Windows 10 build 15002

Hello Windows Insiders!

Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15002 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. This is a BIG update so please take time to look through all of the new changes we detail below.

What’s new in Build 15002

Microsoft Edge Updates

The Microsoft Edge Team has lots of new features to share, focused on making it easier than ever to keep track of your tabs and pick up where you left off, as well as a few other surprises!

Tab preview bar: It’s easy to lose track of what’s in your tabs, especially when you have many tabs from the same site, with similar titles and icons. Tab preview bar allows you to easily glance at a visual preview of every tab you have open without leaving your page. You can scroll through the list with touch, mouse wheel, or a touchpad. Just click the chevron icon next to your tabs to get started. Give it a try and let us know what you think!

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Set these tabs aside: We often hear that it’s a headache to keep all your tabs organized, and to pick up where you left off. Sometimes you just need to set everything aside and start from a clean slate. We’ve added two new buttons next to your tabs in Microsoft Edge to help you quickly manage all your tabs without losing your flow.

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Jump List for Microsoft Edge: You can now launch a new window or new InPrivate window for Microsoft Edge straight from its Taskbar icon. Simply right-click or swipe up on the Microsoft Edge icon in the Taskbar, and pick the task you want!

Component UI: This release introduces a new UWP architecture for Microsoft Edge’s multi-process model, including a new visual tree and new input model. These changes will help improve stability and input responsiveness and make the browser UI more resilient to slow or hung web page content. Be on the lookout for any issues with tab launches and activation or input (including keyboard, mouse, or touch) and share feedback in the Feedback Hub if you have problems!

Flash Click-to-Run: Microsoft Edge will now block untrusted Flash content by default until the user explicitly chooses to play it. This means better security, stability, and performance for you, while preserving the option to run Flash when you choose. You can learn more about this change on the Microsoft Edge Dev Blog: Extending User Control of Adobe Flash with Click-to-Run. We will be evolving this experience in upcoming flights to make the option to run Flash content more contextually obvious.

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Web Payments: Microsoft Edge now has preview support for the new Payment Request API, which allows sites to make checkout easier using the payment and shipping preferences stored in your Microsoft Wallet. This is currently in a preview state for developers and will not process payment information until a future flight. You can learn more about Payment Request on the Microsoft Edge Dev Blog.

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For a complete list of all the changes in Microsoft Edge, visit the Microsoft Edge changelog.

Start and Shell Improvements

Tile Folders in Start: As part of our ongoing effort to converge experiences across devices, and to address your feedback, we’re excited to let you know that with today’s build you will now be able to group your Start tiles into folders. Tile folders are a way for you to organize and personal your tiles in Start, and we’re happy to now bring this to Windows 10 PCs. To get started, drag and drop a tile on top of another tile in Start to create a folder.

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Updated Windows Share experience: We have redesigned the Windows sharing experience to be more app-focused and integrated with where you are sharing from. The new Windows Share experience will pop-up the new share flyout within the app you are sharing from and give you a list of applications you can share to. This list changes based on your usage.

The WIN + H hotkey, used in the old Windows share experience, has been removed.

Capture a region of your screen: OneNote 2016’s popular screenshot feature is now built into Windows 10! You can use Win + Shift + S to capture a region of your screen and copy it to the clipboard for pasting into OneNote for Windows 10 or any other app. Please note that this feature replaces the one in OneNote 2016.

Improved high-DPI support for desktop apps: Continuing from our work with Build 14986, Build 15002 brings more goodness in the way of high-DPI support. First, much like we did with Microsoft Management Console (MMC), we’ve updated Performance Monitor (Perfmon) to now be more crisp on high-DPI PCs. Second, while we’ve enabled these improvements by default for some Windows desktop apps, you can now enable them yourself for other GDI-based applications, too! To do this, you’ll need to find the application’s .exe file, right-click on it, and select Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab, and turn on System (Enhanced) DPI scaling, and click OK. This setting overrides the way that applications handle DPI scaling (which sometimes uses bitmap stretching and can result in applications rendering blurry) and forces them to be scaled by Windows. The setting that was previously labeled Disable display scaling on high DPI settings is now referred to as Application scaling. This works only for apps that use GDI.

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Smooth Window Resize: One of the things we’ve heard from Windows Insiders is that the animation when resizing windows isn’t always smooth. We’ve taken that feedback, and Insiders should see improved performance and smoothness when resizing GDI-based Desktop applications (such as File Explorer, Task Manager, and Notepad) and UWP apps (such as Groove Music and Outlook Mail). In addition to this work, we’ve also updated our code so that when rapidly resizing UWP apps, the window frame background will be transparent as the app adjusts, rather than a flat base color.

Desktop Icon Placement and Scaling Improvements: We’ve heard from you that sometimes desktop icons aren’t scaled or arranged as expected, particularly after docking/undocking your device, working with monitors that have different DPI, or projecting your monitor. We want users to feel that desktop icons are stable, scaled properly, and move predictably when changing monitor configurations, so we’ve made changes to how this logic works in order to address your feedback. Now when you change your multi-monitor configuration, dock/undock your device, project your display, add or remove monitors, or otherwise make changes that affect the icon scaling, you should see an improvement in how the system adjusts the layout of your desktop icons. Try it out and let us know how it goes!

Simplified and faster VPN access: A much requested feature from our VPN users, we’ve updated the Network flyout so that after selecting a VPN, you can now click connect from within the flyout rather needing to open VPN Settings. We appreciate the feedback and look forward to what you have to share next! If you encounter any issues, you can still connect to VPN from the VPN Settings (and please log feedback letting us know about it!)

Improved sign-in dialog for apps: We have improved the app sign-in experience for users with multiple accounts. The new sign-in dialog shows your available Microsoft, Work, or School accounts and gives you the ability to add new accounts to Windows.

Lunar Calendar support for the Taskbar: Those of you who follow the Simplified or Traditional Chinese lunar calendar can now use the taskbar calendar to quickly check the lunar date alongside the current Gregorian date. Special holidays are called out in accent-colored text. Go to Settings > Time & Language > Date & Time to pick which additional calendar you’d like to see. Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback requesting this!

Improving our notification experience for app developers and everyone: App developers are increasingly facing scenarios within their applications where they require more flexibility to organize notifications to provide the desired user experience. To provide a more relevant and crafted experience to Windows users, we will now provide app developers a way to create custom subgroups for their notifications in Action Center. Also, to address issues where notifications might have the wrong time stamp (for example, if your PC was asleep when you received a cross-device notification from your phone), we’re enabling app developers to override the notification timestamp. If you’re an app developer, please check out the Tiles and Toasts blog for coming posts about how you can leverage these new features.

