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. BryceSor 5,500 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-10-09T22:49:39+00:00

    ‎When I run the first command I get this error:‎

    C:\WINDOWS\system32> bcdedit /set flightsigning en

    ‎Boolean data is not valid as specified. ‎

    ‎Run "bcdedit /?" for command-line help. ‎

    ‎The parameter is not correct.‎

    Hi JoséMiguel6,

    The fix is only for the original picture and I think it only happened with build 22000.100.

    Can you post a screen shot of your insider page and also type winver in search and hit enter and post back your build.

    bcdedit /set flightsigning on (on your post you wrote en instead of on

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-10-09T22:14:57+00:00

    Al ejecutar el primer comando me sale este error:

    C:\WINDOWS\system32> bcdedit /set flightsigning en

    Los datos booleanos no son válidos tal como se especificaron.

    Ejecute "bcdedit /?" para obtener ayuda sobre la línea de comandos.

    El parámetro no es correcto.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-07T10:25:20+00:00

    Didn't work for me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-10-04T18:07:16+00:00

    I get the following message:

    The boot configuration data store could not be opened.

    The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid.

    This is probably the result of moving my install from a spinny disk to NVME memory.

    How must I edit the BCD to fix this?

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-10-01T09:31:30+00:00

    并不像解决方法里说的那么顺利，显示命令未知，怎么办

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