It was announced on September 30, 2014, along with Windows 10. By September 2015, over 7 million people took part in the Windows Insider program. On February 12, 2015, Microsoft started to test out previews of Windows 10 Mobile.
Microsoft announced that the Windows Insider program would continue beyond the official release of Windows 10 for future updates. Gabriel Aul and Dona Sarkar were both previously the head of the Windows Insider Program. The present head of the Windows Insider program is Amanda Langowski. See also: Windows 10 version history and Windows 11 version history Similar to the Windows Insider program, the Microsoft Office, Microsoft Edge, Skype, Bing, Xbox and Visual Studio Code teams have set up their own Insider programs. Microsoft originally launched Windows Insider for enterprise testers and the 'technically able' to test out new developer features and to gather feedback to improve the features built into Windows 10. They were also among the first people to receive the official update to Windows 10.īy the time of the official launch of Windows 10 for PCs, a total of 5 million volunteers were registered on both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. With the release of Windows 10, the Windows Insider app was merged with the Settings app.
