Мы предлагаем новую сборку 10122, которая выходит для участников программы предварительной оценки Windows с быстрым циклом обновлений. Думаю, что вы найдете ее стабильнее и доработаннее предыдущей. Это вполне ожидаемо, ведь официальный выход ОС уже скоро. С этого момента набор основных возможностей не будет серьезно меняться от сборки к сборке. Теперь нам предстоит настраивать, отлаживать, стабилизировать и доводить до совершенства платформу. Сборки Insider Preview будут по-прежнему предназначены сугубо для технических энтузиастов, которые хотят испытать предварительный код. Однако эта и будущие сборки уже вполне подходят для использования на обычных системах.
Новшества
Улучшения экрана «Пуск» и Континуума. В этой сборке внесены некоторые изменения в экран «Пуск» и Континуум. Мы дополнительно улучшили компоновку экрана «Пуск», переместив пункты «Проводник» и «Настройки» в левую нижнюю часть рядом с пунктами «Завершение работы» и «Все приложения», — так он выглядит симметричнее. Кроме того, теперь переключаться между меню и экраном «Пуск» можно на новой странице «Параметры запуска» в разделе «Параметры персонализации». Это изменение связано с тем, что на множестве устройств (настольные компьютеры, ноутбуки или моноблоки) пользователи один раз выберут нужный размер экрана «Пуск» (или оставят его неизменным) и не будут менять его впредь. Поэтому кнопка для изменения размера постоянно не нужна. Кроме того, эта кнопка вводила многих пользователей в заблуждение — они думали, что она служит для перехода в режим планшета. На самом же деле ее функция — изменение размера экрана «Пуск». Переместив этот переключатель в параметры запуска, мы не только устранили недоразумение, но и смогли сделать интерфейс экрана «Пуск» более компактным и элегантным. И помните, что если в Windows 10, установленной на планшете или трансформере, перейти в режим планшета, то размер экрана «Пуск» изменится автоматически. Чтобы развернуть «Пуск» на весь экран, не переходя в режим планшета, нужно выбрать Настройки > Персонализация > Пуск.
Что касается режима планшета, то мы работаем и над улучшением Континуума. Когда пользователь переключается в режим планшета, левая панель свертывается. Чтобы развернуть ее, нужно кликнуть на значок вверху слева. Кроме того, увеличился размер плиток экрана «Пуск»: теперь они могут занимать все доступное пространство (аналогично Windows 8.1).
Эти компоненты интерфейса будут дорабатываться и впредь: все изменения вы увидите на следующих этапах тестирования. Поделитесь своим мнением о новшествах в данной сборке: это поможет нам выбрать правильное направление в дальнейшем.
Браузер Microsoft Edge. В этой сборке вы найдете страницу новой вкладки для браузера Microsoft Edge, которую Джо показывал на конференции Build в апреле. В измененный макет страницы входят популярные сайты, избранные приложения и содержимое с портала MSN. Она позволяет максимально быстро добраться до нужной веб-страницы. В настройках браузера можно немного изменить отображение содержимого этой страницы. Мы все еще тестируем различные версии страницы новой вкладки, чтобы узнать о том, как пользователи взаимодействуют с Microsoft Edge. Поэтому пока она является домашней страницей по умолчанию: мы стараемся собрать как можно больше отзывов и данных и с нетерпением ждем ваших комментариев. Помимо этого, в браузер Microsoft Edge добавлен целый ряд новых возможностей. Это режим просмотра InPrivate, возможность закреплять веб-сайты на экране «Пуск», представление журнала, новый анимированный значок «Режим чтения» и аудиоиндикатор для вкладок, где на веб-страницах есть какие-то звуки или музыка. В эту сборку также вошли последние улучшения ядра Chakra в Microsoft Edge, который сейчас, по оценкам Google Octane 2.0 и Apple Jet Stream, лидирует среди всех 64-разрядных браузеров. В данном ядре также внедрена передовая технология ECMAScript 6. Подробнее об этих улучшениях см. в блоге разработчика Microsoft Edge.
