A Microsoft announced this week some changes in Windows Insider Program, its test platform for new versions of Windows. Changes include the introduction of a new distribution channel canary and some changes in the distribution channel developer.

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Windows Insider Program – New Canary Channel and Dev Channel Changes

According to Microsoft, the new channel canary The Windows Insider Programs will focus on testing relatively large changes to Windows, such as new kernel versions and new APIs. The company indicates that the number of builds of Windows offered to those who choose this channel will be greater than the number of builds offered in the Dev, Beta, and Release Preview channels, starting with production builds. 25xxx.

Windows Insiders have previously received new builds of Windows with serial numbers 25xxx in the Dev channel, and to ensure that they continue to receive updates without interruption, they will be automatically moved to the Canary Canal since this week.

Members who are currently in the Dev channel will be
automatically switched to the Canary channel
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Microsoft indicates that the builds of Windows offered to those who choose the Canary channel will be available as soon as they are ready, which basically means that they will not be subjected to much internal testing and therefore should be much more unstable than builds offered through other channels. Microsoft will only post new build availability announcements on this channel when they add new features or functionality.

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In the case of a channel developer, it has been updated and will now be used primarily for testing new features and functionality not directly related to a specific version of Windows. Microsoft states that in some cases, not all features and functionality tested through the Dev channel will make it to new versions of Windows. It is also possible that some news will be presented first on the Canary Channel and only then on the Dev Channel.

While the Canary channel will receive builds from the 25xxx series, Windows Insiders in the Dev channel will now receive builds from the 25xxx series. 23xxx.

Windows Insiders should take advantage of this transition to decide which channels they will stay on. For those who are currently on the beta channel and want to test out new Windows features and functionality, Microsoft recommends switching to the developer channel.

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Important detail: it will be impossible switch to a channel with builds with lower numbers than the current one. In this case you will need to do a clean install and select the desired channel. That is, those who were automatically promoted to the Canary channel will have to perform a clean install of Windows 11 and select the Dev channel.

See below what the build numbers will look like for each Windows Insider channel:

– canary canal: Series 25xxx
– Developer Channel: Series 23xxx
– beta channel: Series 22xxx
– Channel release preview: To test monthly cumulative updates for current versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11.

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Via: The Verge, Neowin.net Source: Microsoft

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