Want to try the latest update for important features for Windows 10? If you don’t mind living on the wild side with a beta – something you it could I don’t want to risk And if Windows applications are essential for you to do your job and / or function in real life – getting access to Windows 10 21H1 early is easy.
Before you start, do a backup of your system just in case. It’s your decision if that means cloning your entire hard drive or copying critical files to a cloud or external store. Regardless of how you decide to preserve your data, make sure you do something; yyou never know when a Windows 10 beta can cause unforeseen problems. (Iit happens to regular Windows updates, so …)
Iif you’re afraid that a beta might break any super important apps that you use regularly, thinking about avoiding the beta completely or make a complete clone of the disk so that you can restore back to your stable operating system quickly and easily in the event of disasters. Or, hell, you can always run Windows 10 21H1 on a virtual machine if you want to check out new features without affecting your current operating system.
After deciding, sign up for the Windows Insider program, if you haven’t already. You will find the option at Settings> Update and security> Windows Insider program. Once it’s set up, which only takes a few minutes and ahand full of clicks, make sure you have chosen the Beta Channel for your updates.
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The next time you run Windows Update, you he must see the special highlighted text box for Windows 10 21H1. The updated operating system will not be installed automatically (for now); you will have to trigger the download and install it yourself.
You can click on the “See what’s in this update” link if you want, but at the time this text was written, you will not be taken to a website that shows what’s new in Windows 10 21H1. To save a search on the web, here’s the short list of resources plus a lot of bug and security fixes:
- Support for multiple Windows Hello cameras, to set the default as the external camera when Windows Hello external and internal cameras are present.
- Windows Defender Application Guard performance improvements, including the optimization of the opening times of the document.
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Group Policy Service (GPSVC), update the performance improvement to support remote work scenarios.
The Windows update that contains introduces you probably care (and will use) is Windows 10 21H2, scheduled to arrive at some point this fall. This is a little boring if you were looking at, say, play with a new float Start menubut chances are good now that you are a Windows Insider will be able to obtain a beta version of the operating system before its official release. Çalthough Windows 10 21H1 doesn’t excite you, at least you now familiar with the process and subscribed to the Beta Channel for any and all future (more exciting) updates.
If you want to leave the beta for any reason, just visit the Windows Insider program screen in the Windows Update settings again and select the option Stop getting preview builds. Consider changing your channel for Version Preview. This will not help you to revert to the beta you are currently in, but it will keep you with a much more stable version of the operating system – if that is your problem – as soon as it is ready.