What Windows 11 could have been

[@2z1x]

The timebomb isn't going off as every build after 14965 doesn't have a "real" timebomb (still boots on the current date).

[@ThatRandomToast]

The behavior of timebomb is varied between Windows builds in general.

[@FoxyAnimater]

Just in case, I forget which executable it is, but if you delete one singular executable in the wim image of the installer, I believe it's in Windows System 32. You can actually completely disable any and all time bombs for any and all insider builds. I did it for my Raspberry Pi on an arm build at one point, so I know it's real and it does work.

[@_theskyisthelimit_]

hi all

[@쉬릿-0_o]

X😮😮😮S

[@2z1x]

@@FoxyAnimater Which build was it? Every build before 14965 would need ci.dll and winload.efi to be patched so you could boot on current date.

[@TheWanderingTraderm]

I like how he decided to use the old intro for this new betaexplorer video

[@MJdaCamell]

Beta Explorer is a company that gives ender his beta ISO’s. It’s a sub branch of the main Endermanch conglomeracy

[@KittenTM]

Oh my god I forgot about that intro... damn it's been so long

[@DorpyTheFox]

@@MJdaCamell why do you keep referring to this as "companies"

[@dadarkmatterdude]

@@DorpyTheFox, probably for the lulz.

[@vajoexe]

i was shocked too. i looke dat the date of uploading and i was shocked

[@laglife]

Windows timebombs work very differently nowadays, instead of not booting after the timebomb goes off, the certificate used to sign every system file expires and causes a lot of stuff to break. (such as the OOBE requiring elevation, MMC being blocked, etc) If you install this build on the correct date, no such problems would happen. Also this build most likely was an internal test build of the 10X UI on desktop, since 10X has been in development since at least early 2019, definitely predating 18946. I suspect Windows 11 started as a project to bring most of 10X's UI to desktop, and slowly morphed into 11.

[@abc-oo8ce]

but can you actually resign the certs

[@joj.]

11 is, after all, pretty much just a reskin of 10. MS were working on redesigning 10's UI for a fair few years before it publicly leaked out as the "Sun Valley" 22H2 update that eventually morphed into Win11. It's clear to see the progression from 10 to 10X to 11.

[@laglife]

@@abc-oo8ce No. I've tried this and it does not work unless you patch Windows CI

[@abc-oo8ce]

@@laglife oh

[@YMica-OSE]

The only way to get around the system certificate problem is by disabling UAC entirely (EnableLUA = 0)

[@tulip1634]

3:42 dawg typed out the full legal name

[@kusumnagar9918]

@@tulip1634 Microsoft Command Prompt cmd is his nickname

[@ezequieldom641]

Man that intro brings back some memories

[@PatRyk738]

betaexplorer intro in 2024 i must be high on something

[@MJdaCamell]

It’s not just an intro, it’s his second company 🥹🥹🥹

[@brurmonemt]

@@MJdaCamellenderman corporation confirmed?!

[@BlueSheep777]

@@MJdaCamell enderman doesn't have a company. What you are reffering to is probably project.

[@tauon_]

​@@BlueSheep777 youtube users when jokes

[@SouradiptaPlays]

@@BlueSheep777 do you think of us to be idiots or what???? 💀

[@Terminal10]

i haven't seen beta explorer in such a long time

[@Endermanch]

It's a super deep cut, many would think it's a new series or something like that... I think the last time I made BetaExplorer was 4 years ago?

[@boalbads]

@@Endermanch i thought it was one of those series's that had like 3 episodes then never happens again lol

[@10GTech]

The timebomb on the builds after 14965 won't go off since it will still let you boot on the current date but the certificate expires, a lot of system stuff behaves weird (UAC even for system applications, MMC getting blocked unless opening though CMD,...)

[@mrfoxesite69482]

i ran mmc on a iron build. i got a 1909 virtual drive, got to system32 into it and ran mmc. still there is a better method than this but yeah it works. on this build, dont use a 2004-22h2 virtual drive as it predates windows 10 2004, it wont work.

[@Nicolas-m4d]

2:47 still more compatible with dark mode than control panel

[@beephh]

not until you realise it was intended for Windows 10X, but specifically before 10X has been named, it was Centaurus.