Изменения в работе с приложениями по умолчанию в Windows 10. Приложения по умолчанию — это приложения Windows, которые по умолчанию открывают сопоставленные им типы файлов и протоколы (такие как HTTP). Например, ваш любимый редактор фотографий может по умолчанию открывать JPG-файлы: если дважды кликнуть на JPG-файл в проводнике, он откроется именно в этой программе. В Windows 8.1 в классических программах Windows (Win32) могли появляться запросы на изменение приложений по умолчанию, так что во время установки и после запуска приложения вы могли видеть несколько таких запросов. Однако приложения из Магазина Windows не выдают подобных запросов. Вместо этого после их установки появится уведомление о том, что доступны новые приложения. Кликнув на него, вы сможете изменить приложения по умолчанию.
Мы знаем, насколько важны эти приложения. В Windows 10 все приложения (как классические, так и универсальные) не будут выдавать запросы на изменение приложений по умолчанию. Эти настройки будут доступны только в Windows. Вы сможете полностью управлять настройками по умолчанию, при этом не отвлекаясь на многочисленные запросы.
Например, если вы установили новый редактор фотографий и в проводнике дважды кликнули на открываемый JPG-файл, появится системный запрос на изменение приложения по умолчанию на новое. Так что запрос появляется только в том случае, когда он действительно нужен (а не во время установки или запуска приложения).
Мы улучшили совместимость классических программ Windows. Так, в тех случаях, когда раньше появлялся запрос задать настройки по умолчанию, сейчас возникает новое диалоговое окно:
Со временем, когда в приложениях будет учтена новая модель работы с приложениями по умолчанию в Windows 10, это диалоговое окно отображаться не будет.
И наконец, пользователи Windows 7 или Windows 8.1 смогут обновить приложения по умолчанию в ходе первоначальной настройки, сменив их на новые универсальные приложения Windows, поставляемые с ОС Windows 10.
Обновленный Центр предварительной оценки. В этой сборке данный Центр был полностью преобразован в стиле универсальных приложений Windows, входящих в Windows 10. Ознакомьтесь с нашей новой домашней страницей, в центре которой размещены разнообразные задания. Меню облегчает навигацию по содержимому, а вверху слева можно перейти к странице профиля. Здесь также кратко перечислены основные объявления и уведомления. На этой странице вы найдете известные проблемы (которые так важны для участников программы) и сможете просмотреть новые значки за полученные и потенциальные достижения.
Исправленные проблемы
- Мы исправили визуальные помехи (серебристые прямоугольные рамки), появлявшиеся на живых плитках в меню «Пуск» с новой анимацией плиток. В целом в данной сборке меню «Пуск» должно работать быстрее и стабильнее.
- Нам удалось устранить множество сбоев браузера Microsoft Edge (он же Project Spartan), о которых нам сообщили участники программы.
- Для разработчиков: устранен сбой приложения «Настройки» при выборе «Настройки > Обновления и безопасность > Для разработчиков».
- Также исправлена ошибка, появлявшаяся у некоторых пользователей: графический драйвер не устанавливался из Центра обновления Windows (код ошибки: 80070103). Это случалось из-за того, что Центр пытался заново выдать драйвер.
- Стало доступно редактирование свойств IPv4 в адаптере Ethernet на компьютере.
- Исправлены ошибки, из-за которых шрифты на дисплеях с технологией High DPI отображались размыто. Вскоре мы планируем опубликовать запись блога, где подробнее поговорим о наших инвестициях в аспекте технологии High DPI в Windows 10, так что не пропустите.
- Исправлены некоторые сочетания клавиш в Microsoft Edge. Теперь, нажав клавиши CTRL + L или ALT + D, вы точно перейдете в строку URL-адреса.
Вот некоторые известные проблемы
- Если вы используете графический адаптер компании AMD, то в Microsoft Edge возможны частые сбои (в этой сборке он пока называется Project Spartan). Чтобы избежать этого, выберите «Настройки > Обновления и безопасность > Центр обновления Windows > Дополнительно» и измените цикл обновления на медленный, чтобы дождаться устранения этой проблемы. Совместно с партнерами в AMD мы работаем над новыми драйверами, которые должны решить проблему. Как только они появятся, мы обновим эту запись.
