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I signed up to Windows Insider and everytime there is a new release, I usually download the ISO and install it.

Twice a year, a new stable version of Windows is released, I've downloaded the ISO and tried to install it only to find that the only available option is to do a clean install and my online research suggested leaving the Insider program or going back to an earlier version.

I do not want that so my question is there a way to "juggle" between stable (normally twice a year) and the more frequent insider builds without having to reinstall Windows every time? I tend to believe, if I understood the comments right, that the reason is that insider builds have a higher build number and installing a stable release would mean installing an "older" version.

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Turn off Windows Insider in your Windows 10 Settings preferences (Updates) and then wait. At one of the major updates, it will revert to non-insider without the need for a reinstall.

Moving back and forth is not at all practical. I have a separate Insider machine, but I am aware not everyone can do this

From October 20, 2020 (yesterday) it will take some time (about 6 months) to get back to a production release. That is a long time to wait, so an alternative is to back up your machine completely and reinstall production Windows 10 and your applications. Then restore your data.

This will work also.