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Save the date: Windows Office Hours - March 20, 2025
Save the date and join us for our next monthly Windows Office Hours, on March 20th from 8:00-9:00a PT. We will have a broad group of product experts, servicing experts, and engineers representing Windows, Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager, Windows 365, Windows Autopilot, security, public sector, FastTrack, and more. They will be standing by -- in chat -- to provide guidance, discuss strategies and tactics, and, of course, answer any specific questions you may have. For more details about how Windows Office Hours works, go to our Windows IT Pro Blog. If 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time doesn't work for you, post your questions on the Windows Office Hours: March 20 event page, up to 48 hours in advance. Hope you can join us!How to update Windows 11 22H2 to 24H2 on unsupported PC?
Hi, I have an old PC currently running Windows 11 22H2 and want to update it to 24H2. The issue is that this PC is not fully supported by Windows 11 as the CPU is unsupported and does not have TPM 2.0 chip. There is no update received on my computer so I have to install Windows 11 24H2 manually on this unsupported PC. By the way, it could be great to keep the apps and personal files. So I prefer an in-place upgrade to 24H2 other than clean install from USB drive. Is there any in-place upgrade solution to update Windows 11 22H2 to 24H2? Much appreciated if you could let me know how to do that. Thank you
PC keeps getting BSODs ?
Hey everyone... Not a big techy person and I'm at the point of frustration where i have no idea what's causing these BSOD anymore.. I've tried numerous things on youtube/google to solve the issues but they keep happening i would really appreciate some help if possible to try and solve this issue. I will randomly blue screen or my pc will restart sometimes when I'm gaming or even just watching a youtube video. At first i thought it was just my ram so i went out and spent 150$ on new ram.... but it has continued to keep getting BSOD even after the new sticks went in. If I'm lucky i can go a few hours without a bluescreen but sometimes if i blue screen it will do it every 5 minutes or so until it gives up and lets me play for a while - Im not sure if there is a setting that's wrong in my pc or anything but i have tried many things to even check for outdated drivers and to my knowledge i have it all updated. I have even tried resetting my pc and keeping personal files..Experience of installing Windows 11 on an old 2009 PC
I tried installing via a Rufus USB installer two or three times in a row. Each time, after the reboot, it got stuck on: "Loading operating system...". Then, I thought about installing Windows 10 and then updating to Windows 11. However, during the process, it BSODed, and the changes were reverted. This happened twice. Next, I tried the Rufus USB installer again, and it BSODed with different errors on the second reboot. Then, I tried to boot from a Windows 11 to go USB drive, and it resulted in watchdog BSODs. I was losing hope. Then, I had the idea to use an old HP ProBook 6540b that had a similar CPU (Intel Core i5 520M). I installed Windows 11 on it and then plugged the SSD into my main PC. It initially failed, but then the recovery menu appeared, and I booted in safe mode. It took a while, and after a restart, the magic happened: it successfully booted into Windows 11. The only issue was that the Ethernet card wasn't working. To fix it, I went to Device Manager (during the Wi-Fi connection prompt for sign-in) and tried to automatically install the driver for the Ethernet card, which resulted in another BSOD. (Later, I fixed it by downloading the driver from the Realtek website.) So, that's my story. I hope that you could understand it.After install of windows always 2 keyboards layouts
When i do a clean installation of windows 11 and also of windows 10. Make a user than get the user 2 keyboard layouts for example Belgium and USA. Ore Belgium and Netherlands layouts. How can I make that when i make de first user only the Belgium keybord layout is made and no other.
Right click on shortcut to Open file location does not work except for Excel
Right click on desktop shortcut to Open file location does not work except for Excel, Word shortcut. Anyone else experience this? If I right click on desktop ANY shortcut icon in Windows 10 on other laptop next to me and select Open File Location-it will open any location for ANY shortcut or program. I have the same programs on Windows 11 laptop and Bat and other files. When I Right click on desktop in Windows 11 23H2 (have not updated in a month or so due to prob I read with updates) and select "Open File Location" , it yields no results. Nothing opens UNLESS it is the 2 shortcuts Word and Excel shortcuts. Right click and select Troubleshooter compatibility also does not work but never tried it from desktop so I do not care. I have normal things on desktop like Zoom, , Macrium, FileZilla Pro, Chrome, Firefox, various shortcuts to folders... Works within the Start menu or if I select just Open in the start menu. But on desktop, nope except MSFT Word and Excel. Same for Open Folder Location. Not a big deal but just wondering. Thank you very much!HP All-in-One 24-df1370: Waking from SLEEP Issues
I have an HP ALL-IN-ONE PC that is having trouble exiting sleep mode once the mouse or keyboard is touched. I have checked the power management settings in Device Manager, and they all look correct as they should to allow the peripheral devices to wake the computer from sleep. But they don't wake it, so I must press the POWER button on the computer. The POWER button shuts it down (I guess you could say manually) and restarts the computer. I don't know if something is crashing when I press the ENTER key or touch the mouse or what. Thanks for the help ahead!
