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Microsoft has revealed in a blog post a new list of Lumia smartphones that will receive the Windows 10 Technical Preview update for Windows Insiders when it arrives. As Gabe Aul points out in the post, this is a preliminary list and “not 100% locked”. Some devices may be pulled from the list if...

Last week when Microsoft released build 10041 of the Windows 10 Technical Preview to Windows Insiders there was a laundry list of know issues with the Fast Ring build. Well you can now mark one of them off the list with the release of a fix labeled Knowledge Base Article KB3050653 according to...

As you know by now one of the major benefits we’re working on for Windows 10 is a single Store and Dev Center experience across devices. Creating that single Store platform requires a wide range of updates and enhancements to our backend process and infrastructure in addition to the UI changes...

I am running Windows 10 Technical Preview on my laptop currently on build 9926. Whenever I try to run Windows Update it either fails or installs the updates but I get BOSD System Thread Exception not handled in an infinite bootloop. I am able to run System Restore but it fails but it allows me...

It has been a long time coming, but Microsoft has finally released the SDK for Windows 10 -- just ahead of next month's Build. Users have been playing around with various builds of Windows 10 Technical Preview, but this is the first chance developers have had to get hands on with the tools...

Microsoft today made a software developer kit available to developers interested in creating apps for the forthcoming Windows 10 platform. The SDK requires users to be a member of the Windows Insider Program and have the latest build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview, as well as a handful of...

Every time I click on my browser to go to my home page, IE Technical Preview also opens in another tab. How to I stop it. Never had this problem in the past.

Although Microsoft released a new build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview earlier in the week, it only made it available to Windows Insiders on the Fast ring, and through Windows Update. It’s not officially available as an ISO image yet (Microsoft currently only offers downloads for Build...

There is a method for taking the ESD download of build 10041 and converting it to an ISO image that can then be burned to DVD or placed on a USB drive to perform a clean installation of the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build. read more Continue reading...

Just a reminder that there’s still time to enter our Windows Insider contest for a chance to win a trip to the Microsoft World Headquarters here in Redmond. We are inviting 10 Windows Insiders for a two-day event to have a unique opportunity to experience first-hand how we’re co-developing...

This afternoon, Microsoft release a new build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview, which is build number 10041. Just a few days ago, they promised to ramp up the builds, which have been stagnant since the January release. I have been running that build on my main computer since it was released...

Hi everyone, I’m happy to announce we’re rolling out Build 10041 for PCs to the Fast ring. Like all of the previous preview builds this one comes with a collection of new functionality and bug fixes. The build will only be available through Windows Update for systems already running a previous...

I have found that there are some leaked screenshots of the next build of Windows 10. i have also found a video on YouTube about it. I have heard there will be a new interface with the installer. Some icons and UI elements were updated to. The icon next to "All Apps" in the is now three lines...

Some users may find trouble opening the Mail,Calender and People app in Build 10041. Apparently down to a licensing issue Microsoft have blogged a solution here (it works too): Link Removed Also see here for screenshots...

The Xbox Team has announced an update today to the Xbox app in Windows 10 that brings some new features and functionality: More ways to connect with your friends. Game Clips – You can now view the game clips you created on Xbox One and watch popular game clips from the Xbox Community...

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Hello, I am thinking about trying out the Windows 10 Technical Preview, however I have some questions about it. How stable is it, as far as bugs, crashes, compatibility, etc.? I know there will be bugs and that it's not the finished product. I am just trying to decide if it is going to give me...

I have a custom built desktop running Windows Technical Preview right now. I was currently running 8.1. On both 8.1 and Technical Preview, I was seeing this icon on the lock screen whenever booting up my computer: Link Removed The icon I'm talking about is the one to the right. It usually has...

It has been a few weeks since Microsoft released the Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9926, and Windows Insiders are now champing at the bit for the next version. Mobile users have been kept happy with the release of Windows 10 Technical Preview for Phones, but desktop and laptop users now...

How to disable microsoft account password request in login I had installed Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9926 in my computer. I liked Windows 10. I liked the cortana. But the cortana asks for the microsoft account. It switch my user to the microsoft account. Every time I login the windows...