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Microsoft has today released a brand new Windows 10 Insider Preview build for Windows Insiders on the fast ring that is packing a whole load of new features for testing! Today's new build includes the new Ink Workspace shown off ... Read more
Microsoft has released a new cumulative update for Windows Insiders running PC build 14295 on the slow ring which appears to include "improvements to enhance the functionality of Windows 10 Insider Preview". Insiders on the fast ring are already experiencing a ... Read more
Welcome back to our weekly Windows 10 news recap, in which we recap the top news stories regarding Windows 10 for the week. Let’s dive straight in. Microsoft releases Windows 10 PC April updates KB3147458 and KB3147461 This week, Microsoft ... Read more
Microsoft recently announced that a preview of Messaging Everwhere would be arriving soon for Insiders, but here at WinBeta we’ve managed to get an early first look at how the feature works. Unsurprisingly, it works exactly like Skype integration used ... Read more
A new Windows 10 Mobile build is out for fast ringed Insiders! Today's new build is build 14322 and is packing new features surrounding the Action Center, Settings app, Cortana and more. As always, WinBeta has thrown together a quick video ... Read more
If you’re an Insider who is eagerly waiting to try out the new Start Menu shown off by Microsoft a few weeks ago, we have some good news for you. According to sources familiar with the matter, internal rs1_release builds ... Read more
Microsoft is bringing more customization options to quick actions found in the Action Center on Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile, with latest internal builds allowing the user to drag-n-drop actions into any order they please, making for a much ... Read more
Microsoft is currently testing a new cumulative update for Windows 10 Mobile (and we assume desktop too) that packs more bug fixes and performance improvements. Last week, the company had build 10586.212 in testing but sources now say build 10586.218 ... Read more
Welcome back to our weekly Windows 10 news recap, in which we recap the top news stories regarding Windows 10 for the week. Let’s dive straight in. This is what the new Start Menu hamburger menu looks like in the ... Read more
Recent internal Windows 10 Mobile builds appear to include a new feature on the lock screen that gives users quick and direct access to the Camera app, something that many Insiders have been asking for since Windows Phone 8.1 back ... Read more
Microsoft has released another new build of Windows 10 for Windows Insiders! Today's drop is build 14316 and is packing lots of new changes for us to walkthrough! Finally, we have a video that is actually worth watching! Build 14316 ... Read more
Cortana working on the lock screen was a feature announced at BUILD last week, but has only shown up in today's form via a hidden registry switch which once enabled, allows "Hey Cortana" to be activated when your PC is ... Read more
Microsoft has released a new insider PC build for fast-ringed Insiders today which includes a number of new features and enhancements over the last public preview build. Today's release is build 14316, and has just started rolling out so if ... Read more
Microsoft is working on a number of new improvements and features coming to Cortana with the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update. One of those new features which, to my knowledge has not been talked about yet, is a new "Find ... Read more
Microsoft is currently gathering feedback on a potential new design for the Start Menu that introduces a new hamburger menu and brings the All Apps list to the very front of the Start Menu. Until now, Microsoft has not shown ... Read more
Microsoft unveiled plans for a new Start Menu design this past week that brings the All Apps list to the forefront of the Start Menu whilst hiding Account and Settings under a hamburger menu accessible from a left hand menu. ... Read more
Microsoft has announced a brand new update for Windows 10 titled “Anniversary Update” that introduces a number of new features and enhancements that both developers and consumers will appreciate. This week has been heavily focused on new developer advances arriving ... Read more
WinBeta previously reported that Microsoft was working on a new UI for the Action Center that would bring a new designs and more options for developers. Internally, this new design was referred to as Cards, but the finished product seems ... Read more
Update: Sources now say a newer build has been compiled, build 10586.218 that will go out instead of 10586.212. Original article follows, just replace all .212 references with .218. Microsoft is now testing another new Windows 10 Mobile cumulative update, ... Read more
Microsoft has today released the first preview of its HoloLens emulator for developers, meaning we can finally take a closer look at the special edition of Windows 10 designed for HoloLens. WinBeta has created a 10 minute video showcasing the ... Read more
Microsoft today announced that Windows 10 is getting an Anniversary Update this summer that introduces a number of new features and enhancements over the current November Update released in late 2015. Up until now, this update was codenamed Redstone 1 and ... Read more