[@gdplayer1035]

hmm it's almost like windows 11 is a comprehensive reskin of windows 10 with a bunch of web browsers integrated into it

[@HAKANKOKCU]

thats what we have now already

[@haiku_real]

I’ve been fascinated by Windows 10X, specifically how it appearantly would install updates in the background and would only restart when needed

[@Shea7TDM]

old intro in the big 2024 is crazy, thought i clicked on the wrong video hahaha

[@xanderplayz3446]

Wait… DOES THE BUILD STRING HAVE XBOX IN IT? XBOX BUILD???

[@mine4114-rc7nu]

I noticed that too!

[@vajoexe]

@@mine4114-rc7nu me too. strange

[@Silverforlife]

Yeah seen that too, wondered what is it, maybe some pre series x/s os build bcz its 2019?

[@aaron_the_penguin]

That's what I thought! People in this comments section though are saying it could be an early build on Win10X, which is what eventually became Win11. Notably, 10X was designed for dual-screen devices, so maybe they planned a dual screen xbox handheld?

[@brunoman4006]

6:43 It's not that much of a suprise for me that some stuff are actually webviews in the retail windows 11, i'd love to see if windows has internally some "websites" files that works as programs

[@GarfieldtheDestroyer]

I thought BetaExplorer as a series died like 4 years ago after like 3 videos. But it's great to see it back.

[@Nas_Allie]

It really pisses me off that search is baked everywhere on Windows 11 but they STILL put it on the taskbar -…- It’s just annoying to turn off on every new windows install

[@ThatRandomToast]

Beside web search, what's wrong? Also, Everything by voidtools only looks for filenames. You still can't search for things such as "group policy". So I would have to use both intechangably.

[@kubos5500]

0:44 🔥sync

[@l1fenr]

That's sick

[@uwuprofeno]

0:24 hours here in spain and watching a enderman video after a long time

[@kaslmineer7999]

2:31: perfect timematch

[@_._._._._._._.__._._._._._._._]

Reminds me of Explorer Patcher when it crashes and breaks my entire desktop....

[@pichu_pompom]

bruh

[@rafaelsantinosupertux]

real title: windows 11 tech demo

[@blockblitzz]

the intro brought back so much memories and the endcardds

[@YMica-OSE]

2:23 You can make your life a bit easier and remove that message entirely by deleting LicensingUI.exe in System32. Also, as many explained below the reason why you're getting UAC and MMC being blocked is due to the signature problem. The only way to get around this is to turn UAC off entirely (EnableLUA = 0).

[@noble_lime]

Windows 10X was the beta of windows 11 just like windows longhorn to vista (10x was designed for dual screen before Microsoft decided to scrap it and work it's features on 11)

[@ThatRandomToast]

It's not analogous. Windows 10X isn't even built on the normal Windows, it was built on Windows Core OS.

[@mrfoxesite69482]

@@ThatRandomToast windows 10 21370 has its oobe with rounded corners. its a fusion with 11's oobe. it has the images and background of 10x but the controls of 11 with 10x remants.

[@ThatRandomToast]

@@mrfoxesite69482 Windows 10 build 21370 or 11 build 21370?

[@wezu4972]

I can see someone liked the new CS2 music kits haha. Nice video, the beat drops timed exactly to opening the start menu were a chefs kiss

[@thebobbok]

isoxo? iso and knock r like my favorite artists lol

[@codrutx]

Oh god, the web view in a start menu is an atrocity

[@pablol7543]

Windows 11: In this moment the video has 11 hours old. Chance?

[@nobbyfirefly57]

You have excellent music taste, but it would be cool if the credits were in the desc too.

[@hrznn]

I like W10 as it is, the squared and compact design is great. They're just redesigning for the sake of changing sth, but less and less parts of the UI get redesigned now, so we're on a weird mix of Vista/7/8/10/11, and at the very deep even older stuff. Windows needs to be rewritten completely at this point. It's unstable, slow, unsecure, etc. 10 was my last Win, already switched to Debian, and trying out macOS rn.

