Gabe Aul hands over his big red button to Dona Sarkar

Uh Oh. Just ahead of the release of Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Insiders' favorite Gabe Aul is stepping down equally the face up of the Windows 10 Insider Program.

Gabe Aul doesn't own the red button any more than

If you are someone who follows our coverage of Windows 10 testing process, you will be familiar with the proper noun of Gabriel Aul who we have mentioned a number of times. From giving feedback to user comments on Twitter to hinting about upcoming builds, Gabe Aul has remained a favorite face of the entire Insider program. He has at times as well accidentally pressed the ruddy push button to release Windows 10 Insider previews ahead of their planned commitment timeline, but that only got him more than beloved and appreciation of the Insiders who kept trolling him on Twitter to go scoops on the upcoming builds.

Since the launch of Windows Insider Program in 2022, we accept come to associate the testing initiative with Gabe Aul and his big red button. Over the by 20 months, Microsoft has released 35 Desktop builds and 22 Mobile builds to Insiders, past Aul's account.

Gabe started working with the Engineering Systems team in August last year responsible for the tools Microsoft engineers use to build Windows. "Fifty-fifty though I changed jobs, I wanted to proceed managing the Windows Insider Plan because I loved it and then much," all said in today's statement. "Over the by few months I've realized that I cannot give 100% to my main job on the ES, and besides give 100% to the Windows Insider Program... And so the time has come for me to pass the torch to a new leader for the program."

Truthfully, it was difficult to let go...@donasarkar #WindowsInsiders motion picture.twitter.com/kjNf0cDufM

— Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) June 1, 2022

Turns out, Gabe Aul is tired of all this attention and no dubiety done with the procedure of dealing with endless user complaints and feedback. Aul is now stepping away from being the face of Windows 10 testing, and is giving his cherry-red push button (a niggling unwillingly) to Dona Sarkar, who is a longtime Microsoft engineer with "deep roots in Windows."

Dona Sarkar is taking over as the caput of Microsoft's Windows Insider initiative, while Aul will go along to work as Vice President of Engineering Systems in the Windows and Devices grouping, leading the development of tools that Microsoft's engineers use to build Windows.

I tin't tell you how grateful and honored I am for this opportunity. Cheers everyone!!! https://t.co/Z97qphTfEu

— Dona Sarkar (@donasarkar) June one, 2022

Sarkar has been working at Microsoft for over a decade and was responsible for leading teams that congenital search terminate-to-finish experience in Windows 7 and Windows 8, File Explorer, and the "'magic' aka the Roaming/Backup/Restore platform for settings and app information" in Windows viii.1. She has recently been working on the HoloLens team.

Sarkar sounds like an experienced leader and Gabe Aul promises that her "passion for customers, and commitment to listening to feedback is unmatched." However, it would be hard non to miss the constant presence of @gabeaul on Twitter.