Microsoft is reportedly temporarily suspending new releases builds of Windows 10 for Fast and Slow Rings subscribers as the development team internally tests the new Unified Update Platform, a new system availability of updates.
Dona Sarkar, head of the program Windows Insider, said they plan to test the new UUP system internally before making it available to users who are part of the Insider program. But no one knows how long it will take them.
What is important to know is that Windows Insiders will no longer be able to download new builds on their personal computers. Mobile users are not affected.
"We are preparing to make PC builds available to Insiders using UUP. To prepare for this, we will stop all updates on Fast and Slow rings starting tonight (Friday 2/12/16) "said Dona.
What is UUP?
As we mentioned in an earlier publication, it is a new update system that speeds them up controland dramatically reduces data size by downloading the files you need, rather than full new builds.
This will make the rollout of major OS updates much faster, as Microsoft says that each of your PCs will only receive the files that have changed from the previous version, not the entire OS. In addition, the control for updates it will be done server side, so it will be faster.
Microsoft's new UUP system will be tested with the help of Insiders over the coming months. Everyone else will receive it with the upcoming Creators Update at the beginning of 2017.
