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Microsoft’s Windows 10 20H1 Preview 19008 Solves Shutdown Issue

Microsoft has rolled out its latest Windows 10 20H1 preview with a focus on making a range of fixes across the platform.

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On Tuesday, rolled out its latest 20H1 build. Insiders on the Fast Ring branch can now download Windows 10 Insider Build 19008. However, this update will not introduce any new features to the platform.

Instead, Microsoft has centered the latest on shoring up and handling bug fixes. Among them is a fix for PCs affected by restart issues after Builds 18999 to 19002.

Microsoft confirmed this problem earlier this month. Many users say when they select to shut down the PC, the machine is not really shutting down. Instead the screen goes black while the PC continues to run in the background.

The shutdown problem was later listed under known issues and Microsoft has offered the following:

We are “investigating reports that some devices are getting stuck during shutdown or restart.” The company has not explained what is causing the problem. Any affected users will need to roll back to an older build to avoid the problem.

Plenty of other fixes were also issued in the latest Windows 10 20H1 preview, as well as confirmation of known issues:

General changes, improvements, and fixes for PC

  • For Insiders that were experiencing their PCs getting stuck on restart and shutdown on Builds 18999-19002: A fix for this was included with the update to Build 19002.1002, but in case you didn't see it, including a note here too. If you didn't install Build 19002.1002, you may need to use the workaround in order to upgrade to this build.
  • We fixed an issue where, when optional updates were available, Insiders with the Settings header might see the Windows Update indicator in a warning state, although the main page of Windows Update Settings showed that everything is up to date.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in sometimes not being able to bring Settings back up after minimizing the window.
  • We've done some work to improve the launch speed of the taskbar jump lists.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in the Program Compatibility Assistant popping up for some Insiders
  • Fixed an issue resulting in Windows Hello unexpectedly showing an error message periodically saying “Can't turn camera on” on recent builds.
  • We cleaned up some UI in the Mouse pointer settings in Ease of Access.
  • We fixed a bug in Narrator where Narrator was not reading link text in the proper language in the Chrome Browser.

Known issues

  • BattlEye and Microsoft have found incompatibility issues due to changes in the operating system between some Insider Preview builds and certain versions of BattlEye anti-cheat software. To safeguard Insiders who might have these versions installed on their PC, we have applied a compatibility hold on these devices from being offered affected builds of Windows Insider Preview. See this article for details.
  • We're investigating an issue where initiating “Reset this PC” with the cloud download option isn't working on this build or the previous one when started from Windows RE.
  • We've heard that Settings still isn't available outside of launching via the URI (ms-settings:) for some Insiders and are investigating.
  • When using dark theme, the hardware keyboard text prediction candidate window is unreadable due to black text on a dark grey background.
  • Bluetooth devices may not reconnect as expected after closing the device lid for certain devices. We're working on a fix. In the meantime, you can toggle Bluetooth off and back on in the Settings app or reboot the device and that should resolve the issue.
  • Some Insiders are still reporting that after successfully updating to a new build, the Windows Update Settings page may show the same build needs to install. You can verify the build was successfully installed by checking the build number in the corner of the screen or going to Win + R, typing winver, and confirming the build number. We're investigating this issue.
  • Some Insiders are still reporting that when viewing Optional drivers in the new section on the Windows Update page, there may be older drivers showing as available for download. If accepted, they will attempt to install and fail to do so. We're investigating this issue.
Luke Jones
Luke Jones
Luke has been writing about all things tech for more than five years. He is following Microsoft closely to bring you the latest news about Windows, Office, Azure, Skype, HoloLens and all the rest of their products.

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