Windows 10 build 20170 now available for the Dev channel

Jul 16, 2020 08:14 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 preview build for users in the Dev channel, as long as they’re not running the system on an AMD chip – this limitation was required because of an issue affecting the stability on these processors.

Windows 10 build 20170 continues Microsoft’s plan of killing off the Control Panel and moving all options to the Settings app.

“Last week we mentioned we were planning on bringing more Control Panel capabilities forward into Settings, and here’s another one – we’re updating Settings > System > Sound > Manage sound devices to now let you know which device is default, and if not, enable you to set it as your default device or default communication device. We’ve also updated the volume mixer to include a link to the per app audio settings, which you can use to redirect audio endpoints per app,” Microsoft explains.

This new build also introduces search improvements. The search UI that you can launch from the taskbar now comes with a new two-column layout that provides more information and offers faster access to quick searches.

However, this update is available only in limited markets, like the United States, Canada, China, Germany, France, and the UK.

New Settings icon

Today’s build includes a new Settings app icon that aligns with a previous facelift announced by Microsoft for the Start menu. The modern icon matches the theme-aware design of the live tiles and is available today for everyone installing this update.

There are also changes for TLS 1.3 in this build.

“An experimental implementation of Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 is enabled by default starting with Insider Preview Build 20170. IIS/HTTP.SYS have TLS 1.3 enabled by default. SSPI callers can use TLS 1.3 by passing the new crypto-agile SCH_CREDENTIALS structure when calling AcquireCredentialsHanlde. SSPI callers using TLS 1.3 need to make sure their code correctly handles SEC_I_RENEGOTIATE,” Microsoft explains.

As every other preview release, Windows 10 build 20170 comes with a series of under the hood fixes and known issues, and you can check out the full changelog in the box after the jump.

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20170