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 Microsoft is getting ready to release Windows 10 Redstone builds to Windows Insiders Microsoft released Windows 10 Threshold 2, aka the November Update to the public recently. As reported previously, the company has started working on the next update for Windows 10 already. The company is getting ready to release the first build of the upcoming Windows 10 update, dubbed as Redstone to Insiders. The software giant recently released a cumulative for Windows 10 users, which enrolls Insiders into the “rs1_release” branch, which will be new release branch for the upcoming Redstone builds. If you want to check it out, open  regedit.exe  and browse to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost\Applicability For those unfamiliar with Redstone, it’s expected to be the next major update for Windows 10. Just like Threshold, Redstone will be released in 2 waves – Redstone 1 (RS1) and Redstone (2) in 2016 (to the public). Redstone should...

Two Xbox One video games have been remastered and are now available to buy, download, and play on Windows 10 devices; Shadow Complex Remastered and The Escapists: The Walking Dead. The Escapists: The Walking Dead is a special edition of The Escapists game franchisewhich incorporates characters and story elements from The Walking Dead comic book and TV series. Here’s the official description: Merging the award-winning, smash-hit, indie game The Escapists with the worldwide phenomenon that is The Walking Dead, comes The Escapists: The Walking Dead. In this unique game, recreated entirely in the charming 8-bit pixel art style of The Escapists, you play as Rick Grimes as he takes on hordes of zombies let loose upon the world. Rick is in charge of a band of survivors featuring many of the original comic book cast, including Maggie, Hershel, Glenn and Michonne. Rick must secure the safety of the group by seeking out a safe escape route from each area, and manage ...

Windows 10 is Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system, first unveiled in September of 2014 and subsequently entering public beta testing in October of 2014. Windows 10 was released on July 29th, of 2015. Windows 10 is the successor to Windows 8.1, offering the return of the Start Menu, as well as various improvements throughout the operating system to blur the line between touch input and mouse/keyboard. The introduction of Universal Windows 10 apps, a virtual desktop system called Task View, Microsoft Edge browser, support for fingerprint and facial recognition, and new security improvements were just some of the new Windows 10 features.

The one-year anniversary of Windows 10 is fast approaching, and Microsoft has justannounced a new set of Windows 10 news. Firstly, and most importantly, Microsoft has set a reminder to the world that the free upgrade offer to Windows 10 will expire soon on July 29. The company, however, still wants to make sure that no one will miss out on Windows 10, and is announcing that after July 29 you will still be able to get Windows 10 on a new device, or purchase a full version of Windows 10 Home for $119. The Redmond giant also announced that Windows 10 has become one of the largest online services in less than a year, running on over 300 million active devices around the world. In addition, Microsoft has noted some other Windows 10 statistics which show off the company’s “more personal computing” vision. Windows 10 Now on 300 Million Active Devices – Free Upgrade Offer to End Soon | Windows Experience Blog Over 63 billion minutes were spent on Microsoft Edge in March alon...

This morning Microsoft announced that Windows 10 has reached a new milestone, with 300 million active devices running the new operating system, up some 30 million from what Microsoft announced at Build only a month ago. Along with the announcement, Microsoft is reminding everyone that now is the time to upgrade, if you haven’t already: The free upgrade offer to Windows 10 was a first for Microsoft, helping people upgrade faster than ever before. And time is running out. The free upgrade offer will end on July 29 and we want to make sure you don’t miss out. After July 29 th , you’ll be able to continue to get Windows 10 on a new device, or purchase a full version of Windows 10 Home for $119. However over at ZDNet, Mary Jo Foley was able to ask Microsoft if the free offer might continue, something that many Microsoft watchers expect to happen as the company strives to get Windows 10 installed on a billion devices. Microsoft’s response was typical ...

At Microsoft, we have a long history of partnering closely with Hewlett Packard to provide solutions to help customers around the world achieve their goals. Today’s news with Hewlett Packard Enterprise extends our partnership. Starting today, HPE will begin to offer our shared enterprise customers a wide range of Cloud and Productivity and Mobility (CPM) Solutions, designed to help customers realize even greater value from Windows 10. HPE and Microsoft can now offer enterprises a portfolio of tightly integrated services and solutions, designed to modernize and streamline their workflows and accelerate the transformation of their enterprise for continued growth. The strength of Windows 10, as well as the combined assets and capabilities of HPE and Microsoft, will help enterprise customers deploy seamless solutions that are amongst the industries best on any screen. Today’s news builds on the momentum from last week, when we announced the latest major update to Windows 10 . As th...

Check out the ways this capability comes alive. You’ll be able to travel and leave your laptop at home, knowing you’re still equipped to complete your most common tasks. Walk into a meeting with just your smartphone – you’re fully equipped for seamlessly projecting PowerPoint presentations to a larger screen. Or take a seat in a business center where you plug your phone into a monitor and keyboard – you’ve instantly gained PC-like productivity using Office apps and the Microsoft Edge browser. How it all started The road to Continuum began three years ago with a simple observation: we take our phones everywhere, we depend on them, and we feel lost without them. Yet, when the time comes to do “real work,” we reach for a laptop or desktop PC. So we end up carrying our phones plus our laptops, or we wait until we are at our desks to do the heavy lifting. The thing is, today’s phones have more than enough processing power to handle our most common tasks and activities. We...

Last week at CES we were excited to see Windows 10 devices from many of our partners, including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, and Toshiba win over 50 major awards, including Best of CES, Best 2-in-1, Best Gaming Laptop and many more. It has been awesome to welcome hundreds of new Windows 10 devices – adding even more options for people choosing Windows 10 around the world. This builds on the momentum we’ve seen, with over 200 million active devices already running Windows 10 and unprecedented demand from our enterprise customers. We’re humbled by this early success and we’re grateful to our partners who are helping make it happen. In addition to our OEM partners, throughout the design of Windows 10, we’ve been working closely with our silicon partners, including Intel, AMD, NVidia, and Qualcomm, on collaborative engineering to ensure Windows 10 takes full advantage of new silicon features. We continue to partner with these companies on their roadmaps, to achieve br...

It’s clear from the shopping trends in recent years and the fierce competition retailers face, that they need to create differentiated and delightful digital experiences for customers to use when and wherever they choose: in-the-store, online and on-the-go. Shopping experiences are increasingly more interactive, more personal and more multi-channel. Millennials, of course, are a big part of this transformation and by default so are their parents, me included. My young kids are in tons of sports and other activities and have limited time to shop, yet still seem to find time via their various mobile devices to find and buy the latest and greatest. At Microsoft and especially in Windows we’re excited to be at the epicenter of this digital and physical transformation, and it’s our job to help retailers not only meet the needs of their customers but find new and engaging ways for them to interact with time-starved consumers. This week at the National Retail Federation’s (NRF)  An...

With another CES in the books, the Windows team wanted to extend congratulations to all of our partners on an award-winning week! It was at CES in Las Vegas where our partners unveiled innovative new Windows 10 devices and showcased other Windows 10 PCs that were announced during our World Tour last fall. Our partners ALCATEL ONETOUCH and Acer also introduced new smartphones running Windows 10. With all-new OLED displays to fanless PCs and new extreme gaming laptops, our partners were recognized in Best of CES, Best 2-in-1 Laptop, Best Gaming Laptop, Editor’s Choice and more. We’re proud to see our hardware partners put Windows 10 to work with their pioneering new devices that light up Windows 10 features like Windows Hello,Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Continuum, Xbox, and more. Below we put together a roundup of some of the awards our partners received. Acer – the Liquid Jade Primo was selected as a Best of CES honoree in the smar...