Windows 10 build 10056 has been leaked and many users are interested in knowing what is new in this build. Here is a brief change log which will give you an idea of what Microsoft is working on. Read the rest.
Appearance
- New animations in the fullscreen Start Menu.
- New dark Theme for Start Menu and Action Center
- Date/Time UI refreshed (can be activated as described here: There is a new pane for Date and Time in Windows 10 or with Winaero Tweaker)
- Network flyout has new animation.
- Power button is moved to bottom left corner.
- New "Show Touch Keyboard button" when right clicking on taskbar.
- On-screen keyboard visual design seems refreshed.
- Titlebars of Desktop applications are grey.
- 1px border on top of Desktop apps is now present but it's black
- New Recycle bin icon.
- New TaskView icon.
- New Task View icon animations.
Applications
- New Weather and News apps.
- Cortana is now in full taskbar height - also, a new Mic icon when Cortana is listening.
- Cortana can recognize music now (option is in Cortana menu).
- New Biometric Enrollment and Microsoft Family (Parental Controls) apps (don't work).
Behavior
- Tablet Mode widens the gap between system tray icons and minimizes Search into an icon.
- When using Start Menu in full screen, taskbar sometimes hides itself. It restores back in half a second.
- Start Menu can be resized.
That's it. Noticed anything else? Please let us know in comments.
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I noticed apps can be resized smaller going vertically.
Thanks, I didn’t notice.
Will this build allow me to update to the next build?
No idea.
From the past experience, MS block the leaked builds from the Windows Update’s upgrade.