Windows 10 Creators Update, nuova Insider Build Preview (14986) disponibile per PC e tablet [Aggiornato]

Windows 10 Creators Update Preview

Aggiornamento (del 20/12): nonostante la dichiarazione di Dona Sarkar (vedi qui), una nuova versione della Insider Build Preview in oggetto è disponibile al download. Si passa alla release 14986.1001.

Aggiornamento (del 14/12): Dona Sarkar ha annunciato che questa Insider Build Preview è ora disponibile anche attraverso lo Slow Ring.

Il team del Windows Insider Program, capeggiato da Dona Sarkar, ha rilasciato una nuova Insider Preview di Windows 10 per PC e tablet. Si tratta della Build 14986 scaricabile da tutti gli insider che hanno scelto di ricevere aggiornamenti dal Fast Ring del Windows Insider Program.

Questa nuova release porta tante novità per Cortana e il suo utilizzo ma anche alcune migliorie per le funzioni legate al gaming, a Windows Ink e a diversi altri ambiti di Windows 10. Di seguito l’elenco di quelle che vedrete dopo l’aggiornamento:

Novità per Cortana:

• aggiunta la possibilità di spegnere il computer, bloccare e riavviare il sistema, e regolare il volume con un comando vocale
• aggiunta la possibilità di controllare la musica anche se riprodotta da app di terze parti tra cui HeartRadio e TuneIn Radio (al momento solo in inglese USA)
• durante la riproduzione di una canzone è possibile chiedere a Cortana qual è il titolo e di regolare il volume
• aggiunto il supporto per il riconoscimento musicale per la lingua cinese
• interfaccia rinnovata (a tutto schermo) quando si utilizza Cortana con il blocco schermo attivo
• aggiunto il supporto per l’accesso a Cortana con la propria identità di Azure Active Directory (AAD)

Altre novità:

• aggiunto il supporto a Enterprise Cloud Printing per la ricerca di stampanti su Azure Active Directory
• aggiunto il supporto alla modalità full-screen attraverso la Windows game bar per i seguenti giochi: ARMA 3, Battlefield 1, Civilization V, Dark Souls III, Fallout 4, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Mad Max, Mafia 2, NBA 2K16, Overwatch, Star Wars: The Old Republic, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, The Binding of Isaac, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Terraria, Tom Clancy’s The Division, Total War: WARHAMMER, Warframe, World of Tanks
• in Windows ink è stato aggiunta l’opzione “resume” per ripristinare un disegno precedente anche dopo la chiusura dell’app. Inoltre, è stato aggiornato il righello per permettere incrementi di rotazione minore ed è stato rimosso il cursore in modalità disegno
• Microsoft Edge ora supporta le seguenti nuove estensioni: Ebates, Intel TrueKey e Read & Write
• Modificata la tecnologia di rendering utilizzata da gran parte delle Universal App per la visualizzazione di contenuti
• implementato l’assistente vocale con nuove funzioni e comandi
• nuova interfaccia per Windows Defender (in stile Windows 10)
• aggiunte nuove scorciatoie da tastiera per l’Editor del Registro di sistema (Regedit)
• modificato il sistema per la gestione di USB Audio 2.0
• migliorata l’esperienza di aggiornamento del sistema
• aggiunte diverse migliorie per il supporto alle lingue asiatiche, cinese e giapponese soprattutto

Elenco dei fix e delle migliorie:

