Windows 10 preview build 20185 heads out to Insiders in the Dev channel

Improved DNS configuration settings and more are up in this build.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

What you need to know

Microsoft today rolled out a new Windows Insider build to Insiders enrolled in the Dev channel. This build moves up to number 20185, and it brings new configuration tweaks for your DNS settings. It also introduces the option to manually configure DNS over HTTPS. Here’s a full look at what’s new.

What’s new in build 20185

Improving DNS configuration in Settings

You can add any IP address listedhereto unlock the DoH dropdown and choose to use encryption. Once encryption is enabled, you can confirm it’s working by looking at the applied DNS servers in the network properties and see them labeled as “(Encrypted)” servers. If you want to try a custom DoH server we don’t recognize yet, you can configure an IP address to be recognized as a DoH server by using the netsh command documented here at the end of the blog post.

New ADMX Backed Policies for MDM

Fixes

For more on this release, including a look at known issues, you can view Microsoft’sfull blog post. Otherwise, Dev channel Insiders can download build 20185 via Windows Update now.

Get the Windows Central Newsletter

All the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.

Dan Thorp-Lancaster is the former Editor-in-Chief of Windows Central. He began working with Windows Central, Android Central, and iMore as a news writer in 2014 and is obsessed with tech of all sorts. You can follow Dan on Twitter@DthorpLand Instagram@heyitsdtl.