Microsoft has released another Preview Build from the 20H1 branch to Skip Ahead Insiders. As a reminder, the company has skipped 19H2 builds to work on 20H1 as Microsoft says some things in Windows 10 2020 "require a longer lead time." We will begin to see Windows 10 19H2 builds later this spring after 19H1 (the upcoming Windows 10 version) makes its way to the Release Preview ring and then to the general public.
As for today's release, Windows 10 2020 (20H1) Insider Preview Build 18845 brings the following changes and improvements:
With Build 18277, Insiders got their first look at the Emoji 12.0 emoji. In early February, the set of emoji to be included with Emoji 12.0 was finalized by Unicode, and with today’s build when you press WIN+(period) or WIN+(semicolon), all of these emoji now have keywords hooked up to make them easy to search for. Try it once you install the build! Keywords include otter, sloth, waffle, ballet shoes, and more.
If you haven’t tried it already, be sure to also check out our new Kaomoji and Symbols section in the picker – makes it super easy to type things like (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ or em dash!
General changes, improvements, and fixes for PC
We fixed an issue which would cause the Bluetooth Hands-Free audio driver to hang.
We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders not being able to access the Quests section of the Feedback Hub.
We fixed an issue resulting in a decrease in Start menu reliability in the previous flight.
We fixed an issue resulting in Microsoft Edge crashing on launch for some Insiders in the previous flight.
We’ve made some small tweaks to make the help icon in File Explorer look a bit better when dark theme is enabled.
We fixed an issue where in certain languages if you pressed WIN+V before having opted into clipboard history the clipboard history UI would be truncated.
We fixed an issue with the new Adlam keyboard resulting in not being able to type certain common words.
We fixed an issue where, when typing Vietnamese, the touch keyboard was auto-capitalizing every word in certain apps.
We fixed an issue that could result in unexpected flickering if you used pen or touch in certain win32 apps to launch a second instance of the app when in tablet mode.
We fixed an issue that could result in DWM crashing after enabling high contrast.
We fixed an issue where, when friendly dates were enabled in File Explorer, in certain languages (such as Japanese and Chinese) Insiders would see the wrong day name displayed.
We fixed an issue resulting in an unexpected and non-functional Family Safety icon in the notification area of the taskbar.
We fixed an issue that could result in the taskbar search box text becoming black on a black background.
We fixed an issue where Start menu would crash when using Narrator to navigate pinned folders in Start.
For more details, head over to the official blog post.
