14 DAY TRIAL // New Windows 10 Redstone preview builds are expected to be released in the first months of 2016, and Microsoft has already confirmed that it’s working at full speed to ship a new one to insiders, and now there’s more evidence regarding the versions currently tested behind closed doors.
According to new data logged by BuildFeed, Microsoft is currently testing Windows 10 Redstone preview build 10.0.11094.1000 and 10.0.11095.1000, both of which have been compiled in 2016 and are likely to bring bigger improvements than the previous versions.
The first Windows 10 Redstone build was released in December and was numbered 11082, so this small bump in version might suggest that small improvements and no new features could be included.
Faster Redstone builds landing this year
Redstone is the codename of Microsoft’s first major Windows 10 update coming in the summer of this year, but the company hasn’t yet announced any new features that will be part of this release.
And yet, it’s believed that Redstone could finally bring extension support in Edge browser, as this feature was originally planned to land in the Threshold 2 update but got delayed because of the unfinished work. Edge will thus get support for extensions designed for Google Chrome, thus letting users further expand the functionality of the browser.
To test all these improvements, Microsoft plans to release Redstone preview builds at a faster pace, although it admits that not every single new version will bring significant changes.
“Right now, the team is focused on product improvements based on the feedback we’re hearing on the November update to Windows 10. This includes the changes that have also been going out as cumulative updates through Windows Update on your PCs running the Windows 10 November Update as well as on phones running Windows 10 too,” Microsoft said in December, when it rolled out the first Windows 10 Redstone preview build.
The next release should take place sometime in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for new builds if you’re part of the Windows Insider program.
Thanks for the tip, Steve Truman!