Windows 10 19H1 build 18237 now rolling out for Insiders in the Skip Ahead ring

A new 19H1 build is now rolling out for Windows Insiders in the Skip Alee ring today, featuring new changes and big fixes under the hood. The biggest alter coming in this release is a new acrylic upshot on the login screen.

What's new?

With today'south flying we're adding acrylic, a type of brush from the Fluent Blueprint System, to the sign-in screen background. The translucent texture of this transient surface helps you focus on the sign-in task by moving the actionable controls up in the visual hierarchy while maintaining their accessibility.
We stock-still an issue where Job Manager couldn't exist 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 Centre reliability in recent flights.
Nosotros fixed an result where if you opened one of the taskbar flyouts (like network or volume), and then quickly tried to open some other, it wouldn't work.
We stock-still 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 stock-still an issue resulting in certain apps crashing recently when setting focus to the in-app search box.
Nosotros fixed an upshot resulting in sure games, like League of Legends, not launching/connecting properly in recent flights.
We fixed an consequence where clicking on web links in PWAs such every bit Twitter didn't open the browser.
We fixed an issue resulting in certain PWAs not rendering correctly later on the app had been suspended and then resumed.
We fixed an issue where pasting multi-line text into certain websites using Microsoft Edge might add unexpected empty lines betwixt each line.
We stock-still a crash in recent flights when using the pen to ink in Microsoft Edge'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.
Nosotros fixed a crash when clicking the Verify link on the Accounts Settings page in recent flights.
We've added a new grouping policy for preventing the use of security questions for local accounts. This tin exist found under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Credential User Interface.
We fixed an upshot where the contents of the Apps & Features page wouldn't load until the apps list was ready, resulting in the folio appearing bare for a fourth dimension.
We fixed an upshot where the list on Settings of built-in phrases for the Pinyin IME was blank.
Nosotros fixed an issue in Narrator where activating Microsoft Edge history items would not piece of work in Scan mode.
Nosotros made some improvements in Narrator Selection when moving frontwards in Microsoft Edge. Please try this out and use the Feedback hub app to permit united states of america know whatsoever problems you run into.
We fixed an issue where Narrator would incorrectly report some standard combo boxes equally "editable philharmonic box" instead of "combo box".

Known bug

Narrator sometimes does not read in the Settings app when you navigate using Tab and pointer keys. Attempt switching to Narrator Scan mode temporarily. And when y'all turn Scan mode off once again, Narrator volition now read when you navigate using Tab and arrows key. Alternatively, you can restart Narrator to work around this issue.
You may notice the groundwork of notifications and the Activity Center lose color and become transparent (with an acrylic effect). We're aware that for notifications this tin can brand them hard to read and appreciate your patience as we work on a fix.

As always, you tin check the total changelog at the official Windows Web log.

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