Announcing new builds for 30 October 2026
Hello Windows Insiders, Today, we’re releasing new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds to the Beta and Experimental channels, as well as introducing a…
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| Corroboration | 0.35 | 0.39 | +0.135 27% | 1 independent org on the story. Tier-3 aggregators never corroborate — they can show something is circulating, never that it is true. |
| Source trustleads | 0.25 | 1.00 | +0.250 50% | Microsoft is the highest-trust source on this story and is first-party — the organisation announcing its own news. Trust is taken from the best source, not averaged. |
| Pickup rate | 0.20 | 0.00 | +0.000 0% | One counted organisation, so there is no spread to measure — nothing has picked this up to set a rate. |
| Freshness | 0.20 | 0.57 | +0.114 23% | Halves every 10 hours from the newest item on the story. This is the only factor that rewards a story for nothing more than being recent. |
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Windows 11 Insider Preview builds are rolling out to the Beta, Experimental, and Release Preview channels. The update affects Windows Insiders enrolled in these testing rings. Microsoft is distributing new builds across multiple channels simultaneously, allowing testers at different stages of the release cycle to access fresh versions.
A new commercial Feedback Hub policy has been introduced for commercial customers. This policy adjustment applies to organizations using Windows 11 in business environments. The change governs how commercial users can submit and manage feedback through the Feedback Hub platform.
Insiders can view release notes specific to their enrolled channel to learn what changes are included in their respective builds. Each channel maintains separate documentation detailing the updates and modifications present in the new versions. The staggered channel approach allows Microsoft to test features across different user populations before broader release.
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Hello Windows Insiders, Today, we’re releasing new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds to the Beta and Experimental channels, as well as introducing a new commercial Feedback Hub policy for commercial customers. New builds this week Select your channel below to view its release notes: Beta: Coming straight off the back of our Windows + Surface event, we have some exciting new features entering the Windows Inside
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