What you need to know
- Windows 10 build 20185 is now available for Insiders in the Dev channel.
- This build brings improved DNS configuration settings and more.
- The build is rolling out now via Windows Update.
Microsoft today rolled out a new Windows Insider build to Insiders enrolled in the Dev channel. This build moves up to number 20185, and it brings new configuration tweaks for your DNS settings. It also introduces the option to manually configure DNS over HTTPS. Here's a full look at what's new.
What's new in build 20185
Improving DNS configuration in Settings
- We're making a few changes to the Network section in Settings:
- Making DNS settings more easily accessible: Editing your DNS server assignment is now a top-level option when you go into your network's properties page.
- Encrypted DNS controls in the Settings app: Encrypted DNS (DNS over HTTPS, or DoH) can help increase privacy and security while browsing the web. You can now configure DoH directly in the Settings app to more easily take advantage of this feature:
- For ethernet connections: Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Status. Click Properties, then select Edit IP assignment or Edit DNS server assignment and it will be available in the popup
- For Wi-Fi connections: Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi. Click the adapter properties link, then select Edit IP assignment or Edit DNS server assignment and it will be available in the popup. Currently you will not see the encryption options if you go to the individual network's property page
You can add any IP address listed here to unlock the DoH dropdown and choose to use encryption. Once encryption is enabled, you can confirm it's working by looking at the applied DNS servers in the network properties and see them labeled as "(Encrypted)" servers. If you want to try a custom DoH server we don't recognize yet, you can configure an IP address to be recognized as a DoH server by using the netsh command documented here at the end of the blog post.
New ADMX Backed Policies for MDM
- Starting with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20175, we have enabled 647 new MDM policies across 56 ADMX files to enable commercial customers to configure policies that are also supported through Group Policies. Contains ADMX based Policies such as App Compat, Event Forwarding, Servicing and Task Scheduler. These new policies can be configured using Intune custom profile. Intune UX is planned to be available later this year.
Fixes
- We fixed an issue where sometimes the "close all windows" action in the Taskbar wasn't closing all of the open tabs for pinned sites.
- We fixed an issue that could result in the network icon in the Taskbar saying there was no internet although there was an active connection.
- We fixed an issue where dragging and dropping an app from Start's all apps list over to the tile grid to pin it wasn't working for certain apps.
- We fixed an issue where the letter headers in the Start menu's all apps list had unnecessary left padding when the all apps list was set to hidden.
- In order to address an issue where the tiles were difficult to read against certain backgrounds when using full screen Start we're adjusting the background to be slightly less transparent.
- We fixed an issue where when using a Start menu layout applied by MDM, tile groups may disappear after a few days of uptime without rebooting.
- We fixed an issue where if a notification included an inline image the app icon would be slightly out of line with it.
- We fixed an issue where launching an app from its taskbar jumplist wasn't working for certain desktop bridge apps and instead would result in the app disappearing from the taskbar.
- We fixed an issue resulting in excessive network traffic when using the Open File dialog to navigate to shared network folders where previous versions where enabled.
- We fixed an issue that could result in a blank icon displaying instead of a plus button on the main Default Apps page in Settings after uninstalling the app set as default.
- We fixed an issue where opening Storage Settings then immediately going into one of the sub-pages and then back could result in the page not loading.
- We fixed an issue resulting in the new Microsoft Edge not being listed in the App History section of Task Manager.
- We fixed an issue impacting touch keyboard launch reliability.
- We fixed an issue where TextInputHost.exe would enter an unresponsive state, leading to clipboard history, the Emoji Panel, and dictation not appearing when pressing their corresponding keyboard shortcuts.
- We fixed an issue that could result in not being able to paste the first entry in clipboard history.
- We fixed an issue that could result in ARM64 devices bug checking when resuming from hibernation.
For more on this release, including a look at known issues, you can view Microsoft's full blog post. Otherwise, Dev channel Insiders can download build 20185 via Windows Update now.
