Unable to Switch Dev Channel to Beta (A Solution)
I got into the Beta Channel a little while ago and things have been going well - but then - I noticed an app I wanted to tinker with but couldn't gain access. So, my bright self-did the next logical thing. Update to the faster Dev Channel. The update went well, and I soon realized the new build was set to expire and potentially leave me without a working OS. No Bueno. I backed up all of my files, and instead of a clean install I just used the reset option, and it allowed me to revert back to the Beta Channel again (a seemingly happy middle ground for now). Now the Windows 11 Insider Preview 23545.1000 (ni_prerelease) is appearing as an available download in the Windows Update Center - but with an Install Error - 0x80242016. It is my assumption that this error is occurring because that build is for the Dev (fast) Channel, yet I am set on Beta. If that is the case, this Error is good for my current goal. So, then the question becomes that if I am currently set into the Beta Channel, will the install error for the Dev channel persist indefinitely until I move back up to the Dev channel? Or will windows force the update back into the Dev Channel build should the update at any point not produce the same error? Will deleting the corresponding files in the Software Distribution stop the update from trying to run and appearing in the list? - Assuming that deleting those files will equate to this resolution. If so -- how do I identify which folders correspond to which build update? I do not want to stop receiving builds because I would like to stay in Beta (for now) - and receive those builds. I'm still a little new to the Insider Community, and this will be my first post. Has anyone tried leveling down without a clean install before? Wise advice for anyone > Research your new channel before joining it. Don't learn things the harrowing way like me. UPDATED SOLUTION To remove the error code, I paused the updates and immediately restarted them to refresh the list. Prerelease build no longer appears and nor does that error code. Thanks for the reads 🙂