Microsoft releases Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17713

Microsoft have released a new Windows 10 Redstone 5 build for Windows Insiders. The build is 17713 and has improvements to Microsoft Edge, PDF reading, inking and Notepad changes.

The first thing to notice with this build is Microsoft are resetting the Skip Ahead option. This means that for now there is no skip ahead option and Insiders be able to join the skip ahead option when it re-opens in the future.

In Microsoft Edge there is a per site setting for autoplay of media, so if you have site you don’t mind automatically playing the media on then you can enble the site with other being blocking from playing media.

Per-site media autoplay controls: You can now control autoplay permissions on a per-site basis under the “Website permission” section of the Website Identification pane – just click the information icon or lock icon on the left side of the address bar and click “manage permissions” to get started.

In Microsoft Edge the PDF view has a couple of new features. There is a new dictionary function where you can right click on a word to the definition.

We’ve added a new dictionary function, so you can look up definitions for key words when reading a page or document. Simply select a single word to see the definition appear above your selection.

There are a few improvements to the PDF features in Microsoft Edge:

Improved toolbar options: The toolbar available on a PDF document opened in Microsoft Edge will now show text descriptions for the icons to make them easily understandable. by the users. New options like “Add notes” are now available in the toolbar so that these tools are handy when you need them.

Pin/unpin PDF toolbar: The toolbar can now be pinned at the top of the document, making all the PDF tools easily accessible if you need them. You can also unpin the toolbar for an immersive reading experience. If the toolbar is unpinned, it will hide itself – just hover over the top area to bring it back.

Rendering improvements: We’ve included a bunch of rendering performance fixes with this build. Now you will see less and less of the white pages when you navigate through PDF files in Microsoft Edge.

Good news for Notepad fans, there are number of improvements, there is even text zooming.

Wrap-around find/replace: We’ve made significant improvement to the find/replace experience in Notepad. We added the option to do wrap-around find/replace to the find dialog and Notepad will now remember previously entered values and the state of checkboxes and automatically populate them the next time you open the find dialog. Additionally, when you have text selected and open the find dialog we will automatically populate the search field with the selected text.

Other changes include:

• Windows 10, Azure Active Directory and Active Directory users using Windows Hello for Business can use biometrics to authenticate to a remote desktop session
• Web Sign-in to Windows 10
• Faster sign-in to a Windows 10 shared PC

There is also Windows Inking improvements:

We introduced the embedded handwriting panel with the April 2018 Update, and after taking some time to refine the experience based on your feedback, in RS5 the embedded handwriting will now be the default experience for text entry with a pen in modern applications. Just tap a text area, like a search box, and it will expand to give you a comfortable area in which to write.

Here are the other changes and known issues, lookout for my hands on video soon.

General changes, improvements, and fixes for PC

• We fixed an issue where the state of a Narrator command such as toggling Scan Mode on and off, volume up and down, voice speed, changing verbosity and context verbosity commands may not be announced when executed.
• We fixed an issue where you could see pixel thin lines in the fluent shadows depending on where the popup UI had been invoked.
• We fixed an issue where some of the text on the Settings > Privacy > File System page under “Allow apps to access your Filesystem” has some unusual characters in the place of spaces.
• We’ve made some improvements to the performance when loading the Language Settings page.
• We fixed an issue where powercfg /batteryreport was missing numbers in certain languages.
• We fixed an issue resulting in some apps failing to update via the Microsoft Store with error 0x8007019A if the update was paused and then resumed.
• We’ve adjusted the design of the “Settings and more”/”…” menu in Microsoft Edge so that the text “New inPrivate window” will no longer be clipped and added tips about the keyboard shortcuts for creating a new window and new inPrivate window.
• We fixed an issue where imported favorites on favorites bar in Microsoft Edge may not always load favicons.
• We fixed an issue that could result in an unclosable inPrivate window if it was created by dragging an inPrivate tab out of an existing Microsoft Edge window.
• We fixed an issue resulting comments with markdown on github.com not previewing correctly in Microsoft Edge.
• When viewing the certificate details for a website in Microsoft Edge, the text is now selectable so you can copy it out if needed.
• We fixed an issue resulting in some sites showing an unexpected small blank tooltip when hovering over text fields in Microsoft Edge in the previous flight.
• We fixed an issue where Ctrl-key combos on the wide touch keyboard layout wouldn’t work in website text fields when using Microsoft Edge.
• We fixed an issue resulting in an open PDF in Microsoft Edge crashing in the previous flight if you right-clicked on the PDF to bring up the generic context menu.
• We fixed a high hitting DWM crash in the previous flight.

Known issues

• We’re progressing in our work on adding dark theme in File Explorer and the Common File Dialog – you’ll notice improvements in this build, although we still have a few things left to do. You may see some unexpectedly light colors in these surfaces when in dark mode and/or dark on dark text.
• In certain cases on PCs with multiple monitors, all the windows may appear shifted “up” and the mouse inputting to the wrong location. The workaround is use Ctrl + Alt + Del to bring up the task screen and then hit cancel. Repeat as necessary.
• When you upgrade to this build you’ll find that the taskbar flyouts (network, volume, etc) no longer have an acrylic background.
• We’re working on improving settings for HDR videos, games and apps in a new Windows HD Color page under System > Display. Some things temporarily will not work; notably, some users will not be able to enable/disable HDR display support.
• Applications that use ICC color profiles may encounter errors such as Access Denied. This includes the Color Management control panel, and color profile switching on certain Surface devices.
• When you use the Ease of Access Make Text bigger setting, you might see text clipping issues, or find that text is not increasing in size everywhere.
• You may find that when interacting with any “…” menu in a modern app (for example Microsoft Store) clicking the items will just dismiss the menu. While the menu is open, if you move your mouse to the opposite side of the app you should find a place where the menu items will become highlighted and you can interact with the menu. You can also use the keyboard while to menu is open to interact with it.
• The icon for Delivery Optimization in Settings is broken in this build (you’ll see a box).

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