title: How to apply a patch in android studio?
body: <p>I have only a few months android experiece .Recently I updated to android studio 1.2 and the update broke the preview pane , i would like to help with this bug by checking what works and what doesnt ,</p>
  
  <p>It says here in the Known issues page </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Workaround 3: If the above workarounds don't work for you, and you are
    on windows, please try downloading a build from
    <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6b7eYGgoFdCTWFyYWlySExjUlE/view" rel="noreferrer">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6b7eYGgoFdCTWFyYWlySExjUlE/view</a>
    which probably solves the issue. Please report back on the issue
    tracker whether it worked for you or not.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>and here is the issue tracker <a href="https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=170841" rel="noreferrer">https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=170841</a></p>
  
  <p>I have downloaded the .zip file but have no idea what it means to apply the patch , and i'm currently working on some simple apps and would hate to break the IDE , </p>
  
  <p>PS: As soon as the bug is fixed i will also switch to the stable update channel</p>