Microsoft today released a brand new Windows 10 preview with latest features like Windows Sandbox, support for symbols and kaomoji, and Automatic Restart and Register (ARSO) for enterprises. Additionally includes improvements to Start, Windows Security, the Clipboard, sign-in, a job Manager, troubleshooting, settings, and File Explorer. This build is from the 19H1 branch, that would arrive in the earliest half of 2012.

Windows 10 is that it is developed currently being a service, meaning it receives additional features on a regular basis. Microsoft has released six major updates up to: November Update, Anniversary Update, Creators Update, Fall Creators Update, April 2018 Update, and October 2018 Update.

This build simplifies the default Start layout kids devices, new user accounts, and clean installs. It features one-column design, reduced top-level tiles, and tailored version for commercial and education customers. If you're upgrading to that idea build, you won't consult a new layout because Windows updates aren't seeing change a specific item in your Start menu.

Microsoft describes Windows Sandbox as "a new lightweight desktop environment aiimed at safely running applications in isolation." It's where you may run an executable file you're suspicious about, or fire up a clean installing of Windows without generating a virtual machine. Any software is situated Windows Sandbox stays only for the sandbox furthermore getting a it is closed, its files are deleted. The feature will ship with Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise.

Related to security features, Windows Security will have a new Protection History experience. It shows you detections by Windows Defender Antivirus, though it also includes is because the Windows Defender Offline scanning unit and gives more descriptive information about threats and available actions. Additionally, there's now a Tamper Protection setting giving additional protections against changes to key safety features, including limiting changes which are not made directly using the Windows Security app.

If you press WIN+(period) or WIN+(semicolon), and in addition emoji, the picker now includes symbols (punctuation, currency, geometric, math, Latin, language) and kaomoji. This experience started rolling out with build 18252, but now available to all Windows Insiders.

The cloud-powered Clipboard (Windows key + V) has been updated to give a more compact UI. Because 90 percent of items within the clipboard history are text, the is now optimized for text snippets, signifying more entries is generally shown with out scroll.

Began this morning Microsoft's quest to crush the password, the seller is adding support for laying out and logging into websites to Windows which includes a phone number account. You're able to use an SMS code to first mounted your account, and next use Windows Hello Face, Fingerprint, or else a PIN to account. Speaking of PINs, the Windows Hello PIN reset experience might be redesigned enhance the look and feel as on the web.

In addition to critical troubleshooting, which happens automatically and can't be powered down, Windows 10 will now also recommend troubleshooting for other concerns. One example is offering to temporarily go out a setting that sometimes causes an app or feature to crash. You can turn it back on right after the problem has actually been resolved by using an update.

ARSO automatically signs-in an individual after an update in order to setting up, and then locks isn't even close to. This feature (Settings => Accounts => Sign-in options => Privacy) could be enabled on Cloud Domain Joined devices that meet certain security requirements: BitLocker is enabled and isn't suspended for the upgrade, TPM 2.0, and SecureBoot.

When you have a preferred tab in Task Manager, currently set it given that the default tab (Options => Set default tab). The moment you launch Task Manager, it will now start quickly.

The Settings home page now has a header towards the top allowing you to take a quick response for areas like signing in and managing your Microsoft account. What's more, it gives you an easily visible system status, similar to when updates can be bought.

With build 18272, File Explorer got a new default date format called Friendly Dates. It's now better to turn off (just right-click to the date modified column and toggle).

This new Japanese IME has returned, after being taken offline a couple months ago, although utilizing a staggered rollout. It includes enhanced key customization options and improved candidate window reliability.

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This build also introduces an exciting new Office app and integrates Cortana with Microsoft To-Do.
Bug fixes and known issues

This 19H1 build includes the foregoing general bug fixes and enhancements:

Fixed an issue which results in bug checks with error "KERNEL SECURITY CHECK FAILURE" while creating/launching VMs or installing/performing scans with certain AV Apps.
Fixed a major issue where the Open Folder icon in File Explorer suffered a white background when working with dark theme.
Fixed a concern in the previous build where Settings was crashing when opening Speech Settings.
Fixed a predicament where the Action Center didn't have an opening animation over the last few flights.
Fixed difficult where the activities listed you could easily obtain where you left off when opening search all had an unexpectedly old timestamp.
Fixed a matter where the search engine in the taskbar had a truncated dark border see how to avoid theme.
Fixed several scenarios which can result in the taskbar unexpectedly becoming transparent.
Fixed an element that could result in taskhostw.exe unexpectedly developing a large amount of CPU for quite a while.
Fixed an issue where Settings would crash when simply clicking on the "View storage usage on other drives" option under System > Storage in recent builds.
Fixed a worry where "Delete previous type of Windows" in Configure Storage Sense isn't selectable.
Fixed an issue ultimately causing Backup unexpectedly failing for a couple with a message saying the media is write protected (error code 0x80070013).
When the Search section can be seen in Settings it'll now come before Update & Security.
Fixed a concern where some pages in Settings had more room at the top than others.
Fixed an issue ending up with ?? and some other characters not appearing correctly a number of text fields.
Fixed a predicament where the Windows Ink Workspace was while using the old Microsoft Store icon.
Fixed a subject where the emoji picker might draw partially offscreen if invoked near the bottom in the screen.
Fixed a major problem where the second distinctive the input indicator in your taskbar, when shown, wasn't legible see how to avoid theme.
Updating messaging for the Snipping Tool to incorporate a tip about using WIN+Shift+S for you to improve discoverability.
Fixed very important where in the content tab of Task Manager you couldn't sort using the "Shared GPU memory" column.
Fixed an aspect resulting in ShellExperienceHost.exe preventing these devices from falling asleep with message "A Miracast Session happens to be connected." despite said session having ended up disconnected.
Fixed a problem from the previous flight where on some systems the High Definition Audio Controller decided not to start with Code 10, ending in no audio from onboard speakers and microphone.

Today's update bumps Windows 10 from build 18298 (made available to testers on December 10) to design 18305.

This build has 11 known issues:

The hyperlink colors needs to be refined in Dark Mode in Sticky Notes when Insights are enabled.
The Windows Security app may show a mysterious status for your personal Virus & threat protection area, anyone aren't refresh properly. May occur after upgrade, restart, or settings changes.
The cmimanageworker.exe process may hang, causing system slowness in excess than normal CPU usage. This is certainly bypassed by rebooting the slicer if it occurs.
Launching games which use BattlEye anti-cheat will trigger a bug check (green screen).
USB printers may look twice from the Devices and Printers managed Panel. Reinstalling the printer will resolve hard to recognize.
Clicking your account in Cortana Permissions isn't speaking about the UI to sign out from Cortana (if you were already signed in) for most users in the build.
If you're using Hyper-V and in addition have added another vSwitch in addition to the default, many UWP apps won't be able to connect to online. Removing the additional vSwitch will resolve this.
The Task Scheduler UI may appear blank nevertheless there are scheduled tasks. Becoming, you'll need to use the command line if you'd like to see them.
Creative X-Fi sound cards won't be functioning properly.
When wishing to update to enhance 18305, some S Mode devices will download and restart, but fail the update.
If you install any of the recent builds belonging to the Fast ring and switch to the Slow ring - optional content particularly enabling developer mode will fail. You'll want to remain in quick ring to add/install/enable optional content. This is because optional content will just install on builds approved for specific rings.

Just about any, don't install this from the production machine.