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Old Windows 10 PC thinks it is registered as an Insider PC, trying to install Windows 11 Preview
I have a very old Windows 10 PC that does not come close to being able to support Windows 11. Somehow Microsoft thinks this PC is part of the Insider Program, I have no idea how that happened to this PC. I do have some Windows 11 PCs that are part of the Insider program but no Windows 10 PCs.
Using Window Update results in this old PC downloading Windows 11 Insider Preview 10.0.26120.961 (ge_release) and trying to install it.
I looked online at the devices connected to my Microsoft Account and the old PC is not listed. When I click the link that says, "Go to Windows Insider Program settings to change your Insider level” I get a dialog box that asks me to "Link a Windows Insider account". I am also sure that I never signed in with Microsoft Account on this old PC.
How do I get this old PC out of the Insider Program?
What’s going to happen if I let the installation complete?
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I let the install complete and this is what I got.
Is this really Windows 11? On a PC that has always showed in Windows Update as "This PC doesn't currently meet the minimum system requirements to run Windows 11." Have the minimum requirements suddenly changed?
