Microsoft releases Build 20241 and improves the interface with applications that adapt to Windows themes

This is Build 20241, a build that has some interesting improvements that should be taken into account since it will almost certainly later They will come to stable versions. Thus we see how this Build allows the recognition of themes for different applications improving the integration in the operating system as well as optimizing the defragmentation system.

Theme-aware applications

Theme-aware splash screens are here for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps and now when you launch one Of the supported applications, the color of the splash screen will match the default application mode. If we have the light theme activated, we will see a light theme home screen, in the same way that if we have the dark theme activated we will see a dark theme home screen.

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This feature is being rolled out to a subset of Insiders in the Dev channel to make it easier to identify issues that can impact performance and reliability. This enhancement will roll out gradually to everyone in the dev channel

The following applications already support this functionality. And, in the future, new compatible apps will be added through the Microsoft Store:

Setting
Shop
Windows Security
Alarms & Clock
Calculator
Maps
Voice recorder
Groove
Movies & TV
Snip & Sketch
Microsoft ToDo
Office
Feedback Hub
Microsoft Solitaire Collection

Improving the defragmentation experience

Some changes have been made to the Optimize Drives page (Settings > System > Storage > Optimize Drives), including:

Add a new check box Advanced View to list all volumes, including hidden volumes. Please note that they are still getting this up and running. We&39;ll see the checkbox in this build, but we may not see any difference when clicking it."
More details are listed in column Current Status when volumes are not available for defragmentation (for example, "Partition Type not supported" and "Unsupported file system type")."
Added support for pressing F5 to refresh.

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 help ensure that Narrador users are aware of notifications on the screen, if a high-priority notification appears while the computer is locked and stays on screen, we will now also read it when unlocking your PC and not just at arrival time.
Japanese Address and Rinna candidate suggestion services will be removed from Japanese IME; Thank you to Windows Insiders who have shared feedback about them.

Other improvements

Fixed an issue that caused some Insiders to experience APC INDEX MISMATCH bugchecks in recent builds.
Fixes an issue where scrolling and pinch-to-zoom didn't work properly on touch-enabled devices like Surface Pro X, Surface Pro 7 and others.
Fixed an issue where selecting an IME candidate or hardware keyboard text prediction candidate would sometimes insert the candidate next to the selected one.
Fixed an issue where new applications fail to install with a Windows Installer service error on x86 systems .
"Fixes an issue where trying to perform a PC reset using the Keep My Files option would fail with the error There was a problem resetting your PC. No changes were made."
Fixed an issue where robocopy did not preserve directory dates when using the move command.
Fixed a high impact dwm.exe crash in recent releases.
Fixes an issue that caused the System Information window (msinfo32) to hang on startup.
Fixed an issue that caused the System Information window (msinfo32) to unexpectedly have a blank icon on the taskbar.
Fixes an issue that could cause Bitlocker encryption to fail with error 0x803100b2.

Fixed an issue that caused certain applications to flicker when the media controls popup was visible on the screen and you moved the mouse.
Fixed an issue that caused the screen to flicker on certain devices when accessing power options on the home screen session.
Fixes a recent issue where closing a tab in Microsoft Edge while Task Manager is running could cause Task Manager to crash.
Fixed an issue that caused some Insiders to see the message Sorry, something went wrong when running the workflow for improve Windows Hello Face recognition."
Fixed an issue on recent builds where if Settings was open when the PC went into hibernation, connected stiluses may not reconnect until Bluetooth is turned off and back on.
Fixes an issue that could cause Windows Sandbox to display an error 0x80070003.
Fixed an issue where a non-functional link to Rename your PC was displayed for non-admin users on the Project to this PC page in Settings.
Fixed an issue where the activation page in Settings would crash if you navigated to it recently while not logged in to Internet.
We fixed an issue in Printer and Scanner setup where clicking the Get App button available for some printers would cause setup to fail recently.
Fixed an issue where when clicking the Copy button in View hardware and connection properties in Network Settings , there were weird lines saying Auto detect proxy>"
Fixed bug affecting certain VPN connections, where clicking the entry in the Network side menu was doing nothing.

S fixes an issue that could cause Windows updates to fail with error 0xc0000005.
Fixes an issue that could cause windows.old to be unexpectedly large for some Insiders.
Fixed an issue that resulted in the new gesture to control the text cursor position using the space bar on the touch keyboard not working for some Insiders.
Fixes an issue that could cause Internet Explorer to fail when typing certain combinations to websites with Dayi IME.
Removed a bug where incorrect characters were inserted into password fields when typing with the Japanese IME in Kana mode.
Fixed an issue where, when using the older version of the Japanese IME, if you set the IME to off mode during a comp and then immediately start typing, the underlying app might crash.

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.
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.
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.
Studying reports that some devices still experience a DPC WATCHDOG VIOLATION bugcheck after taking build 20236.
Investigating reports that some devices are receiving a DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR_EQUAL bug check on tcpip.sys.
Working on a fix where, after taking build 20236, devices running Malwarebytes Web Protection can no longer connect to the network. Users can go back to 20231 and pause updates or disable Web Protection as a workaround.
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).

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

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