14 DAY TRIAL // The last week was almost entirely reserved for Windows 10 Mobile, as far as Microsoft’s Windows development team is concerned, so the Redmond-based tech giant is now expected to switch the focus back to Windows 10 for PCs and ship a new build very soon.
The very same thing has been confirmed earlier today by Gabriel Aul, head of the Windows Insider program, who said in a short tweet that “a new PC build is coming soon.”
While Aul’s message doesn’t include any release date, there’s no doubt that Microsoft is trying to a bring a new build to insiders as soon as possible, especially because we’re getting very close to the July 29 release date of Windows 10 and the company needs more time to fix any bugs and issues that testers come across.
The next build is expected to bring most of the changes we’ve seen in the recently-leaked builds, which included the Phone Companion app that Microsoft announced with much fanfare and that allows users to synchronize their Windows Phone, Android, or iOS devices with their Windows 10 PCs.
RTM almost complete
What’s also very interesting is that some information coming via unconfirmed sources indicate that Microsoft is very close to signing off Windows 10 and pushing it to RTM, which means that development of the operating system is almost complete.
Aul has already revealed that Microsoft is no longer working on new features, but only on bug fixes and improvements that would be included in Windows 10 at the very last minute, so expect the upcoming builds to be focused less on major changes.
Windows 10’s launch is Microsoft big moment of the year, as the new OS is playing the role of a game changer for the company, mostly because it needs to recover after the Windows 8 disaster. Windows 10 will run on more types of devices, including smartphones, PCs, and tablets, but also smaller devices such as smartwatches and IoT.