly not appearing sometimes.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting ALT + Tab reliability in the previous flight.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in acrylic disappearing on secondary monitors when the UI with the acrylic was spanned across multiple monitors.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the taskbar becoming invisible after minimizing certain apps.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in an unexpected black area appearing at the bottom of Outlook sometimes.
  
• We fixed an issue where the /remoteguard option for Remote Desktop Connection wasn't working.
  
• We fixed an issue where changing VPN profile authentication method to certificate in the VPN settings would not actually change it.
  
• We fixed a handle leak in MsSense.exe, resulting in unexpected system resource usage over time.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you tried to schedule a restart (for Windows Update) it might erroneously tell you "That time is in the past" even though it wasn't.
  
• We fixed an issue where a couple files might remain after cleaning up the Windows.old folder.
  
• We fixed an issue where the mouse was not working on the dual boot menu.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting Settings app reliability, which could also make the Settings app hang when opening Settings > Ease of Access > Narrator.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders not seeing the search box appear in the Set Defaults by App, Set Defaults by Protocol, and Set Defaults by File Type Settings pages.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in some apps failing to launch after using the option in Settings to reset them.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you searched for Meet Now, it wasn't returning the settings for turning system icons on and off.
  
• We fixed in issue from recent flights that could result in some unexpected flickering after launching the Xbox Game Bar while playing certain games.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in ctfmon.exe unexpectedly crashing while typing in certain applications.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the text flickering in some apps while inserting text with the handwriting panel.
  
• We fixed an issue where the IME candidate window, IME toolbar, touch keyboard, voice typing, emoji panel, and clipboard history might not launch well on East Asian language systems. Thank you to the Insiders who gave us detailed information and trace logging etc. to help our investigation!
  
• We fixed an issue with the Japanese IME where pressing Caps Lock (Eisu) key wouldn't switch modes according to what you'd previously used for Alphanumeric conversion, so it wouldn't go to Full-Width Alphanumeric input mode if that's what you preferred.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you use ALT + Shift to switch the active input method, the Japanese IME wasn't working.
  
• We fixed an issue with the touch keyboard where when using the Bopomofo IME, the candidate window wouldn't be shown if you started typing right after switching between English and Chinese modes.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the touch keyboard hanging and crashing when typing with the Japanese IME.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the screen unexpectedly going black while typing with the touch keyboard.
  
• We fixed an issue where Narrator was reading each key in the touch keyboard twice.
  
• We fixed an issue where selecting GIFs via the touch keyboard could result in unexpected flashing.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you were using the touch keyboard gesture to move the text cursor in a table in OneNote it might unexpected exit out of this mode.
  
• We fixed an issue where the microphone button on the touch keyboard wouldn't work when using the traditional keyboard layout.
  
• We fixed an issue where the consent dialog for enabling voice typing from the touch keyboard could show up behind the touch keyboard.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you use WIN + H to pause voice typing while it was running, it could result in an infinite loading state, or could result in voice typing immediately un-pausing.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in voice typing suddenly finishing even though you were still speaking.
  
• We fixed an issue where the new emoji panel didn't work with the Xbox game bar.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you closed and re-opened the emoji panel, the keyboard focus wouldn't be on the first emoji in the list.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you pressed ESC to close the emoji panel it would get passed through to the app you were using and cause other UI to unexpectedly close.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting clipboard history and emoji panel launch reliability.
  
• We fixed an issue where the "couple with heart" emojis unexpectedly had flesh-colored hearts instead of red.
  

Windows Insider Preview Build 21318 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21318 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/02/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21318/).

Note:  This build will also be offered to ARM64 devices.

Fixes

• [News and interests] Thank you for your feedback about the space used by news and interests on the taskbar. We've been hard at work on a solution that allows you to make the most of the space available. This build adds functionality that dynamically changes the size of the button, depending on the space available on your taskbar.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where updating the Windows accent color would not immediately update in the flyout.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where if you attempt to share news via email from the flyout would dismiss the flyout without opening the Mail app.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where the flyout was appearing quicker than other elements on the taskbar when hovering.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed multiple issues impacting explorer.exe performance and reliability, as well as impacting the sign in experience.
  
• We fixed an issue where the right side of the quick actions area of the Action Center was truncated.
  
• We fixed an issue where Netflix and other apps on ARM64 were unable to play DRM content.
  
• We fixed an issue where x64 apps like OBS Studio were unable to activate the camera on ARM64.
  
