Windows 10 Redstone: Second wave of updates coming in 2017

[Batu69]

Redstone is now a 2016 and 2017 project

 

Microsoft is currently developing the next version of Windows 10, codenamed Redstone which will introduce a whole batch of new features, fixes and other operating system improvements. So far, Microsoft has released multiple pre-release builds of Redstone to Insiders for testing, but is yet to give any dates as to when Redstone will be ready for the public.

 

We already know that Redstone will launch in two waves, the first of which will be happening in June. This first update is being developed under the tag RS1, and according to my sources will focus mostly on the convergence of different Windows 10 devices such as PC, Xbox and Phone. RS1 will heavily concentrate on the Universal App Platform, bringing the Windows Store to Xbox One and introducing more Project Centennial and Islandwood apps to the Store.

 

There will also be a bigger focus on universal AAA video game titles between Xbox and PC, which is something we have already started seeing as of recently. In short, the Windows Store in RS1 aims to be a hub for all media-related content on the Windows platform, accessible from any Windows 10 device.

 

As I have already mentioned in the past, Continuum will also be a big focal point in Redstone. I’m told SMS texting and cellular calls will come to the desktop via Continuum from a Windows 10 Mobile device, allowing users to make phone calls from their phone directly on their PC much like you can with an iPhone and OS X. Internally, Microsoft is expanding the term “Continuum” to mean more than just different user-experiences, which is why I’m filing it under Continuum in this article. Engineering teams use Continuum as a codename for this new functionality.

 

What that also means is the additional functionality mentioned here will be available for more than just phones that support Continuum currently. The ultimate goal here is to use Continuum as a way of bringing Windows 10 devices closer together, and this should happen with Redstone. It is unclear whether Microsoft will advertise the ability to SMS and take cellular calls from the desktop as “Continuum”, we shall see.

 

Regarding branding for RS1, it is likely, but not definite, that Microsoft will opt for using the same naming scheme it’s using currently, giving it a version number deciphered by the month and year in which the update is released. In this case for RS1, it’ll be “Windows 10 Version 1606” matching that of the Windows 10 Threshold 2 update which is “Windows 10 Version 1511”.

 

Moving on to RS2, which is the second Redstone update that was originally slated for release later this year, has been pushed back to Spring 2017. RS2 will likely be used to continue work on features that do not make the cut for RS1, much like how TH2 worked when TH1 was released in July last year. In other words, if any features that I mention or have mentioned in this article are not in RS1, they’ll likely land with RS2 alongside other new additions instead. There will also be a bigger focus on first-party apps with RS2, but that’s all I know at this point.

 

Of course, there will be new features and UI adjustments throughout the Redstone cycle too, most of which I hear will be cosmetic changes to already available features in Windows 10 TH2. Updates to the Start Menu and Settings app are in the works, as well as an improved Action/Notification Center that will give users much more control over their notifications. We should also see the Control Panel continue to be deprecated, with more legacy Control Panel elements showing up in the updated Settings app instead.

 

With BUILD less than a month away, it shouldn’t be too long before we know a lot more about this first wave of Redstone updates. Microsoft is expected to release a preview build of Redstone with extension support for Microsoft Edge very soon, allowing developers to begin making extensions in time for RS1’s launch in June. Insiders will also get a front row seat in testing extensions, making sure the experience is smooth for release.

 

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[shorty6100]

I would be interested in trying Edge with ublock, if available. Tons of tracking cookies with Edge-even more than Chrome.

[Karlston]

Hopefully "RS" stands for "RedStone", not what it means here down under... Rat Sh*t.

[steven36]

On 3/4/2016 at 2:21 PM, Karlston said:

Hopefully "RS" stands for "RedStone", not what it means here down under... Rat Sh*t.

The 2nd Redstone  want happen  tell Spring 2017 over a year from now.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-pushes-back-windows-10-redstone-2-to-spring-2017-to-line-up-with-new-microsoft-device-wave/

 

There putting it off because  of hardware compatibility

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The Devices team was quick to rush out Surface Pro 4 and the Surface Book in 2015, despite the fact that the Intel Skylake processors inside were hot off the chip presses. The result: A number of early adopters of those devices have suffered from power-management and other issues which many believe are related to the Skylake-Surface hardware combination.

I'm sure the Surface team wants to ensure history won't repeat itself with the next wave of new PCs, tablets and possibly new Surface Phones. As Intel is not expected to make its next Core processor family, known as Kaby Lake, available in volume until the end of 2016, I'd think Microsoft might be willing to take a little more time making sure the new processors and its new hardware play nice.

 

The 1st new hardware didn't even work right with windows 10 and there going force people  with these new Skylake processors to upgrade to it in 2017? Great  just pushing a unfinished product out and forcing it on people .

 

Bless there hearts  because it sounds like the 1st windows 98 version or windows me . So it really want be visible to do pc hardware upgrade to install windows 10 or buy a windows 10 pc  tell  like 2018 if everything works out .

 

Surface Pro 4 had to have firmware updates  to fix compatibility issues  with windows 10 this is the newest hardware you can get . What about the millions of people with old hardware with windows 10,  there all on borrowed time and no firmware updates for windows 10 compatibility .

 

One way to get people to have to buy a new PC or new hardware is get you to install a incompatible O/S. it will mess you up in the long run .  But i dont think Microsoft planed for it to mess up on the newest hardware too.

 

Its like when i bought a new Windows ME PC it was the newest you could get at the time  it was not long after i was buying a new XP  PC because Windows ME had issues .

[pc71520]

What a MESS...