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It works BOTH ways!

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RG

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Cybertooth

Hey Y’all,

Just for clarification I just finished setting up Windows on a Dell Laptop.
When I got to the Connection screen I disconnected the cable.
Hit the Shift+F10.
Entered the oobe\bypassnro command.
System Rebooted and when I got back to the Connections screen I had the “I don’t have Internet” link.

All is well…

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

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opti1, Cybertooth

Pure FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt)

My “Canary” machine has TPM 2.0, a 7th Gen i7 (not-supported) but it includes the SSE4.2 instruction that is required. This machine runs just fine and you wouldn’t know it was a Gen 7 device, at least not for how I use my PC. I can see absolutely no reason for MS calling this machine non-supported. Of course, their escape clause is

Windows 11 - these requirements help ensure a more reliable and higher
quality experience. Installing Windows 11 on this PC is not recommended
and may result in compatibility issues.

Well “Canary” has 24H2 and has for months now and it shows none of these behaviors. As always YMMV!

Windows Stated Win 11 Requirements:

• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with 2 or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or System on a Chip (SoC). i7-7700 3.6Ghz 4 Cores 8 Threads HyperThreading Enabled
• RAM: 4 gigabytes (GB). 32GB DDR4 2133
• Storage: 64 GB or larger storage device. See More information on storage space to keep Windows 11 up-to-date for more details. Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB NVMe (Windows Only)
• System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable. Check here for information on how your PC might be able to meet this requirement. Yes
• TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0. Check here for instructions on how your PC might be enabled to meet this requirement. Yes
• Graphics card: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver. GeForce 1050 Ti
• Display: High definition (720p) display that is greater than 9” diagonally, 8 bits per color channel. Dual Samsung 1080p 27″ displays.

Verified DirecX 12 with the following PowerShell Script:

# Create a temporary file for dxdiag output
$tempFile = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()

# Run dxdiag and output the results to the temporary file
Start-Process -FilePath "dxdiag.exe" -ArgumentList "/t $tempFile" -NoNewWindow -Wait

# Read the contents of the temporary file
$dxdiagOutput = Get-Content -Path $tempFile

# Remove the temporary file
Remove-Item -Path $tempFile

# Search for the DirectX version in the dxdiag output
$directXVersion = $dxdiagOutput | Select-String -Pattern "DirectX Version"

# Determine if the computer is running DirectX 12
if ($directXVersion -match "DirectX Version:\s+DirectX 12") {
    Write-Output "The computer is running DirectX 12."
} else {
    Write-Output "The computer is not running DirectX 12."
}
The computer is running DirectX 12.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

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satrow, Cybertooth

Susan,

Correct you are!

I was looking at it from a consumer vs business perspective.
I’d expect most consumers aren’t going to pay for security updates.
Of the machines I’ve update they all still get feature updates (YMMV) albeit no Surfaces.
If you’re running 10 you shouldn’t have much problem running 11 (YMMV).

Of course, each individual will have to consider their options and needs.
I was just attacking the problem from a purely philosophical perspective.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

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I always start with the Internet DISCONNECTED!

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RG

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For those who are interested here’s the low down on the MSR Partition.

@bbearren, Interesting that you even had a MSR partition. Both of my Win 11 systems don’t! Was this a hold over from earlier installations and I’m assuming the disk is MBR vs GUID.

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RG

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You only need the recovery key if you have to get into the drive when you’re not signed in to Windows, Like if you’re trying to recover an unbootable windows install. If you’re signed in you just turn it off and it will decrypt. I just did that on 2 laptops 30 minutes ago…no key needed as they were both signed in.

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Alex5723

Tex,

Using a MS Acct. doesn’t, however when installing Windows it is the default!

Yes, it’s that simple.

You only need the Recovery Key if you have Bitlocker enabled.

You can use my CMsLocalPCInfo PowerShell program under the Storage Tab.
The file is available from my OneDrive shared folder.

Disk Encryption Information:

Drv Volume                   Size                       Percent  Protection
Ltr Name                      \GB Conversion Status    Encrypted   Status  
--- -----------          -------- ------------------   --------- ----------
C:  OperatingSystem        313.78 FullyDecrypted               0    Off    
G:  Data                   404.98 FullyDecrypted               0    Off    
I:  Data                   931.39 FullyDecrypted               0    Off    

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RG

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So, did you like the program?

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RG

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Rick,

You can use any email address as I have done, they don’t know if it is work or not.
I just faked the profile as if I was, well actually I was at one time, an independent consultant. You only have to do this once and then you can get all kinds of free books on windows and office. They come as PDFs which you can read on your computer or as I do email them to a kindle and read them there.

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Alex5723, Rick Corbett

Tex,

Bitlocker = Encryption!

In settings search for “Device Encryption”
Select “BitLocker Drive encryption”

IMHO turn BitLocker OFF! For a personal desktop (won’t be going anywhere) you don’t need it and it complicates stuff like backup and restore operations.

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RG

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Susan,

I’ve found this to be true. What I do is just replace the chip with the one from the cartridge I’m replacing and all is well.

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RG

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wavy, jburk07, Cybertooth, satrow

Tex,

It’s a little difficult to take screen shots when Windows isn’t installed yet!
Now if I had a video capture device installed I could get them, unfortunately I don’t.

You can, at your own risk, eliminate the system images from the instructions easily enough.

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RG

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n0ads,

I’m a subscriber to Microsoft (Office) 365 and my old .mdb files work just fine. In fact I’ve never used the .accdb format files because IMHO they lack many of the “useful” features of the old .mdb files. I’ve been using Access for over 3 decades now w/o problems on each successive version of Office, with the one exception of switching from 32 to 64 bit where I had to put the PtrSafe data type in to most of my macros.

Ex:

'                     +-----------------------------+             +----------+
'---------------------|Windows Function Declarations|-------------| 08/11/05 |
'                     +-----------------------------+             +----------+
Declare PtrSafe Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32.dll" _
  Alias "SHGetPathFromIDListA" (ByVal pidl As Long, _
                                ByVal pszPath As String) As Long

Declare PtrSafe Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "SHBrowseForFolderA" (lpBrowseInfo As BROWSEINFO) As Long

Of course, it could be that I’m just too honery to do it the MS way!

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RG

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Heck, I still running and installing MR V6 free on non-business computers works great right up to Win11 24H2! Don’t need all those fancy new features…

I’m actually installing vers. 6.3.1765 and it still will update to 6.3.1865 (last v6 version) when you do the first run.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

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