• We fixed an issue that was preventing Azure Data Studio, and by extension, SQL Server Management Studio, from installing on ARM64.
  
• We fixed several PowerShell cmdlets running in x64 PowerShell on ARM64. Examples of some PowerShell cmdlets that now work: Enable-PSRemoting, Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature, Get-VpnConnection.
  
• We fixed an issue where your active keyboard layout would be reset to the default after connecting to the PC via Remote Desktop.
  
• We fixed an issue with the Quick and Changjie IMEs where pressing CTRL + / while the IME was in Off mode would unexpectedly insert an ellipsis.
  
• We fixed an issue where it wasn't possible to find the Pinyin IME Settings with search. With this update, if you are a Pinyin IME user, typing Pinyin into search will now return these Settings pages.
  
• We fixed an issue where the touch keyboard could become unexpectedly large after disconnecting an external monitor.
  
• We fixed an issue where the tooltips in the emoji panel displayed an unexpectedly thick border when using Windows in high contrast.
  
• We fixed an issue where choosing Reset my PC with the Keep my files option was failing.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in elements of the Open dialog being unexpectedly small when invoked from certain apps and moved across monitors with different scaling.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in Narrator unexpectedly saying "No item in view" as you used the arrow keys to move through the apps list in the Start menu.
  
• We fixed an issue where it was not possible to unpin apps from the Start menu in the previous flight.
  
• We fixed and issue where, in previous builds, Domain networks would appear with the wrong firewall profile resulting in some local network services being blocked.
  
• Some Insiders reported seeing an issue with the text "Don't turn off your computer" when upgrading to the previous flight. This will no longer be an issue with this flight, as we have changed the text to "Please keep your computer on and plugged in".
  

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21327 (RS_PRERELEASE) Released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21327 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21327/).

The update includes a new design for News & Interests and many of the system icons have been updated.

Fixes

• We fixed an issue impacting the reliability of Start and other modern apps in recent flights.
  
• We fixed an issue where a toggled key on the touch keyboard had the wrong background color when you hovered the mouse cursor or pen over it. This change is currently being rolled out to a subset of Insiders at first to help us quickly identify issues that may impact performance and reliability.
  
• We fixed an issue where the KANA input mode in the touch keyboard was not persisted on next launch when using the Japanese 106/109 traditional keyboard layout.
  
• We fixed an issue with the new "Paste as plain text" option in clipboard history where the text was cramped in some languages.
  
• We fixed an issue for specific clipboard content where if you click the first entry in clipboard history would paste something different than what was selected.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the emoji panel and IME candidate window drawing partially offscreen sometimes in recent flights.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in a bug check with IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL when installing certain apps.
  
• We fixed an issue from recent flights that could result in login screen and DWM hangs.
  
• We fixed an issue where if your primary monitor uses HDR and your secondary monitors were using SDR, thumbnails for apps in the taskbar on the primary monitor would be black.
  
• We fixed a bug where display changes might unexpectedly cause a window to grow or shrink. This was mostly isolated to systems with monitors set to different scaling factors (DPI).
  
• We fixed an issue in recent flights where your PC might freeze if you rotated it while in tablet mode.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in lag when using the Xbox Game Bar to record your gameplay on a monitor that was 144Hz or higher.
  
• We fixed an issue in recent builds that could result in stutter when playing games while using multiple monitors.
  
• We fixed an issue leading to erroneous notifications after each upgrade indicating new apps had been added to the Startup Apps section in Settings.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in upgrades getting stuck at 88%.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in errors when launching MSIX packaged desktop apps (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/desktop/desktop-to-uwp-behind-the-scenes) in recent Dev Channel builds.
  

Update for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel posted at Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21327 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21327/).

QuoteUPDATE 3/8: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21327.1010 (KB5001277). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

Windows Insider Preview Build 21332 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21332 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21332/).

See the blog post for an update on the roll out of news and interests.

Fixes

• We fixed an issue where Surface Pro X devices would bugcheck when resuming from sleep.
  
• We fixed an issue where devices were experiencing hangs when Xbox controller were connected while shutting down, restarting, or entering sleep in recent Dev Channel builds.
  
• We fixed an issue leading to the About page of Settings not being present in the previous flight.
  
• We fixed an issue where the OS Info link on the Windows Update Settings page did not work.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Settings search results unexpectedly being missing in recent flights.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you go to Settings > System > Power & Sleep it would crash Settings for some Insiders.
  
• We fixed an issue where the status information was not being displayed under Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update when you were up to date.
  
