14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently been criticized for bringing out new Windows 10 builds really slowly, despite its promises to keep Windows insiders updated with improvements on a regular basis.
The latest Windows 10 build, namely 9926, was released in late January, and since then, no news regarding a potential fresh release has been provided.
Microsoft was initially expected to release a Windows 10 build in February, but the company apparently needed more time to complete development of some features and correct bugs, so here we are on March 10 and we’re still running 9926.
But Microsoft has already explained why it takes so long to release new Windows 10 builds, pointing out that the company prefers to implement more features and compile new builds daily than to stick to a single one and correct all bugs for a potential public release. New feature development would be significantly impacted, it says.
New channel for testers
And yet, Microsoft is currently considering releasing a new channel for Windows insiders that would allow them to test even earlier builds of Windows 10.
Needless to say, these would be more prone to bugs, but this way, interested users would have the option to try out new builds faster, without the need to wait for weeks to get them.
“We also have some cool things yet to come. We’re debating right now about whether we should simply adjust the speed/risk balance of the Fast ring or whether we should create a new ring for people who really want the fastest pace possible (I had serious conversations last week with my team about a ‘Ludicrous Speed’ ring, no joke),” Gabe Aul, head of the Windows Insider program, reveals.
And yet, the new channel is not yet available, but Microsoft promised to announce its decision on this in the coming weeks.
Windows 10 is set to be released in the second half of 2015, but the company has already promised to ship more builds to users and a new one is expected sometime this month.