14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just released a new Windows 10 preview build to users enrolled in the Dev channel, and the company has introduced several worthy changes for testing.
The first big change in Windows 10 build 20241 is a continuation of Microsoft’s visual refresh, and after the software giant introduced theme-aware live tiles (now available for everybody in Windows 10 October 2020 Update), it’s now rolling out theme-aware splash screens for apps.
In other words, the splash screen that you see when an app loads now matches the system visual style configured in Windows 10, be it dark or light.
Then, Windows 10 build 20241 introduces additional options to optimize drive, including support for pressing F5 to refresh the shown information.
“Adding a new “Advanced View” checkbox to list all volumes including hidden volumes. Please note we’re still getting this one up and running, so you’ll see the checkbox in this build, but may not notice any differences when you click it. Listing more details in the “Current status” column when volumes are not available for defrag (for example, “Partition type not supported” and “File system type not supported”),” Microsoft explains in the release notes of the new Windows 10 preview build.
More improvements and the known issues
There are obviously plenty of other fixes and improvements in this build, and you can check out the full changelog in the box after the jump.
Malwarebytes users should be aware that a bug first discovered in a previous build is still around, making it impossible to connect to the Internet.
“We’re working on a fix where after taking build 20236 devices running Malwarebytes Web Protection are no longer able to connect to the network. Users can roll back to 20231 and pause updates or disable Web Protection as a workaround,” Microsoft explains.
The new build is available today with a check for updates in Windows Update.