[dayglored]

Lots of good info on the latest and greatest Windows 10 Preview build 10074.

Of high interest to all who are evaluating the pre-release builds. Gentlemen and Ladies, freshen up your VMs!!

[dayglored]

Latest and Greatest Windows 10 Preview Preview pre-release ... PING!

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[oh8eleven]

It is only a week since the previous preview build (10061) arrived
Just installed 10061 yesterday. Took over a freakin' hour and no apps were installed or will load individually. Pain in the arse.

[RightGeek]

Might even buy a new desktop if this isn’t another fustercluck.

[RayChuang88]

I think we'll see a Consumer Preview release probably late May or early June 2016 that will be feature complete and can be used by customers to evaluate the functionality of the initial retail version of Windows 10.

[Bob434]

is there ANY way to have the classic windows 98 look and start menu? Or are we forced to have the crappy ‘updated’ looks/desktops? I’ve got windows 7 right now and have been able, with some hacks, to get the old windows 98 classic look for menus and desktop and start menu etc- and IE-

IF not- then it’s a shame they don’t make this option availab le to those of us who don’t like the new look-

[Bob434]

I also understand that there will be no way to add a flyout control panel to the start menu any longer too? We’ll be forced to go to the crappy window GUI version of control panel- too confusing- the flyout has everything listed alphabetically- easy to find what you are looking for without going through submenus etc- bing bang boom done-

Don’t know why they have to keep messing with crap- making MORE work, more confusion, more relearning-

Took me forever to get windows 7 to where I liked it again- had to find hacks for several different aspects , always risky-

Just give us a true windows 98 classic look CHOICE for our windows and IE and folders etc- and don’t ‘combine them’ with the new look- MS is creating a true Frankenstein monstrosity- I don’t want eye candy, I want a nice clean minimalist look and I want it to remain that way without being changed every couple of years- please-! I don’t want to have to keep searching for workarounds just to get the look and functionality I want-

[dennisw]

Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 10074
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-windows-10-build-10074/?tag=nl.e539&s_cid=e539&ttag=e539&ftag=TRE17cfd61

This release marks the surprising return of Aero Glass, the transparent effect behind some user interface elements that debuted in Windows Vista, was refined in Windows 7, and disappeared with the launch of the flat Windows 8 user interface. In this build, Microsoft is conducting an A-B test, with half of Windows 10 installations getting the transparency effect behind the Start menu and taskbar and the other half getting a blur, “frosted glass” effect.

The new build fixes one embarrassing bug from last week’s release. You can now launch Windows desktop apps from the Start menu, instead of having to first pin the app to the taskbar.

The blog post introducing today’s release contains a laundry list of other improvements, including visual changes that join the Start menu and Cortana, additional Cortana capabilities (you can now ask for weather information and stock quotes, for example), improvements in the behavior of task-switching shortcuts, and improvements in the Continuum feature on hybrid touch-enabled devices.