Previously the Head Mounted Displays from Acer and HP were released as developer preview hardware but were only available in limited quantities. Most of the software elements for this feature were included in the Creators Update, which was released earlier this year, but now the hardware is finally catching up to allow users to immerse themselves in Windows Mixed Reality.Ĭountdown to the Windows 10 Fall Creators UpdateĪt the IFA 2017 Keynote, Myerson shared that the Mixed Reality headsets from their OEM partners, some of which have just been unveiled this week at IFA 2017, will become available for purchase on 17 October when the Fall Creators Update is released for general availability.

One area that was announced last October and is finally coming to life in this update is Windows Mixed Reality. Currently Windows Insiders are at the beginning of a bump in the release pace for Fall Creators Update builds as Microsoft works to stabilize the final code to eliminate bugs and performance issues from this, the fourth major feature update for Windows 10.Īccording to Myerson, some of the areas the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is delivering new features and enhancements include: The Fall Creators Update has been in development under its code name of Redstone 3 since this past April as Windows Insiders have tested a total of 17 builds so far through the companies public testing program. I had previously predicted that this update would arrive on the October Patch Tuesday, 10 October 2017, like the previous two updates did but it looks like the company will begin this roll out one week later. During Microsoft's IFA 2017 keynote Terry Myerson, the companies Executive Vice President for the Windows and Devices Group, announced that the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update would become available beginning on 17 October.

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