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Windows11InstallationAssistant.exe closes right after launch
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I really want to avoid having to do a clean install of Windows 11. I want to keep all of the apps and data I have now. I just don't get why Windows Update is not giving the opportunity to just update to the final Windows 11 release. It seems stuck on Windows 11 21H2 22000.194. Shouldn't this Beta version of Windows 11 offer to just update to the final Windows 11 release?
As for my current insider status, I don't see a watermark at the bottom right corner of my windows 11 desktop, which apparently is the indicator it's an insider edition. However, my understanding is that 21H2 22000, is an insider edition, so why no watermark?
When I enter the settings->windows update->Windows Insider Program, it says at the top that "Your device is set to get Insider Preview builds." However, I remember removing my account from the insider program. Is it possible that my account is no longer in the insider program, but my device still is somehow? How do I check the specific device?
that linked thread seems to suggest that if you have the insider edition, then you're screwed if want to revert to released edition without a full install. Unfortunately, running the Windows11InstallationAssitant.exe for me does NOT work, because it crashes right after I try to launch it. Any idea how I get that to work?
It is not possible for the Update Assistant to work in your version of the Insider Program.
I showed such problems much earlier, but no one has provided another solution - unfortunately- So if I create a USB thumbdrive installer, can I install/upgrade to the released version of Windows 11 and keep my programs and data? Or does it have to be a fresh install? If it has to be a fresh install, will it then activate?
