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What is the fate of Windows 10 Insider Preview 21390.2025 - Windows 10 Feature Experience Pack 321.13302.10.3?

Anonymous
2021-07-12T19:15:53+00:00

I have been a Windows Insider Preview participant on the Dev Channel since early 2015. I am presently running the "Subject" version on three of my computers. As these machines are not Windows 11 compliant on minimums I see no reason to "dabble" in the Windows 11 Preview experience if I can not run it permanently on these systems. Worth noting is the fact that this version expires on 10/31/2021. What happens then? From what I have been able to find online all roads lead to "clean install of Windows 10" and in doing so nothing in the way of apps or programs can be saved, personal files only with an appropriate backup. This to me is a horrible send off for those of us who have been participants in the Insider Preview Experience. I find it hard to believe that these Insider Previews cannot be re-tuned and/or updated to a straight Windows 10 experience, be that Pro or Home versions.

I will post the question again; What happens if we ride it out on our existing Insider Previews and 10/31/2021 comes and goes?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-08-22T12:21:45+00:00

    Thanks, Saravana712. Your answer is not the one I wanted, but likely is the reality I have to face.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-08-18T22:38:02+00:00

    I have a similar issue with Build 21390.2025 and the Developers Inside Program. Everything ran fine until Windows Update automatically performed a check to see if my computer could run Windows 11 Preview. Long story short, my computer didn't meet the requirements, but now Windows Update is stuck at this point. All I can do is click the "Fix Issues" tab which only results in the same failed to meet requirements message. I can't download any new updates for Windows 10, at least from Windows Update. Other than doing a clean reinstall of Windows 10, is there anything I can do to bypass Windows 11 from trying to download and install on my system?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-12T20:12:52+00:00

    First, 21390.2025 is the leaked build and not the Dev build. There is no support for the leaked build. There is no way of knowing what will happen if you keep this build installed since it is not an official build. 22000.51 was the official first release to Insiders in the Dev Channel, and last week there was a cumulative update to that which brought the version to 22000.65.

    I don't know if you installed this leaked build as an update within the past 10 days, but if you did so, you MAY be able to roll back now to Windows 10 (provided this feature works in the leaked build). Or, you can reimage now back to 10 if you can't roll back. But there is no support for the leaked build.

    Second, if you know your computers don't meet the requirements, the only "safe" thing to do after rolling back to Windows 10 is to run the official Dev builds in a VM. That way, your Windows 10 installation won't be impacted.

    Sorry..

    Sorry but you are incorrect.

    Insider build 21390.2025 was the last Dev official build, the leaked build was version 21996.1

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    @shelbymustang

    Nothing happens, you'll be nagged by an expiration message for another 30 days I think but eventually you will have to clean install Windows 10

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  4. Barb Bowman 80,700 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-07-12T19:56:29+00:00

    if you know your computers don't meet the requirements, the only "safe" thing to do is to run the official Dev builds in a VM. That way, your Windows 10 installation won't be impacted.

    Sorry..

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-10-17T20:46:56+00:00

    Will i be able to continue to use the windows normally after the build expires? i also have the Windows 10 Insider Preview 21390.2025 - Windows 10 Feature Experience Pack 321.13302.10.3
    I mean, i'm fine in not getting any updates. Will my computer work just fine after it expires?? I do not want to do a clean installation

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