Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14390 for PC and Mobile arrives in the Fast ring
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is due on August 2, and Microsoft is hard at work getting it ready for release.
The software giant has pushed out two new builds to Fast ring insiders in quick succession already, and today we get yet another one -- the third in a week. Microsoft may be sprinting to the finish line now, but there is still work to be done.
There are no new features in Build 14390 for PC and Mobile -- obviously -- although there is a new Amazon Assistant browser extension available for Edge. You can read all about it in this week’s Best Windows Apps.
So what’s new in the latest PC build? One big fix:
- You should no longer see the error code 0x80004005 when enabling Developer Mode on the "For Developers" Settings page if your PC is using a non-EN-US language.
And one big known issue:
- A recent fix went into place for the Hyper-V firmware that will that affect the ability to boot Windows Server 2016 Tech Preview 5 VMs with Secure Boot enabled. A fix for TP5 builds has been developed however, due to release schedules, the Insider Preview build changes will be released before the TP5 fix is released. During that time, if you try to boot a new TP5 VM with Secure Boot enabled, it will fail. The workaround is to disable Secure Boot during this period.
As for Mobile users, there are no fixes listed (but of course there have been countless fixes made), but known problems include:
- Voice Recorder does not show up consistently as an option for Call Recording. Microsoft has heard your feedback and plans to release a Voice Recorder app update via the Store soon that has the fix for this issue.
- Wallet users are prompted for a PIN twice when using tap to pay from a locked phone. You can enter their PIN twice and tap as usual once the phone is unlocked. A fix for this will come as a Wallet app update via the Store.
- REMINDER: Microsoft has changed the backup format for Windows 10 Mobile devices to reduce the size of the backup stored in OneDrive. As a result, if you do a backup on a device running the latest Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview builds and move back to the released version of Windows 10 Mobile (Build 10586) and restore from your backup -- your Start screen layout won’t restore and remain the default Start layout. Your previous backup also gets overwritten. If you need to go back to Build 10586 temporarily, once you are on Build 10586 you should disable backup so it doesn’t overwrite the good backup from Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview builds.
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