Upgrade to windows 11

[jUstcAllmEdOc]

A while back I installed windows 11 on my pc even though the health check said I couldn’t because of my processor, AMD A8-7410 APU.
I uninstalled it because I read somewhere that I may not get ms updates, including security updates, at some time. I also read where I could be in danger of getting the dreaded BSOD.
Does anyone know any more about doing this, now that win 11 has been out for a while?
thx,
dOc

[Bastet]

I’m running Win 11 on an unsupported laptop (processor not supported) & it runs smoothly & is receiving updates incl the 22H2.
I have a Windows 10 image saved so can go back should things stop working or there’s problems.
Win 10 is supported ‘til 2024/2025 I believe.

[jUstcAllmEdOc]

I might give it a go again.
It’s not right that MS does this and pretty much forces ppl to buy a new pc, lots of ppl.
thx,
dOc

[Bastet]

It’s to do with security I believe. Older PCs may not have a tpm installed.
Microsoft have a minimum requirement for Win 11 yet even though many older PCs meet or better these requirements they cannot officially install that OS. MS need to reconsider their decision to exclude older processors imo.

[Bruce]

@jUstcAllmEdOc - any update?

[Bruce]

re-opened as per OP request

[Bruce]

from the OP
What version of Macrium should I use and what kind of backup?
thx, dOc
Ps,
Should I start a new topic or could you open my other one and start me with the questions above?
Please advise.

[Bruce]

The free version is all you need.
I select my C:\ drive (with all it’s partitions) and Image This Disk…
I dump it to an external drive.

this has the benefit that if I ever wanted to retrieve some files, the .mrimg file can simply be double clicked to mount it in Windows with a drive letter and it makes copy/paste dead simple.

you could also use Clone This Disk… if you want to make an exact replicate of the current drive to simply plug and play come d-day.

all depends on what you are trying to safe guard yourself against.

[jUstcAllmEdOc]

I’ll probably do my backup sometime between now and Sunday, 22nd January. Then install win 11.
thanks, Bruce, for opening the topic back up.
dOc

[jUstcAllmEdOc]

Another setback! I’m going to have to order a new ext HD because the one I was going to use, shows up in disc management but not in file explorer. It’s telling me. It’s not letting me initialize the disc, says fatal error. The new HD should be here in a couple of days from Amazon. I was using a WD Elements 25A2. Probably going to order from a different manufacturer. Any suggestions?
thx, dOc

[Bruce]

that drive you can’t initialise, is it new or out of somewhere else?
has it always been an external drive?

[jUstcAllmEdOc]

Yes, I’ve had it for a couple of years and used it a few times. It worked great. The new one I’m getting today, actually, is a
Crucial - X6 SE 1TB External USB-C/USB-A Portable SSD
[IMG alt=“Crucial - X6 SE 1TB External USB-C/USB-A Portable SSD”]https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/...anvasWidth=100
Model:CT1000X6SSD9SE
thx, dOc
ps.
When i try to initialize, it tells me: fatal device hardware error, using disc management, It shows up here, but not in file explorer.

[Bruce]

external drives by their very nature are more prone to knock related issues.
if the platters were spinning and the unit got bumped hard enough (and ‘hard enough’ can be as little as a nudge sometimes) then that could explain it.
or even if the heads were parked and the unit dropped from, say, chest height, that would also potentially kill it.
it all depends…

your last resort would be to reformat the drive and see if you get lucky, but they don’t cost much these days, and you have a replacement coming anyway. and I see it’s a SSD, so no more g-force related issues going forward!

[jUstcAllmEdOc]

Disc management, to initialize, tells me: the request failed due to a fatal device hardware error.
thx,
dOc

[Bruce]

I think that drive, for whatever reason, has gone pear-shaped.