Microsoft today released Windows 10 build 14986 to Windows Insiders on the Slow Ring. The same build was recently released for Fast Ring insiders. This build represents the development branch of Windows 10 Creators Update and brings plenty of new features to the Slow Ring on updates.
Category: Windows 10
Dropbox Universal app is now available on Xbox One
Microsoft's Xbox One has supported running UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps for quite some time now and many developers have updated their apps to allow installing them on the console. It's worth mentioning that it's not enough to just make the app available to download. For a decent experience on Xbox One, developers are expected to optimize it for Xbox One. As we know, the developer behind the official Dropbox client for Windows 10 is Rudy Huyn, who's known for paying a lot of attention to detail. So the official Dropbox app for Xbox One looks great.
Cortana will be available in Windows 10 IoT with Creators Update
Microsoft has announced that its digital assistant, Cortana, will make its way to Internet of Things (IoT) devices with a new Core update planned to be released some time after Windows 10 Creators Update. It's only logical for Cortana to become available on embedded devices now since all of Microsoft's own hardware is already running it, no matter what form factor — from mobile phones to Surface Hubs. This announcement is coming from the recently ended WinHEC 2016 conference for Microsoft hardware partners.
Remove Open PowerShell window here from Context Menu in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 build 14986, which represents Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft replaced the context menu command "Open command window here" with PowerShell by default in File Explorer. We already saw how you can get the command prompt back in the context menu. Today, we'll see how to remove the "Open PowerShell window here" menu item with a simple Registry tweak.
Disable the New OneDrive Flyout in Windows 10
As you may already know, Windows 10 build 14986 comes with a new OneDrive flyout notification which looks stylish and fits the modern appearance of the operating system. For some users, it is enabled by default. If you are running Windows 10 build 14986 with the new flyout enabled out of the box but still prefer the previous style of the OneDrive notification, you can disable it with a simple Registry tweak. Here is how.
Enable the New OneDrive Flyout in Windows 10
Windows 10 build 14986 comes with a new OneDrive flyout notification which looks stylish and fits the modern appearance of the operating system. By default, it is not enabled for some users. If you are running the recently released Windows 10 build 14986, you can activate it with a simple Registry tweak.
Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition is now available for Windows 10 PCs
Killer Instinct was one of the first games available on Xbox One at launch back in 2013 and was later ported to Windows 10 PCs. Even if it wasn't part of the Xbox Play Anywhere program, the game became popular enough to get the "Definitive Edition" treatment in September. And now, this bundle packed with bonuses and additional content is finally available on Windows 10.
Open Printer Queue in Windows 10
Due to constant changes to the user interface in Windows 10, many novice users are having trouble finding the things they used to. If you came to Windows 10 directly from Windows XP or Windows 7, you can quickly get confused by the Settings app, which now serves as the Control Panel replacement. It is now the new way to manage the printer queue in Windows 10.
3 more games are now available for Xbox One via backward compatibility
The Xbox Backward Compatibility was a long awaited feature for Xbox One owners since the console's launch. It has became a huge success with a still growing list of available games. This time Microsoft has added 3 Xbox 360 games at once: now you can enjoy playing "Shadowrun", "Space Ark", and "Shotest Shogi" once again. With the latest additions (and the ones that have been added on December 4 — "Garou: Mark of the Wolves", "Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project" and "Sonic the Fighters'), the Backward Compatibility list now contains 301 games.
Windows 10 build 14986 improves DPI scaling for classic apps
When Microsoft started rolling out Windows 10 build 14986 for Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring, almost instantly some of the program members noticed a difference in how the OS renders some of the classic applications on high DPI screens, including Surface tablets. This change wasn't mentioned in the original blog post for the release, but a few days later the company has updated it with details about what's changed in DPI scaling.
