Build 14965 was the 12th Insider
Preview build of Windows 10 Creator Update. It was released on NOV 09, 2016.
This arrived via new "RS2" (RedStone2) development branch.
Controlling external monitors from tablets just got
easier: You can now
drive content on a second display from your tablet without ever having to
attach a mouse. The virtual touchpad lets you do more with a tablet and a
second screen – just connect to another monitor, PC, or TV, go to Action
Center and tap on the “Project” Quick Action to extend your screen. Use it just
like you would a physical touchpad to control content on the connected screen.
To enable it, press and hold on the taskbar and select “Show touchpad button”.
A touchpad icon will now appear in the notification area (just like Windows Ink
Workspace does), and tapping on it will bring it up the virtual touchpad.
You’ve seen the work we’ve been doing for precision
touchpad customization with the last few builds, and the virtual touchpad is no
exception. While the virtual touchpad is open, go to Settings > Devices >
Touchpad and you’ll be able to tweak the touchpad settings to your preferences.
Sticky Notes update: Windows Insiders
in the Fast ring will receive will receive Sticky Notes app update to version
1.2.9.0 today and we’re very excited to share what it includes!
- We’ve expanded our
support for Insights to many more languages and regions, with even more to
come in further updates, stay tuned! Specifically, with this version:
- We’ve added flight
detection for Germany (Germany), in more English locales (Canada, Great
Britain, India, Arabia), Spanish (Spain & Mexico), French (France,
Canada), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), and Portuguese (Brazil).
- We’ve added email &
URL recognition for every locale (except Chinese (simplified or
traditional), Korean, or Japanese, which we’re still working on).
- We’ve added phone number
recognition to all English, German, Spanish, French and Italian locales.
- We’ve added address
recognition support for English (Great Britain) and Spanish (United
States).
- We’ve added time
recognition (prompting to create a Cortana reminder) to English (Great
Britain), English (Australia) and English (India).
- We’ve added stock
recognition (for example, $MSFT) to English (Australia), English
(Canada), English (India), German (Germany), Spanish (Spain), Spanish
(Mexico), French (France), French (Canada), Japanese (Japan) and
Portuguese (Brazil).
- If Insights in Sticky
Notes isn’t turned on automatically for you, tap “…” > Settings gear
> “Enable insights”. Note: The language and region used to detect
Insights in Sticky Notes is based off of the active keyboard. We’re
currently investigating some issues where Insights may not show up as
expected if you switch keyboards while typing in Sticky Notes.
- We’ve fixed some issues
with Undo and Redo (CTRL + Z/CTRL + Y) while typing, so they’ll now do so
more reliably.
- We’ve improved the
performance of text input while typing.
- It’s now easier than ever
to get the latest Sticky Notes app updates. When our next update is
available, we’ll show an in-app prompt so all you have to do is click
‘Update’.
- We’ve also done a whole
lot of UI/UX polishing and performance improvements that we hope you
enjoy.
We’re been making a bunch of improvements based on your
feedback, and have more to come, so let us know what you’d like to see next! In
recent versions of Sticky Notes, we’ve added support for many of your favorite
keyboard shortcuts, including CTRL + B (bold), CTRL + I (italic), CTRL + N (new
note) and CTRL + D (delete note), added a new context menu for easy copy/paste,
reduced the minimum note size for typists, as well as generally improved our
reliability and performance.
Windows Ink Workspace Improvements: This build
includes a number of improvements to the Windows Ink Workspace.
- We increased the number
of Recently Used apps shown in the Windows Ink Workspace to 6, and added a
link to quickly access your pen settings.
- We’ve improved the
performance of loading Sketchpad when there’s a lot of ink present on the
sketch.
- We’ve updated the new
protractor, so that you can use the scroll-wheel on your mouse to
shrink/expand it (depending on the direction of the scrolling).
- We fixed an issue where,
when using Sticky Notes in the Windows Ink Workspace, the background would
ding when tapped.
- We fixed an issue where
inking and resizing the protractor at the same time would result in
Sketchpad crashing.
- We’ve updated the “Pen
& Windows Ink” Settings for pen users to now include a link to the
handwriting training tool – simply click on “Get to know my handwriting”
to launch it. We’ve also improved how we learn from your handwriting
samples – try it out and let us know what you think!
