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

By The Way, it has been more than 10 days since I downloaded Windows 11, and don't want to go back to windows 10 and etc. if there is any fix to this problem please let me know

at first, downloading windows 11 I used the dev channel then later changed it to beta, the 22000 updates switched back my choice from beta to dev I have no idea why this happened.

so please let me if there is anything I can do. that doesn't involve me doing a clean reset of the device and start the progress of downloading windows 11 from the beginning

Hello RNG,

When you switched to Dev, you ended up doing what we call a major upgrade, rather than the CU updates in Beta. Dev channel (which is not tied to any specific build) is now running version 22xx. Beta is running version 21H2, they are entirely different versions. Thus your options are greyed out. If you go to Settings, Update, Recovery, you will see an option to roll back to previous version, which would be Beta. You have 10 days from installing the Dev build to do so. Then ensure your Insider Settings is set to Beta.

As per previous pic you posted, it displays 22449 which is a Dev build. The only way back to 22000.xxx you have some time left to roll back. Dev channel is now a point of no return to Release for over a year minimum. If you ran disk cleanup and deleted the windows.old folder, you will not be capable of rolling back. Here your only option is to clean install. Doing a reset keeps your current version so that will not work.

This is why MS has been sending out several emails notifying Insiders on Dev channel to switch to Beta channel while you still had the opportunity to do so. Once on the new build of 22449 you have moved on to future builds. This is not next months Release version that you are currently running.

Bottom line, if you cannot roll back, you have to start fresh using the ISO for Beta or remain in Dev for another year.

By The Way, it has been more than 10 days since I downloaded Windows 11, and don't want to go back to windows 10 and etc. if there is any fix to this problem please let me know

at first, downloading windows 11 I used the dev channel then later changed it to beta, the 22000 updates switched back my choice from beta to dev I have no idea why this happened.

so please let me if there is anything I can do. that doesn't involve me doing a clean reset of the device and start the progress of downloading windows 11 from the beginning

After I roll back will I still get updates on the beta version, and is there any chance of my data corrupting??

I've used the commands at the elevated command prompt twice. No change. I see the three options. Dev, Beta, and Release Channel. The problem, as I've stated, is that it is fixed in Dev and the other options are not selectable (greyed out, no-op, etc. I cannot choose my level of participation to Beta as I want to.

I've done the regedits you suggested, changed them to Beta, rebooted and they came right back up as Dev. Is there a way for the Insider Program to change my level of participation using my login info since due to a bug I cannot?

I can ignore dev builds (like the one pending) but how do I get security updates? You can't choose which item available in WUS you want to download - it's all or nothing. That needs to be fixed also.

ХОЧ МАШИНИ НЕ ВІДПОВІДАЮТЬ МІН. ВИМОГАМ БІЛЛА, ТАК І ЗРОБИВ, ПОТІМ ПРОГОЮ ВІД БІЛЛА ВРУЧНУ ПЕРЕМКНУВ НА BETA. 3 ДНІ, ПОЛЬОТ НОРМАЛЬНИЙ, КРІМ ТОГО, ЩО ПРИЙШЛОСЬ ЗАНОВО ПЕРЕУСТАНОВЛЮВАТИ ВСІ ПРОГРПМИ ТА ДОДАТКИ.