Windows 10 May 2020 Update
(also known as version 2004
and codenamed "20H1") is the ninth major update to
Windows 10
Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It is the direct successor to Windows 8.1, which was released nearly two years earlier. It was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and later to retail on ...
. It carries the build number 10.0.19041.
Version history
The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to the exclusive Skip Ahead ring on February 14, 2019. The update began rolling out on May 27, 2020.
Notable changes in the May 2020 Update include:
*Faster and easier access to
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the most widely used mode, transmission power is limit ...
settings and pairing
*Improved
Kaomoji
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s
*
Virtual Desktop
In computing, a virtual desktop is a term used with respect to user interfaces, usually within the WIMP (computing), WIMP paradigm, to describe ways in which the virtual space of a computer's desktop environment is expanded beyond the physica ...
s are now renamable
*
DirectX 12 Ultimate
*Introducing a chat-based UI for
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* ''Cortana'' (gastropod), a gastropod genus
* Cortana (''Halo''), character in the ''Halo'' franchise
*Cortana (virtual assistant), virtual assistant from Microsoft
*Cortana, or Curtana, a ceremonial sword used in the coronat ...
*Greater integration with
Android smartphones on the
Your Phone
Phone Link, previously Your Phone, is an app developed by Microsoft to connect Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs to Android and iOS devices. It enables a PC to access the 2000 most recent photos on a connected phone, send SMS messages, and make pho ...
app
*
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2)
*Ability to use
Windows Hello without the need for a password
*Ability to use Windows Hello PIN while in
safe mode
*Cloud download option to reset Windows
*Accessibility improvements
The update reached end of service after the release of build 19041.1415 on December 14, 2021.
See also
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Windows 10 version history
Windows 10 is a series of operating systems developed by Microsoft. Microsoft described Windows 10 as an " operating system as a service" that would receive ongoing updates to its features and functionality, augmented with the ability for enter ...
References
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