Windows 10 Build 16273 - 16 days and over 50 fixes
On Aug 23rd MS released build 16372 of Windows 10 to fast Ring Insiders on both the release and pre-release branches. This was some 15 days since the 16257 release back on Aug 8.
As we near the Fall Creators Update release next month - the builds were all about bug fixing and polishing prior to release. According to the MS post about the release some 50+ fixes were included that covered Input Methods, Edge, Windows Shell, plus a new font and the Mixed Reality feature became available in the View 3D app.
With the anticipation of a flood of low cost VR headsets coming out from multiple vendors - it will be interesting to see is folks will opt for VR/AR/MR capabilities and peripherals this holiday season.
I installed the update across all three of my devices. The newest one a HP Elitebook 745 G3 laptop actually had the hardest time. The update was exceedingly slow and key drivers like Conexant Audio, HP Sure Protect and Synaptics SMBus Touchpad all required post update repair.
My oldest machine a 2009 HP Pavilion e9280t running a Core i7-920 with 8 GB of ram and a Samsung 820 series SSD completed the update some 15 minutes quicker than the Elitebook and with no errors. My 4 year old Dell Venue 8 Pro Tablet also faired better albeit slower.
MS mentioned in their post that the "skip ahead" folks - like me - should start seeing Redstone 4 branch builds soon and that the pace of RS3 Release builds should increase up to release date which is still yet to be announced.
So is the Fall Creators Update ready - effectively yes. With that said - depending on your platform - you could experience some update pain with drivers like I did with 16273 on my 2016 circa HP.
I have recently bought two new laptops that will support the "full" Windows 10 experience - touch, ink, pen, hello, etc. With that said - I really don't expect to see a big change in overall experience from Creators Update 15063 to Fall Creators Update. I've kept those two machines "stock" so far on 1703 - and want them to update to Fall Creators when it's released.
Also surprisingly quiet are any rumors about MS's fall hardware line-up including an ARM based Surface. While there was a a recent blurb about the sighting of a black surface book that seemed to appear in Intel's 8th Gen Core announcement video - you don't hear much.
With September usually being iPhone month - and with the MS coordinated release of the new Office with Windows 10 and new hardware - maybe we won't see Fall Creators until late September or even early October.
As we near the Fall Creators Update release next month - the builds were all about bug fixing and polishing prior to release. According to the MS post about the release some 50+ fixes were included that covered Input Methods, Edge, Windows Shell, plus a new font and the Mixed Reality feature became available in the View 3D app.
With the anticipation of a flood of low cost VR headsets coming out from multiple vendors - it will be interesting to see is folks will opt for VR/AR/MR capabilities and peripherals this holiday season.
I installed the update across all three of my devices. The newest one a HP Elitebook 745 G3 laptop actually had the hardest time. The update was exceedingly slow and key drivers like Conexant Audio, HP Sure Protect and Synaptics SMBus Touchpad all required post update repair.
My oldest machine a 2009 HP Pavilion e9280t running a Core i7-920 with 8 GB of ram and a Samsung 820 series SSD completed the update some 15 minutes quicker than the Elitebook and with no errors. My 4 year old Dell Venue 8 Pro Tablet also faired better albeit slower.
MS mentioned in their post that the "skip ahead" folks - like me - should start seeing Redstone 4 branch builds soon and that the pace of RS3 Release builds should increase up to release date which is still yet to be announced.
So is the Fall Creators Update ready - effectively yes. With that said - depending on your platform - you could experience some update pain with drivers like I did with 16273 on my 2016 circa HP.
I have recently bought two new laptops that will support the "full" Windows 10 experience - touch, ink, pen, hello, etc. With that said - I really don't expect to see a big change in overall experience from Creators Update 15063 to Fall Creators Update. I've kept those two machines "stock" so far on 1703 - and want them to update to Fall Creators when it's released.
Also surprisingly quiet are any rumors about MS's fall hardware line-up including an ARM based Surface. While there was a a recent blurb about the sighting of a black surface book that seemed to appear in Intel's 8th Gen Core announcement video - you don't hear much.
With September usually being iPhone month - and with the MS coordinated release of the new Office with Windows 10 and new hardware - maybe we won't see Fall Creators until late September or even early October.
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