The next big feature update of Windows 10 — widely expected to be called the Spring Creators Update — is due out next month. Microsoft is hard at work putting the finishing touches to it — another new build arrives today — but still has time to introduce some new additions.
The next big feature update of Windows 10 — widely expected to be called the Spring Creators Update — is due out next month. Microsoft is hard at work putting the finishing touches to it — another new build arrives today — but still has time to introduce some new additions.
Microsoft Build 17120 arrived on the Fast ring three days ago, and Microsoft has already deemed it ready for the Slow ring too. This build adds some improvements to the Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG), its virtualization-based security technology which helps to protect enterprises from advanced attacks that can infiltrate networks and devices via the Internet.
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Previously, users were unable to move files downloaded inside a WDAG browsing session to their host file system, which could be incredibly frustrating. Microsoft has fixed this issue.
This feature is disabled by default, but it’s easy enough to turn it on provided you’re running the latest Windows 10 Enterprise RS4 Builds, have the Windows Defender Application Guard feature installed, and network isolation policies configured.
Once enabled, downloaded files from Application Guard will be saved in an « Untrusted files » folder inside the Downloads folder.
The WDAG start process is both lighter and faster now too.
General changes, improvements, and fixes in this Slow ring build include:
Like the previous Insider release, Build 17115, there are no known issues to be aware of, besides some Mixed Reality problems:
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