Windows 10: Windows 10 Redstone 5 update will be feature complete soon

Microsoft earlier today released Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17713 to the Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring for testing. Microsoft says that this build marks a step in the process that signals the point in the development cycle where the company’s focus will be on stabilization for Redstone 5.

Microsoft says that it has “forked” RS5 into its own branch called “RS5_RELEASE” just like the software maker did for Redstone 4 (April 2018 Update).

Microsoft is also resetting the Skip Ahead ring ahead of the release of Windows 10 Redstone 6 update. The company is making this change to the Windows Insider program as it moves towards the final development stages of the Redstone 5 update.

In a blog post today, Dona Sarkar, head of the Windows Insider program says that Microsoft will soon start focusing on stabilization for Redstone 5.

“We are getting close to the point in the development cycle where our focus will be on stabilization for RS5. As part of the stabilization process, we have “forked” RS5 into its own branch called “RS5_RELEASE” just like we did for RS4 and RS3 before that. Insiders will see this branch change with today’s build,” Dona Sarkar explains.

We are quickly approaching that point when Windows 10 Redstone 5 update would be feature complete. The upcoming Windows 10 Redstone 5 update will soon enter the stabilization phase of the development cycle but it does not necessarily mean that no new features will be added to the operating system.

It’s worth noting that Windows 10 Redstone 5 update is available only for the Windows Insiders and it’s projected to launch in the fall of this year for the general public, according to Microsoft’s typical release schedule. At this point, ironing out the bugs in Windows 10 Redstone 5 is the priority and the other major changes will be introduced with Redstone 6 update.

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Two major Windows 10 updates scheduled for 2017




It may come as no surprise, but Microsoft won't release another major update for Windows 10 in 2016. The good news is you can expect two big updates to Microsoft’s latest operating system in 2017.

Microsoft let the information slip in a TechNet blog post published earlier in the week. “Windows 10, version 1607 is our third Windows 10 feature update released,” Microsoft said in the blog post. “Based on feedback from organizations moving to Windows 10, this will be our last feature update for 2016, with two additional feature updates expected in 2017.”

The blog post appears to confirm reports from the Windows rumor mill about the timing of the next two updates for Windows 10. The first update, dubbed Redstone 2, is expected to roll out in early 2017 with the second, Redstone 3, landing in the summer or early fall, similar to the timing of the recently released Anniversary Update (previously known as Redstone 1).

This schedule would put Microsoft back on a two updates per year schedule similar to the initial rollout of Windows 10, as Windows Central first pointed out. In 2015, Microsoft released Windows 10 (also known as Threshold) in July and then the November Update(dubbed Threshold 2) three months later.

This time around, Redstone 2 is expected to roll out in the spring and then Redstone 3 should hit about four to six months later.

The impact on you at home: Of the two updates, Redstone 2 looks to be the most interesting so far. Not necessarily because of the features, which are believed to be largely things that weren’t ready for the Anniversary Update. The big deal is that the early 2017 update is expected to roll out in concert with new hardware from Microsoft, asZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley first reported back in March.

Early builds of Redstone 2 are expected to roll out to Windows Insiders in the coming weeks.

Two major Windows 10 updates scheduled for 2017

 

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about redstone and updates

• Windows 10 Redstone: Second wave of updates coming
• Build 2016: Windows 10 “Redstone” to be Branded as Anniversary Update
• Windows 10 News - Windows 10 Forums

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