Microsoft Insider boss Gabe Aul stated on Monday that the company will be suspending releases of Windows 10 Technical Preview for a brief period. The company wants to move deployment into the production channels, the same channels that will provide updates to PCs with the retail copy.
“Starting tomorrow, we will also not be delivering any additional ISOs at this point as we really need Insiders to be using, stressing, and validating our distribution and upgrade processes,” Aul said on Monday. “We’ll make ISOs available again in the future, but for now we ask you to upgrade your current build via Windows Update once the next build is released.”
That said, for the next 24 hours, Insiders will not be able to update to Build 10162 or Build 10166. If they try to update, they will get a message indicating that their current platform is “up to date.” Microsoft is also pulling ISOs of Build 10162 and suspending the validity of prerelease Windows 10 Technical Preview keys.
“Once we have a new build available we’ll let you know through here with a blog post, Insider Hub, and on Twitter,” Aul said. Despite what’s going on with Windows Update, Aul insists that Windows Insider participants continue to provide their feedback during the release “blackout.”
News of the release halt arrives after Microsoft introduced Build 10166 to the “fast” ring last week. This build was the last in a string of updates that were released over a two-week period. For Build 10166, Microsoft is merely smashing pesky bugs and throwing in a bit of polish.
There was talk last week that Windows 10 RTM would be finalized on July 10, but the “gone gold” release didn’t happen. That means OEMs won’t have the time to install Windows 10 on their devices before the July 29 launch date. Instead, customers will see Windows 10 devices rolled out in two waves: one in August and one in September.
On July 29, Insider participants will have two choices to make: either stay in the program and continue to provide Microsoft with hands-on feedback, or drop out and get updates with the rest of the world. Either way, Windows 10 updates will be rolled out in “rings”: the fast ring will be for the adventurous and the slow ring will be for those who like their OS cooked “well done.”
Microsoft is betting heavy on Windows 10. The platform will be a free upgrade for those on Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1. Customers on Windows 8 will need to update to Windows 8.1 before tackling Windows 10. The new OS will be more desktop-friendly than its predecessors and will include a new Start Menu, a built-in virtual assistant, and more.
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