Windows 10’s next big update (19H2) is now being finalized, Microsoft has announced, and the firm has christened the upgrade as the November 2019 Update.
“We believe that Build 18363.418 is the final build and we will continue to improve the overall experience of 19H2 on customers’ PCs as part of our normal servicing cadence,” said Microsoft’s senior program manager for the Windows Insider Program, Brandon LeBlanc.
The November update’s major additions include the fact that the File Explorer’s search bar can now search within your OneDrive account online, and voice assistants other than Cortana being able to run on the Windows 10 lock screen. The update also adds the ability for new calendar entries to be created directly from the task bar, and Microsoft is introducing new notification management options. A complete list of features can be found on Microsoft’s site.
Microsoft says it’s using similar technology to what it normally uses to deliver its monthly service updates. A small, non-disruptive update is likely to be music to the ears of anyone who was burned by Windows 10’s October 2018 update, which Microsoft was forced to pull after reports emerged that it was deleting files from its users’ PCs. It wasn’t until December that the “October” update was finally released for everyone, after which Microsoft pledged to focus on quality improvements for its future Windows 10 updates.
If you want to install the new update, then you’ll need to first sign up to be a Windows Insider. Microsoft has provided step-by-step instructions on how to do this in the blog post announcing the name of the new update. Meanwhile, the company is also taking steps towards its next update.
