Microsoft brings taskbar improvements and more to Windows 10 with KB5001391 update
Microsoft has released a new C preview update for Windows 10 ahead of May s Patch Tuesday. With the optional KB5001391 update, anyone running Windows 10 2004 and Windows 10 20H2 can get the new News and Interests feature in the taskbar.
While there are no security fixes in this update, it is still well worth installing not just because of the new taskbar feature, but also because of the number of performance, stability and other non-security issues it addresses.
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There are three highlights picked out by Microsoft with this update: With news and interests on the Windows taskbar, you get quick access to an integrated feed of dynamic content, such as news, weather, sports, and more, that updates throughout the day. You can personalize your feed with relevant content tailored for you. In the coming weeks, you will be able to seamlessly peek into your feed directly from the taskbar through
Apr 28, 2021 18:16 EDT · Hot! with 37 comments
Today, Microsoft is rolling out its monthly C/D updates for users of Windows 10 using the latest versions of the operating system, meaning version 2004 and version 20H2. As usual, these updates are the same for both versions, because they both have the same bits, only the latter version has an enablement package.
This month s update is labelled as KB5001391, and it brings the build number to 19041.964 for users on Windows 10 version 2004, and 19042.964 for those on Windows 10 version 20H2. You can download the update manually here, and these are the highlights of this release:
Introducing news and interests on the Windows 10 taskbar
Windows 10 get fixes, improvements and new features with the KB5001396 update preview
Microsoft has, as is the norm, released a preview of next month s Patch Tuesday updates and it brings more than just the new taskbar feature that Microsoft has been drumming up excitement about. The non-security update also includes a host of fixes and improvements.
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For Microsoft and, possibly, users the highlight of the update is news and interests on the Windows 10 taskbar, of which the company says: with [this feature] you get quick access to an integrated feed of dynamic content, such as news, weather, sports, and more, that updates throughout the day. You can personalize your feed with relevant content tailored for you. In the coming weeks, you will be able to seamlessly peek into your feed directly from the taskbar throughout your day without disrupting your workflow .
Microsoft is bringing News and Interests to Windows 10 versions 21H1, 20H2, and 2004
Apr 19, 2021 19:56 EDT with 7 comments
Microsoft is bringing the News and Interests feature that s been in testing in the Dev channel of the Insider program to older versions of Windows 10, including 21H1, 20H2, and 2004 (via Windows Central). The company released new cumulative updates to users in the Beta and Release Preview channels of the Insider program, bringing the feature to versions 21H1 and 20H2 today.
News and Interests has been a big highlight for Microsoft with the Dev channel since December, but it was believed to be part of a future feature update for Windows 10, so it s interesting to see Microsoft bring it to older versions. The fact that it s already rolling out to the Beta and Release preview channels also suggests we could see it being officially available significantly sooner than initially thought.
Microsoft is bringing new news and interests widget to 21H1 and 2004/20H2.
The feature is available now for Insiders in Beta and Release Preview channels.
Microsoft has released a new preview build for the next version of Windows 10, known as version 21H1 and expected to ship publicly this spring. Today s preview build introduces Microsoft s new news and interests Taskbar flyout, which puts the weather forecast and news headlines right on the Taskbar.
Interestingly, the widget will also be coming to version 20H2 and version 2004, though Microsoft doesn t say when this will ship publicly.
The company has been testing this news and interests widget in the Insider Dev Channel for some months. Originally, it was believed the feature would ship in the fall with 21H2, but it appears Microsoft will now ship the feature much earlier, spanning all the way back to version 2004 instead.