*** Microsoft Windows 11 Thoughts & Discussion Thread ***

[Murphy]

I guess that'll be one of the first things I do when installing Windows 11 then.

First thing i do is install Windows 10.

 

[darael]

First thing i do is install Windows 10.

Windows 10 is install on my main machine, but I use 11 on my laptop just to see what the fuss is all about.

 

[AthlonXP1800]

Steam Hardware & Software Survey

Almost 3 years after Windows 11 launched on 5 October 2021, 50.87% Windows 11 installed base running steam app finally overtook Windows 10's 48.66% for the first time.

I found Windows 11 absolutely perfect now after a Windows Update few months ago finally fixed attempted daily restarts from wake up to installed updates from Windows Update so now it can finally only restarted once from wake up hours after Patch Tuesday or critical update or end of month to installed preview updates then restored apps, notepads, etc everything running exactly where I left last time when I left PC on standby or unattended. Much better than Windows 10 when it was a pain needed to saved everything and closed apps then restarted PC to installed Windows updates then logged in to desktop and clicked to relaunched apps and browsers opened and restored tabs from saved bookmarks.

 

[ChrisD.]

I turn my PC on, play games, turn it off. Pretty sure I'm going to move over to one of the custom stripped out versions soon.

 

[Rroff]

One of the recent updates doesn't like it if you have a modded (even just simple registry tweaks including restoring the context menu to actually sensible settings...) File Explorer and will intermittently crash with a KERNELBASE.dll linked error often with it reverting some settings i.e. re-showing OneDrive

And it is back to constantly re-notifying about having automatic sample submission disabled... idiots.

 

[AthlonXP1800]

Here is everything new in Windows 11 version 24H2

Windows 11 will soon receive a major feature update. Here is what that update will bring to your computer.

www.neowin.net

One interesting feature I noticed 24H2 will have hotpatching.

Windows 11 version 24H2 brings hotpatching from Server editions to regular users. In a nutshell, Windows 11 now installs updates through smaller, incremental differentials, saving you time, bandwidth, and disk space. Also, hotpatching lets you install certain updates without restarting your computer, which is handy in a world where literally everybody hates Windows updates.

I am excited about Windows 11 24H2 will not reboot/restart after install updates from Windows Update.

I found more details about hotpatching how it will work with 24H2.

Microsoft wants to update your Windows 11 PC without forcing you to reboot

Windows 11 may soon no longer require a reboot when installing security updates every month.

www.windowscentral.com

It seemed 24H2 hotpatching will need VBS "Virtualization Based Security" to enable it to have fewer reboot a year, your PC will only to reboot 4 to 8 times a year in January, April, July and October compared to 12 to 24 a year on 23H2.

 

[Murphy]

Hey cool, they're fixing something people told them would be a problem almost a decade ago.

 

[TNA]

If I can't easily remove recall I will just dual boot with Linux. Windows for games only. M$ losing the plot completely.

 

[darael]

The installer for 24H2 is a little different. I actually don't mind it, mostly because it's noticeably faster. If you don't like it, there is an option to choose and the previous version of setup.

Spoiler: Screenshots

 

[darael]

There was me thinking the new installer for Windows 11 was faster. While it does feel snappier to use, in my testing comparing it against the old installer, it actually takes about a minute longer before you get to the screens (OOBE?) asking for your language, etc.

 

[arc@css]

What is the current, latest version of Windows 11?

Mine reads 22H2, but I thought I saw talk of 23H2 or even 24H2?

 

[mrk]

23H2 is the current release build of 11. 24H2 is coming soon to public.

 

[throwaway4372]

Mine says 22H2 also, wonder why it hasn't updated to 23H2.

 

[mrk]

Could be that your system has something that Windows Update doesn't deem compatible so has not offered 23H2, you can still manually update to it of course.

 

[Trig]

I'm on 23H2, maybe because I did a fresh reinstall a couple of weeks ago?

 

[wigster]

Mine says 22H2 also, wonder why it hasn't updated to 23H2.

Same I wonder if its because my CPU wasn't supported.

 

[throwaway4372]

Same I wonder if its because my CPU wasn't supported.

Maybe, mine isn't either

 

[wigster]

Maybe, mine isn't either

Yes I think that's it as my laptop is on 23H2

 

[throwaway4372]

Yes I think that's it as my laptop is on 23H2

I discovered that 22H2 support ends 8th October 2024. It is possible to update to 23H2 with an unsupported CPU. I installed the enablement update and my PC updated to 23H2 with no fuss. Windows Update then found a 23H2 cumulative update which also installed with no fuss.

 

[pastymuncher]

What a pile of garbage 11 is. I just upgraded to a AM5 build and was trying to do a fresh install of 11 only it got to the "lets connect to a network" part and froze because there was nothing to connect to as the drivers were not installed yet. Why did MS decide this was the way to go? Why insist on a internet connection when the drivers haven't even been installed? Bloody idiots!! I had a look on my laptop for ways around this and ended up going with a command prompt to bypass this part and continue with the install. For those interested it was press Shift + F10 to open a command prompt and then type "OOBE\BYPASSNRO" which worked a treat. I am now on Windows 11 Pro 23H2 which I believe is the latest build. Strangely my install last week from my Intel 12600/Z690 pc wouldn't update to that build. It was a upgrade from 10 pro to 11 pro so I don't know if that had anything to do with it.