Microsoft doesn’t even want you to use these unstable releases, will migrate you to them anyway
Microsoft has created a fourth channel for test versions of its Windows operating system and recommended Windows Insiders don’t use it – even though they’ll be migrated to it by default.
Announced on Monday, the Canary Channel is going to be “the place to preview platform changes that require longer lead time before getting released to customers,” wrote Windows Insider program lead Amanda Langowski. “Some examples of this include major changes to the Windows kernel, new APIs, etc.”
“This is very similar to what we’ve been flighting to the Dev Channel in the past,” Langowski added. “And like the Dev Channel, some of the changes we try out in the Canary Channel will never ship, and others could show up in future Windows releases when they’re ready.”
The Canary Channel’s status as the home of experimental stuff means the Dev Channel has a new role as Microsoft’s showcase for releases that “incubate new ideas and preview new features and experiences, not tied to a specific Windows release.
