Erik Moreau

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Windows Insiders: Introducing the Release Preview Ring

Today a new ring was added to the Insider Rings, the Windows Insider Release Preview ring for both PC and mobile. The Release Preview ring will focus on Insiders that want to stay on the Current Branch (currently builds based off of 10586), but continue to receive early access to updates, application updates, and driver …

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Announcing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 10586.107

Today Gabe Aul announced the release of mobile build 10586.107 to the Fast Ring This update includes some additional fixes: Fixed an issue where in some cases a device could be missing tiles on the Start screen after going through the device out of box experience. Improved support in Narrator to speak in multiple languages. …

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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14251

Released to the Fast Ring Insider on the 27th of Januari: This build does contain some really good bug fixes that Insiders will appreciate: We fixed the issue where some PC games would crash switching from windowed mode to full screen, upon game resolution change, or upon launch due to a bug in Windows graphics …

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Announcing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 10586.71

Newly released to the Fast Ring Insiders Fixes include: Windows Update performance and reliability improvements Improvements in migration of data profiles and messaging settings when upgraded from Windows Phone 8.1. SensorCore API’s are now upgraded correctly from Windows Phone 8.1; allowing applications, including many fitness applications, to correctly access movement data. SD card detection has …

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Windows 10 Preview Build 11102 Released to the Fast Ring

Here’s what’s new: New history menu in Microsoft Edge: A highly requested feature by Insiders, you can now right-click on the back and forward buttons in Microsoft Edge for quick access to your recently visited websites in the current tab. Give it a try and let us know what you think. We made lots of …

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Windows 10 Preview Build 11099 Released to the Fast Ring

1st new Insider Build of the year is here, release to the Fast Ring Insiders As with the previous build, this build does not include big noticeable changes or new features yet. Our focus through the holidays was on structural improvements to OneCore, which is the shared core of Windows across devices. The code refactoring …

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January 12th 2016 end of support for Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9 & 10 and Windows 8.0

As of tomorrow only Internet Explorer 11 and Edge will be the only browser versions of Microsoft receiving further security updates. If you’re still running a previous version IE, an urgent upgrade is pending… From the Microsoft Support Lifecycle page: Beginning January 12, 2016, only the most current version of Internet Explorer available for a supported …

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Windows 10 Mobile 10586.63 released to the insider fast ring

Another release to the fast ring and it brings nice new stuff:   Reliability, battery and performance improvements Typing on Polish keyboard in Outlook Mail Turn by turn directions over Bluetooth in car Battery usage improvements with Iris Recognition Reliability of quick actions settings page MS Band use with Cortana Have fun upgrading!  

1st Insider Preview of RedStone available to the Fast Ring and it’s running smooth!

What’s Redstone? RedStone (ref to Minecraft) is the codename of the next upgrade to Windows 10 which is to be released somewhere around March 2016 If you’re on the fast Insider ring and you check for updates you should get this event though the build number has jumped from 10586 to 11082, no big list of …

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Windows 10 App

We have a Windows 10 App in the store for Phone & Desktop. It will enable you to follow your blogs and updates more easily.   Check it out here: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9nblggh5cp77