The exact
number of Windows Insider Program members is 2,211,371, as revealed today on the official Windows Facebook page.
Microsoft admits it may end up calling it something else by the time it ships, and the company is only testing Sets with a limited
number of Windows Insiders today.
Not exact matches
Engineers can filter the set
of feedback that appears here in a variety
of ways, for example by build
number, mobile vs PC, device model, date filed, language,
Windows Insider Fast ring vs.
Windows Insider Slow ring, etc..
We tested a
number of phones for this, and the method didn't work on on any
Windows phones that are in the Slow or Fast rings
of the
Insider Program, so it seems safe to say that this won't be an issue with the Creators Update.
Microsoft's
Windows Insider program head Gabriel Aul in a blog post confirmed that
Windows 10 Technical Preview is finally coming to a large
number of Lumia smartphones in addition to its previous release for the Lumia 630, 635, 636, 730 and 830.
I have a
number of phones running
Windows 10 Mobile, but I primarily used a Lumia 950 and a lower - end Lumia 640 to test, using the
Windows Insider program in advance
of the formal rollout.
As with all major
Windows releases, Microsoft will issue a
number of «Zero Day Patches» for the build that will tackle any last minute bugs that are still popping up for
Insiders.
Microsoft accidentally pushed a
number of internal
Windows 10 builds to
Insiders last night, causing a plethora
of problems for users.
Microsoft has released a preview version
of Windows 10, with the build
number 10525, to members
of the
Windows Insider Program.
Microsoft is rolling out yet another
Windows 10
Insider Preview build for
Insiders in the fast ring today for PC and Mobile, sporting a
number of new under the hood fixes and enhancements.
Windows Insider Program chief Dona Sarkar said today that the decision to implement WIP4Biz is an easy one for the growing
number of companies that already see the value
of Windows 10.
The new build
number is 10080 and can be grabbed by folks who are a part
of the
Windows Insider program by going to Settings > Phone Update to check for a new OS update
Those
Insiders who want to test the second Redstone build should know that
Windows 10 Mobile 14283 includes a
number of fixes and improvements over the first build.
While all
Insiders are now running
Windows 10 Mobile Build 10149, several screenshots
of a new, unreleased build has allegedly leaked onto the Internet, revealing a
number of changes and improvements over the current version.
Microsoft has released a new build
of the
Windows 10
Insider Preview for
Windows Phone devices, with a
number of new features.
The last time that a large
number of handsets were supported by the
Insider Preview but not the official update was in March, 2016, when
Windows 10 Mobile started rolling out to older devices.
The new test build
of Windows 10 Desktop in the
Insider fast ring is
number 15060, up from build 15055 released earlier this week.
«In the spirit
of the
Windows Insider Program, we're looking for a limited
number of people to get their hands on an early version
of the app,» says Microsoft.
Insider Build 14295 brings a
number of fixes and improvements to
Windows 10
Insider devices, such as the phone bug where users were not able to restore a backup.
Microsoft will likely release a new Preview
of Windows 10 and
Windows 10 Mobile to
Insiders in early January with build
number 151xx.
The latest
Insider Build 16215 has brought a
number of improvements to the text input on
Windows.
Today, Microsoft released its third
Insider Preview build
of Windows Server since the last stable version came out, bringing the build
number to 17074.
Yesterday,
Windows 10 Mobile Preview build 10149 hit the
Insiders on the Fast Ring and brought a
number of huge improvements over the previous build (10136).
Of course, we'll likely find out soon when
Windows Insider builds start shipping with an actual version
number.
The start
of this year has been pretty great for
Insiders in terms
of the
number of preview builds
of Windows 10 that they're getting.
Earlier today, Microsoft released
Windows 10
Insider Preview build 15042 to the Fast ring, bringing a few minor new features and a
number of fixes.
Just hours after we reported that the
Windows team would be taking concrete steps to ramp up the
number of builds being pushed to testers, a post on the
Insider Hub showed up.
Microsoft released a new
Insider Preview build
of Office Mobile for
Windows 10 this week, bringing the version
number to 17.7571.
Windows Insider chief Dona Sarkar has now confirmed on Twitter that there won't be any new build releases this week due to a
number of issues.
Having a program like
Windows Insider would allow Microsoft to beta test features from a wide
number of users.
Previously,
Windows Insider lead Gabriel Aul said that Microsoft had a version
of Windows 10 Mobile with the build
number 10240, but declined to release it to the public due to a «blocking bug» that was discovered.
Original story: Microsoft has announced it will release a new PC preview version
of Windows 10, with the build
number 10565, today to members
of the
Windows Insider Program who have signed up to get new updates in the Fast ring.
Original story: Microsoft has released a preview version
of Windows 10, with the build
number 10532, to members
of the
Windows Insider Program who have signed up to get updates in the Fast ring.
A
number of reports claim that owners
of Lumia 535 smartphones in Middle Eastern countries are downloading updates to
Windows 10 Mobile outside
of the
Windows Insider program.
Microsoft has been testing its next major update — codenamed «Redstone 2» — for
Windows 10 for a few months now, issuing
Insiders a
number of preview builds that so far, include only small tweaks and enhancements.
Update: From a Microsoft spokesperson: «In the spirit
of the
Windows Insider Program, we're testing the Cortana for Android beta with a limited
number of users in the U.S. and China before releasing the beta publicly in the next few weeks.»
In the spirit
of the
Windows Insider Program, we are looking for a limited
number of people to get their hands on an early version
of the app.
Windows 10
Insider Preview Build 14352 brings a
number of fixes and improvements for PC users who want to test the new Redstone features before the official roll out in July.
The Office Mobile apps have been updated for
Windows Insiders, opening a
number of new features for testing ahead
of their public release.
Microsoft attributed the short list
of support phones to
Insider feedback that indicated older phones might not be providing «the best possible experience» for customers (I've heard a
number of testers running phones not on this list claim that the Creators Update test builds have worked well on their devices, and in some cases better than
Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update does, for what it's worth.)
Yesterday, Microsoft rolled out
Windows 10 Preview build 15002 for
Insiders on the Fast ring, bringing with it a
number of new features, along with a few known issues as well.
While the first build
of Windows 10 Technical preview is available to a
number of Lumia devices through the
Windows Insider program, some manufacturers begin testing the OS on new smartphones.
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