Announcing Windows 10 Insider Fast+Skip Ahead Build 17040 for PC Insider

Hi there

Afraid Network is broken on this release -- can't connect to SAMBA (Linux) server. I'm running the Insider build as a VM but that's not normally an issue - I always test new releases as a VM before trying on a physical HOST machine. VM sofyware running is VMWARE workstation rel 14 -- perfectly OK - works fine - no problem there so it's definitely a Windows defect.

W10 Pro (non Insider) works fine -- computer name GREYFOX.
Samba Server (running CENTOS 7.2 as NAS server) normally has absolutely ZERO problems servicing clients - including various versions of Windows.

Running latest version of SAMBA with all fixes / updates applied.

W10 Insider -- won't connect and gives weird error message -- done loads of things but can't get the wretched computer to connect to the SAMBA server. This server is where backups run and it serves multi-media streams etc so clients need to connect --it also acts as Internet gateway from my LAN - that way I don't get problems when people use my home internet on their computers !!!.

Here's a screen shot of the problem.



Cheers
jimbo.

Kari said:

LOL!

Bandwidth is not an issue, the download comes at full speed, being the fastest part of the process. I do not have a faintest clue what it is that makes my upgrades so slow.

Checking Task Manager, it's not a resource issue. Windows Setup (Modern Setup Host) is only using 2 to 6% CPU, writing to disk really slow (3 to 8 MBps).

What ever it is my desktop has the same problem. I started downloading on my desktop first and it's now at 24%. I then started my laptop and checked for updates. I'm getting ready to make the ISO on the Laptop.

Went from 17025 to 17040 (AMD CPU) without issue, might be a little longer than normal?

Got 17040 installed after 3 tries. Now Edge no longer has my favorites. They exist on my Lumia 650 and sync is turned on for both devices. Sync just isn't happening.