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Windows 11’s 2025 problems are getting impossible to ignore (www.windowscentral.com)

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[–] TBi@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (3 children)

There is a way to upgrade directly. I got this from Reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/1afu0uj/is_it_safe_to_install_windows_11_on_my_microsoft/

It works fine - you just won't get the more advanced security features available in more recent laptops.

Boot up into Windows 10
ensure you have 30GB free space
Download the .iso: https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11
right-click the .iso and select "mount" to create a virtual DVDROM
create a new folder on your main system drive and copy all the files from the virtual DVDROM
start a command-prompt
navigate to the folder where you copied all the files
run the following:

.\sources\setupprep.exe /product server

This will not actually install the server version of windows but will bypass the CPU check so that you can install Win11 on an unsupported CPU. The actual version of Windows installed will depend on the version of Win10 you have: Pro, Home, or Enterprise, for example.

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thank you for this. I already did a fresh install but it's interesting that your link is to the Surface subreddit just to rub some more salt in the wound. The processor is officially supported for upgrades only if it's in Microsoft's hardware. I hate them so much.

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

The irony wasn’t lost on me. Since I was trying to update my surface. I’ve also installed Linux on it. Which runs a lot faster on the older Surface Nook 1 harder.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can also flash a usb stick with rufus, mint needs 4GB IIRC.

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I prefer Fedora. Tried mint and hated it.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

As a neophyte to all those distros out there but still curious, any specific reason?

[–] TheBlackLounge@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is that an upgrade or a fresh install?

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

It will upgrade an existing install. I did it on my surface and all my files and settings were kept.