When will win102004 be released?

After Microsoft released the win10 operating system, I believe that many friends will also upgrade their system versions with Microsoft's gradual updates. So many friends still don’t know when the latest win102004 was released. So as far as the editor knows, this version will be officially released in March or April 2020. Let’s take a look at what the editor did for details~

When will win102004 be released?

The win102004 version will be released to Windows 10 users in April or May. The specific time depends on Microsoft’s official push.

Microsoft will keep a version and small patches of win10 updated every six months.

New features in win102004

Intelligent assistant: CORTANA

Cortana has evolved from an ordinary digital assistant to a Microsoft 365 application that helps users improve their As part of personal productivity, Microsoft has made some changes to it. Cortana can now help users manage tasks and time more efficiently, as well as connect with people.

With the new Cortana conversational experience, Microsoft knows that sometimes you want to keep a chat going, and if you want to have a longer back-and-forth, the default position of the window isn’t always where you want to dock it, That's why Microsoft is starting to roll out the option of being able to move windows anywhere on the screen - just like you can move other windows. You can also resize the window if you like.

Please note that the new Cortana app is currently only supported in English regions. People other than English will see a message saying "Cortana is not available" when launching Cortana, but Microsoft is gradually adding different languages. .

Improved disk usage of Windows Search

Three key areas of improvement for Windows 10 2004: excessive disk and CPU usage, general performance issues, and low perceived value of the indexer.

Based on this, Microsoft is introducing an algorithm to detect high disk usage, which can better identify peak usage times and manage indexers accordingly. Microsoft has also made changes for developers to prevent certain repositories and project folders from being searched to increase disk usage.

Quickly search in “Search Home”

To help users find important information faster, Microsoft has added four quick web searches in “Search Home”:

Weather: Get current weather conditions and predict future weather

Latest news: Read the latest headlines from popular news sites

This day in history: Explore this day Four Things Happening

New Movies: Find out what's playing in a theater near you

Occasionally, Microsoft also releases seasonal themes or fun quizzes.

To try these searches, click the search box on the taskbar or press Windows logo key + S to open Search Home. If you need other search results, just enter your search content in the input box to get the information you need quickly and easily.

Currently, Quick Search is only available in the United States, but will soon be available internationally.

Updated the design of the WEB preview in search results

Microsoft has made some small adjustments to its appearance, and you will now see the following effects:

More KAOMOJI

As we all know, in Windows 101903, Microsoft has updated the WIN+ (period)/WIN+ (semicolon) keyboard shortcuts to include not only emojis, but now also kaomoji and special characters.

What are kaomojis? Basically, they are facial expressions that you can express by combining different characters.

Windows Subsystem WSL2 Improvements for LINUX

Previously, the memory of a WSL2 virtual machine (VM) would continue to grow to meet the needs of the workflow, and the memory would not be used when it was no longer needed. will be reduced. After making the changes, memory that is no longer used in the LinuxVM will be released back to Windows, which will reduce the size of the memory accordingly.

Microsoft has also added WSL2 support for ARM64 devices! Microsoft has also added the ability to set a distribution's default user using the /etc/wsl.conf file.

In addition, Microsoft has added global configuration options for WSL that will apply to every WSL distribution. This also allows users to specify options related to the WSL2 virtual machine (VM), since all WSL2 distributions run within the same VM. The most exciting feature users will get is the ability to specify a custom Linux kernel!

Windows HELLOPIN in Safe Mode

Microsoft is taking users’ password-less journey one step further by adding Windows HelloPIN login support to Safe Mode, allowing users to configure their devices. No more relying on passwords when troubleshooting.

Here are the steps:

Set Windows Hello in the account login options.

Boot the device into safe mode.

Go to Settings Update and Safe Recovery.

Under Advanced startup, select Restart now.

After the computer restarts to the "Select Options" screen, select "Troubleshooting" "Advanced Options" "Startup Settings" "Restart". You may be asked to enter your BitLocker recovery key.

After the computer restarts, you will see a list of options. Select 4 or press the F4 key to start the computer in safe mode. You can also select 5 or press the F5 key to use safe mode with networking.