- ОБНОВЛЕНИЕ. Многие спрашивают, когда ожидать выхода драйверов. AMD предоставила нам новые драйвера, и наши инженеры совместно с инженерами AMD оценивают и сравнивают результаты. AMD стремится помочь нам решить проблему и действительно сосредоточена на этом процессе. Нам важно, чтобы участники программы предварительной оценки Windows могли воспользоваться новой сборкой. Мы очень заинтересованы в том, чтобы этот вопрос решился как можно быстрее.
- На некоторых компьютерах может произойти сбой обновления до данной сборки с откатом к предыдущей (код ошибки 0x80070057 – 0x20007). Это связано с тем, что переносится слишком много INF-файлов устройств, число которых превышает внутренний предел. Возможный обходной путь: удалить системные файлы с помощью очистки диска, выбрав пакеты драйверов устройств, предыдущие установки Windows и временные файлы установки Windows. Возможно, также придется отключить ненужные периферийные устройства, удалив их из диспетчера устройств, а затем повторить обновление.
- В этой сборке иногда возникают ошибки с речью Кортаны. Если у вас возникают проблемы с распознаванием речи или вы получаете сообщения об ошибках при попытке поговорить с Кортаной, ознакомьтесь с данной беседой на форуме программы предварительной оценки Windows, чтобы справиться с проблемой.
Данная сборка еще на шаг приближает нас к официальному выходу Windows 10, который состоится этим летом. Вы еще увидите самые разные изменения, которые мы будем вносить благодаря отзывам и комментариям участников нашей программы. Нам очень приятно видеть энтузиазм миллионов людей, которые зарегистрировались для получения сборок Insider Preview, отправляют нам свои мнения и отзывы и общаются с нами на форуме программы предварительной оценки Windows и в Twitter.
Спасибо всем,
ваш Гейб
On May 20, Microsoft officially released Windows 10 build 10122 to the Fast ring of updates. In this new build, the company has rolled out an even more stable and polished version of its next operating system. Build 10122 includes a variety of fixes and improvements on the Start menu, Continuum, Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Settings, apps, and other various tweaks across the OS.
Since the release of Windows 10 build 10074, we have seen a number of leaks. Instead of listing all the changes since the last leak, we are going to see everything that happened since the last official release.
Below, you will find all the new changes found in Windows 10 build 10122:
While we have seen many changes to the Start menu, in build 10122, Microsoft continues tweak the menu to make it as perfect as possible. In this build, users will notice that officially the company is moving the «File Explorer» and «Settings» buttons to the bottom of the menu, right above the «Power» options. The two new buttons also feature new icons that follow the icon design that Microsoft is bringing to Windows 10. It’s also worth pointing out that in this build, jumplist menus still not present on Start, which is a feature we’ve seen Microsoft demo during the Build conference.
The software maker is also lifting the limit of two rows of Live Tiles groups, and now users can expand the Start menu to fit a third row of Live Tiles.
Groups have been streamlined. Names are shown completely, and there are no cut-off letters. Groups are also now aligned closer to the edge of Start.
Another noticeable change is that Microsoft has officially removed the full-screen button that appeared in the top-right corner of Start menu. It’s not completely gone, though. The option to make the Start menu full screen can be found in the Settings app, under Personalization, on the new Start area.
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According to the company, many users were getting confused and thought that clicking the full-screen button was the Tablet Mode option. To avoid further confusion, Microsoft has decided to move the option to the Settings apps, which also makes Start look less cluttered and more stylish.
This new build also brings new app suggestions to Start and the 3D flip animation for Live Tiles get a little more refined. The tiles like Search, Camera, Alarms & Clock, and others tiles that do not feature their own color scheme, also now take the color scheme from Windows.
Continuum
Microsoft has added new improvements to the Tablet Mode (Continuum). Now users will notice that the list of apps and power settings section are no longer part of the Tablet Mode experience. This section can be accessed by using the new hamburger button located in the top-left corner of the screen. This change makes the Start menu look more like the Start screen, which is something that many Windows 8.1 fans will feel good about.
It’s worth noting that going into Tablet Mode will also make Live Tiles bigger, which makes it better for touch.
