Windows 10 Preview Build 19603
New in this week’s build is File Explorer integration in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Now you can open File Explorer and easily access your Linux files from the left-hand navigation pane.
Here’s a look at the general changes and improvements in this release:
Going forward, services that are implemented by binaries residing in the user profiles will be persisted on upgrades.Narrator will no longer automatically enable scan mode when interacting with the Ideas pane in Excel. In the new Microsoft Edge, Narrator now automatically enables scan mode and starts reading webpages.
And here is the list of fixes contained in this build:
We are removing the known issue for incompatibility issues due to changes in the operating system between some Insider Preview builds and certain versions of BattlEye anti-cheat software. If you run into issues playing games that use BattlEye anti-cheat software, please submit feedback on these issues to us via Feedback Hub.We fixed an issue causing webcams to not function correctly when attempting to make a video call in Microsoft Teams.We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing a green screen citing an error with mssecflt.sys when starting safe mode on recent builds.We fixed an issue resulting in the WIN + PrtScn keyboard shortcut no longer saving a picture to file.We fixed several reported stability issues with Narrator, including a fix where it will no longer crash when selecting text in scan mode with new Edge when remote operations are off.We fixed an issue leading to the Narrator Quick Start guide crashing while traversing it with Narrator.We fixed an issue where the EXE property information was incomplete in Task Manager for EoAExperiences.exe.We fixed an issue resulting in some devices experiencing a bugcheck (GSOD) during the reboot to install an update.We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing a sporadic bugcheck (GSOD) with the error CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED.We fixed a bugcheck with error KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED some Insiders were experiencing when trying to sign out from the current user.We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders receiving driver compatibility warnings when trying to update to a newer build in certain virtual environments.We fixed an issue that led to inaccurate size estimates for disk cleanup when the option to clean up old Windows installation files was included.We fixed an issue where Storage settings would say the option to clean old Windows installation files wasn’t available, because it had been automatically removed after a certain number of days, when actually you had manually selected to remove it.We fixed an issue that could result in Settings crashing when navigating to Network & Internet for some Insiders.We fixed an issue where you would see a notification from the Shared Experiences page saying your account needed fixing, however the Fix Now option on the page wouldn’t work.We fixed an issue where if the Cortana icon was turned off on the taskbar, it might still partially display on secondary monitors.We fixed an issue resulting in not being able to drag and drop files into the root of a network share folder.We fixed an issue where the IME context menu wouldn’t appear when pressing Shift+F10 if the display language was something other than English.We fixed an issue that could result in IMEs created for Amharic and Sinhala to not input text until rebooting your PC.We fixed a crash some Insiders were encountering when switching window focus while an IME candidate pane was open.
Remember that Insider builds are meant for coders, IT admins, and Windows enthusiasts who want to test out new features and submit feedback to Microsoft. These builds are not meant for inexperienced users. And not meant to be installed on your primary production system. Insider builds contain many stability issues. For more on this build’s full list of changes, known issues, and workarounds make sure to read Microsoft’s full blog post.
