More details about Windows "Redstone" uncovered

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A couple of hours ago we told you about the codename of the first big update that will receive Windows 10, which would be called internally as Redstone in reference to an element of the game Minecraft. And now, thanks to Mary Jo Foley (who is almost always right in her leaks) we find out more details about this new release of Windows that would arrive inmid-next year"

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Among other things, Foley confirms that Redstone will be a major update for Windows 10 that will add new features to the system, but not quite at the level of being a major release like Windows 8 or Windows 7 (in fact, when Redstone comes out, the operating system will still be called Windows 10 for sales and promotional purposes)."

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Redstone is part of the Windows as a Service concept, so will be distributed for free as an update from Windows Update. Microsoft plans to release relevant updates every month in this way, but as we said, Redstone will be a special update due to the large number of changes and new features that is expected that includes."

Redstone will include all the new features that Microsoft will not be able to integrate into the first version of Windows 10, due to its early launch "

One of these developments would be to extend support for Windows 10 to a broader range of devices ( Redstone will provide support for new classes of devices that aren&39;t already part of Windows 10 ), and including functions that Microsoft has already developed, but that will not be included in the first release of Windows 10 due to the early release of this (remember that the output of Windows 10 was budgeted for September, but finally Microsoft brought it forward for June/July)."

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Foley tells us that you will be able to try out pre-release versions of Redstone through the Windows Insider program , in the same way as today you can test the preliminary builds of Windows 10. In addition, in Neowin they detail that Redstone would be released in 2 successive waves for users, one in June 2016, and another in October of the same year."

I personally see it as unlikely that Microsoft will make any official announcements regarding Redstone in the coming months, as all of their communication efforts are currently focused on Windows 10. But still, there is a chance that we will show some sneak peek at this year's Build, or at an event in June or July.

Via | Mary Jo Foley