Cortana
As we have previously seen from the Microsoft demos, Cortana now features a new dark theme and takes the height from the Start menu, the «Places» icon has been updated and there is a new feedback button in the main menu. If users enable the «Hey Cortana» feature the new mini version of the personal assistant will be part of the experience.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge has received quite a few improvements in Windows 10 build 10122.
For those wondering, Microsoft still refers its new web browser as «Project Spartan» instead of Microsoft Edge.
Users can now pin pages to Start, though in my time testing this new version of the operating system, Microsoft Edge keeps crashing every time I try to pin a web page to Start and the web page pin will never appear on the Start menu.
In build 10122, Microsoft Edge officially introduces a new «New Tab» page, which features a variety of suggested content including your top sites with tiles that will alert you if that particular website features a Windows app in the Store. There is also a section for the trending news, featured apps from the Store, weather information, and an infinity list of news articles, which I can only assume is curated from MSN.com.
Users can also change the behavior of the «New Tab» page going to the browser settings to only show a blank page, top sites, or top sites with suggested content.
Another interesting addition to the New Tab page is the search box, which unlike Chrome, it doesn’t suddenly move you typing into the address bar. You’ll also notice that the New Tab page features top sites and/or suggested content, but the address bar does not appear at the top. You use the search box on the page, but the address bar shows up when you can click near the top.
On the top-right corner of the page, you’ll notice your profile picture, which you can click to access your account settings, view your Microsoft account, or to open a new InPrivate session.
The updated version of Microsoft Edge also includes a new icon to indicate which tab is making sounds, just like Chrome (refer to previous image with the Bing tab open).
The new web browser can now save forms and passwords, and there is support for InPrivate mode, which is an option from the main menu or when opening the new tab page. Also, the software maker is now letting users enable or disable Cortana in the web browser.
When pages can be opened in Reading view mode, the «Reading view» icon will animate in the address bar.
Under the hood, Microsoft Edge also includes improvements in the Chakra engine and it introduces class-leading ECMAScript implementation and more. Here is a breakdown of what’s new in Microsoft Edge.
Apps
In Windows 10 build 10122, Microsoft is removing the Music and Video app from Windows 8.1, and is renaming Music Preview and Video Preview to Music and Video.
Users will notice that the software giant is also updating its MSN apps with new UI changes and a few new features. You can find more information in my previous write-up here.
In this new build, there is a new Insider Hub app, and as we have previously seen, Microsoft has completely overhauled the app. Now the app is a universal app, and there is a new homepage where Quests are featured front and center. You can move to different sections easily with the menu in the top-left and the hamburger button to view your profile, alters, announcements, a new view for badges that you have earned, and much more.
Settings
As we have seen in a previous leak of Windows 10, the Settings app now features all its main content center within the app. The «Devices» icon has been updated, and now each Settings page you access will stay highlighted to indicate where you are in Settings.
Moving between sections, users will notice that the back button has been relocated to the title bar in the top-left corner of the screen.
The Settings sections no longer feature its own icon no matter where you are in Settings. You will only see the gear icon, which brings you back to the main section of Settings when clicking it.
Now let’s look over what’s new in each of the Settings sections:
Inside of System, Speech, Windows Defender, and Share have been removed from the list. Power & Sleep has a new Wi-Fi area, which indicates that related settings will be included in the future.
For Windows 10 Pro, inside of System, About now has a new «Join Domain» and «Join Azure AD» options.
Personalization in Windows 10 build 10122 has a new Start section. You can enable the full-screen Start experience here, which Microsoft removed from the Start menu. You can also disable whether to «store and display recently opened items in Start and taskbar».
There are a few other options including: «Occasionally show app and content suggestions in the Start menu,» «Store and display recently opened programs in Start,» and «Show the recently added apps group.» But they are grayed out, which means that users can not currently control these options. The same is true when trying to customize the same option per app when you click the «Customize list» link.
Inside of Personalization, Colors now have a new animation when loading the colors you can use in Windows.
In Accounts, Your Account now shows a circular image of your user profile, and there is a new «Create your picture» and «Other accounts you use» icons.
And the Sign-in options inside of Accounts has a new «Related settings» area linking to the «Lock screen».
