Tuesday 27 January 2015

Microsoft Accidentally Releases Windows 10 Build 9931/9932

Recently Microsoft released out a patch, likely in the past hours, for build 9926 of Windows 10. After installing the patch i.e. KB3035129,  if you run Windows Update, you see a new build is ready to be installed. It depends on which ring users are participating in for the Insiders program, fast users will see build 9932 and slow users will see 9931.




This update adds various reliability improvements, and fixes various issues throughout the operating system. Build 9926 is currently available for participants of the Windows Insider Program.

This update includes the following collection of improvements:

  • Reliability improvements for virtual machine live migrations.
  • Reliability improvements to prevent some system crashes in SettingsSyncHost.exe.
  • Reliability improvements to prevent possible data corruption.
  • Increased power efficiency to extend battery life.
  • A fix for an issue that prevents the new Store (Beta) from appearing on the taskbar.
  • A fix for an issue that could cause users to remain at the 'Please Wait' screen when attempting to sign in with a Smart Card connected.
  • A fix for an issue that could cause virtual machines (VMs) to lose connectivity to virtual hard drives (VHDs).
  • A fix for an issue that could cause error 0x8E5E05E2 when installing apps.
  • A fix for an issue that could cause a delay when opening a new tab in Internet Explorer.
  • A fix for an issue that could cause the system to fail to resume from sleep when connected to multiple monitors with some graphics drivers.
  • A fix for an issue that could cause the Start Menu to be improperly registered and fail to launch.
  • A fix for an issue that prevents launching XBOX Live enabled games that require sign-in, and would incorrectly result in the message, 'To use this app, you need to sign in with the Microsoft account that was used to download it.'
  • A fix for an issue that could present the user with the incorrect End-User License Agreement (EULA) during upgrade.

After installing this update on Build 9926, Windows update started downloading Windows 10 Build 9931/9932 and it failed to install it. Microsoft acknowledged that this is an issue from their side.

According to Microsoft's Gabe Aul, the answer is no. In fact, this was an accident -- you weren't meant to see this


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