Windows 11

2022-07-06
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(on Wikipedia)
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microsoft.com/en-us/windows/features [ 1 ]

Released 2021-10-05



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2022-07-06 ∞

What I expect to suck:

Usage and troubleshooting ∞

  • Much of the Windows 10 notes will work.

  • self is not a valid username.

Generic low-level installation check ∞

  1. Open an admin command prompt
  2. DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /restorehealth
  3. sfc /scannow

  4. Restart

Install Windows 11 without an internet connection or Microsoft account ∞

2024-07-29 - Previous instructions didn't work; "Network Connection Flow" doesn't exist as a running program.

  1. When you are prompted for your country
  2. shift-F10 for a console

  3. Type:

OOBE\BYPASSNRO
  1. It will reboot
  2. It will prompt for your country, proceed as usual

  3. When it gets to the network selection, you will be able to select I don't have internet and then Continue with limited setup

old success
~2022-07-06 -- While there are some other variations, these instructions were easy to remember and worked for me:

When you find yourself prompted to set up your internet connection:

  1. shift-F10 for a console
  2. (in the console)
  3. taskmgr to launch the Task Manager
  4. (In the Task Manager)
  5. Click "More Details" at the bottom-left.
  6. In the Processes list, find "Network Connection Flow"
  7. right-click and select "End task"
  8. Exit the Task Manager
  9. (In the command prompt)
  10. exit

[UNKNOWN] - Install Windows 11 with an internet connection but without a Microsoft account ∞

failed
I've no idea; the following instructions do not work.

This is for if you want to have an internet connection to get updates before cementing your install, but you do not want to install with a Microsoft account.

  1. Perform a regular install
  2. When prompted, enter your network information as needed
  3. When you are prompted for a Microsoft account
  4. shift-F10 for a console

  5. Type:

OOBE\BYPASSNRO
  1. It will give you a lengthy load screen and then reboot.
  2. When it boots back up, it will restart the installer.
  3. shift-F10 for a console

  4. Type:

ipconfig /release
  1. Exit the console
  2. Progress through the installer
  3. On the "unlock your microsoft experience" click Sign In
  4. Try test@example.com with any password
  5. It will fail, click Next
  6. Click Create one!

Install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware ∞

You probably have no business installing Windows 11 on that hardware, but here are some links which are reported to help:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ASRock/comments/q6ph00/how_to_get_past_the_windows_11_requirements_and/

Determine drive usage on Windows 11 on the commandline ∞

As admin:

fsutil volume diskfree C:

[WORKAROUND] - Task View does not work ∞

(on Wikipedia)

After this update:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/march-14-2023-kb5023706-os-build-22621-1413-9d3f2de5-08e7-4462-8fba-d944201f4ae1

Either the Task View button on the taskbar, or pressing windows-tab. Both the windows and the tab key work.

All sorts of things, and nothing works..

I tracked this down to a problem with ExplorerPatcher having a Windows 10 taskbar style: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/issues/1687

Increasing VRAM by dedicating system ram to it ∞

System RAM is hella slow compared to VRAM, but it can really help to let memory-hogging graphics applications get access to more ram, even if it's slower.

https://www.lifewire.com/increase-vram-on-a-windows-pc-5072150

  1. Launch regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
  3. Find your graphics card, e.g. NVIDIA Corporation\
  4. Add DedicatedSegmentSize with a dword of however much memory you want to have.

  5. Restart your computer.

    • I was able to update my drivers and have this take effect.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\GMM]
"DedicatedSegmentSize"=dword:00016384

Hot swap a SATA drive ∞

I have a power switch on hard drives and I want to selectively power them on to use them.

This is the same issue on Windows 10.

  1. Power down the system
  2. Connect / power up the hard drive
  3. Power up the system
  4. Log in
  5. Use HotSwap! to dismount it

  6. Power down the hard drive

Without HotSwap! I would have to:
  1. Power down the system
  2. Connect / power up the hard drive
  3. Power up the system
  4. Log in
  5. (Hope the drive is not in use)
  6. Put the computer to sleep
  7. Power down the hard drive

  8. Wake the computer up

Then every time I wanted to use the drive I'd have to:

  1. Put the computer to sleep
  2. Connect / power up the hard drive
  3. Wake the computer up

Cannot get rid of the bottom-right menu ∞

2023-09-01 - Version 22H2 - OS Build 22621.2134 - Experience 1000.22659.1000.0

  1. Click the Notification (speech balloon) icon at the bottom-left in the taskbar
  2. (See the calendar and notifications)
  3. It doesn't go away if you press escape, or click anywhere else. It's overtop of the icon, but clicking in that area won't make it go away.

  4. Click somewhere within the calendar, and press escape.

Copy-paste does not work ∞

Probable solution: It's Claws Mail, exit it.

earlier notes
Possible solution: Quit out of web browsers which have media playing.

I've had this happen when waking up from sleep. I thought this might have been caused by ExplorerPatcher, but I had it uninstalled and had it happen when waking up from sleep.

I've had no success solving this intentionally; it just fixes itself over time.

  • Try restarting explorer.
  • Windows-x repeatedly might cause it to restart on it's ow

  • Restarting the clipboard service didn't help.

old notes:

After this update:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/march-14-2023-kb5023706-os-build-22621-1413-9d3f2de5-08e7-4462-8fba-d944201f4ae1

All sorts of things, and nothing works.

dir | clip

Renaming your %USERPROFILE% directory ∞

(Renaming your %USERPROFILE% directory on Windows 11)

control-w stops working for some programs ∞

e.g. Brave, Microsoft Edge, explorer.exe

Quit other applications you aren't using. Some people say to reboot, but it's best to quit things one by one until you figure it out. In my case it was LM Studio. See also Copy-paste does not work

Last updated 2025-01-26 at 23:38:31

Footnotes

  1. An archived link so it's a stable page if/when another version of Windows is released. [ ↩ ]
  2. was https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/lifecycle/faq/windows [ ↩ ]
  3. was https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/lifecycle/faq/windows [ ↩ ]
7 comments

7 comments on “Windows 11”

  1. Installation without a net connection or Microsoft account.

    You just know this'll become more difficult or impossible with time, since Microsoft wants to lock you down.

    Reply

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