14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released a new build for Windows 10 insiders that lets them try out the upcoming 19H2 update due in the fall.
As per Microsoft’s new approach, Windows 10 19H1 builds are shipped as part of cumulative updates via Windows Update, so today, Slow ring insiders are provided with KB4508451.
This new cumulative update increases the OS build number to 18362.10006, and while it doesn’t include any changes, it does activate the features that were part of the previous release.
Gradual rollout of new features
Microsoft enables Windows 10 19H2 features in preview builds using a gradual approach, so not everyone is getting all the changes when a new version rolls out. Instead, the company says it’s doing this at a slower pace to test reliability first, so if the testing goes as planned, more users would be receiving the new features.
“Today we have released 19H2 Build 18362.10006 for a subset of Windows Insiders that turns on the features delivered as part of Build 18362.10005 (noted in the below blog post) earlier this week. Please note that Build 18362.10006 is only going out to a subset of Insiders in the Slow ring. That means not everyone in the Slow ring will get this update,” Dona Sarkar, chief of the Windows Insider program, announced today.
The four features that this cumulative updates enables include a change that allows third-party assistants to run above the lock screen and wait for voice input, as well as a fix to allow OEMs reduce latency for inking on their devices.
Windows containers require matched host and container version, while a separate new feature will prevent accidental recovery password disclosure during manual BitLocker drive unlocking.
Windows 10 19H2 is supposed to be finalized in September and then released to production devices a month later, as per Microsoft’s typical release schedule.