Microsoft releases Build 20231 for Windows 10 focused on making the setup process easier

Microsoft continues with the route time it has established in the Insider Program for Windows 10 and now it's up to the users who are part of the Development Channel to test the new compilation of the Windows operating system. This is Build 20231, an update that comes with some interesting improvements

And it seems that Microsoft wants to focus this update on the help it will offer the user in the device configuration process with a series of screens as a guide Along with this novelty, there are also the expected bug fixes and performance improvements.

What's New in Build 20231

This Build wants to make initial device configuration even easier to perform and they are adding a series of pages as a way guide to help users in the process. An option that will only be visible if users choose to reset their PC and when performing a clean install of Windows q0.

This is a Windows Setup Page (OOBE) to help customize the device for its intended use while simultaneously time, users see a more transparent configuration process. An improvement that apparently will only be deployed to a limited number of insiders.

On the other hand, enterprise customers can now modify file associations per user or per device.This change will apply to both existing users and users with new deployments. This means that IT administrators can set which applications will automatically open various types of files or links. For example, this makes it easy to set Microsoft Edge as your organization's default browser or always open PDFs in your organization's preferred app. Taking advantage of this group policy for the default browser and common file types means that end users in your organization won't have to decide these defaults themselves. To implement this improvement, follow these steps:

1. Generate the file/application association in an XML file on this page.
2. Manually modify the XML by adding 2 new properties.
3. DefaultAssociations must have Version=»1″.
4. Association must have the tag Suggested=»True».
5. Enable group policy by following this document.
6. Restart or log in as that user.

Developer Updates

• The Windows SDK continues to grow at the same pace as the evolutions in the Dev Channel. Whenever a new OS build goes through the development channel, the corresponding SDK will also be released.

Changes

• The ability to pin Meet Now to the Windows 10 taskbar that arrived with Build 20221 is now available to all Windows Insiders in the dev channel.
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• Microsoft is starting to roll out a change to allow to display graphics card information that appears in Settings > System > About from."
• Microsoft's change to allow to move the text cursor via gestures on the touch keyboard is now rolling out to all Insiders on Dev Channel.

Other improvements

• Fixed disconnection of vEthernet adapter within Windows Subsystem for Linux. See this GitHub thread for full details.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the order of ALT + Tab to change unexpectedly, leading users to switch to the wrong window.
• vFixes an issue that could cause the Action Center and notification buttons to not be visible after switching between High Contrast Black and High Contrast White.
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• Fixes an issue where the option Show audio alerts visually> Accessibility> for incoming notifications."
• Fixed an issue where if the PC was locked with Narrator running, closing the lock screen would not announce the logged in user name on the login screen.
• Fixes a problem when using Narrator and signing in with Windows Hello, Narrator would not announce the error message if its login was not recognized face.

• Fixed an issue that caused audio and microphone failures over Bluetooth for certain devices. As a reminder, when you encounter issues in this space, please take a moment to capture a replay trace, as it helps teams investigate. More details on capturing traces available.
• Fixed an issue that affected the reliability of Task View.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Windows Hello setup camera preview in OOBE to display in the wrong position if users rotated their device to portrait mode during setup.
• Fixed an issue that caused settings to hang on launch for some Insiders.
• Fixed an issue that caused systemsettingsbroker.exe to crash for some Insiders.
• Fixed an issue where the MDM Policy HideRecentJumplists was not in effect.
• Microsoft fixes an issue that could cause duplicate cloud provider entries to appear in the File Explorer navigation pane.
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• Fixed an issue where caused PDF previews to no longer display in File Explorer. "
• Microsoft fixed an issue that caused the touch keyboard to quit unexpectedly after setting focus to the search box in File Explorer.
• Microsoft fixes an issue where when typing with the Chinese Pinyin IME, if your text included an apostrophe, after finishing your composition by pressing Shift, the result would display a garbled character.

Known Issues

• Reports of the update process hanging for extended periods when trying to install a new version are being investigated.
• Working on a fix to enable live preview of pinned site tabs.
• We are working on enabling the new taskbar experience for existing pinned sites. In the meantime, you can unpin the site from the taskbar, remove it from the apps page edge:// and then re-pin the site.
• Investigate reports of crashes of some Office applications after upgrading to a new build.

• Investigating reports of some devices experiencing a KMODE_EXCEPTION bugcheck when using certain virtualization technologies.
• "Working to fix an issue where, after performing this build, some users receive a Compatibility Assistant notification that Microsoft Office is no longer available. Despite the notification, Office should still be there and working fine."
• Microsoft is working on a fix for an issue where selecting an IME candidate or hardware keyboard text prediction candidate may insert the candidate next to the selected one.
• Microsoft is investigating an issue reported by some Insiders where the taskbar hides the Power button on the Start menu. If this happens on your PC, users may need to use the Windows key plus X menu to shut down for now.

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If you belong to the Dev Channel within the Insider Program, you can download the update by going to the usual route, that is, Settings > Update and Security > Windows Update ."

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