


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