Connect a network camera to a Windows 10 device

Network cameras are Internet protocol-based cameras that can transmit video data over a local area network (LAN) and are becoming more and more common, especially is in surveillance and security scenarios. Windows 10 now allows a user to associate a webcam to his PC, enabling photo capture and video streaming within the camera app.

Enable automatic restart for UWP apps

Microsoft has introduced a new standalone setting to control whether desktop applications registered in the previous login session are restarted when logging back into Windows. In the latest InsiderPreview build, in addition to registered desktop apps, most open UWP apps also automatically restart when the user selects this setting! To reduce login time, UWP apps minimally restart in a suspended state, giving Windows and other apps more resources to launch.

Try this:

Go to Settings, Accounts, Sign-in, and under Restart apps, turn on Auto-save restartable apps on exit. and restart them after logging in."

Launch one or more UWP apps, such as Feedback Hub.

Log out and then back into Windows.

Launched UWP applications (such as Feedback Center) are relaunched as minimized buttons on the taskbar.

XBOX Game Bar Update

Microsoft is launching an FPS counter and achievement overlay! The update will be available through the Microsoft App Store, just focus on your favorite game and press WIN+G to get started.

Improved Bluetooth pairing experience

For Windows 101803, Microsoft announced a new simplified Bluetooth pairing experience. The idea is simple, if there's a supported device nearby and it's in pairing mode, Windows will show a notification to pair it, thus preventing the user from opening Settings themselves. Now Microsoft is releasing an update to this feature, and we hope users will like it.

Pairing is now done in a notification, so users no longer need to go to the Settings app to complete pairing.

To shorten pairing time, Microsoft has improved the user interface and eliminated one notification.

Microsoft has added a close button to the first notification to give users more control when using SwiftPair.

To make notifications more useful, Microsoft now displays the device name and category.

Rename a virtual desktop

You can now rename a virtual desktop:

Open by selecting the Task View icon in the taskbar or pressing WIN+Tab "Task View".

Select a new desktop.

Select the desktop name ("Desktop1") and it should be editable, or right-click on the desktop thumbnail and a context menu will appear with a "Rename" entry.

Enter any name you want and press Enter.

OK, done!

A new tablet experience for 2-in-1 convertibles

A new tablet experience for 2-in-1 convertibles is now available as a beta for Windows Insiders .

This new experience allows users to step into tablet posture to maintain a familiar desktop experience without interruption, with some key improvements to touch:

The spacing between taskbar icons has been increased.

The search box on the taskbar collapses into an icon.

The file browser switches to a touch-optimized layout.

The touch keyboard is automatically called when the text field is clicked.

Reset PC from the Cloud

Resetting this PC will give users the new option of downloading Windows or using a local reinstall. Previously, Reset this PC only enabled local reinstallation. When this feature was introduced in Windows 10, it offered the advantage of making Windows recoverable without requiring additional disk space to store a compressed backup copy of Windows in a hidden partition.

Note: This is a recovery operation and will remove user-installed applications.

Additionally, user data will also be deleted if the "Delete all content" option is selected.

The cloud download feature will reinstall the same version currently on your computer. This new cloud download feature is available on all Windows 10 devices and works with the "Restore from Cloud" feature available on some earlier Windows 10 devices. different.

Control application restarts at logon

Windows now uses new application restart settings to control programs that need to run automatically. When enabled, Windows automatically saves restartable apps when you log out, restarts, or shuts down Windows and restarts them the next time you log in. This setting is disabled by default and can be changed at any time in Set Account Login Options or found by searching for "Restart application" in the Start or Search box.

GPU temperature into the Task Manager

If the user has a dedicated GPU card, the current temperature will be displayed next to the "Performance" tab list.

Tip:

Displaying GPU temperature in Task Manager is currently only supported if you have a dedicated GPU card.

Updated graphics drivers may be required to view temperatures. Specifically, a version that supports WDDM2.4 (or higher) is required. To check your computer's version, press WIN+R and enter dxdiag, under the Display tab it will display your WDDM version next to the driver model number.

Currently, temperature values ??only support degrees Celsius.

Add mouse cursor speed to Settings

Mouse cursor speed can now be set in Settings! This is the latest step in Microsoft's ongoing efforts to blend the Settings and Control Panel experiences. This setting can be found under "Set up device mouse".

