Microsoft released a substantial cumulative update to Windows 10 PC users yesterday, bringing a number of fixes and improvements. Earlier this month, wealso received one of the biggest Insider Preview builds released yet, following Microsoft's Build conference. Now, Gabe Aul is back at it, trying to tease his followers saying thatanother Preview build might be coming our way.
"This week looks pretty good" for a new Windows 10 build
During a conversation (if a Twitter-talk can be termed as one) with his followers about the recently released cumulative update, Microsoft'sVice President of WDG Engineering Systems, Gabe Aul said that we might actually receive a new Insider Preview build this week. When asked if any new build is coming today, Aul said that "this week looks pretty good" for the release.
@indospot We have good candidates in Selfhost ring for Mobile and PC. Won't have full eval for tomorrow, but this week looks pretty good.
— Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) April 12, 2016
Heading full speed forward, Microsoft is planning to deliver the first wave of its Redstone update (now called, Windows 10 Anniversary Update) this summer. Launching in July, the company has onlythree months to showcase all the new features and improvements to those on the Insider program and get their feedback to improve the update before releasing it to the public.
Last Insider Preview build 14316 brought in a huge number of new features and feature enhancements. The Insider Preview build introduced following features and improvements to the operating system:
Native Bash on Ubuntu on WindowsCortana cross-device features, including low battery notifications, find my phone, and others.Ability to share Map directions across all the devices.Edge Extensionsfor News and UpdatesSkype UWP Preview appAction Center improvements, including the ability to mark app notifications (Normal, High, or Priority) that are more important to a userUpdatedemoji, with support for skin tone modificationDark Mode- ability to "universally toggle between dark and light modes via Settings > Personalization > Colors."New Update Progress experienceVirtual desktop improvementsUpdated battery settings and battery saving experience
While the next Preview isn't expected to be as exciting as the previous one, we can't wait forall the new improvements that are going to be released this week. Don't forget to share your thoughts onWindows 10 14316, if you tried it.
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