[OFFICIAL] Windows 10 Insider Program

[+Fahim S. MVC]

2 minutes ago, LittleFroggy said:

I would probably wait for the preview release. if that's a production machine, no need to mess with that

It's not a production machine. It's the machine I install Insider previews on.

[LittleFroggy]

1 minute ago, Fahim S. said:

It's not a production machine. It's the machine I install Insider previews on.

 

ah my apologies then.

[adrynalyne]

On 9/14/2014 at 11:24 AM, HawkMan said:

be careful if you have an Nvidia card and multi monitor. unless Nvidia has fixed it, having Hyper-V installed will make your extra monitor black.

That hasn't been an issue in years or do you mean just with the TP?

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

I am Downloading Build 15007 now @Rich Woods

[George P Global Moderator]

Yup,  15007 blog post is online now,  a good chunk of new stuff in this one as well.   

 

I  wonder how the update from 15002 to 15007 will go now that they're using the new method. 

Yup,  15007 blog post is online now,  a good chunk of new stuff in this one as well.   

 

I  wonder how the update from 15002 to 15007 will go now that they're using the new method. 

[Circaflex]

4 minutes ago, George P said:

Yup,  15007 blog post is online now,  a good chunk of new stuff in this one as well.   

 

I  wonder how the update from 15002 to 15007 will go now that they're using the new method. 

Yup,  15007 blog post is online now,  a good chunk of new stuff in this one as well.   

 

I  wonder how the update from 15002 to 15007 will go now that they're using the new method. 

I am pretty sure the new update method was used on the build before 15002, hence why finding esd images to make an install required registry hacks. Going from that build to 15002 was using the new method.

 

 

Careful of that new build

 

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Known issues for PC

After updating to this build, nonstop exceptions in the Spectrum.exe service may occur causing PCs to lose audio, disk I/O usage to become very high, and apps like Microsoft Edge to become unresponsive when doing certain actions. As a workaround to get out of this state, you can delete C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Spectrum\PersistedSpatialAnchors and reboot. For more details, see this forum post.

 

We are investigating certain situations in which PCs might bugcheck (GSOD) during the installation of new builds (15002+) causing the PC to rollback to the previous build.

 

When clicking on certain elements in desktop (Win32) games, the game minimizes and cannot be restored.

 

Desktop shortcuts containing the “%” character (usually URI shortcuts with escaped characters) will result in a cyclical explorer.exe crash. To resolve this, use Task Manager to open PowerShell, and edit the shortcut to not include a % in the path.

 

When projecting to a secondary monitor, if you set the connection to “Extended”, Explorer.exe may start crashing in a loop. If this happens, turn off your PC, disconnect the secondary monitor, then restart your PC.

Windows Insiders will unexpected see a “Holographic” entry on the main page of Settings.

 

Brightness changes made via Settings > System > Display will unexpectedly revert after closing the Settings app. For now, please use either Action Center, power flyout or brightness keys to change the brightness.

The list of apps in the Surface Dial “Add an app” page via Settings > Devices > Wheel may unexpectedly be empty. If that happens, tap the “Browse for an app” button at the bottom of the screen to pick the desired app instead.

 

Taskbar preview icons are unexpectedly small on high-DPI devices.

 

Quicken will fail to run with an error stating .NET 4.6.1 is not installed. For Insiders familiar with Registry Editor, there is an optional workaround. Take ownership of the following registry keys and edit the “version” value to be 4.6.XXXXX instead of 4.7.XXXXX:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Client
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full

Note: Please take caution when editing the registry. Changing the wrong value can have unexpected and undesirable results.

 

Using CTRL + C to copy in Command Prompt won’t work.

 

Some websites in Microsoft Edge may unexpectedly show “We can’t reach this page”. If you encounter this, please try accessing the site from an InPrivate tab.

 

Dragging apps from the all apps list to pin on Start’s tile grid won’t work. For now, please right-click on the desired app in order to pin it.

 

Miracast sessions will fail to connect.

 

On certain hardware types (e.g.: Acer Aspire), the Netflix app crashes when starting a movie.

 

3rd party UWP apps would crash on devices if the DPI settings on the machine are >=150% (Generally people do this on high resolution devices – Surface book etc.).

 

If you upgrade from Windows 8.1 directly to Build 15002, all your store apps are lost during upgrade process but you can go and re-download all the lost apps from the Store.

 

When using Microsoft Edge with Narrator, you may hear “no item in view” or silence while tabbing or using other navigation commands. You can use Alt + Tab when this happens to move focus away from and back to the Edge browser. Narrator will then read as expected.

