Preparing for Insider Preview Builds of Windows 11 - ***UPDATED 6/28***

If you are on an Insider build you can go to insider.windows.com . There is a blue panel there where you can connect to Flight hub and download an ISO to reinstall Dev, Beta, or Preview builds. Once installed they will update to the latest available build for that channel. Not sure if Win 11 will install as I believe there was a statement about already being on Dev channel with existing build by June 24. You can then use a program like Rufus to create install media on a flash drive to reinstall Windows from most recent ISO.

Once installed and once you sign in to Windows It will update to most recent build and you will need to click on the store to update all your apps.

Dev channel builds are periodically not as stable as what you get in your off the shelf computer. That is why it is not recommended for your everyday machine with important files. It is always a good thing to have them on a separate drive anyway. Long term Insiders know that sometimes they will have to reinstall Windows as that is part of what Insiders do even just for testing.

Note: If you decide to download and ISO it will take a while. The current Dev build I am downloading now looks like it is 4.6 gb and will take nearly a half hour to download the ISO. So need to make sure the drive you download to has the space.

I don't know if you encountered the recovery screen when your computer acted up. You can activate it by turning on your computer and switching it off about 3 times before it finishes booting. Then allow it to boot and it should boot into the recovery environment. You may find that it will be helpful and save time compared to reinstalling Windows .

Just in case : Are you sure the flickering on your mouse was Windows or possibly a weak battery (if it is wireless) ?

The problem is not necessarily Windows security. Today a lot of users want to be able to see the same emails, files, and more on their phone(s) tablets and other family computers. Moving those files, pictures, and more around creates the need to protect your files in an environment where you share them in a lot of places yourself. In reality Microsoft is creating a lot of 'personal servers' in doing this. Way back when things were wired up and the sharing might be between 1or 2 home network computers it was not a problem. Today the personal / family network can stretch across cities and even continents. How to share your data safely without interference when the connections are so many and different ?

What is probably the biggest change in software today is not the new apps. It is integrating security into the entire worldwide ecosystem. Not a small task and likely the reason that 64 bit computing has finally taken hold. This also has created a need for the components to work harder and computer to handle tasks more quickly. That security layer is no small thing.

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Another way to recover is to download Microsoft Media Creation tool which will itself make the install media for you rather than using an ISO to make install media.

Perhaps you might want to think about installing a BETA or PREVIEW build instead of DEV. They are generally more stable and give you access to some of the latest feature updates. DEV builds while having 'cutting edge' features also require more intervention. And periodic reinstallation.

There are a lot of resources through insider.windows.com and there is also access to the different build levels there.

By the way. Your computer (fortunately ) does not 'brick' like a phone unless you have a hardware problem. The software is rewritable and repairable .

If you do need some help with the software end of it Microsoft does have an Assure policy / program that can extend help with recovering your device.

Hope some of these ideas help.

Just updated to Windows 11 insider on dev channel with my dell XPS 13 2-in-1 7390

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz 1.50 GHz

Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.8 GB usable)

Time to test out Windows 11 !!