The issue is listed in the release notes, and states: But for most users, this is nothing short of a nightmare. You can still run apps from the Taskmanager, and if you're fluent in CMD can get a lot done. You restart your PC and are greeted with a barren desktop. Turns out, today's Windows 11 Beta Channel release ( build 22000.176) is wreaking havoc on many more PCs than previously. There are known issues, and then there's one helluva known issue. Update #1 September 2: Microsoft has published its own fix, which requires modification of the registry.
Update #2 September 3: A new report suggests a pop-up for Microsoft Teams may have caused the problem, not the Insider builds themselves.
