14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 preview build for users in the Skip Ahead and Fast rings of the Windows Insider program.
Windows 10 build 18875, which is a preview of the 20H1 update due in the spring of 2020, is thus the first release that merges the two rings.
Previously, Microsoft only shipped Windows 10 20H1 preview builds to users enrolled in the Skip Ahead ring.
Windows 10 build 18875 makes the new Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) available for all insiders in the Fast ring after the company previously announced it during the development of 19H1.
“We got a lot of great feedback, and the IME was taken offline for a time while we worked on improving the experience based on what you’d told us. Today the IME – now more secure, more stable, with improved game compatibility, and more – is once again available for all Insiders starting with this build,” Dona Sarkar, chief of the Windows Insider program, says.
19H1 in the final development stage
Additionally, Microsoft says it’s also working on refining the Chinese typing experience, so today new versions of Chinese Simplified IMEs (Pinyin and Wubi) and Chinese Traditional IMEs (Bopomofo, ChangJie and Quick) are ready.
“We’ve improved the security and reliability by redesigning how they work with applications. You’ll also notice we’ve added a cleaner interface for the candidate window and settings pages. Improved and renewed settings of the IMEs are available in the Settings app,” Sarkar explained.
There are obviously several other improvements and fixes, as well as known issues, and you can check them out in full in the box after the jump.
Meanwhile, Microsoft keeps working on the Windows 10 version 1903 update, also known as May 2019 Update, which is scheduled to roll out next month. This update is currently available for insiders in the Slow and in Release Preview ring.