What happens when Windows betas expire?

Most Windows beta builds tend to have an expiry date. But the real question is, what happens when a Windows beta actually expires? The answer varies through various Windows versions from 95 up to 11.

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[mr_debugger]

Microsoft in windows 10 and earlier: man we can’t let him use it
Microsoft in 11:eh let him use it and just send a message

[thegrishplays]

9x: Sorry, this demo expired! System will now break...
XP-some vista betas:Sorry, this build has expired!, Winlogon.exe will be terminated.... *BSOD*
Vista-8:The system will no longer allow you to customize.
10:Breaking bootlader....
11:Please consider upgrading.

[ThatLinuxDude]

Nobody:
That one WinXP build: HOW ABOUT I JUST *KILL WINLOGIN-* (frigging dies)

[C-Midori]

Those Windows XP/Longhorn ones were BRUTAL with the BSOD

[joshuamccutcheon]

Windows Whistler - Vista after expiring: So you have chosen death.
Windows 7 - 10 after expiring: You can keep using me but you're gonna have to log off every two hours, also you're stuck with a solid black background, also you can't customise.
Windows 10 after expiring: You're blocked from booting.
Windows 11 after expiring: You can keep using me, but if you could upgrade that'd be nice. No pressure though bro, just saying maybe you should update.
Everyone who hated on Windows 11 on launch, after hearing that the betas don't do anything stupid to your system after expiring: Perhaps I was too harsh on you.

[HKinvertedOfficial]

WOW, I didn't know Windows could do that with betas 😱

[ThatLinuxDude]

Also, minor missing detail for Windows 8 builds:
You are locked on the default Windows background as your desktop background, with the only exception being Solid Colour. Trying to replace the background file in this state won't work, and will, if you brute force it, just lock it onto solid colour.

[wilson]

Windows 10 beta bootloader only breaks if the build was expired for over 14 days, the first 7 days will have the same behavior as Windows 8 betas, and then the next 7 days before the bootloader breaks, Windows will block you from running any program, as opening it will causes an error.

[aubadahazzouri]

Oh cool, thank God I check an update every day update from Beta to release version for W11, and then I have a release. Thank you for showing us about the Beta expiration. I didn't know about that

[samglezgo]

I call the restart that makes Windows 8 8102 anti addiction to the computer. And it restarts when it feels like it. Every 1 hour, every 2 hours, etc.

[zaastn.x]

This is why I got the message when I was in a technical preview build of windows 10

[bukow_]

Your intro chime would be great as a windows startup sound

[djihads]

imagine you bought that one win8 beta build and you thought its a normal one then you just get bsod for 1h of usage, thats scary

[HalfLifeonSteamPLZ]

So if beta or dev builds of Windows 11 gone expired, I can still use it. Great thing, Micro$oft.

[itsmeadam_]

In Windows Longhorn build 4015, for some reason Windows let you use the system even after the license expired

[MaidRise]

1:59 The Windows 10 Betas build 9833-14964 use flight-signing

[I_AM_A_SUSSY_USER]

Thank you so much.
This video helped me:
I have Windows 11 Insider installed now i know what to do.
Thank you.

[neerajrheumatology]

I realy liked how u added not so popular versions of windows

[creepertech]

Windows 11 be like: go find a new build as soon as possible
windows 10 be like: Sorry bud I don't want to use winload.exe just create a installation file with no PC

[phimosis.]

i actually installed a windows 10 beta from the settings app, and i actually got stuck in that beta because i couldn't update due to some error with the windows update thing, and now i have a custom made windows that i made myself