Q&A, July 25, 2012

[addman]

Originally Posted by Force10

I don't want the beta patches on steam. Once steam patches it, you can never roll back to an earlier patch. Right now I'm using the last retail patch and neither of the last 2 beta patches. That's one of my gripes with steam...not giving you any freedom to choose what version you want to use.

Please read the link before commenting.

"To partake in the Beta, follow these instructions:

Log into Steam
Click on Steam in the upper menu
Select Settings
Under the Account tab, go to the Beta Participation section and select Change.
A drop down menu will appear. Select Skyrim Beta.
Select OK.
Steam will now restart. After Steam restarts, Skyrim will be updated to the Beta version currently available."

As you can see, it's optional but more convenient than with "external" beta patches. Less confusing for the lesser tech adept if you will.