• We fixed an issue where the Chinese text for the lunar calendar in the clock and calendar flyout was not displaying properly in recent flights.
  
• We fixed an issue where it was unexpectedly possible to scroll the quick actions area of the Action Center when the region was collapsed.
  
• We fixed a bug affecting GPU Compute support in the Windows Subsystem for Linux. See this GitHub issue for reference (http://'https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/6617').
  
• We fixed an issue where clipboard history might not update to display the latest entries.
  
• We fixed an issue where launching an app would dismiss the touch keyboard even though you'd used the taskbar button to manually invoke it.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in gifs (via the touch keyboard or emoji panel) unexpectedly being inserted as a single image in certain apps.
  
• We fixed an issue where when using search to insert the red heart emoji from the touch keyboard or emoji panel, in certain apps upon insertion it would unexpectedly appear black, despite the app supporting colored emoji.
  
• We fixed an issue where when using the new dark mode for the Pinyin IME displayed tips would be unreadable due to having black text.
  
• We fixed an issue when typing with certain IMEs where Narrator wouldn't announce when you expanded or collapsed the displayed information in the candidate window.
  
• We fixed an issue where certain TV tuners no longer were no longer working.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in your PC bugchecking when renaming a file or folder on an SD card.
  
• We fixed an issue where devices running Trend Micro software may randomly bugcheck.
  
• An issue has been fixed where devices with Bitdefender installed experienced a black screen and/or explorer.exe crashes. Resolving the issue requires an update to the Bitdefender software.
  

Update to Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21332 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21332/):

QuoteUPDATE 3/15: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21332.1010 (KB5001478). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21332 (RS_PRERELEASE) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.

Windows Insider Preview Build 21337 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21337 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/17/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21337/).

This build brings changes to Virtual Desktop, a preview of Auto HDR for PC gaming, and more, including a long list of fixes:

• We fixed a DWM memory leak impacting Insiders in recent flights.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in errors for some Insiders when trying to launch Settings via URI, including when using the Display Settings and Personalization options when right clicking the desktop.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you click on the Advanced Options page under Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update would crash Settings in the previous flight.
  
• We fixed a set of issues causing crashes in many x64 apps on ARM64, particularly in scenarios involving video or DRM content. Examples of x64 apps no longer crashing include Microsoft Translator, BlueJeans, The CW, Alexa, Astroneer, and Epic Games Launcher.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Windows Security icon in the taskbar saying an action was needed, but the app had no actions to take.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Windows Security icon in the taskbar being unresponsive.
  
• We fixed an issue in recent flights that could result in some games freezing after locking and unlocking your PC while the game was in full screen mode. This issue may also have resulted in freezes after ALT + Tab.
  
• We fixed an issue in recent flights resulting in flickering when hovering over icons and buttons in certain apps.
  
• We fixed an issue in recent flights for some Insiders with domain joined devices where their credentials for apps and websites would unexpectedly be lost on upgrade.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders noticing that System File Checker (SFC) tool (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system-files-79aa86cb-ca52-166a-92a3-966e85d4094e) would erroneously saying it found corrupt files the first time it was run after each upgrade.
  
• We fixed an issue causing certain UPS to show up in Device Manager with error code 43.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in werfault.exe crashes.
  
• We fixed an issue in recent builds resulting in some insiders not being able to resume their devices from sleep or experiencing a bug check with the error IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders unexpectedly seeing a Bitlocker recovery screen after upgrading to recent Dev Channel builds.
  
• We fixed a ctfmon.exe crash impacting the reliability of voice typing (WIN + H).
  
• We fixed a ctfmon.exe crash that could occur if you switched to a Microsoft IME while in a 3rd party IME reconversion session.
  
• We fixed an issue in recent builds that could result in Search not opening after clicking the search box in the taskbar.
  

Update to Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21337 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/17/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21337/).

QuoteUPDATE 3/19: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21337.1010 (KB5001618). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline. This DOES NOT include any fixes for the known issues listed below.

Windows Insider Preview Build 21343 Released to DEV Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21343 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/03/24/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21343/).

The update includes new icons in File Explorer.  Note, however, that after upgrading to this build, any custom folders pinned to Quick Access will disappear. You can either make note of them prior to updating to this build or pause updates until we get a fix in.  The Build also includes iImprovements to Windows Sandbox and Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG).

Fixes

• We fixed an issue where devices with certain NVMe drives were experiencing disk resets or WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR bugchecks.
  
• We fixed an issue where some devices were receiving DPC_WATCHDOG_ERROR bugchecks.
  
