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Published onMarch 7, 2018

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While the last two Insider build releases have been of patch-work worthy note, the Windows team has bucked the trend and released a new preview by the title of 17618 into the wild. Windows 10 Insiders on the Skip Ahead release cycle will now be greeted with a preview that’s finally bringing the long-awaited Sets feature to a wider audience than its last go around.

Heads up#WindowsInsiders– we have released Build 17618 to those of you opted in to Skip Ahead!https://t.co/9saESkrqay

— Dona Sarkar at #MBAS #a11y (@donasarkar)March 7, 2018

According tothe notes for build 17618 published on the Windows Blog, here are the other new features Skip Ahead Insiders will be testing with this release.

Here’s what’s new

Sets:Sets is designed to make sure that everything related to your task: relevant webpages, research documents, necessary files, and applications, is connected and available to you in one click. Starting today in RS5 builds, we have turned the Sets experiment back on so any Insider who has opted into Skip Ahead will be able to try out Sets. With Sets, 1st party experiences like Mail, Calendar, OneNote, MSN News, Windows and Microsoft Edge become more integrated to create a seamless experience, so you can get back to what’s important and be productive, recapturing that moment, saving time – we believe that’s the true value of Sets. Additional app integration with Sets is expected over time.

If you are an Insider who was testing out Sets previously, you’ll find the following improvements to the experience:

Here are a few keyboard shortcuts you can try out:

Here are a few things we’re still working on that aren’t quite finished yet:

If needed, you can find a setting to enable or disable Sets under Settings > System > Multitasking. We’re looking forwardto your feedbackas you try it out in today’s build!

Windows Mixed Reality

There are two issues impacting the usability of Windows Mixed Reality on this build. Windows Mixed Reality runs at a very low frame rate (8-10fps) that could result in some physical discomfort. And there are multiple crashes at startup that will cause Windows Mixed Reality to not work. For Insiders who want to keep Windows Mixed Reality working – you might want to consider hitting pause on taking new Insider Preview builds until these issues are fixed. You can pause Insider Preview builds by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program and pressing the “Stop Insider Preview builds” button and choosing “Pause updates for a bit”.

Reintroducing Sets appears to be the focus of this latest build, while also providing a smoother experience for those being introduced to the feature for the first time today.

Sets appears to still be rather buggy and expectations should be set (pun intended) fairly low for this release. Hopefully, Skip Ahead Insiders will see an uptick in the cadence of their releases to help smooth this new inclusion over.

Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.

He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Windows 10 Insider preview 17618 is here, and brings long awaited ‘Sets’ feature to Skip Ahead testers#

Here’s what’s new#

Windows Mixed Reality#