Microsoft has finished the development of Windows 10 version 20H2, and is now only polishing minor bugs. The OS can be installed as early as right now, without waiting for its official release date. If you are desperately in need of the changes it includes, here's how to get it.
Category: Windows 10
Your Phone Notifications gets a new pinning feature
Starting in Windows 10 Build 20221, the Your Phone app has a new pinning feature integrated with the notifications feed. With notifications pinning, you can easily pin to save important notifications that will stick to the top of your feed so they are readily accessible and distinguished from the rest of your notifications.
Windows 10 Build 20221 features Meet Now button in taskbar
Windows 10 Build 20221 hits the Dev channel. Besides the traditional set of fixes, this release comes with a new button in the taskbar that provides the direct access option to the Meet Now feature of Skype.
Windows Package Manager (winget) Preview v0.2.2521 is out
winget, the Windows Package Manager app for Windows 10, has received an update in the Preview channel, and now allows installing apps from Microsoft Store. Other important changes are feature toggle and PowerShell tab autocomplete.
What’s new in the WSL in Windows 10, September 2020
Microsoft has published a document that covers the changes that were made to the Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 in September 2020. The post mentions kernel updates via Windows Update, WSL 2 availability on Windows 10 version 1909 and 1903, and some other interesting improvements made to the feature.
Windows 10 20H2 Build 19042.541 (KB4577063) is out to the Beta and Release Preview channels
Microsoft is currently releasing Build 19042.541 (KB4577063) to Windows Insiders in the Beta ands Release Preview channels. The release change log includes a huge list of fixes and general improvements.
These are new features OneDrive has received in August, 2020
Microsoft has revealed which features the company has added to OneDrive, its cloud storage and sync service. The announcement mentions the roadmap entries implemented in August, as well as a few changes made to online Office apps.
Microsoft is rolling out Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2) to the Release Preview Channel
Microsoft is currently releasing Build 19042.508 (KB4571756) to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. The company considers build 19042.508 the final build and still plan on continuing to improve the overall experience of the October 2020 Update on customers’ PCs as part of its normal servicing cadence.
Microsoft will allow removing the People app from Windows 10
Due to upcoming changes to the Your Phone app, that will eventually replace the People app in Windows 10, Microsoft is now testing the ability to uninstall the People app. A select group of Insiders can already easily uninstall the app with a couple of clicks.
Your Phone app to get Contacts, Sent from Phone, and more
Microsoft has updated the built-in Your Phone app with a number of new options. Starting in version 1.20091.79.0 that is available to select Insiders, the app features a working Contacts section, the new category 'Sent from Phone', and a few interface changes in settings, including the new My Devices section, and re-arranged options.
