Windows 11 Support Thread

rambo919 said:
So basically unless you have the newest most expensive hardware.... there is no reason whatsoever to use win11.
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Not really.

Im running pretty bare-bones old stuff with a GTX 1070, Ryzen 2600 and 16GB of DDR4 3200Mhz memory and it's running just fine. Fiance has Win11 too running on an old intel 6700.

I am never going back to Windows 10 after using Windows 11 for the past few months, its just a lot cleaner and has had a few bugs, but nothing that has ever prevented work or fun being done.

We are even testing it on our office server running Hyper-V on Windows 11 without a single hiccup.
 
ghostRgg said:
We are even testing it on our office server running Hyper-V on Windows 11 without a single hiccup.
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Hot a fan of Hyper-V.... seems to me to be a buggy extension of M$ control over your hardware. If your big reason to go with win11 is Hyper-V then that I can understand.
 
Personally going to install Windows 11 on my gaming PC for the Auto-HDR

My work PC will remain Windows 10 Pro (for the odd occasions that I actually even boot into Windows)
 
rambo919 said:
Hot a fan of Hyper-V.... seems to me to be a buggy extension of M$ control over your hardware. If your big reason to go with win11 is Hyper-V then that I can understand.
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Huh?
I think you have it confused with something else. Hyper-V is MS' virtualization tech, and has been with us for more than a decade.
 
Barbarian Conan said:
Huh?
I think you have it confused with something else. Hyper-V is MS' virtualization tech, and has been with us for more than a decade.
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Yes I know that.... and it's a pain in the arse.

Or at least it was every time I looked into it.
 

Windows 11 Start menu is disappearing for some people in new update - TechRadar​

Allegedly conflicting with the widgets bar

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Windows 11's February feature update is causing issues for some users, where the Start menu disappears as soon as you hover over to it, thanks to a conflict with widgets trying to appear at the same time.

The update brought a preview option for Android apps on the Microsoft Store, alongside dark mode in Notepad, the return of Windows Media Player, and more.

But there's a growing number of users who are reporting issues with the Start menu, where it looks to be conflicting with the widgets in the Taskbar.

In our tests, we also found the same issue, while pressing the Windows key to keep the menu from disappearing, instead of using the mouse to click on the Start menu icon, seemed to fix the problem.
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www.techradar.com

New Windows 11 update is making the Start menu disappear for some users

Allegedly conflicting with the widgets bar
www.techradar.com www.techradar.com
 

This Free Utility Makes Windows 11 Dark Mode Actually Usable - Lifehacker​

Add three major missing features to Windows 11 dark mode: auto-schedule, keyboard shortcuts, and quick toggles

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Windows 11 shipped with a “dark mode,” but not a good one. It’s more like a dark theme, missing features you’ve come to expect from other platforms.

Dark mode should automatically kick in at sunset, or an hour of your choosing. It should be easy to turn on and off, preferably from a quick settings panel.

Neither of those options exists in Windows 11, which is where a free utility called Auto Dark Mode comes in.

Auto Dark Mode makes Windows 11's dark mode actually functional, and even includes a global hotkey feature that makes enabling dark mode just a keyboard shortcut away.

It’s a decently customizable utility, and well worth the download. You can find it on the Microsoft Store, or from the developer’s GitHub page.

After installing it, get started with your customizations—you can set it to enable automatically, switch out your desktop wallpaper, and more.

lifehacker.com

This Free Utility Makes Windows 11 Dark Mode Actually Usable

Add three major missing features to Windows 11 dark mode: auto-schedule, keyboard shortcuts, and quick toggles.
lifehacker.com lifehacker.com
 

Two New Apps Will be Preinstalled on Windows 11 Soon - HTG​

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Microsoft just announced Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572 for the Dev channel, and it comes with an exciting change: two new tools are becoming Inbox apps, which means they’ll be preinstalled on all Windows 11 PCs.

For users on the Home version of Windows 11, Microsoft Family is now an Inbox app, which means it’s preinstalled on the OS.

For all versions, Microsoft’s Clipchamp video editing app is also preinstalled. These apps will not be a core part of the Windows operating system, assuming this makes its way to the final build.

Microsoft is also rolling out an update for Search in Windows 11 that highlights interesting moments in time.

According to Microsoft, “Search highlights will present notable and interesting moments—like holidays, anniversaries, and other educational moments in time both globally and in your region.”

The company also announced that Windows Insiders can download a preview of Microsoft Defender for Windows, iOS, and Android.

Microsoft says the app will let you “manage your online security in one central dashboard view, across your devices, and your family member’s devices.”

There are also plenty of more minor fixes and tweaks in the build, but the new preinstalled apps and Search highlights are the ones that really stand out.

As is always the case with Dev builds, Microsoft has a nice reminder about the features.

The company says, “It is important to remember that the builds we release to the Dev Channel should not be seen as matched to any specific release of Windows and the features included may change over time, be removed, or replaced in Insider builds or may never be released beyond Windows Insiders to general customers.”

