Microsoft releases Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17744 to Insiders on the Fast ring

Microsoft continues to roll out new releases for the next big feature update of its operating system -- Windows 10 Update 1809 (aka Redstone 5). We’re getting them at a rate of two a week now.

As you’d expect, Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17744, coming to the Fast ring now, doesn’t offer any new features, just improvements and fixes.

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Change this this build include:

• Fixed an issue that resulted in certain apps crashing when sending Timeline activities.
• Fixed an impactful race condition in recent flights resulting in Cortana crashing when launching tips and doing web searches.
• Fixed an issue resulting in the nearby sharing section of the Share UI not being visible for some users despite being enabled.
• Fixed an issue that could result in the contents of the Microsoft Edge window becoming offset from its window frame.
• Fixed an issue resulting in the spellchecking menu appearing in the wrong place when you right-clicked on a misspelled word in Microsoft Edge.
• Fixed an issue for Insiders using Windows 10 in S Mode recently resulting opening Word from a Word Online document not working.
• Fixed an issue in Narrator so when toggling a checkbox with a braille display and Narrator, the displayed state is now updated and the control information is maintained on the display.

Known issues include:

• You may experience a bugcheck (GSOD) when logging out of your user profile or shutting down your PC.
• When you use the Ease of Access Make Text bigger setting, you might see text clipping issues, or find that text is not increasing in size everywhere.
• Narrator sometimes does not read in the Settings app when you navigate using Tab and arrow keys. Try switching to Narrator Scan mode temporarily. And when you turn Scan mode off again, Narrator will now read when you navigate using Tab and arrows key. Alternatively, you can restart Narrator to work around this issue.
• After setting up a Windows Mixed Reality headset for the first time on this build with motion controllers, the controllers may need to be re-paired a second time before appearing in the headset.

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