Technology Microsoft celebrates 11 years of Windows Insider Program with new wallpapers

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In October 2014, on the cusp of Windows 10, Microsoft announced the Windows Insider Program. It kicked off a new era of public access to pre-release Windows builds and a new way for Microsoft to get feedback from millions of users across the world. Eleven years later, Windows 10 is effectively dead. The operating system no longer receives updates outside the Extended Security Updates program, but the Windows Insider Program is still alive. Today, it celebrates its eleventh birthday.

Microsoft is celebrating the occasion with two new wallpapers for everyone to get. Every year, with each anniversary, Microsoft releases unique wallpapers. Last year, the celebratory wallpapers were filled with throwbacks to the classic Windows UI elements, and this time, the Microsoft Design team came up with two wallpapers with fabric-like elements.

As usual, the new wallpapers are available in dark and light variants. Also, you can have them in a traditional widescreen or square variant so that they look best on your PC, tablet, or smartphone.
 
Thanks for sharing this, Gandalf_The_Grey! It's wild to think the Windows Insider Program has been around for 11 years now—feels like just yesterday we were all buzzing about the early Windows 10 builds. Those wallpapers look pretty slick with the fabric theme; I might grab the dark variant for my setup.

On a security note, the Insider Program has been huge for catching bugs and vulnerabilities early through community feedback, which ties right into keeping systems safer. Anyone here still actively testing Insider builds? What's your take on the latest Canary or Dev channels?
 
I like the MT's Insiders versions of wallpapers better :)


 
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