When the Shell Says 12
In Canary builds, people keep debating whether this is “27H2” or something else. But once you look in the right place inside the system, the question changes. Why is the shell signed as version 12.\*🤔 And what does that mean for the Windows architecture?🤔 Canary isn’t a product branch. And not everything inside it belongs to Windows 11.
installing Windows while keeping all your files and apps intact
I have been facing an issue in Windows OS that my major apps are crashing, and windows is not all responding normally. I an in insider preview build of Windows and this has been happening since yesterday after I installed the latest Insider Preview Build. Now when I decided to go back to previous version I was not able to and decided to install normal windows 11 ( public release ) and disengage from insider program but after installing the ISO file and running with all apps and files to be intact after a while the blue screen came to install windows , after which it logged me back to my home screen stating that their was some error installing windows 11 So if any of the moderators could help me with this ASAP
Windows Update fails with “Something went wrong – Undoing changes” unless installed via ISO
Hi everyone, I'm facing a strange issue with Windows Update on my laptop and I wanted to know if anyone else experienced something similar. Problem: When I install updates through Windows Update, the update downloads normally and during restart it goes up to 100%, but then I get the message: Something went wrong. Undoing changes. After that, Windows rolls back the update. Observation: Interestingly, updates that start directly from the “You're there” stage sometimes install correctly. Policy change I made: Previously Windows would automatically download and install updates and frequently ask for restarts. Because of that behavior, I changed the policy to manual download and install so updates would not start installing automatically. Thermal precaution I tried: Since my laptop has a faulty CPU fan, I also limited the maximum CPU state to 99% in Power Options to prevent aggressive turbo boosting and reduce potential thermal throttling during the update process. Another important observation: If I install the same update using a Windows ISO (in-place upgrade / repair install), the update installs successfully and does not fail at 100%. Possible hardware issue: My laptop currently has: A broken battery A faulty CPU fan So I'm wondering if the update process might be failing due to power or thermal issues during the installation phase. System info: OS: Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview Channel: Release Preview Current build: 26200.7840 Update that fails: KB5077241 (Build 26200.7922) Questions: Can hardware issues like a damaged battery or faulty CPU fan cause Windows Update installation failures? Why would updates succeed when installing from an ISO but fail through Windows Update? Which logs should I check to identify the exact cause? (CBS.log, WindowsUpdate.log, etc.) Any suggestions, troubleshooting steps, or similar experiences would be appreciated. Thanks!Insider Program watermark
Having never enrolled in the insider program I was surprised to find that there was a watermark after a recent update. Every solution I have found either wipes your computer, disables wallpapers completely, or uses a third party that for some reason breaks file explorer. Every day I become more and more annoyed with windows and they don't seem to be able to think of the simple things like a button that just hides or disables the watermark from appearing. If windows wasn't required for the programs I need for my job I would switch to Linux so fast. Anyone have a solution that doesn't disable some other part of the computer or require me having to back up all my files?
Unable to install the Windows Preview Update
I am unable to install the Windows Insider Preview update for the beta channel and I do not know how to fix it. I have retried around 5 or 6 times and still same error persists, It shows the following error. Windows 11 Insider Preview Quality Update (26220.7872) Install error - 0x80070306 Please help me fix this issue, Thank you.Windows Insider update stuck in endless download install restart loop
Hi everyone, I accidentally enrolled my PC into the Windows Insider Preview Program and since then I am stuck in a continuous update loop. A new Insider update appears in Windows Update, it downloads to 100 percent successfully, installs successfully, then Windows asks me to restart to complete the update. After restarting Windows shows Updating for around 30 minutes but it never completes, then the system boots normally and when I check Windows Update again the same update starts downloading again from the beginning. This cycle repeats every time so the update never finishes, I cannot properly leave the Windows Insider Preview Program and Windows Update is effectively stuck. I would like to stop this update loop, safely unenroll from the Windows Insider Preview Program and return to the stable public release of Windows without losing any data. Has anyone experienced this before or knows how to fix it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Muhammad Hasnain
Windows 11 Insider Preview Feature Update (26220.7653) is giving me the install error 0xc1900101
I have tried clearing the old Windows update folder, and Windows troubleshoot won't work. My os version is: OS version: 24H2 - 26120.6972 Last update that worked was: Windows 11 Insider Preview Feature Update (26220.7523)
Windows 11 Insider Preview KB5072033 Failed with Error 0x800f0983
Hello, I am encountering a persistent update failure on my MSI Katana 15 HX (Intel Core i9-14900HX). System Info: OS: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build: 26200.7171 Failed Update: 2025-12 Security Update (KB5072033) Error Code: 0x800f0983 Steps taken so far: Ran Windows Update Troubleshooter (Result: No issues detected). Entered Safe Mode and renamed the SoftwareDistribution folder to clear the update cache. Attempted to reset Windows Update components via Command Prompt. Despite these steps, the update still fails to install. Any advice or specific fixes for this Insider build would be greatly appreciated.
IHAVE PROBLEM IN MY WINDOWS
i m been using this laptop since 2023 and suddenly at 2024 of march , i got issued at transferring data they says 3 messages - "this permission perform this action " " there is not enough space to transfer any data( instead i have enough space)" and another issued was the channel glitch was i want to switch from canary to release preview channel but canary channel was enabled and other channel which i want to switch is disabled by canary channel if neither not updated nor updated the other channels was blocked anyways!..plz reinstall windows without data loss / lose..and 3rd issued was the search bar..i was typing suddenly the search bar crash and again i open it cant let me type and i use task manager to end task..plz find this 3 solution without data loss / lose. if dont know the solution.
