Security News > 2021 > April > Microsoft is bringing the AAC Bluetooth audio codec to Windows 10

Microsoft has added AAC support for Bluetooth audio devices to the latest Windows 10 build released for Insiders in the Dev Channel.
AAC is a lossy audio codec used by Apple devices and audio streaming platforms to provide high-quality audio streaming at low bitrates.
Besides adding AAC codec support, Microsoft has also changed the way you switch between different audio device endpoints, merging all endpoints for each audio playback device into a single entry.
We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders seeing error 0x80092004 when installing KB5001030 - 2021-02 Cumulative Update Preview for.
We fixed an issue that could result in Insiders seeing error 0x80070005 when installing framework updates.
We fixed translation issues in the -help text in the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
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