Microsoft to let Insiders 'skip ahead' to the next Windows 10 update preview

Insiders will soon be able to start previewing Redstone 4 builds alongside Fall Creators Update builds as Microsoft finalizes development.

Starting very soon, Microsoft will allows Insiders who are keen to get testing the next Windows 10 update (the one after the upcoming Fall Creators Update, codenamed Redstone 4) on their machines with a new "skip ahead" feature that will split the Fast ring into two groups, one for the Fall Creators Update and one for Redstone 4.

As I mentioned previously, the Fall Creators Update is now at its tail end of development, meaning bug fixes and general improvements going to be the norm from here until release. Internally however, Microsoft is already hard at work on Redstone 4, and now it appears Insiders will be able to get in on that early Redstone 4 action before the Fall Creators Update is done.

The new "skip ahead" feature is simple. Insiders in the Fast ring will now have two options, either builds from the rs3_release branch, or builds from the rs_prerelease branch. Eagle eyed Insiders will know that the "xxx_release" branch is generally pretty stable, as it's where Microsoft compiles and rolls out the production builds of Windows 10. The rs_prerelease branch is where all the preview, rougher, buggier builds come from.

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