Windows 10 Version 21H1 update: All changes and new features

Windows 10 version 21H1 update aka Windows 10 May 2021 update is the next feature update for Windows 10. On this page, we have collated all the changes and new features Windows 10 version 21H1 update may bring.

You can bookmark this page to refer back to see the collated changelog for Windows 10 version 21H1 update. The Windows 10 May 2021 update is now available as general public release. Read more about the update release and how to update to version 21H1 by clicking here.

Windows 10 version 21H1 update new features:

Windows Hello multicamera support:

Windows Hello multicamera support to allow users to choose an external camera priority when using high end displays with integrated cameras.

Windows Defender improvements:

Windows Defender Application Guard performance improvements including optimizing document opening scenario times.

TLS 1.3 protocols:

The Microsoft documentation reveals that Windows 10 21H1 update will enable TLS 1.3 protocols.

Improving your search experience:

We’re rolling out a change to display some of your recent searches when you open Windows Search Box, to make them easy to get back to. This change is rolling out server-side to everyone on version 1903 and higher:

• The recent list shows the last four items that you’ve searched for and opened from Windows Search Box, which can include apps, files, settings, and direct-nav URLs (for example, like “bing.com”).

• You can remove individual items in this list by clicking the “x” that shows when you hover your mouse over the items.

• You can disable the Recent feature by turning off the Windows setting “Search history on this device” under Settings > Search > Permissions and History.

• If you’ve not used Windows Search Box before and have 0 recent items, the recent list will be hidden.
  If you don’t use Windows Search Box often and have fewer than 2 items in the recent list, an educational string will display in the area to let you know what types of items will appear in the list.