Windows Ink Improvements

We have updated the Windows Ink pen, pencil and highlighter control to now visually indicate which color is selected. You can try this out now in the Windows Ink Workspace. Other apps can take advantage of this with future updates of the Windows 10 Creators Update SDK.

In addition, thanks to your feedback, we’ve added point erase to the Windows Ink Workspace’s Sketchpad and Screen Sketch. This means that now you have the option of deleting your whole ink stroke or erasing only pieces of it. You can select your desired option by tapping the eraser icon, where you’ll find new options to switch between eraser types.

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We’ve also updated our taskbar logic, so that if you have the Windows Ink Workspace icon on your taskbar, it displays the taskbar of every monitor. Clicking it launches the Windows Ink Workspace on that monitor.

More Cortana improvements

Easier discovery of Cortana’s app-specific commands: Many of our awesome app developers have been adding commands for Cortana to help you get where you need to go even faster—for example directly launching radio stations, playing movies, or searching for recipes. For apps that support these commands, we will now bubble up suggested commands as you type the app name in Cortana. Clicking a particular suggestion launches the app with that command. Once you know the command, you can also trigger it by simply saying it to Cortana. Not sure which apps have added this feature? Check out this handy Store collection: Better with Cortana! Once you’ve downloaded an app, you’ll need to launch it once. Wait a few hours, and everything will be all good to go.

More recurrence options for Reminders: We’ve heard your feedback, and with this build of Windows we’ve added a new option to set recurring time-based Cortana Reminders for “Every Month” or “Every Year” —great for bill payment or anniversary reminders!

Keyboard shortcut change for invoking Cortana: The keyboard shortcut to invoke Cortana in listening mode is changing to WIN + C. This shortcut will be off by default. If you’d like to use it now, head to Cortana’s settings and you’ll find a new option to enable it. WIN + Shift + C will be used to open the App Charms menu, seen in the title bar of Windows 8 apps.

Accessibility Improvements

A more inclusive experience out of the box: The Windows Out-Of-Box-Experience (OOBE) Team has been working to reimagine how people set up their PCs for the first time. Our goal is to make this simpler and more accessible so every person powering on their new PC can independently set it up. While we have made numerous improvements in past releases to achieve this goal, we now want to take it to the next level where people can listen and respond to Cortana verbally (when asked questions*) to further simplify and make the setup process more accessible to even more people.

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This new experience is still a work in progress, so there are some places that still include the older OOBE pages and Cortana is unable to help you get your PC fully set up. We plan to continue to do more work on this so stay tuned! While you can’t access the Feedback Hub during OOBE, please take a moment once you’ve reached the desktop to complete the Quest and log feedback in the Feedback Hub.

*Works for languages that support Cortana. For languages that don’t support Cortana, you will still get the new experience without the speech capabilities.  

Note: We are working on making Installation media (ISOs) available for Build 15002 in the next week for Windows Insiders to more easily try out this experience.

UPDATE 1/13: The ISOs are now available for Build 15002!

Narrator support for WinPE and WinRE: This build also now supports the use with Narrator from WinPE for installing Windows as well as troubleshooting options with WinRE. When we make the ISOs available for this build, you’ll be able to try this out by building a bootable USB drive or other bootable media and using the ISO files. After booting into WinPE, wait 15-20 seconds and then use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + WIN + Enter to launch Narrator. You will need to restart Narrator to use it after any reboot during the install process.

NOTE: Not all audio devices are supported. USB headsets are the recommended option for audio, since the full Windows audio drivers for the PC are not available in WinPE/WinRE. Built-in speakers may also work on some PC’s but if you do not hear Narrator announce that it is starting, try connecting a USB headset and restarting Narrator. Narrator Touch is not supported during OS install.

Braille support in Windows: Not too long ago, we mentioned Braille support was coming to Windows. That work is starting to appear in builds, and you will find a new button that offers the ability to download support for braille via Settings > Ease of Access > Narrator. While this button is present, the feature doesn’t work yet so hold off on giving it a try for now. We’ll let you know in a future post when braille can be used.

Narrator users please take note that the Narrator keyboard shortcut is changing: To help reduce accidental launch of Windows Narrator, we have updated the hotkeys to be more intentional from WIN + Enter to Ctrl + WIN + Enter.

Narrator Improvements: We’ve made several improvements to Narrator for navigation when using Scan mode. You can now navigate to headings of a specific level by typing the number of the heading level you want e.g. 1 for the next heading level 1. Add shift for the previous heading.  In addition, Narrator’s Scan Mode now allows you to press Home and End to move to the start and end of a line of text respectively when pressed. Finally, when in Scan Mode you can press Ctrl + Home and Ctrl + End to move to the start or end of the web page or other content you are reading.

Improved legibility for UWP apps in high contrast: As part of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, we improved the legibility of many websites viewed in high contrast by showing an opaque layer behind the text. We recognize that similar to the state of websites on the Internet, many UWP apps have not been tailored to present an optimal experience for users who need increased contrast.  So, we’re taking a similar approach to improve how UWP apps look in high contrast. We’ve updated the XAML framework to now display an opaque layer behind the text and coerce semi-transparent UI to be fully opaque. This addresses the most common issues in apps like in the before/after screenshot below. These adjustments are applied by default in high contrast and apply to *all* XAML Store applications that run on Build 15002 and higher, whether they explicitly target this build (with the SDK) or not. However, applications that render their own text on something such as a SurfaceImageSource do not receive the automatic adjustment from the framework. If you find any issues with this work, please log them here, and as always, you can reach out to @MSFTEnable on Twitter at any time about accessibility problems and requests you have for accessibility in Windows.

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In addition, we’ve updated Windows Ink to now support a rich color range experience when using your device in high contrast. Try it out in Sketchpad today and let us know what you think!

Windows Defender Improvements

We continue to make improvements to the new Windows Defender app in Windows 10. Improvements in this build include:

• New options to run quick, advanced, or full scans.
• Device performance and health scans give you a report on your PC’s health.
• Family options has visual improvements and links you to great content/applications on the web to set up a family or view device information.
• Settings pages to change configuration on the app or learn more about it
• General bug fixes and improvements.

Additionally, we are introducing Refresh Windows on-demand in Windows Defender. If your PC is running slow, crashes or is unable to update your PC, this option may help you. This option starts fresh by reinstalling and updating Windows, which will remove most of your apps but keep your personal files and some Windows settings. For more details – see this forum post.

