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Microsoft released a new preview of Windows 10, Windows 10 build 15007 for PC and Mobile to the Fast Ring Insider Channel this night.
The company released Windows 10 Build 15002 less than a week ago, a massive build that introduced dozens of features and changes to the upcoming version of Windows 10.
The new build of Windows 10 is no just a bug fix either, something one might have expected considering the short time period between the two released.
As always, this build is only available to the Fast Ring Insider channel currently. You can check for updates by tapping on the Windows-key, typing Windows Update, and hitting the Enter-key.
Microsoft Edge got its fair share of features again in this build. The web browser got quite a few features already in the last build -- Flash blocking, TCP Fast Open, Web Payments support or a new tab thumbnails row -- and version 15007 continues this trend.
One new feature is the ability to run a file (called open in the dialog) that is available on the Internet without saving it first. Also, there is a new Save As option next to the Save option so that you can pick a different target directory for a download for downloads individually.
Other than that, there is a new import your info page that enables you to import data from other browsers directly from the settings of Edge.
Microsoft continues to improve the share functionality of the operating system, and also of Edge. You may now share tabs that you have set aside with apps installed on the PC.
Web Notes, the feature that enables you to quickly jot down notes on web pages, uses the same Windows Ink experience in this version as Photos or Maps.
Last but not least, support for web to app linking was enabled in Edge. This will open links in linked applications if enabled by the site.
The following is a short bullet point list of other features that are new in this build:
The build has quite a few issues, some of them serious, e.g. websites not displaying in Edge, Quicking crashing, Miracast sessions failing to connect, or third party UWP apps crashing if the DPI settings are set to 150% or more.
The feature that I'm most excited about in this build? There are two, actually. First, the improvement that is coming to the scrollbar behavior of UWP apps is welcome, as it is quite difficult at times to hit the tiny scrollbar correctly using the mouth.
Second, the ability to pick custom download locations in Edge, or run downloads right away, is certainly a welcome one as well.
Now You: What's your favorite new feature of Windows 10 version 15007?
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” it is quite difficult at times to hit the tiny scrollbar correctly using the mouth.”
What an elegant way to tell your loved one you have issues pleasing her because her body is fucked up and she needs an upgrade.
If Edge didn’t have “Save as…” until now, I can see why people say it’s a beta product. I thought they were mostly nay-sayers, but…
hmm is this a new input method ?
[quote]as it is quite difficult at times to hit the tiny scrollbar correctly using the mouth.[/quote]
I would think that cortana would handle the right [/sarcasm]
Damn autocorrect let us say.
Oh, so it looks like .NET Framework 4.7 will be released with CCreators Update.
Heading should read:
Windows 10 Build 15007: Still Fails to Update from 14986 on my Toshiba Notebook. Quality Assurance, Microsoft–do you have it?
You do realize these are insider builds meant for testing to solve issues
Big problem with Edge, selecting settings goes nowhere and locks up pgm. Can not use edge at all.
hahaha being told edge is updated and do I want to make it my default browser, hell I like edge a lot but as long as I cant have my new tabs open to either my home page(google) or a page of my choosing and as long as microsoft keep trying to push me into bing then edge is something I cant and wont use. Ive tried and the new tab default options sucvk beyond reasonability.
I hate the under handingness of microsoft here, they have a great os but because of the bing force issue if mac had the pc gaming market or even Linux had the reliability and windows like support or even if android became a desktop os and had proper gaming id have left microsoft a while ago. Stop beating edge with a stick, if you want people to use edge then let them choose a home page when they open a new tab and don’t force them into a bing search when they use google.
Whats even funnier is I only need to use google cause of the google shortcuts familiarity and the shoping option otherwise bing would have been a consideration, yet as long as they screw their users out of new tab home page choice then edge will be assigned to the dustbin for everyone permanently.
Hell I use opera, firefox, chrome, even safari and internet explorer, I even used a lot of other browsers includeing the now gone nescape and every one of them allowed me to choose my home page when opening a new tab. Why does microsoft feel its acceptable to take such a needed option away when everyone else in all the other browser businesses feel that the user hould have the choice not them. Microsoft is looking really bad again, I fear for the surface phone when crap like this is still happening. . 1 click on new tab should equal my home page not microsfts home page.
Still it keeps bringing back bitter sweet moments, like xbox one always online and no sharing games, hence I own a ps4, then you have the lets screw over our userbase by removing free onedrive storage while doubleing cost of our one drive service oh and well take it back if you sign online and ask us too before the closeing date lol.. You have the 2 years it took to nearly give us all the skype features back, nearly 2 years to drag and drop a picture from photo album into skype lol, and mobile is now missing paypal, myfitnesspal and even here maps that microsoft used to own lol.
Even their own apps like grove isn’t supported by ipads and cant read sd cards in android(is it just me that buys a mobile phone with a sd slot so I can store my very big music collection?) and software like gestures which was simple but effective is still 2 years later not supported by windows 10, and 1 option mute in the touch setting is not a viable alternative. I’m only angry cause I love and feel passionate about windows 10 but even I have only so much patience.
Come on mac, android make the pc gaming market big on your platforms and ill move away from windows. Fed up of feeling like a battered wife.
GIVE US BACK OUR HOME PAGE WHEN OPENING NEW TASBS YOU TIGHT MOFOS.
If there is anything I remember with Windows all the way back to ’95 – Microsoft browsers suck. They are just awful. No matter if you have a retail copy or an insider version. One quick example. On a windows 10 computer with the latest retail build, try to load netflix in edge. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn’t. Microsoft just needs to stop with the browsers already. I also agree that BING = POOP.