Recent content by GotNoRice

"yeah but" would imply that I agreed with anything you said. I still have serious doubts that you ever read the first post or even understand what this thread is about. You posted three useless replies that didn't address the very simple and straight-forward question that was posed. If it...

Actually most Core2Quad systems were built for Vista, but regardless, as mentioned, this is really a theoretical question. Maybe this is the only system you have, or you are simply determined to make the absolute most out of it for whatever reason. It doesn't matter. The question is, what...

General-purpose computing.

I know that this is the last version of Windows 11 that works on these older CPUs. My question is more like: Imagine that it's July 2028, and you're still using that computer. If you're running Windows 11 23H2 Enterprise, you got your last Windows Update way back in 2026 (2025 if Home/Pro). If...

This is with regards to older CPUs. On Intel side, Core2Duo / Core2Quad and older, and on AMD side, some AM3 CPUs and older, that lack SSE4.2 and thus cannot run Windows 11 24H2/25H2 at all, even with a bypass. What *Windows OS* version would you run on these computers? This is a theoretical...

No. The key is in the quote from the blog: 24H2 and 25H2 are based on the "Germanium" Windows 11 codebase. 26H1 is based on a newer codebase called "Bromine", also currently found in the Canary channel. It sounds like the main "26H2" release is going to be another build based on...

In a perfect world maybe. But in reality many laptops don't get new drivers once they are a few years old or more. It's just too easy for companies to not support older models. If it's an old enough laptop, the newest drivers available might be Windows 8 or Windows 7 drivers. They might...

It depends on what driver you need. If it's something like a Chipset driver, or an iGPU driver, then get it directly from the source (AMD, etc). For other random drivers, it's okay to use older drivers. Windows 11 will work with drivers going all the way back to Windows Vista (64-bit) Windows...

I tried to upgrade a computer to 24H2 and it failed. I tried both the /product server and rufus methods. It fails at the point you would expect it to fail at if the CPU didn't have proper SSE support for 24H2. The CPU is an AMD Phenom X4 9750. While it does not support SSE4.2, it does...

Each Adrenalin Edition release is absolutely tied to a specific driver version. Example, from the Adrenalin Edition 24.12.1 release notes: https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/release-notes/RN-RAD-WIN-24-12-1.html That corresponds to the driver version shown in Device Manager...

Correct. But the iGPU has always used the exact same "Adrenalin Edition" drivers as other AMD GPUs, so does it really matter? For what it's worth, I do actually "use" the iGPU, though not for gaming obviously. I run 6 monitors. My RTX 4080 only supports a max of 4. The other 2 are run from...

I noticed that today, Windows Update had an AMD Driver update available. I had already been using 24.12.1. The actual driver version (32.0.13018.6) is higher than the driver version that is included in both the 24.12.1 drivers (32.0.12033.1030) as well as the 25.1.1 Optional drivers...

The only times when disconnecting from the internet has been beneficial for me is when upgrading a fresh Windows 10 install. Like if I do a fresh Windows 10 install and then immediately attempt to upgrade it to Windows 11. The problem in that case is Windows 10 in the background trying to...

I've never had a need to disconnect from the internet when upgrading an install using a bypass. What error are you getting if you keep the internet connected?

The issue is, systems that installed Windows 11 using a bypass do not receive new yearly feature updates. So, for example, if you installed the release version of Windows 11 (21H2) using a bypass, you would have never been offered 22H2 or 23H2 via Windows Update, and you would still be stuck on...