Here’s how to change to Windows 11 Beta from Dev Channel in Insider Program

Windows 11 Preview builds come to the beta channel after been available to insiders in the dev Channel. Microsoft is offering the same build 22000.100 that was released last week. However, Microsoft Teams Chat isn’t included. The company also suggests switching to Beta to get stable builds, here is how you can switch from Dev to Beta in Windows 11 insider program without doing a clean install.

Highlights

  • Windows 11 build 22000.100 is available to insiders in the Beta channel
  • Official ISO images are not released yet
  • You can switch from Dev to Beta channel without doing a reinstall. Generally, you need to reinstall Windows to come out of the Dev channel.
  • Chat from Microsoft Teams not present. Microsoft promises to enable it in the Beta channel in the coming weeks.

Windows 11 Preview builds released so far are pretty stable till now, but you shouldn’t take a chance even when running on beta. Take a backup before testing and don’t run a preview build on the work machine.

How to Switch from Windows 11 Dev to Beta Channel

If you’re already registered for Windows 11 insider Program

  1. Visit Settings > Windows Update > Windows Insider Program
  2. Click on “Choose your Insider Settings
  3. Select “Beta Channel
    Switch to Windows 11 beta from Dev channel

You don’t even need to reboot the system to switch between the channels.

In case you don’t know, Microsoft tends to release preview build once a week to the Dev channel.

Beta builds are tied to specific releases, for instance, the current build is tied to 21H2.

Are you a Windows Program Insider? What’s your take on Windows 11? Let us know in the comments below.

More on Windows 11:

Windows 11 build 22000.100 brings Microsoft Teams Chat, Taskbar Improvements, and more

VLC Win32 App makes an Entry into Windows 11’s Microsoft Store

Microsoft Edge appears in Store on Windows 11

Microsoft details Context Menu changes in Windows 11

Windows 11 Latest Update brings new Widget & Acrylic Context Menus

Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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