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Windows Insider is an open software testing program by Microsoft that allows users globally who own a valid license of Windows 11, Windows 10, [1] [2] or Windows Server [3] [4] to register for pre-release builds of the operating system previously only accessible to software developers.
The first preview was released on July 15, 2021, to Insiders who opted in to Release Preview Channel that failed to meet minimum system requirements for Windows 11. [3] [4] The update began rolling out on November 16, 2021.
Windows 10, version 22H2 is the only Windows 10 update to be eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, which offers continued security updates until October 13, 2026 for consumers, or at most October 10, 2028 for businesses and schools. [8]
Public patches of Windows 10, version 20H2 Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights 10.0.19042.572 Version 20H2 [21] KB4579311 Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel: October 13, 2020 Public release: October 20, 2020 10.0.19042.608 [22] KB4580364 Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel: October 22, 2020 New Meet Now feature in Skype
The first preview was released to Insiders on February 14, 2018. The update was originally made available to public consumers on October 2, 2018, [3] [4] but its rollout was halted on October 6, 2018, due to a serious bug that deletes users' personal files after updating.
Microsoft explicitly stated that Windows Insider was not a valid upgrade path for those running a version of Windows that is ineligible for the upgrade offer; although, if it was not installed with a license carried over from an in-place upgrade to 10 Insider Preview from Windows 7 or 8.1, the Insider Preview does remain activated as long as ...
Preview builds of Windows 10, version 2004 Version Release date(s) Highlights 10.0.18836 [3] Skip ahead: February 14, 2019 Added support for directly accessing Linux subsystem files in Windows Subsystem for Linux distro through File Explorer [8] Improvements to WSL command-line interface capability [8] 10.0.18841 [9] Skip ahead: February 22, 2019
Beta Channel, Release Preview Channel and public release: July 13, 2021 This update is no longer available from Microsoft Update Catalog or other release channels since September 12, 2023, although it continues to be available from Windows Update.