Build 16362 now available for users in Skip Ahead channel

Sep 14, 2017 05:29 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 Redstone 4 build, as the company is now giving the finishing touches to the Fall Creators Update and starting work on the next OS update coming in the spring of 2018.

Windows 10 build 16362 is only available for users in the Skip Ahead ring and comes with quite a long list of improvements, though for the time being it makes sense not to see too many changes because we’re still in the early days of the next Windows 10 update.

Build 16362 improves the boot experience with a new option that allows you to use the sign-in info to apply settings after a restart or update. This feature is available under Settings > Privacy.

“Building on our work seen in Build 16251, if you stay on the lock screen for a few seconds before signing in, you will now see your lock screen personalization (such as Windows Spotlight, and/or status information from Cortana, Calendar, Mail, and more). As always, you can customize your lock screen experience using the settings listed under Settings > Personalization > Lock screen,” Microsoft says in the release notes of the new build.

Coming in the spring of 2018

Additionally, this build also includes Narrator, Windows Shell, Microsoft Edge, gaming, and input improvements, many of which have also been included in the most recent build shipped as part of the Fast ring in anticipation of the Fall Creators Update.

As far as the release date of the Redstone 4 is concerned, what we know at this point is that Microsoft is projected to finalize the new OS update in March next year, which means the public launch could take place in April. Microsoft has pledged to two major Windows 10 updates every year.

You can check out the full release notes of Windows 10 build 16362 in the box below, but keep in mind that only users in the Skip Ahead ring can get it.

Windows 10 Build 16362