How to download and start using Windows 11 now if you have a compatible computer without having to wait until the end of the year
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Windows 11 was announced at the end of June with a planned release date of the end of the year. We saw how many teams will find limitations when executing it, something that has caused many complaints. If, on the other hand, your PC is compatible, you don't have to wait until the end of the year to see how Windows 11 works so you can start using it.
It is about making use of the possibilities offered by the Windows Insider Program, which allows access to versions of Windows before they are released in order to correct possible bugs before they reach a greater number of users.A completely legal option and very easy to carry out
How you can start using Windows 11
The first step is, as expected, to find out if our computer meets all the requirements to be able to use Windows 11. To do this, you can use the application designed by Microsoft or options such as WhyNotWin11 . If our equipment is compatible, we can now continue with the necessary steps
Checked the requirements, now it&39;s time to join the Windows Insider program, something we can do in the Settings section and entering Update and security and then enter the subsection Windows Insider ProgramAt that point click on Start"
We will have to choose a Microsoft account, the one we are using on the computer, and choose some of the three possible channels:
- Development Channel (Dev Channel): those who choose the Dev channel will receive builds before no one They are the first in a development cycle and will contain the latest work-in-progress code from our engineers, so they are not as polished and can cause system instability or bugs. These builds focus on improvements that will appear in future versions of Windows 11 when they are ready, and can be delivered as full operating system build updates or service releases.The objective is generate the necessary feedback to correct errors
- Beta Channel: With more polished builds than the Dev Channel, allows access to relatively updates validated by Microsoft and at the same time to improvements that will come in future versions of Windows. These builds have fewer bugs and will be tied to a specific upcoming release. And the goal remains the same: to help engineers fix bugs and get them fixed before a major release.
- Release Preview Channel: Aimed at first-time users and IT professionals, it is primarily intended forBusinesses are aware of and validate upcoming releases of Windows 10 before wide deployment within their organization. These are the three channels into which the Insider Program will be divided from the end of the month.
We will see a window with information related to some aspects of the Insider Program in which we must click on Continue. It will be there where we will have to restart the computer to start the download of the most recent Build available within the channel we have chosen."
"At that point, and as in a normal update, we can only wait. We can check the progress of the download in the Update and security section."
At this same point we can see which channel we have chosen and if at any time we want to exit the program, we must click on a tab with the text Stop getting preview versions and thus go back to being normal Windows users."