Microsoft has released the new Windows 10 version “Windows 10 Fall Creators Update” to public on October 17, 2017. Now the company has started releasing builds for the next version of Windows 10 codenamed as Redstone 4.
In this article, we’ll list all changes, improvements and new features found in newer RS4 builds released after Windows 10 Fall Creators Update public build.
It’ll help you in understanding what changes and new features will become a part of the upcoming version of Windows 10 operating system.
So without wasting time let’s start the article:
Windows 10 Build 10.0.16353 Changelog:
Build 16353 was the 1st Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update build 16299 (RedStone 3). It was released on August 31, 2017. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- When the Action Center is black (the default option) the “clear all”, “expand”/”collapse”, and “see more” link text will now all use your accent color – making them pop more and improving discoverability.
- Updated the Action Center to now support a two finger touch gesture to dismiss all notifications. Place two fingers vertically within the Action Center near the edge opposite to the side of your screen. Then slide these fingers towards the side of the screen. You will notice all notification groups following your fingers and then dismissing as you slide your fingers off the side of the screen.
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.16362 Changelog:
Build 16362 was the 2nd Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on September 13, 2017. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- New “Use my sign-in info to apply my settings after I restart or update my device” option under “Settings -> Accounts -> Sign-in Options -> Privacy” section.
- Updates to Run dialog box so when you hold “Ctrl+Shift” keys and then click OK or press enter, it will run that task or program elevated, just like how it works in Cortana.
- Now the Action Center uses “AM/PM” symbols when indicating timestamp with the 12hr clock format, rather than “a/p”.
- Improvements to Narrator
- Improvements to Windows Shell
- Improvements to Microsoft Edge web browser
- Improvements to gaming
- Improvements to input
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17004 Changelog:
Build 17004 was the 3rd Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on September 27, 2017. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- Fluent design implementation in Start Menu -> All Apps list
- Improvements to Microsoft Edge web browser
- Improvements to input
- Addition of a new color wheel to Color & High Contrast Settings to help you get a feel for the effect of each of the different available color filters
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17017 Changelog:
Build 17017 was the 4th Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on October 13, 2017. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- Improvements to Cortana including new collections feature
- New “Startup” section in “Settings -> Apps” page to configure which apps should automatically start when you log-in
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17025 Changelog:
Build 17025 was the 5th Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on October 25, 2017. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- Improvements to “Ease of Access” page in Settings
- Improvements to “Startup” section in “Settings -> Apps” page
- Improvements to Yahei font which is used to display Windows UI text in the Chinese (Simplified) language
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17035 Changelog:
Build 17035 was the 6th Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on November 08, 2017. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- Improvements to “Microsoft Edge” web browser including muting tabs and near share feature
- Improvements to Windows Update
- Sound settings moved from Control Panel to Settings -> System -> Sound page
- Improvements to “Ease of Access” page in Settings
- Improvements to touch keyboard
- Improvements to handwriting panel
- Improvements to Japanese IME
- Updated Cortana Collections to now support light theme
- Some changes to “Data Usage” settings page under Settings -> Network & Internet
- Updated Action Center to now use Fluent Design’s Reveal
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17040 Changelog:
Build 17040 was the 7th Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on November 16, 2017. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- The feature to restore applications that have registered for application restart after you reboot or shutdown (through power options available on the Start Menu and various other locations) has been set to only occur for users that have enabled “Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting my device after an update or restart” in the Privacy section of “Settings -> Accounts -> Sign-in Options” page
- New “HDR and advanced color settings” option in “Settings -> System -> Display” page to adjust how bright SDR content appears when running in HDR mode on desktop
- New Cursor, pointer, and touch feedback section in “Settings -> Ease of Access”
- New “Activity history” section in “Settings -> Privacy” page to view and manage your activity history used by Cortana to let you pick up where you left off
- Improvements to touch keyboard
- Improvements to handwriting panel
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17046 Changelog:
Build 17046 was the 8th Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on November 22, 2017. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- Improvements to Microsoft Edge web browser
- Now you can directly access advanced UWP app options by right-clicking on app shortcut in Start Menu and selecting “More -> Settings” option
- Improvements to touch keyboard
- Improvements to emoji panel
