Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18980 for Windows Insiders in the fast ring. Like in the case of the previous releases, the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18980 could contain bugs. If you are not part of the fast ring, you can become by navigating to the Windows Insiders section.
The Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18980 brings in the brand new Cortana icon with support for English (United States). Microsoft will continue to add new languages within the next few months. Moreover, you will have an option to make use of Cortana based on your supported language as provided in the 20H1 build. Microsoft has advised customers to have patience till the product team update the Cortana.
The main highlight of the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18980 is that Microsoft Paint and WordPad are not optional features. It is possible to uninstall depending upon the requirements via Optional features in Settings. Microsoft also made improvements to the Apps & Features page in Settings when you are performing a search operation.
Microsoft has added WSL2 support for ARM64 devices with the Windows 10 Build 18980. The company also provides the ability to configure the distribution’s default user using the /etc/wsl.conf file. The update also includes several bug fixes including Windows symlinks support. You will also find improvements to the Optional features settings section.
The Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18980 resolved a problem in netprofmsvc.dll that caused freezing at 98% and unresponsive behaviour. The issues related to the inability of the Microsoft Outlook to launch when an incoming email notification has been clicked has been fixed. Moreover, the issues pertaining to touch keyboard, WIN+(Period), screen snipping reliability and Korean IME has been resolved.
Microsoft also resolved an issue that results in certain app thumbnails going blank when you right-click on them in Task View. If you had seen the removable devices mistakenly named as HDD in Task manager’s performance tab, then the issue has been rectified. You will view them as removable.
