The Windows 10 PC Insider Preview build 10122

build 10122 is now available for Fast ring members

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Naturally, the download is like watching grass grow and paint dry. No - it's not my end which is the problem.

Of course the next adventure will be? Will it actually install without any hiccups?

What settings will it destroy/over ride?

Have fun if you are interested.

[blogs.windows.com ]

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A Microsoft warning:

Build 10122. I usually start these posts with the fun stuff at the top but want to call out our only big known Issue here right away – if you’re using an AMD GPU you’re likely to run into frequent crashes in Microsoft Edge (still branded as “Project Spartan” in this build.) If you want to avoid that, simply go to Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Advanced and change to the Slow ring to sit this one out. We’re working with our partners at AMD on new drivers which should prevent the issue and will update this post once they’re released.

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Finally installed - without a hiccup but took over two hours to download/install/setup.

One Drive again rears its ugly head.

Project Spartan launches with the blue screen, white logo and then quietly goes away... Oh you have to click the Logo, that is very quaint. Aren't "splash screens" very yesterday? At least it retained my setting for my own custom home page.

Seems to still be a glorified "Chrome" in appearance. Still no ability to customise. Heh! heh! Install Google Toolbar? We will see when I have time.

Store (Beta) seems to work - but you have to click the Logo. Tells me that Classic Solitaire is already installed.

That's enough distraction for one day.

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Another thing Win 10 hasn't improved on Win 8.1 is file transfer. One file transfer from PVR over network 8.66 GB in size. Speed still 11.2 MB/s which is OK.

Attempt #1 died at 46% and speed went to 0 bytes/s

New attempt #2 died at 92% and speed went to 0 bytes/s

Windows Explorer "file copy to" hasn't had any sort of resume function since I can't remember when. I didn't do much of this under XP Pro until I built a whole new PC with Win 8 Pro about 2 years ago.

Now with a late model CPU, 16 GB RAM, Terabytes of HDD everywhere?

Thus far Win 10 hasn't shown me one improvement over Win 8.1 Pro with which I live quite happily.