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One thing that Windows 11 has done is to change the hardware driver model. As a result, many external devices will not work until new drivers are provided. For mainstream devices like cell phones or cameras that won’t be a problem, but for less common devices, such as various ham radios, that has proven to be a significant hurdle.My computer's little indicator of a need to restart to install updates had something new today... a blue dot.
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I hover over it, and it says:
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I've heard absolutely zero, zilch, nada, nothing about Windows 11.
So, has anybody heard anything at all about this OS update?
Just bought a new PC with Win11, I'll post any issues.One thing that Windows 11 has done is to change the hardware driver model. As a result, many external devices will not work until new drivers are provided. For mainstream devices like cell phones or cameras that won’t be a problem, but for less common devices, such as various ham radios, that has proven to be a significant hurdle.
My advice is to back everything up completely so you can restore to pre Win 11 if you need, or stay with Win 10. My computer in the ham shack is an older all-in-one Win 7 Sony Vaio that slowed to a standstill when I upgraded to W10, so I had to completely remove W10 and restore to the original OS. It will remain on W7. My laptop is on W10. I might move to W11 once drivers for my radios are available, but I would probably just spring for a new computer (maybe a Surface).
Yeah, that's been a point of contention for a long time and keeps getting worse.MS KEEPS PUSHING TO USE MS ACCOUNTS FOR INSTALLATION. I refuse ever to use an MS account as the primary setup administrator. There have been workarounds and I believe there still are to allow using a local account to do the installation. I just don't feel comfortable with handing the car keys to MS.
I have upgraded my two systems: a laptop and a desktop. The desktop drives an external DACC and has Ham Radio Deluxe and WSJT-X installed on it. So far no issues but I have not really delved deep.My computer's little indicator of a need to restart to install updates had something new today... a blue dot.
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I hover over it, and it says:
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I've heard absolutely zero, zilch, nada, nothing about Windows 11.
So, has anybody heard anything at all about this OS update?
So much for any lifetime left in the GPU - buying used mining gear is very risky.He used it for mining bitcoins
So... when the GPU fails, that's like a cave-in?So much for any lifetime left in the GPU - buying used mining gear is very risky.
it's a free pcSo much for any lifetime left in the GPU - buying used mining gear is very risky.
They keep talking about A.I., but I have yet to see a computer that can configure itself to work properly. Windows is a travesty, but I guess it being such a headache keeps thousands and thousands of consultants employed. The more I use Windows, the more I love my Commodore 64.When this thing dies, I'm done. No money to replace it, payments I can't afford.
I guess I'll have to break down and finally learn how to use this hand held computer phone thingy.
Forget AI. It can't even figure out how to check the Captcha box. Good thing, too, so we will have jobs after the AI uprising.They keep talking about A.I., but I have yet to see a computer that can configure itself to work properly. Windows is a travesty, but I guess it being such a headache keeps thousands and thousands of consultants employed. The more I use Windows, the more I love my Commodore 64.
<off-topic>The wife is on 3 different Macs. I hate those - I like mice with more than one button. . .
Fair enough and I do agree - it was just a bit of a jab that a bitter PC based guy throws out at his wife from time to time . . "Honey, just right click on the . . . oh. . . yeah. . . only one button. . . Sorry. Can't help!"<off-topic>
Of course Macs support multi-button mice.
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I am not, but it's certainly possible to run the ARM version of Windows 11 on a modern Mac using Parallels Desktop. As far as I am aware it works fine.The laptops are very well made and I am aware of people using VM's to run on the hardware for development on other platforms. So, to bring it back to topic, anyone running Windows 11 on a MAC with a Virtual Machine?
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