[@sumbodee3]

W11 is simply made to spy on you like never before

[@atsizbalik]

i wish microsoft made it's design better. i really love the fluent design but it feels weird because most things haven't changed much

[@shadesoftime]

Windows makes too many compromises for the sake of compatibility, and mac too few. Linux is the sweet spot in this regard

[@atsizbalik]

@@shadesoftime the macos one is so true, like you can't even run x86-32 apps

[@hrznn]

@@shadesoftime For a few month now, I've been daily driving a Ryzen Pro 6650U in a used HP Elitebook with Debian 12 + Gnome. It's really good, all of the firmware came included, flawless OOBE. Battery life is decent, way better than windows, at around 3-4 hours with Docker based software development. But, I always have some kind of issue, glitch, crash, weird errors, every single day. Installing software is is not great. If I'm lucky to get a .deb file it's all good (but Gnome can't just launch the package installer prompt, it treats it as an archive), but the repositories are mostly outdated, firefox just gives a tarball with the binary, some software are using weird snap and flatpak stuff, Zed has to be cloned and compiled, etc. TLDR, if I want to install something, I always have to whip out the terminal. This is unusable for my family members, I'd be tech supporting 24/7. Which is why I'm trying out macos.

[@bonziorglover2023]

i wish windows 11 could look more like windows 7 and have aero and old features....

[@SweetCloud0598]

Windows 11 is actually more like Windows 7 than Windows 10. Transparencies predominate (although they don't look like glass), The corners of the visual elements are rounded, the interface has quite a few shadows. In addition, the icons are increasingly moving away from the flat design of Windows 10.

[@bonziorglover2023]

@@SweetCloud0598 ya but i mean the icons on windows 11 are just not shiny they are just rounded and lame. i meant that I wanted more windows 7 than more windows 11 cuz who likes mica? no one! cuz windows 11's design is bad! How bout we give windows 11 the force to get into the windows 7 community. and btw.... WINDOWS 11 IS SPYWARE! the taskbar and the start menu look like lame boring jokes to me. When will windows 11 end support? RIGHT NOW!

[@SweetCloud0598]

@bonziorglover2023 Windows 11 is supported until at least 2030/2031. Besides, as I was saying to someone else, people stick with things out of pure nostalgia, because I bet few people would feel comfortable using Windows XP or Windows 7 right now. I agree that instead of mica they should have opted for acrylic, but it must also be taken into account that acrylic could cause problems with readability, especially in windows that uses it in the background like the settings app. Besides, Aero only looked nice when there was an image underneath. If there was text underneath, it didn't look as nice. It makes me laugh how everyone who complains about Windows 11 being spyware is either using Windows 10 which is ABSOLUTELY THE SAME THING or using an android/iOS with the whole meta pack and Tik Tok installed And then they don't say anything when at least I and most of the people I know carry the most sensitive information on their phones rather than on their computers, which they only use for work or play, and then worry that "Windows 11 is spying" when they are just as happy using meta apps on their phones.

[@SweetCloud0598]

@@bonziorglover2023 Windows 11 is supported until at least 2030/2031. Besides, as I was saying to someone else, people stick with things out of pure nostalgia, because I bet few people would feel comfortable using Windows XP or Windows 7 right now. I agree that instead of mica they should have opted for acrylic, but it must also be taken into account that acrylic could cause problems with readability, especially in windows that uses it in the background like the settings app. Besides, Aero only looked nice when there was an image underneath. If there was text underneath, it didn't look as nice. It makes me laugh how everyone who complains about Windows 11 being spyware is either using Windows 10 which is absolutely the same or using an android/iOS with the whole meta pack and Tik Tok installed And then they don't say anything when at least I and most of the people I know carry the most sensitive information on their phones rather than on their computers, which they only use for work or play, and then worry that "Windows 11 is a spyware" when they are just as happy using meta apps on their phones.

[@juniorwmg]

New betaexplorer video before GTA 6? Wow, that intro, the memories.

[@nadirafurry]

I mean, I don't see why microsoft doesn't make the equivalent to "windows fundamentals for legacy pc's". LTSC IoT enterprise is how windows 11 should be for all consumers. It doesn't have the bs hardware restrictions, and it doesn't have any of the bloat. I did pirate it for a bit before switching to debian w/ TDE, and unfortunately I really liked it. The EU needs to slap microsoft the same way they did apple, consumers shouldn't have to compromise with an intentionally more defective product out of the box. The forced and non-necessary hardware requirements is promoting the unhealthy practice of obsolescence, microsoft is creating trash/ewaste because their software is totally ass.

