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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18353 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18353 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. If you are looking for a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring – head on over to Flight Hub. You can also check out the rest of our documentation here including a complete list of new features and updates that have gone out as part of Insider flights for the current development cycle (which currently is 19H1). General changes, improvements, and fixes for PC We’ve enabled microphone in Windows Sandbox, which among other things will improve several accessibility scenarios. We’ve added functionality to configure the audio input device via the Windows Sandbox config file. We’ve fixed an issue in which the Windows Sandbox time zone was not synchronized [ more… ]

Windows Developer Twitch Workshop On March 14th starting at 8AM PT, we’ll be hosting a free Windows Developer Twitch Workshop for .NET developers working with WPF, WinForms or UWP framework. The day will be split into three themes across seven sessions: Productivity: Productivity for existing developers focused on Visual Studio XAML tooling and design pattern framework libraries Desktop Apps of Tomorrow: Looking forward to how you can get started exploring the latest technology for your desktop application such as .NET Core 3, XAML Islands, MSIX and Windows 10 APIs Extending Your Skills: Extending your skills with Forms for mobile apps and DevOps for desktop applications CI/CD For the full schedule of the days sessions see this detailed post on the Visual Studio blog. We hope you tune in on March 14th and if you miss it, don’t worry, the content [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18850 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing 20H1 Build 18850 to Windows Insiders who have opted into Skip Ahead. Remember – these builds are from the 20H1 development branch. Some things we are working on in 20H1 require a longer lead time. We will begin releasing 19H2 bits to Insiders later this spring after we get 19H1 nearly finished and ready; once 19H1 is “nearly finished and ready” we’ll also use the Release Preview ring for previews of drivers and quality updates on 19H1. IMPORTANT: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, these builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If you take this flight, you won’t be able to switch back to the Fast or Slow rings without doing a clean-install on your PC and starting [ more… ]