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Released 2021-10-05
- 2022-07-06
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2022-07-06 - Switched from Windows 10
- I was able to use my old Windows 8.1 OEM key.
- 1 2022-07-06
- 2 Usage and troubleshooting
- 2.1 Generic low-level installation check
- 2.2 Install Windows 11 without an internet connection or Microsoft account
- 2.3 Install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware
- 2.4 Determine drive usage on Windows 11 on the commandline
- 2.5 [WORKAROUND] - Task View does not work
- 2.6 Increasing VRAM by dedicating system ram to it
- 2.7 Hot swap a SATA drive
- 2.8 Cannot get rid of the bottom-right menu
- 2.9 Copy-paste does not work
- 2.10 Renaming your
%USERPROFILE%
directory
2022-07-06 ∞
What I expect to suck:
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It has some sort of reinstall thing needed every x months.
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Windows 11 Home cannot disable internet search via a registry key, and it does not have access to Group Policy settings.
Usage and troubleshooting ∞
- Much of the Windows 10 notes will work.
-
self
is not a valid username.
Generic low-level installation check ∞
- Open an admin command prompt
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /restorehealth
sfc /scannow
-
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.
- When you are prompted for your country
shift-F10
for a console-
Type:
OOBE\BYPASSNRO
- It will reboot
- It will prompt for your country, proceed as usual
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When it gets to the network selection, you will be able to select
I don't have internet
and thenContinue with limited setup
[UNKNOWN] - Install Windows 11 with an internet connection but without a Microsoft account ∞
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/
- Use a modified appraiserres.dll file
- Try3 on the elevenforum used the modified appraiserres.dll file to do an upgrade within Windows 10.
- Use Rufus-3.16_BETA2 to make a bootable flash drive
- From TechPowerUp
- From ghacks.net
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How to upgrade to Windows 11, whether your PC is supported or not
Determine drive usage on Windows 11 on the commandline ∞
As admin:
fsutil volume diskfree C:
[WORKAROUND] - Task View does not work ∞
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
- Launch
regedit
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
- Find your graphics card, e.g.
NVIDIA Corporation\
- Add
DedicatedSegmentSize
with a dword of however much memory you want to have. -
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.
- Power down the system
- Connect / power up the hard drive
- Power up the system
- Log in
- Use HotSwap! to dismount it
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Power down the hard drive
Cannot get rid of the bottom-right menu ∞
2023-09-01 - Version 22H2 - OS Build 22621.2134 - Experience 1000.22659.1000.0
- Click the Notification (speech balloon) icon at the bottom-left in the taskbar
- (See the calendar and notifications)
- 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. -
Click somewhere within the calendar, and press
escape
.
Copy-paste does not work ∞
Probable solution: It's Claws Mail, exit it.
Renaming your %USERPROFILE%
directory ∞
(Renaming your %USERPROFILE% directory on Windows 11)
Last updated 2024-08-15 at 07:41:02
Footnotes
- An archived link so it's a stable page if/when another version of Windows is released. [ ↩ ]
- was https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/lifecycle/faq/windows [ ↩ ]
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.
Increasing VRAM.
"download more memory" lol
I finally figured out how to hot swap a SATA drive.
figured out how to remove the stupid notifications panel
damn you, windows clipboard..
yay, a clipboard fix!