Can’t Change Insider Channels in Windows 11? Here’s the Fix!

Aug. 4, 2021

Last week, Microsoft finallyreleased the first Windows 11 beta. Unlike usual builds in the Beta channel, the current Windows 11 build lets you switch from the Dev channel to the Beta channel without having toclean install the OS. However, some Insiders are facing issues with this switching process. Microsoft is aware of the issue and has detailed a fix to let you easily switch between Insider channels once again. We will walk you through the steps to change Windows 11 Insider channels without errors in this article.

Change Windows 11 Insider Channel with This Easy Fix

1. First, search “cmd” or “Command Prompt” in Windows Search andclick on “Run as administrator”from the list of options. Alternatively, you can right-click on Command Prompt search listing and choose “Run as administrator”.

2. When the permission prompt appears, click on “Yes” to open Command Prompt on your PC. Once it appears, type the following command to enable the option to change Insider channels on Windows 11. Then, hit Enter.

3. Then, paste the command below and press Enter to run it on Command Prompt.

4. After running both of these commands,restart your Windows 11 PC. You should now see the option to “Choose your Insider settings” in the Settings app, as you can see in the image below. You can follow our linked set of instructions toswitch from Windows 11 Dev channel to the Beta channel.

So, that was our short guide to help users facing difficulties while trying to switch to the Beta channel of Windows 11 Insider preview. If you have any queries regarding the steps mentioned above, let us know in the comments and we will try to help you out. For those on Windows 10, go through our guide onhow to upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10orinstall Windows 11 from USB. If you are not ready to move to Windows 11 beta yet,check when your PC will get Windows 11 updateand browse thebest Windows 11 features.

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.