How is the Win10 internal test version developed? Exploring Microsoft internal testing technology

This news Win10 has become the world's second largest operating system, and the number continues to rise. Although this system is about to become the mainstream, but Win10 itself has a lot of room for improvement, and Microsoft also wants to let Windows10 "never end". Therefore, the development of Win10 is always in progress, and the new version is constantly being pushed to Windows Insider users.

But the user is the user after all, although the Win10 preview is not as stable as the official version, but Microsoft must also ensure that these versions can not be too big. Therefore, these versions must be released before the internal testing of Microsoft. In order to improve the reliability of the internal test, as many samples as possible are prerequisites. At present, 95% of Microsoft's devices have installed Win10, which means that about 96,000 employees are using the new system (not to say they must participate in the beta). Similar to the Insider project, Microsoft also has a “First and Best” (F&B) project that helps users deploy Microsoft Win10 on remote and corporate network connections for a period of nine months. Before the official release in July, 38,000 employees had already started using Win10, meaning that nearly 40% of Microsoft employees were using the system at the time.

Microsoft uses System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 to deploy Win10 internally, which makes new system testing more time-efficient and more efficient. Internal testing is conducted in the same way as the “link” test. Microsoft will select some employees to conduct the "First Ring" and "Canary" and "Second Ring" operating system group (OSG) tests. The first phase of the test needs to be tested for each part of the target version, usually taking a month.

Microsoft Win10 version of the internal technical support details:

1, establish an early tester community

Participants will test the installation target version, verify the script, provide feedback, and share information. This information will provide first-hand information for version improvements and corrections.

2, easy to install

All applications, data and settings will be directly migrated to the new system, and internal testing staff does not need complicated installation and configuration, just a few mouse clicks You can complete the installation deployment.

3, roll back the old version is convenient and fast

The process of installing Win10 will automatically create the Windows.old folder, which contains all the files and configurations of the old system. If you encounter a failed installation or need to roll back the system if there is a problem, the whole process is very convenient and will not be a problem.

4. Upgrade Notification

Using the target communication mechanism, Microsoft can notify users of upcoming upgrade information through a dedicated application. The app will display notifications directly on the desktop to prevent users from missing.

5. Minimize the impact of planned forced updates on users

Test devices connected to Microsoft's internal corporate network will be installed in the next few days after the mandatory update is released. Inevitably, this period will be affected by the update. Microsoft's mechanism will be able to effectively reduce this impact and reduce the cost of technical support by about 50%.

Microsoft's internal testing of Win10's entire process is relatively simple in operation, easy for ordinary employees to grasp, and safe and efficient. This method is expected to be promoted to ordinary consumers and business users. The Win10 internal testing steps and methods mentioned above effectively improve the efficiency of this process and provide technical support for the pre-release test.