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Windows Technical Preview to arrive early October, not September 30th


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Contrary to popular belief, Microsoft will not be releasing a public Technical Preview at its September 30th event. According to many sources, Microsoft will allow the press first dibs on the new bits (or at least give them a very detailed look), and then release to the public a few days later for testing.

The September 30th event is designed to explain what's coming in Windows for Enterprises, and generally has nothing to do with consumers. The build that will be issued to the public in October will definitely be buggy, Microsoft has attempted to clean up any game-changing bugs, but little ones will still remain present until later in the preview.

There is no embargo for information released on September 30th, journalists invited to the press event will be allowed to live blog everything, and Microsoft will write up their own article detailing the preview and what's new. They'll also talk lots about the Windows Insider Program, something spotted in recent leaked videos and screenshots.

For those who wish to use the Windows Technical Preview, you will be required to join this new Insider Program and sign an agreement saying you allow Microsoft to update your build when it needs to be updated. The Windows Technical Preview is a dynamic test, meaning Microsoft will continue to update it with new builds constantly, adding and removing features, as well as fixing (and creating new) bugs.

The Insider Preview has also been put in-place to iron out users who wish to just play with the builds. Microsoft wants feedback, and the operating system will even prompt you to give feedback after completing certain tasks like sending an email or customizing the Start Menu.

We cannot stress enough that the Technical Preview is pre-release software, it is not designed as production software and therefore should not be used as such. Think about the Insider Program as the Windows Phone Developer Preview program, except updated far more frequently.

It's not currently clear when Microsoft will issue the Technical Preview to the public, right now it's looking like the first week of October, however Microsoft could further delay that date or bring it forward to September 30th if they see fit, right now though the first week of October is looking pretty promising.

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Microsoft will hold a new press event on September 30 to discuss the new features coming in Windows, but according to a new report, the beta version of Windows 9 won’t be released during the same day.

Redmond has already started sending out invites for this press event, and people close to the matter initially said that Microsoft could use this conference not only to present the new Windows 9 beta in action, but also to start shipping it to users who want to give it a shot.

Now a report by WinBeta and citing people familiar with the development work claims that September 30 is very unlikely to witness the debut of the first Windows 9 beta, as Microsoft reportedly plans to wait for a few more days until the public unveiling.

This means that Windows 9 Preview will most likely arrive in early October, and although no timing is yet available, the first week of the next month is expected to be the chosen date.
Press-only event, no live streaming
Microsoft won’t likely stream the September 30 event, but it turns out that the company will actually allow journalists to live-blog it. At the same time, Microsoft will demonstrate the new Windows 9 beta in front of the audience, so those who attend the event will actually get to see features such as the Start menu and multiple desktops in action.

The beta, however, won’t be released during the same day, so although they attend the event, journalists won’t be allowed to try out the new version on their own.

Sources say that Microsoft has already submitted a testing build of Windows 9 to select press representatives, but locked many of the new features, including the multiple desktops option and the notification center. All of them will be unblocked on September 30, we hear.
Lots of bugs very likely
Windows 9 is work in progress, so the beta version is expected to come with quite a lot of bugs, so there’s absolutely no doubt that you should not install it on production machines.

What’s more important is that although there will be lots of issues with the OS, Microsoft hopes to receive feedback from users and correct all of them before the unveiling of the final product.

In fact, user feedback is playing a key role for Windows 9 beta, with Microsoft implementing several new options in this testing build to make sure that users can send their thoughts on the new operating system with ease.

Feedback forms will be available all over the operating system and the OS will ask you to submit data to Microsoft after performing tasks such as sending emails or using multiple desktops.

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