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Slow (Recommended). This option is for the conservative; the

only software you’ll get early are minor ancillary elements like bug
fixes, updated apps, and device drivers—and even then, you’ll get
only software that’s already been tested by earlier adopters and is
therefore less buggy. You’ll get an update once or twice a month.

Fast. You’ll get early versions of Windows itself once or twice a
week. There will be bugs, but you’ll be on the cutting edge!

Release Preview. You’ll stick with the version of Windows you’ve
already been running, but you’ll get fully tested app updates and

new drivers when they’re ready.

Skip ahead to the next Windows release. Microsoft intends to
release a new Windows 10 version every six months. At any given

time, the company is working on both the next version of Windows
and the one after that. Is it really supposed to wait until this version

is released to the public before enjoying beta-testing help on the
next one from you, the brave pioneer?

Nope. This option means “Skip the beta versions of the version

that’s coming next—start feeding me super-buggy, super-early
builds of the Windows versions after that!” (This option is
available only if you’ve chosen the Fast Ring, described above,

and it’s available only during certain time windows.)

The Control Panel

The Settings app you’ve been reading about is a clean, new, nice-looking
dashboard for your PC’s settings, and it’s growing more complete with
every Windows version.

But the old Control Panel, born in Windows 2 in 1987, is still around,
teeming with miniature applications (or applets) that govern every
component of your computer.