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Kip Kniskern

Kip has been a Microsoft enthusiast since forever, and worked on/ran LiveSide.net, a website dedicated to all things Windows Live, for 9 years. Kip came to (WinBeta.org) onmsft.com in December 2014, and is loving every minute of it. Twitter email

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Articles by Kip Kniskern

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Explained: Why some PCs will get Windows 10 earlier than others

While we’re just getting started with Microsoft’s ambitious upgrade process and a goal of getting a billion users running Windows…

Kip Kniskern · November 14, 2019 · 2 min read

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Microsoft releases Canary channel version of Microsoft Edge for ARM almost just in time for Surface Pro X

Microsoft just released its latest foray into Windows 10 on ARM devices with the Surface Pro X to mixed reviews,…

Kip Kniskern · November 13, 2019 · 2 min read

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Ian Todd is now running the Windows Insider team (updated)

When the head of the Windows Insider program, Dona Sarkar, moved on to work on Microsoft’s Power Platform a few…

Kip Kniskern · November 13, 2019 · 2 min read

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Microsoft ends Skip Ahead Ring for Windows Insiders beginning with Windows 10 build 19018

Microsoft is releasing a new Fast Ring build for Windows 10 Insiders today, build 19018. Along with the usual what’s…

Kip Kniskern · November 5, 2019 · 2 min read

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Ignite 2019: Visual Studio Online launches, dev updates announced

Microsoft has unloaded a truckload of new product announcements at this year’s Ignite, including a launch date for Edge Chromium,…

Kip Kniskern · November 4, 2019 · 2 min read

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Microsoft makes using UWP APIs available for Win32 apps

You can’t really talk about UWP, Microsoft’s “universal platform platform” without touching on the “is it dead?” controversy. As we…

Kip Kniskern · October 30, 2019 · 2 min read

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Windows 10 Insider build 19013 for the 20H1 Fast Ring released: includes fixes for Wi-Fi, theme syncing

Microsoft just released Windows 10 Insider build 19013 for Fast Ring Insiders, and along with some new kaomoji and some…

Kip Kniskern · October 29, 2019 · 5 min read

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US Department of Defense awards JEDI contract to Microsoft, snubbing Amazon’s AWS

After years of deliberation, setbacks, and litigation, the US Department of Defense has announced that it has awarded Microsoft the…

Kip Kniskern · October 25, 2019 · 3 min read

Feature

Untangling the Windows 10 Insider Rings situation: where we are and where you need to be

It used to be so simple, there was a Windows Insider Fast Ring and a Slow Ring and you (and…

Kip Kniskern · October 23, 2019 · 3 min read

Editorial

Windows 10 opts for a staggered launch, but when and where?

So how does this play out? Microsoft publicly stated for the first time last week at Build that Windows 10,…

Kip Kniskern · October 23, 2019 · 3 min read