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AskWoody MVPNovember 1, 2023 at 12:33 pm in reply to: A command to bypass Windows 11 installation checks #2599741Another Update:
I did something I never do…I installed the CU Preview via Windows Update and that was successful but it still reported the version as 22H2 however the version showed 22621.2506? That’s the 23H2 build number.
Then I installed the Enablement Package as detailed in this post here.
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AskWoody MVPNovember 1, 2023 at 10:36 am in reply to: A command to bypass Windows 11 installation checks #2599722Hey Y’all,
I originally posted this as an Update to my previous post in this thread but noticed that it didn’t show up in the “Recently Active Topics” list. So I removed it from there and pasted below.
UPDATE:
Well not having a good evening! (10/31/2023)- I downloaded the ISO for the 23H2 update and tried an in-place-upgrade by mounting the ISO and running setup.exe. – Failed at Checking Your System screen.
- Installed the Windows 11 Bypasser I used above ran setup.exe – Failed at same point
- Uninstalled the Bypasser and then tried the setup.exe /product server method – Failed at same point.
Seems like MS has closed the loop holes. Will probably have to revert to Win 10! But, I’ll wait a few days to see if someone comes up with another solution.
Seems like MS is determined to make us buy new hardware to stay secure.
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AskWoody MVPOctober 30, 2023 at 7:02 pm in reply to: This PC > Music is pointing to the wrong location. How to fix it? #2599348 -
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AskWoody MVPDick,
If you sent the invitation to her email address yes.
You can check your MS Account to see who you are sharing with.1 user thanked author for this post.
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RetiredGeek
AskWoody MVPSteve, have you checked your spam folder?
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RetiredGeek
AskWoody MVPDick,
- Just open one of the apps (Word, Excel, ect.).
- Select FILE
- Select Account
- Select Sign In below User Information.
- Login with your Microsoft Account UID & PW.
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AskWoody MVPOctober 29, 2023 at 12:11 pm in reply to: This PC > Music is pointing to the wrong location. How to fix it? #2598806Here’s the PowerShell equivalent:
\Clear-Host $ShellFoldLoc = [Ordered]@{} $Folders = @("MyDocuments","MyMusic","MyPictures","MyVideo") ForEach ($Folder in $Folders) { $ShellFoldLoc += @{$Folder = $([Environment]::getfolderpath($Folder))} } #End ForEach ($Folder... $ShellFoldLoc
Results:
Name Value ---- ----- MyDocuments G:\BEKDocs MyMusic G:\BEKDocs\Music MyPictures G:\BEKDocs\Pictures MyVideo G:\BEKDocs\Videos
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AskWoody MVPOctober 29, 2023 at 9:05 am in reply to: Bing, Outlook, Microsoft 365 and more sites all down! #2598758David,
I just managed to sign in to both Office 365 and One Drive accounts.
Maybe problem with your ISP?
Have you tried different browsers?
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AskWoody MVPOctober 28, 2023 at 7:24 pm in reply to: This PC > Music is pointing to the wrong location. How to fix it? #2598464WCHS,
One drive is a PAIN IN THE …!
If you don’t use OD I’d suggest the following:
- Copy the Music files from your Onedrive\Music folder to an external device.
- Uninstall One Drive! Note: you can still get to your One Drive account via the web and drag and drop files in there, this is what I do
- Re-Boot!
- Now try to apply the registry file.
- Re-Boot!
- If that works you can copy your files to the new location from the external device.
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AskWoody MVPPaul,
I’m still using Macrium V6 both Home and Free on my Win 10 & 11 machines and it works great. I’ve copied files all over the place and they always restore.
The only time I’ve had a problem was a brand new machine that would not boot from the Rescue Media I had. I always like to Image a new machine BEFORE going through the OOBE so if I incur any problems I can return it to OOB condition before requesting a refund or repair.
I used another free product to get the job done before realizing if I had just set it to Legacy Boot everything would have been fine.
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AskWoody MVPYeah, I got that too but since it’s a Git Hub project and I have other things checking it I went ahead with it. YMMV!
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AskWoody MVPI tried this out on FF and it works great!
One note don’t download from the link as it doesn’t tell you how to install it.
Search for it in your Browser Extension settings, two clicks and it’s working.2 users thanked author for this post.
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AskWoody MVPWavy,
It got deleted somehow????
I’ve uploaded it again. Let me know if it works now.
The File Hash Log.pdf has a list of all the .zip files and their MD5 file hashes.
I’ve tried to make the names self explanatory as I can. Maybe I’ll get around to a file with explanations soon?
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AskWoody MVPIf you’re interested in checking HASH codes on individual files or comparing a known HASH code to another file you can download my Check-FileHash.zip.
Load the PS1 file into Notepad or equivalent and read the help file on how to have the program self install a shortcut into the right click menu of File Explorer. From there it’s easy to check files and generate hash codes.
If you’re familiar with PowerShell you can also use the Get-Help [d:\path]\Check-FileHash.ps1 command since the comments are actually Comment Based Help.
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