github microsoft/devhome v0.1901.687.0
Dev Home Preview v0.19

8 hours ago

Welcome to version 0.19 of Dev Home! In this release, we focused on adding File Explorer source control integration, code health, and quality improvements! Check them out:

Accessibility fixes

  • Narrator should now properly announce all of the content in the File Explorer source integration page. (#3906) (#3941)
  • The Learn more links on the app install page should no longer get cut off. (#3917)
  • The keyboard should no longer lose focus after opening and closing a File Explorer window from Dev Home. (#3926)

Changes

  • File Explorer source control integration now supports repositories in WSL. (#3893)
  • WinAppSDK has been updated to version 1.5. (#3921)
  • You can now unassigned the version control from a selected repository in the File Explorer source integration page. (#3932)
  • The Introducing Dev Home page has been removed. (#3952)
  • The functionality to continue restoring your device after OOBE has been removed. (#3953)
  • Dev Diagnostics, an experimental feature, has been removed. (#3955)
  • Quickstart playground, an experimental feature, has been removed. (#3961)
  • Quiet background processes, an experimental feature, has been removed. (#3962)
  • Group Policy (GPO) has been added with an overall toggle to disable Dev Home. (#3965)
  • The GitHub extension is no longer automatically installed on first run. (#3975)

Bug fixes

  • Installing WSL distros through Dev Home should no longer time out. (#3897)
  • Dev Drive insights better handles moving package caches (Thanks @SohamDas2021!). (#3898)
  • Environments should now better handle when multiple accounts are logged in. (#3907)

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