Settings Improvements

Helping you find the setting you need in Settings: One of our ongoing goals has been to make Settings easier and faster to navigate. Previous updates towards this have included improved Settings search, and adding icons uniquely associated with each Settings category. Based on feedback, we’ve made a few more design tweaks with this build:

• Settings pages now contain additional information on the right or bottom (depending on the window size) providing links to support, feedback, and any other related settings if available.
• Since our System Settings list was getting quite long, we’ve moved app related settings out of System into a new category called Apps.
• You will notice that the header on the landing page of each Settings category will now stay in place as you pan the page.

Updated device settings: The new device settings experience combines the Bluetooth and Connected devices pages to offer a single place to manage your devices/peripherals.  Bluetooth accessories, wireless docks, Xbox Wireless controllers, and media devices can all now be discovered and managed from the same place using the same familiar UI on both the desktop and mobile.  We’ve also listened to your feedback and added the ability to disconnect and reconnect your Bluetooth audio devices directly from this Settings page. Try out the new page and let us know what you think through the Feedback Hub!

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New Display Settings options: Based on feedback of the most commonly used settings, we have updated the Display Settings. In the refreshed display page, numerous changes have been made to make the page clearer and easier to use, including now being able to change resolution straight from the main Display Settings page.

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Lower Blue Light: Windows can now automatically lower the amount of blue light emitted from your PC at night. Settings to turn this functionality on or off and use a local sunset and sunrise or custom schedule are in Settings -> System -> Display. If you need to quickly override the schedule or always want manual control, you can enable this quick action in Settings->Notifications & actions. Use this capability for a couple nights and send us feedback through the Feedback Hub, we’d love to know what you think!

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New per app Surface Dial settings: App developers have the option of providing custom tools for the Surface Dial when using it within their app. In addition to this, Windows Insiders with Surface Dials will now be able to customize the default tool set for individual apps starting with this build. Setup the keyboard shortcuts most meaningful for specific apps – like Ctrl + Delete in Word 2016, or CTRL + Tab in Sticky Notes. Head to Settings > Devices > Wheel today to try it out and share your thoughts! We’ve also updated the custom tool creator to now enable you to set keyboard shortcuts that include a number of common symbols.

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Windows Personalization now supports recent colors: We understand how important colors are for personalizing your Windows experience, and that sometimes it takes a few tries to find the perfect one to match your background. Sometimes you pick a new color, close Settings, only to discover that the color you picked wasn’t quite what you were looking for. We have a solution! With Build 15002, we’ve added a new “recent colors” section to Settings > Personalization > Colors, so you can easily pick between the colors you’ve decided on in the past.

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Windows Theme Management in Settings: As we’ve mentioned in the past, one of our ongoing efforts is to consolidate Settings and Control panel, and we use your feedback to prioritize the convergence into Settings. We’re happy to unveil the next piece of this project: Management of themes has now moved out of Control panel and in to the Settings app. It can be found, along with all your other familiar personalization options, under Settings > Personalization. Pick one of your recent themes, or create and save custom new ones. How would you like to see Settings evolve next? Let us know in the Feedback Hub!

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Improved Cross-Device Experiences Settings: With the Anniversary Update, we added the ability for app developers to create cross device experiences. Users could enable or disable this feature for their account via Settings > Privacy > General “Let apps on my other devices open apps and continue experiences on this device”. With Build 15002, we’ve moved this setting to its own page – a new entry under Settings > System, called “Cross-device experiences”, and we’ve added a new dropdown to allow you to switch between My Devices or Everyone. If you’re interested in learning more about experiences an example experience that app developers can create with this, check out this blog post.

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Metered Ethernet Connection Support: Based on your feedback, we’ve added the “Set as metered connection” option to the Ethernet (LAN) connections in Settings > Network & Internet > Ethernet. Just like mobile broadband and Wi-Fi connections, this option helps you to restrict background data usage from some applications and gives you more control over how data is used over the Ethernet connection.

Improving your precision touchpad experience:

Adjusting the volume control experience: When assigning three or four-finger swipes to control volume, the volume control UI will now appear as you’re changing the volume. We have also fine-tuned the gesture, so it now takes less swipes to adjust the volume by a significant amount

Polishing the Touchpad Settings page: Based on user feedback, we have made some UI improvements to the new touchpad settings page, including creating two new groups for three and four finger swipes, updating search terms to make them more discoverable, providing more flexibility to control how taps work, and fixing an issue where Touchpad Settings wasn’t showing an icon next to the name.

BSOD is now GSOD

In an effort to more easily distinguish Windows Insider reports vs the reports of those on production builds, we’ve updated the bugcheck page (blue screen) to be green. Released versions of Windows 10 will continue to have the classic blue color, including the final release of the Windows 10 Creators Update.

Quick Virtual Machine Creation in Hyper-V

Hyper-V Manager has a new page that makes it faster and easier to create virtual machines. Just open Hyper-V Manager and click ‘Quick Create’. The simple wizard will help you set up a VM in just a few clicks. After the virtual machine has been created, the confirmation page will allow you to connect to it or enter advanced settings.

This is still a work-in-progress and we would love to hear what you think. Next time you need a VM, please give it a try and send us your feedback!

Improving your update experience

We’ve already made a number of updates based on the feedback you’ve shared with us and today we’re happy to let you know there are some more headed your way:

• We’ve added an option that will enable you to pause updates on your computer for up to 35 days. To pause your machine, go to the Advanced options page of Windows Update Settings. This capability will be available on Professional, Education, and Enterprise editions of Windows.
• We’ve added an option that will now allow you to decide whether or not to include driver updates when you update Windows. This capability will be available on Professional, Education, and Enterprise editions of Windows.
• We’ve added a new icon to the Windows Update Settings page to make easier to see your update status at a glance. This update status and experience is consistent with the experience you’ll find in the new Windows Defender dashboard.

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• We’ve made some improvements to our logic to better detect if the PC’s display is actively being used for something, such as projecting, and avoid attempting to restart.
• Windows Insiders with the Home edition of Windows will now also be able to leverage the increased 18 hour max window for Active Hours.

Windows Information Protection improvements for business customers

Placing Work Files on Removable Drives: Some enterprise customers have found that saving Work files to a removable drive would prevent them from accessing the files on a different device due to encryption. We’ve added a prompt to let you choose what you want to do in this case, which should make it easier to transfer work files to a removable drive:

• When copying Windows Information Protection (WIP) encrypted files to a removable drive, we now ask if you want to keep your files as Work, convert them to Personal, or cancel the copy operation.
• When saving Windows Information Protection (WIP) encrypted files to a removable drive, we now ask if you want to keep your files as Work, convert them as Personal, or save to a different location.

