Microsoft releases the new Build 18305 for Windows 10: Office in the form of an app and Windows Sandbox are the main claims

Windows Sandbox

We started strong with the main novelty. As we already said yesterday, it is an isolated desktop environment where you can run unreliable software without the fear that it may impair the performance of our operating system and therefore our device. Once we close Windows Sandbox all the modifications made disappear and everything remains as it was

Windows Sandbox is a kind of virtual machine that relies on Microsoft&39;s hypervisor to run a separate kernel that isolates the Windows Sandbox from the host. To install Windows Sandbox, we must go to the route Settings> Applications> Applications and features> Programs and features > Activate or deactivate Windows features and Activate Windows Sandbox"

Windows Sandbox is in full development, so it has a number of bugs to be aware of:

When Windows Sandbox is first installed and at every service event, it will run a setup process that causes increased CPU and disk activity for about a minute.
When opening the Start Menu in Windows Sandbox we can find a slight lag in the opening and that some Start Menu applications will not run.
The time zone is out of sync between Windows Sandbox and the host.
Windows Sandbox does not support applications that require a restart.
Microsoft Store apps are not compatible with Windows Sandbox.
Windows Sandbox does not support high-dpi displays.
Windows Sandbox does not fully support multi-monitor setups.

Simplified Startup Layout

The Start Menu has been redesigned, now with a cleaner appearance in which a column with the top level tiles stands out reduced. The innovations are appreciated just by starting Windows 10 for the first time."

Added additional improvements when uninstalling apps from the inbox and a new method to easily delete a folder or group of tiles. Of course, they warn that this design will not appear when updating to this Build from a current compilation.

Office App

This Build is used to present the new Office application with which to manage all our files and access to all the programs of the office suite. It is a free app that can be used both with Office 365 and with the 2016 or 2019 versions of the suite It is the successor to the My Office application that allows you to manage the subscription and also shows you recent documents.

Through the Office app we can control and manage all our files in a unified way, which will be stored in a single place. In addition, quick access to each of the office suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint...) is now offered, as well as others such as OneDrive or Skype.

Refreshed clipboard history

Clipboard history interface has been updated, the option to save multiple clipboard items for later use. Now the use of space has been optimized so that when we use text the height of each entry is reduced and, therefore, they give access to more entries without having to scroll.

Security enhancements

The experience when accessing protection history in Windows Security has been improved. It presents a renewed design that, although it still shows the detections of Windows Defender Antivirus, now it does so in a more detailed and easier to understand Possible threats and actions to take out are now more defined.

It is now allowed that even when performing an offline scan in Windows Defender, any detections you make will now also show up in history . All information is displayed more clearly.

Added tamper protection, which is now a new setting in Windows Defender Antivirus. This feature provides additional protections against changes to key security features, including limiting changes that are not made directly through the Windows security application. These enhancements are located in the path Windows Security > Virus and threat protection >Virus and threat protection settings"

Best use of Kaomoji

The typing method that allows you to create faces or expressions with letters is now improved. The system for creating faces using only text sees sections for punctuation, currency, geometry, mathematics, Latin, and language symbols arrive.These follow a system similar to that of mobile keyboards, so there is a recent tab that will grow with the latest models used

Login improvement

Announced support for Set up and sign in to Windows with a phone number in a way that removes the use of the password. Just have a Microsoft account and our associated phone number. Now you can use an SMS code to log in and set up your account in Windows 10.

This system can coexist with Windows Hello Face, Fingerprint sensor or a PIN to log in to Windows 10. They also offer information to create a phone number account without password.

If you already have an account you must go to Settings > Accounts > Family and other users > ?Add another person to this PC?.
Lock the device and select your phone number account at the Windows login screen.
"Since the account does not have a password, we must select Sign-in Options and _click_ the Alternate PIN Tile and then Sign In."
We must go to web login and Windows Hello configuration.
Now you can enjoy the benefits of signing in to Windows with our password-free phone number account.

