[Updated] Windows 10 Insider preview 18237 comes with Task Manager fixes and more

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Microsoft’s Windows team has just dropped its latest Insider preview for the Skip Ahead release ring. With Windows 10 Insider preview build 18237. Insiders are given a hefty list of fixes and improvements.

UPDATE: Microsoft is investigating an issue with this build where some users areĀ getting update failed with error code 0x8007000e or seeing very high RAM usage. You can check this page for more details. Please log your feedback on this RAM usage problem in the Feedback Hub here, and with theĀ 0x800700e error here.

Here’s what’s been fixed and improved upon in build 18237,

  • General changes, improvements, and fixes for PC
    We fixed an issue where Task Manager couldnā€™t be resized in the previous flight.
  • We fixed and issue resulting in Settings crashing when navigating to Accounts > Sign-in in the previous flight.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in reduced Action Center reliability in recent flights.
  • We fixed an issue where if you opened one of the taskbar flyouts (like network or volume), and then quickly tried to open another, it wouldnā€™t work.
  • We fixed an issue for people with multiple monitors where if the Open or Save Dialog was moved between monitors some elements might become unexpectedly tiny.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in certain apps crashing recently when setting focus to the in-app search box.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in certain games, like League of Legends, not launching/connecting properly in recent flights.
  • We fixed an issue where clicking on web links in PWAs such as Twitter didnā€™t open the browser.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in certain PWAs not rendering correctly after the app had been suspended then resumed.
  • We fixed an issue where pasting multi-line text into certain websites using Microsoft Edge might add unexpected empty lines between each line.
  • We fixed a crash in recent flights when using the pen to ink in Microsoft Edgeā€™s web notes.
  • We fixed a high hitting Task Manager crash in recent flights.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in Settings crashing for Insiders with multiple monitors when changing various options under Display Settings in the last few flights.
  • We fixed a crash when clicking the Verify link on the Accounts Settings page in recent flights.
  • Weā€™ve added a new group policy for preventing the use of security questions for local accounts. This can be found under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Credential User Interface.
  • We fixed an issue where the contents of the Apps & Features page wouldnā€™t load until the apps list was ready, resulting in the page appearing blank for a time.
  • We fixed an issue where the list on Settings of built-in phrases for the Pinyin IME was blank.
  • We fixed an issue in Narrator where activating Microsoft Edge history items would not work in Scan mode.
  • We made some improvements in Narrator Selection when moving forward in Microsoft Edge. Please try this out and use the Feedback hub app to let us know any issues you encounter.
  • We fixed an issue where Narrator would incorrectly report some standard combo boxes as ā€œeditable combo boxā€ instead of ā€œcombo boxā€.

However, this wouldn’t be a Skip Ahead preview without a few issues testers need to be aware when downloading this build. Here are some notes for testers and developers.

Known issues

  • Narrator sometimes does not read in the Settings app when you navigate using Tab and arrow keys. Try switching to Narrator Scan mode temporarily. And when you turn Scan mode off again, Narrator will now read when you navigate using Tab and arrows key. Alternatively, you can restart Narrator to work around this issue.
  • You may notice the background of notifications and the Action Center lose color and become transparent (with an acrylic effect). Weā€™re aware that for notifications this can make them difficult to read and appreciate your patience as we work on a fix.

Known issues for Developers

  • If you install any of the recent builds from the Fast ring and switch to the Slow ring ā€“ optional content such as enabling developer mode will fail. You will have to remain in the Fast ring to add/install/enable optional content. This is because optional content will only install on builds approved for specific rings.

A lot has been addressed in this build, but I’m sure we’ll see more addressed in upcoming builds as the Windows team preps for a possible October release of the next Windows 10 Update.