

When youre ready, you can find it on the Windows 11 software download page. We recommend you wait until your device has been offered the upgrade to Windows 11 before you use the Installation Assistant. Take a peek at the timeline of stories below for more information on what's coming. Other ways to install Windows 11 (not recommended) Use the Installation Assistant to upgrade. If you've not yet joined the Windows Insider program, you can do so through the Register for the Windows Insider Program page at Microsoft's "Insider" portal. There you'll find "Pick your Insider settings" and the ability to switch to the Beta Channel. To begin, head to your Windows machine's Settings – Update & Security – Windows Insider Program. If you would like to try the Windows 11 Insider Preview 22000.100, also known as the first Windows 11 Beta in the Beta Channel for Windows Insiders, by all means drop in and give it a click. If you've been wanting some "more stabilized builds of Windows 11" while Microsoft inches ever closer to the first public release of the operating system, the Beta Channel is your best bet. On the other hand, if you've already been using Windows 11 in the Dev Channel, you might now want to switch to the Beta Channel. This release is for intrepid users who wish to contribute their time and effort to Microsoft in testing Windows 11, without any sort of monetary compensation in return. It hasn't been completely tested, top to bottom, to a degree that Microsoft is comfortable with releasing it to everyday users, business users, and everyone else they consider a customer.

But Beta software is, by its nature, not quite ready for the public.
