Windows 10 May 2020 Update Starts Rolling Out to the Public

btarunr · May 28, 2020

Microsoft began rolling out the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) to the public. You can have Windows Update check for updates, and offer to upgrade Windows whenever it's available; or head over to the Microsoft website in the link below, and get the Windows Update Assistant and upgrade now. Windows 10 May 2020 Update introduces improved Network Connections, particularly with Bluetooth; the new DirectX 12 Ultimate API that enables richer gaming experiences, the Windows Hello. Hitting the Windows key + . (period key) invokes the new emoji menu that includes Kaomojis. Improvements have also been made to Edge, Cortana, and Windows Accessibility.

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Caring1 · May 28, 2020

"Hitting the Windows key + . (period key) invokes the new emoji menu that includes Kaomojis"
I tried that just for shits and giggles, and emotes popped up on my screen. Who knew? :roll:

I'm still on Version 1909

windwhirl · May 28, 2020

Caring1 said:
"Hitting the Windows key + . (period key) invokes the new emoji menu that includes Kaomojis"
I tried that just for shits and giggles, and emotes popped up on my screen. Who knew?
I'm still on Version 1909

I think it's older? The feature (the emoji menu/panel) has been referenced as far back as 1709. The Kaomojis themselves are a newer addition...

RadeonProVega · May 28, 2020

There's no hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling for AMD cards it seems. why? has AMD made a public statement about this.
Because its not showing up for me.

windwhirl · May 28, 2020

u2konline said:
There's no hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling for AMD cards it seems. why? has AMD made a public statement about this.
Because its not showing up for me.

They're working on it, from what I read of one of their reps on Reddit. But it's not available in 20.5.1.

hurakura · May 28, 2020

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EzioAs · May 28, 2020

windwhirl said:
The Kaomojis themselves are a newer addition...

Nope. Kaomojis have been made available for quite some time now.

mechtech · May 28, 2020

Wait a month for any show stoppers before updating. Still on 1809, I think that was the 4th update in place, think the PC is due for a format and fresh install.

windwhirl · May 28, 2020

EzioAs said:
Nope. Kaomojis have been made available for quite some time now.

You're right, they've been around since 1903 at least.

mechtech said:
Wait a month for any show stoppers before updating. Still on 1809, I think that was the 4th update in place, think the PC is due for a format and fresh install.

It's disappointing that Microsoft has forced users to be even more cautious than usual about Windows updates...

trparky · May 28, 2020

I installed it on my notebook, so far it hasn't blown up.

Vayra86 · May 28, 2020

windwhirl said:
I think it's older? The feature (the emoji menu/panel) has been referenced as far back as 1709. The Kaomojis themselves are a newer addition...

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2020. 350k+ died of corona. And we got kaomojis built in the world's main OS.

What a year

Apocalypsee · May 28, 2020

I installed it on my main rig. Running fine so far. Only thing is I need to reinstall Creative driver, but perhaps that is because it somehow default to SPDIF after the update. Playing a couple of games, Witcher 3 and Planetside 2, no problem at all.

P4-630 · May 28, 2020

Known issues: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-information/status-windows-10-2004

Assimilator · May 28, 2020

Vayra86 said:
2020. 350k+ died of corona. And we got kaomojis built in the world's main OS.

What a year

Sadly the majority of the world's users are apparently toddlers who are only able to communicate in pictures instead of using words, and Microsoft - like every other company - has to pander to said toddlers.

For those who are not toddlers: https://www.askvg.com/tip-how-to-use-or-disable-new-emoji-panel-in-windows-10/

hurakura · May 28, 2020

Assimilator said:
Sadly the majority of the world's users are apparently toddlers who are only able to communicate in pictures instead of using words, and Microsoft - like every other company - has to pander to said toddlers.

For those who are not toddlers: https://www.askvg.com/tip-how-to-use-or-disable-new-emoji-panel-in-windows-10/

didn't work, adding that key did nothing. What worked for me was adding DisableExpressiveInputShellHotkey key with value 1.

bubbleawsome · May 28, 2020

I’m actually a fan of these kaomojis over emojis. I’ve had a few saved in my shortcuts for years now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Nero1024 · May 28, 2020

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ARF · May 31, 2020

Has anyone noticed any performance improvements in gaming with this release coupled with Radeon Settings 20.5.1 or 20.4.2 WHQL ?

racedaemon · May 31, 2020

I think in this update they added a couple of new kamojis. But a lot of articles say they added the Win + . shortcut. The biggest thing is the addition of WSL 2 In my opinion.

windwhirl · May 31, 2020

racedaemon said:
I think in this update they added a couple of new kamojis. But a lot of articles say they added the Win + . shortcut. The biggest thing is the addition of WSL 2 In my opinion.

Nope, the shortcut has been around for quite a while, since 1709.

ARF · May 31, 2020

Why hasn't it been released for the Enterprise versions yet ?

AsRock · May 31, 2020

P4-630 said:
Known issues: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-information/status-windows-10-2004

Sadly when they detect that your system as not compatable completly fail to tell you why and give you a a bunch of everyone's issue.

racedaemon · Jun 4, 2020

windwhirl said:
Nope, the shortcut has been around for quite a while, since 1709.

I was not contradicting this. I was only stating that the perception that this is a new thing is spread by a lot of articles.

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