Safe to change from Beta ring without a factory refresh?

G'day

I know you said without XBOX, but thought I'd advise how you take your console out of the Insiders from within the Insider Hub on the console or at least drop down to a lower ring.

After you load hub under Announcements you will see what ring (Beta) your in..

Click to manage and/or exit from the previews.

At of today you would have to factory refresh if you leave but could go down to Delta without a refresh.

If you go down a ring wait until the Omega ring OS version is the same and go down to there which has fewer updates and is nearly about to be released as a General release.

Hope this helps

You may want to think about dropping down to a lower ring. Load the Insider Hub and goto Manage console ring. At this point in time you may be able to drop down a ring or 2 without a factory refresh. Check the OS versions in use by the various rings.

If you are part of the subset Alpha Skip Ahead preview that has the new Dashboard, use the Insider Hub and Manage option to change to a lower preview ring, eg Beta, Delta or Omega.

Or opt out of any previews and unenroll the console from any previews and install the General Availability public OS.

Be aware that changing previews or opting out will require a Factory refresh of the console. You will need the account details of any profile that uses the console.

What preview are you in?

Using the Insider hub >Manage should state what you're enrolled in.

Most of the time a factory refresh is required when leaving, changing a preview ring or leaving Insiders altogether. You will need the account details and passwords for all accounts that are set up on the console now to set the console back up after the factory refresh. Your games and apps shouldn't be affected unless you decide to do a complete factory refresh and delete everything. Xbox Insider FAQ

Is the console enrolled in a Insider preview?

If so change rings or leave previews all together by unenrolling the console. This will factory refresh the OS and may solve any corruption issues of System Files on the console.

You'll need your account details to set up the console again.