Microsoft launches Build 20236: Windows 10 now allows you to change the screen refresh rate

Microsoft continues to polish and correct aspects for future versions of Windows 10 and now it's up, like every week, to those who are part of the Dev Channel in the Insider Program. They are the ones who can download Build 20236, a compilation that along with bug fixes and improvements, presents some interesting new features

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This is the case of the possibility that we now have to change the screen update frequency or the improvements that arrive in the Windows Search Box that will now be able to show the most recent searches that we have made.These are all the novelties that we are going to find."

Change screen refresh rate

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Added the option to change the screen refresh rate. It can be found in the path Settings > System > Screen > Advanced screen settings and at that point we can change the refresh rate of the selected screen. A higher refresh rate allows for smoother movement. Of course, it must be taken into account that the update frequencies presented may vary depending on the hardware of the device."

Search Improvements

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On the other hand, the search experience has been improved thanks to the implementation of a change that allows to show some of the recent searches when you open the Windows Search Box, to make it easier to return to them.This change is being rolled out on the server side for everyone running at least Windows 10 version 1809."

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With this novelty we will see a list that shows the last four elements that we searched for and we open from the Windows search box, which can be include applications, files, settings, and direct navigation URLs (for example, bing.com)."

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Individual items can be removed from this list by clicking the x> Search> Permissions and history. If you haven&39;t used the Windows search box before and you have 0 recent items, the recent list will be hidden. If you don&39;t use the Windows search box often and you have less than 2 items in the recent list, a educational chain in the area to let you know what types of items will appear on the list. This change is rolling out server-side for everyone in version 1903 and later."

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 and improvements

• To improve the accessibility of PDF files to Narrator and other users of screen readers, in cases where the application of does not provide Unicode, the Microsoft Print to PDF option will be updated to try to convert the provided font glyphs to Unicode.
• "Fixed an issue where, after performing recent builds, some Insiders received an unexpected notification from Compatibility Assistant that Microsoft Office is no longer available."
• Fixed an issue where some Office applications crashed or were missing after updating to a new build.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the same application update to be installed repeatedly on the previous build.
• We fixed an issue where some devices were experiencing a DPC WATCHDOG VIOLATION bug check
• Fixed an issue that caused some Insiders to experience an UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION in the dxgkrnl.sys bugcheck on recent builds.
• Fixed an issue that could result in an error 0x800F0247 when installing driver updates.
• Fixed an issue that could cause sihost.exe to crash when trying to share an application via the Share option when right-clicking a tile on Start.
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• Fixes an issue where if Animate controls and elements within windows was disabled in Performance Options, dragging a tile to another group of tiles on Home would result in the dragged tile no longer responding to mouse click."

• Fixed an issue that caused Narrator to sometimes read an incorrect number of nodes in the File Explorer navigation pane (for example, say 1 of 2 items, instead of 1 of 4 items).
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• Fixed an issue that could cause the icon next to Scan with Microsoft Defender>" "
• Fixes an issue where the icon next to Scan with Microsoft Defender when right-clicking a file does not updated to reflect high contrast when enabled."
• Fixed an issue that could cause File Explorer to crash when renaming a file.

• Fixed an issue in recent builds where clicking items on the timeline would not launch the corresponding app.

• Fixes an issue in recent builds affecting certain apps with search boxes, where the search box would disappear when scrolling the application, even if it was supposed to remain visible.

• Fixed an issue that caused intermittent loss of connectivity when connecting to a PC via a remote desktop connection, as a result of the connected PC attempting to sleep.
• Fix an issue where when using the windns.h API to discover services on the local network, the discovered service TTL value, instead using the default value of 120 seconds.
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• Fix an issue where the checkbox status Listen to this device>"
• "Fixed an issue where the volume adjustment would also mute/unmute when App Volume and Device Preferences was open."

• Fixes an issue where could cause the Network and Internet Settings Status page to sometimes not show all current connections.
• Fixes an issue that could cause the cursor to disappear when typing at the command prompt with a Chinese IME active.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the touch keyboard to sometimes make no sound when typing, even though the setting for sound on typing was enabled.
• Fixed an issue where the French AZERTY touch keyboard layout was on the French keyboard and number hint labels were missing on the A/Z keys, and the Select All/Undo labels were on the top instead of bottom.
• Fixed an issue where secondary keys on the Japanese 12-key touch keyboard layout did not follow the updated key layout.
• "Fixed an issue where Narrator unexpectedly said Expressive Input Panel when you tapped a text candidate on the touch keyboard."
• Fixed an issue that could cause the touch keyboard to get stuck in a sleep state after waking a PC from sleep, resulting in it not being automatically invoked when setting focus to a text field.
• Fixed an issue with the updated touch keyboard layout where the clipboard icon would appear when using Arabic on the wrong side of the copied text in the candidate bar.
• We fixed an issue with the Thai touch keyboard layout, where switch state characters were placed in inconsistent locations on the keys.
• Fixes an issue where, when using the updated Emoji panel layout, Narrator was not reading category names in the Most Recently Used section.
• Fixed an issue with the Emoji Panel when using Narrator, where after inserting an emoji, Narrator would remain silent when navigating further to other emoji.
• We fixed an issue where it was not possible to use the arrow keys to navigate through the gif section of the Emoji Panel.
• Fixes some contrast issues in the updated Emoji panel and the expressive touch keyboard input area when using high contrast .
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Voice Typing settings menu to exit the screen.
• Fixed a regression that was breaking NVIDIA CUDA vGPU acceleration on Windows Subsystem for Linux. See this GitHub thread for full details.

Known Issues

• Investigating an issue where new applications will not install with a Windows Installer service error on x86 systems. Windows x64 is not affected.
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• Working to fix an issue where when attempting to perform a PC reset using the Keep my files option, the error occurs error “There was a problem resetting your PC. No changes were made."
• 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.
• Investigating reports of some devices experiencing a bugcheck KMODE_EXCEPTION when using certain virtualization technologies.
• Working on a fix for an issue where selecting an IME candidate or hardware keyboard text prediction candidate might insert the candidate next to the selected one.
• Investigating an issue reported by some Insiders where the taskbar hides the power button on the Start menu. If this is happening on your PC, you may need to use the Windows key plus X menu to shut down for now.
• Study reports from some Insiders that they are experiencing APC INDEX MISMATCH bugchecks. We are investigating GPU Compute scenarios, such as the use of CUDA and DirectML, that do not work within the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

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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 ."

Via | Microsoft