Microsoft recently released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 for Windows Insiders. The update was released on September 10, 2020, and was intended to test the servicing pipeline. However, the Redmond-based software giant was quick to pull down the update on September 11, 2020, because of the issues reported by the users after testing the update. According to Microsoft, the product team is currently investigating the problem but declined to reveal the estimated timeline for the push of a fresh update.
The Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 has added Search to the Default app pages in Settings. You can search list of file types, protocols including apps. The update is currently available for Windows Insiders in the Dev channel. The Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 is capable of accessing Linux file systems in the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
You will be able to attach and mount a physical disk of a WSL 2 distro. This feature will enable you to access file systems that are not natively supported by Windows. The advantage of this functionality is that you can access Linux files from Windows if you are dual booting with both Windows and Linux.
Talking about the bug fixes, the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 has fixed an issue pertaining to 32-bit applications running on a 64-bit OS that does not get promoted to the discrete Graphics processor for hybrid configurations. The update has fixed a problem that could result in Start menu tiles displaying an “app update in progress” progress bar after the relevant app has finished updating.
If the app icons in Start menu appear tiny, then the issue has been fixed in this update. The update also fixed lock screen hanging including an issue associated with the Start menu on ARM64 devices. We have to wait and watch whether Microsoft will include the above features with the new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 update after fixing all the bugs.
If you would like to learn about Windows 10 on ARM, you should attend the Windows Insider webcast scheduled for September 15 at 5 PM GMT.