• We fixed an issue where some devices with Realtek network adapters running driver version 1.0.0.4 were experiencing intermittent loss of network connectivity.
  
• [News and interests] Fixed an issue where on some occasions the news and interests button text was using the wrong high contrast color.
  
• [News and interests] Fixed an issue where news and interests may not be available when signing into Windows without internet access but returns when online.
  
• [News and interests] We've made multiple fixes to help improve performance and reliability for explorer.exe.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in explorer.exe crashing with Event ID 1002.
  
• We fixed a memory leak when interacting with the Recycle Bin.
  
• We fixed a deadlock in recent Dev Channel builds related to the Indexer, which could result in not being able to launch Start menu or other apps on first boot after an upgrade.
  
• We fixed an issue where on some high-refresh-rate monitors, games would only run at 60Hz. This issue may have also resulted in tearing in variable-refresh-rate monitor scenarios.
  
• We fixed an underlying issue resulting in some apps crashing during install and potentially other activities recently.
  
• We fixed an underlying issue resulting in some apps unexpectedly displaying a message saying, "You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect." recently.
  
• We fixed in issue resulting in blurry text on secondary monitors in recent Dev Channel build when the monitor was set to portrait orientation.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting the reliability of WIN + Shift + Left / Right Arrow in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue where the size information for large capacity drives could be truncated in File Explorer's properties dialog.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the header at the top of Settings having truncated text in some languages.
  
• We made a fix to help address an issue where the user profile picture in the Settings header would flicker when resizing the window. Please let us know if you're still noticing this after upgrading.
  
• We fixed an issue where after changing audio end points the volume controls in Sound Settings might stop working.
  
• We fixed an issue where the Properties and Data Usage options were missing in Network Status settings page recently.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you searched for "Advanced touchpad gesture configuration" and clicked the result, it would just launch Settings, and not that specific Settings page.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Settings crashing for some Insiders after launching it by double clicking on the Windows Update icon in the taskbar.
  
• We fixed an issue that was blocking Azure Data Studio from updating to a newer version on ARM64.
  
• We fixed issues that were causing Ngen.exe (http://'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/tools/ngen-exe-native-image-generator') to fail to precompile .NET Framework binaries on ARM64.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in some of the touch keyboard's child keys being cut off.
  
• We fixed an issue where a flick up on the top row of the touch keyboard wouldn't insert the corresponding number when using the small touch keyboard layout, unlike the other layouts.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in display issues with the IME candidate windows after switching between light and dark theme.
  
• We fixed an issue where after typing a very long string of text the Japanese IME could become disabled.
  
• We fixed an issue where it wasn't possible to use SHIFT + Space in Excel when typing with the Japanese IME.
  
• We fixed an issue with the Japanese IME where it wasn't possible to enter a sentence that began with "を" when typing in Kana input mode.
  

Windows Insider Build 21354 Released to DEV Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21354 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/07/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21354/).

Notes: 

• The watermark will now show CO_RELEASE.
  

• QuoteNOTE: Because we're combining both Snip & Sketch and Snipping Tool, Insiders who previously did not have Snip & Sketch installed will see Snipping Tool removed after updating to this build and will have to go and install Snip & Sketch from the Store to get it back.

Fixes

• [Gaming] We fixed an issue where certain games may crash, will not sync save data when a game is played on a different device, or will not save when a new game is installed.
  
• [File Explorer] We fixed an issue resulting in all folders pinned to Quick Access in File Explorer disappearing if you installed Build 21343. Please note that this fix prevents the issue from occurring going forward, it will not bring back the ones that were unpinned if you installed the impacted build previously.
  
• [File Explorer] We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing that the entire folders section of Quick Access was missing after installing the previous flight.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting Search reliability in the previous flight.
  
• [News and interests] Fixed an issue where news and interests could occlude other content on the taskbar especially on smaller screens.
  
• We fixed an issue where the tooltip text for items in Start's Power button menu wasn't displaying correctly.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in a crash if you entered WinPE and tried to enable Narrator using WIN + CTRL + Enter.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing a bug check with error SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED when rebooting or shutting down in the previous flight.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in a bugcheck when starting WSL.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Windows Update Settings page showing progress dots but never loading.
  
• We fixed an issue where navigating to Power and Sleep in Settings would crash Settings.
  
• We fixed the issue where a random toggle that didn't do anything was appearing under Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.
  
• We fixed an error resulting in some Insiders recently seeing an error when trying to add a password to a local account that was created without a password.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you opened the Pinyin IME settings via Search, the Settings page would be unexpectedly blank.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in your desktop background going black after snapping an app to the side of your screen.
  
