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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 3:16 pm 
I didn't even know there was a windows 11 yet, but here goes:
A weird Windows 11 bug won’t let some people install any security updates-
quote:Microsoft is warning users that some manually made Windows 11 installer media could contain a bug where new PC installs may not get future security updates. It affects USB and CD installers made with October and November release patches, which may be relevant to professional users who set up PCs within business or education environments, or enthusiasts who recently built their own PCs.
And the article goes on...
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 4:29 pm
Weird, I have had windows 11 for probably a year and a half now.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 4:35 pm
I know I got it the instant it was offered, and I looked it up and it came out autumn of 2021.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 5:14 pm
Hmm.. Maybe I do have it. I very rarely use my computer, and I didn't see any windows 11 threads here. So I just assumed windows 10 was the last on out. Silly me. 
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 5:43 pm
Poor marketing by Microsoft. 
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, January 07, 2025 - 12:07 am
Microsoft is changing to allow for older, previously deemed incompatible, computers to be upgraded to Windows 11. The reason for their change is due to the fact that many people were not buying Windows 11 computers, as expected.
https://jasondeegan.com/windows-11-update-allows-installation-on-older-pcs-finally-easing-restrictions/#
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, January 07, 2025 - 6:58 am
Nice! They should have done this in the first place!
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Tuesday, January 07, 2025 - 10:33 am
This is fantastic news. I’m very glad that consumers held firm and Microsoft adjusted accordingly.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, January 07, 2025 - 11:47 am
Unfortunately, the computer I would have loved to convert but didn't qualify died of a fried motherboard.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, January 07, 2025 - 12:20 pm
I just can’t find out how to do it yet.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, January 07, 2025 - 12:26 pm
I am stubborn. Microsoft 10 still for me!
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, January 07, 2025 - 12:35 pm
Mame, seriously, you may as well take the update and get used to it now because:
"Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025:
After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide:
Free software updates from Windows Update
Technical assistance
Security fixes
Your PC will still work, but Microsoft recommends moving to Windows 11."
Really, 11 is better than 10.
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Tuesday, January 07, 2025 - 1:27 pm
Now I’m seeing this is incorrect and nothing has changed?
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Tuesday, February 04, 2025 - 2:30 pm
All of a sudden when I click on a item in the topics, chrome is opening it in another window. I don't want this, I have 4 windows open just getting here to ask how to stop this!!!
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Tuesday, February 04, 2025 - 2:40 pm
ok. never mind, i rebooted.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Monday, May 12, 2025 - 12:51 pm
While I use my iPad for most of my web browsing I do use my desktop for more thorough research, occasional consulting, letter writing, etc. so having a current computer is important. My computer was running Windows 10 and I wanted to upgrade to Windows 11. Well that was easier said than done. I built my desktop myself about six years plus years ago. Unfortunately the underlying architecture wouldn’t support Windows 11 without a fairly scary and difficult intervention. Long story short the intervention failed and in the process I fried the motherboard. Totally trashed and useless was the bottom line. Because of its age getting a replacement motherboard was not possible, they simply aren’t made or sold anymore. So, again long story short, I’m about 3/4 of the way through a whole new build. The new machine is up and running and now I’m finishing off the new computer by upgrading things like memory, graphic card, and power supply. Oh and I am running Windows 11 now. 🙂
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Monday, May 12, 2025 - 1:05 pm
Wow!
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Monday, May 12, 2025 - 1:40 pm
Wow is one word but it wasn’t the one or ones I used when I trashed the motherboard. SFD comes to mind….if I am allowed to even hint at what I said. All in all it’s been fun but an expensive experience. My wife was more accepting calling it a form of “occupational therapy” as it caused me to dig into my past experiences building computers and doing the physical effort to work with somewhat delicate parts in the small contained space of a computer case.
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Monday, May 12, 2025 - 1:47 pm
I feel your frustration. My PC is probably similar to the one you had. It’s a few years old but it was originally setup for gaming so it has pretty strong specs even now. But it still doesn’t qualify for Windows 11 which is very frustrating. So I’ll have to decide what I want to do.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Monday, May 12, 2025 - 2:30 pm
My “old” computer was also based on a gaming platform so it was very strong. I knew I was taking a risk flashing the BIOS to change and add what was needed for Windows 11. I had flashed the BIOS before using the utility that came with the motherboard and I thought I did it right. I must of messed up something because once I flashed the BIOS the system immediately died. No smoke, no fire just totally DOA. The BIOS chip on a motherboard is the brains of the board. Once it’s fried the board is death and the chip can’t be replaced. The CPU was strong and fast but maybe 7th or 7th or 8th generation whereas state of the art today is 15th generation. Nobody supports 7th or 8th generation new builds that I could find. Not counting upgrading store bought desktops over the years this is now the 3rd total build I’ve done over the years. By the time I’m done pretty much the only part left from the previous build will get the case and case fans. I did use cutting edge DDR4 memory years ago so that’s being used in the new build and is working great. Oh by the way, this time I used a 2 TB SSD instead of a hard disc drive. Talk about speed! The whole system boots in seconds and no clicking and whirling of a HHD.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, May 12, 2025 - 2:37 pm
SSD's were a game changer. I remember when it was costly to have a 4 gig one just for your operation system. It's impossible to go back to HDDs once you've had SSDs.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Monday, May 12, 2025 - 3:31 pm
When I built the previous computer (Klugway IV) six years ago I priced out SSDs. They were very expensive size compared to HHDs. I was able to buy a Western Digital 2TB SSD off of Amazon for probably 1/4 of what it would have been six years ago for Klugway V. I have a 4TB HHD from the old computer that I could use for storage if I needed it but right now see no need. It’s still in the case in its rack but not connected. When I installed Windows 11 I bought a whole new license since my Windows 10 on the old machine was based on free upgrades over the years from Windows 7 to 10. I wanted a clean install with none of the residual old Windows files. That and the SSD is now the fastest boot up I’ve seen other than Mrs Mack’s new store bought HP which is also SSD driven. (NOTE: She won’t let me build her computers. 😬)
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Monday, May 19, 2025 - 7:57 am
The Klugway V is finally totally done. I did build it as primarily a “business” computer but I also play some strategy games on it. Because I do play some games I put a gaming graphics card in it. Finally got everything installed and configured and loaded one of my games. It ran fine but something didn’t seem quite right with the display. I ran a benchmarking program and discovered when using it running a game I was pushing the computer’s power supply right up to its max. The new graphics card is cutting edge and it is programmed to ask for and demand more wattage during heavy use. Unfortunately the old power supply could not provide anymore watts so the graphics card was not performing quite right. Old power supply was limited to 750 watts and the graphic card alone can ask for as much as 600 watts when gaming. Bought a new and much more powerful 1200 watt power supply and installed it Saturday and Sunday. Rerunning all the cables was a giant pain because I had to work around all the installed pieces and parts. Benchmarked again this morning and the graphics card got all the power it needed and I could see the difference. All I need to do is put the side panels on and slide the computer back into it cubbyhole in my desk. All this was done to run Windows 11. 😀
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Monday, May 19, 2025 - 9:32 am
Nicely done though. It sounds great!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Monday, May 19, 2025 - 10:06 am
Impressive!
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