Windows 10 1909 Build 18363.385 Arrives for the Release Preview Ring

Rafia Shaikh
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Windows 10 1909 aka the October 2019 Update or the 19H2 branch is due to be released in the next few weeks. Microsoft has today released 19H1 Build 18362.385 and Windows 10 19H2 Build 18363.385 (KB4517211) to the Release Preview ring Insiders.

Those who are currently running Windows 10 19H1 Build 18362.329 will get 19H1 Build 18362.385 today. Release Preview ring Insiders who are on 19H2 Build 18363.329 will get Windows 10 19H2 Build 18363.385.

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If you are in the Release Preview ring but do not want to test the upcoming Windows 10 1909, Microsoft says that you will continue to see this update being available through Security Update & Security Windows Update and you can choose to install Windows 10 1909 and any future 19H2 builds.

Windows 10 1909 Preview Build 18363.385 - changelog

Today's Windows 10 1909 Insider Preview Build 18363.385 brings the same features that the Slow ring is already testing through a more latest Build 18362.10019 that was delivered to the Slow ring earlier this month. Here are all the features:

  • 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. windows 10 1909 preview
  • 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. install Windows 10 1909
  • 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).

More details available over at the official blog post.

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