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today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18985 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
SOURCE: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsex...ider-preview-build-18985/#Y5QHyut9fK6mH09p.97

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I assume this will be the one we'll be bug-bashing.
 
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I know you have a test machine.....with each new insider preview release do you actually see any physical changes....for the better.
 

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Nope it still remains an ugly rectangular black cube shaped box with a bunch of wires sticking out the back. :)

Seriously though not much that is obvious to me in so far as what i do on a daily basis.
I always check my start menu and tiles to look for any changes and with the exception of the annoying tendency for the hamburger menu to expand on hover (which I hate by the way), nothing else really grabs my attention.

They've added a right click "Uninstall" to "Notepad" but not to "Paint" for some reason.

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I'll be glad when MS will let you uninstall all of those freaking apps on a permanent basis. Also to include IE, Edge. I don't use any of that crap so why should I be made to keep them.
 
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Possibly a personal point of view?
For example, I m not much into games, MS solitaire collection does it for me. Not specialisig in any particular activity, so I have little third party software on my computers.

No doubt at all - some of the extras MS have put on, are rarely, or never, used by me or my immediate family, but, having said that, I am pretty much an "all round" user and,therefore, do make use of all the peripherals ready available in Windows.
A couple of exceptions, perhaps. I have installed a third part graphics program which offers more than "Paint". The all round VLC player, and, because of its hugely improved efficiency, the "everything" search program.
FWIW, I am using the Edge beta as my standard browser. After experimenting with others, I found that, at least for me, it was perfect.
 

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That was a painfully slow install - and for very little change to the previous release.

Looks like they have added a few more items the Apps Optional Features - meaning you can uninstall some items that way.

Why they are allowing right-click | uninstall via start menu on some items - as trouble noted - but not on all, seems odd to me.
 
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"Why they are allowing right-click | uninstall via start menu on some items - as trouble noted - but not on all, seems odd to me. "

Me too! Nothing new there. Curiously, to add fuel to the fire, we have always been able to uninstall "Mail" - a program they appear to think highly of.
 

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That was a painfully slow install
It sure was and I'm not exactly sure why. Many of the earlier builds in this version were also quite slow to install, so much so that I gave up on even commenting about the issue but now it seems to be back to its' old ways.
 

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