The Windows 11 ISO download options appear the at the bottom of the Windows 11 ISO download page. (It will probably require a few gigabytes of data.) Mark Hachman / IDG After you select the edition, press the blue “Confirm” button and the ISO file will download.

At the very bottom of the page you’ll see a drop-down menu where you can pick the edition of Windows 11 you wish to install-you’ll have a choice of either the Windows 11 Dev or Beta channel, or the Windows 10 Release Preview channel. To download the Windows 11 ISO, first visit Microsoft’s Windows Insider Preview ISO page. ISO file is essentially a virtual CD upon which the Windows 11 beta is stored and can be installed. On August 19, Microsoft added support for downloading an. After it downloads and installs, reboot your PC when prompted to begin the Windows 11 installation process. If you see that a file marked “Windows 11 Insider Preview 0.51 (co_release)” has begun downloading, good news! (If you’re reading this after our original story published, you may see builds like “Windows 11 Insider Preview 22000.100 (co_release)” appear instead.) The first build of Windows 11 is heading to your PC. (If you choose Release Preview, you’ll be offered the choice between Windows 10 and Windows 11 code at a later date.) If your PC does not meet the Windows 11 hardware specifications, you’ll be bumped to the Release Preview channel and offered Windows 10 code only. If your PC meets the Windows 11 minimum hardware specifications, you’ll be eligible to choose all three channels. Our how-to story describes how to join the Windows Insider program, but it’s simple: You can join by accessing the Settings menu within your PC, and proceeding from there.

Windows 11 builds will also be accessible, eventually, from the most conservative Release Preview Channel, which publishes largely finished code. If you want to be the very first to try out the first official builds of Windows 11, you’ll need to be part of the Windows Insider Dev Channel or the Beta Channel-Microsoft has added Windows 11 to the Beta Channel as of July 29. If you choose the Dev Channel, you’ll download the first Windows 11 build, provided your PC’s hardware qualifies. The Dev Channel is the most “aggressive” channel: You’ll see the earliest, least-tested code first. As our Windows Insider introduction details, there are three channels of code: the Dev Channel, the Beta Channel, and the Release Preview Channel.

As an Insider, you have the opportunity to try out new code before everyone else does. Microsoft’s Windows Insider program is the beta program for its operating system.

To try out Windows 11, join the Windows Insider program

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