Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18963 Releases

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Microsoft usually chooses to release the Windows 10 preview update every Wednesday, and this week it was a bit unexpected to release the latest preview of the 20H1 branch today, and the update is quite large. The latest feature of the latest preview version of Build 18963 is the GPU temperature for the discrete graphics card in the Task Manager, which is believed to be popular with gamers.

For experienced users who frequently switch between multiple virtual desktops, this version update is more concerned with allowing the virtual desktop to be renamed and still retained after the device is rebooted. Only 50% of Fast Ring users currently receive this feature, and Microsoft is committed to opening it to more Fast Ring users in the near future.

Changelog

GPU temperature comes to Task Manager

  • Showing the GPU temperature in Task Manager is currently only supported if you have a dedicated GPU card.
  • You may need an updated graphics driver to see the temperature. Specifically one which supports version 2.4 (or higher) of WDDM is required. To check which version your PC has, press WIN+R and enter dxdiag. Under the Display tab, it will say your WDDM version next to Driver Model.
  • Currently the temperature value is only supported in Celsius.

Renaming your virtual desktops

when you open Task View (by selecting the Task View button in the taskbar, or by pressing WIN+Tab,) clicking the name of your desktop will now switch it to be an editable fiel where you can set the name to be anything you’d like (including emoji). You can also right-click the thumbnail of the desired desktop in Task View, and a context menu with a Rename entry in it should appear. If you don’t have any additional desktops created yet, select “New desktop” in Task View to get started.

Improving the Optional Features page in Settings

  • Multi-select: You can now select and install multiple optional features at the same time.
  • Better list management: You can now search through lists of optional features and sort them by Name, Size, and Install date.
  • More useful information: You can now see the install date for each optional feature in your ‘Installed features’ list. We’ve also added feature dependencies to the description of each optional feature in the list of features available for install.
  • Easier page navigation: View the status of your latest installs/uninstalls/cancels right on the main page in the ‘Latest actions’ section. You can now add optional features and view your history via pop-up dialogues, so you never have to navigate away from the main page

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