• We fixed an issue where some of the text in Snipping Tool wasn't displaying correctly.
  
• We fixed an issue causing the Handwriting Input Panel to not work for pen input on ARM64 PCs.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting clipboard history reliability.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in characters being duplicated in certain apps when typing with the Korean IME.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in not being able to insert composition strings when typing with an IME after copying and pasting a text box in PowerPoint.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in key events being lost when renaming files in File Explorer while typing with an IME.
  
• We fixed an issue where when typing with the Japanese or Chinese IMEs in certain apps that have their own UI for IME candidates, the IME candidates were not displayed in the app's UI.
  
• The fix we mentioned in Build 21327 (https://aka.ms/wip21327) to address an issue where a toggled key on the touch keyboard had the wrong background color is now rolling out to all Insiders in the Dev Channel.
  
• We fixed an issue causing an increase in login time in the previous flight.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders finding that boot time was longer in the previous flighting.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the network button on the login screen not working and potentially crashing.
  
• We fixed an issue causing some logins to hang on a black screen. If you continue to see a similar problem, please file a new feedback in Feedback Hub.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in freezes when watching videos in Chromium-based browsers in recent Dev Channel builds.
  

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21359 released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21359 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21359/).

Fixes

• We fixed a bug that caused an issue when HDR was turned on, where the SDR content was being changed when the computer was locked or coming back from sleep.
  
• We fixed the issue where in in some cases, Auto HDR might not correctly enable for all eligible titles. If you still run into trouble, please reach out to us via the Feedback Hub, on our Twitter (@DirectX12 (https://twitter.com/DirectX12)), or on the DirectX Discord.
  
• We fixed the issue in the previous flight where in some cases user accounts were migrated during the upgrade, but the user profile was not. This issue would occur if a device was abruptly restarted during the upgrade process.
  
• We fixed an issue where some cameras did not support adjustment in the Camera Settings page when the camera was also in use by another app.
  
• We fixed an issue where the Camera Settings page was crashing on ARM devices.
  
• We fixed an issue where Windows Update Settings might unexpectedly display two separate strings saying that updates are managed by your organization.
  
• We fixed an issue where some non-managed devices were displaying "Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization" on the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update page.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting WSUS users where the "Check online for updates from Microsoft Update" option in Windows Update Settings was greyed out.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders noticing frequent crashes in wuauclt.exe.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the window frames losing their shadows after locking and unlocking your PC.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some users seeing an ms-resource:AppListName entry in the Start menu apps list because of the People app change to no longer be displayed in the app list.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in a toast notification appearing on top of the Action Center.
  
• We fixed an issue in recent flights where the UI would hang if you quickly used the touchpad gesture to switch back and forth between Virtual Desktops.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting the ability to use Miracast with some devices in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the network connection on certain device and ethernet configurations getting stuck in an "Identifying..." state recently.
  
• We fixed an issue where after upgrading to recent builds you couldn't connect using remote desktop until you rebooted your PC.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the brightness controls behaving erratically on some devices in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting some Insiders when playing certain full screen games in recent builds, resulting in the frame rate being unexpectedly lowered. If you continue experiencing issues in this space, please log feedback following the steps here (https://aka.ms/gameperffeedback).
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some games crashing on launch when Auto HDR was enabled.
  
• We fixed an issue for certain devices that could result in the screen going black with only the mouse visible. If you continue experiencing black screen issues after upgrading, please press WIN + CTRL + Shift + B and then report it in the Feedback Hub under Display and Graphics > Black Screen, including as many details as possible.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in certain videos displaying distorted and pixelated in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue where some devices received "The follow things need your attention..." error messages when attempting to install a new build.
  
• We fixed an issue where getting and setting your international settings (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/configure-international-settings-in-windows#:%7E:text=Open%20a%20Windows%20PowerShell%20prompt.%20Display%20the%20locale,page%2C%20type%20language%2C%20and%20select%20Add%20a%20language.) wasn't working with PowerShell 7.1.
  
• We fixed an issue where updates to your language list using the PowerShell commands wouldn't be synced to your other devices if you had syncing enabled.
  
• We fixed a race condition when using the Pinyin IME that could result in no longer being able to type in certain apps (until restarting the app) if you rapidly typed and selected IME candidates.
  
• We fixed the issue impacting the migration of shortcuts into the new Windows Tools location where This PC shows up with the display name "computer."
  

