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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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@Markh 5775,
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Thanks for the info, but I don't need anything special to get out from insider.
Maybe your machine meets the requirements for Windows 11, and they are trying to push you to upgrade from Windows 10 to windows 11.
Anyway, on Windows 10 and Windows 11, I don't have any problem getting out and staying out of windows insider. 😉😉🤷♂️
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this worked well for me in January after I had tried everything to get out of 11 hell. Here is what I posted then (with a link). I get Win 10 updates regularly and everything works great!
posted 1/2022:
I tried for so long to get out of the Windows Insider Program (that I never signed up for) but finally found a solution that worked for me. The link came from my Microsoft friend. I am on Win 10 Home. I used this link and followed instructions below: "You can set the target feature upgrade version to the current or a newer version of Windows 10 to ensure that you stayed on a specific version of Windows 10." (This fix did not turn off all future Win10 updates) https://allthings.how/how-to-stop-windows-11-update-from-installing-on-your-windows-10-pc/#:~:text=In%20the%20Services%20window%2C%20scroll,status%20to%20stop%20the%20service
Just before rebooting I deleted the whole contents of: C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download
I did not have to do anything else and Windows 11 no longer tries to load with reboot/update!!!! My last 2 update & reboots installed only Win 10 updates!!!
I am in Windows 11, not Windows 10. I never really signed up for Windows Insider but merely was just looking for info on it, but it signed me up anyway. A lot of others have the same issue. I show I'm on Windows 11 Home Insider Preview Evaluation Copy Build 23526.ni_prerelease 230811-1344. There are Windows 11 Insider Updates coming constantly, but I do receive some regular W11 updates. I'm hoping that the Insider Program is not preventing other needed W11 regular updates from being loaded. This is a mess. I don't want to do a clean install, since I just got this laptop in May and went through transferring all from my old laptop. Microsoft is no help at all. I don't know what else to do.
@Markh 5775,
You entered your reply above twice. You can delete the duplicate.
Thanks for the info, but I don't need anything special to get out from insider.
Maybe your machine meets the requirements for Windows 11, and they are trying to push you to upgrade from Windows 10 to windows 11.
Anyway, on Windows 10 and Windows 11, I don't have any problem getting out and staying out of windows insider. 😉😉🤷♂️
I'm on Windows 11 and want out of the Insider Program. You say you don't have any problem getting out and staying out of Windows Insider. How did you do this? Did you do a clean install, which is something I want to avoid? Any suggestions?
I am in Windows 11, not Windows 10. I never really signed up for Windows Insider but merely was just looking for info on it, but it signed me up anyway. A lot of others have the same issue. I show I'm on Windows 11 Home Insider Preview Evaluation Copy Build 23526.ni_prerelease 230811-1344. There are Windows 11 Insider Updates coming constantly, but I do receive some regular W11 updates. I'm hoping that the Insider Program is not preventing other needed W11 regular updates from being loaded. This is a mess. I don't want to do a clean install, since I just got this laptop in May and went through transferring all from my old laptop. Microsoft is no help at all. I don't know what else to do.
@EileenFazzini,
You say you are on Build 23526, that is Dev channel insider.
I don't know how you got there, but for sure it does not happen automatically.
You probably tried it out at some point without realizing that you were enrolling to insider. 😎
You will not receive the public build update because that requires Build 22621.2215 (This is the current one)
Unfortunately, the only way out of Dev insider, is by doing a clean install of the current public Build.
Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)