14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released the second Windows 10 19H2 preview build, and just as the company announced earlier this month, it comes in the form of a cumulative update.
Windows 10 19H2 build 18362.10005 is now available for Slow ring insiders as cumulative update KB4508451 on Windows Update.
It includes all the fixes that were part of cumulative update KB4507453 for Windows 10 May 2019 Update, but it also adds several different improvements.
First and foremost, Microsoft says that beginning with this build, Windows containers require matched host and container version. Then, the cumulative update contains a fix specifically aimed at OEMs who want to reduce inking latency.
Microsoft is making inking a big deal in Windows 10, and this update should help manufacturers, and then end users, squeeze every little drop of performance from their styluses.
New features currently turned off
There are also improvements for BitLocker, with Microsoft explaining the following:
“Key-rolling or Key-rotation feature enables secure rolling of Recovery passwords on MDM managed AAD devices upon on demand request from in-tune/MDM tools or upon every time recovery password is used to unlock the BitLocker protected drive. This feature will help prevent accidental recovery password disclosure as part of manual BitLocker drive unlock by users.”
And last but not least, beginning with this new cumulative update, third-party digital assistants like Alexa can work from the lock screen, which means that you don’t have to unlock the device to use them.
These new features that are part of the cumulative update released today are currently being offered as disabled, as Microsoft says that it wants to roll them out gradually to users out there. This will be the approach going forward, so not everybody will receive the new features when these cumulative updates ship on Windows Update.