This week was as Geeky as it can get for Windows 10 Insiders.  Microsoft release of Build 15002 to the Fast Ring and it’s FULL of all kinds of new features and changes.  Enough that I’m only going to mention a FEW and refer you to the Windows 10 Blog page.

So what’s SOOO cool?  Build 15002 came with all kinds of improvement’s, so many I’m just going to list them here.  The Microsoft Blog page is located HERE so you can see what’s coming SOON to a computer near you.

Edge includes the following new improvements.

  • Tabbed Previews
  • Jump List
  • Flash Click-to-Run (Allow once, Always Allow)
  • Web Payments using Microsoft Wallet

Start & Shell Improvements

  • Tile Folders in Start (looks like someone copied an iOS feature)
  • Updated Windows Share
  • Capture a region of your screen (taken from ONE NOTE)
  • Improved high-DPI support for desktop apps
  • Smooth Window Resizer
  • Desktop Icon Placement and Scaling Improvements
  • Simplified and faster VPN access
  • Improved sign-in dialogs for apps
  • Lunar Calendar Support
  • Improvements to notifications.

Windows Ink improvements.

Cortanta Improvements

  • More commands
  • More recurrence options for Reminders
  • Keyboard short cut change (WIN + C)

Accessibility Improvements

  • Inclusive out of the box experience the team at Microsoft reimagined how people their PCs for the first time.  Their ultimate goal is for Cortana to verbally ask questions and the person listen and respond to Cortana verbally.  The process is in it’s EARLY phases.  Test media is promised later in the week for more Windows Insiders to try this process.
  • Narrator Support for WinPE and WinRE
  • Braille support in Windows
  • Narrator keyboard shortcut change (CTRL + WIN + Enter)
  • Narrator Improvements
  • Improved legibility for apps in High Contrast

Windows Defender Improvements

  • New options for Quick, Advanced or Full Scans
  • Device performance and health scans
  • Family options has improved
  • Settings pages changes
  • Bug Fixes
  • Introducing REFRESH WINDOWS  if the pc is running slow, crashes or unable to update.   This options starts fresh by reinstalling and updating windows, which will remove most of your apps but keep your personal files and some settings.

Settings Improvements

  • Help finding Settings!!
  • Updated device settings
  • New Display Settings options
  • Lower Blue Light
  • New per app Surface Dial settings
  • Windows personalization now supports recent colors
  • Windows Theme Management in Settings
  • Improved Cross-Device Experiences
  • Metered Ethernet Connection support

Improved Touch Pad

  • Adjusting the Volume with Multi Finger Swipes
  • Polished the Touchpad Settings

BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) replaced by GSOD (GREEN Screen of DEATH)  final release will have the classic blue return.

Quick Virtual Machine Creation in Hyper-V

Improved Update Experience

  • Added pause updates for up to 365 days
  • Options Driver updates on Pro, Education and Enterprise
  • New update Icon.  Icon is consistent with Defender Dashboard.
  • Better Logic to detect if PC’s display is being used for something, such as projecting to avoid attempted restart.
  • Windows Home users able in increase 18 hour max for Active hours.

Windows Information Protection Improvements for Business customers

  • Changes to Placing Work files on Removable Drives
  • Open Dialog for Work Files in Personal Apps

Power usage experiment on select Windows 10 devices

  • Addition of a Throttled State in Task Manager (more about this coming in MID FEB 2017 updates)

Input Method Editor

  • Improved access to Microsoft Pinyin IME setting
  • New settings page for Microsoft Pinyin IME
  • Hotkeys for Microsoft Pinyin IME
  • Roaming self-learned phrases
  • Microsoft Pinyin IME emoji panel redesign, adds predictive emoji, and stickers
  • Making it easier to type complex input faster
  • Name input mode
  • Custom double pinyin schemes

Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) Improvements

Windows Insider Program website updates

This is just a short list of what is coming in this latest update.  There are many other changes, improvements and fixes for the PC as well as a list of KNOWN BUGS!  Huge pre-release build.  Not yet and insider, like living on the BLEEDING edge.  Hop on over to the Windows Insider page and get started.

 

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