Microsoft updates default app choices for Windows 10 and the Curl tool with build 19045.6029

Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 10 release preview build today for Insiders flighting the channel. The new build, 19045.6029, has some new changes and improvements. The biggest highlight is related to default app choices for the EEA (European Economic Area) region. Microsoft writes:

"We are rolling out some small changes in the EEA region for default browsers via the Set default button in Settings > Apps > Default apps:

• Additional file and link types will be set for the new default browser, if it registers them.
• The new default browser will be pinned to the Taskbar and Start menu unless you choose not to pin it by clearing the checkboxes.
• There is now a separate one-click button for browsers to change your .pdf default, if the browser registers for the .pdf file type."

Microsoft has also updated the curl command line tool with "most recent stable version is 8.14.1".

Aside from those, remote Component Object Model (COM) activation that were failing with 0x8001011 error code has been fixed. And there are several other changes too. The full changelog is given below:

• [Mobile Operator Profiles] Updated: Country and Operator Settings Asset (COSA) profiles.
• [App Platforms and Frameworks]
  • Fixed: An issue affecting Component Object Model (COM) functionality on Windows platforms, where remote COM activations were failing with error 0x8001011.
  • Upgraded the version of the curl tool included in Windows to v8.13.0.
• [Authentication Platform] Fixed: An issue affecting the device registration in Entra ID Windows Account Manager (WAM) plugin.
• [Input and Composition] Fixed: An issue affecting the complete removal of unused language packs and Feature on Demand (FOD) packages. This led to unnecessary storage use and increase in Windows Update installation time.
• [Print and Peripherals] Fixed: An issue affecting USB-connected Multi-Function printers with dual protocol interfaces, where scanning may fail and prevent use of the OS’s built-in scanning functionality.
• [Start Menu]
  • Fixed: An issue causing jump lists to disappear from the Start Menu.
  • Fixed: An issue where the Start Menu was not starting after installing an update.
• [Settings] Fixed: Settings > System > About unexpectedly shows version 2009 instead of version 22H2.
• [Servicing] Fixed: An issue where Kiosk devices using the ForceAutoLogon configuration and Shift Override might stop responding with a blue screen after being locked and unlocked by support administrators.
• [File Server] Fixed: An issue where the system may hang when acknowledging an Oplock break on resources located on SMB shares.

You can find the official blog post here on Microsoft's website.

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