Windows Insider Program
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The Windows Insider Program is a Microsoft initiative that lets users test and provide feedback on pre-release Windows builds before they are publicly released.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T287004 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Windows Insider Program Context triple: [Windows, supportsUpdateChannel, Windows Insider Program]
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A.
Windows 11
Windows 11 is Microsoft’s modern desktop operating system featuring a redesigned interface, enhanced productivity tools, and deep integration with the company’s cloud and security services.
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B.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft that serves as the default browser for Windows and supports modern web standards and technologies.
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C.
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 is a Microsoft operating system that refined the touch-focused Windows 8 interface while reintroducing more traditional desktop features for PCs and tablets.
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D.
Windows RT
Windows RT is a tablet-focused edition of Microsoft's Windows operating system designed to run on ARM-based devices and limited to apps from the Windows Store.
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E.
Surface Hub
Surface Hub is Microsoft's large interactive whiteboard and collaboration device designed for meetings, presentations, and team productivity in business and educational environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Windows Insider Program Target entity description: The Windows Insider Program is a Microsoft initiative that lets users test and provide feedback on pre-release Windows builds before they are publicly released.
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A.
Windows 11
Windows 11 is Microsoft’s modern desktop operating system featuring a redesigned interface, enhanced productivity tools, and deep integration with the company’s cloud and security services.
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B.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft that serves as the default browser for Windows and supports modern web standards and technologies.
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C.
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 is a Microsoft operating system that refined the touch-focused Windows 8 interface while reintroducing more traditional desktop features for PCs and tablets.
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D.
Windows RT
Windows RT is a tablet-focused edition of Microsoft's Windows operating system designed to run on ARM-based devices and limited to apps from the Windows Store.
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E.
Surface Hub
Surface Hub is Microsoft's large interactive whiteboard and collaboration device designed for meetings, presentations, and team productivity in business and educational environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Microsoft program
ⓘ
beta testing program ⓘ software testing program ⓘ |
| accessModel | free enrollment ⓘ |
| appliesToSoftware |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ Windows Server pre-release builds ⓘ |
| category |
software beta testing
ⓘ
user feedback program ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| feedbackChannel |
Windows Insider Program
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Feedback Hub app on Windows
|
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Windows Insider Program
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Insider Beta Channel
Windows Insider Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Insider Dev Channel
Windows Insider Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Insider Release Preview Channel
|
| inception | 2014 ⓘ |
| industry | software development ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2014-09-30 ⓘ |
| offers |
access to experimental Windows builds
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early access to new Windows features ⓘ opportunity to provide feedback to Microsoft ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://insider.windows.com ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| ownedBy |
Microsoft
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Corporation
|
| partOf |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows ecosystem
|
| platform |
PC
ⓘ
some Windows on ARM devices ⓘ tablet ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow users to test pre-release Windows builds
ⓘ
to collect feedback on upcoming Windows features ⓘ to improve Windows quality before public release ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
Office Insider
ⓘ
Windows Insider Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Xbox Insider Program
|
| replaced |
Windows Insider Program
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Insider Fast ring
Windows Insider Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Insider Slow ring
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| replacedBy | channel model (Dev, Beta, Release Preview) ⓘ |
| requires |
Microsoft account
ⓘ
compatible Windows device ⓘ |
| riskLevel | less stable than general release builds ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
IT professionals
ⓘ
developers ⓘ early adopters ⓘ enthusiasts ⓘ |
| updateMechanism | Windows Update ⓘ |
| uses | Feedback Hub ⓘ |
| website | https://insider.windows.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Windows Insider Program Description of subject: The Windows Insider Program is a Microsoft initiative that lets users test and provide feedback on pre-release Windows builds before they are publicly released.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Windows Insider Dev Channel
this entity surface form:
Windows Insider Beta Channel
this entity surface form:
Windows Insider Release Preview Channel
this entity surface form:
Windows Insider Fast ring
this entity surface form:
Windows Insider Slow ring
this entity surface form:
Feedback Hub app on Windows
this entity surface form:
Xbox Insider Program
this entity surface form:
Insider Beta Channel
this entity surface form:
Windows Insider