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17063 Changelog:
Build 17063 was the 9th Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on December 19, 2017. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- New “Timeline” feature which allows users to resume past activities
- New “Sets” feature which allows users to use multiple apps in a tabbed interface
- Improvements to Settings including fluent design support and revamped homepage
- Improvements to Cortana
- Improvements to Microsoft Edge web browser including support for fluent design
- Fluent design implementation into Taskbar, Share UI, Clock & Calendar flyout, Network flyout, Volume flyout and Input flyout
- New cloud state icon in File Explorer’s Navigation Pane
- Now Windows Update shows a new icon in Taskbar notification area if there is a warning or alert
- Now you can add a security question to reset your login password for local accounts
- Now you can view detailed information about your display using new “Advanced display settings” link present at the bottom of Settings -> System -> Display
- New “Fix scaling for apps” section under “Settings -> System -> Display -> Advanced scaling” page to fix blurry apps problem
- New “Keyboard” settings page under “Settings -> Time & Language” to easily add new keyboard layouts or switch between keyboard layouts
- Improvements to “Settings -> Time & Language -> Region & Language” page
- Now users can select new option to “Use cellular instead of Wi-Fi” always or when Wi-Fi is poor using “Settings -> Network & Internet -> Cellular” page
- Improvements to “Settings -> Network & Internet -> Data Usage” page
- New “Reset Game Mode settings” option in “Settings -> Gaming -> Game Mode” page to restore Game Mode settings back to default values
- Now Windows 10 Pro users can also use Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) feature which was only available to Enterprise users earlier
- You can now right-click on Windows Defender icon in notification area and get an updated context menu to do a quick scan, update your Defender definitions, change the notifications and open Windows Defender Security Center
- New group policies under “Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Delivery Optimization” to allow users to manage Delivery Optimization to reduce the bandwidth consumption on their network
- Improvements to My People feature including ability to show more than 3 contacts in Taskbar
- HomeGroup service is no longer operational as Microsoft is retiring HomeGroup feature
- Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
- Improvements to Snipping tool
- Improvements to handwriting panel
- Improvements to emoji panel
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17074 Changelog:
Build 17074 was the 10th Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on January 11, 2018. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- Now you can schedule quiet hours in Action Center
- Start Menu now shows links to Documents and Pictures folders in left-side list by default (Related)
- New embedded Handwriting Panel
- Improvements to Settings app
- Includes mitigations to protect from the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities (Related)
- Improvements to Region & Language section in Settings app
- Improvements to Microsoft Edge web browser
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17083 Changelog:
Build 17083 was the 11th Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on January 24, 2018. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- New “Fonts” page in Settings app to manage fonts
- New “Diagnostic Data Viewer” option under “Settings -> Privacy -> Diagnostics & feedback” page that lets you review the diagnostic data your device is sending to Microsoft
- Improvements to Timeline feature
- Quiet Hours feature has been renamed to “Focus Assist“
- Now you can setup Windows Hello feature right from Lock Screen
- Now you can disable the automatically hiding scroll bars in UWP apps from “Settings -> Ease of Access -> Display” page
- Now you can view version numbers of installed UWP apps via Settings app
- Now you can sort the startup apps by name, state or startup impact in “Settings -> Apps -> Startup” page
- You can now control which UWP apps can access your pictures, videos or documents folders
- Now you can turn on/off hotkey to enable/disable color filters from “Settings -> Ease of Access -> Color filters” page
- Improvements to ease of access
- Improvements to Hyper-V/WSL
- “Sets” feature has been removed and will be available again in post-RS4 builds
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17093 Changelog:
Build 17093 was the 12th Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on February 07, 2018. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- Completely redesigned Game Bar with new buttons, clock and themes
- You can now delete the diagnostic data collected by Microsoft from your device using “Settings -> Privacy -> Diagnostics & feedback” page
- “Windows Defender” section renamed to “Windows Security” in “Settings -> Update & Security” page
- Improvements to Microsoft Edge web browser
- New categories added to “Settings -> Privacy” page
- Graphics improvements
- Bluetooth improvements
- Input improvements
- Ease of access improvements
- Improvements to eye control feature
- Bug fixes and general improvements
Windows 10 Build 10.0.17101 Changelog:
Build 17101 was the 13th Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on February 14, 2018. This new build arrived via new “RS4” (RedStone4) development branch.
- Emoji design updates
- Emoji search support for more languages
- Now you can control permissions for UWP apps
- New “Ultimate Performance” power scheme in power options
- Bug fixes and general improvements
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We’ll keep continue updating this article as soon as a new Redstone 4 build is released to Windows Insiders.