Microsoft continues to push the development of Windows 10 October 2019 Update with another Build in the 20H1 branch

We are about to receive the great update from Microsoft for the spring It is Windows 10 April 2019 Update, the consequence of development from branch 19H1. In fact we are experiencing the release of the latest compilations aimed at polishing bugs that are still present.

These updates reach the users of the Insider Program in their different rings and along with them, those who are part of the Skip Ahead Ring , the most advanced, are already receiving builds aimed at developing the 20H1 branch.This is the update that will arrive in the fall and to polish details comes Build 18860.

Writing improvements

An announcement made by Dona Sarkar on her Twitter account detailing all the news that will reach users who are part of the test ring Windows.

Among the novelties that we will see in Build 18860, the expansion of SwiftKey's intelligent writing to more languages ​​stands out first. Specifically the writing method reaches 39 more languages:

All these new languages ​​will benefit from an improvement in the writing process. This will be noticeable when using the touch keyboard or hardware keyboard text predictions as well as automatic corrections.

General changes, improvements and fixes

• Fix crash caused by Microsoft Edge when interacting with combo boxes in PDF forms.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the nightlight to turn on after an update even though the nightlight was set to off.
• Fixed bug where using the slider to adjust night light intensity could cause night light crashes.
• Fixed a bug that caused the nightlight to ignore the fade transition when turned off.
• Fixed a bug that caused increased battery consumption while the display was on with Recent Builds.
• "Fixed an issue that caused the menu contents to ??? they will be clipped for certain apps like Voice Recorder and Alarms & Clock if the app is running in full screen."

• Fixed an issue that resulted in some Insiders experiencing green bug check screens citing a KERNEL_SECURITY_VIOLATION error.
• Fixes a bug that prevented certain virtual machines from being able to install or update Windows Insider Preview builds and causing a black screen with the Windows logo.
• Fixed an issue where right-clicking on a Wi-Fi entry in the taskbar network list when using the light theme would open a menu contextual but with dark theme.
• Fixed the crash when opening Settings by some Insiders within the Applications section.

Known Issues

• Use of games that use anti-cheating software may cause a bugcheck (GSOD).
• Creative X-Fi sound cards are not working properly. They are still working to fix the bug.
• Some Re altek SD card readers are not working properly. They are investigating the problem.
• Investigating an issue that prevents VMware from installing or updating Windows Insider Preview builds. It is recommended to use Hyper-V as an alternative.

Known Issues for Developers

If any of the recently released builds are installed in the Skip Ahead Ring and then switched to the Slow Ring, optional content such as enabling developer mode will fail. The solution is to stay in the fast ring to add, install, or enable optional content. This is because optional content will only be installed on builds approved for specific rings.

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If you belong to the Skip Ahead Ring within the Insider Program, you can download the update by going to the usual route, that is, Settings > Update and Security > Windows UpdateAn update that is focused above all on improving the performance of the operating system."