Open Dialog for Work Files in Personal Apps: We protect companies using Windows Information Protection (WIP) by displaying a warning message when opening work files in un-allowed applications (in other words, applications that are not on the whitelist of approved apps that can be used in an enterprise setting). When opening WIP files in un-allowed applications, we now inform the customer that the file is a work file and cannot be converted to personal in un-allowed applications.

You can read more about Windows Information Protection in Windows 10 here.

Power usage experiments on select Windows 10 devices

We are running experiments on a small set of Insider devices to evaluate an upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update feature which helps improve Windows battery life. Depending on the experiment configuration, you may see one or more applications reported as “throttled” in the task manager (see insert). The experiment should have no noticeable impact on your user experience and we look forward to hearing your feedback. Please share your experience with us through the feedback hub (under “Power” category & subcategory “throttled Applications”). In support of this experiment, some of you will also see a new power slider in the battery flyout; we’re still experimenting with these power modes that this slider sets. Stay tuned for more updates mid- February 2017.

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Input Method Editor (IME) Improvements

Improved access to Microsoft Pinyin IME settings when using the language bar: We’ve heard your feedback – with Build 14986 it was going to be easier to access the appropriate settings with the IME mode indicator. This week we’re happy to announce that the same will be true for those who prefer the language bar, as we’ve updated the settings icon to now directly open IME settings.

New settings page for Microsoft Pinyin IME: To go alongside with the new customization options we’re adding for the IME, we’ve revamped the Microsoft Pinyin settings page – now divided into 5 categories so you can more easily find what you’re looking for. Have a look through the new settings and setup your IME experience the way that feels best to you!

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Hotkeys for the Microsoft Pinyin IME: We’ve added some new features to improve the keyboard experience when using the IME. Including candidate window switch keys configuration, Chinese/English punctuation switch, default punctuation mode, Full/half width switch, default full/half width mode, Simplified/Traditional Chinese output switch and 2nd/3rd candidate submission. Learn about this new option in Microsoft Pinyin settings > Keys. We’ve also added a new hot key to open the emoji panel (Ctrl +  Shift + B), so you can open it directly without having to first have the candidate window visible.

Roaming self-learned phrases: In the last build flighted to Insiders we mentioned that the Microsoft Pinyin IME now supports imported and exporting self-learned phrases. This week, we’re happy to announce the natural extension of that work: If you have an MSA connected to your device, your self-learned phrases will now roam between all of your MSA connected PCs.

The Microsoft Pinyin IME emoji panel gets a redesign, new predictive emoji, and stickers: Since their conception, emoji have become an important tool for quickly convey thoughts. Along with our new keyboard shortcut (CTRL + Shift + B), we’ve updated the look of our emoji panel to make it easier to find the emoji, kaomoji and symbols you’re looking for. We’ve also added a totally new section: Stickers! The stickers tab will appear for apps that support sticker input. In addition, based on the words you type, we will now bubble up suggested emoji and stickers. Simply type something and then click on the face icon in the candidate pane (or use the new hotkey, tap the thought bubble, and the emoji predictions will be presented to you.

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Making it easier to type complex input faster: Since there isn’t any pinyin starting with U or V, previously the Microsoft Pinyin IME would primarily just give English suggestions in that case, Knowing that about how pinyin is written, we’ve taken the opportunity to add two new modes: U-mode and V-mode. U-mode can now be used for advanced input features, like inputting complex characters, and V-mode can be used to input content which normally is not easy/quick to type (for example, 2016年6月6日”, “十三时三十分”, or “壹仟贰佰叁拾肆”). Try these new modes out today and let us know what you think! Once you start typing “u” or “v” with the IME on, a tip will appear displaying all the available options.

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Name input mode: Since most names are not commonly used words, it can be difficult to type with the IME because the correct candidate will appear far down the list (or not at all). In order to solve this problem, we’re introducing a new name input mode for the Microsoft Pinyin IME. When you enter name input mode, instead of your normal candidate predictions, all candidates will be from a dictionary of names, thus making it more likely you’ll find the one you want. Press the “;” key (in double pinyin mode, press “Shift +;” key combination) and then press the “r” key to enter the name input mode. Name input mode can be disabled or enabled in the Microsoft Pinyin settings page.

Custom double pinyin schemes: Double pinyin is a method for creating shortcuts that speed up typing. Microsoft Pinyin IME users can now add, edit, or delete custom double pinyin schemes, so you can create the one that feels best to you. To do this, go to the IME > General settings, and switch the pinyin style from Full to Double. You will then be presented with options for setting up the scheme of your choice.

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Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) Improvements:

• When the IME is turned on or off (by you or an application), we will now display a large indication of the current mode in the center of the screen. This is to help be more aware of active mode and avoid unexpectedly typing in the wrong mode. This large indicator can be turned on or off in the IME Properties.
• We’ve changed the trigger timing of showing the predictive candidates, from typing 3 characters to 1. This will not impact those who have previously adjusted the length. If you’d like to change the length, there is an option to do so on the IME’s Advanced Settings > Predictive Input page.
• We’ve changed the logic to show English words more frequently as predictive candidates so that IME users can input English words more easily if they choose to leave the IME on.

Windows Insider Program website updates

We are starting to update the Windows Insider Program website with new content, first starting with the landing page. We would love to hear your feedback on other changes that you would like up to plan for future updates at http://aka.ms/De57bq.

