Microsoft is working to make updating of preview builds easier

Aug 22, 2014 13:55 GMT  ·  By

The launch of Windows 9 Preview is already on the horizon, and some people close to the matter say that we should be able to get our hands on this early version of the next Windows release in late September.

As we’ve already told you on several occasions, Microsoft is testing a new OS update mechanism for Windows 9 Preview that would allow the company to update existing testing builds of the operating system automatically, without the need to download and install another release.

This way, Microsoft would roll out a single preview build of Windows 9, but keep it fully up to date thanks to a new feature which, according to Neowin, is entirely different from the traditional Windows Update.

This new feature is said to be part of the existing testing builds of Windows 9 and is very likely to ship with the Preview version in late September, although it’s not yet clear whether the company is planning to rely on the same mechanism for the full operating system due in April 2015.

And still, it does make sense for the final version of Windows 9 too, especially because the company is planning to update its operating system more often than before. The faster update cadence has been confirmed by several company executives until now and could go live next month in Windows 9 Preview.

Another thing worth mentioning is that this feature might not require a full reinstallation of the operating system, but only update the existing version with new options, just like it’s the case of the traditional Windows Update.

As usual, these are all just rumors, so don’t take them for granted until Microsoft rolls out more info.