Windows 11

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Anyone upgraded yet?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows11

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I get to 72% on step 3 and it errors out. Tried a few times

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Mine says my PC can run Windows 11 but that I’m not being offered it yet.

Not sure if there’s any way of force downloading it?

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You can install from a .iso file (How to download and install Windows 11 — a step-by-step guide | Tom's Guide) - but it is possible you won’t get auto-updates going forward if Win11 is installed this way.

I recommend waiting for the proper Windows Update route to open up in ‘Settings/Update & Security’

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Thanks. I’m happy to wait. I’m not that desperate for it to be honest.

It’s probably better to wait a few weeks for any major bugs to be ironed out anyway!

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Literally this ^^

I even work in IT and I am not rushing to install it until all the drivers get updated etc to deal with w11 quirks.
I will be a faster upgraded than most but day 1 is something I am avoiding for now given its not adding many things I need.
The new office though… I do want asap.

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Just download the installer from Microsoft’s website:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows11

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That’s the one I’ve been trying

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Mine paused for quite some time on 72% but is now at 76%. Very slow, though…

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I got error code 0x8007007f and then asked if I wanted to retry or cancel. I’ll try again tomorrow

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Need a new CPU first as my Gen 1 Ryzen isn’t supported but MB is otherwise fine so will get a newer Ryzen next month and then install

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Try running the Installation Assistant as Administrator…

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Thanks! I’ll give it a go

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All done on my Surface Pro 7. Once you get past Stage 3 the rest of the installation is pretty quick.

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Fully installed within about 35 minutes
Got a very Linux feel to it

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Will I be upgrading?

Short answer: No

Long answer: If I find workarounds, maybe

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TPM is easy just enable it in the BIOS.

Not sure why that CPU isn’t supported

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8 cores, 16 threads ain’t good enough.

I know my board (X99) has a slot for a TPM 1.2 chip - but it’d not built in to the BIOS (there’s no option, I checked)

TPM 2.0 is a thing on X99: X99 Classified and a Intel i7-5960X (TPM support) - EVGA Forums

BUT the CPU is still unsupported, all because microsoft want you to buy a new device

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How very Apple…

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You can bypass the restriction apparently
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ways-to-install-windows-11-e0edbbfb-cfc5-4011-868b-2ce77ac7c70e