Microsoft Highlights the Risks of Running Windows 11 Dev Builds

These builds will soon be less stable, Microsoft says

Windows 11 builds are currently available for users in the Windows Insider program enrolled in the Dev and Beta channels, but Microsoft has already warned that Dev users would soon be provided with early features that aren’t necessarily supposed to make their way to the next stable release.

In other words, Microsoft wants to use the Dev channel to experiment with new ideas that may or may not debut in a stable version of Windows at a later time, so the company says anyone interested in sticking with Windows 11, the Beta channel is the best option.

Windows 11 to make its debut later this year

Now in emails shipped to Windows insiders, Microsoft highlights the risks of sticking with the Dev channel, explaining the builds released in this ring would soon become less stable.

“Based on our data, you have a PC that is currently configured for flighting Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds in the Dev Channel,” Microsoft says in an email to sent to Dev users, according to HTNovo. “We will soon be flighting early development builds in the Dev channel. These builds may be less stable and won’t align with the version of Windows 11 expected to be available to the general public later this year.”

“If you would like to experience more reliable Windows 11 Insider Preview builds tied to the upcoming release, please move your device to the Beta Channel,” Microsoft further notes.

Windows 11 is projected to see the daylight later this year, and according to all the hints dropped by the company itself, this is projected to happen in October. Windows 11 will also be offered as a free upgrade to eligible devices, and Microsoft has already confirmed that the first computers would get it this year, with the rollout to then continue into 2022.