Windows 10 preview build 17083 released to Windows Insiders with many new improvements
A new Windows 10 insiders preview build 17083 is now available to the fast ring and skip ahead Windows Insiders with many new features, improvements and bug fixes. Checkout this post to know what has been changed in this build.- Story by Kunal Chowdhury on
Microsoft is now rolling out a new Windows 10 preview build 17083 for PC to the insiders in the Fast ring and for those who opted in to Skip Ahead. The new build focuses on new features, various improvements and bug fixes.
Read the post to know more about the new features and improvements part of this new insiders preview build. Don't forget to check the Known Issues before downloading.
Font Settings and Fonts in the Microsoft Store
With this new build, Microsoft introduced a new experience for managing your fonts in Settings app. You can now acquire additional fonts from the Microsoft Store itself. The initial page for
Diagnostic Data Improvements
Microsoft uses Windows diagnostic data to focus building a robust and valuable platform. Based on the values, they improve the overall product experience and quality. With this build, Microsoft has added two new features for Windows Insiders which can be found under
The Diagnostic Data Viewer is a Windows app that lets you review the diagnostic data your device is sending to Microsoft, grouping the info into simple categories based on how it's used by Microsoft.
To get started, navigate to
You can then view your diagnostics event, search through the records, filter the event categories. From this page, you can also provide diagnostic event feedback to Microsoft.
Timeline Improvements
Windows 10 build 17083 contains some improvements to its Timeline feature. Based on the insiders feedback, Microsoft has added the option to delete everything from a given hour or day from the context menu. If you clicked
The second change gives you more granular control of the privacy of your activities. A new setting allows you to sync your activities to the cloud for a seamless cross-device experience. You can enable
Windows Shell Improvements
Quiet Hours gets a new name! It will now be called as
Microsoft now made it easier for Microsoft account users to set up Windows Hello on their devices for faster and more secure sign-in. Previously, you had to navigate deep into Settings to find Windows Hello. Now, you can set up Windows Hello Face, Fingerprint or PIN straight from your lock screen by clicking the Windows Hello tile under Sign-in options.
Windows Settings Improvements
You can now see your UWP app version numbers within the app settings page. If you have Windows 10 build 17083 or higher, the easiest way to get to the app settings page for a particular UWP app is to right-click the app in Start and select
Based on the insiders feedback, Microsoft has now added a dropdown to the
Other Improvements
Apart from all these, Microsoft also updated the Hyper-V/WSL (
They have also added a new setting for those who would prefer their scrollbars stay always visible. It's available under
Apart from these, there are many other general changes, improvements and fixes in this build. To know more about those, check the original Release Notes published by Microsoft. Make sure to read the Known Issues, as this build is from the current development branch.