Other changes, improvements, and fixes for PC

• The 3D Builder app has been moved to the “Windows Accessories” folder on Start.
• We fixed an issue where the display brightness keys on some devices weren’t working as expected.
• We fixed an issue where the display may stay black after resuming from sleep if a USB display is connected.
• We fixed an issue where opening an app that uses the camera, such as the Camera app, would sometimes result in a bugcheck.
• We fixed a crash in the RPCSS service which in turn was resulting in some Insiders experiencing CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED bugchecks on recent builds.
• We fixed an issue for touch keyboards sometimes requiring multiple clicks to invoke on non-touch PCs.
• We fixed an issue where Disk Cleanup would sometimes unexpectedly show 3.99TB worth of Windows Update Cleanup files.
• We’ve updated our logic so if the Microsoft Edge window is narrow and Cortana has a tip, Cortana will only appear as an icon in the address bar. If you expand the window, you’ll see the full suggestion as before.
• We’ve updated tooltips for the Microsoft Edge favorites bar to wrap around for longer website names rather than truncate.
• We fixed an issue where Touchpad settings page via Settings > Devices > Touchpad wasn’t displaying an icon next to its name in the navigation pane.
• We fixed an issue that may have resulted in a recent drop in Action Center reliability for Insiders.
• We’ve updated the Speaker Properties dialog to now allow you to configure Spatial Audio for different endpoints. If the current playback device has Spatial Audio enabled, the volume icon in the notification area will now indicate this.
• We’ve made some tweaks to the backend for how users connect to devices, such as Miracast displays and other PCs. Use the Connect UI (WIN+K) as you normally would, and file feedback if you encounter any issues.
• We’ve removed the rerouting of mspaint.exe to Paint 3D – appreciate everyone who’s shared feedback on the Paint 3D experience, please keep it coming.
• We fixed an issue Insiders may have experienced on recent builds where navigating to OneDrive folders could unexpectedly result in popup saying there had been a “Catastrophic Error”.
• We fixed an issue that could result in a Visual Studio crash when trying to open, add, or save a file.
• We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders using PCs with certain older chipsets from seeing colored boxes in the place of text and various other UI in UWPs apps.
• When you use Miracast to a device that supports input (for example, an Actiontec Screenbeam or Miracast-enabled Windows 10 PC), you will now see a toast notification to help you enable input (touch, keyboard, etc) on that device.
• We fixed an issue where the Home and End keys were unexpectedly not working in certain Settings pages, for example “Apps & features”.
• Fixed an issue that could cause some progress indicators in UWP apps to appear to wobble or glitch.

Known issues for PC

• Opening Battery settings page via Settings > System > Battery will crash the Settings app.
• The option to enable the Virtual Touchpad is missing from the taskbar context menu.
• Cortana’s cross-device scenarios won’t work on this build (including notification mirroring, missed call, share photos, share directions, low battery, and find my phone).
• Some websites in Microsoft Edge may unexpectedly show “We can’t reach this page”. If you encounter this, please try accessing the site from an InPrivate tab.
• Dragging apps from the all apps list to pin on Start’s tile grid won’t work. For now, please right-click on the desired app in order to pin it.
• Using CTRL + C to copy in Command Prompt won’t work.
• When projecting to a secondary monitor, if you set the connection to “Extended”, Explorer.exe may start crashing in a loop. If this happens, turn off your PC, disconnect the secondary monitor, then restart your PC.
• The touch keyboard button may be unexpectedly missing from the taskbar. If this happens, open the taskbar context menu, and select “Show touch keyboard button”.
• You may see an error from Windows Hello saying “Couldn’t turn on the camera” on the lock screen.
• Brightness changes made via Settings > System > Display will unexpectedly revert after closing the Settings app. For now, please use either Action Center, power flyout or brightness keys to change the brightness
• The list of apps in the Surface Dial “Add an app” page via Settings > Devices > Wheel may unexpectedly be empty. If that happens, tap the “Browse for an app” button at the bottom of the screen to pick the desired app instead.
• Miracast sessions will fail to connect.
• The Netflix app may display a black screen rather than the expected video content. As a workaround, you can use Microsoft Edge to watch video content from Netflix.
• On certain hardware types (e.g.: Acer Aspire), the Netflix app crashes when starting a movie.
• 3rd party UWP apps would crash on devices if the DPI settings on the machine are >=150% (Generally people do this on high resolution devices – Surface book etc.)
• If you upgrade from Windows 8.1 directly to Build 15002, all your store apps are lost during upgrade process but you can go and re-download all the lost apps from the Store.
• When using Microsoft Edge with Narrator, you may hear “no item in view” or silence while tabbing or using other navigation commands. You can use Alt + Tab when this happens to move focus away from and back to the Edge browser. Narrator will then read as expected.
• Saying “Hey Cortana, play <item> on <AppName>” doesn’t work immediately after installing the app. Wait 5 minutes for indexing to begin and try again.
• ADDED 1/10: Tearing off a tab in Microsoft Edge (using your mouse to drag a tab into it’s own window) will cause your PC to bugcheck (GSOD).
• ADDED: 1/10: When clicking on certain elements in desktop (Win32) games, the game minimizes and cannot be restored.

Whew! Please enjoy this build—we certainly have been and we VERY MUCH look forward to hearing your feedback. We have lined up the team and the Customer Champs to be on high alert in Feedback Hub.

Thank you everyone and keep hustling,
Dona <3

Microsoft begins rolling out Windows 10 build 15002 for PC enrolled in the Fast ring. The new test preview of the operating system is part of the Creators Update, and it’s a huge update with a slew of new features and improvements over the previous official release.

Windows 10 build 15002, according to the company, includes improvements in the Start menu, Cortana, and the Out-Of-Box-Experience (OOBE). Microsoft is also introducing new changes to improve desktop applications scaling on high-DPI display and multi-monitor setups.

The Settings app gets reorganized, and it introduces new features, such as Blue light and improved display settings, a new theme management system and color options, new device settings, the ability to pause updates, and lot more.

This new test preview also brings a new version of Microsoft Edge with new features, such as “tab preview tabs” and “set these tabs aside”. The web browser now blocks Adobe Flash by default, there is web payment support, and a lot more.

As always, this test preview for the Creators Update release ships with a number of fixes as well as some known issues.

What’s new on Windows 10 build 15002

Out-of-box-experience

The Out-of-box-experience (OOBE) is the experience that helps users through the configurations settings after the installation process. On the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft is updating the experience to make it easier for anyone to independently complete the Windows 10 setup.

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Starting with build 15002, when doing a clean install of Windows 10, the new Out-Of-Box-Experience will feature Cortana to help you every step of the way, even with voice commands.

Start menu and Desktop

Tile Folders: On Windows 10 build 15002, the Start menu adds the ability to group tiles into folders just like in Windows 10 Mobile.

To create a new group of tiles, simply drag and drop a tile on top another tile, and then click the folder tile to expand and access the group.

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Share experience: Long gone is the Windows 8-style flyout for share (Windows key + H), on the Creators Update there is a new Windows Share experience that will appear on top of the app, such as Microsoft Edge or other apps, including when using File Explorer with a list of apps you can share to.

Capture region of the screen: Windows 10 now lets you use the Windows + Shift + S keyboard shortcut to capture a region of your screen and copy it to the clipboard. You can then paste it in OneNote or any other app.

High-DPI for desktop applications improvements : Even though, Windows 10 does a good job to scaling the user experience on high-DPI displays, desktop applications still don’t scale very well. However, this is changing starting build 15002, as Microsoft is introducing a few new high-DPI improvements. First, the Performance Monitor has been updated to look more crisp on high-DPI screen. Second, there are new scaling improvements, and in the Creators Update some desktop applications will automatically look more crisp on displays with high density pixels.

