Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18894 (from the 20H1 branch) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. There are a number of improvements, bug fixes, and performance enhancements coming with today’s preview build. However, there is also quite a long list of known issues so make sure to pay attention to those before installing the latest Windows 10 2020 Preview Build.
Here is everything that is new with Windows 10 2020 build 18894File Explorer improvementsWe’ve heard your feedback asking for increased consistency, and to make it easier to find your files. Over the next few days, we’ll be starting to roll out a new File Explorer search experience – now powered by Windows Search. This change will help integrate your OneDrive content online with the traditional indexed results. This rollout will start with a small percentage, and then we’ll increase the rollout to more Insiders as we validate the quality of the experience.
What does that mean for you? Once you have the new experience, as you type in File Explorer’s search box, you’ll now see a dropdown populated with suggested files at your fingertips that you can pick from.
These improved results can be launched directly by clicking the entry in the new suggestions box, or if you want to open the file location, just right-click the entry and there’ll be an option to do so. If you need to use commands or dig deeper into non-indexed locations, you can still press enter and populate the view with the traditional search results.
We’ve also updated the design, so now as soon as you click the search box in File Explorer (or press CTRL+E to set focus to it), you’ll see the dropdown list with your search history.
If you encounter any issues or have any feedback, file them under “Files, Folders, and Online Storage” > “File Explorer” in the Feedback Hub.
NOTE: You may notice in the screenshot, we’ve made the File Explorer search box wider so the suggestions dropdown has a bit more room to show results – that’s not a new option, but we figured you might want to know how to do it: just move your mouse to the starting border of the search box, and your mouse should turn into a resizing double-arrow cursor. Just click down and drag the search box to be a bit wider.
Accessibility improvements■ Narrator table reading improvements: Narrator is now more efficient when reading tables. Only the deltas are read when navigating. Entering and exiting tables is also less verbose.
■ Narrator web page summary: There’s a new command in Narrator to give a webpage summary! (Narrator + S). Currently, this command will give information about hyperlinks, landmarks, and headings.
■ Magnifier text cursor setting: Windows Magnifier has a new ability to keep the text cursor in the center of the screen making it easier and smoother to type. Centered on the screen is on by default and can be changed in the Magnifier settings.
For more details about known issues, general changes, improvements, and fixes for PC, head over to the official blog post. The Windows maker also rebooted Windows 95-era PowerToys today, open sourcing the highly useful set of utilities to make Windows 10 better for power users.
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