Force Upgrade Back to Windows 11 After Downgrade

johnlgalt said:

Assuming it was a Dev build before.

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And the OP said they are running the Windows 10 Dev build and that they want to drop out because the Windows Update keeps updating to Win 11. The only two ways that I know of for them to drop out is to restore a image that isn't on the Dev build. They said they don't have one. and the other way is a clean install.

I didn't see that. I interpreted what he wrote as being registered as an Insider on Dev channel for Win11 purposes. Which can be done for any build, stable, release preview, beta or dev.

Waiting for someone to post snarky comments on someone who is an Insider on the Dev ring who doesn't image the Windows partition on a regular basis.

No one, has, yet.

I`m just surprised some people are updating their W10 system to W11, use another drive for W11.

Ok, I`ll be the 1st, although I`m not being critical :)

You should be using Macrium Reflect to create backup images. This goes without saying.

The update process in and of itself is part of the testing. Especially Windows 10 systems that are customized (for example, I use Move Users Folder Location in Windows 10 to locate my entire \Users tree onto another physical drive.

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johnlgalt said:

I didn't see that. I interpreted what he wrote as being registered as an Insider on Dev channel for Win11 purposes. Which can be done for any build, stable, release preview, beta or dev.

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From the way I read it, They have a device that doesn't meet all the Windows 11 requirements and aren't sure if they will be able to continue to run Windows 11 in the future.

AddRAM said:

I`m just surprised some people are updating their W10 system to W11, use another drive for W11.

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I actually thought about doing that, but instead opted to go the insiders route on my backup system.

That said, I did think about cloning my main system's OS drive and then updating to Windows 11 so I can see how all my apps and games operate. I'd just switch between Win 10 and 11 drives via the BIOS. There are some software licensing challenges with that method so...

I just installed W11 Pro on a 850 Pro, It was using my Microsoft account so it automatically activated itself, before I switched to a local account.

Got the Pro ISO from the dump so there was no need to log into my Insider account. Hope this info helps others.

So I have a true dual boot on the X299, with W10 set as the default OS.

I`m just saying I would take 11 for a test ride and leave your W10 install alone :) in fact a lot of us did that with W10 or use a VM. But with the requirements needed for 11, it`s a bit more stringent, I did not want to say complicated.

AddRAM said:

Got the Pro ISO from the dump so there was no need to log into my Insider account. Hope this info helps others.

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I have the files from UUP dump and made the ISO but decided to go Insiders instead. Still have the files though.

Image backup is golden...
The motto of this group should be:

"If at first you don't succeed, restore backup image."​

It is like a security blanket.

Going back to an earlier win 10 insider image may not work anyway. I have just tried it but, yes, it immediately tries to install the win 11 update! I have paused updates and trying to stop getting insider content I have three options. 1. Move to a less risky and less frequent schedule. 2. Pause updates for a while. 3. Keep giving me builds until the next Windows release.

Seems if you are ever on an insider plan the only way out is a clean install. But, we may be locked into the darn thing for life if you come from the win 10 insider channel.

But, yes, I was prepared for a clean install knowing my hardware was not kosher but it would be nice not to have to do that given I have a win10 image back on it!

sshark said:

I decided to downgrade to Windows 10 after the Windows 10 Dev channel upgraded my PC to Windows 11. However, days later, the Dev channel force updated my Windows 10 to 11. How can I stop it and wait for a new stable version of Windows 10 to arrive?

I understand that to opt-out of the Dev channel I have to wait for a stable version to be available. I reverted back to Windows 10 because I afraid my old PC is not supported and I don't want to re-install again once Windows 11 is released in the near future. Thank you

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You can try to disable insider

sshark said:

I decided to downgrade to Windows 10 after the Windows 10 Dev channel upgraded my PC to Windows 11. However, days later, the Dev channel force updated my Windows 10 to 11. How can I stop it and wait for a new stable version of Windows 10 to arrive?

I understand that to opt-out of the Dev channel I have to wait for a stable version to be available. I reverted back to Windows 10 because I afraid my old PC is not supported and I don't want to re-install again once Windows 11 is released in the near future. Thank you

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Suggest you to disable the "Windows insider program" by run the command below with administrator privilege.

Disable: it will stop upgrading from W10 to W11.
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PreviewBuilds" /v "AllowBuildPreview" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PreviewBuilds" /v "EnableConfigFlighting" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Enable:
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PreviewBuilds" /v "AllowBuildPreview" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PreviewBuilds" /v "EnableConfigFlighting" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Thanks @jeffreywen I added the disable entries and it isn't trying to update to win 11 but it is pretty out of date! Interested to see if it is going to bring it further up the ladder!!

Let the fun continue.