Microsoft is even adding a new compatibility option called “System (Enhanced)”, which you can use to enable the new DPI scaling improvement on your favorite apps.

To change a desktop application DPI, you’ll need to right-click the .exe file, select Properties, then on the Compatibility tab, you’ll need to turn on the System (Enhanced) option, and click OK to apply the settings.

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Windows resize improvements: Starting with this flight, you’ll notice that when resizing apps (e.g., File Explorer, Task manager, and Notepad) and on Windows Store apps the performance and smoothness have been improved.

Icons improvements: Currently desktop icons don’t scale or arrange properly, especially after docking/undocking your device, when using a multi-monitor setup with different scaling settings. On the Windows 10 Creators Update, when working with a multi-monitor configuration (e.g., dock/undock device, project to an external display, and add or remove monitor), icons should now scale properly.

Faster VPN access: Windows 10 build 15002 introduces an updated Network flyout, which now allows you to click connect within the flyout without needing to open the VPN settings.

App sign-in improvements: Microsoft has improved the app sign-in experience for users with multiple accounts. The new sign-in dialog shows your available Microsoft, Work, or School accounts and gives you the ability to add new accounts to Windows.

Notification improvements: Windows 10 now provides a way for app developers to create custom subgroups for notifications in Action Center, which will give users more flexibility to organize notifications. Also, to address issues where notifications might have the wrong time stamp, Microsoft is enabling app developers to override the notification timestamp.

Cortana

Cortana’s app specific commands: For apps that support Cortana commands the operating system will offer more suggestions commands as you type the app name in the search box. Clicking a particular suggestion launches the app with that command. Once you know the command, you can also trigger it by simply saying it to the digital assistant.

Cortana reminders improvements: When creating reminders, now there is a new option to set recurring time-based Cortana Reminders for “Every Month” or “Every Year”.

Invoking Cortana: The Windows key + C keyboard shortcut to invoke Cortana in listening mode is now turned off by default. However, you can always go to the Cortana settings to enable it.

Windows Ink

There is a new update for the Windows Ink pen, pencil and highlighter control to now visually indicate which color is selected.

Additionally, Windows 10 build 15002 adds point erase on Sketchpad and Screen Sketch. With this improvement, you now have the option of deleting your whole ink stroke or erasing only pieces of it. You’ll find the new option under the eraser menu, and the name of the option is “Stroke eraser”.

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The taskbar logic has also been updated so that when Windows Ink Workspace is enable the taskbar will display on every monitor.

Accessibility

Narrator support for WinPE and WinRE: This flight now supports the use with Narrator from WinPE for installing Windows as well as troubleshooting options with WinRE.

Braille support in Windows: The Windows 10 Creators Update will include braille support, and you will find a new button that offers the ability to download support for braille on Settings > Ease of Access > Narrator.

Narrator keyboard shortcut change: To reduce accidental launch of Windows Narrator, Microsoft is updating the hotkeys to be more intentional from Windows key + Enter to Ctrl + Windows key + Enter.

Narrator Improvements: Windows 10 build 15002 includes new improvements to Scan mode. You can now navigate to headings of a specific level by typing the number of the heading level you want. Add shift for the previous heading.

Additionally, Scan Mode now lets you to press Home and End to move to the start and end of a line of text. Finally, in Scan Mode, you can press Ctrl + Home and Ctrl + End to move to the start or end of the web page or other content you’re reading.

Windows Store apps accessibility improvements: Microsoft updated the XAML framework to display an opaque layer behind the text and coerce semi-transparent UI to be fully opaque. This addresses the most common issues in apps like in the before/after screenshot below. These adjustments are applied by default in high contrast and apply to all XAML Store applications.

Finally, Windows Ink adds support for rich color range experience when using your device in high contrast.

Settings

On the Creators Update, the Settings up is getting a few improvements and a number of new options.

Settings pages now contain additional information on the right or bottom (depending on the window size) providing links to support, feedback, and any other related settings if available.

System settings: The System settings is now split in two section, including System and Apps.

Devices settings: The Device category now combines the Bluetooth and Connected devices pages to offer a single place to manage your devices. And based on feedback, Microsoft added the ability to disconnect and reconnect your Bluetooth audio devices directly from this Settings page.

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Display settings: This category page has been updated to make it easier to find settings and even to change the screen resolution.

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On the Display page, you’ll find the Blue Light feature that allows Windows to automatically lower the amount of blue light emitted from your PC at night. Settings to turn this functionality on or off and use a local sunset and sunrise or custom schedule. If you need to quickly override the schedule or always want manual control, you can enable this quick action in Settings > Notifications & actions.

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Surface Dial settings: App developers now have the option of providing custom tools for the Surface Dial when using it within their app. In addition, with the Windows 10 Creators Update, you can customize the default tool set for individual apps starting with this build.

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Recent colors: Sometimes you pick a new color, close Settings, only to discover that the color you picked wasn’t quite what you were looking for. Now in Settings > Personalization > Colors, you’ll find a new “recent colors” section that allows you to re-apply previous color scheme.

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Themes: Management of themes has now moved out of Control panel and into the Settings app. It can be found, along with all your other familiar personalization options, under Settings > Personalization. You can pick one of your recent themes, or create and save custom new ones.

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Cross-Device Experiences Settings: Previously, Microsoft added the ability for app developers to create cross device experiences. Users could enable or disable this feature for their account via Settings > Privacy > General “Let apps on my other devices open apps and continue experiences on this device”.

On Windows 10 build 15002, the setting has been moved to Settings > System, and the page has been renamed to “Cross-device experiences”, and there is also a new dropdown to allow you to switch between My Devices or Everyone.

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Metered Ethernet Connection Support: You can set Ethernet connections as metered. Simply go to Settings > Network & Internet > Ethernet and enable the “Set as metered connection” option.

Just like mobile broadband and Wi-Fi connections, this option helps you to restrict background data usage from some applications and gives you more control over how data is used over the Ethernet connection.

Touchpad settings: New improvements in the touchpad settings page, includes two new groups for three and four finger swipes, updated search terms to make them more discoverable, more flexibility to control how taps work, and fixed an issue where Touchpad Settings wasn’t showing an icon next to the name.

System

Windows Update: On the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft is adding a few new improvements to Windows Update, including the ability to pause update for up to 35 days. You can now decide whether or not to include driver updates when you update Windows.

You can change these new options on Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Advanced options. However, it’ll only be available for Professional, Education, and Enterprise editions of Windows.

On the Settings app, the Windows Update page includes a green checkmark badge making it easier to see if your PC is up to date at glance.

