Stay on the unstable, Windows
Insider testing builds!
Not exact matches
«One of the things that was really important to us was to have better tools and better space for
building, prototyping, and
testing,» Chapin told Business
Insider.
All Windows engineers are expected to
test the internal - only flights before the
builds go out to our
Insider rings — both on PC and on mobile.
Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 Mobile preview
build today, giving Fast Ring users of the company's
Insider program the ability to
test a range of new features and improvements in their upcoming smartphone operating system.
If you've been using the
Insider Preview, you have the opportunity to leave the
Insider Preview program and return to the stable version of Windows 10 when the
build you're
testing becomes stable.
In addition to these
builds, users can opt - in to
test preview
builds of new features as «Windows
Insiders,» just as people could
test preview
builds of Windows 10 before it was released.
In a new Windows 10 preview
build released today, Microsoft is adding two new privacy settings and dividing members of its
Insider preview program into groups that will
test alternative setup configurations.
When these are released, they'll first be
tested by people who have signed up to
test new
builds of Windows as «Windows
Insiders.»
Windows
Insiders in the Release Preview ring will be helping
test the update path from the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (
Build 14393) that customers will be taking.
The Microsoft Wallet user experience allowing for end to end
testing will be available in an upcoming
Insider build soon.
«
Insider Fast» will give you more bleeding - edge
builds with newer features, but they'll generally be more unstable as they haven't seen as much
testing.
Available for
Insiders to
test now as part of Windows 10
Insider preview
build 17115, the additional features include a new Skyloft environment to explore, improved performance and haptic feedback for SteamVR games, and more.
Microsoft shows that the Windows
Insider program that helps
test Windows 10
builds is made up of a wide variety of people in a new video that celebrates the program's second anniversary.
Microsoft's new push to promote coding is a further example of its efforts to harness the collective knowledge and enthusiasm of its
Insider community, beyond simply
testing new Windows 10 preview
builds, the latest of which was released today.
If you are a part of the Windows
Insider program for
testing future
builds of Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile, you will be joined in the near future by your counterparts on the Xbox preview program, and vice-versa.
As
Build 2016 enters into its third and final day, Microsoft's Windows
Insider head Gabriel Aul took a few second to thank the 7 million members of the
Insider program for their help and feedback in
testing builds of Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile.
For the Windows
Insiders helping to
test Windows 10, there are two paths: Those who wish to keep receiving and trying out Windows 10 preview
builds, even after the RTM version is shipped out on July 29; and those who wish to opt out after July 29.
Microsoft releases first
test build of Windows Server 1803 Microsoft is releasing to
Insiders the first
test build of the next Windows Server «semi annual channel release.»
If you're a Windows
Insider, you can start
testing some of the new features, including the new dark theme and some new tweaks, by updating your computer to Windows 10
build 14316 via the Fast ring of updates.
One of the main reasons I wanted to try out the Surface Pro again was because I needed a dedicated Windows
Insider machine for
testing the latest
builds.
Windows
Insiders who don't mind living dangerously with unfinished software have been
testing these new features in Windows 10 preview
builds for months, and now it's time for the Anniversary Update to hit the masses.
Last weeks Windows 10
Insider Preview
build came packing a whole bunch of new features and enhancements, so we put together a super quick video walk through showcasing all the newest noteworthy features
Insiders are now
testing in the Fast ring.
This weeks
build is 16241 and is backing more bug fixes, enhancements and changes for
Insiders to get
testing.
Microsoft has started rolling out Redstone 5
test build 17627 to Skip Ahead
Insiders, bringing along a handful of general changes and improvements.
Microsoft is now
testing this new eye tracking technology with the latest Windows 10
Insider Preview
builds, and will be available for the public when the Fall Creators Update begins its rollout.
Now, the reason Microsoft is limiting capacity for the skip ahead option is so the company can continue to
test the Fall Creators Update with
Insiders and continue to receive feedback and telemetry on those last few
builds.
The most recent Windows
Insider Preview release (
build 10547) contains a new set of features now available for
Insiders to
test — we encourage you to check out our Microsoft Edge changelog to see what's new and try out the
build for yourself via the
Insider Program.
Right now, the tool is in
testing with Windows
Insiders, so it only works on machines running
Insider build 14342 or later, but the end goal is to have it working on the public release of the Anniversary Update.
For the best experience, visit the
Test Drive in a modern browser that supports font - variation - settings and font - optical - sizing, such as Microsoft Edge on Windows
Insider Preview
build 17120 or higher.
This means that you will skip ahead to Redstone 4 development, and not be able to
test final Fall Creators Update
builds as they roll out to
Insiders for
testing.
At first,
Insiders who choose to skip ahead will receive
builds that are practically identical to the
builds that roll out to
Insiders who are continuing to
test the Fall Creators Update.
The millions of enthusiastic Windows 10 users who are part of the Windows
Insider Program, install the
Insider Preview
builds on their systems so that they can check out the new features,
test the
build and report bugs, etc. back to Microsoft.
Gabe Aul said in a previous post that from now on, known issues will be listed in the
Insider Hub, which kind of sucks for me, as any time I have to write about the known issues of a
build, I'll have to use my Windows 10
test machine to get them.
Today's
build includes a couple of noteworthy new features, and plenty of general changes for
Insiders to
test and enjoy.
Note: Rolling back a
build also works if you're part of the Windows
Insider Program and you're helping
test new, unstable preview
builds of Windows 10.
These Linux distributions will be generally available with the Fall Creators Update later this year, but if you're a Windows
Insider on a relatively recent
build, you can
test them out by downloading them from the Windows Store below.
These «
Insiders» can
test these
builds and report bugs they experience and provide other feedback.
But if you keep scrolling, near the bottom of the patch notes for
build 17623, there's a bullet point that says
Insiders on the Skip Ahead ring «will begin
testing a change where links clicked on within the Windows Mail app will open in Microsoft Edge.»
(I still have that device on a
test bench, running recent
Insider preview
builds.)
Windows
Insiders have been
testing builds of Windows 10 Anniversary Update for the last several months.
There's no clear reason why green was chosen over any other color, but it will only be for those
testing new Windows 10
builds in the Windows
Insider program.
The new UI has been in the works internally at Microsoft for some time, and
Insiders can now
test it out by enabling a new registry tweak on the latest
Insider Preview
builds.
The Windows 10 Spring Creators Update is just around the corner, and
Insiders are already
testing the
build that will go out to the public in early April.
Microsoft has started the sign - off process for the Windows 10 «Anniversary Update» meaning it shouldn't be long before a final
build is compiled and dished out to
Insiders for
testing.
Another week, another new
Insider Preview
build to
test!
Microsoft is today kicking off a new wave of
Insider Preview
builds by releasing the first
build of the next version of Windows 10 for
testing, codenamed Redstone 3.
Microsoft will want as many
Insiders as possible
testing the RTM
build of the Spring Creators Update, before moving on to Redstone 5.
Insiders in the Skip Ahead are already
testing early Redstone 5
builds with Sets enabled, while the rest of the
Insider Program is
testing Redstone 4.
Microsoft is gearing up for a new round of fresh preview
builds for
Insiders to start
testing, with internal preparations pointing toward a Redstone 2
build dropping this week.
If you're a Windows
Insider who is willing to help
test the upgrade path that most customers will be taking from Windows Phone 8.1 — you can use the Windows Device Recovery Tool to go back to Windows Phone 8.1 and then download the Windows
Insider app from the Store and jump into either the Slow or Release Preview rings to pick up
Build 10586.122 for your phone.