Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 20221 to the Dev channel with Meet Now

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Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 20221 to the Dev channel with Meet Now

 

It's Wednesday at 10am PT, so Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build in the Dev channel. The build is number 20221, and the only new feature is called Met Now, something that was previously exclusive to Skype. Now, it's going to show up in the taskbar, letting you quickly start a meeting.

 

Other than that, there's a new pinning feature for notifications in Your Phone, but that's an app update and it's not exclusive to this build. Here's the full changelog:

Introducing Meet Now in the Windows 10 Taskbar

Earlier this year we introduced Meet Now in Skype. Meet Now makes it easy to connect with anyone in as little as two clicks for free and each call can last up to 24 hours. Today, we’re excited to share that we are extending this capability in Windows 10 by bringing Meet Now right to the taskbar. You can now easily set up a video call and reach friends and family in an instant by clicking on the Meet Now icon in the notification area (system tray) of the taskbar in Windows 10. No sign ups or downloads needed.

 

Create a meeting:

Join a meeting:

This feature is rolling out to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel at first, to help us quickly identify issues that may impact performance and reliability. Rest assured they will be gradually rolled out to everyone in the Dev Channel.

This build is from the Windows 10 development branch, as are most builds in the Dev channel, and that means that it's not tied to a specific feature update. Once something is promoted to the Beta channel, we'll see which features will arrive in which update.

 

 

Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 20221 to the Dev channel with Meet Now

 

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Here's what's fixed, improved, and still broken in Windows 10 build 20221

A new Wednesday is upon us, and of course, that means it's time for a new Windows 10 build for Insiders enrolled in the Dev channel, which used to be called the Fast ring. Microsoft has just released build 20221, and it only comes with a new Meet Now feature.

 

In addition to the new feature, there are some smaller changes in this release. For example, Microsoft has removed the People app from the Start menu, and you can only access it through Mail and Calendar.

 

• As some Insiders may have noticed, we’re adding a notification to let you know when an app registers to run at startup (Settings > Apps > Startup Apps).
• With most of the launches of the People app coming directly from within the Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 10, the People app no longer appears as a standalone app in Start. It remains as an inbox app and can be launched to manage your contacts from the button in the Mail and Calendar apps.

Naturally, the build also comes with a list of bug fixes that should also make the experience better, including a fix for Windows Update getting while downloading updates. Here's the full list:

• We fixed an issue where the new Manage Disks and Volumes section in Settings wasn’t blocking the ability to change the drive letter of the system volume.
• We fixed an issue that could result in Start menu, and Action Center being totally transparent when certain apps were open in the background.
• We fixed an issue that could result in a crash when opening the Power menu in Start while running Magnifier at a high zoom level.
• We fixed an issue that could result in a virtual desktop thumbnail in Task View showing an empty desktop even after moving an app over to that desktop.
• We fixed an issue when typing with an IME into text fields in certain apps that could result in input no longer being accepted.
• We fixed an issue that could result in the Chinese Pinyin IME candidate pane getting stuck on the first letter when typing into certain games.
• We fixed an issue that could result in Windows Update getting stuck at “Downloading – 0%” for a long time.
• We fixed seeing generic errors when using wsl --install in the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
• We fixed a bug where the Linux kernel would not be installed when using wsl --install in the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

And, of course, it wouldn't be a Windows 10 build without some known issues, and build 20221 has a sizeable serving of them. While updates won't get stuck in the "downloading" state anymore, build upgrades can still take a while. Here's the full list of issues:

• We’re looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.
• We’re working on a fix to enable live preview for pinned site tabs.
• We’re working on enabling the new taskbar experience for existing pinned sites. In the meantime, you can unpin the site from the taskbar, remove it from the edge://apps page, and then re-pin the site.
• We’re investigating reports of some Office applications crashing or missing after updating to a new build.
• We’re working on a fix for an issue resulting in Settings crashing for some Insiders when opening Manage Disks and Volumes.
• We’re investigating reports of some devices experiencing a KMODE_EXCEPTION bugcheck when using certain virtualization technologies.
• We are investigating an issue affecting Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 distros where users can receive the error: “The remote procedure call failed” on startup.
• We’re investigating a bug where the vEthernet adapter in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 distros becomes disconnected after a period of use. For full details please follow this Github thread.

As usual, it's worth keeping in mind that these builds are in the vNext development branch, and they're not tied to a specific public release of Windows 10. New features that get added for Insiders may take a while to make their way to the general public.

 

 

Here's what's fixed, improved, and still broken in Windows 10 build 20221