One of the new features included in today’s build is the ability to manage your disks and volumes from within the Settings app. “Unlike the existing Disk Management MMC snap-in, this modern experience was built from the ground up to with accessibility in mind. It also features better integration with features such as Storage Spaces and the Storage breakdown page.”
Here is the list of changes and improvements in today’s new build:
We’re updating the ALT + Tab behavior with Microsoft Edge tabs to now have a default of displaying at most 5 tabs, rather than any recent tabs. If at any point you’d like to change this, you can under Settings > System > Multitasking.We’re exploring including a Web Browsing section in the Settings header, and Insiders may start to see this.Going forward only the currently active profile picture will display under Your Info in Settings.Based on feedback we’re turning off ESENT Warning Event ID 642.It’s now possible to select the new Microsoft Edge as your desired app in Assigned Assess.We’ve updated Narrator so that now when using the Microsoft Pinyin IME, Narrator is able to distinguish candidate characters/words by providing detailed reading information.
Here is the list of fixes contained in today’s new build:
We fixed an issue where the letter headers in the Start menu’s all apps list had unnecessary left padding when the all apps list was set to hidden.We fixed an issue where ALT + Tabbing to a browser tab sometimes moved the previously active browser tab to the front of the Alt + Tab list as well.We fixed an issue where if you’d pinned a website to your taskbar and then moved your Microsoft Edge window with that site open over to a different virtual desktop, the pinned sit wouldn’t show the corresponding open tabs on that new desktop.We fixed an issue where the sysprep command was failing with the error 0x80073CFA in the last few builds.We fixed an issue where Group Policy Editor was showing a popup error about WnsEndpoint_Policy in the last few flights.We fixed an issue where the Get-Volume PowerShell command wasn’t recognizing volumes in the exFAT format.We fixed an issue impacting explorer.exe launch performance when booting up and logging in for the first time.We fixed an issue where pinned File Explorer folders in Start would appear with a darker background than other tiles in light mode.We fixed a race condition that could result in the Font Settings page crashing.We fixed an issue where Font Settings and Themes Settings were displaying the old style of Microsoft Store icon.We fixed an issue that could result in the Network Status page in Settings showing an old network name, rather than the one that you’re currently connected to and inconsistent with what the network flyout displayed.We fixed an issue resulting in certain VPNs with the option “Automatically use my Windows log-on name and password (and domain, if any) enabled no longer connecting automatically.We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing a bugcheck in recent builds citing a hyperguard violation.We fixed an issue when using the search box in File Explorer, where pressing the enter key would result in keyboard focus jumping to the quick access section of the navigation pane rather than to the search results.We fixed an issue with the Microsoft Pinyin IME, where typing certain phrases would result in the candidate pane unexpectedly dismissing.We fixed an issue with the Microsoft Pinyin IME, where when using double pinyin style, when typing something like “goldb;du” where the first candidate could be an English word the conversion wouldn’t work.We fixed an issue when typing with the Japanese IME that could result in not being able to input symbols using Shift+
Keep in mind that Insider builds are meant for coders, IT admins, and Windows 10 enthusiasts who want to test new features and submit feedback to Microsoft. These builds are not meant for inexperienced users. They are also not meant to run on your primary production machine. Insider builds contain many known stability issues that can cause your system to become unstable or even crash. For more on this build’s full list of changes, known issues, and workarounds make sure to read Microsoft’s full blog post.
