How to test beta versions of Windowsįirst, sign up for the Microsoft Windows Insider program here. Early software can contains bugs and break things.
Anyone is able to become a Windows Insider, aka a tester, but you should only install early versions of Windows on a system that you don't rely on every day. As with Windows 10, you can let the company know what youd like to see added to the software in a dedicated. Get started with the Windows Insider Program.
Latest build in Windows 10 21H2 Latest build in Windows 11. An early Windows 11 version was made available to members of the Windows Insider program. Be the first to download the new Windows, with quality updates and key features. More specifically, Windows 11 requires Intel 8th Gen Coffee Lake or Zen 2 CPUs and up, TPM 2.0, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. We've talked about the Windows 11 system requirements elsewhere - but, this time, Microsoft said you can only install it on processors made from roughly 2016 to 2017 onward.