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Hi,
I cannot leave the windows insider program. I've tried all emails that I've ever signed into on my computer, and all of them just say "This email address is not registered as a windows insider". I only pressed the join button to the windows insider program to see what it would do, I didn't sign up with an email or anything. It won't let me out. I would really like to get out because it's restricting my updates! I need help, please.
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I know exactly what I’m doing with windows. So if there are this many people who got into the dev channel because they are unconscious, there must be something that’s wrong with the way the Insider Program is presenting itself.
I picked Beta but when I left Beta it automatically linked me to Dev. That happened behind the dark walls of MS.
This needs to be fixed!!
No worries. Happy help. Been using windows since ver 1.0. (:
Yes, I notice Updates occur every week or so. So far, everything seems to be OK. But, I certainly will consider a clean install. Hopefully, the clean install will do the trick. Hope I don't do a clean install for nothing! I can't understand why Microsoft can't make it easier to dis-enroll from this. You've been great with yr replies. I hope I haven't been too much of a pest! Thank you for your patience and understanding.
There is no way to predict bugs. The Dev version is in a constant state of change and not completely tested for release. The worst issue I’ve had is that the whole system freezes and would require a reboot. Any app you are running could lose data.
Mind you, I’m just another user. I got out of the dev channel by backing up my data and doing a clean install. And promising myself I would never, ever, never sign up for the Insider Program.
Hope this helps.
Thx. Please believe me that I never, ever did anything to choose the Dev channel. What "bugs" should I look out for? I really appreciate your quick replies. Thx again.