Microsoft released the first beta of Windows Redstone on fast channel updates program Insider. All participants can download it now.
Christmas has arrived with a little in advance for participants program Insider. A few hours ago, Microsoft has released the channel fast updates of the Insider Preview build 11082, the first release of Windows preview Redstone. It is recognized by the identifier RS1, but despite Redstone is the first update of a certain weight of the platform, there are still sensational news on the first beta.
Windows Redstone will be for Windows 10 that version 8.1 was for Windows 8. At the moment, we still have a list of likely changes: we will probably support the extensions of Microsoft Edge and other refinements to the most important. The RTM Redstone is scheduled for the first half of 2016, but the release to the public is planned for a year after the launch of Windows 10, then summer 2016.
Gabe Aul informed that the company is working on ” some structural improvements on OneCore “, which is the crucial part of the operating system shared between all devices, especially to improve efficiency: ” We’re doing a little ‘code refactoring and other engineering work to ensure that OneCore is compatible with the new features and improvements that the team will start to build next year, ” he continued Microsoft’s executive.
Since this is a beta of an embryonic project almost in the bud, there are the ” known issues “, known issues, and there may be others. Do not work such as language packs and features on demand, while the process of copying, deleting or moving files will not show any dialog boxes even if it will run properly. Some settings for the app will also be reset to default on installation of the beta version, but may be reset at a later time.
More information about the new release can be found on the official blog of Windows, in which it warns Aul Insiders to prepare cadences restricted in the publication of the build in the channel Fast, with releases that are more similar to those in the internal channels of company.