[German]Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18272 in the Fast Ring. This is the 19H1 development branch, which will be released in spring 2019 as a product. This build is also available as an ISO file. In addition, new code names for Windows 10 Insider Previews have become known..
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18272
The announcement of the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18272 was made by Dona Sarkar on Twitter,
Hello #WindowsInsiders we have released 19H1 Build 18272 to the Fast ring! https://t.co/Ex1lghDsqp
— Dona Sarkar (@donasarkar) 31. Oktober 2018
where the description of new features and known bugs can be found within the Windows Blog.
(Source: Microsoft)
- The Windows Hello login settings have been revised (see figure above).
- The Swift Key keyboard now supports several additional languages (Swiss-German).
- Some enhancements have been made to the accessibility features.
- Apps like Snip & Sketch(Screenshot-Tool) and Sticky Notes have been improved.
Details and a list of other improvements can be found within the Microsoft blog post. Within this article you can also find a long list of known problems. When installing the build, some users may experience an installation loop with the error 0x8024200d, for instance.
ISO download of Windows 10 Build 18272
For the first time, Microsoft has made an Insider Preview build in the 19H1 branch available for download as an ISO file. The downloads are available for Windows Insider Preview participants via this Microsoft site after logging in with the Microsoft account. German site deskmodder.de has the direct download links.
New code names: Vanadium & Co.
For the previous Windows Insider Preview development branches, Microsoft developers used code names like Threshold and Redstone. From 2019 onwards, it has been announced, that a naming scheme 19H1, 19H2 etc. will be used.
— Tero Alhonen (@teroalhonen) 31. Oktober 2018
Tero Alhonen has discovered in the above tweet that the developers in the Azure environment use code names for metals such as titanium, vibranium and manganese for the individual versions. Titanium is the code name for the Azure development branch 19H1.
Up next: Windows 10 19H1, then Win 10 Vanadium and then Win 10 Vibranium: https://t.co/ET8DP53e45 Check it out: https://t.co/kn33Tmu4oy (thanks, Tero)
— Mary Jo Foley (@maryjofoley) 31. Oktober 2018
Mary Jo Foley has taken this up and points within the above tweet to a ZDNet article with further details. The Windows team has not yet taken up the codenames Titanium of the Azure developers for the 19H1 branch. But in autumn 2019 the development branch 19H2 might be ready for a fantasy name again.