The Windows Insider Program helps Microsoft understand the shortcomings of new features from the end users perspective. It is worth mentioning that Microsoft releases pre-release versions of the Windows 10 Software Development Kit alongside the latest Windows 10 Insider Previews. Furthermore, the release notes will include API details, controls, issues, fixes, and more. Meanwhile, beta testers, tech enthusiasts, developers, and business owners can preview Windows security, management, and productivity features across various builds. This will help them understand the usefulness of the new features and accelerate Windows deployment. One can also submit and track feedback and communicate your needs.
Features in the latest Windows Insider Preview Build
Windows Insider Builds keeps on updating – and the features keep changing. The best way to get the latest Windows Insider Build Preview is by visiting this Microsoft web page. Here the details of the latest build are mentioned along with the list of features, with links that allow you to explore the new features.
Fast Ring and Slow Ring Windows Insider Builds
After registering for the Windows Insider Program, you will start receiving updates to your device. Two types of builds will be delivered to your device, Minor Build, and Major Build. As a user, you also get to choose between Slow Ring and Fast Ring deployment channels. There is also the Release Preview Ring. The distinction is given below:
Fast Ring: Major Build releases, very few servicing builds.Slow Ring: Major Build with minor build fixes attached.Release Preview Ring: Major Build change at a release milestone, and then a continued series of Servicing Builds until the next release milestone is reached.
If you join the Fast ring, you will be the first one to use and offer feedback on new features. However, since it is the first stage of testing, you will have to handle some bugs and bottlenecks. It is also possible that some features might completely fail. You can report the issues to Microsoft with the help of Feedback Hub. The Slow ring is for those who want to test out the new features will lesser bugs and failure rates. Slow Ring builds are stable and have been deployed only after taking feedback from the fast ring into consideration. That being said, the builds from the Slow Ring will still have some issues, and these will be fixed in the next ring.
