FIX: Insiders not able to switch channels - **UPDATED 8/3/2021**

Anonymous
2021-08-02T18:50:42+00:00

Hello Windows Insiders!

Windows 11 is now in the Beta Channel, and some of you are wanting to move over from the Dev Channel. We've been getting some reports that some of you are not seeing the options to change in Settings > Windows Update > Windows Insider Program. We have a fix that should get you back on track. Please note, this fix is for devices that are not showing the Choose your Insider Settings and Windows Insider account settings, as in the image below.

If you are seeing this, please follow the steps below to restore the missing options:

  1. If you have Bitlocker enabled, please suspend it.
  2. Click Start
  3. In the search box, type cmd
  4. In the lower right of the search results, under Command Prompt, click Run as Administrator
  5. On the UAC prompt, click OK
  6. At the elevated command prompt, type: bcdedit /set flightsigning on
  7. Press Enter
  8. At the elevated command prompt, type: bcdedit /set {bootmgr} flightsigning on
  9. Press Enter
  10. Reboot the device

You should now see the missing options:

If performing these steps to not resolve your issue, please file a new feedback item in Feedback Hub, so we can investigate.

Thank you!

-The Windows Insider Team

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Install, activate, and Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-08-12T20:18:04+00:00

    No. If the hardware doesn't meet the requirements, it will not be able to rejoin.

    -Eddie

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-08-12T20:16:18+00:00

    Hi,

    I had windows 11 preview installed on my Lenovo T480s,

    So I was trying to setup of flutter since i didnot have space on my drive i decided to to run a fresh windows 10 installation, hoping to enable insider preview to help me donwload windows 11 but it is showing that my Laptop does not meet minimun requirements

    Please is there any fix for this, because I had installed win 11 through insider preview on this same laptop

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-08-10T10:15:48+00:00

    If it doesn't work the first time you have to try again and after each try restart your PC only then it works if it doesn't work on your 1st try.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-08-10T09:50:03+00:00

    Sorry! Something Feedback Hub for alerts or browse We're not quite sure what it is. To look into it further check the Answers forums. This error code might be useful

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