Insider Preview Build 17686

[Trouble]

This new release for Redstone happened on June 6th and somehow escaped my attention.
Not sure how or why but I just missed it.
Installing now just to see if it resolves the intermittent GSOD issues I had been experiencing with the previous build.

We fixed an issue resulting in frequent bugchecks on the previous build with CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED error.

SOURCE: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsex...ncing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17686/
Other than that.....
Nothing much really new

 

[Saltgrass]

So 17690 is not a build you would normally get?

 

[Trouble]

The only thing that I am seeing is 17686 on both my insider installs.
Nothing I can find on 17690 so far.
Although I mentioned, I totally missed 17686, so it's possible I'm really behind the curve.

Looks like, as of today, it's still a canary build
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...76901000/ed79e059-5ca9-4d58-bf95-5e5783926d70

Anything you'd like to share with the class??

 

[Saltgrass]

Anything you'd like to share with the class??

No, just read what I read. It does seem the builds are coming out much more often then they did when I was in the program two years ago....

 

[Trouble]

It does.
Seems like almost weekly, although.....
We did just come out of a fork in development between redstone 4 and redstone 5, so we were getting skip ahead builds thrown into the mix.
Maybe things will settle a bit, but....
They're coming up on a Bug Bash on the 22nd so I think they'll want a more stable build before starting that.

On this one, I got stuck on the lock screen, blinking, flashing looking like it was going up and away and then returning.
It was a mess.
Finally after a couple GSODs attempting to get into Safe Mode with Networking I managed to get into plain brown wrapper Safe Mode and dumped a couple drivers.
Which seems to have resolved the issue, although I'm still having issues with my Picture Password and have to resort to either normal text box or PIN.

 

[Trouble]

Seems I'm not alone with the issue noted above
https://aka.ms/AA1k6g4

Turns out there are several mentions in the feedback hub. The link was just at the top of the list so that's the one I "me too'd" with an upvote.

 

[Saltgrass]

Right now, I am looking into the new wireless configuration which is used by the Killer Wireless 1550 or Intel Wireless-ac 9260.

It seems they can use a 160 MHz band width and will double wireless speeds. If you see anything mentioned in the Insider Builds regarding this, I would be interested. I was not previously aware Intel was the manufacturer for the Killer Wireless devices.

 

[Trouble]

I was not previously aware Intel was the manufacturer for the Killer Wireless devices.

Me either, although I've never had a Killer Wireless adapter.
I know my Killer E2200 ethernet adapter has a Qualcomm chipset but I've never used their drivers, always went directly to Killer for their drivers only package.

 

[Saltgrass]

The link was very informative and I will probably be purchasing a couple of the Killer 1550 adapters along with an ASUS capable router which are supposed to be released in Q3.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/1217...-networks-launches-the-killer-wirelessac-1550