Microsoft's rebranded Windows Insider channel names start rolling out

Concluding week, Microsoft announced that it was gearing upward to rename its various Windows Insider rings, and today those changes are starting to roll out. Gone are the Fast, Ho-hum, and Release Preview rings. In their places are Dev, Beta, and Release Preview channels.

In actual execution, Windows Insiders won't find any changes exterior of the new names. Functionally, each channel will continue to operate as its respective ring did previously. However, Microsoft opted to make this shift to better realign its Windows Insider testing channels with its other products.

From Microsoft'due south original blog post explaining the changes:

We are transitioning and converting our current ring model, based on the frequency of builds, to a new channel model that pivots on the quality of builds and better supports parallel coding efforts. In addition to this modify, Insiders volition also find similar offering names and expectations beyond Windows and Part programs and soon Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Teams.

Hey Folks - Channels have arrived! Expect the changes to land in your #WindowsInsider settings over the next few hours. Recollect, we've done the mapping for you, so in that location's no direct change y'all demand to make. Bank check out blog for details! ^AL https://t.co/auc8wvrxRy
— Windows Insider Program (@windowsinsider) June 29, 2022

In addition to the name changes, Microsoft stated that the new Insider channels will get new builds and updates frequently. That should come as good news for people enrolled in the Slow band, which could go months between updates. This hints that Beta channel testers will become updates more often.

The new aqueduct names are rolling out starting today, and so you may not come across them update right abroad. Whichever ring you were already enrolled in will automatically switch over to the new, corresponding channel.

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