If we don't already have a phone number account without a password, we can use a mobile application like Word to create it. We simply have to enter Word and register with our phone number in “Log in or register for free”.

If we use a PIN on the other hand, a new Windows Hello PIN reset experience has been createdThis now offers the same appearance as when logging into the web. This can be tested by _clicking_ I forgot my PIN when signing in to Windows with a PIN."

Improved Configuration Page

Makes it easier to finish Windows setup by improving access to some of the most used settings. The new Settings home page now has a header at the top that provides access to features like signing in and managing your Microsoft account. Incidentally, a quick view of the system status is added, making it easier to check on the possible updates available.

Browser improvements and more

Added a new default date format in File Explorer. Under the name Friendly Dates, a custom setting of the displayed date will be offered. Of course, this option will not appear for all users."

In addition, shadows are back again in dialogs and menus after being removed due to some performance issues.

General Improvements

There are a number of minor improvements, bug fixes, and issues that we now go over:

Fixed an issue that caused bug checks with the error ?KERNEL SECURITY CHECK FAILURE? when creating/starting virtual machines or installing/scanning with certain AV applications.
Fixed an issue where the Open Folder icon in File Explorer had a white background when using a dark theme.
Fixed an issue in previous build where settings would crash when opening voice settings.
"Fixed issue with Action Center not having an opening animation on the last few flights."
Fixed bug where activities listed so you could easily pick up where you left off when opening search would give wrong dating.
Fixed taskbar with truncated dark border in light theme.
Fixed issues that caused the taskbar to turn transparent unexpectedly.
Fixed an issue that could cause taskhostw.exe to unexpectedly use a large amount of CPU for a long time.
Fixed issue where settings would crash when clicking the ?View storage usage on other drives? in System > Storage in recent builds.
You can now select the option ?Remove the previous version of Windows? under Configure Storage Sense.
Fixed an issue that caused backup to fail unexpectedly for some with a message saying the media is write-protected (error code 0x80070013).
Fixed an issue where some pages in Settings had more space at the top than others.
Fixed an issue that caused some other characters to not appear correctly in certain text fields.
Fixed an issue where the emoji picker could draw partially off the screen if used near the bottom of the screen.
Fixed an issue where the second line of the input indicator on the taskbar, when displayed, was not readable in light theme.
Improved detectability with the Snipping Tool to include a hint on using WIN + Shift + S.
Fixed an issue where the Task Manager Details tab could not sort by the ?Shared GPU Memory? column
Fixed an issue that caused ShellExperienceHost.exe to prevent the device from going to sleep with the message ?A Miracast session is currently connected?. Even though that session was already disconnected.
Fixed an issue, on some systems the HD Audio driver would not start with Code 10, resulting in no sound from the speakers and microphone.

Known Issues

There are issues with some S Mode devices that trying to update to 18305 will download and reboot, but the update will fail.
Issues with dark mode hyperlink colors in sticky notes if perspectives are enabled.
Windows security application may show an unknown status for virus and threat protection area, or it doesn't update correctly.
System slowdown or higher than normal CPU usage may be caused by the process cmimanageworker.exe which may crash
Launching games that use BattlEye anti-cheat will trigger a bug check (green screen).
USB printers may appear twice under Devices and Printers in Control Panel. To solve this you have to reinstall the printer.
Working to fix an issue where _clicking_ the account in Cortana Permissions does not show the UI to sign out of Cortana for some users in this build.
If we are using Hyper-V and have added an external virtual switch in addition to the default, many UWP apps will not be able to connect to the Internet. To fix this you have to remove the additional vSwitch.
The Task Scheduler UI may appear blank even though there are scheduled tasks. For now, you'll need to use the command line if you want to see them.
Creative X-Fi sound cards are not working properly. They are partnering with Creative to resolve this issue.

If you belong to the Fast Ring within the Insider Program you can download it by going to the Settings Menu and search for Updates and security and then click on Check for updates."