Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Fast+Skip Build 17046 for PC Insider

Perhaps the calls for more information were actually heard - this detail is much appreciated.

Agree with Dencal, re Dona's Tweet - it was just a sprinkling of fungal growth enhancer to take the attention away from the lack of real developments going on. I expect more of this sort of diversionary tactics as time goes by.

However, Jason's Community posting contained inconsistencies like:

When:This is a recent issue, appearing within the past week (since approximately December 1st).

...and then ...

What happened?A bug has been discovered in the way we sign the files for builds delivered via flighting that which impacts all Insider Preview builds from 17000 through 17046.As such, any attempted installs of builds in this range will fail with the error code noted above.

According to Flight Hub, 17004 appeared in September:

Next Feature Update for Windows 10 (RS4)

Build:	Fast:	Slow:	Server:	IoT:	ISO:	SDK:
Build 17046	11/22/2017		12/5/2017			12/1/2017
Build 17040	11/16/2017					11/21/2017
Build 17035	11/8/2017		11/15/2017	11/15/2017		11/15/2017
Build 17025	10/25/2017	11/1/2017			11/15/2017	11/1/2017
Build 17017	10/13/2017
Build 17004	9/27/2017*

...so is it September or within the past week (since approximately December 1st)?

Fafhrd said:

Agree with Dencal, re Dona's Tweet - it was just a sprinkling of fungal growth enhancer to take the attention away from the lack of real developments going on. I expect more of this sort of diversionary tactics as time goes by.

However, Jason's Community posting contained inconsistencies like:



...and then ...



According to Flight Hub, 17004 appeared in September:



...so is it September or within the past week (since approximately December 1st)?

They are not inconsistent. It is quite possible for things in the latest build to have affected earlier ones, or even that the passage of time has had an effect. The latter seems more likely if it is a digital signing issue.

[QUOTE=Fafhrd;1229729]Agree with Dencal, re Dona's Tweet - it was just a sprinkling of fungal growth enhancer to take the attention away from the lack of real developments going on. I expect more of this sort of diversionary tactics as time goes by. [QUOTE]

Next release has the long awaited Timeline which is probably the single biggest development since Files on Demand. I really do not see why you bother with the Insider Programme if you take such a sceptical view of it.

[QUOTE=cereberus;1229736][QUOTE=Fafhrd;1229729]Agree with Dencal, re Dona's Tweet - it was just a sprinkling of fungal growth enhancer to take the attention away from the lack of real developments going on. I expect more of this sort of diversionary tactics as time goes by. [QUOTE]

Not sceptical of the programme at all, just cannot swallow some of the pronouncements made by their PR team!

[QUOTE=Fafhrd;1229747][QUOTE=cereberus;1229736][QUOTE=Fafhrd;1229729]Agree with Dencal, re Dona's Tweet - it was just a sprinkling of fungal growth enhancer to take the attention away from the lack of real developments going on. I expect more of this sort of diversionary tactics as time goes by.

Not sceptical of the programme at all, just cannot swallow some of the pronouncements made by their PR team!

It was your rather (imo) pointless statement about lack of real development that I was talking about.

Fafhrd said:

...so is it September or within the past week (since approximately December 1?

I read that post from Jason differently.

Something happened last week, maybe a change they made in flighting system that retrospectively affects all 17xxx builds. In my opinion the information given is logical.

cereberus said:

This rather sums up a gripe I have with MS's spectacular inability at times to provide information in an easy to understand and unambiguous manner.

They should take lessons in Situational Leadership - see below:-

Situational leadership is a leadership style that has been developed and studied by Kenneth Blanchard and Paul Hersey. Situational leadership refers to when the leader or manager of an organization must adjust his style to fit the development level of the followers he is trying to influence.

In Americanese, we call that "Speaking to their grade level". Not derogatory at all, simply practical at times. And appreciated by the audience.