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Microsoft kicks off second Windows 10 Creators Update Bug Bash

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Windows Insiders are accustomed to grabbing the latest Win 10 preview builds and checking out the newest features, such as the 3D support, gaming features, and other new functionality we’ll see in the upcoming Creators Update. They also provide feedback to Microsoft on how well things are working, contributing directly to making Windows 10 better.

Periodically, Microsoft has events called “Bug Bashes” that let you get even more involved with improving Windows 10. The first Creators Update Bug Bash was in November 2016, and today the company is kicking off the second round just a couple of months before the update is expected in April.

As usual, the Bug Bash provides Windows Insiders with ways to interact with Microsoft staff and other participants on identifying bugs and providing guided feedback on new Windows 10 features. This particular Bug Bash kicks off Friday, February 3, and will conclude on Sunday, February 11, at 11:50 p.m. PT.

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For best results, you’ll want to be on the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build, 15025, for both PCs and mobile devices. You’ll keep up with event activities in the Windows 10 Feedback Hub app, where you’ll learn about the various Quests that are available to pinpoint your bug bashing efforts. You’ll be able to earn Achievements by completing quests that will demonstrate your participation to others in the Windows Insider community.

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Two types of Quests will be available. Update Quests will help identify any issues updating from Windows 10 Anniversary Update to the Bug Bash build. Developer Quests are intended for developers and can require coding. Once the Bug Bash is complete, Microsoft developers will spending a few weeks sifting through the data that’s accumulated and working on fixes.

Microsoft will be hosting live Beam webcasts with Insiders and special guests from the Windows Insider program; the first is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, from 2-4 p.m. PT. Windows Insider Chief Dona Sarkar will be on hand to discuss the Bug Bash. A second webcast will be held on Saturday, February 11, from 7-9 p.m. PT with a guest appearance by former Windows Insider chief Gabe Aul. Both webcasts will feature engineers from the Windows Engineering Team performing Quests themselves.

As always, Microsoft remains serious about making Windows 10 the best OS ever — at least, it’s that important to the company’s strategy. Windows Insiders are key to its efforts, and these Bug Bashes are among the best ways for the most active Insiders to make an impact on the future of Windows 10.

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