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Windows 10 will no longer restart to install updates on certain scenarios, such as when your PC is connected to a projector. And Windows 10 Home can set Active Hours up to 18 hours.

Volume control experience: When assigning three or four-finger swipes to control volume, the volume control interface now appear as you’re changing the volume.

BSOD is now GSOD: The popular Blue Screen of Death is now known as the Green Screen of Death, but only for Windows Insiders builds to help Microsoft distinguish between Windows Insider reports vs the reports of those on production builds. The final release will continue to have the BSOD.

Quick Virtual Machine Creation: In Hyper-V Manager has a new page that makes it faster and easier to create virtual machines. Simply open Hyper-V Manager and click ‘Quick Create’ to create a new VM.

Windows Defender

On the new Windows Defender app that Microsoft is building for the Creators Update features a few new improvements, including: New options to run quick, advanced, or full scans. Device performance and health scans give you a health report on your PC. And there are new settings pages to change configuration on the app or learn more about it.

In addition, there is a new Refresh Windows on-demand feature in Windows Defender. If your device is running slow, crashes or is unable to update the operating system, you can use this option to start fresh by reinstalling and updating Windows. This option will remove most of your apps, but keep your personal files and some Windows settings.

Microsoft Edge

On Windows 10 build 15002, Microsoft Edge jumps to version 39.15002, and it brings a number of great improvements to make easier to keep tabs and pick up where you left off.

Microsoft Edge’s new tab preview bar is a feature that allows you to easily get a glance to every tab you have open without leaving the current page. Clicking the button next to the new tab button will open the new preview, which you can scroll with the mouse wheel, touch, or touchpad.

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Then there is the “Set these tabs aside”, which help you keep all your tabs organized, and pick where you left off. On the new version of Microsoft Edge, there are two new buttons next to the first open tab in the top-left corner. You can click the button on the right to set your current tabs aside and start clean again. Then you can click the button on the left to see the tabs you set aside. You can reopen tabs one by one or by group.

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The browser now also support Jump List to launch a new window or new InPrivate window for Microsoft Edge straight from its Taskbar icon. Simply right-click or swipe up on the Microsoft Edge icon in the Taskbar, and pick the task.

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In addition, this release introduces a new Universal Windows Platform architecture for Microsoft Edge’s multi-process model, including a new visual tree and new input model. These changes will help improve stability and input responsiveness and make the browser UI more resilient to slow or hung web page content.

Microsoft Edge will now block untrusted Flash content by default until the user explicitly chooses to play it. This small change improves security, stability, and performance for you, while preserving the option to run Flash when you choose.

Finally, the web browser now supports new Payment Request API, which allows sites to make checkout easier using the payment and shipping preferences stored in your Microsoft Wallet.

Additional improvements

Alongside the massive number of improvements, Windows 10 build 15002 also includes various improvements for the Input Method Editor (IME) for the Chinese and Japanese versions of the operating system.

And there are new changes in the Windows Information Protection for business customers, including changes placing Work Files on removable drives, and new warning message when trying open work files using un-allowed apps.

Microsoft is listing the complete set of the features, fixes, and known issues for build 15002 at the Windows Blog.

You can also use the following resources:

• Windows 10 latest version number
• Windows 10 Creators Update features

Windows 10 build 15002 is available immediately through the Fast ring. It’ll download and install automatically on your PC, but you can always force the update from Settings > Update & security > Windows Update and clicking the Check for updates button.

A Compilation of Windows 10 Build 15002 Important Improvements. – Microsoft has brought forward the first big update of this year for its users, Windows 10 build 15002. This build is a part of Creator Update and it delivers massive significant features, options, fixes, and improvements. This build covers almost all the aspects of Windows 10 including, Start Menu, Settings, Edge browser, Windows Defender, and much more.

Well, for many users, this is not completely new and surprising as the build got leaked some time before. However, today we will be focusing on all the changes that Windows 10 build 15002 carries after its official release to its users.

Windows 10 Build 15002 Important Improvements

Settings Application

In Windows 10 build 15002, Microsoft made various significant changes in the Settings application and these are the small design modifications of the app in this build –

1. Now, the Settings pages will show up additional information. The pages will provide information such as – links to feedback, support, and any other associated settings. Well, the extra information is visible either on the right side or at the bottom, depending on the size of the window.

2. The System category has a long list of settings in it. So, this time, all the apps related settings are removed from System and are placed in a new category Apps. See a guide regarding How to Organize Apps Settings in Windows 10.

1. Device Category

The Device category combines Bluetooth and Connected devices settings. From a single user interface, you can organize and handle all things such as – Bluetooth, media devices, “Xbox Wireless controllers”, etc. Now, straight away from the Settings app, you can disconnect and reconnect Bluetooth audio devices. To see this, go to Settings => Devices => Bluetooth and other devices.

2. New Options on Display Settings

The Display settings page became clearer and include many new options. One such new option is that you can now change the resolution straightaway from the Display settings page. Unlike previous builds, you don’t have to leave the Display settings page to change any related settings.

3. Lower Blue Light

The Display settings page came with a new setting – Lower blue light automatically. When you enable this setting, Windows will automatically adjust the blue light that gets discharged from the computer at night. To avail this feature, open Settings => System => Display => Lower Blue Light. In addition, this option again provides you to use a local sunrise or sunset time. However, you can always go with the custom schedule to lower blue light.

4. Wheel Settings

For surface users, a gift is available in Windows 10 build 15002. Windows Insiders are free to customize the default tool set for apps launching one by one with this build. Besides, the significant apps can be accessed through keyboard shortcuts – for example, Ctrl + Delete in Word 2016, or CTRL + Tab in Sticky Notes. Move ahead to Settings => Devices => Wheel and don’t forget to try it out and share your thoughts!.

5. Recent Colors in Personalization

Personalization is the favorite settings page that every user jumps on. It was always tiresome to pick up best color that matches the background. So, Windows bring forwards a new setting – Recent colors in the Personalization. You can easily pick up the past colors and decide which goes best with the background. To avail these features, navigate to Settings => Personalization => Colors => Recent colors.

6. Themes

Another step to combine Settings and Control Panel is Management of Themes. This time, everything related to Themes has been shifted to Settings app. It includes many options, such as – You will be able to generate a new theme, view a recent one, or even can create or store a custom theme. To do all these, go to Settings => Personalization => Themes.

7. Cross-device experiences

The Anniversary Update came up with a new feature for the app developers so that they can create a cross-device experience. You can turn on or off this feature through Settings => Privacy => General => “Let apps on my other devices open apps and continue experiences on this device”. However, in the build 15002, this feature is moved to a separate page – Settings => System => Cross-device experiences.