[@windowsuser6901]

"rs_xbox_dev" XBOX?! NAH i'm playing minecraft legacy console edition there😂😂😂😂😂

[@mj-gus]

Love that you've been using NIGHTMODE songs in your videos lately!

[@thebobbok]

I know right! I love iso & knock

[@WintechExport]

I like this beta explorer intro which I have seen in 2017 and I have seen the beta explorer intro in 2024! ❤️

[@Alxvarl]

Love the CSGO mvps in your last videos 👍

[@emaaaaax]

lol nice old enderman style title and end cards

[@thebobbok]

OMG ISOXO AS BACKGROUND MUSIC?!? THANK YOU ENDERMAN!!

[@OTDFPlayzorStudiosOFFICIAL]

New intro! + I honestly agree with the prototype BetaExplorer to the go!

[@n646n]

That's the old intro...

[@OTDFPlayzorStudiosOFFICIAL]

@ I mean yeah but the intro feels tiny bit different

[@HAKANKOKCU]

​@@n646nit rotates kinda weird idk

[@NathanPriviated]

The betaexplorer intro is something I didn't have on my bingo card for this year.

[@superNova5837]

Just my luck I come in at the last minute of the premiere lmao

[@trliy]

Intro and the endcards brought so much memories 😂

[@FrAksYT]

Its good to see that enderman went back to his old editing style instead of talking!

[@iamanastronautt]

The old introoo! I love it!

[@ArttuKuikka]

Interesting that you used only cs2 music kit music in your two latest videos

[@ltaetrox]

Hey, if you'd like to take a deeper look into windows 11 dev process, I would highly recommend you taking a look a windows 10x. It's a (mostly) forgotten attempt by Micro$oft to make win run on their dual screen surface devices before they fully abandoned it and released the final devices with android. It looks SHOCKINGLY (ui-wise) simillar to windows 11. I'm sure there are some usual MS jank to be found in the archived builds. Take care, and thx for the vids :)

[@ltaetrox]

Oops, looks like some ppl mentionned it already, still, take a look at it, its truly intresting.

[@atsizbalik]

and the recently leaked beta builds to

[@Cheddy]

He's very aware of 10x, he even mentioned it in the video lmao

[@SimplyMatthew]

The issue is that most old builds of this require an actual dual screen tablet. Microsoft released in the past a Windows 10X Emulator, which required you to download one of their builds on microsoft store, that they now got rid of. Windows 10X is pretty much erased from the public.

[@atsizbalik]

@SimplyMatthew i can still download those builds and vhd builds of Windows 10x exists

[@anonytuser711]

Windows 98 was the pinnacle of Windows performance. It ran windows and windows programs without injecting itself into the user space or resources. I can get that desktop experience with Linux and IceWM running at 250MB RAM on a modern desktop.

[@tauon_]

i should try icewm

[@anonytuser711]

@@tauon_ It's so easy to configure and low resources.

[@mix3k818]

Enderman's video makes it feel like I'm the only one who still misses Legacy Edge. The Chromium one is just painfully slow.

[@friend]

I had to re-check the upload date when I saw the intro

[@HAKANKOKCU]

I still remember they told 10 was the last version.

[@ThatRandomToast]

Possible meanings I can think of: 1. Windows 10 was intended to stay as the last version, but the practice was later changed. It's possible, especially on how Windows 11 was released for sale during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Windows 10 is the last version before the new requirements such as TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, but these aren't hardcoded, just artificially blocked at setup. 3. Windows 10 is the last real new version, 11 is just another feature update.

[@random2024-6dy]

The start menu on 2:48 was on every insider build until 21H2 21277 released in late 2020.

[@UmarBlox5124]

Fun fact: there is also another build with some windows 11 stuff but it was made on 16/4/2021 and it only has the new settings app and the context menu

[@DarkestAngelVTVODS]

Enderman sorry for the off topic comment I just need to ask someone who knows what the heck they are talking about which is clearly you - Is there a version of Linux that's best for gaming?

[@tauon_]

i've heard bazzite is good but i've never tried it

[@bartektmpl2528]

SteamOS

[@its_loosha]

You misspelled “should” in the title.

