Microsoft Windows 10 version 20H2 is the successor to the May 2020 Update version 2004 released in May 2020. Windows 10 version 20H2 is a minor update with a smaller set of enhancements focused primarily on select performance improvements, enterprise features, and quality enhancements. Here's what's new in this Windows 10 version.
Category: Windows 10
Windows 10 version 20H2 appears in the Release Preview channel
Microsoft is now releasing Windows 10 version 20H2 to the Release Preview channel. The feature update has become available as an enablement package KB4562830. This is the final stage of testing before the OS will be distributed to everyone.
Microsoft may refresh Windows 10 appearance with WinUI 3
Microsoft's brand new WinUI library has been created to supercharge developer projects with Fluent controls, modern features, and other UWP/XAML improvements. It looks like Microsoft is about to use it as a replacements for core user interface parts of Windows 10, including the Start menu, Action Center, Desktop and the taskbar.
Microsoft rolls out new Microsoft Store app icon to the public
The built-in Microsoft Store app in Windows 10 receives a brand new icon. We have already seen it before, but it was not available in public builds of the OS. This has changed.
Windows 10 version 20H2 is near its release
Microsoft has announced that Windows 10, version 20H2, is ready for commercial validation. It is a one of the last steps for the company before it will push it to the stable branch.
Windows 10 Build 20197 is out to the Dev channel
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Build 20197 to Insiders in the Dev channel. The release officially introduces the modern Disk management that we have seen as a work-in-progress earlier, and a number of fixes and general improvements.
Cumulative Update Previews for Windows 10, August 20, 2020
Microsoft has released optional cumulative updates for Windows 10 version 1809, 1903, and 1909. The updates have a 'Preview' tag, and are available to 'seekers', i.e. only the users who click the Check for updates button manually will see these 'Preview' updates. Otherwise they won't be installed automatically. Here are the changes.
WSL 2 is officially ported to Windows 10 version 1909 and 1903
WSL 2, the next-get implementation of the Linux layer for Windows 10, was exclusively available to Windows version 2004. In order to make it available for more Windows 10 users, Microsoft has made it available for two previous releases of the OS.
Microsoft deprecates the DisableAntiSpyware option to disable Defender
Microsoft is on a way to deprecate a Registry option that disables Microsoft Defender's antivirus engine. The company will continue to provide the Group Policy and the corresponding Registry tweak for that Policy, but the client option will be ignored in Home and Pro editions of the OS.
Disable Edge Tabs in Alt+Tab Dialog in Windows 10
How to Disable Edge Tabs in the Alt+Tab Dialog in Windows 10
With recent changes in Windows 10, open tabs in the Microsoft Edge browser appear in the Alt+Tab window switching dialog as individual windows. If you are unhappy with this change, it is easy to revert it back to the classic behavior, when the Edge app appears as a single icon in Alt + Tab.
