Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 21301

Last week, Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 Build 21296 to Insiders on the Dev Channel, introducing improvements to the clipboard history and Storage Spaces, as well as a number of fixes and improvements.

Today, Windows 10 Build 21301 arrives on the Dev Channel and brings with it improvements to the touch keyboard design.

The touch keyboard improvements include:

• When undocking the keyboard, it now switches to the Small keyboard layout, and you can easily move the keyboard around using the gripper region at the top of the keyboard.
• Small and split layouts will now feature an updated symbol’s view based on the default layout.
• The settings menu now has a nested structure for improved clarity and less clutter.

Other changes and improvements in this build include:

• Microsoft has made a change so that when you right click locally saved files displayed in jump lists, in addition to Open you will now have the option to Open File Location.
• Microsoft has updated its N’Ko keyboard layout to add access to currency and some other symbols by tapping the keys along the top row of your keyboard while holding the Shift key.
• Microsoft has updated the Touchpad on/off toggle under Settings > Devices > Touchpad such that it no longer requires admin privileges to change.
• Microsoft updated its backend dictionaries to help improve spellchecking and text prediction relevance.

Fixes in this build include:

• Fixed an issue so that the taskbar context menu and news and interests should no longer overlap.
• Fixed an issue where in certain circumstances, news and interests would use 100 percent of CPU when it is first launched.
• Fixed an issue that could result in Task Manager crashing when switching to the Details tab.
• Fixed a recent issue for some Insiders related to the Clock and Calendar flyout that could result in ShellExperienceHost using an unexpectedly high amount of CPU.
• Fixed an issue resulting in the State Repository Service being prematurely terminated during service startup. If you were impacted, one possible symptom was it taking longer to load the desktop when signing in. If you’re continuing to experience performance issues when logging in, please file them with a trace under Install and Update > Logon hangs.
• Fixed an issue where if you searched for "change your password" and used the result to launch Settings, Settings would crash.
• Fixed an issue where Aero Shake was unexpected disabled in the last few flights.
• Fixed an issue where when moving a window between mixed DPI monitors it could result in the window margins being calculated with the wrong DPI, leading to the window overflowing on the other monitor when maximized.
• Fixed an issue that could result in certain HEIF files not rendering although the correct codecs were installed.
• Fixed an issue resulting in pinning a website to your taskbar from Microsoft Edge not working in the last few flights.
• Fixed an issue that could result in VPN repeatedly connecting and disconnecting in a loop.
• Fixed an issue resulting in some 32-bit systems lost network connection in recent flights.
• Fixed an issue resulting sometimes in nothing happening after clicking a "Wi-Fi password needed" notification.
• Fixed an issue where certain games like State of Decay 2, or Assassin’s Creed, may hang or crash when launching.
• Fixed a few issues resulting in Narrator not reading elements of the troubleshooters when in Scan Mode.

Known issues are:

• Miracast users may experience very low frame rates in this build.
• Microsoft is looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
• Microsoft is investigating an issue impacting the reliability of Start and other modern apps, which started in the previous flight. If you are impacted, you may experience the Start menu layout resetting.
• Live previews for pinned sites aren’t enabled for all Insiders yet, so you may see a grey window when hovering over the thumbnail in the taskbar. Microsoft is continuing to work on polishing this experience.
• Microsoft is working on enabling the new taskbar experience for existing pinned sites. In the meantime, you can unpin the site from the taskbar, remove it from the edge://apps page, and then re-pin the site.
• [News and interests] Sometimes the news and interests flyout cannot be dismissed with pen.
• [News and interests] News and interests uses more taskbar space on the left than expected.
• [News and interests] The taskbar button can show stale information each time the user signs into their Windows session.
• [News and interests] The news and interests flyout shows content in a single column before quickly switching to double column.
• [News and interests] Text in taskbar button can look pixelated in high resolution screens.
• [News and interests] Attempting to share content dismisses the flyout.
• [News and interests] In certain situations, the flyout may not dismiss until the taskbar button is clicked or the hover effect may appear stuck.
• [ARM64] Insiders who installed the preview version of the Qualcomm Adreno graphics driver on the Surface Pro X may experience reduced brightness of the display. This will be addressed in a future update.

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