Windows 10 Build 14393 - Another small group of fixes

Today MS released Windows 10 Build 14393 to Fast Ring Insiders for PC and Mobile.

 Just as with 14390 - 14393 according the the announcement contained a relatively small number of fixes.

 Just 2 for PC

  • We have improved the reliability of Start, Cortana, and Action Center. 
  • You should now be able to mount iPods as USB mass-storage devices.


and 3 for Mobile

  • We fixed an issue resulting in rapid battery drain when Visual Voicemail syncs voicemail messages on Dual SIM devices like the Lumia 950 XL. 
  • We also fixed an issue causing some battery drain on older devices like the Lumia 535, 640, 735, 830, 930 and Icon. 
  • We fixed the issue causing Voice Recorder to not show up consistently as an option for Call Recording. A app update was released last Friday that fixes this issue. Make sure you have the app version 10.1607.1931.0. 


The announcement also called out some known issues with BlueScreen reboots on Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 related to a camera driver that they expect to repair soon.

 Similarly on Mobile there were some call outs regarding both WiFi and BT issues.

 To me both of those issues are bit surprising - since we are effectively 14 days from Anniversary date.  And from the sounds of the camera driver issue there should be at least 1 or 2 more pre-release builds coming prior to Aug 2.  My guess is that the Anniversary Build number will 14400.

 But then again this is the new world of Windows.  Just as anyone who is currently running the Production release based on build 10586 has noticed MS has effectively now replaced patches with Cumulative Updates on a monthly basis.  

 As always I installed 14393 on a desktop, laptop, tablet and phone and in all cases had no issues.  

 I was not experiencing excessive battery drain with my 735 but will see if overall battery life improves with the fix listed in the announcement.

 With Mobile I continue to check for improvement around two issues..

  • The Mail Live Tile not showing the accurate number of unread messages
  • The Clipboard ability to work across applications - so copying some text from an email and pasting into Cortana or Edge.
Unfortunately in both cases the issue still exists.  

At this point I am just waiting until I can download and perform a fresh install of Anniversary Edition final, and then wait for Redstone 2 to start up in late Aug.

I may take a few of my machines out of the Fast Ring as I believe most of the new capabilities coming in Redstone 2 will be more focused towards Surface devices than traditional PCs, Laptops and Tablets.

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