Windows 10 build 18323 now rolling out for Insiders in the Fast ring

Microsoft is rolling out another Windows 10 Insider Preview build today for those in the Fast ring, packing yet more improvements and new changes to the Os. Today's build is 18323, and is the commencement build released to Insiders from the 19h1_release branch, the branch where Microsoft is expected to sign-off and release 19H1 when prepare.

While we're nonetheless a few months away from 19H1 beingness finalized, Microsoft has started that process already. The Os, at this point, is more than or less feature consummate, and the chief focus now is on bug fixes to ensure the Bone is stable for release in April. With that in listen, let's see what'due south new.

Changelog

Improved RAW paradigm format support

Do you like taking pictures in Raw image formats and wish that the Raw files from your camera were natively supported by Windows? Skillful news! Targeting 19H1, we've been working hard to release a new shop-delivered Raw codec package that dramatically improves native raw file format support in Windows.

Improved Lite Theme

We introduced the new Light Theme in Windows 10 with Build 18282 and today'southward build has some improvements to Light Theme worth taking note of based on your feedback:

We stock-still an issue where the text in the battery flyout might get unreadable in light theme due to it being white.
We stock-still an issue where the scrollbar in the network flyout wasn't visible in light theme.
We fixed an result where the autoplay icon in the systray wasn't visible in low-cal theme.
Nosotros fixed an issue where impacting the network and book icons in the notification expanse where after switching to light theme they wouldn't update from white to black until explorer restarted.
Nosotros fixed a similar issue where not all supported app icons in the taskbar would switch colors on the taskbar when switching between low-cal and dark theme (peculiarly on the secondary monitor).
We've fabricated some adjustments to address issues where when using calorie-free theme white icons in notifications weren't readable.
Nosotros're updating the Settings icon to now exist night grayness in the taskbar when light theme is enabled rather than black.

General improvements

REMINDER: The new tamper protection setting in the Windows Security app protects your device by helping to forestall bad actors from tampering with the about important security settings. You may run into a new recommendation in the Windows Security app suggesting you lot plow this setting on.
We fixed an issue causing Update Orchestrator Service to finish working periodically. Equally a upshot of this issue, you lot might have seen an error on Windows Update Settings saying that the update failed to restart. This event besides resulted in restart using Update and Restart to sometimes just restart you dorsum into the base of operations Bone.
Clicking your business relationship in Cortana Permissions doesn't bringing up the UI to sign out from Cortana (if you were already signed in) for some users in this build.
Nosotros stock-still an issue resulting in night lite non working recently.
We fixed an issue where the quick actions section of Action Heart would be missing sometimes recently.
We fixed an issue where closing an open up Excel window from the taskbar might cause Excel to get non-responsive.
Nosotros fixed an issue an issue where the WIN + Ctrl + hotkey wasn't working.
When using your emphasis color on the taskbar has been enabled, the taskbar and offset jump lists volition now also be accent-themed.
For the time being we're returning the Volume Mixer link in the book button context bill of fare to its Oct 2022 behavior while nosotros look at improving the experience based on feedback.
Nosotros fixed an issue where themes and Microsoft Edge extensions downloaded from Microsoft Shop wouldn't announced in their corresponding locations later the download finished.
We stock-still an issue impacting Action Eye reliability in recent builds.
We fixed an result where you might see multiple Focus Assist notifications in the Action Center at a detail fourth dimension.
Nosotros're adding Nearby Sharing to the listing of default Focus Assistance exceptions.
We fixed a recent effect where if you used the screen snip quick action in the Activeness Center then the resulting screenshot would accept the Action Center in it.
We stock-still a recent issue that could result in not existence able to launch UWP apps from the Start carte sometimes.
We fixed a contempo regression resulting in File Explorer sometimes hanging when interacting with MP4s and folders that had MP4s in them.
We stock-still an issue where Cortana would close immediately if opened from the Start screen when using tablet mode.
We stock-still an event impacting Snipping Tool reliability.
We fixed an issue resulting in Ctrl + P not activating the Impress command in Snip & Sketch in contempo flights.
We stock-still an issue resulting in Snip & Sketch potentially crashing when closing many Snip & Sketch windows in a row.
Nosotros fixed an outcome where rebooting would set up Nearby Sharing back to an off state if it had been turned on.
We fixed an consequence where the lock screen preview in Lock Screen Settings wasn't showing in recent builds.
We fixed an issue where the scrollbar in Settings was overlapping the text fields when manually configuring your IP address.
We stock-still a rare issue that could outcome in the screen locking up when using the Surface Dial.
Nosotros fixed an outcome where the tooltips in the Emoji Panel were truncated on the lesser.
We fixed an issue where the Windows feature update might neglect just would still be listed as a successful update in Windows Update history page.
We stock-still an result where you lot might see a Windows Update icon in the notification area saying there was an update when no update was available.
We stock-still an issue where yous couldn't blazon on the touch keyboard when "Turn on Activate a window past hovering over information technology with the mouse" since focus would move away from the text field and set up to the keyboard itself.
Nosotros stock-still an event on certain devices that could sometimes effect in the screen staying black on kicking until CTRL + Alt + Del was pressed.
We fixed an outcome resulting in certain devices experience increased bombardment drain on the last few flights when in Disconnected Standby Fashion.
Nosotros fixed an effect for devices with multiple monitors resulting in Task View (WIN + Tab) sometimes showing UWP app thumbnails on the primary monitor rather than the monitor where the app was open.
We fixed an result where some key labels were cut off in Armenian full touch keyboard layout.
We fixed an event when using the total bear upon keyboard layout in Korean where pressing the FN key unexpectedly highlighted the IME ON/OFF primal. We also fixed an result for this language where tapping the tab primal wouldn't insert a tab.
Thanks anybody who shared feedback almost the new Japanese Microsoft IME nosotros've been working on. With today's build the IME and settings pages are returning to the ones that we shipped with the Oct 2022 Update, while we take your feedback into consideration.
We fixed an issue where Narrator sometimes did not say anything when reopening Action Center after information technology was dismissed using the Esc key.
We fixed an result where Narrator did non speak the book level value when using the hardware book push to alter the volume setting.
We fixed an issue where Narrator command read from current location did non piece of work when on a heading in Wikipedia.
We fixed an issue where Narrator announced read-but at the end for links.
We fixed an consequence where Narrator continuous reading command read the last word of a sentence twice on a web page in Microsoft Edge.
Nosotros fixed an issue impacting a minor number of users enrolled in Microsoft Intune where they might not receive policies.
We fixed an issue where signing out from within Windows Sandbox resulted in a blank white window.
Nosotros fixed an issue resulting in running c:\windows\syswow64\regedit.exe not launching regedit in contempo builds.
Settings header rollout update: This is now available across most regions for Insiders in Fast using Home edition and Pro editions of Windows that are non domain joined.
Small app update: Thanks everyone who reached out about the grid alignment issue in the Computer – this has been fixed with the 1812 version of the app.

As always, y'all can check out the full changelog, including a list of known issues, at the Windows Blog!

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