Windows 10 OCTOBER 2020 Update (version 20H2) Changes Summary: Windows 10 The Latest

This article is limited to members.You can see everything by registering (free).

Serialized table of contents

　The latest Windows 10 "OCTOBER 2020 Update" (hereinafter referred to as 20H2) was distributed on October 13, 2020 (local time, Japan time is 3:00 am on the following day).

　The autumn function update of Windows 10 has been gradually updated from the spring as a quality update for Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) (hereinafter referred to as 20H1), but the new features are suppressed. It has become.

　The B -Update distributed on October 13, 2020 (the update distributed on the second Tuesday of each month) incorporates the final update and a program called "Enavar".This enables the suppressed new function, and the update from 20H1 to 20H2 is completed in a short time.

　However, only 20H1 can be updated by this method, and before from Windows 10 November 2019 Update (version 1909) and May 2019 Update (version 1903), time -consuming updates are performed as usual.。

　Here, we will explain the overview of 20H2 and the new functions.

　As a major change from this time, the Windows 10 version of the version will be switched, and the autumn version will be called "Windows 10 version 20H2".Until the spring of 2020, the version number of Windows 10 was a combination of the two digits of the AD and the two -digit updated month.For example, Windows 10 version 1909 means Windows 10 completed in September 2019.

　On the other hand, from the 20H2, the lower two digits of the AD and the "H1" and "H2", which indicate the first and second half, are combined.For this reason, the version of the Windows 10 OCTOBER 2020 Update is "Windows 10 version 20H2".As the distribution method of Windows 10 is changed, it is thought that the designation method of completion month has become meaningless.Because it is a "function update" twice a year, it may have been distinguished in half a year.

　For general consumers, a notation such as "OCTOBER 2020 Update", which combines the monthly name and year of distribution, will be left.

　For version notation, when explaining software correspondence, functional differences, setting screen operations, etc., it may be written in an article, etc.In addition, notation such as "20H1" has been used as a "code name" that shows the response release between the preview versions, so it is necessary to pay attention to the past version notation.

　Windows 10 will be "function updates" twice a year in spring and autumn.Other updates are called "quality updates" and may be distributed on a weekly basis.Of these, a large "quality update" called "B Update" will be performed from 10:00 on the second Tuesday of the US Pacific time.This is called "cumulative update update" and is distributed to all Windows 10, which has not ended the support period.The B -update for 20H1 has been held monthly under the name "Windows 10 Version 2004 cumulative update (KB457156)" (for 32 -bit and 64 -bit).

　In fact, the 20H2 update has been performed in a step -by -step 20H1 quality update.However, the new function of 20H2 is suppressed, and the specifications remain at 20H1.The B -update in October 2020 includes the final stage of that, and when writing the manuscript, the "Windows 10, Version 20H2 function update program", which is provided as an optional update program, is ""The function called "Eneburer" enables the new function of 20H2 that has been suppressed.

　There is an advantage that the final stage update can be completed in a short time by distributing function updates in a step.Even in the final update in October, the restart time is short, and the restart is completed within a few minutes.

　As mentioned above, the function update can be completed in a short time only for PCs with 20H1 installed, and earlier Windows 10 November 2019 Update (version 1909) and May 2019 Update (version 1903) are normal functions.Like the update, it is a time -consuming functional update that shows the progression state in the case of restart.

　In Windows 10, Microsoft's support will be expired unless the edition is not subject to long -term support such as LTSB / LTSC.Therefore, it is necessary to apply this update before the support is over.

　In the case of editions such as Home and Pro, the support is scheduled to end as follows.Depending on the version, it is necessary to install 20H2 promptly.

　For details on the end date, see "Windows 10 Home and Pro" on the Microsoft life cycle commentary page.

　Also, regarding editions such as Enterprise and EDUCATION, the order of the support end date is not linked to the release time of each version as shown below, so it is easy to make mistakes.

　For more information, see "Windows 10 Enterprise and Education" on the Microsoft life cycle commentary page).

　In 20H2, there is no major function addition because it emphasizes quality improvement by bug correction and stability.Regarding the changes of 20H2 described below, the description of the Blog of Windows Insider Program and those that I compare by comparing 20H1 and 20H2 are included.According to the scope of the research, the new function / function change of 20H2 is as follows.

　In Windows 10, the setting items have been transferred from [Control Panel] to the Windows settings application for a long time.In 20H2, the function of the [System] of [Control Panel] has shifted to the Windows setting side.

