CrAKeN Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Windows 10 Redstone 3 is expected to launch in the fall Microsoft has just rolled out a new Windows 10 Redstone 3 build for Windows insiders in the Fast ring, this time with support for both PCs and smartphones. This is the first Redstone 3 build for Windows 10 Mobile devices, and just like expected, there are no major new features, as Microsoft’s goal right now is improving OneCore and paving the way for more substantial improvements that could surface in the coming months. Windows 10 build 16176 introduces serial device support in the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which means that Windows COM ports can now be accessed from a WSL process. This is the only new feature in this build, and it is exclusively available for PCs, so mobile devices aren’t getting anything new this time. On the other hand, there are several changes, improvements, and fixes for both PC and mobile, and you can see the changelog in full at the end of the article. Known issues At the same time, there are several known issues, and for PC users, there’s one that everyone must have in mind when installing this build. Win32 apps ported to the Windows Store with Project Centennial won’t work in this build and will cause a green screen of death, the company says. “Apps that use the Desktop Bridge (‘Centennial’) from the Store such as Slack and Evernote will cause your PC to bugcheck (GSOD) when launched with a ‘kmode exception not handled’ in ntfs.sys error,” Microsoft explains. The bug will most likely be fixed with the next build. In the case of mobile users, there’s error 800b0109 showing up when trying to download this build, and Microsoft says that a reboot of the device is all it needs to be able to update as expected. Keep in mind that this new build is exclusively available for the Fast ring, so there’s a chance that some other bugs are also there on both PCs and smartphones. Windows 10 Build 16176 Spoiler Changes, improvements, and fixes for PC You can now hold down the power button on your device for 7 seconds to trigger a bugcheck. This will only work on newer devices that don’t uses legacy ACPI power buttons. Narrator will work again on this build. We fixed the issue causing some apps and games to crash due to a misconfiguration of advertising ID that happened in a prior build. We fixed an issue resulting in the Start menu and Action Center having a noticeable framerate drop in their animations on certain devices if transparency was enabled and there were open UWP apps. We fixed an issue from the previous build where the Action Center could get into a state where dismissing one notification unexpectedly dismissed multiple. We fixed an issue where the Clock and Calendar flyout was unexpectedly missing the agenda integration for some Insiders. We fixed an issue from the previous build (Build 16170) resulting in Surface Books unexpectedly doing a disk check after waking from sleep due to it bugchecking during sleep. We fixed an issue from the previous build resulting in Win32 app text sometimes not rendering, for example in File Explorer, until logging out and back in. We fixed an issue where the Extensions Process was suspended inappropriately during Connected Standby, resulting in Microsoft Edge becoming unresponsive on wake if any extensions had been installed. Known issues for PC Apps that use the Desktop Bridge (“Centennial”) from the Store such as Slack and Evernote will cause your PC to bugcheck (GSOD) when launched with a “kmode exception not handled” in ntfs.sys error. Some Insiders have reported seeing this error “Some updates were cancelled. We’ll keep trying in case new updates become available” in Windows Update. See this forum post for more details. Double-clicking on the Windows Defender icon in the notification area does not open Windows Defender. Right-clicking on the icon and choosing open will open Windows Defender. Surface 3 devices fail to update to new builds if a SD memory card is inserted. The updated drivers for the Surface 3 that fix this issue have not yet been published to Windows Update. Pressing F12 to open the Developer Tools in Microsoft Edge while F12 is open and focused may not return focus to the tab F12 is opened against, and vice-versa. exe will crash and restart if you tap any of the apps listed in the Windows Ink Workspace’s Recent Apps section. Changes, improvements, and fixes for Mobile We have added a new privacy page to the Windows 10 Mobile OOBE experience that allows you to quickly and effectively make common privacy changes while setting up the device. You can read more about our Windows 10 privacy journey here. We fixed the issue where the keyboard would sometimes not appear when a text input field is selected in Microsoft Edge. Known issues for Mobile FYI: If you receive error 800b0109 while attempting to download this build, navigate to Settings > Update & security > Windows Insider Program and check for a restart message – please restart your device from there and then check for updates again and should be able to download the build as expected. For Insiders who have upgraded from a prior 150xx build to this build, the “Add Bluetooth or other devices” Settings page and the Connect UX page may fail to open. Some users are reporting that pages are constantly reloading or refreshing, especially while they are in the middle of scrolling them in Microsoft Edge. We’re investigating. There is an issue with Microsoft Edge where you might get into a bad state after opening a new Microsoft Edge windows and screen off with the JIT process suspended. Continuum will stop working when HP Elite X3 case is closed. Continuum hangs or renders incorrectly after disconnecting on devices like the Lumia 950. The device screen might stay black when disconnecting from a Continuum dock after screen has timed out normally. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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