Windows 10 20H1 build 18999 brings calls for Your Phone and more to Fast ring

A new Windows 10 20H1 preview build is now available on the Fast ring. Insiders tin can now become their easily on build 18999, which doesn't include any new features itself merely does get in aslope a big update to the Your Phone app.

For Insiders who are running 19H1 builds or newer, you lot'll be able to use the Your Phone app to make and receive calls on your PC. Available for Android phones, the feature volition gradually roll out to Insiders in the coming days.

Other updates for Insiders

Your Phone app – unveiling Calls, now even more ways to stay connected to what matters:

We first announced the Calls feature at the Samsung Unpacked effect in August, and y'all saw a live demo at last week'south Surface event. Today, we're excited to unveil the Calls characteristic to the Windows Insider community. Check out this early preview and allow u.s. know what you lot remember.

Respond incoming phone calls on your PC.

Initiate telephone calls from your PC using in-app dialer or contact listing.

Decline incoming phone calls on your PC with custom text or ship directly to your phone'south voicemail.

Access your recent call history on your PC. Clicking on a specific call will auto populate the number within the dialer screen.

Seamlessly transfer calls betwixt your PC and telephone.

Full general changes, improvements, and fixes for PC

We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders seeing error 0x8007023e when installing updates.

We stock-still an outcome where, after successfully updating to Build 18995, the Windows Update Settings page might show the aforementioned build still needs to install. After installing Build 18999, you won't meet this issue on hereafter flights.

We stock-still an upshot resulting in the Optional Features page in Settings crashing for some Insiders.

We stock-still an result where some Insiders were finding that Settings doesn't launch from the push button in Start, isn't listed in the All apps list, or equally a search result. If yous are impacted, pressing WIN+R and inputting "ms-settings:" (without the quotes) will launch Settings if you demand it.

Nosotros fixed a deadlock in the Network and Sharing Center Control Panel, that could result in it non loading.

Nosotros fixed an upshot where if Cortana had been moved from the default position, and then it wouldn't be visible when you lot tried to launch it via the WIN+C keyboard shortcut.

Nosotros fixed an result where when on battery saver SearchFilterHost.exe might utilise an unexpectedly high volume of CPU.

We fixed an issue where search would crash if a Showtime Bill of fare layout including a folder had been applied via grouping policy.

We fixed an issue impacted VPN connectedness reliability.

Nosotros fixed an issue in Narrator which acquired Chrome to go unstable when navigating web contents.

In Narrator braille, group header contextual elements are now represented with a "grp" abbreviation instead of "group."

Narrator would non show the text existence spoken when returning to the same edit field in braille just subsequently navigating dorsum from an element that did non back up a standard text control.

Magnifier now remembers its window position later on shut and will reopen in that same location next time.

We fixed an issue where the text cursor indicator did not conform to show in the right location after content was scrolled.

We fixed an event in the Search bar in either Control Panel or File Explorer where the box becomes grey and prevents input.

We fixed an issue where devices configured for dual scan (WSUS and Windows Update) for updates may not accept been offered new builds in the Fast ring.

Nosotros fixed an consequence where some devices configured to Use HDR may have experienced a bluish tint on their HDR displays after using Dark Light.

We fixed an event where certain 2d apps (like Feedback Hub, Microsoft Shop, 3D Viewer) were incorrectly existence treated as having protected content within Windows Mixed Reality and were blocking their content from beingness recorded.

We fixed an issue where, when capturing a repro video while filing a bug via Feedback Hub in Windows Mixed Reality, you couldn't select Cease video.

[ADDED] Nosotros fixed the consequence causing theme packs downloaded from the Microsoft Shop to neglect to apply.

Windows 10 build 18999 is now availble for Fast band Insiders to download via Windows Update. For more ,y'all can check out the full release notes, including a await at the known issues, at the Windows Blog.

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