Enhancing the Address Bar in Registry Editor: We were really
excited to hear how excited you were about the new address bar in Registry
Editor, and based on your feedback, we’ve already incorporated two new
features:
1. You can now use
CTRL + L to set focus to the address bar – while we already supported ALT + D,
we recognize that some people prefer this keyboard shortcut instead, so now you
have the option to use either one
2. You can now use
shorthand notation for HKEY names – you told us that when sharing registry
paths you always use shorthand notation (HKCU) instead of typing out the full
HKEY name (i.e. HKEY_CURRENT_USER), so we should support them in the address
bar, and you know what? We agree! You can now just use “HKCR”, “HKCU”, “HKLM”,
and “HKU” instead of typing or pasting the respective full name
“HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT”, “HKEY_CURRENT_USER”, “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE”, or “HKEY_USERS”
into the address bar.
Improving Your Hyper-V VM experience: we’ve fixed an
issue where depending on the zoom level selected, the VM window might not be
created large enough to avoid scrollbars, despite their being enough space for
it. We also updated the logic so that when you pick a particular zoom level,
that zoom level preference will be preserved for the next VM connection. Along
the way, we fixed an issue where the title bar of a maximized VM window would
be occluded when taskbar had been set to on top.
Other improvements and fixes
- We have fixed the issue
causing Internet Explorer to crash a few seconds after launch.
- We fixed an issue where,
when using Cortana in French (France or Canada), the “Prendre une
<photo/video/selfie>” (take a picture, video, or selfie) command was
redirecting to a Bing search rather than opening the Camera app as
expected.
- We’ve made some graphics
improvements so the system will now respond better when WIN + L is pressed
while playing a full screen game.
- We’ve updated the ALT +
F4 Shutdown dialog to better respond to DPI changes when connected to an
external monitor. We also fixed an issue where the tooltips for the
taskbar notification area items would be incorrectly sized after a DPI
change until rebooting the machine or otherwise signing out and back in.
- We’ve fixed an issue where
File Explorer might crash when creating or renaming a folder on a network
share.
- We fixed an issue
resulting in the text on the Outlook Calendar tile on the Start menu being
slightly fuzzy.
- We fixed an issue where
deleted files might reappear in File Explorer with a 0 byte size.
- We fixed an issue
resulting in a Windows Default Lock Screen window sometimes appearing
after logging in.
- We fixed an issue
resulting in File Explorer crashing after right-clicking an app in Task
Manager and selecting “Open File Location”.
- We’ve updated our
migration logic so that going forward from Build 14965, preferred UAC
settings, startup shortcuts, and File Explorer folders that had been
pinned to the Start menu will all now be preserved across upgrades.
- We fixed an issue
resulting in vertical lists written in XAML, such as those found in Groove
Music, unexpectedly animating in from the side.
- We fixed an issue
resulting in Cortana crashing if you typed “Create an appointment” then
clicked on the resulting suggestion to “Create an appointment”.
- We fixed an issue where
in Microsoft Edge, after cancelling a file download, the progress bar for
the next file downloaded might appear to be stuck at the point at which
the old file’s download was at when it was cancelled.
- We fixed an issue that
could result in the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) periodically
showing the candidate window in the upper left corner of the desktop and
not being able to enter text into the Office 2016 apps and some other text
editors.
Known issues
- Double-clicking on an
Excel document to open it from File Explorer will crash Microsoft Excel.
The workaround is to open the document from within Excel.
- Microsoft Studios games
like Microsoft Sudoku, Jigsaw, Minesweeper, Taptiles, and Treasure Hunt
may freeze at the splash screen on launch.
- ADDED 11/10: If your
Surface Pro 3 has a SD memory card inserted, it will get stuck at “Working
on Updates 22%”. If you remove the SD memory card, the update should
complete normally.
- ADDED 11/12: Apps such as
Store, Photos, and People may launch on their own after your PC has been
inactive for a period of time. To stop these apps from launching on their
own, un-maximize the app before closing it.
- ADDED 11/16: 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.
Sources: Windows
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