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Bingo. TYVM

The basic purpose is to Install and Log In to Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account - local account only. Trouble is, Shift + F10 does not seem to work with Microsoft installation media. This is media purchased this week. Advice would be appreciated.

Because you are upgrading the OEM key. As you can see, Microsoft locks the key to the MB - it never becomes 'Retail'. No mystery.

Well, those folks seem bogus at best. They are not interested in selling the 'product' via credit card, as the purchase can be contested via the bank. Giant red flag as they likely get their activation keys de-activated by Microsoft. Will find legit retail source. Thanks anyway...

Yep. That seems like the logical choice. Thanks.

Key Takeaways for OEM Licenses: Permanent Binding: Once activated, the OEM key is locked to the motherboard/BIOS of that PC. Motherboard Upgrades: If you replace the motherboard, the license is considered dead and cannot be transferred, essentially acting as a new PC. Retail vs. OEM: Only...

Thanks. Thing is, I am doing a clean install in any event, so the time is expensive. If the upgrade simply adds/unlocks specific features, then it seems the less expensive route ends up with the same result. Seems that then the upgrade is locked to this specific machine, cannot be moved to...

Trying to make the best choice for a clean install of Win11 Pro. Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 with 11 Home OEM. Want to end up with Pro, but trying to figure out if I should do a clean install of Home and then upgrade to Pro, or just purchase the retail version of Pro. Basically, there is a $50...

Sent a support request to QNAP about the 'sleep' issues and this is their reply - "Thank you for contacting QNAP. When the TR-004 is connected to a Windows system, it functions as an external USB storage device. If the host system, like Windows PC, enters hibernate or sleep mode, the TR-004...

Done. Tuneup plus attached. Will monitor, post if there are issue. Thanks again.

1) This machine has never been set to a default display language other than EN. Maybe there is a need to also change the region format to EN to get a 100% English log. FWIW that particular error was related to Windows Search - the index likely gets trashed as a result of the unexpected shutdown...

Thanks. The same QNAP link has a software tab which describes the following 'feature': System sleep during USB cable disconnection and host device hibernation* or shut down. *Some hosts may not be supported. These are relatively loud units and disk activity is obvious. You can hear the startup...

Thanks. I turned off Fast Startup and also did the command prompt line. The only thing that still raises questions is the 'Turn off hard disk after' in advanced settings. Could this also be related to the crash issue? Does this setting also apply to attached drives? We have a TR-004 USB...

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Having issue with windows crashing when waking up from hibernation. Since hibernation settings apparently are interrelated with 'fast startup' I want to do this right. Windows 11 Pro version 24H2 Assistance would be appreciated.