In Time & Language, you will now find the Speech option Microsoft has removed from the System section.
Privacy has a new Motion area to let Windows and your apps use the motion data and collect motion history.
In Update & security, under Windows Update, Advanced options, there is a new «Delay Upgrades (not recommended)» option.
Update & security, under Backup there is a new link to Backup and Restore files from Windows 7.
Other changes
In Windows 10 build 10122, Microsoft has made various other changes to the operating system. For example, in the new build, the company has changed how users set default apps. Starting with build 10122, all apps (traditional desktop programs and Windows apps) will no longer prompt users to change the default. Only when you double-click a file, you will be prompted to change the default for the new app, which will eliminate the need to randomly prompt users to set default options.
We have previously seen this, but officially in build 10122, Microsoft has updated its pill switch and the slider switch throughout the operating system. This is something that a lot of users dislike, but the company seems to make the move anyway.
Users will now also notice that apps feature a button in the title bar as needed, and users will see this behavior more in the Settings and Windows apps.
Throughout the operating system, in File Explorer, Control Panel, etc., users will see that Microsoft is changing the title bar. For example, in build 10122, users will see a white title bar, instead of the old gray title bar background, and the windows border has been updated as well.
The white context menu that only appeared on the taskbar, now can be found on the desktop and throughout the operating system.
In the Control Panel, users will now find the «Backup and Restore (Windows 7)» feature, which replaces the «System Image backup». Everything works the same as before, but now users have the option to restore files right from the tool interface. It appears that Microsoft is mainly bringing this feature back to help Windows 7 users brings their files to Windows 10, as such, it’s unclear what the future is for this utility.
Wrapping things up
The name of «impressive» is well deserved for this build, as we can see there is a lot going on with Windows 10. However, this particular build of the operating system has been released to the Fast ring of updates. There is a big bug that causes Microsoft Edge to crash if you’re running the operating system with an AMD graphic card. The company is currently advising Windows Insiders to skip this build until there is a permanent solution. Other than this big issue and a few other known problems, this could be considered one of the most stable and polished version of Windows 10 that we have seen.
It’s a very exciting time for all Windows fans, as we’re getting closer to RTM and the summer release. Moving forward, we can only expect the operating system to get more stable and better.
How do you feel about the changes coming in Windows 10 build 10122? If you’re using an AMD system, are you having a lot of issues? Let us know your thought in the comments below, and don’t forget to use the Feedback app to let Microsoft know what you want in Windows 10.
Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.
Windows 10 build 10122 has been released and many users are interested in knowing what is new in this build. Here is a brief change log which will give you an idea of what Microsoft is working on. Read the rest.
The official press release states the following changes:
Start and Continuum improvements
This build introduces some of the changes that were shown off by Joe at Build and Ignite a few weeks ago for both Start and Continuum. Microsoft further refined the visual layout of Start by moving File Explorer and Settings to the bottom left of Start next to Power and All Apps for better symmetry. In addition, the ability to toggle between Start menu and Start screen has been moved to the new Start settings page under Personalization settings. Microsoft did this because on a vast set of devices like desktops, laptops or All–n-Ones, they expect users will pick the appropriate size (or just go with the default) for Start and stick with that – which makes having this button being present all the time unnecessary. They also saw that this button was creating confusion for users where many thought that is how they got to Tablet mode when all it did was resize Start. Moving the toggle to Start settings not only helps to remove this confusion, it also gave the ability to further reduce the top chrome of Start to make it a bit sleeker. And remember for people on 2:1’s or tablets, Windows 10 will automatically resize Start to the appropriate size when you are in Tablet mode. You can enable the full screen start without being in Tablet mode by going to Settings > Personalization > Start.
Tablet mode
Speaking of Tablet mode, Microsoft also continue to improve Continuum. When you switch to Tablet mode, the left-hand pane is now collapsed and can be brought back out by clicking the icon at the top left. Start also now has larger tiles to better use the available space– similar to what was seen in Windows 8.1.
