Items tagged with redstone 5

We've talked several times about the coming Windows 10 feature update set to land in October that has the code name Redstone 5. That update is officially called the October 2018 Update, and sources are claiming that Microsoft has finished the update and it has been signed off on internally as RTM or Release to... Read more...
Microsoft is moving right along with Redstone 5 development, which will debut as the Windows 10’s next major update this fall. We've already seen some big feature enhancements since the first Redstone 5 build landed months ago, but today's release is still piling on new features for Windows Insiders to try... Read more...
Microsoft has just rolled out a brand-new Windows Insider preview build for those running on the Fast Ring. This release is build number 17711, and is part of the upcoming Redstone 5 release, expected to become available this fall. In it, a number of quality improvements have been made, especially with regards to HDR... Read more...
Microsoft is not going to implement the ability to have tabs in various windows, a feature known as Sets, into its Redstone 5 update for Windows 10 later this fall. The innovative feature drew a lot of support from users and would have been one of the standout highlights of Redstone 5. However, Microsoft has decided... Read more...
Microsoft is rolling out a new build of its Redstone 5 branch, which will eventually become the next major update to Windows 10 (which should land later this fall). Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17686 has been pushed out onto the Fast ring and brings with it a few new changes. Microsoft is adding some tweaks to... Read more...
Microsoft is pushing out a new test build to Windows Insiders, one that ends in '666' (Build 17666) and will consume your soul if you install it. Okay, so it's not actually demonic—we don't think so, anyway—but it is quite literally a dark release. Or, it can be. One of the things that is new in the latest preview... Read more...
Microsoft has been pushing out its April 2018 Update for Windows 10 for several days now, and you know what that means, right? It's time to look forward to the next major release. We have no idea what Microsoft will end up calling it—October 2018 Update, perhaps?—but we do know that it will introduce a much improved... Read more...
Microsoft is doing a lot of things with Windows these days, most of which is focused on the core Windows 10 experience—the first of two majors updates scheduled for this year will start rolling out any day now. In addition, Microsoft appears to be working on a stripped down version of Windows 10 called Windows 10 Lean... Read more...
As Microsoft has done in the past, it has created a fork in its Windows Insider program as it looks ahead to its next major upgrade. Insiders who want to stay on the current path can do so and will continue to receive new Redstone 4 builds in both the Fast and Slow rings. Likewise, Insiders who want to test out the... Read more...