After a recent update on 'start up' W11 Pro seems to default to and launch a 'browser'!
I'd like just the desktop and icons from many Windows version previously. The updates that have changed this seem to have happened recently. I'm currently 24H2, 26100.3476, Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.54.0 I don't generally use the Edge browser that it seems to launch asking for either a URL or search. I haven't gone to the required efforts to make Brave my default but it is what I use most of the day. I have a couple work related webs that I use Edge for but something recently seems to have created the issue I see. Startup seems to give me the desktop that I want but after maybe 15 or so seconds launches what I believe is a browser of sorts.Is there any safe YouTube to MP3 converter recommended in 2025?
Hi, guys, I recently wanted to find a YouTube to MP3 converter, mainly to download some copyright-free background music, which is convenient for offline listening on computers and mobile phones. However, many online free YouTube to MP3 converter websites are full of advertisements, and some tools prompt that there are risks after downloading, so I am not very confident to use them. So I would like to ask everyone, is there any best and safe YouTube to MP3 converter recommended in 2025? I am more concerned about the following points: Safety: There will not be a lot of ads or viruses, and it is best to have an ad-free tool. Sound quality: Support 320kbps high-quality download, and do not want the sound quality to be lost too much after conversion. Ease of use: Both the web version and the software can be considered, but it is best to be free or paid once, and do not want a subscription system. Support batch download: It would be better if you can convert the audio of multiple videos at once. I have used some online conversion websites before, but I found that they are either full of ads, or have speed limits when downloading, and some of them can no longer be opened. If you are using a conversion tool, I hope you can share your experience, thank you!Copy to clipboard very slow with the snipping tool
I had this issue that with windows 11, for some reason the windows copy to clipboard took a while, like a two or three second delay between the screenshot was taken and it being copied, and I was looking for a solution, and so far nobody had a real solution but I think I found a good one to fix this without disabling snipping tool.How can I bypass Windows 11 system requirements for version 24H2 on unsupported PC?
I heard it is totally possible to bypass Windows 11 system requirements and install Windows 11 on unsupported PC. But it seems most of the tricks does not work for Windows 24H2. When I tried to upgrade my PC from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 11 Pro, it says: This PC doesn't currently meet windows 11 system requirements. The hardware specs of my PC: Intel i7 4770 8GB Kingston DDR3 RAM 256 GB SanDisk Extreme Pro UEFI BIOS Secure Boot As far as I know, the CPU is unsupported by Windows 11 and the PC does not have TPM 2.0 chip. I am looking for a simple way to bypass Windows 11 requirements so I can install and run Windows 11 on this unsupported hardware. P.S. I already downloaded the latest Windows 24H2 ISO from Microsoft on my computer. ThanksPC wakes up from sleep mode almost instantly
I want to put PC in sleep mode but it keeps turning back on almost instantly. Been having this issue for several weeks but before that it never did this. I ran the command prompt and did the "powercfg/lastwake" and it's showing this text below as the reason it's turning back on. Anyone know how to resolve this issue and what this means?How do I UPDATE (not upgrade) Windows 11 from 21H2 without TPM?
I installed Windows 11 on a non-TPM computer ages ago, using Rufus. But now I'm told my version 21H2 has reached end of service and when I try to update using the Windows11InstallationAssistant, it tells me TPM is needed. I already change the registry and rebooted as I found on this site: Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup. Create a new registry key under Setup and name it LabConfig. Within LabConfig, create DWORDs values BypassTPMCheck and BypassSecureBootCheck and set each to 1. But it still detects this absence of TPM. How do I get past this? (without the hassle of ISOs and booting off other media), it must be possible.
Is it REALLY a bad idea to install Windows 11 on an 'unsupported' system?
I downloaded the little Windows tool, and it told me my PC is not compatible with Windows 11, but it's basically because of the lack of the TPM 2.0 module. Specs: CPU: Intel Core i7 8700k Mobo: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming Ram: 32gb DDR4 3200 I'm thinking about upgrading my whole system (Ryzen 7 9700x CPU, with compatible mobo and RAM), instead of bypassing the W11 TPM 2.0 module requirement, all because I've heard that down the line there may be some "incompatibility" or security issues that Windows may require TPM 2.0 for. And I've also heard that buying a TPM 2.0 module for my mobo just to make it compatible with W11 is not really the best idea either.How to burn Linux ISO to USB on Windows 11/10 PC?
Hi all, My old Windows 10 PC is retiring and I bought a new Windows 11 PC. I heard it could be a good choice to run Linux on a budget and old machine. Before doing that, I need to create a Linux bootable USB first. Does any one know how to burn Linux ISO to USB on a Windows 11/10 PC? I heard the official Windows Media Creation Tool but the USB is not recognized as a bootable device. Am I using the wrong tool? Thanks
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