Microsoft Edge
This build has the New Tab Page for Microsoft Edge that Joe showed off in April at Build. This page features a revamped layout, including top sites, featured apps and content from MSN. It’s designed to get you to your next destination on the web as quickly as possible. The content of the page can be lightly customized in Settings. Microsoft is still testing several different versions of the New Tab Page to learn more about how users interact with Microsoft Edge, and they have set it as the current default homepage to get as much data and feedback as possible. Microsoft also added a few other things to Microsoft Edge including InPrivate mode, the ability to pin websites to Start, history view, a new animated Reading View icon, and an audio indicator on tabs that have web pages making sounds or playing music. This build also includes the latest enhancements to the Chakra engine in Microsoft Edge, which now leads all 64-bit browsers in both Google’s Octane 2.0 benchmark and Apple’s Jet Stream benchmark, and introduces class-leading ECMAScript 6 implementation.
Changes to how Windows 10 handles default apps
‘Default apps’ refers to the way that Windows maps file types and protocols (like HTTP) to the Windows applications they open by default. For example, your favorite photo editor may be set as the default app for .JPG files, which means that when you double-click on a .JPG file in File Explorer, it opens in that photo editor. In Windows 8.1, Classic Windows applications (Win32) could invoke the prompt asking you to change your defaults, so you may have seen multiple prompts during install and after they launched. However, Windows Store apps could not invoke this prompt. Instead, a notification banner will appear after your apps are installed telling you that new apps are available and you would click on this banner to change your defaults.
With Windows 10, all apps – both Classic Windows apps and Universal Windows apps – will be unable to invoke a prompt to change your defaults, only Windows.
For example – if you install a new photo editor and go into File Explorer and double-click to open a JPG file – Windows will show you a prompt to change your default to the new app. So the prompt is shown in context when it matters, not randomly during setup or when an app is launched.
Microsoft has had to do some compatibility work for Classic Windows apps and you might see a new dialog box appear in the places where Classic Windows apps previously asked you to set your default:
Over time, as apps are updated to align with the new Windows 10 model for defaults, you shouldn’t see this dialog any more.
For people who upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, the setup program will give you an opportunity to upgrade your defaults during initial set up to new Universal Windows apps that come as part of Windows 10.
Redesigned Insider Hub
The Insider Hub has gotten an overhaul in this build using a lot of the same design as the other Universal Windows apps included in Windows 10. Check out the updated new homepage where Quests are shown front and center. You can navigate to different content easily through menu and top left, your profile page can be seen at a glance, and announcement and alerts are succinctly organized. You can also easily find known issues, which was a top request from Insiders, and view new badges for achievements that you have earned and can earn.
Source: Microsoft.
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Microsoft is rolling out Windows 10 build 10122 via the Fast ring of updates. Even though, the new build includes a few new changes and improvements around the Start menu, Continuum, Microsoft Edge, and throughout the operating system, Microsoft is making available build 10122 with a “big known issue” that could cause “frequent crashes” in Microsoft Edge if using a computer with AMD graphics.
According to the company, aside from the crashing issue, the new build should be “more stable and polished” than Windows 10 build 10074, because Windows 10 RTM is closing in and the company needs to start getting ready for summer launch.
What’s new in Windows 10 build 10122
In this builds users will begin to see changes in the Start menu and Continuum that were shown at the Build and Ignite conference. Such as, File Explorer and Settings buttons now are moving to the bottom of the menu above the “All Apps” button, and there is an update context menu when you right-click on Start.
Additionally, Windows 10 build 10122 officially moves the option to switch between the Start menu and Start screen to the Settings app, under Personalization.
When you switch to Tablet Mode, the Start screen features a hamburger button that when clicked it collapses to unveil the Windows 7 like part of the Start menu. And you’ll also notice that the Start screen has larger tiles, which makes a lot better for touch.
Microsoft Edge, which the company still refers it a Project Spartan, includes the new “New Tab” page that features a revamped layout, top sites, featured apps and content from MSN. According to Microsoft, the new page can be “lightly customized” in Settings. Among other things, Microsoft Edge includes InPrivate mode, the ability to pin sites to Start, history view, a new animated Reading View icon, and like in Chrome, Edge features a new audio indicator on tabs to identify which web page is making sounds. Under the hood Microsoft is also including enhancements to the Chakra engine.
Starting Windows 10 build 10122 now you can change how the operating system handles default apps.
