After spinning up
possibly the last Window 10 build form the RS4 branch two days ago, Microsoft
today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Calendar search and
Cortana Show Me voice queries.
This build is from
the RS5 branch, which represents the Windows 10 update the company plans to
release much later this year.
The next update will
come sooner (next month), from RS4 branch. Windows 10 is a service, meaning it
was built in a very different way from its predecessors so it can be regularly
updated with not just fixes, but new features too.
Microsoft has
released four major updates so far:
November update,
Anniversary update,
Creators update, and
Fall creators update.
This RS5 build is for
Windows insiders who have chosen the skip ahead option, meaning they continue
to receive builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch.
Only a small subset
of Insiders can opt into Skip Ahead, as Microsoft still needs testers helping
with RS4. The main change in this build is that Windows 10’s calendar finally
now lets you search for part or future events.
You can query by
name, location, people invited, or words in the event body. Events that match
your search will be visible on your calendar, while don’t will be grayed-put.
The search function
currently works with Outlook, Hotmail, Live and Office 365 accounts but does
not yet support Exchange Server, Gmail, Yahoo or other IMAP calendars.
Next up, Microsoft
has updated Cortana Show Me, a preview app released last week that’s designed
to show you around Windows 10 settings.
The app now supports
voice queries, and Microsoft has a few suggestions to try updated Windows –
Try, “Update my Window device” check if an app is installed – Try,
“How to see what apps
are installed”
Uninstall an app –
Try “How to uninstall apps”
Change your desktop
background – try, “Show me how to change my background”
Use Airplane Mode – Try,
“How do I turn on
airplane mode”
Change your display
brightness – Try,
“Show me how to
change my screen brightness”
Add nearby printers
or scanners – Try,
“How to add a printer”
Turn off Windows
Defender Security Center – Try,
“Show me how to turn
off windows defender security center”
Change Wi-Fi settings
– try,
“Show me how to
change Wi-Fi network”
Change your power
settings – Try,
“How to change when
my computer goes to sleep”
Discover Bluetooth
devices – Try,
“Show me how to
discover devices”
Check your version of
Windows – Try,
“How do I find my
current version of Windows”
The app, which has 15
guides and is available in UK English, US English and German, shows you how to
change settings step by step.
We are guessing it
will eventually become part of Windows 10, assuming user’s like it. This desktop
build includes the following general bug fixes and improvements.
Fixed an issue where
typing in the Microsoft Edge URL bar immediately after opening a new tab might
result in the letters appearing in an unexpected order.
Fixed an issue when
opening .html or .pdf files form the local system (double click, right
click> open), Microsoft Edge will not render the loaded content if Microsoft
Edge wasn’t already running before opening the file.
Fixed an issue where
PDFs displayed using Microsoft Edge would shrink after refreshing the page when
using a DPI scaling > 100%.
Fixed an issue that
could result in Microsoft Edge crashing when Turing off certain extensions.
Fixed an issue
resulting in Task Manager not showing the application title in the process name
for open visual Studio projects.
Fixed an issue
resulting in the UAC dialog potentially rendering correctly in the last few
flights.
Fixed an issue resulting
in certain devices with BitLocker enabled unexpectedly booting into BitLocker recovery
in recent flights.
Fixed an issue where
the Emoji Panel would close after typing an accent in certain languages.
Fixed an issue
resulting in focus being lost after using Win+A to close the Action Center.
Today’s update bumps
the Windows 10 build number for the RS5 branch form 17627 (made available to
testers on March 21) to build 17634.
This build has three
known issues:
If you open settings
and clicking on any links to the Microsoft Store or links in tips, Settings will
crash. This includes the links to get themes and fonts from the Microsoft
Store, as well as the link to Windows Defender.
On resuming from
sleep, the desktop may be momentarily visible before the lock screen displays
as expected. When movies and TV user denies access to its videos library (through
the “Let Movies & TV access your videos library” popup window or through Windows
privacy settings), Movies & TV crashes when the user navigates to the “Personal”
tab.
As always, don’t
install this on your production machine.
