Win10 Mobile/PC Preview 14951 Update Content Summary

Microsoft today pushed Win10 Mobile/PC Preview 14951 to Fast Channel Insider members. The following is an update of this version.

Improved custom touchpad (PC) customization experience: First, add a keyboard shortcut selector, now if you select this option on the Advanced Gestures page, you will see a recorder so you can capture Your favorite key combination; secondly, we added the Change Audio and Volume option to a set of basic swipe gestures that you can choose. Finally, we updated the reset button, now has a progress circle, and a check mark is displayed when it is finished. We’ve also heard feedback from your last preview experience and fixed several issues, including the reset button not clearing the settings listed on the Advanced Gestures page, and the 4-finger gesture graphics visible on devices that only support 3 contacts, and Some advanced gesture options don't work.

Windows Ink Improvements (PC): Starting with this release, the drop-down list in the Windows Ink workspace will allow you to change the color and width without having to open it twice. After you make all the adjustments to your favorite pen, start drawing immediately and we will close your drop-down list.

We also introduced Stencils. The Windows Ink Protractor tool combines the functions of the protractor and compass into one, and now you can draw an arc or a complete circle of any size. The familiar two-finger pinch gesture adjusts the protractor to the desired size, and when you draw along the edge of the protractor that displays the arc, the degree reading follows the pen, mouse, or finger. In this preview version, the ruler also gets a small update - its degree reading shows the value of the angle, making drawing angles easier.

Improving Camera Applications: Simplified, More Familiar Camera Interfaces

We redesigned the camera interface for ease of use. Check out some of our new features:

With our high-contrast shooting buttons, you can enjoy taking photos, videos and panoramic photos.

Set up a photo timer directly from the camera's information center using our new switching controller.

Access settings faster! Now, launch the UI directly from the camera to enter the settings.

One-handed access to your photo album from a new location on the screen.

Scales more easily with the new zoom slider.

Make sure you nail the lens and have a more visible capture animation.

Switch between front and rear cameras with more prominent button controls.

On the PC, use the space bar as a shortcut to take a photo.

Dynamic Image

Experience the magic of moving images on the surface, now enabled on Surface Book, Surface PRO 4, Surface Pro 3 and Surface 3! With motion pictures, you can extend your still pictures with video clips. These are created automatically when shooting feature movements - just navigate to “Set” and turn on “Capture>

Performance Improvements

This release includes various performance improvements to enhance your experience. We've added faster shooting support, improved feedback to save large videos to SD cards, and improved camera startup time, as well as other improvements.

Narrator Improvements: This release includes many improvements to Narrator, including multiple fixes for continuous reading when used in tables and web pages, and fixes for Caps Lock + W reading experience for dialogs and other elements It can be read correctly, so that reading the prompt text does not interrupt the reader's information reading, but after reading the main information. The narrator now correctly indicates when it will exit.

Windows Linux Subsystem: Today we are pleased to announce two big updates to WSL!

Official Ubuntu 16.04 support. Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) is installed for all new Bash on Ubuntu, starting with Windows 14951. This replaces Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty). Existing user instances will not be automatically upgraded. Users in the Windows Insider program can manually upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 using the do-release-upgrade command.

Windows/WSL interoperability. Users can now launch Windows binaries directly from the WSL command prompt. This is the first request from our users on the WSL User Voice page.