Windows 10: Microsoft re-opens Skip Ahead program but you need to be quick

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Windows 10 enthusiasts can now apply to join the Skip Ahead program and get an early heads up on the next feature update to Microsoft’s operating system – although they will have to act fast.

The Skip Ahead program allows users to get early builds of the next feature update of Windows 10.

Microsoft explained a few weeks ago that in “coming weeks” it would reset the Skip Ahead program.

This meant that all users who had previously signed up would need to opt-in again to Skip Ahead if they want to receive the new RS5 fork for Skip Ahead users known as RS_PRERELEASE.

“Insiders who previously opted in to Skip Ahead will be automatically put back into the Fast ring. The option to join Skip Ahead will disappear from the dropdown under Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program,” explained Microsoft’s Dona Sarker and Brandon LeBlanc at the time.

The new Skip Ahead program is only open to a limited group so bleeding-edge testers would need to act quickly with the announcement flagged for a “few weeks” time. That time has come, according to a tweet from the Microsoft Insider Twitter account.

“Skip Ahead is now open! #WindowsInsiders can now choose to “skip ahead” to the next feature update of Windows 10. Please note: Only a limited number of Insiders will be allowed to skip ahead and once that limit has been reached, Skip Ahead will be closed,” Microsoft’s Windows Insider Twitter account said Monday.

This means Microsoft is moving closer to the final public release of Windows 10, currently code-named Redstone 5 (RS5). It will likely be called Windows 10 version 1809 since it should be released sometime around month ’09’ or September 2018.