In what hopefully won’t become a trend, Microsoft has chosen 6:15pm PDT on a Tuesday night to release the latest Windows 10 Insider build for the Release Preview Channel. The build is now available to anyone already on the first Windows 10 Insider 21H2 build (19044.1147), coming automatically via Windows Update. If you’re still on the 21H1 version of Windows 10 in the Insider Release Preview Channel, the update is available for “seekers:”
For Insiders not yet on 21H2, if this update is available for you, it will be offered via our “seeker” experience which means these Insiders will need to go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and choose to download and install Windows 10, version 21H2.
The update includes everything from 19044.1147, plus the following:
- We added a new policy that creates generic strings and removes branding-specific terms, such as “Windows” or “PC”, for IoT Enterprise editions. For example, we changed “computer” to “device”. Instead of “Getting Windows ready,” we changed that to “Getting things ready” and so on. These generic strings are displayed on a user’s screen when an update is in progress.
Last week, Microsoft detailed what’s coming for Windows 10 this fall in 21H2. Are you on Windows 10 in the Insider program? Let us know in the comments below
