Microsoft has released a new build 10074 as a part of its Windows Insider program to "Fast ring" as well as "Slow ring" users at the Build conference 2015.
This is the first time ever that a build is released simultaneously to fast as well as slow rings, which suggests improved stability over the last build 10061.
Also, ISO's are available for people who prefer a clean install of this build.A subtle change brought in this build is renaming it form "Technical Preview" to "Insider Preview" which, according to Microsoft, emphasizes the importance of the Insiders in the development of Windows.
This build brings a lot of general UX improvements such as a new Live Tile animation for Start in addition to in addition to some performance and stability improvements for Live Tiles and improved support for high resolution displays. There are also some improvements in the Task View and Continuum features.
Among other changes, one of the major ones is a "Visual refresh" for Cortana. Start and Cortana are now more tightly integrated. As you start to search for an app from within Start, Cortana can seamlessly take over and bring back the right result. The new Windows split view control has been added to Cortana’s left rail, offering quick access to key Cortana functionality like the Notebook,
Reminders or Feedback on how Cortana’s doing. This split view control helps anchor Cortana to the rest of the Windows UI and provides navigation consistent with many other Windows first party applications.
Reminders or Feedback on how Cortana’s doing. This split view control helps anchor Cortana to the rest of the Windows UI and provides navigation consistent with many other Windows first party applications.
Also updated are the Music preview and Video preview apps and a new Store Beta experience improved over the last build.
As always, there are some known issues that Microsoft is working hard to resolve. Gabriel Aul states in his official blog post:
- Developers cannot enable Developer Mode in the Settings app for installing and testing apps on this build. We’ll enable this in an upcoming build. In the meantime, you will need enable your device for development using the Group Policy Editor.
- There is an issue in this build preventing some games from playing in full screen mode. We’re working to get a fix out via WU as soon as possible.
- The People app continues to crash. We’re planning to release an update for the People app through the Store Beta that fixes this.
Here's WinBeta's exclusive review of the new build. Check it out!
You can read the official blog post by Microsoft here.
Not a Windows Insider yet? You can sign up here.
No comments:
Post a Comment