





Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Previewto Windows Insiders in the Fast and Slow rings.

If you want a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring, head over to Flight Hub. You can also check out the rest of our documentation here including a complete list of new features and updates that have gone out as part of Insider flights for the current development cycle.

Other updates for Insiders

Quick Searches go international

Last month we announced the new Quick Searches feature—available in Search Home—that makes it fast and easy to find web answers and results. Today, we’re happy to share that this experience is now expanding from EN-US to:

Australia: English

Canada: English and French

China: Chinese (Simplified)

France: French

Germany: German

India: English

Italy: Italian

Japan: Japanese

Mexico: Spanish

Spain: Spanish

United Kingdom: English

United States: English

Use Quick Searches to find out about weather, top news, today in history, new movies, and occasionally, a seasonal topic or interesting quiz. Depending on which market you’re in, you’ll see two to four of these options.

To try any or all of these searches, click the search box on your taskbar or press the Windows logo key + S to open Search Home. Want answers and results for other searches? Just type to enter your search and get the info you’re looking for quickly and easily.

Thank you everyone who’s shared feedback so far, we really appreciate it, and will continue working on addressing your comments. In case you missed it, check out our latest write-up describing some of the search indexer improvements we’ve been making based on your feedback.

Note: This is a server-side change that’s currently rolling out and will appear for users across builds from version 1809 to 20H1 in supported markets.

General changes, improvements, and fixes for PC

The build watermark at the lower right-hand corner of the desktop is no longer present in this build. This doesn’t mean we’re done…

We fixed an issue resulting in an increased number of Insiders experiencing rollbacks (error code 0xc1900101) when upgrading to recent builds.

We fixed an issue from recent builds that could result in a crash when trying to log into a secondary account on your device.

We fixed an issue when using the Japanese IME in certain Office apps that could result in the candidate window not appearing when using reconversion.

We fixed an issue that could result in win32 apps experiencing an unexpected increase in CPU usage if left idle after having opened the Common File Dialog.

Known issues

BattlEye and Microsoft have found incompatibility issues due to changes in the operating system between some Insider Preview builds and certain versions of BattlEye anti-cheat software. To safeguard Insiders who might have these versions installed on their PC, we have applied a compatibility hold on these devices from being offered affected builds of Windows Insider Preview. See this article for details.

We’re looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.

We’re looking into reports of certain external USB 3.0 drives not responding with Start Code 10 after they’re attached.

We’re looking into reports of the Optimize Drives Control Panel incorrectly reporting that optimization has never run on some devices.

[ADDED] Narrator Home crashes when selecting “What’s New” button in Narrator Home.

Celebrate the Holidays with Bing

As we quickly enter the holidays, Bing is doing something special and engaging. Check out our Bing homepage for this holiday season! Interact with our homepage by choosing your desired holiday effects. You can let it snow, turn on Christmas lights, and more. Enjoy and stay tuned for additional Bing holiday highlights.

If you want to be among the first to learn about these Bing features, join our Bing Insiders Program.

Thanks,

BLB