Notepad improvements

For more than 30 years, Notepad has been the most popular text editor in Windows. Over the past few versions, Microsoft has made some small improvements to Notepad based on user feedback, including:

Wrap around find/replace

Text scaling

Show row and column numbers

Change indicator: Displays an asterisk (*) in the title bar before the document title to indicate that the document has unsaved changes.

Send feedback: Click Help Send feedback to open the Feedback Center, select the Notes category, and send your feedback directly to the product team.

UTF-8 encoding: Microsoft has made major improvements to the way Notepad handles encoding. Starting with this release, Microsoft will add the option to save files as UTF-8 without the byte order mark and make it the default option for new files. UTF-8 without the byte order mark is backwards compatible with ASCII and will provide better interoperability with the web, where UTF-8 has become the default encoding. Additionally, Microsoft has added a column to the status bar that displays the document's encoding.

Change your account picture in Windows

Now it’s easier than ever to change the account picture you use to log in to Windows! Updated images will appear quickly in Windows, applications, and many Microsoft websites you use every day.

Windows Search Improvements

Here are some of the server-side search improvements Microsoft has rolled out based on user feedback:

Improved spelling correction for Apps and Settings searches . Windows Search has built-in spelling correction to help users find what they are looking for.

Tips for improving your best match results. The goal of Microsoft Windows Search is to provide an easy-to-use experience, and a key aspect of that is making the results easy to understand. In some cases where a "Best Batch" result does not exactly match your search, a "Related:" line will be included below the result to help clarify why this result occurred.

Bring the latest search homepage experience to more users. With the Windows 10 1903 update, Microsoft has updated the search homepage to help users save time by adding quick access to top apps and recent activity. After receiving a lot of positive feedback from users, Microsoft is now officially rolling it out to everyone, making it available to more users.

Redesigned "Network Status" page in Settings

Based on user feedback, Microsoft is modifying the "Network & Internet" login page in "Settings" to provide information about device connections for more information about each other and grouping multiple pages together to allow users to clearly see how to connect to the Internet.

New view of active connections: Displays all available connection interfaces on the Status page, allowing you to view and change properties as needed.

Integrated data usage: You can view the amount of data used by a network directly from the Status page, and you can also view the amount of data used by each application on that network.

Create quick events from the taskbar

You can quickly create events directly from the Calendar popup on the taskbar.

Just select the date and time in the lower right corner of the taskbar to open the calendar popup, select the desired date, and enter in the text box.

Optimize notification settings

Now, when a notification is received, there will be an inline option to turn off notifications for that app, or go to the app's notification settings.

Don’t want to mute all notifications? Now you no longer need to go to the old Sound Control Panel to set it up, Microsoft has added it as a top-level option in Notifications and Action Settings.

Microsoft has also added a new direct link to manage notifications at the top of Action Center, so getting to Notifications & Actions settings takes just a few steps.

Feedback Center Update

Microsoft will update the Feedback Center with a new feature called "Find similar feedback." When you go to record a new piece of feedback, you'll see a section to see if there are any existing feedback that sound similar to yours. Users can now choose to automatically link feedback to existing feedback (instead of creating new feedback).

Microsoft has also made some updates to the Thank You page, which now has a direct button to share your feedback.

New download limit option for delivery optimization

Microsoft learned from feedback from users with very slow connection speeds that setting the download limit as a percentage of available bandwidth does not alleviate the problem. Network impact, therefore, Microsoft has added a new option to limit the bandwidth used by Delivery Optimization to an absolute value. Users can set separate settings for foreground downloading or background downloading. This option can be accessed by setting Update and Secure Delivery Optimization advanced options.

Windows Ink Workspace updates

As part of this, the Windows Ink Workspace now takes up less screen real estate, which Microsoft is doing via a new direct link to the Microsoft Whiteboard app to integrate its whiteboard experience. Microsoft Whiteboard is a free-form digital canvas where ideas, content and people can come together. It includes an unlimited canvas, optional backgrounds, rainbow ink support, and multiple pages.

Disk type is visible in the Performance tab of Task Manager

A small but perhaps convenient change is that the task manager's The disk type (such as SSD) for each disk listed in the Performance tab.