[@ZorbMcpe]

I love the cs music kits in the background :)

[@WINDOWSXP9013]

Old intro is back?!?!? LETS GOOOO!

[@omijerusamala6364]

great work budy👍

[@HappyWinXP]

Эндермен вернул старое интро. Не ожидал

[@Kity3]

That intro hit hard man. I totally forgot that existed for a sec

[@JBolt1089]

The start menu, while it could use a lot of work, actually isn’t too bad Would still use Win7/10’s start menu if that was an option

[@ItanLaszyn-rt0]

Hi Enderman! Do you remember how you installed BetaExplorer Windows 7 Geniune?

[@DeformedSAS]

nice isoxo inhuman song at the start. good music kit in cs2 ngl

[@vladislavkaras491]

Thanks for the video!

[@bo1Goi14]

what happens if you run setup.exe (the one that that the windows installation uses) on a build of windows thats already functioning?

[@World_of_OSes]

You can do that anyway to do the installation from within Windows if you just put the disc in on an existing Windows instillation.

[@bo1Goi14]

@@World_of_OSes oh thank you lol. I was curious to know what would happen!

[@TrizziEhgan]

Interesting to see a pretty rare build of Windows 10 that has a couple of Windows 11 UI quirks hidden by default.

[@ReaIYoBlue]

We're being blessed with the upload schedule

[@sellsprite]

only starting in a minute and ik this is gonna be a banger

[@williamhuang8309]

Back to the old intro?

[@FlushedRay]

8:09 me when i get an ace 💀

[@gabriledyt]

2019 intro, og music...damn seems to live in the past

[@masiina]

wow, the old intro was a nice throwback...

[@xpower7125]

hey man could you try windows server build 22366?

[@Endermanch]

What's special about that build?

[@xpower7125]

@@Endermanch System-wide dark mode prototype and an early version of the settings app from Windows 11

[@Endermanch]

OK, thanks! I'll check that out. I'll make sure to credit you for the idea. Got a download link by any chance?

[@xpower7125]

@Endermanch all the feature IDs are in the betawiki page for 22364 rs_fun Do not review 22366 Ra pre release but the ra_fun one.

[@justwinstuff]

@@Endermanch I have the download link but I think that links are not allowed.

[@SirSans842]

I just found something you should a make a video on, If you reset your pc you see an installing windows screen and pressing shift + f10 brings up cmd and i am system user! Windows 10 22h2 Uhh it’s stuck oh 88% and ending winlogin , logging into my account and force power off tends to so funny stuff and now I have a system level cmd on desktop and oobe came outa nowhere

[@CEntertainArt]

Incredible song. Have it on my list! EDIT: The first two, actually.

[@thecooldudes69420]

Even I didn't know about that build until I watched this video.

[@Adriethyl]

The proto tablet view Start Menu reminds me of how ChromeOS did their app drawer a few years ago if they haven't changer it.

[@corey7219]

Another W for enderman. What a great video

[@lilmonix]

Windows 11 should be what we have in Windows 10 build 21390 (decoy build). I think everyone wants Windows 10 to be stable with new features, small interface updates (like icons, etc.) rather than horribly written new XAML components. No Nut November 10, 2024 6:25AM

[@Jimiscool88]

lookss like you brought back the old intro!

[@AdheeshMishra-st9fp]

finally enderman posted bro is gta VI

[@Experiment626.Stitch]

Enderman, are you living in Germany? The Start Page on Microsoft Edge is in German?

[@World_of_OSes]

He's Russian

[@Endermanch]

I'm 1/8th German, 7/8th Russian :)

[@World_of_OSes]

@@Endermanch Did you move countries?

[@ThatRandomToast]

@@World_of_OSes Could be a VPN

[@NotteShock]

Would actually be better if it's an style upgrade and still keeping the layout of Windows 10 rather than making a radical change, or just few changes, Windows 11 is too different yet still too simillar to Windows 10 under the hood

[@SweetCloud0598]

Keeping flat design in 2024? Unfortunately, the visual design of Windows 10 has aged rather badly. If such an operating system were to be launched with a flat design and straight corners, it would look bad and archaic. Especially when even Android has adopted the new design concept by taking some elements from frutiger aero.

