Updated Windows 10 Settings app surfaces with sleek header

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Microsoft is testing a fresh take on Windows 10's integrated Settings app, with a new header propagating among select Insiders. Surfacing across PCs running this week's latest Fast Ring release, Build 18298, the menu brings a sleek at-a-glance display of key Windows information.

The new header highlights the user's connected Microsoft account, alongside ties to Windows Update, and the Your Phone mobile companion. As reported by OnMSFT, a variant of this header is also circulating with a Microsoft Rewards shortcut, showcasing current total earnings. We're yet to see the feature in action, though Windows Central reader, Kenneth, showed us what it offers.

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Further improving Settings navigation, this presents shortcuts to the essentials, with a neat dynamic edge. With the header seemingly in A/B testing, requirements are unclear, meaning you'll likely need to wait for a potential wider rollout.

Have you received the newly-updated Settings interface? Let us know in the comments section.

Matt Brown

Matt Brown was formerly a Windows Central's Senior Editor, Xbox & PC, at Future. Following over seven years of professional consumer technology and gaming coverage, he’s focused on the world of Microsoft's gaming efforts. You can follow him on Twitter @mattjbrown.