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Have you installed the hotfix for the NVMe driver? I don’t have the KB number to hand at the minute.

There is an unofficial way to enable S mode if you really want it:

Run regedit and browse to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CI\Policy

Change SkuPolicyRequired from 0 to 1 and reboot.

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R-Type

Here’s the last version that doesn’t have a kill switch.

https://archive.org/details/flashplayer_old

DrBonzo wrote:

“The whole middle click paste thing and inability to disable it globally is a deal breaker for me unfortunately.”

Maybe I don’t understand what you’re saying but I just copied and pasted the above quote without any middle clicking. Right click for context menu, click copy, then left click to position cursor, then right click, click on paste. Done.

Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon

Here’s a thread I made previously which will clarify what I’m referring to.

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/disabling-middle-click-paste/

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DrBonzo

Microfix wrote:

Homeusers, why even contemplate moving to apple when Linux distro’s offer alternatives for hardware below the Win11 threshold, which in my mind IS perfectly suited for home use. After all, you don’t need a ferarri to drive to work when any make of car will provide the necessary.

No patch issues, free (donations gratefully accepted by developers), secure and stress free. Yes, it’s a learning curve for some more than others without the fruity financial outlay (that you may not like anyway!)
You can still use older OoS Windows offline if and when required.
If you’re retired with time to spare, that’s a frugal means to an end where you can save for something more enjoyable outwith computing, not only that but, keeping an active learning mind helps your overall health.

Then, if you’re not entirely satisfied with Linux distro’s, get a fruity machine, worth a try before you buy IMO
I’d recommend Linux Mint for starters…YMMV

The whole middle click paste thing and inability to disable it globally is a deal breaker for me unfortunately.

MrJimPhelps wrote:

If you are going to delete your USB devices, be very careful when depending on a PS/2 keyboard and mouse. Most of the PS/2 adapters are actually USB adapters which convert from USB to PS/2. Therefore, if you delete USB, PS/2 will quit working, and you will no longer have a keyboard or mouse.

I would advise against deleting any USB devices, unless they have a yellow error symbol next to them. Even in that case, BE CAREFUL! You don’t want to make your computer unusable.

Here is a discussion that I had on Windows Secrets a long time ago about USB going down in my computer and what I had to do to get a working keyboard and mouse:

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/usb-failed-keyboard-and-mouse-would-not-work/#post-1380153

Only works if you have a physical PS/2 port. A PS/2 keyboard in a USB adapter is no different than a real USB keyboard.

It depends on how you do the OS upgrade. If it was via a full upgrade (e.g. 1909 to 2004 or via MCT or an ISO) then the install date will reflect the date of the OS upgrade. If the upgrade was done via an enablement package, the install date won’t change.

I normally add these registry values to automatically block driver updates on Windows 10. The last one is the same as the Group Policy setting posted by Alex5723 above.

reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DriverSearching” /v “SearchOrderConfig” /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DriverSearching” /v “DontSearchWindowsUpdate” /t REG_DWORD /d “1” /f

reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DriverSearching” /v “DriverUpdateWizardWuSearchEnabled” /t REG_DWORD /d “0” /f

reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate” /v “ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate” /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

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Mike

Part of me would love to use macOS more as a Windows alternative. But the cost of the hardware and the inability to upgrade it really puts me off.

That looks like the Properties page for ExplorerPatcher.

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WSbluntsword, b

If you’re using a desktop PC and/or a USB keyboard, removing the USB controllers will disable the keyboard and mouse, so you’ll need to have another way to control it; such as a PS/2 keyboard or an RDP or VNC connection from another system.

You’ll need to do them one by one, but removing the host controller will remove everything attached to it. There’s normally only a handful of them.

I just tested this in a Windows 7 VM on VMware Workstation 17. It works, was able to change the boot profile to Windows 8.x x64 and enable secure boot. All of the .efi files are signed, I don’t think they were before. Although the lack of a fallback display driver would definitely be an issue.

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Steve

Do you have Internet Connection sharing enabled on any interface? That enables uPNP which might cause a running web server instance (in http.sys).

The kernel version of Windows 11 is still version 10. They just changed the build number. Microsoft are often reluctant to change the major kernel version number; Windows 7 was 6.1 internally, and Windows 8 and 8.1 were 6.2 and 6.3 respectively. Even Windows 10 was 6.4 in its early development.

Susan Bradley wrote:

By any chance do you have any other hard drive clean up routine?  As there’s no way it’s been 10 days.  The only reason why that should look like that would be if something or some routine has cleared out the windows.old file.

Would it be the case that there’s no Windows.old because the enablement package was used? It wouldn’t be a full upgrade. As I mentioned above, I’d check Programs and Features > View installed updates and see if it’s there.