Along with еру build 19033 announcement, Microsoft has revealed that the company is switching the Fast Ring to the RS_PRERELEASE branch. This means that the Fast Ring will no longer receive 20H1, as will RS_PRERELEASE host builds for the next feature update following after 20H1.
Category: Windows 10
Windows 10 Build 19033 (20H1, Fast and Slow Rings)
Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 Build 19033 to Insiders in both Slow and Fast Rings. This build doesn't include new features. It comes with general fixes and improvements only. Here's the change log.
Windows Terminal Preview 0.7 released
Windows Terminal a new terminal app for command-line users that has plenty of new features including tabs, a GPU accelerated DirectWrite/DirectX-based text rendering engine, profiles, and more. A new release, labeled as version 0.7, is out to the public.
Enable or Disable Windows Recovery Environment in Windows 10
How to Enable or Disable Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) in Windows 10
Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a set of troubleshooting tools available under advanced startup options in Windows 10. These tools are useful if you have some issue that you cannot fix in the regular Windows 10 environment, for example, you may need to overwrite or delete some in-use files. It is really a good alternative to a bootable DVD or USB stick.
Old Versions of Avast and AVG Antivirus May Block Windows 10 1909 Upgrade
Microsoft has updated the list of known issues for Windows 10 version 1909. The company added a warning about two popular anti-virus products, Avast and AVG. Both apps may prevent the OS from being upgraded to Windows 10 version 1909 if you have an old app version installed.
Microsoft is not going to release more updates like Windows 10 1909
Windows 10 version 1909 is known to be a small update released in the form of a service pack to Windows 10 version 1903 users with minor fixes and improvements. Microsoft says that the company is not going to repeat this experiment. They won't release more updates like version 1909.
Build 19025.1052 is out to Slow Ring, is a servicing pipeline test
Microsoft is releasing a new cumulative update to Slow Ring Insiders running the 20H1 build 19025. The patch raises the OS version to 19025.1052.
Windows 10 Build 19030 (20H1, Fast Ring)
Yet another update is out to Insiders in the Fast Ring of Windows Insider Program. Windows 10 Build 19030 from the 20H1 branch doesn't include new features, but comes with important fixes. Also, it is the first 20H1 build that doesn't include a desktop watermark.
Generic Keys To Install Windows 10 Version 1909
Get Generic Keys to Install Windows 10 version 1909 November 2019 Update
There are often times when you need to install Windows 10 evaluation or testing in a virtual machine like VirtualBox or Hyper-V. You may not want to activate it every time with your licensed product key that you use on a real machine. For that purpose, you can use generic keys for Windows 10 available from Microsoft, which will allow you to install the OS, but won't allow you to activate it. As long as you have an ISO image or any other bootable media containing Windows Setup files you can install the OS using a generic key.
Colorful Windows 10 Icons: Photos app (again)
Microsoft continues their work on updating icons for built-in Windows 10 apps and Microsoft Office. All the icons are following the modern Fluent Design. The photos app has received a new design, getting a white frame and refined colors.