Hot on the heels of an unnamed source claiming that Windows 10 Technical Preview 10240 would be the RTM build, Microsoft released 10240 to Windows Insiders on Wednesday… and it’s not the RTM. At least, there are no glaring signs pointing to the possibility.
News of the new 10240 build arrive after Microsoft halted the updates for a 24 hour period. This was to move the distribution from the "fbl_impressive" development branch, which was created specifically for the Technical Preview updates, over to the TH1 branch, which will be used to distribute the RTM and consumer builds.
“Besides builds, over the next 2 weeks you’ll also see some Windows Updates and app updates in the Store, so make sure to keep checking for updates daily to make sure you’re running the latest and greatest code,” Windows Insider boss Gabe Aul said Wednesday evening.
So what is in the new build? the blog points to Microsoft Edge, which according to Aul, the browser is getting even edgier. He brags that Edge is 112 percent faster than Chrome on WebKit Sunspider, 11 percent faster than Google on Google Octane and 37 percent faster than Chrome on Apple JetStream. OK, we get it…. Edge is fast.
Aul also gave a shout out to those who have been testing the new Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint mobile apps on Windows 10.
“You may have already noticed that on PCs and tablets we’ve added “Mobile” to the app names (to help distinguish them from the Office desktop suite), while on phones we simply call the apps Word, Excel and PowerPoint,” he wrote. We will also remove “Preview” from the app names and in about one week, you will need an Office 365 subscription to edit on Windows 10 PCs and larger tablets.”
The blog doesn’t really explain what’s in the new Technical Preview build, but does reveal that Microsoft is rather anxious to show the world its latest platform. This build is likely similar to past releases over the last couple of weeks: just as bunch of squashed bugs and some spit shine on the overall experience.
“This is going to be an exciting couple of weeks, but it is also only the beginning,” Aul wrote. “Windows as a service means that we’ll continue to keep Windows up to date with improvements and features, and our Windows Insider Program will continue so you can get early builds and share your feedback with us.”
Time to go install the latest build…
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