Microsoft unveils a secret tunnel for Windows Insiders who want out Liberation beckons for Microsoft's Beta Channel Windows Insiders thanks to an optional installation of Windows 11 23H2 for users who wish to opt out. Windows Insiders who no longer want to be Microsoft's unpaid testers have often found leaving a challenge. In the past, there were magic windows – no pun intended – where the …
And how do you get rid of those previews that have started to appear about each end of the month, and which prevent you from getting any updates (because else you'll install those too)? Simply checking for updates (for instance to get the newest Virus definitions) automatically starts installing those previews, with no way to stop them...
I'd rather wait till the official Patch Day, when those previews are deemed (Microsoft) stable.
Genuine question
> The virus definitions update themselves 3-4 times/day in the background
They did, indeed, initially Windows 11 always checked for updates first thing just after booting. I didn't even need to log in.
But this is Microsoft we're talking about, so somewhere around the last milestone Win11 update (can't check right now which one that was), this stopped, since then Microsoft's Antivirus solution (name?) eventually starts complaining that its definitions are outdated. When opening the System/Update tab, it just says "You're up to date, last checked x days ago". Go figure how it knows I'm still up to date...
And there are also the various firmware and driver updates which come the same way, and which now won't appear anymore unless I actively check for updates. So I'm forced to manually check for updates every couple days, at least till the next Microsoft previews appear and just sit there waiting for me to look away so they can slip in...
I guess it's yet another bug, my Win11 is full of them. And yet I don't use it, it's only there for firmware updates and the occasional (old, XP-era) game. It's pretty much the vanilla Dell Windows 11 Home installation the laptop came with, just regularly updated.
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