Finally, there is a redesigned Insider Hub that shares most of the universal Windows apps design. You’ll find a new homepage that features Quests front and center. You can also navigate to different areas of the app using the menu on the left and the hamburger button on the top left corner of the app.
Here is what’s fixed
Microsoft fixed:
- The visual glitch (“rectangle slivers”) that appears on Live Tiles on the Start menu with the new tile animation. In general, performance of the Start menu should be better in this build.
- A lot of the crashes with Microsoft Edge (Project Spartan) reported by Windows Insiders.
- Developers – when you go to Settings > Update & Security > For developers – it no longer crashes the Settings app.
- The issue some people were seeing where their graphics driver fails to install from Windows Update with error code 80070103. This was happening because WU was trying to re-issue the driver.
- You should now be able to edit the IPv4 properties of an Ethernet adapter on your PC.
- Issues where fonts would render blurry on High DPI displays. We’re cooking up a blog post we plan to publish shortly that talks a little more in depth about our investment with High DPI in Windows 10 so watch for it.
- Fixed some keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Edge. Control + L or Alt + D shortcuts now got to the URL bar more reliably.
Although, Windows 10 build 10122 is perhaps one of the most stable build of the operating system, Microsoft recommends to temporally switch to the Slow ring and not to install build 10122 if you’re running AMD graphics on your PC.
The build is available for download immediately through Windows Update, but because Microsoft is releasing build 10123 to the Fast ring, there are not ISO files for download.
Source Microsoft
I’ve now installed Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10122 on my main desktop PC and my Surface Pro 3, among other devices physical and virtual. And having now actually gotten real work done in this build, I feel like I have an understanding of where we’re at as Windows 10 barrels towards completion. It’s mostly good news, but many bugs remain.
Initial setup
Windows 10 build 10122 is currently available only to Fast ring testers, which means that the only way to acquire it is to upgrade the previous Windows 10 Insider Preview build, build 10074. There’s nothing new here at all: Setup hasn’t changed over several of the Insider and leaked builds I’ve used in recent weeks.
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Hopefully this build hits the Slow ring quickly. I really prefer clean installs over upgrades.
Start
The Start experience gets some nice fit and finish improvements in this build. The static File Explorer, Settings, Power, and All Apps items are moved down to the bottom left, which I prefer, and the resizing widget—which previously let you toggle between a Start screen and Start menu—is gone, as it should be. (No one will toggle this thing on an ongoing basis, and you can use Settings to change it if you want.) The result: a cleaner, more refined Start experience.
Some of the tiles now animate with an interesting but distracting 3D effect, as well.
Desktop
There are no major changes on the desktop, and File Explorer retains the same washed out look as most Windows 10 windows—seriously, Microsoft, how about some contrast in the UI?—unless of course you consider the icons, in which case it’s too garish.
Of some note, I guess, is the work that’s been done around the tray area: the pop-ups you see when you select items like Network, Volume, and Power have all been made more consistent, both with each other and with the stark universal app aesthetic. And each offers nice context-sensitive choices so you don’t have to go digging to find things. Very nice.
Action Center
People have been calling on Microsoft to add a notification center to Windows for decades, and after the aborted attempt in Longhorn (2003-2005, may it rest in peace), I never thought it would happen. Now that it has … eh. The collected notifications are almost worthless, and what this thing really is, is a glorified replacement for the Charms, courtesy of the Quick Action tiles at the bottom. It’s just not super-useful.
Tablet mode
Tablet mode continues to be improved, but it also continues to have problems. On my Surface Pro 3, the default Tablet mode configuration is non-optimal: Tablet mode does not engage by default when you remove the Type Cover. So I enabled it and set it up so that it happens automatically.
When you engage Tablet mode—in my case by removing the Type Cover—things appear to work as they should. Everything goes full-screen and the tray icons space out so you can tap them more easily with your fat fingers.
But there are problems. Oh, are there problems.