[@NotteShock]

@@SweetCloud0598I mean they can make the design system like what we have now (Fluent 2) but without an centered, big taskbar and the new Start Menu for example, these are the radical changes that made people hate the new Windows

[@SweetCloud0598]

@@NotteShock 1. Taskbar items can be placed on the right as in traditional Windows. In fact, having everything centered is much more comfortable for those of us who use panoramic or >24 inches monitors. 2. The start menu is much better now. Live tiles are outdated and if Microsoft wanted to modernize the look of Windows, they should get rid of them. People are attached to something only out of habit and nostalgia. I bet many people today would not feel comfortable using Windows XP or Windows 7.

[@MickmickWashesThings_Official]

Prototype features needing activation, this reminds me of Windows 8

[@kaslmineer7999]

i must be on something in order to see BetaExplorer

[@pb-doslegacy2020]

wait until you test Windows Server 2022 build 22366...

[@ThatRandomToast]

It's a build of Server 23H2

[@pb-doslegacy2020]

@@ThatRandomToast ikr, but it still branded as server 2022

[@rockpie.iso.tar.bz2]

babe, BetaExplorer is back!

[@WithoutThe_GoodOne]

TPOT 14, ITFT 7, and this video? Wow!

[@GumyBerLOLig]

fr :)

[@andresbravo2003]

Like it’s the early development since 2019.

[@NotActuallyMousey]

Surprising how Windows 11 had its images and stuff added to 10 first, like, 11 should of just Windows 10 23H2 or something.

[@SimplyMatthew]

Except that's what they always did. Windows 8 builds were literally Windows 7. They later on made Windows 10X which is now Windows 11.

[@James-b6j8s]

bro i thought i was going crazy for the beta explorer intro until i checked the comments

[@SergeantNooob]

Now THIS is a real windows 10 reskin (I glaze win 11)

[@Galaxy.Windows]

you even said Windows 11 is just Windows 10 witch extra bloatware. so we wouldnt get that thing if companies didnt want to make more money by selling new computers

[@emre_ez]

I saw the intro was like "am i tripping or did that not say 7 hours ago"

[@LugiDergX]

I don't know why you would object to an version of Start Menu that is objectively better (Meaning the one we actually got, not the one shown in this video) - And no, this isn't just my opinion. It is a fact that can be measured. At least the main design changes, save for whatever they did with logging out and changing users, are for the better, as they have finally moved away from the idea of trashy mobile tiles - That also means you can now pin the apps you really need or use often in a way that just works both functionally and aesthetically, and only access all other apps if you need them. The only two real complaints that I can give to this is what I have mentioned earlier, that being all those unnecessary changes to user changing and logging out to make space for advertising of their subscription package thing, but also being unable to fully hide suggested apps/files thing. Outside of that however, an major improvement over Windows 10 Start Menu. I would never go back even if I could do it the official way, without 3rd party tools, because there's no use to going back to something inferior. As for Notification Center in Windows 11 on the other hand, there I'm not really sure what to say. It feels alright but I wouldn't know if it's actually better or not - It's just usable as it always had been - Nothing more, nothing less. And really, that's about it. I'm no longer missing Windows 10 for the most part, even though there are things I and many others wish they didn't touch.

[@SweetCloud0598]

Exactly. I've been using Windows 11 for two years and haven't touched Windows 10 for the same period of time. These days I had to use a computer with Windows 10 and I found it extremely unpleasant, uncomfortable and outdated. After using Windows 11 for 2 years now, going back to Windows 10 is a terrible step back. It feels worse than it did from Windows 7 to XP.

[@TownTunee]

Finally a new betaexplorer

[@GumSkyloard]

Oh, of course, more music with vocals that makes it unbearably distracting :') Thanks for giving me a heart rather than.. actually considering the comment, that was super cool of you (not)

[@mrowlsss]

i would definitely use this as my main if someone were to mod this to be.. useable

[@superNova5837]

I just want the system tray fly outs from this build build the battery indicator in 11 sucks to read

[@SweetCloud0598]

In Windows 11 it is a thousand times better than this ugly and flawed prototype.

[@mrowlsss]

@@SweetCloud0598 you have your opinions and I have mine

[@serpentlol]

nice work

[@HarryPRO-xp3nl]

windows 11 shouldn't have ever been released, windows 10 should've been the "last version of windows" like how they told in 2015 or smth