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Windows 11 Create Recovery Drive
I recently upgraded to Win11 24H2 and when I went to create a recovery drive I ran into problems. After telling Windows that I would like to Create a Recovery Drive including system files Windows went off in search of media and came back and told me i needed a 32GB thumb drive. Tried it without system files and no luck either. No matter what kind of thumb drive 32GB, 64GB, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, Formatted NTFS, FAT32, exFAT. Whether I formatted the drive using the file explorer utility, or using DISKPART and cleaning the drive and restoring the partition and reformatting. Nothing worked. sfc /scannow and DISM did't show any problems either. I know I can and i did, use a third party application to create a recovery disk, I would like to use the built in Microsoft tool. Any suggestions??How to install Windows 11 on i5-6500 Intel CPU?
I bought an used HP laptop from eBay and ready to install Windows 11 on it. When I booted the laptop from USB clean install, all of sudden it says this PC does not meet the minimal system requirements of Windows 11. So I was forced to check the system requirements with the Health Check Tool and it turns out the CPU is not supported. Here is the computer specs: CPU: Intel i5 6500 RAM: 8GB SSD: 256GB Graphics: ‎Integrated Intel HD 630 4GB Currently, there is no OS on it. How can I install Windows 11 on i5 6500 CPU? Should I apply some tricks to bypass the Windows 11 system check?
Alt + Tab does not engage SAP screen
Hi All, I have Windows 11 Enterprise and use Alt + Tab to navigate between apps. I've found that all apps engage when you alt tab to them except my enterprise software SAP. I have to mouse to engage the SAP screen or re-mouse into the cell I was last in - or alt tab out and alt tab back to SAP. The latter engages SAP about 90% of the time where the original alt tab to SAP only engages SAP about 10% of the time. Has anyone seen this and found a solution/fix?Microsoft Tech Community application is not published by Microsoft?
I tried signing into the community site here using my organization ID and our security settings require us to request permission first for any new Enterprise applications. I submitted the request, but when I went to review, I received this message that the application is not published by Microsoft: This doesn't seem right to me, anyone else have the same experience? Is this app truly not published by Microsoft or is this some sort of fluke?I have had nothing but probelm,s with Windows 11 ?
So to give a little background on my aptitude - I play video games regularly, have always used Tom's Hardware to proof my computer builds, and work from home in digital marketing. I know my work platforms and am highly familiar with the basics of windows, shorcuts and navigating around general issues, but have no background in coding or understanding registries, how drivers work, or anything on the fundamental programming of how computers operate. Having said that, I have had so many problems with Windows 11 since I was forced to upgrade that I'm actively looking for other options. I've had random driver errors, freezing, sound dropping out in the middle of critical meetings, etc., and I'm fed up with the incompetent product that is Windows 11. If someone under my management went to market with this, I would have fired them immediately for even suggesting to do it. Is Linux something someone with my background can handle? Do I need a deep understanding of how computers operate to get it up and going? It took me hours to troubleshoot the steps to flashing my BIOS so I could even upgrade to windows (and no, it was not an easy process. There were issues) Are there other options out there, or has Microsoft squashed any and all PC competition? Is Linux something someone who has 200+ games on Steam can utilize? How messed up am I?
