Category: Windows

Windows 10 Mobile Firmware Updates – 2016/02/25

Feedback and firmware.  Two things we know you’re passionate about.  It is with these two things in mind that we bring you good news that will make your participation in the Insider Program even easier. Previously for Insiders, if there was new firmware available for your device you would be required to recover your device …

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Fast Ring Release: Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14271 + Mobile Build 14267.1004

Here’s what’s fixed for PC We fixed an issue where the window borders on apps would change from accent color to black after every upgrade to a new build. We have updated the music control icons that are shown in taskbar previews in music apps like Groove to look more crisp and clean at higher …

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Mobile Fast Ring: Windows Mobile Insider Build 14267.1002

Here’s what’s new Search for music easier in Cortana: We have made it easier to invoke music search in Cortana by adding a music search icon to the top right of Cortana. You can now open Cortana and tap on the music search icon to have Cortana listen and search for the song that’s playing. Word …

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Fast Ring: Windows Insider 14267 Released

Here’s what’s new in Build 14267 Search for music easier in Cortana: We have made it easier to invoke music search in Cortana by adding a music search icon to the top right of Cortana. You can now open Cortana on your PC and click on the music search icon to have Cortana listen and …

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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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