Microsoft Windows 11 operating system articles
Microsoft has copped a lot of criticism over its decisions regarding Windows 11, including plenty emanating from DCT: Windows 11 Requirements: Over The Top? Windows 11 – What Are They Smoking At Microsoft? However, the most telling criticisms are coming from users involved in the […]
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The official release date for Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system has been announced on the Windows Experience blog. The new version of Windows will become available for compatible Windows 10 devices and preloaded on devices such as PCs and laptops from 5th October 2021. We are
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In a blog post published on 27th August Microsoft announced an easing of requirements for Windows 11. The bad news is that it is a very minor concession and users who were hoping for less strict requirements are sure to be disappointed. While Microsoft has
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Microsoft has finally made Windows 11 ISOs available to download allowing users to perform clean installs of the new operating system. NOTE: You still need to be a registered Insider in order to download an ISO. Previously, Windows 11 Preview has only been available to
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Windows 11 is expected to start rolling out before the end of this year and many users are keen to see what the new operating system looks like. For those who do not want to go the Insider route, any sort of preview has been
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To put it mildly, Windows 11 has some bizarre and frankly outrageous hardware requirements. First and foremost is TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) which, until a few weeks ago no one had ever heard of, but now is the talk of the town. But not
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I, among many, was very surprised when Microsoft decided to renege on its promise of “Windows 10, the last Windows Operating System” and release a Windows 11. I was even more surprised, probably shocked would be a better description, at the mandatory Windows 11 requirements.
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Windows 11 At First Glance I wasn’t in a rush to try Windows 11 because numerous Internet articles gave me the impression that the new OS was simply a reskinned Windows 10. However, I recently upgraded my second rig’s motherboard and CPU, then joined the
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Windows Insider Programme On Monday I upgraded one of my PCs with a new motherboard, Ryzen 2600X, 32GB of RAM and a 500GB NVMe, on which I installed Windows 10 Pro using a Windows 7 key to activate it — yes, you can still do
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I have been using a couple of the Wise applications for some time. Wise Disk Cleaner runs automatically daily cleaning out stuff on my drive. Today I noticed a link to a new utility as Disk Cleaner was running. It is called Checkit and it
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM, also known as ISO/IEC 11889) is an international standard for a secure cryptoprocessor, a dedicated microcontroller designed to secure hardware through integrated cryptographic keys ~ Wikipedia You may have read my recent rant regarding Microsoft’s ridiculous requirements for running Windows 11: Windows 11 Forces
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This is on my Acer, Windows 7 system that doesn’t support TMP or Secure boot. I’m assuming you got your bootable flash drive ready, in reference to my last article: How To Install Windows 11 On Unsupported Hardware. First, boot off your flash drive. I
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Setting Things Up Microsoft, in a grand publicity stunt, “Accidentally” released a version of Windows 11 to the public. They now apparently have blocked most downloads but at the time of this writing, it is still possible to get a copy from UUP dump. Not
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Windows 11 isn’t coming to a PC near you! Having glossed over the debacle which was Windows 8 and straight to Windows 10, leapfrogging the seemingly evil number nine, Microsoft has decided that we all need their shiny new toy, Windows 11. On first hearing
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