Microsoft Accidentally Prompts Windows 10 Users to Install RS5 Preview Build

A number of Windows 10 users running production builds of the operating systems were prompted to install a preview build of the upcoming Redstone 5 update, despite these computers not enrolled in the Windows Insider program.

A notification that showed up in the lower right corner of the screen and marked as Suggested told users that there’s a “New Preview Build Available,” inviting them to download Windows Insider Preview Build 17751. There two options offered, update and details.

By the looks of things, installing this build without being part of the Insider program wasn’t possible, so even if users clicked the update button, they still had to go through a series of additional steps to register for downloading preview builds.

According to Brandon LeBlanc, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft on the Windows Insider Program Team, this wasn’t a common problem and only a small number ...