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Windows 10 21H1 Build 20221 Dev Preview - Features and Fixes

Windows 10 Build 20221 is now available for Insiders in the Dev Channel. With this release, Microsoft is rolling some of the quality fixes and improvements like - Meet Now at the taskbar, A new pinning feature for your phone notifications.

Although you will get a notification regarding this update, you may download and install this file visiting the Flight Hub.

Windows 10 build 20221 Changelog

The company introduces two new features on this 21H1 Build 20221. They are -

1. Meet Now in the Windows 10 Taskbar

The build 20221 introduces Meet Now right to the taskbar. You may now easily set up a video call to reach friends and family clicking on its icon. You may find Meet Now icon inside the notification area (system tray) of the taskbar. There's no need to sign-ups or download any additional program. 

As of now, this feature is available only to a subset of users. Worry not as Microsoft will soon release this app's feature to all its users.

2. Your Phone Notifications gets a new pinning feature

After installing this build version, insiders may directly get the notifications using Your phone app. Moreover, this allows pinning important notifications that stick at the top of your feed. This even distinguishes the pinned items than the rest so as to clearly access your specific notifications. Simply click the ellipses in the overflow menu and you will see the option Pin notification.

Changes and Improvements

  • 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. 

Fixes and Improvements 

  • 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.

Known Issues on Build 20221

  • 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.
  • ADDED 9/24: We’re investigating reports where after taking this build some users receive a Compatibility Assistant notification that “Microsoft Office is no longer available”. Despite the notification, Office should still be there and working fine.

How to Get Windows 10 Build 20221

To download and install Windows 10 21H1 Build 20221, use these steps -

  • Go to the path - Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update.
  • Jump to the right side and click Check for Updates button.

Source – Windows insider blog.

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