
I guess we’ll need to wait and see what happens next. Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22449.1000 Update: New Boot Animation, Notification and more Tech Labs 36.9K subscribers 7.2K views 1 year ago Windows 11 Insider Preview Build. We know so far that Microsoft will not stop you from installing a fresh copy of Windows 10 on your PC, but you might not get updated in the future, something which is a real problem for a computer that’s used for work, not just for testing. I’m not sure what will happen with the Yellow column after the official release of Windows. I couldn’t figure out which PC was that (or VM, to be correct). On my current VM install of Windows 11, I could update to the 22449.1000 (rs_prerelease) build without any issues, but I did get an email from Microsoft saying one of my PCs is in the red column.

The Red column, unqualifying PCs will receive the following message in the Windows Update section: Limited exception until the official launch, will need to go back to Windows 10 Will continue to receive Dev Channel builds (experience may suffer) Will continue to receive Dev Channel builds PC doesn’t meet the requirements for Windows Insider Program That’s because Microsoft allows splits PCs into three categories when it comes to Insider Preview Dev Channel members.

This is different from Windows 11 minimum hardware requirements. Note that I said, “requirements for Windows preview builds”. They will continue however to receive Windows 11 cumulative updates until October 5th. That’s important, but more important is the fact Microsoft announced that PCs that don’t meet the minimum hardware requirements for Windows preview builds won’t receive new builds. Starting today, the Dev Channel moved past the feature set that will be available on the official launch day of Windows 11, October 5th.
