Windows 10 Build 20279
One of the more notable new features in today’s release is the ability to get news and weather from your taskbar. “You can personalize your feed with relevant content tailored for you. Instead of switching between apps or your PC and phone to stay up to date with the news and interests you care about – seamlessly peek into your feed directly from the taskbar anytime you want throughout your day.”
Here is the list of features in the news and interests feature in the taskbar:
Staying up to date: Quickly glance at your news and interests directly from the taskbar. Get caught up on the latest headlines, weather, sports, and more, then go back to whatever you were doing without disrupting your workflow. You have convenient access to news and interesting content from over 4,500 global brands such as The New York Times, BBC or The Verge, and gorgeous live weather maps. Select an article to open a streamlined reading view with fewer distractions, so you can save time and stay focused.Personalize your feed: You can tell us which content you like seeing or don’t like seeing (select More options … and choose “More stories like this” or “Fewer stories like this”) and over time, more stories about the things you care about will show up in your feed, including ones you might otherwise miss. You can also use emoji to react to stories, too.You’re in control: At Microsoft, we believe privacy starts with putting you in control and giving you the tools and information, you need to make informed choices. Through news and interests, there is quick access to the Microsoft Privacy Dashboard. Through the Microsoft Edge browser, there are built-in controls to limit tracking from advertisers and third parties. And if news and interests doesn’t appeal to you, you can easily turn it off by right-clicking on the taskbar.
It’s worth noting that the items in the news and interests panel are powered by Microsoft News and Weather and when you click on an item it will open in Microsoft Edge. Also available in today’s new build is modernized Storage Spaces settings. This moves the Storage Spaces feature from the classic control panel to the Settings app. Also added are run commands for the Windows Subsystem for Linux, updates to Windows File Recovery, and transitions between time zones.
Here is the list of fixes contained in today’s build:
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 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.
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.
