02-11-2016 , 02:12 AM
All of these come with “minimal risk to devices”
Microsoft has just rolled out a new ring for the Windows Insider program that gives users the possibility of testing early updates, apps, and drivers with minimal risk to their devices.
Called “Release Preview,” this new ring is specifically aimed at users who want to stay on the current branch, but still want to try out updates and new apps before they get the green light for the public. In other words, starting with this new release, you can continue running the RTM version of Windows 10 and test early updates, but without installing early builds that could affect system performance and reliability.
Right now, the Windows Insider program is split into three different rings, targeting different categories of users and offering similar content, but varying in terms of performance and stability.
"Three different rings for Windows insiders"
The fast ring is “best for Insiders who enjoy being the first to get access to builds and feature updates, with some risk to their devices in order to identify issues, and provide suggestions and ideas to make Windows software and devices great,” Microsoft explains.
The slow ring, on the other hand, is more appropriate for users who still want to get the new Windows 10 builds, but with fewer bugs and with more performance improvements. Microsoft says that this should be the right choice for insiders who don’t want to receive builds almost as fast as company employees.
And last but not least, there’s the new release preview ring that debuted today and which is available for current branch users. At this point, it’s not yet clear how often Microsoft wants to release updates for this new ring, but expect them to arrive at a rather slow pace, especially because the company is only aiming to ship the most stable and bug-free improvements that were previously tested by other insiders.
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Microsoft has just rolled out a new ring for the Windows Insider program that gives users the possibility of testing early updates, apps, and drivers with minimal risk to their devices.
Called “Release Preview,” this new ring is specifically aimed at users who want to stay on the current branch, but still want to try out updates and new apps before they get the green light for the public. In other words, starting with this new release, you can continue running the RTM version of Windows 10 and test early updates, but without installing early builds that could affect system performance and reliability.
Right now, the Windows Insider program is split into three different rings, targeting different categories of users and offering similar content, but varying in terms of performance and stability.
"Three different rings for Windows insiders"
The fast ring is “best for Insiders who enjoy being the first to get access to builds and feature updates, with some risk to their devices in order to identify issues, and provide suggestions and ideas to make Windows software and devices great,” Microsoft explains.
The slow ring, on the other hand, is more appropriate for users who still want to get the new Windows 10 builds, but with fewer bugs and with more performance improvements. Microsoft says that this should be the right choice for insiders who don’t want to receive builds almost as fast as company employees.
And last but not least, there’s the new release preview ring that debuted today and which is available for current branch users. At this point, it’s not yet clear how often Microsoft wants to release updates for this new ring, but expect them to arrive at a rather slow pace, especially because the company is only aiming to ship the most stable and bug-free improvements that were previously tested by other insiders.
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