What’s new in Windows 10 build 10056

[Petrovic]

Windows 10 build 10056 has been leaked and many users are interested in knowing what is new in this build. Here is a brief change log which will give you an idea of what Microsoft is working on. Read the rest.


Appearance

• • New animations in the fullscreen Start Menu.
  • New dark Theme for Start Menu and Action Center
  • Date/Time UI refreshed (can be activated as described here: There is a new pane for Date and Time in Windows 10 or with Winaero Tweaker)
  • Network flyout has new animation.
  • Power button is moved to bottom left corner.
  • New "Show Touch Keyboard button" when right clicking on taskbar.
  • On-screen keyboard visual design seems refreshed.
  • Titlebars of Desktop applications are grey.
  • 1px border on top of Desktop apps is now present but it's black
  • New Recycle bin icon.
  • New TaskView icon.
  • New Task View icon animations.

Applications

• • New Weather and News apps.
  • Cortana is now in full taskbar height - also, a new Mic icon when Cortana is listening.
  • Cortana can recognize music now (option is in Cortana menu).
  • New Biometric Enrollment and Microsoft Family (Parental Controls) apps (don't work).

Behavior

• • Tablet Mode widens the gap between system tray icons and minimizes Search into an icon.
  • When using Start Menu in full screen, taskbar sometimes hides itself. It restores back in half a second.
  • Start Menu can be resized.

Source

 

[h00lks]

When will be the final release ?

 

[software182]

Glad to know the removed that recycle bin silly icon

 

[Secondmineboy]

I hope there will be some security stuff coming sooner or later, cause working on security only on Enterprise and Business versions is just dumb.