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Full Fix: Your Insider preview build settings need attention
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Many Windows 10 users who have updated their computers are now complaining they can’t get rid of the annoying error message informing them that theirInsider preview build settings need attention.
Although this is not a blocking error, it’s quite intriguing for users because some of them have never run Insider builds.
The whole error message reads as follows:Your Insider preview build settings need attention. Go to Windows Insider Program to fix this.
It appears this is a harmless error message, as users haven’t reported any serious issue associated with it.
Your Insider preview build settings need attentionmessage can appear and cause issues while downloading Insider builds. Speaking of this issue, here are some similar problems that users reported:
How to fix Your Insider preview build settings need attention?
1. Make changes to your registry
2. Remove the AllowTelemetry value from your registry
If you’re gettingYour Insider preview build settings need attentionmessage, you might be able to fix the problem simply by removing a single value from your registry. To do that, follow these steps:
After you delete this value, the problem should be completely resolved. IfAllowTelemetryisn’t available in the registry, you can just skip this solution.
3. Clear FlightingOwnerGUID value
According to users, sometimes FlightingOwnerGUID entry in your registry can causeYour Insider preview build settings need attentionmessage to appear.
However, you can fix that simply by clearing the value of theFlightingOwnerGUID entry. To do that, just follow these steps:
After doing that, you need to go through the Get Insider Preview Builds process again and sign in with yourMicrosoft account. Several users reported that it worked for them, so be sure to try it out.
4. Check your antivirus
According to users, sometimes your antivirus can interfere with your system and causeYour Insider preview build settings need attentionmessage to appear.
To fix this problem, it’s advised that you disable certain antivirus features or your antivirus altogether. If that doesn’t work, you might even have to remove your antivirus.
If the problem is resolved after removing the antivirus, you should considerswitching to a different antivirus solution, that won’t interfere with your system.
Several users reported thatSpybotsoftware caused this issue on their PC, but after disabling Spybot the problem was completely resolved.
5. Change EnablePreviewBuilds DWORD
If you keep gettingYour Insider preview build settings need attentionmessage, you might be able to fix the problem by making a few minor changes in your registry. To do that, follow these steps:
After doing that, you just need to make few changes in the Settings app. To do that, follow these steps:
After doing that, the problem should be completely resolved and everything will start working again.
6. Terminate Insider preview and change your password
According to users, you might be able to fix the problem withYour Insider preview build settings need attentionmessage simply by terminating the Insider preview.
Users reported that they changed their account password online and then made sure that their account is verified.
After doing that, they just restarted their PC and joined the Insider preview program once again. After doing all that, the issue should be resolved completely and everything will start working again.
7. Run WSReset command
SometimesYour Insider preview build settings need attentionmessage can appear due to certain issues with Microsoft Store, and several users claim that they fixed the problem by clearing the Store cache.
This is quite simple to do, and you can do it by following these steps:
After doing that, the Store cache will be cleared and the problem should be resolved.
8. Make sure that your account is verified
According to users, sometimes in order to fixYour Insider preview build settings need attentionmessage you need to make sure that your account is verified. You can do that by following these steps:
Once you verify your account, check if the problem is still there.
9. Delete ErrorState, LastHR, PilotInfoRing values
Sometimes certain entries in your registry can interfere with your system and causeYour Insider preview build settings need attentionmessage to appear.
To fix this problem, you just need to remove certain entries from the registry. To do that, follow these steps:
After doing that, the issue should be completely resolved.
Your Insider preview build settings need attentionmessage that will prevent you from downloading the latest Insider builds, but we hope that you managed to fix the problem by using one of our solutions.
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Madalina Dinita
Networking & Security Specialist
Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina Dinita
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Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
