Microsoft has released a couple of preview versions of Windows 10 for the big update scheduled for 2019 (19H2), one of which has all the new features disabled, and these changes include interesting changes, such as the promise of Better battery life. for laptops running certain processors.
So what exactly is happening here regarding global deployment? Windows 10 19H2 testers in the slow ring get two different preview versions: 18362.10012 and 18362.10013, which will be delivered to the respective 18362.10005 and 18362.10006.
The difference is that all the new features of the first version are disabled by default and the last one has enabled them. This is Microsoft's new controlled early deployment system, where only a subset of testers bring new features to work and others move over time.
Essentially, it is as if the updates were actually online, when Microsoft was monitoring the functionality (or not) of the features, getting more information about them, before spreading them more widely.
Welcome to the lottery preview
If you join the slow circle of preview build testers now, Microsoft notes that it will be a "50/50 virtual currency run" regardless of whether the new features are enabled or not.
Those of you watching Windows 10 development will remember that 19H2 isn't about introducing core features anyway, but about smaller changes, including quality of life and performance improvements. .
The new version 18362.10013 is certainly part of it, and Microsoft said: "In general, we have improved the battery life and power efficiency of PCs with certain processors."
So hopefully this means that some laptops will benefit from longer battery life, and Microsoft may be working more on this front as the update nears rollout later this year. .
Another hardware-related change is processors with "privileged" cores. Windows 10 was designed to use a "rotation strategy that distributes work more evenly among these favored hearts," which should provide better performance and reliability.
This is the kind of under-the-hood configuration we can expect from Windows 10 19H2, this version also sees the addition of additional debugging capabilities for the latest Intel processors (so that hardware manufacturers can take advantage of, and without end users, the mind ). .
The interface has some minor changes in this version, including expanding the navigation pane of the Start menu when hovering over the mouse. For a full list of changes, see the Microsoft blog.