Windows 10 build 21296.1000

10.0.21296.1000.rs_prerelease.210115-1423
Build of Cobalt
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OS familyWindows 10 (NT 10.0)
Version number10.0
Build number21296
Build revision1000
Architecturex86, x64, ARM64
Build labrs_prerelease
Compiled on2021-01-15
Expiration date
Timebomb2021-10-31 (+289 days)
SKUs
Home (China, N, Single Language)
Pro (China Only, N, Single Language)
Pro Education (N)
Pro (N) for Workstations
Education (N)
Enterprise (N, (N) Evaluation, G (N))
Enterprise multi-session
IoT Enterprise
Team
Product key
Use a Windows 10 Retail serial
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Windows 10 build 21296.1000 is the fourth Insider Preview build of Cobalt, the 21H2 development semester of Windows as a service. This build was released on 21 January 2021 to all Windows Insiders on the Dev Channel.

Changes[edit | edit source]

  • The converged clipboard history, first announced in Iron build 20206, now supports pinning, unpinning, deleting, and syncing items individually.
  • Storage Spaces management from Settings → System → Storage, first introduced in build 21286, is now available for all Insiders on the Dev Channel.
  • The issue where games such as State of Decay 2 or Assassin’s Creed may hang or crash when launching has been fixed. Updates are required for these games to apply them.

Bugs[edit | edit source]

News and interests[edit | edit source]

  • The taskbar button's layout is reset to "Show icon and text" after upgrading to this build.
  • Sometimes the flyout cannot be dismissed with pen.
  • The taskbar button can show stale information each time users log into their account.
  • The flyout shows content in a single column before quickly switching to double column.
  • The taskbar button's text can look pixelated in high resolution screens.
  • The taskbar context menu and the flyout overlap.
  • In certain circumstances, the flyout uses 100% of CPU when first launched.
  • Attempting to share content dismisses the flyout.

General[edit | edit source]

  • The update process to this build has a chance of hanging for extended periods of time.
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War may not launch starting with this build.
  • Some 32-bit systems may lose network connection after upgrading to this build.
  • The reliability of the Start menu and other modern apps may be affected in this build.
  • Miracast users may experience very low frame rates in this build.
  • Live preview doesn't work for pinned site tabs on some machines, a gray window is seen instead of the intended content.
  • Aero Shake is disabled in this build. To enable it again, merge the following to the registry and restart explorer.exe:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"DisallowShaking"=dword:00000000

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