From a user experience perspective, the rest of the UI doesn’t change. And in many places in the UI—the upper-left corner of many universal app windows, for example—the Back button and Menu (hamburger) button are so close together they’re too easy to mis-hit. Ditto for File Explorer, which doesn’t adapt to Tablet mode at all, beyond being full screen. And some apps simply look ridiculous full-screen:
Worse and more obviously, there are bugs, especially around such things are orientation switching, as you can see here in Edge:
And with exiting Tablet mode, where the full-screen apps return to a windowed state by squeezing into a tiny space in the corner of the screen. Dumb.
Edge
Microsoft’s new Edge browser picks up a number of new features in this build. The most notable is the New Tab experience, which is as attractive as promised. But it’s still incomplete: if you remove one of those default “Top sites” items—GitHub? Really?—there’s no obvious way to add your own choices. And it’s unclear why I want to see “Featured apps” in a web browser, ever.
Outlook Mail and Outlook Calendar
These apps were big news a while back, but now we’re just getting used to them and can see that they’re mostly just universal app updates to the previous Modern apps. That said, I like the use of the Word universal app in the Message view in Mail and the Event view in Calendar. That’s actually both attractive and useful.
Store (Beta)
Not much to say here. Stark seas of white and light gray, and the expected combination of apps, games, music and video options. If you access the Store option in Music (Preview) and Video (Preview), the Store (Beta) app now loads, as it should.
Music and Video
Again, not much to say. The apps are reasonably attractive, if stark-looking, though album art in both helps add contrast to many views. And unlike most universal apps, Music sports a true full-screen mode. But Video, weirdly, wrongly, does not.
On a related note, there is a new “Cast to Devices” option in File Explorer for media files, replacing the Play To option from previous Windows versions. As with Play To, no one will ever find or use this second screen feature, so whatever. (You can cast videos to a screen from within the Videos app, too.)
Photos
The Photos app still doesn’t support Albums. And I’m not going to even think about this app again until it does. (Microsoft promised this feature in January.)
UPDATE: Apparently, if you make an album in OneDrive on the web, they will show up here. But there’s no way to create an album in the Photos app yet.
Xbox
The Xbox saw its big updates happen in the previous build, but I’ll just point out how attractive this app is, sans the ugliness of the stark white title bar against the otherwise very dark app surface. These kinds of small problems pop-up all over this build, and this is the sort of fit and finish work Microsoft still has to contend with moving forward.
MSN apps
Microsoft didn’t mention this in its release notes, but the MSN apps—News, Sports, Weather, Finance, and so on—have all been updated to universal apps, so they’ve lost the inefficient panorama user interface. I think they look great.
Maps
Aside from some minor UI changes to the set of buttons on the right—they’re now easier to see against the map surface—no major obvious changes here. But notice how the title bar matches the theme color (it’s dark) unlike in the Xbox app (as noted above). It’s all about the details.
(Literally) little utilities
Just a small note here, but when you run the three utilities that are called out in the Start menu—Calculator, Alarms & Clock, and Voice Recorder—it’s hard not to notice that these things are indeed phone apps. That said, if you run the system in Tablet mode, they will fill up the screen. Badly. (As noted above.)
Settings
Because I use so many leaked builds, I’m having trouble remembering when certain changes happened. For example, the default view in Settings now centers all the icon-based top-level options. But most of the sub-pages haven’t changed all that much. I feel like this part of Windows 10 was essentially done save some clean-up work a while back.
That said, there are new things to explore. A Family and Other Users section in Accounts, for example, hints at a new form of parental control.
Default apps
Microsoft mentioned some changes to how Window 10 handles default apps. What it didn’t mention was how dumb this behavior would be. Since they noted that this particular dialog would be disappearing over time—it only shows up with legacy desktop applications—I will give them a pass on this one:
But there is no excuse for this stupidity.
Stability and reliability
I had high hopes for this build, and while the initial quality seems high, things are quickly falling apart as I use it. In the writing of this article, for example, I had to restart explorer.exe three times because the folder containing the screenshots kept hanging. If you’ve been holding off on Windows 10, you may want to see what, if any, updates Microsoft delivers for this build on the road to it potentially hitting the Slow ring. Or maybe the next build.
I’m going to soldier on, of course. I get that it’s a beta. And more to the point, this build represents, I think, something very close to the final shipping version of Windows 10, assuming we see more fit and finish and stability/reliability improvements going forward.