Windows 10 build 14981 (rs_prerelease_prs)

10.0.14981.1000.rs_prerelease_prs.161123-1752
Build of Windows 10 Creators Update
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OS familyWindows 10 (NT 10.0)
Version number10.0
Build number14981
Build revision1000
Architecturers_prerelease_prs
Build labx64
Compiled on2016-11-23
Expiration date
Timebomb2017-05-01 (+159 days)
SKUs
Enterprise
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Windows 10 build 14981 (rs_prerelease_prs) is a build of Windows 10 Creators Update, which was released to the Ecosystem Engineering Access Program (EEAP) on 1 December 2016. It was shared on 15 November 2024 along with its release notes.

Bugs[edit | edit source]

User interface[edit | edit source]

  • Toast popups for things like Bluetooth, USB, Autoplay, and others may not appear on this build.

Hardware issues[edit | edit source]

  • Users of a common Windows 10-based detachable device may experience heating and noise issues, which may occur when using Windows Script Host applications alongside using an older VPN configuration.
  • Users of common Windows 10-based detachable devices may experience crashes in an OEM-specific process.

Stability[edit | edit source]

Operating system[edit | edit source]

  • Memory corruption may cause a kernel-mode system crash.
  • svchost.exe may crash if a null pointer read error occurs within the Connected Devices Platform cdp.dll while a Bluetooth socket attempts to stop an advertisement.

First-party applications[edit | edit source]

Built into the OS[edit | edit source]
  • Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer may crash with a fail-fast error in iertutil.dll while checking for the current process during InPrivate Browsing
Visual Studio 2015[edit | edit source]
  • If the evaluation period for Visual Studio has ended, the user is unable to download a new license, even if the network connection is working properly.
  • Visual Studio 2015 may stop working after upgrading to this build.

Third-party applications[edit | edit source]

  • A common third-party graphics application that requires the DirectPlay Feature on Demand will crash with an error message saying "DirectX could not be initialized. Please be sure that it is installed on your system." instead of prompting the user to install DirectPlay.
  • A set of succession planning software, as well as other legal and business software from a common third-party software vendor may crash upon launch because of a fail-fast error in CoreMessaging.dll.
  • A common Swedish crisis application will open Microsoft Edge once the user clicks on the "TRAFIK" button, which will then crash with the error message "args->PreviousExecutionState set to Running even though there is no other Edge instance open."

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