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How to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 with a clean install of Windows 11?
Hi, I have a Windows 10 PC that has the requirements to be upgraded to Windows 11. I would like to do a complete clean install of Windows 11 and then reinstall all my software. If I understand this correctly, I will in this case have my Windows 10 registration key at hand to be able to make a clean Windows 11 installation on the same computer. I do have a registration key for Windows 10, which I think belongs to this computer. Is there any way that I can verify that this registration key actually belongs to this computer? Or can I do a clean installation of Windows 11 on this computer anyway (without first verifying that the Windows 10 belongs to this computer)?
Windows 10 11 Enterprise Restrict access to MS Store via group policy
Issue presented: Multiple users are downloading and installing Remote Access tools that are deemed not supported as well as other applications in the environment. We want to restrict access to the MS Store to Administrators or a specific AD group without using AppLocker or InTune. I have seen various threads in multiple sources that are conflicting about disabling the store or setting to the Company Portal for Windows 10/11. If you set the MS Store to Company Portal, in Windows 11 it disables the store. Turn off the Store application GPO: Denies or allows access to the Store application. If you enable this setting, access to the Store application is denied. Access to the Store is required for installing app updates. Other threads as well as the gpo verbiage itself indicate that if you disable the store, all installed applications will no longer update. There are some threads that state the opposite. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/store/?tabs=gpo Has anyone configured a way to restrict users or a specific group of users from using the MS Store while allowing existing applications the ability to update?[On demand] AMA: Windows backup and restore
Now through Friday (12/5) at 12:00 p.m. PST: Get expert tips on backing up Windows 10 settings so you can transition users to Windows 11 seamlessly. Visit https://aka.ms/AMA/BackupRestore to explore Windows Backup for Organizations, now generally available—and to post your questions.
Prune list of
I'm a bit of a hobbyist and often advise people on managing systems, so I frequently install and reinstall Windows on multiple systems. When I install a Windows 11 system and log in with my Microsoft account, I'm presented with a LONG list of past Windows installations from which I can import settings. The vast number of these are just trials I'd rather delete. Is there any way I can prune that list? If there's a way to access the list from my account on the Microsoft website, I don't know it.
Backing up to an external hard disk drive.
Backing up to an external hard disk drive. Windows backup tells me that my target drive has 379.48GB free space: It tells me that my back-up this time will occupy 77.21GB. Yet it tells me that the backup cannot be run because my target disk does not have enough space. What is going on here? Have I misunderstood the measures of size/capacity?
Does the CDN for Microsoft Windows Update seem to be malfunctioning?
I purchased a code signing certificate, but strangely, Windows did not automatically download the missing root certificate. When I tried to manually download the root certificate according to the manual, I found that the CDN seemed to return the wrong certificate and I was unable to establish a secure connection with the website. (At least in Chinese Mainland) https://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/test/authrootstl.cab Can other regions be accessed normally?
Password reset and recovery fail
Hi there, good morning. First i appreciate any ones assistance here, its been a little frustrating. My regular windows account, for purchases, family content etc is "email address removed for privacy reasons". I cant sign in to that one any more. it is under 2fa with a code generator (I have that and the code is fine etc), it has a phone number (i have that!), and email account of course. I tried to enter the password to login to microsoft account - account.microsoft.com - and it gives the error "there have been too many failed login attempts". So i go through the password reset and works fine and i have a new password. I try again straight away and it fails with the same error. I try again for password reset... see above.. So i try for account recovery and go through the form - but i get an email saying because i have 2fa this is ignored and done automatically. However the automatic process does not seem to work - as indicated above. I tried to find a microsoft chat to have a live session, but it says i need to login... so i have logged in with a secondary account. I cant find the live chat sessions though. So i am posting here for any help - if i have the wrong forum i apologize - it was confusing to me about where i should actually make a post... this is making me feel old...lol... thanks DanToo many restarts... why?
Dear fellow users, can anyone tell me why Windows needs to restart twice in a row allmost every two weeks? (Dell precision 5490, Windows 11 Education). My employer forced me to accept a Windows machine after my former laptop (Macbook) got out of order. Updating of the Mac was never a problem, allways succesfull updates in the background. With Windows it's quite the opposite. A simple switch between external screens seems to be prohibited before updating. Quite anoying when in class!Unable to install Windows 10 ESU due to unknown MDM
I have been trying to get the Windows 10 ESU program enrollment done, but an unable to. It appears that I am connected to some MDM, but I have never to my knowledge done so. Also, there are no options listed in "Accounts-> Work or School." I ran the following in Powershell and got outputs 0 True 0 2, indicating the MDM registration. $t = [AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly((Get-Random), 1).DefineDynamicModule((Get-Random), $False).DefineType((Get-Random)) $t.DefinePInvokeMethod('IsDeviceRegisteredWithManagement', 'mdmregistration.dll', 22, 1, [Int32], @([Boolean].MakeByRefType(), [IntPtr], [IntPtr]), 1, 3).SetImplementationFlags(128) $t.DefinePInvokeMethod('NetGetJoinInformation', 'wkscli.dll', 22, 1, [Int32], @([IntPtr], [IntPtr].MakeByRefType(), [UInt32].MakeByRefType()), 1, 3).SetImplementationFlags(128) $Win32 = $t.CreateType() $JoinedMDM = $False; $Win32::IsDeviceRegisteredWithManagement([ref]$JoinedMDM, 0, 0); $JoinedMDM $JoinedDomain = 0; $Buf = 0; $Win32::NetGetJoinInformation(0, [ref]$Buf, [ref]$JoinedDomain); $JoinedDomain Thanks for any ideas, Tom
Moved 2.5"ssd from old Intel NUC to new Intel Nuc, can't find docs/pics
So not sure if this is the right place after wading through all the options so here goes: I moved a ssd from my old NUC that was on it's last legs (pwr supply). It was windows 10 and I needed a new system as the hardware was too old to upgrade to WN11 and the pwr supply was on the blink anyways. I installed two brand new SSD's in the new NUC and installed a new version of WN11 on one (Linux mint on the other). I got the new system up running both OS's w/o much trouble (other than my old HP laser printer which is so old that HP doesn't support it anymore). I took the old 2.5" ssd out of the failing nuc and connected it to the new system via usb-c. wn11 recognizes it as drive F but show two identical F drives...? why two F's? I can open it via File explorer but I can't find any of my word docs. Doing a search in the search box with drive F selected, all wn11 does is state : "working on it" and never finds anything (the little spinning circle spins itself senseless) and I finally give up and end the task :) If I boot my Linux ssd, I can find the docs and also pics too. What am I doing wrong? I can find docs using the linux OS but I can't in the OS that they originally were created in (windows/word)
