Was unable to update to Windows 11 Canary build 27718. Read somewhere that uninstalling Norton’s enabled the update so I did that. When I attempted to reinstall Norton’s, I began to get GSODs indicating Memory Management errors. This caused me to have to reset both my laptop and my desktop. I am now on Canary build 27729 and am still having the same issue, at least on my laptop. I’m afraid to attempt reinstalling Norton’s on my desktop. I’ve posted this problem on Windows Feedback and have a couple of comments from other Canary users having the same issue. So I’m not sure if this is a Microsoft problem or a Norton’s problem or a combination of the two. I’ve been using Norton’s for decades and would like to continue, but not if it crashes my system(s).
Hello captainkirk. Straight away, Norton does not support insider installs of Windows. Although, in the past I have personally ran Norton on insider Windows 10 releases without issues. The issue you are seeing is a Microsoft issue due to incompatibility with the Preview build of Windows. From the Norton article Norton states why that is:
"An Insider Preview or Beta release of an operating system is designed for user testing but is not yet a final version. Due to the frequent changes made to an Insider Preview or Beta release, we cannot guarantee any level of functionality for any of our products with Windows Insider Preview versions or Beta versions of macOS, iOS, and Android.
We do not recommend installing Norton products on a Windows Insider Preview or Beta versions of macOS, iOS, and Android. The Insider Preview or Beta versions of operating systems undergo various changes before the final release. If the Norton product is not compatible with those changes, you may see errors on the restart, or you may not be able to start your computer at all.
Also, we do not provide support for Norton products installed on an Insider Preview or Beta operating system and applications. Since Insider Preview and Beta versions continue to change, we do not officially support it as an operating system until after its final release for resale."
SA
Kind of figured that would be Norton’s reply. However, I’ve been running the ‘bleeding edge’ versions of Windows 11 since it’s inception and this is the first time I’ve run into GSOD while using, or attempting to use it.