Windows Insider Build 21364 Released to Insiders on the DEV Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21364 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21364/).

Fixes

• We fixed an issue causing some USB attached printers to no longer work after upgrading to Build 21354 and higher.
  
• Theme-aware splash screens are now visible again in this build.
  
• We fixed an explorer.exe crash impacting Insiders in the last few builds.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the About page in Settings appearing blank sometimes.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some corrupted characters across Settings in the previous build, for example in the "These folders won't be indexed" text on the Searching Windows page.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Windows Update status in the Settings header not being correct.
  
• We fixed an issue where the "Manage Disks and Volumes" page in Settings was incorrectly displaying HDDs as SSDs.
  
• We fixed an issue where chkdsk was sometimes not calculating elapsed time correctly.
  
• We fixed an issue where some of the text in the UAC dialog wasn't displaying correctly.
  
• We fixed an issue with where the recent changes to the default spacing in File Explorer, the icon in the address bar was a little too close to the side.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in the New Text Document button in File Explorer's ribbon not working.
  
• We fixed an issue where File Explorer was unexpectedly not pinned for some Insiders after resetting or clean installing their PC in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue where the battery icon in the taskbar looked like it was at 90% when it was actually at 100% at some scaling.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting Windows Hello reliability in recent flights.
  
• We fixed an issue where Windows Firewall was unexpectedly giving an error recently when updating existing rules to Block.
  
• We fixed an issue where sihost.exe would crash sometimes when trying to use the Share option when right clicking an app in Start.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting Search reliability for some Insiders in the last two builds. Please let us know if you continue experiencing crashes after upgrading, as it may be a different underlying root cause.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders seeing a CRITICAL PROCESS DIED bug check in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in freezing in certain games recently when bringing up overlays when HDR was enabled.
  
• We fixed an issue where certain images expectedly wouldn't appear in your clipboard history after copying them from a webpage using Microsoft Edge.
  
• We fixed an issue where elements of the Japanese IME candidate window may get truncated when using a text scaling of 200%.
  
• We fixed an issue where after using the gesture on the touch keyboard's space bar to move your cursor, the Shift and CTRL key displayed states may become out of sync with the actual state.
  
• We fixed an issue that was preventing x64 apps on ARM64 like Cyberlink PhotoDirector from detecting the presence of the C++ redistributables.
  
• We fixed and issue preventing split screen mode for Auto HDR from working.
  
• We added support for x64 out of process shell extensions on ARM64.
  
• 3D Viewer and Print 3D app shortcuts have been moved back into Start.
  

Updated:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21364 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21364/)

QuoteUPDATE 4/23: We are starting  to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21364.1000 (KB5003397). This update  does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing  pipeline. This DOES NOT include any fixes for the known issues listed below.

Updated again:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21364 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21364/)

QuoteUPDATE 4/28: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21364.1011 (KB5003402). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline including our ability to release servicing updates on top of previous servicing updates. This DOES NOT include any fixes for the known issues listed below.

Windows Insider Build 21370 Released to Insiders in the DEV Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21370 | Windows Insider Blog (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21370/).

The Build includes improvements to Bluetooth audio streaming.

Fixes

• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where hovering over the news and interests button sometimes may not open the flyout.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where the news and interests flyout may get stuck displaying the loading spinning dots.
  
• [News and interests] We made some explorer.exe reliability and performance improvements.
  
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where news and interests may sometimes briefly appear on the taskbar if the taskbar is aligned to the top.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders seeing error 0x80092004 when installing KB5001030 – 2021-02 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 after updating to the previous build.
  
• We fixed an issue that could result in Insiders seeing error 0x80070005 when installing framework updates.
  
• We fixed an explorer.exe crash in the previous flight that could result in issues with the login screen and logging in after resuming from sleep.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing bugchecks with a CRITICAL PROCESS DIED error.
  
• We fixed an issue where Narrator wasn't announcing the error message on the login screen after entering the wrong password multiple times.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in broken characters appearing in text across Settings.
  
• We fixed an issue in the last couple flights resulting in Cortana not launching from the taskbar after clicking the icon.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting mouse input on the dual boot screen.
  
• We fixed translation issues in the –help text in the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
  
• We fixed OS upgrades creating copies of libdxcore.so and other files when using the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
  
• We fixed two issues impacting conhost.exe reliability.
  
• We fixed two issues preventing some USB printer drivers from initializing correctly.
  
• We fixed an issue where if you sent the VK_HOME (https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes) virtual key code while the Japanese IME was active and numlock was on, unexpected 7 would be input.
  