• We have improved the Windows Hello face which may require you to “Improve Recognition” to get recognized again. To do this – go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options and under “Windows Hello” and “Face Recognition”, select “Improve Recognition” to go through the Improve Recognition wizard.
• We updated the Taskbar’s context menu settings entry to now explicitly be called “Taskbar settings”, as that is where it pointed.
• We fixed an issue where the Virtual Touchpad’s left and right buttons might not work on some devices. We also fixed an issue where the Virtual Touchpad wouldn’t launch if the primary monitor was non-touch, and added the Virtual Touchpad icon to the Taskbar settings where you can Turn system icons on or off.
• We fixed the issue where apps such as Store, Photos, and People might launch on their own after your PC had been inactive for a period of time.
• We fixed the issue where navigating to Settings > System > Battery would crash the Settings app.
• We’ve changed the default state of the Handwriting Panel to be floating next to the text field, rather than docked at the bottom of the screen. If you prefer docked-mode, you can still select it by tapping the icon in the top right corner of the Handwriting Panel.
• We fixed an issue where using ~ to switch languages using the Thai keyboard when typing in Office apps, such as Outlook or Word 2016, might sometimes result in a hang.
• We’ve updated our migration logic, so that going forward from 14986 the default user’s numlock setting will now be preserved across upgrades.
• We fixed an issue where double-clicking on an Excel document to open it from File Explorer would crash Microsoft Excel.
• We fixed an issue where Windows Hello might get stuck “Looking for you”.
• We fixed an issue Insiders with Surface Dial may have experienced recently where rotating the Dial could result in unexpected beeps.
• We’re moving some things around in Storage Settings – stay tuned for future updates. For this flight, you’ll notice that the settings to change save locations has moved to its own page. We also fixed an issue where Storage Usage for the Other category might show an unexpectedly high number.
• We fixed an issue where the PowerShell entry in File Explorer’s File menu would sometimes be unexpectedly greyed out.
• We fixed an issue where the Clock and Calendar flyout in the taskbar wouldn’t launch when the display language was set to Chinese (Traditional) and the system was using the phonetic sorting method.
• We’ve updated the full screen Settings search results to now use smaller icons – we feel this delivers an overall more polished feel, as well as enables more search results to display on the page at a time.
• We fixed an issue where some notifications might draw too high or too low, and then be seen moving itself to the correct position.
• We fixed an issue where the outline incoming notification toasts could still be seen if notification banners as a whole for that particular app had been turned off.
• We fixed an issue Insiders may have experienced where the Favorites bar on desktop might appear empty, despite having items in the Favorites folder.
• We fixed an issue that could result in CPU throttling when idling on certain webpages with many gifs or looping videos in Microsoft Edge.
• We fixed an issue that could result in Alt + D sometimes not being able to set focus to the address bar in Microsoft Edge.
• For Insiders with PCs that upgraded to builds 14926-14959, some default power settings may have been lost and not recovered on subsequent upgrades. The effect of this causes devices to potentially use more power, change the power button behavior on tablets, etc. Starting with 14986, an attempt to detect this issue and re-apply the power settings will be made during upgrade. This attempt is a temporary process to help address this issue for Insiders, and will be removed once we’re closer to the Creators Update release.
• We’ve heard your feedback, and updated our Windows Error Reporting logic so that uploading crash data should no longer interfere with online game play, video streaming, Skype calls, or other network-intensive activity. Please keep an eye out for this if you experience any crashes and let us know how it goes.
• We fixed an issue resulting in Microsoft Studios games like Microsoft Sudoku, Jigsaw, Minesweeper, Taptiles, and Treasure Hunt potentially freezing at the splash screen on launch.
• We fixed an issue where, if the taskbar location was set to be on top, it was visible on the Welcome screens after upgrading.

Problemi noti:

• Using keyboard monitor hotkeys to adjust brightness won’t work as expected. Desired brightness change could be done via the Action Center or by going to Settings > System > Display.
• You may see a popup “Catastrophic Error” dialog when opening OneDrive folders. If you do, the workaround is to open an elevated Command Prompt or PowerShell window and enter “attrib -O <path to OneDrive failure that resulted in the error dialog>”.
• We’re currently investigating reports that DirectAccess isn’t working for some Windows Insiders.
• When using Microsoft Edge with Narrator, you may hear “no item in view or silence when tabbing or using other navigation commands. You can use Alt + Tab when this happens to move focus away from and back to the Edge browser and then Narrator will read as expected.
• Hey Cortana, play <blah> on <AppName> doesn’t work immediately after installing the app. Wait 5 minutes for indexer to kick in and try again.
• Currently, the Windows Defender dashboard is primarily aimed at providing some minimal read-only status for Antivirus/Firewall, with some very limited functionality for interacting with the app. Here are some of the known issues with the dashboard to be aware of (not a comprehensive list):

• Doesn’t accurately roll up status of Pillars
• Doesn’t accurately show status when a 3P AV is on the machine.
• History is not yet available in the new app
• Advanced/Custom scans are not yet available in the new app
• Settings are not configurable through the new app
• Firewall control panel not launchable from new app
• Firewall settings are not configurable through the new app

Se siete iscritti al Windows Insider Program e avete attivato la ricezione delle Build Preview via Fast Ring vi basterà accedere a Windows Update e ricercare manualmente la presenza della nuova Build per procedere al download e all’installazione.

Nota: il Windows Insider Program non è un gioco. Microsoft rilascia le Insider Build Preview per ricevere feedback e suggerimenti dagli insider al fine di migliorare il proprio OS. Chi decide di partecipare al Programma è dunque chiamato a fornire il proprio contributo costruttivo attraverso l’app Feedback Hub e non a lamentarsi se qualcosa non funziona.

Link utili:

• Guida e info utili per l’installazione delle Build Preview di Windows
• Sito ufficiale del Windows Insider Program
• Discuti e confrontati con altri utenti su Nokioteca Forum

Aggiornamento (del 14/12): Dona Sarkar ha annunciato che questa Insider Build Preview è ora disponibile anche attraverso lo Slow Ring.

Aggiornamento (del 20/12): nonostante la dichiarazione di Dona Sarkar (vedi qui), una nuova versione della Insider Build Preview in oggetto è disponibile al download. Si passa alla release 14986.1001.