The new build of Windows Insider Preview 10 introduces a number of features that will be part of the update Anniversary Update, scheduled for next summer. Insider Windows users can start to try them in preview.
After numerous announcements about the evolution of the Windows operating system 10 Desktop carried out when the Build 2016, Microsoft goes into the operational phase by releasing the new build 14316 of Windows 10 Insider Preview for users Insider Fast Ring. It is a worthwhile release of attention because it makes available to preview new features that will become part of the Anniversary Update planned for summer.
It starts from the native support for Ubuntu Bash shell. To take advantage of the shell, users will have to preliminarily activate the Developer Mode by following the path Settings >Updates and Security > For Developers.
Then you will have to activate the Windows subsystem for Linux (beta) and then type ” bash ” at the command prompt (more details on the Ubuntu bash shell works are available at this address). It should be noted, in any case, that it is the initial integration, in beta test phase.
They begin, then, to tighten more markedly the relations between Windows 10 and smartphones, taking advantage of the digital assistant Cortana. It starts with a core feature available not only for owners of a smartphone Windows 10 Mobile, but also for Android users using the app Cortana. In particular:
- Cortana is able to send in the Action Center notification’s Windows 10 when the charge level of the smartphone’s battery drops below a certain limit.
- Cortana supports the function Find my Phone and Ring My Phone that, from Windows 10 PC, enable, respectively, to identify the smartphone on the map or turn the ringer.
- Through Cortana can share between PC and smartphone directions about a route.
The news concerning just described Cortana are documented with the official video below:
Cortana becomes also easier to configure, thanks to the automatic download of language supported in the specific market.
Also new to the Microsoft Edge browser that receives new Pin It Button extensions and OneNote Clipper. They have also been updated extensions Reddit Enhancement Suite, Mouse Gestures and Microsoft Translator.
Including in the new build is also the new Universal Windows App Skype Preview version, announced two weeks ago by Microsoft, while not lacking improvements to the Notification Center with the option to determine what are the most necessary notifications to the user. Following the path Settings > System> Notifications and actions you can select three levels of priority for notifications sent by each app. Also you can determine the number of visible notifications for each app.
The new build Insider Preview also includes an updated set of emoji and provides new user interface customization options, starting with the ability to activate the dark theme for the UI, extended to the settings section, Store, Alarms, Calculator and other Universal Windows App.
In addition, an option has been included to show the theme color only on the title bar of the app in addition to the option to change the color in the Start menu, the taskbar and in the Notifications Center.
Microsoft has also improved the management of virtual desktops, with the ability to carry out the ” pin ” a window in order to find it again in each virtual desktop, made changes to the page indicating the installation progress updates and to ” Battery “.
In this last section it is a the ” Managed by Windows ” option that disables certain applications in the background when you activate the power-saving mode or in the case of high battery consumption generated by an app that is little used. Also refinements for feedback Hub, which now supports the ability to insert comments, and the settings for the time at which Windows will avoid automatically installing operating system updates.
Do not miss the inevitable fixes several bugs previously emerged and a list of known bugs, which should be aware of prior to installing the new Insider Preview.
Fix List :
- Fixed a problem with some PCs with TPM chips (eg, ASUS Zenbook UX31) on the audio reproduction and interaction with the trackpad.
- Fixed a problem related to Hyper-V Virtual Switch configured for the network adapter (for an error reporting – a red ” X ” – the area of the taskbar notifications).
- Correct and refined the flyout of the WiFi interface.
- Fixed the problem that caused the Windows Explorer crashes using multiple monitors and app in full-screen mode.
- Cortana now correctly shows the pages of settings in their search results.
- Windows Update notifications to date.
- Fixed the problem that caused the displacement of Win32 apps included in the Start menu following the update to a new build.
- Fixed an issue with incorrect operation of the options ” Update and restart ” and ” Update and turn off “.
As for known bugs, include :
- The emulator in Visual Studio 10 Windows Mobile and Hololens returns an authentication error. Waiting for a fix, Microsoft recommends developers interested in exploiting these emulators do not install the current build.
- Narrator and other screen-reading app may not work correctly in feedback Hub, in Cortana and other apps.
- Edge browser in the large file download may stop at 99%. A temporary fix is to rename the file in the download section, after the close of Microsoft Edge.
- Enabling Developer Mode could determine the settings of the app crashes in some cases. A temporary fix is described by Microsoft in detail at this address.
- The notifications from some apps only show the icon. The full text of the notification is still present in the Notifications Center.
A new build important, more than others, because it contains many new features that will benefit in the coming months not only the Windows Insider users to whom we now the task to test them for integration in Anniversary Update.