How to disable Windows Insider Program Settings in Windows 11/10

Microsoft always comes up with innovation, just like the Windows Insider Program. Today when the world is moving towards information technology and entrepreneurship, Microsoft is working harder to help make dreams come true. Therefore, the Windows Insider Program has been designed to provide a nova and a better approach to IT developers and entrepreneurs.

This optional service has not yet been released publically but is available for testing as per the user’s choice. Microsoft has opened its arms for feedback of the program, some dissatisfied users might want to disable it after use. So here we are to guide you on how to disable Windows Insider Program Settings in Windows 10.

Disable Windows Insider Program Settings

Windows Insider Program is more about telemetries, so it may not suits every user. Furthermore, the program releases build in a very short interval and this may run your PC a little slow and make it unstable. This article shows two different methods to disable Windows Insider Program Settings in Windows 11/10.

1. Using Local Group Policy Editor
2. Through the Registry Editor

Let’s learn both methods in detail:

1] Disable Windows Insider Program Settings using Group Policy Editor

In case you do not have Group Policy Editor, download it before starting the below steps.

• Click the Start button.
• In the search tab, type run and hit Enter.
• Type gpedit.msc in the Run dialog box and hit Enter.
• In the Local Group Policy Editor window, navigate to the following path:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Component > Windows Update > Windows Update for Business

• Move to the right pane and double-click on the Manage Preview Builds option.

• Inside the Manage Preview Builds window, check the Enabled radio button.

• Then go to the Options section, and using the drop-down menu, set the preferred release channel.
• Select Apply and then OK.

Once done, verify the changes made.

Read: Your diagnostics settings are preventing this device from getting Insider builds.

2] Disable Windows Insider Program Settings via Registry Editor

If you’re using the Home version then you might not be able to disable Windows Insider Program Settings using Group Policy Editor. In such a case, you can use the help of the Registry Editor using the below instructions.

But before you go to the steps, one thing you must know that editing a registry can be risky. It can damage your system permanently which might be irreversible. So, if you have limited knowledge of what you’re doing then you can skip it and ask a skilled person to complete the tinkering.

Right-click on the Start button and select Run to open the Run dialog box.

Type regedit in the search field press Enter to open the Registry Editor.

Click Yes if UAC prompts on your Windows screen.

Under the Registry Editor folder navigate to the path given below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

You can also simply copy the above path line and paste it into the registry address bar to navigate the path line directly.

If you don’t find the WindowsUpdate subkey, right-click on Windows and select Key. Then name the new key as WindowsUpdate and then press Enter to save it.

Now move to the right pane, do a right-click on the empty space, and then select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Name the new key as ManagePreviewBuildsPolicyValue and then double-click on it to set the value.

In order to enable the Insider Program page options, set the Value data 1 and hit OK to save it. And set the Value data 2, if you want to disable the Insider Program.

Then again create a new DWORD value and name it BranchReadinessLevel. Right-click on the created Dword Value and select Modify.

In the dialog box, you can set the Value data as following:

• 2 = Receive Dev channel builds.
• 4 = Receive Beta channel builds.
• 8 = Receive Release Preview builds.

Once you set the Value data, click on the OK button to save the changes.

That’s all.