A week after releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15014, Microsoft Corp. followed up with the release of Build 15019 on Friday.
The latest updates include various new gaming features, the ability for Microsoft Edge to read your ebooks aloud, improvements for its night light feature and more.
The latest Preview Build is only available to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Other users will have to wait for the Creators Update, which is due out in the spring.
Having issues installing?
After releasing Windows 10 Preview Build 15019, Microsoft identified two issues which were stopping insiders from installing the latest build.
The first issue is that insiders will receive an error, such as 0xC1900401, when trying to install the latest build. There is currently no workaround, but Microsoft is working on a fix.
With the second issue, the Windows Update says “initializing,” but nothing happens. To fix the issue, click the Start button > type “services” > open the Services panel > scroll down to Windows Update > right-click on Windows Update and click “stop”. Restart your PC > re-check for updates.
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15019 features
New gaming features
Built-in Beam streaming: With Build 15019, gamers on Windows 10 PCs and Xbox Ones can stream their gameplay using Beam. Once you have updated to Build 15019, press WIN + G to pull up the Game bar and start your Beam broadcast.
Game Mode: The new Game Mode feature will provide gamers with improved performance by prioritizing CPU and GPU resources. To enable Game Mode, open Settings > Gaming > toggle Game Mode to On.
Games section: A new “Gaming” section has been added to the Settings app that contains settings for the Game bar, GameDVR, Game Mode and game streaming.
Game bar support: With Build 15019, 17 additional games, including Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and FIFA 17, has received support for Windows Game bar. Press WIN + G to access Game bar and capture a screenshot or recording.
Get Microsoft Edge to read your ebooks aloud
With Build 14971, Microsoft introduced the ability to read EPUB books in Edge, which was followed by the ability to purchase ebooks directly from the Windows Store with Build 15014.
Now Microsoft has announced that Edge can be used to read your ebooks aloud to users. Open an ebook in Microsoft Edge and then click the “read aloud” button in the top-right corner.
Windows Out-Of-Box-Experience gets additional improvements
The Out-Of-Box-Experience (OOBE) has been improved with additional accessibility updates and privacy controls, these include Wi-Fi captive portal, updated design for Microsoft Account sign-in and sign-up, Windows Hello enrollment, Wi-Fi captive portal and more.
Night light
In the latest Preview Build, Microsoft has also made some updates to its “night light” feature. Changes include a name change from “blue light” to “night light,” the range of color temperatures has been improved and fixes for known issues.
Tip: To access the “night light” feature, go to Settings > System > Display.
Other updates and features
Full color emojis displayed as default: For all websites that use emojis, Microsoft Edge will now display updated, full color emojis, rather than black and white emojis.
Resize your virtual machine (VM) connection: Build 15019 introduces the ability to resize VMConnect. To resize you can simply drag the corners of the window, but you will need to be logged into the guest operating system and running in Enhanced session mode.
Action Center: The download progress of apps and games downloaded from the Microsoft Store will now display in the Action Center.
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