Windows 10 November 2019 Update
(also known as version 1909 and codenamed "19H2"
) is the eighth major update to
Windows 10
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as the cumulative update to the May 2019 Update. It carries the build number 10.0.18363.
Version history
The first preview was released to
Insiders who opted in to the
slow ring on July 1, 2019.
The update began rolling out on November 12, 2019. Notable changes in the November 2019 Update include:
*Ability to create events from the Calendar fly-out on the
taskbar
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*Improvements to notification management, including
thumbnail
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s demonstrating notification banners and the Action Center in application notification settings, and the ability to access per-application notification settings from their displays in Action Center
*The
Start menu's navigation sidebar icons expand into a drawer with text labels when the
cursor is hovered over them
*Support for using third-party digital assistants from the
lock screen
*
OneDrive
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integration with
File Explorer
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's search
The update has reached end of service on May 11, 2021 for Home, Pro, Pro Education and Pro for Workstations editions. The Enterprise, IoT Enterprise and Education editions have reached end of service on May 10, 2022.
See also
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Windows 10 version history
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References
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