We carefully warned players about the risk that a re-install might be necessary for those participating in the beta and suggested using a custom install path for the Pre-Release Test to mitigate this risk in at least three separate places:
- In the December 2 Development Update Blog when the Pre-Release Test was first announced.
- In this forum thread explaining how MS Store and Xbox players can join the Pre-Release test.
- In this forum thread explaining how Steam players can join the Pre-Release test.