Build 20226 for Windows 10 is here and the hard drive scares are over thanks to the new early warning system

Microsoft is re-releasing a new build within the Insider Program. This is Build 20226, which comes to all members of the Dev Channel. A build that as usual can be downloaded via Windows Update and with which come some improvements that should be known.

In this compilation comes an interesting option to know information related to storage on our PC and avoid possible failures the hard drives we are using. There are also improvements in the configuration for the Your Phone application and the expected bug fixes.

Storage status

Attempting to recover data after a hard drive failure can be frustrating. It is what this function tries to avoid that is designed to detect hardware anomalies for NVMe SSDs and notify users in good time to act. It is strongly recommended that users back up their data immediately after receiving a notification.

When NVMe SSD anomalies are detected, an alert is sent to users. The information can be accessed by _click_ on the notification or by navigating to the unit’s properties page under “Storage Settings” on the path “Settings> System> Storage> Manage Disks and Volumes> Properties”.

Other improvements

• The Your Phone app setup experience when managing the devices linked to the application. This is a new settings page where you can now link a new device, delete an old device, and switch between active devices easily within the app. Visual enhancements have also been made to display the device list and now each device is identifiable on its own device card with its personally synced wallpaper.

• This new user experience will be gradually implemented in Insiders, so it may take some time for it to appear in the Your Phone application.

Developer updates

• The Windows SDK continues to grow at the same rate as the evolutions in the Dev Channel. Whenever a new build of the OS goes through the development pipeline, the corresponding SDK will also be released.

Changes

• It has begun to implement a change that will disable theme syncing. As part of that, you will no longer see “Theme” as an option in Sync Settings, and changes made in the background will not sync across the device. If you’ve been using theme syncing, when setting up a new PC or account, there will be a one-time download of the latest synced desktop background saved in% LOCALAPPDATA% Microsoft Windows WallpaperBackup if you need to access it.
• It turns to enable the ability of Notepad windows to keep updating and restarting (if “Restart applications” option is enabled in Login Settings).
• If you have a PWA installed from Microsoft Edge, Task Manager will now display it correctly under “Applications” instead of “Background Processes” on the “Processes” tab, and it will display the application icon associated with the PWA.
• The “File Browser” so that when you right-click on a compressed OneDrive file that was set to online only, you now see an Extract All option, just as if the file were available locally on the PC.
• New DNS options have been updated in Settings so that a static DNS entry is required when entering a static IP and so that the gateway is not a required field.

Bug fixes

• Resolved an issue that caused setup to fail for some Insiders when opening Manage Disks and Volumes.
• It solves a Issue affecting the Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions 2 where users may get the error: “Remote procedure call failed” at startup. See this GitHub issue for more details.
• It solves a problem where activating Speech Recognition under Ease of Access in Settings unexpectedly required administrator permissions.
• Addresses an issue where after disabling “Drop Shadows for Icon Labels on the Desktop” and open Task View, the shadows would reappear unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue where pressing F7 in the File Explorer search box, a dialog was displayed asking to enable collation navigation.
• It has been fixed an issue with Focus Assist considered Screensaver to be a full screen application and suppressed notifications when it was running.
• Fixes an issue that it affected the reliability of explorer.exe for some Insiders on the last flights.
• Fixed an issue where some of the applications in the Windows Accessories folder in the list of all Startup applications would unexpectedly display the name Windows Accessories when pinned to the Start menu in recent versions.
• Fixes an issue that affected the performance and reliability of the taskbar on 2-in-1 convertible devices.

• Fixed some issues that affected the reliability of the Action Center.
• Problems that affected the reliability of the configuration.
• Fixed an issue where the Settings icon was unexpectedly small when pinned to the Start menu and the small tile size was used.
• Fixed an issue in the touchpad settings where the Taps section header was unexpectedly missing on the last few flights.
• Fixed a Issue with Meet Now causing dropdown to crash if you pressed the Esc key while it was open.
• It solves a Problem that if Meet Now was opened before opening a jumplist from the taskbar, ShellExperienceHost crashed.
• Some fixes have been made to improve the accessibility of the Meet Now drop-down menu, including updating the tab order, flagging the image so Narrator cannot read it, adjusting the contrast of the buttons, making the arrow keys navigate between buttons and fix an issue where focus did not return to the previous location on the taskbar after pressing the Esc key.
• Fixed a recent flight issue that caused some apps to fail to install, citing a lack of internet connectivity, when IPV6 was enabled.
• It solves a problem with the new DNS options in Network Settings where changing from a custom DNS to automatic would result in a loss of connectivity.
• Fixed an issue where we were unable to insert the full-width question mark when typing with Pinyin IME on recent builds.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Japanese IME to hang during initialization.
• Fixed two issues with the Bopo___ IME that affected the use of the Shift and Ctrl keys in applications when the IME was active.
• Fixed an issue with the one-handed Turkish touch keyboard layout where keys for ü and ö were missing.
• Addresses an issue when using the Japanese touch keyboard layout that could cause the spacebar UI to appear stuck in a pressed state.

Known issues

• We are investigating reports of the update process crashing for extended periods when trying to install a new version.
• They are working on a solution to enable live preview of pinned site tabs.

• They are working to enable 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 pin the site again.

• Investigating crash reports of some Office applications after updating to a new build.
• They study reports that Settings app crashes when opening Manage Disks and Volumes.
• They are investigating a solution for the Linux kernel that does not install when using the wsl –install command on the Windows subsystem for Linux. For an immediate workaround, run wsl –update to get the latest version of the kernel.

• They investigate reports of some devices experiencing a KMODE_EXCEPTION bug check when using certain virtualization technologies.
• Microsoft is investigating an issue affecting the Windows Subsystem for Linux distributions 2 where users may get the error: “Remote procedure call failed” at startup.
• They are working on a solution where some devices experience a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION bug check.
• Microsoft is investigating a bug where the vEthernet adapter in the Windows subsystem for Linux distributions 2 disconnects after a period of use. To get all the details, you can follow this Github thread.
• They are working to fix an issue where, after doing this build, some users receive a notification from the Compatibility Assistant that “Microsoft Office is no longer available.” Despite the notification, Office should still be there and working fine.

If you belong to the Dev Channel within the Insider Program, you can download the update by going the usual route, that is, “Settings> Update and Security> Windows Update”.