 

Saying “Hey Cortana, play <item> on <AppName>” doesn’t work immediately after installing the app. Wait 5 minutes for indexing to begin and try again.

 

[spaceelf]

Hmm, install seems stuck at 83% (no disk or network activity and not much else goin on either.)  I wonder if I can fix it by messing with my odd language settings.

[George P Global Moderator]

I'd only test newer builds like these in a VM, so I don't much care if it craps out on me and so on. 

[spaceelf]

5 minutes ago, George P said:

I'd only test newer builds like these in a VM, so I don't much care if it craps out on me and so on. 

I could honestly only help being this bored by actually being employed, and that obviously ain't happening soon.

 

Not fixed yet.  But I'll try a disk cleanup run soon.

[spaceelf]

Eh back to the release build for me.  I don't have the patience for this stuff I guess.

[PGHammer]

15007 DID finally download and install - in fact, simultaneously on desktop and newest notebook.  There is the expected (and surprise boggle-factor) Holographic/VR settings (in Settings, of course); however, where I am curious is what Holographic hardware will eventually be supported aside from Windows Holographic?  Will current standalone hardware (such as HTC Vive) be capable of using it, for example?  The absolute LAST thing the holographic community needs is dueling APIs/standards - and a single API that can be used across the spectrum - and including Windows - would certainly be a plus (which is why I'm not a fan of ANY holographic OR VR gear based on smartphones - such as Galaxy Gear - and DESPITE Oculus signing off on it; I'd prefer the standard Oculus - simply because it's standalone).

Also, is anyone actually USING the Holographic settings - and with what hardware are you using them?

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

3 hours ago, PGHammer said:

Also, is anyone actually USING the Holographic settings

I am not, this build was the hardest one yet for me to install. Now everything works as well as to be expected. I am deciding whether to remove the app "Connect" or not.  I have no use for it and my system does not support Miracast, and I have nothing to cast anything too... This build is way better than 15002 was.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

I think that it is safe to say that by the below teaser the next build will be tomorrow.

 

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Build today will be 15019

 

 

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

 

It should be released within 3 hours.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Build 15025 has been released.

[Cask1]

Indeed it has, donwloading

 

[zhangm Supervisor]

Huh, just got an update to Mail & Calendar that adds little colored circles by the sender name in Mail. Sizing or alignment could use some work, but nice to see that they got around to adding this in the app.

[spaceelf]

stop teasing me you jerks   (can't activate it yet)

[KPark214]

Anyone in this thread know where to find the install.esd file in the new windows insider downloads? I have searched and searched and searched and yet I cannot find this file anywhere. Before  you all ask I do have hidden files shown so I can see where it is suppose to be but it is ins't there. So where can it be?

[Circaflex]

2 hours ago, KPark214 said:

Anyone in this thread know where to find the install.esd file in the new windows insider downloads? I have searched and searched and searched and yet I cannot find this file anywhere. Before  you all ask I do have hidden files shown so I can see where it is suppose to be but it is ins't there. So where can it be?

There are no more .ESD files by default. I believe there is a registry edit you can make, in order to generate one, but I believe you have to revert that change for windows update to work again.

 

Here is how to generate an ISO from UUP https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/74480-uup-iso-create-bootable-iso-windows-10-build-upgrade-files.html

 

If you have already done the change needed for the ESD files, they will be located at C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

No Builds this week see image below:

 

 

[TruckWEB]

Build 15063 is here!

 

Downloading right now on MS Update.

 

[George P Global Moderator]

Very strong chance that 15063 is the final build, we'll see how it goes.

[BooBerry]

Windows 10, v1703 basic level diagnostic events and fields

 

The Basic level gathers a limited set of information that is critical for understanding the device and its configuration including: basic device information, quality-related information, app compatibility, and Windows Store. When the level is set to Basic, it also includes the Security level information.

The Basic level helps to identify problems that can occur on a particular device hardware or software configuration. For example, it can help determine if crashes are more frequent on devices with a specific amount of memory or that are running a particular driver version. This helps Microsoft fix operating system or app problems.

Use this article to learn about diagnostic events, grouped by event area, and the fields within each event. A brief description is provided for each field. Every event generated includes common data, which collects device data.

The long, long, long list of data Microsoft gathers when Windows 10's data collection is set to 'basic'. Some... Light reading as the Windows 10 Creator's Update, which is now available, installs (you can also wait until 11 April to get it through Windows Update).