Windows 10 Technical Preview - Insider Program

Have Nvidia/AMD released decent drivers yet, how's gaming on 10?
 
Arthur said:
Build 9879 is out.
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What's new in the Windows Technical Preview 3?

Windows will update from version 6.4.9860 to 6.4.9879 after launching this update.

Re-enabled features
The new snap modes has been re-enabled in this build.

Desktop

You can now disable the search and taskview button
The action center has been placed in the notification area
Favorite folders can now be pinned to Home in File Explorer
Animations have been refined
More icons have been replaced with new icons
OneDrive now uses selective sync
New battery indicator

Features

Touch gestures on a touchpad are now build in and universal across all Windows devices
Improvements to multi monitor support have been made
MKV support has been improved

WinRT

The 3 dots-icon has been replaced with a hamburger menu icon, works the same
Dialogs in WinRT are now windowed

Internet Explorer

A feedback icon has been added next to options prominent in the interface
Extended standard and API support
Support for Content Security Policy
GamePad API support is returned
CSS Transforms - preserve-3d support
JS Arrow function
JS iterators
JS Symbols
Media Queries Level 4: Interaction Media Features
Selection API support
ES6 Object Literal Enhancements
ES6 Promises
WAV Audio Support
ES6 Built-ins
Math
Number
String
Object
RegExp
ES6 Classes
ES6 Spread
ES6 Template Strings
Experimental Features Dashboard

Apps

Insider Hub
Insider Hub has been added as a new app, newsportal for Windows Insiders
PC Settings
Storage Sense has been added to the main menu
Windows Feedback
Feedback can be sorted on trending, number of "Me Too" and most recent
The apps will take you back to the category after posting a feedback
Bugfixes when searching
Screenshot button is now easier to find
zPC Settings
Some panels have been updated
 
When I get my PC back together, I'm considering moving straight to Windows 10 instead of continuing with 8.1. They've been doing some solid work recently and I'm loving the features they're adding in like multiple desktops.
 
For non-experts, just remember this is beta code, constantly evolving. The latest build makes some big changes to OneDrive that I'm not happy with. Gone are file placeholders for online files not on the local machine. This will doubtless be fixed soon.
 
Arthur said:
For non-experts, just remember this is beta code, constantly evolving. The latest build makes some big changes to OneDrive that I'm not happy with. Gone are file placeholders for online files not on the local machine. This will doubtless be fixed soon.
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I've opted for the 'slow' adopter category :o
 
Arthur said:
For non-experts, just remember this is beta code, constantly evolving. The latest build makes some big changes to OneDrive that I'm not happy with. Gone are file placeholders for online files not on the local machine. This will doubtless be fixed soon.
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May be useful:

Here's a Fix for Some OneDrive Problems in Windows Technical Preview Build 9879

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Another Onedrive article.

Microsoft’s Jason Moore responded, giving some clues about the future of OneDrive:

“We didn’t just “turn off” placeholders – we’re making fundamental improvements to how Sync works, focusing on reliability in all scenarios, bringing together OneDrive and OneDrive for Business in one sync engine, and making sure we have a model that can scale to unlimited storage. In Windows 10, that means we’ll use selective sync instead of placeholders. But we’re adding additional capabilities, so the experience you get in Windows 10 build 9879 is just the beginning. For instance, you’ll be able to search all of your files on OneDrive – even those that aren’t sync’ed to your PC – and access those files directly from the search results. And we’ll solve for the scenario of having a large photo collection in the cloud but limited disk space on your PC.”
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Switched on this morning and got the "Windows is setting up" screen..... Still on 9879 so im not sure what that was about.
 
NAG - Wesley said:
When I get my PC back together, I'm considering moving straight to Windows 10 instead of continuing with 8.1. They've been doing some solid work recently and I'm loving the features they're adding in like multiple desktops.
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Well, you're not a company, so you don't have to wait for Service Pack 1. ;)
 
kingrob said:
So you are saying that instead of Service Packs, we will now get Update 1, 2 and 3 going forward?
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Actually, the word is that it'll be more like described in this piece by Peter Bright: rapid release, with multiple releases and multiple 'tracks'.

Our expectation is that the Windows Insider program will continue to run even after Windows 10 is launched. With the three announced stable release cadences (a fast consumer-oriented one, a medium business-oriented one, and a slow critical system-oriented one), and two-speed insider program, this will leave Windows users on up to five different versions of Windows 10.
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MSFT has been talking about this for some years now. And Win10 is when it kicks in.
 
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