8. Metered Ethernet Connection

You can also restrict the data usage for your ethernet connection as Windows bring forwards Set as a metered connection for Ethernet also. You can use this feature and save your data usage via Settings => Network & Internet => Ethernet.

How to Enable Metered Connection for Ethernet on Windows 10

Microsoft Edge Updates

This time Edge has lots of surprises for its users to share with.

1. Tab Preview Bar

There always arises a confusion when you have multiple tabs open from the same site. It becomes quite difficult because all the tabs will show up similar icons and similar titles. Edge is coming up with a new feature – Tab preview bar. This feature allows you to take a preview of every tab without leaving the current page. With the help of touch, mouse wheel, or touchpad, you can scroll the list and take a preview of all the tabs. To see or hide the list, simply click the chevron icon that appears next to the tabs.

2. Set the Tabs Aside

Microsoft introduces two new buttons next to the tabs on Edge browser – Set these tabs aside and Tabs you’ve set aside. Sometimes, even if multiple tabs are open, you wish to set everything aside and make a new start. So, click Set these tabs aside button and all the open tabs will be moved off from the screen. Now, in order to view the tabs again, click the button Tabs you’ve set aside. This will show you the hidden tabs. You can either restore all the tabs at a time or can choose to restore one tab also.

3. Microsoft Edge Jump List

The Jump List of Edge browser comes up with a New InPrivate window and New window options. You can now launch new windows or InPrivate windows directly from its taskbar icon.

4. Component UI

This build comes with a new Universal Windows Program architecture for the Edge browser multi-process model, moreover a new visual tree and new input model. Multiple enhancements are welcoming tab users on Microsoft Edge and waiting for their feedback.

5. Flash Click-to-Run

By default, Edge will now block untrusted Flash content. This improves stability and security, but it also preserves an option to run the content when you choose.

6. Web Payments

Edge will now support the new Payment Request API. However, this is still in the developers’ state. Know more about Payment Request on the Microsoft Edge Dev Blog.

Windows 10 Build 15002 Important Improvements in Start and Shell

1. Tile Folders in Start

The Start Menu allows its users to group the tiles and put them in a folder. So, to create a folder, just drag and then drop a tile on top of another tile in the Start Menu.

2. Share Experience

Microsoft has redesigned the Sharing experience and made it more app-concentrated. The newly remodeled share flyout will show up inside the app while selecting the share option. Depending on the applications you have, it will show you the apps list accordingly. However, the old keyboard shortcut to open share Win + H is no more now.

3. High DPI

Microsoft is including new changes that will improvise scaling on desktop applications. This will itself make them look crisp on high DPI monitors which also includes the Performance Monitor tool. Microsoft also incorporated a new compatibility feature through which you can develop the scaling of your favorite app.

In order to modify the compatibility settings by yourself, perform a right-click on the application’s .exe file. Now select Properties => Compatibility tab => System (Enhanced) underneath “Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by the option”.

See: How to Enable High-DPI Support For Application on Windows 10.

4. Capture a region of your screen

The widespread screenshot feature of OneNote’s 2016 is now introduced into Windows 10. The keyboard shortcut Win +Shift + S will capture a region of your screen.

There are other small changes under this category –

• There are Windows 10 Build 15002 Important Improvements in the performance and evenness when you rescale GDI-based UWP and Desktop applications.
• Improvement in the layout of the desktop icons.
• The Network flyout is updated. After you select a VPN, move ahead by selecting Connect button.
• Take help of the taskbar calendar to scan the lunar dates. This build now carries lunar calendar for the taskbar.

Windows 10 Build 15002 Important Improvements in Cortana

• A new option came forward to Cortana Reminder. An option to set reminders for Every Month or Every Year got included in Windows 10 build 15002.
• In order to implore Cortana to listen mode, press Win + C. By default, you will find this shortcut turn off. Whereas, you can press Win + Shift + C in order to launch “Apps Charms menu”.

Windows 10 Build 15002 Important Improvements in Accessibility

• The Windows Out-Of-Box-Experience will be simpler and easy to be accessible for the users who will be setting up their PC for the first time.
• In this build, Narrator will be compatible with WinPE and WinRE.
• Microsoft introduces Braille support in Windows 10. However, this feature will not work for the time being. Wait for Microsoft to wave you a green signal.
• The keyboard shortcut for Narrator is no more the same. Now, Ctrl + Win + Enter will show up Narrator box.
• Lots of Windows 10 Build 15002 Important Improvements in Narrator’s Scan mode. In the Scan mode, when you press Home and End buttons, you can go to the start and end of a line or content respectively.

Windows Defender

• Windows Defender is carrying new options to make quick, advanced and full scans. You can view your PC’s health report when you make device and health scans.
• Also, this build will fix bugs and Windows 10 Build 15002 Important Improvements. In addition, Microsoft is also introducing “Refresh Windows” option. This option will help you when your PC runs slow, crashes or unable to take updates.

Windows 10 Build 15002 Important Improvements in Touchpad

• Now, you will take fewer swipes to adjust the volume.
• The touchpad settings page is carrying more improvements. It incorporates creating two new groups for three and four finger swipes, modifies search terms, provides more flexibility.

Improve your Update Experience

• Windows is coming with a feature to pause the updates on the PC for 35 days. To make this happen, navigate to “Settings => Update & security => Windows Update => Advanced options”. This option will be available for all editions, except for Home.
• In addition, this build carries an option for you to “exclude drivers from Updates in Windows 10“.
• Easily know your update status as Windows will have a new icon for it.

Other Changes

• Microsoft also introduces a feature to improve Work Files on Removable drives. While you copy or save the encrypted files to a removable drive, Windows 10 will evoke a prompt and ask you whether you want to keep the files as Work or desire to convert them as Personal. Well, it also gives you an option to cancel the operation.
• There will be a special settings page for Microsoft Pinyin IME.
• The page includes 5 different categories  – General, Keys, Appearance, Lexicon and self-learning, and Advanced.
• Some new hotkeys are being introduced for IME.
• The “Windows Holographic” got updated with a new background and icon.
• The Start Menu no longer displays 3D Builder. Microsoft shifted this app to Windows Accessories folder.
• When you make a new search in Windows Store, the search bar stretches across the application.

Conclusion

The final release of the Creator Update will be in the next few months and we are expecting that there it will carry new features and changes.

Overall, there are many updates on this build but currently, not all the features are working properly. Well, if you want to undergo a clean install of the OS, the ISO file for the build 15002 will soon be releasing.