As Windows 10 is finalized, Microsoft has released a new build for Windows Insiders. This release is notable and different from previous releases because Windows 10 build 10240 is from the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) branch. So, you will not find a watermark on the desktop in this build and the user experience will be like the final version of Windows 10.



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Windows 10 build 10240 was released for Fast Ring Insiders. Microsoft is going to release it for Slow Ring Insiders as well. At the moment of this writing, there are no official ISO images available.

Download Windows 10 build 10240 ISO images

Here are third party ISO images created from the official ESD files downloaded through Windows Update. You can download them with confidence.

To install Windows 10 build 10240, use the following key:

W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX

So, what you can expect from the release build?

Actually, Windows 10 build 10240 does not have many changes to the GUI. All the changes are under the hood, since Microsoft is mainly focused now on bug fixes. Besides stability and performance improvements, this release features an improved version of the Microsoft Edge browser.

Microsoft claims that the updated browser performs 112% faster than Google Chrome on WebKit's SunSpider benchmark, 11% faster on Google Octane and 37% faster on Apple JetStream.

If you are not interested in installing Windows 10 from scratch, you can upgrade your current Windows 10 version using Windows Update.

Microsoft says this build will get a few more updates for Windows and the Store apps in the near future, as work on them is in progress. There are rumors saying that this is the RTM build of Windows 10 which Microsoft will be distributing to partners, OEMs etc.

If you noticed any changes compared to previously released builds of Windows 10, let us know in the comments.

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