Just opt-in Windows Insider fast ring but it is not finding updates?

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I just enable Insider Preview Build under Windows Update > Advanced options > Get Insider Preview, then I moved the slider to the Fast level. After that I restarted my computer. I also have Developer mode activated and my Windows is in en-US.

But it doesn't seem to be installing anything related to insider builds.

My registry looks like this:

registry

I tried running

%windir%\system32\wuauclt.exe /detectnow

But nothing happened.

What else do I have to do to get the updates?

BrunoLM

Posted 2016-04-07T20:44:40.067

Reputation: 3 675

Download the current Insider Preview .ISO, mount the image, and install it manually. There are a bunch of conditions that must be trust for you to start to, move into the Insider Preview branch, from the stable branch. It is far easier just to force it. – Ramhound – 2016-04-07T20:47:36.160

Out of interest since you mention "developer mode" what build are you on precisely? – Ramhound – 2016-04-07T20:58:13.710

@Ramhound HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>Microsoft>Windows NT>CurrentVersion > CurrentBuild says 10586 – BrunoLM – 2016-04-07T21:19:33.737

I've just installed Insider Hub and it says I'm on th2_release_sec 10586 Professional – BrunoLM – 2016-04-07T21:20:59.067

Like I said, just use the .ISO, and move directly to the build you want to use. – Ramhound – 2016-04-07T21:21:16.183

@Ramhound, is it possible to use the ISO and update the OS while keeping the old files and applications? Booting from the ISO, when I tried to choose that option, it says I should start Windows normally and use setup.exe. Doing that, it asks for product keys. How did you use the ISO? – highBandWidth – 2016-04-12T20:11:51.570

Whenever I used this method, to upgrade my Windows 10 virtual machines, I just skipped entering a product key. I honestly had no problems which is the reason I thought nothing of it. – Ramhound – 2016-04-12T20:14:32.297

Answers

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The update took 3 days to show up.

Not sure if it is a wait time or a scheduled day that they broadcast the update or something.

BrunoLM

Posted 2016-04-07T20:44:40.067

Reputation: 3 675

It is weird that this is not documented anywhere. – highBandWidth – 2016-04-12T04:22:20.880

This might nail the mystery: when did you first install Windows 10 and approx what is the time in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost\Timestamps\EnablePreviewBuildsTimestamp ? – highBandWidth – 2016-04-12T20:53:36.393