Just because these features are out in the Dev channel doesn’t mean they’ll ever make their way to the final Windows 11 build.

Both these new preinstalled apps and the new features might never make it past this build, or they might launch down the line.

www.howtogeek.com

Two New Apps Will be Preinstalled on Windows 11 Soon

If you like preinstalled apps, today is your lucky day.
www.howtogeek.com www.howtogeek.com
 
Ivan Leon said:

This Free Utility Makes Windows 11 Dark Mode Actually Usable - Lifehacker​

Add three major missing features to Windows 11 dark mode: auto-schedule, keyboard shortcuts, and quick toggles

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Windows 11 shipped with a “dark mode,” but not a good one. It’s more like a dark theme, missing features you’ve come to expect from other platforms.

Dark mode should automatically kick in at sunset, or an hour of your choosing. It should be easy to turn on and off, preferably from a quick settings panel.

Neither of those options exists in Windows 11, which is where a free utility called Auto Dark Mode comes in.

Auto Dark Mode makes Windows 11's dark mode actually functional, and even includes a global hotkey feature that makes enabling dark mode just a keyboard shortcut away.

It’s a decently customizable utility, and well worth the download. You can find it on the Microsoft Store, or from the developer’s GitHub page.

After installing it, get started with your customizations—you can set it to enable automatically, switch out your desktop wallpaper, and more.

lifehacker.com

This Free Utility Makes Windows 11 Dark Mode Actually Usable

Add three major missing features to Windows 11 dark mode: auto-schedule, keyboard shortcuts, and quick toggles.
lifehacker.com lifehacker.com
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I prefer my dark mode 24/7 thank you
 

Windows 11 update Build 22000.588 now available to Insiders - Geeky Gadgets​

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Microsoft has announced the release of their latest Windows 11 update in the form of version 22000.588 (KB5011563) to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Channels.

As you’d expect the latest Windows 11 operating system update brings with it a wealth of new features, improvements and enhancements, such as the ability to display up to three high priority toast notifications simultaneously, as well as plenty of fixes to those little niggling issues that have been logged for Windows 11 by its community.

The new notifications feature in the latest Windows 11 update has been implemented for applications that send notifications for calls, reminders, or alarms using Windows notifications in the OS.

As a result, up to four toast notifications might appear simultaneously – three high priority notifications and one normal priority notification.
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www.geeky-gadgets.com

Windows 11 update Build 22000.588 now available to Insiders

Microsoft has announced the release of their latest Windows 11 update in the form of version 22000.588 (KB5011563) to Windows Insiders
www.geeky-gadgets.com www.geeky-gadgets.com
 
UrBaN963 said:
Technically true and very applicable 15 years ago. These days multitaksing isn't an issue, especially with the increased cores and memory available to systems.

As I said, I never had this issue on Windows 10, I do have it on Windows 11. No change in hardware, so it isn't a hardware issue. It's a Windows-related issue.
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My expertise in this area is very out of date...BUT.
Windows 11 is larger and more complex than preceding versions. therefore there is more background and overhead going on than before and it occupies more memory at the same time.

Your PC is still the same machine it was when you had Win 10 running.. Therefore multitasking just became an issue for your computer again.

Always run games on their own. This has been true since before I had my first IBM compatible computer in 1988.
 
Bonywasawarrioraway said:
My expertise in this area is very out of date...BUT.
Windows 11 is larger and more complex than preceding versions. therefore there is more background and overhead going on than before and it occupies more memory at the same time.

Your PC is still the same machine it was when you had Win 10 running.. Therefore multitasking just became an issue for your computer again.

Always run games on their own. This has been true since before I had my first IBM compatible computer in 1988.
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I have an 8-core, 16-thread CPU with 16GB of RAM. Multi-tasking isn't an issue.
 
Bonywasawarrioraway said:
The core of my point was that by the time we get to win13 you will have.
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Oh sorry, I thought this was the Windows 11 thread and my post was about a specific issue I was having. Didn't realize we were discussing hypothetical issues potentially to be encountered on a possibly future variant of an OS.
 
UrBaN963 said:
Oh sorry, I thought this was the Windows 11 thread and my post was about a specific issue I was having. Didn't realize we were discussing hypothetical issues potentially to be encountered on a possibly future variant of an OS.
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sarky replies to people trying to help you will encourage those that DO have the answer no end. I DID start by saying that my expertise was outdated. where you an only child?
 
Bonywasawarrioraway said:
sarky replies to people trying to help you will encourage those that DO have the answer no end. I DID start by saying that my expertise was outdated. where you an only child?
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To be fair, you made a random reply to a post from 9 months ago and then implied my hardware was out of date without first enquiring what the hardware was.

You also made the assumption it was a hardware issue when, in fact, as the posts states, Windows 11 suffers/suffered from memory leaks.

Windows 11 has a memory leak bug and here's how to fix it

Microsoft provides fixes for the Windows 11 memory leak and addresses the performance bugs

I appreciate that you're trying to be helpful, but there are probably better ways to go about it than to make inaccurate assumptions which imply fixes that won't fix the issue.
 
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