Windows 10 Insider Build 17704: Skype, font maker, task manager tweaks

Midway through the development of new versions of Windows Insider, Microsoft usually starts dropping some doozies. The version of Windows 10 Insider build 17704 was no exception: Microsoft again removed its Sets user interface, updated the Windows 10 version of Skype and began promoting a new Fonts Maker application

. smaller, but more useful additions. Perhaps most important is a Task Manager update that gives an overview of the applications and services that use the most power.

Here is what the latest version of Insider 17704 will add and what it will remove:

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sets, the tabbed UI that appeared in the updated April 2018 as well as the current versions of Redstone 5, has been updated to support more Win32 applications as well as services like Task Manager. But, as was the case with the update versions of Redstone 4 / April 2018, Microsoft has phased out the sets

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"Based on your feedback, some of the things we focus on include visual design improvements and continue to better integrate Office and Microsoft Edge into bundles to improve workflow," writes Microsoft in a blog post. blog "If you have tested sets, you will not see them anymore from today 's version, however, the sets will come back in a future WIP flight."

If l & # 39; history is valid, wait until the sets come back in the fall. The Microsoft Font Maker application is official

In May, some people discovered that a Microsoft Font Maker application was online in Microsoft Store, even though it was not necessarily visible without searching for it. "Now, Microsoft is encouraging users to try it.

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Conceptually, Font Maker is quite simple: The application encourages you to ink the letters of the alphabet, and then turns these letters into a font that you can "tap" with.

Update Skype for Windows 10

Last June, Microsoft rolled out its revamped Skype experience, which radically revolutionized what users thought Skype should look like. Part of this experience came on Windows 10 with the Skype Update for Windows 10 Insider, promising "all the latest and greatest Skype features for Windows 10 users."

Microsoft [19659008] The new look of Skype arrives on Windows 10.

These include thematic Skype layouts, the ability to take "snapshots" during a Skype call , and more. An interesting feature allows users to decide which other users will appear in the group call, rather than letting Skype decide.

Energy Consumption in Task Manager

The task manager has become more and more useful. The April 2018 update added the ability to track the use of the GPU as well as traditional memory, processor and storage usage. With Insider Build 17704, Microsoft has added two new columns: "Power Consumption" and "Power Use Trend". Each will give an overview of the applications or services that consume the most power.

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It is not certain that Windows will actually measure the watts consumed by each application or service, but it will show the energy impact of each, with a language such as "very low" used to describe it. (This looks like the way Windows describes the impact on your system's startup time through the applications loaded at startup.)

The "trends" column does not turn on immediately, but will start at have an impact after two minutes.

Windows Security now blocks "suspicious behavior" and protects folders

In Windows Security, a new setting provides some firewall protection for certain folders on your PC: "block suspicious behavior". (To enable this setting, go to Virus and Threat Protection and click Manage Settings under Virus and Threat Protection Settings This brings Windows Defender Exploit Guard to the enterprise level in the Windows environment.

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You can also request Windows Security to manage access to your folders through Controlled Access to Folders, which "locks" folders such as Documents and Images, giving access only to certain applications. If an application tries to access a controlled folder and fails, you can whitelist it – everything is put to the service of preventing ransomware, which can sneak into your files. and encrypt them until you pay a ransom.

The Snipping Tool Run Time

with Screen Sketch, the on-screen inking tool that lets you draw on screen and capture a part of it. Now, the company says that if you prefer to use Snipping Tool, you will be able to: Microsoft has stated that it will not remove Snipping Tool in the next Windows update.

Microsoft [19659008] Although you see this message when opening Snipping Tool, it seems like you can use Snipping Tool again a few months.

A better way to watch video on the outside

Most current phones the brightness of the screen depends on the amount of ambient light and Windows does the same, at least with respect to regards videos. The video playback setting now includes a control to adjust the video according to lighting. You do not know exactly what this does (brighten it?), But your PC will need an ambient light sensor to activate it

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