Microsoft Windows 11 system updates are pushed in stages, and a large version may take several weeks to complete. For users who want to get new features as soon as possible, there seems to be no other way than joining the preview.
Twitter user @PhantomOfEarth discovered a hidden option in Microsoft’s latest Canary preview build of Windows 11, Build 25314 , to get Windows Updates ASAP.
As can be seen from the picture, the hidden option will appear on the Windows update page. It is not clear whether it has any effect, but it proves that Microsoft is already developing related functions.
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IT Home lists the opening methods for everyone (it is risky, do not open it on the main machine):
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Upgrade Windows 11 to Canary Preview 25314
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Download Vive Tool from the GitHub repository
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Extract Vive Tool files to a directory
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Start Windows Terminal as administrator, switch to Command Prompt
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Use the CD command to navigate to the Vive Tool’s folder. For example, CD C:\Vive
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Type vivetool /enable /id:43132439 and press Enter
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Restart the computer
If you want to revert your changes, you can use the command:
vivetool /disable /id:43132439