Updated File Explorer Search

When you type in the File Explorer search box, you will see a drop-down list with search history. There are suggested files that you can choose from.

The results of these improvements can be launched directly by clicking on an entry in the new suggestions box. If you want to open a file location, just right-click on the entry and there will be a selection.

Expand dictation support to more languages

In addition to English (US), Microsoft now supports English (Canada), English (UK), English (Australia), English (India), French (France), French (Canada), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), Portuguese (Brazil) and Chinese (Simplified Chinese).

How to try it? Set focus to the text field and press WIN+H! You can also touch the small microphone button at the top of the keyboard, say what you want to say, and then press WIN+H again or tap the microphone button to stop dictation.

Cross-language support in Feedback Center

With Feedback Center version 1.1903, users whose WindowsInsiders are set to a language other than English now have the option to view feedback in English within Feedback Center , and submit feedback in English on the New Feedback form.

Bringing SWIFTKEY’s typing intelligence to more languages

As we all know, Microsoft has been working hard to bring SwiftKey’s typing intelligence to Windows. Now, Microsoft has announced support for up to 39 languages. What does this mean for users? Basically, Microsoft updates the underlying language model as you type in each language to improve the accuracy of autocorrect, shape writing, and predictions.

Improved Windows Sandbox accessibility

Microsoft has made several updates to improve Windows Sandbox functionality, including:

Microphone support.

Added the ability to configure audio input devices via Windows Sandbox profiles.

The Shift+Alt+PrintScreen keys in Windows Sandbox activate the access dialog box to enable high-contrast mode.

The Ctrl+Alt+Break keys in Windows Sandbox allow entering/exiting full-screen mode.

Win102004 latest update:

1. Critical update fixes an issue that caused the Remote Procedure Call

(RPC) service (rpcss.exe) to close unexpectedly and the device to stop working. problem. The user needs to restart the device.

Fixed an issue that caused the Device Enrollment Status Page (ESP) on managed devices to potentially stop responding.

Fixed an issue where the rear camera flash might not function properly.

WindowsServer, Microsoft script engine, WindowsApp platform and framework, Windows graphics,

Windows input and composition, WindowsMedia, WindowsSilicon platform, MicrosoftEdge,

Windows basic knowledge , Windows Authentication, Windows Cryptozoology, Windows Kernel, Windows Core Networking,

Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Peripherals, Windows Network Security and Containers, and security updates for the Windows Update Stack.

2. Known issues:

Microsoft is aware that Narrator and NVDA users seeking the latest version of Chromium-based Edge may experience some difficulty navigating and reading certain web content. .

Narrator, NVDA and the Edge team are aware of these issues. Users of older versions of Microsoft Edge will not be affected.

NVAccess has released NVDA2019.3, which resolves known issues with Edge.

New content in win102004:

1. The new version of Windows 10 allows users to turn on or off some optional features through the "Settings" application.

2. Many of them are not suitable for ordinary consumers, but some are suitable for all users.

3. Microsoft plans to include applications such as Paint and WordPad in Windows 10 Version 2004 as "optional features" to help users reduce the disk space occupied by applications.

4. Microsoft will further optimize the "optional features" experience. By then, users can install multiple optional features. In addition, users can also search for specific features in the list and sort them, displaying the last installed ones. date.

5. Under Windows 10 Version 2004, users can find the mouse cursor setting options more quickly without opening the control panel: the cursor movement speed can be adjusted through "Settings-Devices-Mouse".

6. The "Network and Internet" status page in "Settings" has also been optimized: users will more intuitively see information such as network connections, data usage, quick view activities, and Internet connection properties.

7. Users using systems before Windows 10 version 2004 need to click on Settings and perform a series of operations to see "Data Usage".

8. WindowsUpdate allows users to further accurately set the download speed of WindowsStore and WindowsUpdate, which means that users can limit the background bandwidth usage of both.

9. For example, if the total user bandwidth is only 100Mbps, you can choose to reserve a 20Mbps threshold for the app store or Windows updates.

The remaining 80Mbps bandwidth can be reserved for other more important applications. program.

10. Windows user account pictures can also be refreshed synchronously from applications, Microsoft official website and other channels. Users can search for "Account Information" in "Settings" and set a new picture.