Windows 10 testers can now try beta apps without updating the entire OS

Microsoft is introducing a new option for Windows 10 testers this week, allowing them to access beta versions of built-in apps without having to install early operating system code. The software maker has been updating its built-in apps like mail and photos throughout its Windows 10 test periods, but you’d typically need to be on the Fast or Skip Ahead rings to get the very latest app updates.

“We heard feedback from Windows Insiders that having to opt-in to Skip Ahead to receive the latest app updates wasn’t ideal as it required Insiders to also be on super-early and sometimes unstable builds of the OS,” says Windows Insider chief Dona Sarkar. The change now means you can stay safely on the Release Preview Ring or even the Slow Ring and...

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