• We fixed an issue where the Japanese 50-on touch keyboard layout wasn't inserting full-width space characters correctly when it was in the Shift state.
  
• We fixed an issue where the Chinese Pinyin IME was inserting a placeholder string if you selected a cloud candidate while the cloud candidate entry was still loading.
  

Windows Insider Preview Build 21376 Released to DEV Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21376 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21376/).

Fixes

• [News and interests] We fixed an issue where news and interests would open on hover while the mouse was in motion over the button instead of only when the mouse is stationary.
• [News and interests] We fixed an issue so that the taskbar button will no longer be stuck in a reduced size when the taskbar height is increased from its default.
• [News and interests] We made some explorer.exe reliability and performance improvements, especially when using a Remote Desktop Connection.
• We fixed an issue resulting in WSL users finding that File Explorer launch performance and other file related activities regressed after upgrading to Build 21354 and higher.
• We fixed an issue resulting in Pinyin IME users not being able to select items from the candidate window using their keyboard.
• We fixed an issue where Windows Spotlight related text unexpectedly stopped showing on the lock screen in the last few builds.
• We fixed an issue impacting the responsiveness when switching from Start to Search in recent flights (aka when pressing the Windows key and typing).
• We fixed an issue where the "Search with Screenshot" button in Search wasn't working.
• We fixed an issue resulting in Insiders seeing pseudoloc text on the Windows Update page in Settings.
• We fixed an issue where the Startup Apps page in Settings was showing the wrong icon for Edge Canary.
• We fixed an issue resulting in the Storage Sense page in Settings crashing for some people.
• We fixed an issue where Manage Disks and Volumes in Settings was still incorrectly displaying some HDDs as SSD.
• We fixed an issue that could result in explorer.exe locking up after signing into your PC if you had a large number of browser tabs displaying in ALT + Tab.
• We fixed a rendering issue when viewing acrylic surfaces under Magnifier.
• We fixed an issue impacting night light reliability in recent flights.
• We fixed an issue where the dual boot delay timer was being reset to 0 after upgrading.
• We fixed the issue where some Windows Subsystem for Linux instances can fail to launch with a 'The parameter is incorrect' message.
• We've worked with our partners to resolve and distribute a fix for an issue causing updates to hang due to a driver compatibility issue. If you are experiencing an issue, please ensure you are running the latest drivers from your manufacturer.
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Windows Update icon unexpectedly not displaying in the notification area when an update was pending reboot.
• We fixed an issue that could result in apps hanging after pressing ALT + Shift.
• We fixed an issue that could result in certain apps crashing if you set focus to the search box in the Open or Save dialog.
• We fixed an issue that could result in Windows Terminal unexpectedly displaying an error saying "Unable to find the selected font" on launch.
• We fixed an issue that could result in audio playback failing when using the new unified audio endpoint.
• We fixed an issue when using a precision touchpad that could result in issues controlling the cursor if your palm was slightly touching the other side of the touchpad.
• We fixed an issue that could result in a precision touchpad unexpectedly scrolling in the wrong direction sometimes.
• We fixed an issue where the black cat emoji wasn't rendering correctly in DirectWrite controls.
• We fixed an issue where when typing with an IME while Task Manager or certain other apps were in focus, the unfinalized text could appear very tiny on a high DPI screen.
• We fixed an issue where some elements of the Japanese IME candidate window could be unexpectedly cut off after increasing the text scaling.
• We fixed an issue resulting in the F10 function not working if you switched to using the previous version of the Japanese IME.
• We fixed an issue where the touch keyboard unexpectedly had some blank keys when using the Bopomofo IME with the full keyboard layout.

Windows Insider Preview Build 21382 Released to Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21382 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21382/).

Update adds HDR support for color managed apps and the following fixes:

