If you see Get started -button on insider settings then your device is out of insider program.
Unenrollment not working. What do I do?
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Jay Gourley
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My Windows 11 PC has been "queued for unenrollment" for weeks now, but Windows Update keeps installing Release Preview updates.
Release Preview was the channel I briefly enrolled in a few months ago. I unenrolled from shortly thereafter. Today, Windows Update installed Version 25H2 Build 26200.7015 that was just released yesterday on the Windows Insider Release Preview channel. I believe this is the third new Insider release I've received since unenrolling from Windows Insider. Throughout this time, the device setting for Windows Insider has consistently showed "Queued for unenrollment."
I've wasted too much time on useless bots like the one on this hub site, Copilot and others. I hope someone here can offer some accurate insight.
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Pauli O 14,525 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2025-10-29T13:22:11.5733333+00:00 -
Jay Gourley 21 Reputation points
2025-10-30T01:59:19.03+00:00 Thanks, Pauli O.
I see the "Get Started." However, "Preview Update (KB5067036) (26200.7019)" installed today.
You may have overlooked your earlier involvement in this thread. You recommended that I remove the WindowsSelfHost key. I did. The "Get Started" reappeared when I did that. You thought and I hoped that would result in my escape from the Insider program.
CrazyKats in a separate post thinks the build I received is a general release. He said "sometimes" the same build goes out simultaneously on the preview channel and to general release. He didn't say if those builds are mislabeled "Preview Update." So I'm left with a lot of inconclusive contradictory information.
Bottom line: I don't know what to believe. If you're right and today's update really was mislabeled, then there must be some way other than your assurance to confirm that. How do you know the "Get Started" is a guarantee that the update I received today was not an Insider update?
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Pauli O 14,525 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2025-10-30T03:56:34.5733333+00:00 If you're right and today's update really was mislabeled
It wasn't miss labeled. See my comments on another reply.
Here is explanation of different update types.
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CrazyKats 11,975 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2025-10-29T14:54:45.52+00:00 Hi Jay,
I do believe you. Check the setting that Pauli pointed
out in his image. All I was trying to say was that
sometimes an update goes out to Release Preview
and Release at the same time.
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Jay Gourley 21 Reputation points
2025-10-30T02:03:40.07+00:00 Thanks again, CrazyKats. When Microsoft simultaneously releases the same build in both Preview and general release channels, does it mislabel them as "Preview Update"? The build I received today was, "Preview Update (KB5067036) (26200.7019)". There are some additional details in a comment I posted to a proposed answer from Pauli O at 10:22 EDT (14:22 UTC) 29 Oct 2025.
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CrazyKats 11,975 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2025-10-30T02:10:23.2366667+00:00 Hi,
Did you check this?
If it's On, that may be why it's saying Preview.
Turn it Off and all should be good.
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Jay Gourley 21 Reputation points
2025-10-30T02:47:58.7966667+00:00 Thanks again, CrazyKats. That's possible. I had that enabled in the hope it would speed expulsion from the insider program. I disabled it on your recommendation. I don't suppose we'll know if that was the reason for the update being labeled "preview" until then next update rolls around.
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Pauli O 14,525 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2025-10-30T03:44:35.01+00:00 Those Cumulative Updates for public released Windows 11 outside of Patch Tuesdays (second Tuesday of the month) are labeled "preview" and that switch is on it will be installed, if that switch is off then it's optional and you can install it if you which.
Here only Oct. 14 update is mandatory. Other updates are Previews or Out-of-band updates. OOB updates are hotfixes that can't wait for next patch Tuesday.
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