how do i upgrade from Windows 11 Insider Beta 22621.2199 to 22631.2199?

how do i upgrade from Windows 11 Insider Beta 22621.2199 to 22631.2199? thanks in advance.

this is an unsupported desktop pc, if it matters.

I haven't done it, but there is an enablement package: KB5029352 Windows 11 Insider Beta 22621.2199 and 22631.2199 - Aug. 18 (See the first post in the thread.)

Or you could just download the ISO for the latest beta (2262), and do an upgrade from that. I've done it on an unsupported laptop. KB5029339 Windows 11 Insider Beta 22621.2262 and 22631.2262 - Aug. 24

jestrada47 said:

this is an unsupported desktop pc, if it matters.

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bobkn said:

I haven't done it, but there is an enablement package....
...Or you could just download the ISO for the latest beta...

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I haven't needed to do it either, my unsupported device on Beta was in the 'enabled' group anyway.

I don't believe the enablement package KB5027397 Enablement Package for Windows 11 Insider Beta build 22631.xxx will check for being a supported device or not. It's little more than installing an update, and supported or not all devices on Beta get the updates. But if you upgrade using an ISO you will need to use a workaround to bypass the checks. Applying these registry patches before starting the upgrade should do the job.

Bree said:

I haven't needed to do it either, my unsupported device on Beta was in the 'enabled' group anyway.

I don't believe the enablement package KB5027397 Enablement Package for Windows 11 Insider Beta build 22631.xxx will check for being a supported device or not. It's little more than installing an update, and supported or not all devices on Beta get the updates. But if you upgrade using an ISO you will need to use a workaround to bypass the checks. Applying these registry patches before starting the upgrade should do the job.

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The only registry patch I ever used on the unsupported laptop was an official one intended for use by developers. (The 11 installer responded that the hardware was unsupported, and asked if I wished to continue.) I don't recall the details, as it was some time ago.

An upgrade install from an ISO didn't require any additional hacks. The only thing I had to do afterwards was to set the REgistry key to get rid of the "unsupported hardware" watermark. My unsupported laptop meets all of the Windows 11 requirements, save that it has a Gen6 Intel CPU. It even permits core isolation.

Editorial aside: I wonder whether Microsoft will ever really forbid updates on unsupported hardware? They have hinted, darkly, that it might happen. It hasn't so far, nearly 23 months after Win11 went retail.