14 DAY TRIAL // There’s no doubt that Windows 10 is one of the most anticipated products released by Microsoft in the last few years, and the Technical Preview that’s now up for grabs for everyone has actually stirred up interest in the revamped version of the desktop OS.
With that in mind, lots of users downloaded the testing bits, and Microsoft says that more than 1 million people registered for the Windows Insider Program that provides access to the original preview build.
And still, even though the Technical Preview is already here, Microsoft has remained tight-lipped on any information regarding the launch of the full Windows 10 version, thus trying to keep everything a mystery until more features are developed.
But thanks to an announcement that the company released today, we finally have more information on the moment when Windows 10 could see daylight in full form.
BUILD 2015 in late April
Microsoft revealed today that BUILD 2015, which is the company’s conference aimed at developers but also the right moment to unveil new Windows improvements, would take place between April 29 and May 1 in San Francisco.
The BUILD developer conference has been used by Microsoft to reveal the very latest Windows news and is very likely to serve the same purpose for 2015, when the company is expected to introduce Windows 10 during the same event.
What’s a bit surprising, however, is that Windows 10 Technical Preview expires on April 15, so users running it would have to turn back to Windows 8.1 until the stable version arrives.
New conference following in early May
Microsoft also announced a new conference called Ignite, that would take play between May 4 and May 8 in Chicago at McCormick Place. The list of speakers is pretty impressive and includes CEO Satya Nadella, former Windows boss Julie Larson Green, Joe Belfiore, who’s now in charge of everything Windows at Microsoft, Brad Anderson and Peggy Johnson.
“Ignite is where you’ll come up with your next great idea, based on what you learn about the upcoming wave of products and services. We’re going to cover it all, across cloud infrastructure and management, big data and analytics, productivity, unified communications, operating systems, mobile devices and more,” Microsoft said.
Until Windows 10 arrives, the company is also expected to introduce a Consumer Preview build in early 2015 that would allow end users to see what’s new in the operating system. An updated build for enterprises is also scheduled to go live before the end of this month, with Microsoft to ship all improvements through the new built-in update system.