Windows 10: Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14390 for PC and Mobile

Actually I agree - I did an interesting test. I thought that if it was the RTM version, you would be able to leave the Program, and it would not let me even when pressing the link below the defer upgrade selection.

I then changed pc date to 3rd August, and suddenly it let me leave. I thought hey - this is it.

I then tried same on 14388 and it did the same, so my conclusion is MS could designate any version as the official version now, but will carry on bug fixing to as close to Aug 2nd as they can.

EDIT 1: I must have made an error - the date is not relevant. So any you can now leave on any non-watermarked version 14383 (I think) onwards - my conclusion is still the same.

EDIT 2: I believe the great goddess Dona has tweeted there are still more builds to come. My guess is last one will be Friday 29th July, and we all go live on Aug 2nd (assuming we get iso). I do not think will get the actual official release early - just a series of ever converging builds

 

I've never heard of anyone trying to leave the Program and being unsuccessful. That's a new one on me.

I have seen somewhere that if you leave the Insider Program you will eventually be forced to go back to the last RTM. Can't remember where I saw that, though, so I guess it has to be put down as rumor until someone says yeah, that's true and you can find it here. *Smile

 

Many Windows 10 users still prefer Windows Photo Viewer as opposed to the Photos App, for a number of reasons;
one thing I discovered is the zoom in Photos App is a little clearer and not so pixelated:

 

I remember seeing it too Wyn...

 

Obviously a better use of antialiasing.*Thumbs
Something I learned, when I was learning to calibrate HDTV's, blurry is better.
Never, ever set sharpness too crisp.

 

Doesn't that depend on picture resolution ? Higher the resolution, less pixelated it is when blown up.

 

Upgraded ok. Disk Clean-up worked ok, 36 Gig left from 59 Gig. Edge ok but slow on my set-up. This time Sys Restore remained off. One problem I've found is that F8 legacy mode doesn't work for me on this laptop. Booting up and tapping F8 the Advanced Boot options screen flashes up but then goes on to boot normally.

 

Not this Windows 10 User! I still prefer third party photo apps. I've used Paint Shop Pro for many years, although it's pretty slow; they're improving its speed, though. Lots of the guys doing the graphics stuff use Gimp, which I have installed but haven't had the time to check it out.

I will agree, though, that those who don't need the power of a Gimp, Cyberlink's PhotoDirector and Paint Shop Pro will probably use whatever Microsoft supplies them. If I had to choose, I would use the Photo app that came with Windows 7.

 

I knew someone would ask that, after I wrote the last part*Smile
Mike what I was hinting at, was the Photos app, automatically blurs the pixels as it enlarges the picture, to compensate for the missing pixels in a small compressed pic.
Edgies, as their called are cause by the compression algorithm used(jpeg, png, gif...etc.) which compensates for pixels removed to make smaller. Now when you magnify it, up to a certain point, you start seeing the individual pixels, so the viewing software needs to blur or antialaise it.

 

Aha, I never tried that. Here's a snip fully blown:

 

Guess I'll miss this build, away for weekend. By Monday there will be another build

 

Got the F8 legacy boot options working by the older bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy command *Smile