• We fixed an issue in the previous flight where after updating some devices unexpectedly showed a warning in the taskbar indicating the version of Windows 10 had reached end of service.
• We fixed an issue impacting explorer.exe reliability.
• We fixed an issue that could result in multiple hung SearchProtocolHost.exe processes.
• We fixed a memory leak that could result in DWM unexpectedly using a lot of memory over time.
• We fixed an issue resulting in certain notification toasts unexpected not firing.
• We fixed an issue resulting in delayed audio playback on ARM64 devices.
• We fixed an issue where the new unified audio endpoint work wasn't displaying on ARM64 devices.
• We fixed an issue that could result in certain games launching to a black screen in recent builds.
• We fixed an issue where if you select the System option after pressing WIN + X it would just open Settings and not navigating to the About page.
• We fixed an issue resulting in certain devices unexpectedly being listed twice on the Printers and Scanners page in Settings.
• We fixed an issue that could result in Windows Update failing with error 0x80070003.
• We fixed an issue that could cause pixilation when a colored mouse pointer was set to be a large size.
• We fixed an issue where the cursive style for closed captions wasn't displaying in the list on the Captions page in Settings.
• We fixed an issue where Japanese touch keyboard in 50-on or 12-key layout could show a non-functional and broken text candidate.
• We fixed an issue where incorrect spacing was applied when using the voice typing to type a parenthesis.
• We fixed an issue where when using the handwriting panel to write Chinese, pressing the return key wasn't committing the text.

Update:  Cumulative Update Build 21382.1000 Released.  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21382 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21382/).

Quote
UPDATE 5/18: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21382.1000 (KB5003837). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

NOTE: Some Insiders with the Arabic, Greek, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, and Russian languages installed may see KB5003837 fail with error 0x80070002 the first time trying to install the update. It should succeed on subsequent attempts.

This update DOES NOT include any fixes for the known issues listed below.

Windows Insider Build 21387 Released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel: Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21387 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/21/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21387/).

Edit Note:  The IE 11 desktop application is considered "retired" as of this Insider Build.

Fixes

• We fixed an issue in the previous flight where during the upgrade and in the welcome screens displayed after first sign in, the text was unexpectedly using the Times New Roman font.
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders seeing errors when trying to launch Notepad via the Run dialog.
• We fixed an issue for WSL users, preventing some Linux GUI apps (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-initial-preview-of-gui-app-support-is-now-available-for-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-2/) from launching correctly via the shortcut that is automatically added to Start menu.
• We fixed an issue resulting in the reset or change PIN workflows not working.
• We fixed an issue where for some Insiders, night light was immediately turning off after being enabled.
• We fixed an issue in recent flights where you might unexpectedly get a "We can't find an audio device" error when trying to play audio from a connected Bluetooth speaker.
• We fixed an issue where explorer.exe might crash after repeated use of the touchpad gesture for switching Virtual Desktops.
• We fixed two issues impacting the ability to print using USB printers.
• We fixed an issue resulting in the Windows Update page potentially becoming unresponsive after clicking Pause Updates.
• We fixed an issue causing some devices to fail with error code 0xc1900101. While this fix will resolve the problem on some devices, there is a second issue causing the same error code (noted below). We're working on a fix for this issue as well.
• We fixed an issue where some devices were re-offered the .NET update after it is installed. After taking this build you should no longer be reoffered the .NET update. If you experience and issue getting Build 21387 because of a pending .NET update, you can work around the issue by pausing then un-pausing updates.
• We fixed an issue where some devices would crash with a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION error when using OneDrive Personal Vault.
• We fixed a ctfmon.exe crash when using ATOK (a third-party IME) if reconversion was triggered in some win32 apps.

Windows Insider Build 21390 Released to Insiders on the Dev Channel:  Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21390 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21390/):

Fixes

• We fixed an issue causing the news and interests text on the taskbar to appear blurry on some resolutions and scaling factors.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in certain punctuation not being displayed correctly when the display language was Chinese.
  
• We fixed a svchost.exe crash related to cdp.dll that some Insiders have been experiencing in recent builds.
  
• We fixed an issue impacting Start reliability in recent flights.
  
• We fixed an issue where when using dark mode, the text in the File Explorer search box would be black on a black background. Please note this only addresses this dark theme issue in File Explorer, we are continuing to investigate a second issue impacting dark theme when using Search in the taskbar.
  
• We fixed an issue in recent flights where a folder might not retain keyboard focus after being renamed in File Explorer.
  
• We fixed an issue resulting in Task Manager showing the incorrect icon for some processes.
  
• We fixed a second issue causing some devices to fail when updating to this build with error code 0xc1900101. If you continue to receive this error code when attempting to update, please file a new feedback item.
  

Update to Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21390 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21390/):

QuoteUPDATE 6/7: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21390.1000 (KB5004071). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

Another update to Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21390 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21390/):

QuoteUPDATE 6/10: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21390.1010 (KB5004092). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

A third update to Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21390 (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/05/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21390/): 

Quote
UPDATE 6/14: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 21390.2025 (KB5004123). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline.

Due to the move to Windows 11 Insider Builds, unpinning this topic.  If you are running Insider Builds, see the chart below to see how your device fits.

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