　The functions in [Control Panel] in [System] have moved to the [System] - [Detailed Information] screen of the Windows application.The [System] icon remains in [Control Panel], but when you click it, the [Windows Settings] app starts and the [System] - [Detailed Information] screen opens.This page was named [Version information] up to 20H1.

　Along with this, the [Detailed information] screen has been expanded.First, the existing "device specifications" and "Windows specifications" have a [Copy] button, making it possible to copy the text display.In 20H1, the virus countermeasures and the state of the firewall were displayed with an icon at the beginning of this screen, but the screen is refreshing because it is gone.

　Under the "Windows Specification" on this screen, "Related Settings" are added, and the functions that are in [Control Panel] are placed (Windows Settings] The window width of the application is wide.(Displayed).In addition to [BitLocker Settings], there are four [Device Manager], [Remote Protection] [System Protection] [System Detailed Settings] on the left side of the [System] property screen, and [This PC is named.Change] (equivalent to the Copter name tab of the System Properties] dialog has been added.

　Conversely, the [System Information] link to display the [System] screen of [Control Panel] on the [Version Information] screen up to 20H1 is gone.

　Of the links, four, excluding [BitLocker Settings] and [Remote Desktop], opens the same as the dialog opened from the [System] screen of the Control Panel.The link moved to the setting page, but the setting dialog was the same.

　Also, as a detailed part, a refresh rate can be selected on the [System] - [Display] - [Details of the Display] screen of the [Windows Settings] application.In the past, from the [Windows Settings] app ([System] - [Display] - [Details of the Display] - [Display Display Properties]), the [Display Adapter Properties] dialogIt was necessary to open it and set it on the [Monitor] tab.The settings were quite deep and difficult to find.

　The [Start] menu has been able to change the background color and tile background on the [Personal Settings] - [Color] screen of the Windows settings.However, there were some parts that did not follow Windows theme setting.

　The Tile in the [Start] menu is used by fixed items and uses the color specified in the accent color ("Select Accent Color on the [Personal Settings] - [Color] screen" in the [Windows Settings] application).However, the tile background of the Microsoft Store app (UWP application) was used for each application, and the accent color or "transparent effect" was not reflected.

　In the 20H2, the [Start] menu has been responding to theme, and the colors specified by the theme and accent color have been applied to most tiles.For this reason, when the theme is switched, the [Start] menu also uses a color scheme according to the theme.

　The tile background can also be used with a translucent effect (Fluent Design's ACrylic), and if the "Transparency" on the [Personal Settings] - [Color] screen of the [Windows Settings] application is turned on, the tile background is a desktop, etc.It will transmit the color of.However, some Microsoft Store apps remain the unique tile background as before.

　At the same time, the icon design of the Microsoft application, such as the standard attached application of Windows 10 and the Microsoft Office app, was changed.However, since these are distributed via Microsoft Store, the application is updated in 20H1 and the previous Windows 10, and the icons are already changing.

　From 20H1, the chromium version of Microsoft Edge (described as Edge) is included, and the former Microsoft Edge (Edge Legacy) is no longer installed.If you do not block Edge installation, please note that it will be forced to migrate from Edge Legacy to Edge by applying 20H2 (for Edge blocks, TECH TIPS "New edition of" new core engine is renewed.See "block automatic updates to Edge").

　In addition, the task switcher ([Alt] + [TAB] key) is included in the edge tab.With this, the task switcher contains an open tab with Edge, allowing you to select the tab directly.

　It is a trend that treats web browser tabs like an application window.The Android OS also displays Google Chrome tabs for task switching.Considering that cloud services are opened in a browser and used like an app, this direction is inevitable.

　In addition, although there are other changes in Edge itself, Windows 10 and Edge updates will not be synchronized as in Edge Legacy, and if Edge is installed, it will be updated automatically.。For this reason, it is not introduced here as a 20H2 function.

　Other changes include "concentrated mode", "notification", "tablet mode", "new user initial icon", and "MDM (Mobile Device Management)" have been improved.

　"Intensive mode" is a function that suppresses notifications during presentations, in games, or during the designated user -specified time.When the user -specified time zone ended, the number of notifications made during that time was notified, but this was surprisingly annoying.After working in the room and working in the room, when I came out, I felt like my secretary would say a lot of businesses one after another, but the notification toast was no longer displayed one after another.

　Also, in the display of the notification toast and the action center, the application name is displayed next to the app icon, making it easier to understand which app notification.

　The improvement of the "tablet mode" was actually a function installed in the B update just before the release, even in 20H1, and was an improvement to make it convenient to operate touch operations when not tablet mode.

Copyright © Digital Advantage Corp. All Rights Reserved.