Showing posts with label Windows 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows 10. Show all posts

Monday, September 23, 2019

Today Microsoft releases Windows 10 Release Preview build 18363.385

Today, Microsoft released a new cumulative update for Windows 10 to Insiders in the Release Preview ring. As usual, there are actually two new builds, one for Insiders testing 19H1, which is 18362.285, releases and another for those testing 19H2, which is 18363.385. The update packages are actually the same, but the 19H2 build has an additional enablement package for new features in 19H2.


Users in the Release Preview didn't actually get any of the new 19H2 features that are already in the Slow Ring. That is, until today, since build 18363.385 enables all of those features. As a reminder, here's the full list of new features in Windows 10 19H2:

  • Windows containers require matched host and container version. This restricts customers and limits Windows containers from supporting mixed-version container pod scenarios This update includes 5 fixes to address this and allow the host to run down-level containers on up-level for process (Argon) isolation.
  • A fix to allow OEMs to reduce the inking latency based on the hardware capabilities of their devices rather than being stuck with latency selected on typical hardware configuration by the OS.
  • Key-rolling or Key-rotation feature enables secure rolling of Recovery passwords on MDM managed AAD devices upon on demand request from Microsoft Intune/MDM tools or upon every time recovery password is used to unlock the BitLocker protected drive. This feature will help prevent accidental recovery password disclosure as part of manual BitLocker drive unlock by users.
  • A change to enable third-party digital assistants to voice activate above the Lock screen.
  • You can now quickly create an event straight from the Calendar flyout on the Taskbar. Just click on the date and time at the lower right corner of the Taskbar to open the Calendar flyout and pick your desired date and start typing in the text box – you’ll now see inline options to set a time and location.

  • The navigation pane on the Start menu now expands when you hover over it with your mouse to better inform where clicking goes.
  • We have added friendly images to show what is meant by “banner” and “Action Center” when adjusting the notifications on apps in order to make these settings more approachable and understandable. 
  • Notifications settings under Settings > System > Notifications will now default to sorting notification senders by most recently shown notification, rather than sender name. This makes it easier to find and configure frequent and recent senders. We have also added a setting to turn off playing sound when notifications appear.
  • We now show the options to configure and turn off notifications from an app/website right on the notification, both as a banner and in Action Center.
  • We have added a “Manage notifications” button to the top of Action Center that launches the main “Notifications & actions” Settings page.
  • We have added additional debugging capabilities for newer Intel processors. This is only relevant for hardware manufacturers.
  • We have made general battery life and power efficiency improvements for PCs with certain processors.
  • A CPU may have multiple “favored” cores (logical processors of the highest available scheduling class). To provide better performance and reliability, we have implemented a rotation policy that distributes work more fairly among these favored cores.
  • We have enabled Windows Defender Credential Guard for ARM64 devices for additional protection against credential theft for enterprises deploying ARM64 devices in their organizations.
  • We have enabled the ability for enterprises to supplement the Windows 10 in S Mode policy to allow traditional Win32 (desktop) apps from Microsoft Intune.
  • We’re updating the search box in File Explorer to now be powered by Windows Search. This change will help integrate your OneDrive content online with the traditional indexed results. More details here.
  • We have added the ability for Narrator and other assistive technologies to read and learn where the FN key is located on keyboards and what state it is in (locked versus unlocked).

Additionally, this update will now be offered if you use Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) or containers.

via :Neowin


Sunday, September 22, 2019

Skype version 8.52 brings group call scheduling, better contact sharing

Microsoft is rolling out a new update to Skype on all platforms, bringing the version number to 8.52. The latest release includes a few new features depending on what platform you're on. First, there's the ability to schedule group calls, which is available for Skype on both desktop and mobile devices.
For desktop users, it's also now possible to share a contact with someone by dragging them from the contact list and into the conversation. Rather than immediately adding them as a member of the conversation, Skype will now ask you if you want to add the contact to the conversation, or simply share the contact information with the other user. As for Android and iOS, the app now supports the system-wide dark mode on the latest versions of both systems - Android 10 and iOS 13.
This release also includes a number of smaller improvements, most of them focused on the Split View UI on desktop devices. Here's the list:
  • conversation window sizes and positions remembered in Split View
  • ability to move and resize your video preview during a video call in Split View
  • focus in composer after opening the conversation in Split View
  • indication of new messages in the individual conversation windows in Split View
  • minimized windows are restored when a conversation is activated from recent chats or the call monitor window in Split View
  • grouped notifications on Android
The update is dated for September 16, though the changelog has only been published today. As such, it's possible you've already received this update, but if you haven't, it should be rolling out in the coming days.

via :newowin