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Is it safe to upgrade to Windows 11 with FS2020

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2 minutes ago, Reader said:

Yes.
Of course you have to select the keep everything option when updating.

Great, thank you. That certainly makes it more tempting.

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18 hours ago, macpilot said:

Are there any gotchs?

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I was using Windows 11 when MSFS was released, run's perfectly...............

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+1 for the dumb UI decisions but the registry can be hacked if you are so inclined.

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How long will Microsoft have support for Win-10? I use my PC exclusive for MSFS and use Apple for everything else so I have no major desire to upgrade to Win-11.

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1 hour ago, Ixoye said:

How long will Microsoft have support for Win-10?

Until October 2025.

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1 hour ago, MrFuzzy said:

Until October 2025.

Nice, then I can wait until I plan to upgrade my computer with a new motherboard, CPU and GPU in 2024.

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2 hours ago, MrFuzzy said:

Until October 2025.

Good point.  Unless Win 11 starts offering very meaningful performance/feature improvements for MSFS perhaps thru DX12 not supported by Win 10 no good argument for upgrading a solid Win 10 install.  Plus, I have an I9-9900K proc and despite comments that there are optimizations in Win 12 for I9-12x procs I'd really like to see exactly what.  I figure I'll be up for a new mainboard, CPU, RAM in about 2-3y time so at that point would be worth the migration to Win 11.  

Noel

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2 hours ago, Noel said:

Good point.  Unless Win 11 starts offering very meaningful performance/feature improvements for MSFS perhaps thru DX12 not supported by Win 10 no good argument for upgrading a solid Win 10 install.  Plus, I have an I9-9900K proc and despite comments that there are optimizations in Win 12 for I9-12x procs I'd really like to see exactly what.  I figure I'll be up for a new mainboard, CPU, RAM in about 2-3y time so at that point would be worth the migration to Win 11.  

It will probably be Windows 12 at that point. Windows enthusiast sites like Thurott and Windows central reporting MS is going back to a 3yr roadmap release cycle. We'll see. I'm still on Win10 myself from my new build last year. I'll probably upgrade before the Windows 11 free upgrade expires in Oct  (expected or earlier per some reports)

Semper Fi 

16 hours ago, bofhlusr said:

One gotcha not related to MSFS

And a second gotcha is that W11 does not run on all CPUs. I have an i7-7700K build from 2018 and it fails the MS PC Health Check for W11 compatibility. More happily, it runs MSFS just fine.

 

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6 hours ago, Noel said:

Good point.  Unless Win 11 starts offering very meaningful performance/feature improvements for MSFS perhaps thru DX12 not supported by Win 10 no good argument for upgrading a solid Win 10 install.  Plus, I have an I9-9900K proc and despite comments that there are optimizations in Win 12 for I9-12x procs I'd really like to see exactly what.  I figure I'll be up for a new mainboard, CPU, RAM in about 2-3y time so at that point would be worth the migration to Win 11.  

https://www.anandtech.com/show/16959/intel-innovation-alder-lake-november-4th/3

29 minutes ago, MySound said:

Skimmed it and really difficult to say what this means for MSFS only.  DX12 is purported to improve multicore use and has been corroborated by some here on the SU10 beta.

Noel

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Aircraft used in MSFS 2024:  Fenix A320,  Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.

 

On 7/16/2022 at 1:40 AM, Noel said:

Skimmed it and really difficult to say what this means for MSFS only.  DX12 is purported to improve multicore use and has been corroborated by some here on the SU10 beta.

I would say MSFS won’t profit too much. But if you have a modern CPU Win 11 is the way to go. 
Given the assumption that most people also do other things with their PC besides MSFS 🙂

On 7/15/2022 at 4:29 PM, jrw4 said:

And a second gotcha is that W11 does not run on all CPUs. I have an i7-7700K build from 2018 and it fails the MS PC Health Check for W11 compatibility. More happily, it runs MSFS just fine.

 

It’s not your CPU. An I7-7700K should work fine. It’s probably a case that your motherboard does not have a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) which is a hardware security device - or if it does, the TPM is not enabled.

Jim Barrett

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1 hour ago, JRBarrett said:

An I7-7700K should work fine.

Thanks, Jim, for your response. I was able to enable the TPM on my ASUS mobo, but my system still fails the Health Check due to the CPU. I had a look at the list of approved Intel CPUs

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors

and it looks like the i7-7700K isn't there. Indeed, nothing less than a 10th generation i7 processor appears. At the time that MS released W11 that may have been the most current Intel processor. Really aggressive decision by MS, but there we are.

John Wiesenfeld KPBI | FAA PPL/SEL/IFR in a galaxy long ago and far away | VATSIM PILOT P2

i7-11700K, 32 GB DDR4 3.6 GHz, MSI RTX 3070ti, Dell 4K monitor

 

8 hours ago, MySound said:

But if you have a modern CPU Win 11 is the way to go.

Why?

Noel

System:  9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL  64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync.

Aircraft used in MSFS 2024:  Fenix A320,  Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.

 

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