bobkn

I have no experience with Dell Premium Support. I also haven't bought a Dell PC since 1995. My recent experience was with a somewhat...

The OP already has. (Post #2 in this thread.) My last interaction with Dell support was exactly 2 years ago, with regard to a monitor...

It's not something I've done often. The Windows installer allows you to delete all the partitions on the target drive. It can then...

I find that the thread lacks clarity so far.

If you were holding down a function key, that wouldn't have worked. The key has to be tapped repeatedly instead.

You may not want to do it this way, but in my installation, I can right click a file, and "send to" to create a Zipped archive of it...

Maybe I'm being too literal-minded, but an M.2 drive has no cable connected to it. It's slotted, and retained by a single screw (or...

I'm confused. I have a laptop with function keys that default to laptop-specific functions. A separate key must be depressed to make...

Maybe not. But it's a desktop system, so an external keyboard is needed anyway. BestBuy has the Logitech K120 for $13 now. Not a major...

I'm not certain, but I suspect that the Geek Squad person gave you a made-up story. A keyboard without function keys? I didn't realize...

Well done. If you need special drivers, Acer has a support page...

The hotkey for the boot menu on an Acer laptop may be F12. Unless it's Esc or F9...

"I just bought this Laptop , believe it was an upgrade from windows 10." Sounds like a used laptop. Acer might not be helpful with that...

Maybe. Windows is pretty good about switching to new drivers. Not guaranteed.

It's also possible to buy OEM Windows 11 licenses at much lower price than retail. Example: there's usually a link at www.guru3d.com...