6 hours ago, MatthewS said:

I like to dock the Taskbar vertically on the left side of my screen (not horizontally along the bottom).  Is that possible in Windows 11?

Not on the version I have, but that may change before release. Taskbar is fixed at the bottom

25 minutes ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

At least they have not made it X64 only and deprecated all the 32 bit x86 apps.

I think it is 64bit only if I'm not mistaken

11 minutes ago, devgrp said:

I think it is 64bit only if I'm not mistaken

Windows itself is 64 bit only but still supports x86 applications.

I just did an hour's reading about Windows 11 and about why the PC Health Check app is telling many people that their computer won't run Windows 11 (even though it will). It seems that the actual system requirements for Windows 11 are minimal: A two-core processor, 4GB of RAM, a tiny 64GB storage device, a DX12-capable graphics card. But many people, including me, apparently don't have the Secure-Boot option enabled in their BIOS, nor have they enabled TPM (Trusted Platform Module). My own BIOS, which is almost seven years old, had both of these options available but neither had been enabled. And that's why I was getting the message that my PC wouldn't support Windows 11 even though it will. For now, however, I'm sticking with Windows 10 due to the most important rule in the entire universe: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

 

As far as I know, all secure boot does is lock your machine into using manufacturer approved versions of the BIOS, flash a hacked BIOS and Windows will not boot.

it is not something I know a lot about -  though I believe it WILL stop you booting some variants of linux if it is enabled.

Edited June 29, 20214 yr by Glenn Fitzpatrick

Loaded Windows 11 - very nice - easy upgrade if I didnt have a bunch of permissions shut off to get Windows 11 update - those tweaks for another day - flight loading doesnt seem faster I will work on that 

Sim looked better antialiasing wise and smooth - everything was intact - very happy so far - glad I did it - time moves on 🙂  

Edited June 29, 20214 yr by Richard Sennett

44 minutes ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

it is not something I know a lot about -  though I believe it WILL stop you booting some variants of linux if it is enabled.

This is due to secure boot needing a signed certificate (similar to a secure website) in order to boot... it's to prevent malware from hijacking the bootloader. Unfortunately, only the more popular linux distros have signed certificates for their bootloader. However, some machines let you load your own certificate into the BIOS, which would let you create a custom certificate in your linux distro of choice and then load it into the BIOS so you are able to use secure boot. I even saw this in the BIOS of newer Dell laptops, so hopefully it becomes the norm for new systems.

4 hours ago, Waldo Pepper said:

Edit:  Screen shot of DXDiag,  showing that I now have DX12.

Nothing new there, it's in Win10 as well 🙂

3 hours ago, David Mills said:

I just did an hour's reading about Windows 11 and about why the PC Health Check app is telling many people that their computer won't run Windows 11 (even though it will). It seems that the actual system requirements for Windows 11 are minimal: A two-core processor, 4GB of RAM, a tiny 64GB storage device, a DX12-capable graphics card. But many people, including me, apparently don't have the Secure-Boot option enabled in their BIOS, nor have they enabled TPM (Trusted Platform Module). My own BIOS, which is almost seven years old, had both of these options available but neither had been enabled. And that's why I was getting the message that my PC wouldn't support Windows 11 even though it will. For now, however, I'm sticking with Windows 10 due to the most important rule in the entire universe: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

 

I think those with Intel 7700k processors have an issue, like me.

I have secure boot enabled, PTT (TPM) enabled and confirmed running the TPM.msc command. 

Windows compatibility checker still says NO!

Maybe this CPU will be included before the 'full fat' Win 11 release

Stu

7 minutes ago, Bunchy said:

I think those with Intel 7700k processors have an issue, like me.

I have secure boot enabled, PTT (TPM) enabled and confirmed running the TPM.msc command. 

Windows compatibility checker still says NO!

Maybe this CPU will be included before the 'full fat' Win 11 release

Stu

Been hearing they may lighten up on restrictions - hopefully for those who really want it - I like it a lot way nicer to navigate and quicker - bet a fresh install will be better at some point

1 minute ago, Richard Sennett said:

Been hearing they may lighten up on restrictions - hopefully for those who really want it - I like it a lot way nicer to navigate and quicker - bet a fresh install will be better at some point

That's good to know

15 hours ago, RobJC said:

Check to verify your PC can even run Windows 11. There are many requirements that make even slightly older PCs unable to run it. Microsoft has a program you can run to check. 

Where can i find this check program from MS ?

Any download link ?

cheers 😉

 

17 minutes ago, pmplayer said:

Any download link

See https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11 and scroll down to FAQ:

How do I know if my current Windows 10 PC meets the hardware requirements for Windows 11?

If you’d like to see if your current PC meets the minimum requirements, download and run the PC Health Check app.

1 hour ago, DAD said:

See https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11 and scroll down to FAQ:

How do I know if my current Windows 10 PC meets the hardware requirements for Windows 11?

If you’d like to see if your current PC meets the minimum requirements, download and run the PC Health Check app.

Thanks !

cheers 😉

Until MSFS goes DX12 no point in testing W11. If you sign up to windows insider you will get it first.