Following the release of a Preview Build from the Redstone 4 branch, Microsoft has started to roll out some improvements and fixes to those signed up for the Skip Ahead branch. Unfortunately, there are no new things coming with this specific Windows 10 Redstone 5 build as it focuses on general fixes and improvements. Don’t forget to check the list of known bugs too since this branch is still in its very early stage of development and potentially more riddled with bugs than the stable Redstone 4 builds.
Here is everything that has been fixed and improved with Windows 10 Redstone 5 17627. For more details, head over to the company’s blog post.
Related Windows 10 Redstone 4 Preview 17127 Released for Fast Ring Insiders
General changes, improvements, and fixes for PC
- We fixed an issue where If you try to open a file that is available online-only from OneDrive that hasn’t been previously downloaded to your PC (marked with a green checkmark in File Explorer), your PC could bugcheck (GSOD).
- We fixed an issue resulting in the Emoji Panel not working in the last two flights.
- When a process in Task Manager is suspended, or has suspended child processes, you’ll now see an icon indicating as much in the Status column of the Processes tab.
Known issues in Windows 10 Redstone 5 17627
- If you open Settings and clicking on any links to the Microsoft Store or links in tips, Settings will crash. This includes the links to get themes and fonts from the Microsoft Store, as well as the link to Windows Defender.
- When opening .html or .pdf files from the local system (double-click, right-click open), Microsoft Edge will not render the loaded content if Microsoft Edge wasn’t already running before opening the file. To work around the issue, you can open the file again without closing Microsoft Edge.
- On resuming from sleep, the desktop may be momentarily visible before the Lock screen displays as expected.
