Windows 11 update...
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Beast of a machine, a year old. Not like my regular dev-PC, this thing features more memory on its graphics card than my laptop had working memory. Built by a gamer, this thing has 7 active coolers. ..and it is too old to do Windows 11 :D Yeah, maybe I'm too :)
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
Not necessarily too old. Your motherboard needs to have a TPM and to enable (assuming it's supported) secure boot in the BIOS. Also, older CPUs are reportedly not supported but my CPU is ancient and I had no problems. I'm running it in a VM though, so maybe that's a factor.
Paul Sanders http://www.alpinesoft.co.uk
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I got suckered in.. when I saw the message "Windows 11" is ready I checked and I got this unacceptable message "your device is not ready", all the more infuriating when my slow and budget handheld tablet did support it... So, even though I am too old to tinker with my BIOS, I did it! And bam! No wait, Windows update still say my PC is not ready! :(( Let's check with the compatibility app! The compatibility app says my PC is ready! :omg: What's going on here? Is it ready or not? My PC is not a quantum particle!!! :mad: EDIT now updating my BIOS manually with some random looking file from MSI. scary... EDIT2 and still not supporting W11 (according to Windows Update), damn...
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Please read about Windows 11 and installing it on not-ready devices. First of all, the limitations are set only inside setup files. Also, the Checking application provided by Microsoft offers the same s**t. What are the good news? There are a couple of videos/tutorials on Youtube which explain how to modify a Windows 10 installation iso to be able to install W11, and to bypass TPM v2.0 and CPU compatibility restrictions of W11 installer. Regards, Vali
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I got suckered in.. when I saw the message "Windows 11" is ready I checked and I got this unacceptable message "your device is not ready", all the more infuriating when my slow and budget handheld tablet did support it... So, even though I am too old to tinker with my BIOS, I did it! And bam! No wait, Windows update still say my PC is not ready! :(( Let's check with the compatibility app! The compatibility app says my PC is ready! :omg: What's going on here? Is it ready or not? My PC is not a quantum particle!!! :mad: EDIT now updating my BIOS manually with some random looking file from MSI. scary... EDIT2 and still not supporting W11 (according to Windows Update), damn...
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I got suckered in.. when I saw the message "Windows 11" is ready I checked and I got this unacceptable message "your device is not ready", all the more infuriating when my slow and budget handheld tablet did support it... So, even though I am too old to tinker with my BIOS, I did it! And bam! No wait, Windows update still say my PC is not ready! :(( Let's check with the compatibility app! The compatibility app says my PC is ready! :omg: What's going on here? Is it ready or not? My PC is not a quantum particle!!! :mad: EDIT now updating my BIOS manually with some random looking file from MSI. scary... EDIT2 and still not supporting W11 (according to Windows Update), damn...
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Updating the BIOS should be easy. All modern motherboards have a QuickFlash / EasyFlash option built into the existing BIOS. Ignore Windows update message (as it doesn't re-check sometimes) & just focus on compatibility app. If it says you're good, then you're good. Then just use one of these options to upgrade: Download Windows 11[^] But TBH I would stick with Win10 unless you plan on doing a clean install of Win11. Or unless you really care about the UI refresh it doesn't offer you anything of value. Win10 is just going to be more stable on a lot of hardware most likely.
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I got suckered in.. when I saw the message "Windows 11" is ready I checked and I got this unacceptable message "your device is not ready", all the more infuriating when my slow and budget handheld tablet did support it... So, even though I am too old to tinker with my BIOS, I did it! And bam! No wait, Windows update still say my PC is not ready! :(( Let's check with the compatibility app! The compatibility app says my PC is ready! :omg: What's going on here? Is it ready or not? My PC is not a quantum particle!!! :mad: EDIT now updating my BIOS manually with some random looking file from MSI. scary... EDIT2 and still not supporting W11 (according to Windows Update), damn...
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When I enabled my TPM, the compatibility app said my PC was ready for 11. It took 3 days before Windows update said the same. The Start Menu and taskbar changes are going to keep me on Windows 10 for a few years yet. I'll probably try 11 on a vm at some point, but there's no rush.
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When I enabled my TPM, the compatibility app said my PC was ready for 11. It took 3 days before Windows update said the same. The Start Menu and taskbar changes are going to keep me on Windows 10 for a few years yet. I'll probably try 11 on a vm at some point, but there's no rush.
You know the funny thing? After you said that I tested on my PC right now and.. behold! My PC can be upgraded now! :O
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I got suckered in.. when I saw the message "Windows 11" is ready I checked and I got this unacceptable message "your device is not ready", all the more infuriating when my slow and budget handheld tablet did support it... So, even though I am too old to tinker with my BIOS, I did it! And bam! No wait, Windows update still say my PC is not ready! :(( Let's check with the compatibility app! The compatibility app says my PC is ready! :omg: What's going on here? Is it ready or not? My PC is not a quantum particle!!! :mad: EDIT now updating my BIOS manually with some random looking file from MSI. scary... EDIT2 and still not supporting W11 (according to Windows Update), damn...
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In Case anyone is interested, this is the video from Microsoft that explains why they required all of these things to be on in Windows 11. Windows 11 Security — Our Hacker-in-Chief Runs Attacks and Shows Solutions - YouTube[^] I think it's a little biased, and paints previous versions of Windows a bit unfairly . . . but hey, buy a new PC and run Windows 11 ! (Happy running Linux full time for the last half decade).
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I got suckered in.. when I saw the message "Windows 11" is ready I checked and I got this unacceptable message "your device is not ready", all the more infuriating when my slow and budget handheld tablet did support it... So, even though I am too old to tinker with my BIOS, I did it! And bam! No wait, Windows update still say my PC is not ready! :(( Let's check with the compatibility app! The compatibility app says my PC is ready! :omg: What's going on here? Is it ready or not? My PC is not a quantum particle!!! :mad: EDIT now updating my BIOS manually with some random looking file from MSI. scary... EDIT2 and still not supporting W11 (according to Windows Update), damn...
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Everybody needs to view Linus @ youtube, he has the answers why you can’t upgrade to Win11 and how to work around those restrictions so you Can upgrade. DON’T buy a new PC for Windows 11! - How to install - YouTube[^] Not sure if this link works here.
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I got suckered in.. when I saw the message "Windows 11" is ready I checked and I got this unacceptable message "your device is not ready", all the more infuriating when my slow and budget handheld tablet did support it... So, even though I am too old to tinker with my BIOS, I did it! And bam! No wait, Windows update still say my PC is not ready! :(( Let's check with the compatibility app! The compatibility app says my PC is ready! :omg: What's going on here? Is it ready or not? My PC is not a quantum particle!!! :mad: EDIT now updating my BIOS manually with some random looking file from MSI. scary... EDIT2 and still not supporting W11 (according to Windows Update), damn...
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Just found out that none of my 19 computers, including the ones' only 6 months old, are 11 ready. Linux--here I come. I'll run Windows 95 under Linux Virtualbox to do what I need to do.
Pah, Windows 3.1 or nothing! Performance only went downhill after that! ;P
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