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sebkrier
Jul 26, 2021Copper Contributor
Going from a Dev build of Windows 11 to a release preview/beta channel without a clean install
Hello, I've been enjoying trying out the Dev version of Window 11, but recent updates made it so unstable I can barely use it (e.g. right click only now rarely works). I'm keen to get back to Win...
agastyasharma
Copper Contributor
The best thing to do if there is no option besides clean install is that ask your pc manufacturer if there is any recovery image provided with your pc or if it can be bought or downloaded for free so that you can restore it to factory state with all original drivers and pre-installed software and then update it to latest version(but first opt out of insider program) of Windows 10. You should make sure to backup your data first.
sebkrier
Jul 29, 2021Copper Contributor
Thanks, I might try that. What I'm fearing is having to reinstall an extensive list of software, programmes, addons etc. C'est la vie I guess
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