Installation and Upgrade Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media


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This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive used to install Windows 11 with UEFI support.

You can use a Windows 11 installation USB flash drive to clean install, upgrade, reset, or repair Windows 11.

The installation USB can also be used as a recovery drive to boot to WinRE (aka: advanced startup).


You must be signed in as an administrator to create a bootable Windows 11 installation USB.

The USB flash drive needs to be at least 8 GB or larger in size.



Contents

  • Option One: Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media with Media Creation Tool
  • Option Two: Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media with Rufus
  • Option Three: Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media in Command Prompt





OPTION ONE

Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media with Media Creation Tool


This will be for a Windows 11 Version 23H2 build 22631.2861 USB.


1 Click/tap on the Download button below, and click/tap on the Download Now button at Microsoft's site below Create Windows 11 Installation Media. (see screenshot below)


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2 Save the MediaCreationTool_Win11_23H2.exe file to your desktop, and run it.

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3 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

4 Click/tap on Accept for the license terms. (see screenshot below)

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5 Uncheck the Use the recommended options for this PC box. (see screenshot below)

Leaving the Use the recommended options for this PC box checked will have the Media Creation Tool download an ISO that's the same language, edition, and architecture as the current PC.


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6 Select (dot) USB flash drive, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

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7 Connect your USB flash drive, click/tap on the Refresh drive list link, select the USB flash drive, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

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8 It will now start Downloading Windows 11 and Creating Windows 11 media. (see screenshot below)

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9 Click/tap on Finish when the USB flash drive is ready. (see screenshot below)

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OPTION TWO

Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media with Rufus


1 If you have not already, you will need to download a Windows 11 ISO file.

2 Download the latest version of Rufus, and save its .exe file to your desktop.


This is a standalone exe file that doesn't install anything to your PC. For Rufus FAQs, see: rufus FAQ on GitHub


3 Connect the 8 GB or larger USB flash drive.

This USB flash drive will be formatted and lose all data on it.


4 Run the Rufus .exe file, and click/tap on Yes if prompted by UAC.

5 Change the following settings in Rufus, and click/tap on Start when finished. (see screenshot below)
  • Under Device, select the USB flash drive you want to format and use.
  • Under Boot selection, click/tap on the SELECT button, and navigate to and select the Windows 11 ISO file.
  • Under Image option (if available), select Standard Windows installation.
  • Under Partition scheme, select GPT.
  • Under Target system, select UEFI (non CSM).
  • Under Volume label, you can enter any name you like for the USB flash drive, or leave the default name.
  • Under File system, select NTFS.
  • Under Cluster size, select the (Default) (ex: 4096 bytes) it has listed.
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6 Check or uncheck the "Customize Windows installation" options you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
  • Remove Requirement for 4GB+ RAM, Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 – Check this option if you want to install Windows 11 on a computer with unsupported hardware.
  • Remove requirement for an online Microsoft account - Check this option to skip the Microsoft Account requirement. Windows 11 will not ask you to sign in with a Microsoft Account during the initial setup.
  • Disable data collection (Skip privacy questions) – Windows 11 will not ask you to send diagnostic data, enable location, advertisement ID, and other things some users consider privacy-invading.
  • Set a local account using the same name as this user's – Rufus will copy the current local account to the new installation.
  • Set regional options using the same values as this user's – Rufus will copy the current regional settings to the new installation.
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7 Click/tap on OK to confirm. (see screenshot below)

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8 Rufus will now start creating the bootable USB flash drive. (see screenshot below)

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9 When finished, click/tap on Close to close Rufus. (see screenshot below)

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OPTION THREE

Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media in Command Prompt


This option will use the dual FAT32 and NTFS partitions on the USB since the install.wim file for Windows 11 is usually over 4GB in size that prevents using only the FAT32 file system.



1 If you have not already, you will need to download a Windows 11 ISO file.

2 Connect the 8 GB or larger USB flash drive.

This USB flash drive will be formatted and lose all data on it.


3 Open an elevated Windows Terminal, and select Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

4 Type diskpart into the elevated terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below step 18)

5 Type list disk into the elevated terminal, press Enter, and make note of the Disk # (ex: 3) for the USB flash drive from step 2.

6 Type select disk # into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

Substitute # in the command above with the actual Disk # (ex: 3) from step 5) above for the USB flash drive.

For example: select disk 3


7 Type clean into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

8 Type convert mbr into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

9 Type create partition primary size=1024 into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

10 Type create partition primary into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

11 Type select partition 1 into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

12 Type format fs=fat32 quick into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

13 Type assign letter=X into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

14 Type active into the elevated terminal and press Enter.

15 Type select partition 2 into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

16 Type format fs=ntfs quick into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

17 Type assign letter=Y into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.

18 You can now close the elevated Windows terminal.

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19 Open File Explorer (Win+E) to This PC. You will see the USB has two partitions. Partition "X" with FAT32 file system, and partition "Y" with NTFS file system. (see screenshot below)

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20 Mount the ISO file from step 1.

21 Perform the following steps to copy the mounted ISO contents to the USB X: (FAT32) partition:
  1. Click/tap on the mounted ISO in the navigation pane of File Explorer to open it.
  2. Select everything except the sources folder in the mounted ISO.
  3. Right click or press and hold on the selected files.
  4. Click/tap on Show more options (Shift+F10).
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22 Click/tap on Send to, and click/tap on the USB Drive (X: ). (see screenshot below)

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23 Perform the following steps to copy the "sources" folder from the mounted ISO to the USB Y: (NTFS) partition:
  1. Click/tap on the mounted ISO in the navigation pane of File Explorer to open it.
  2. Select only the sources folder in the mounted ISO.
  3. Right click or press and hold on the selected sources folder.
  4. Click/tap on Show more options (Shift+F10).
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24 Click/tap on Send to, and click/tap on the USB Drive (Y: ). (see screenshot below)

It may take a while to finish copying the sources folder to the USB Y: (NTFS) partition.


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25 Open the USB X: (FAT32) partition, and create a new folder (Ctrl+Shift+N) named sources. (see screenshots below)

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26 Open the Y:\sources folder from the USB Y: (NTFS) partition, and Cut (Win+X) the boot.wim file. (see screenshots below)

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27 Paste (Ctrl+V) the boot.wim file from the USB Y: (NTFS) partition in step 24 into the new sources folder in the USB X: (FAT32) partition from step 23. (see screenshot below)

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28 The Windows 11 bootable USB installation media is now ready.

29 You can unmount the ISO file.

30 You can now close all File Explorer windows.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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Thank you for the link my friend....and a huge continued thank you for your great support over the many years!

I didn't see a way to edit any config on the usb media though?
I assume the only way is to Shift F10 the oobe/bypassnro ?

You're always most welcome.

No need for that.

I find using the fake email address like in step 21A in the clean install tutorial works great to set up a local account.

 

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Hello, :-)

Yes, you sure can. You could perform an upgrade installation with the ISO like below to update the build.

I don't think I posed the question correctly as should have asked if the USB boot stick created with method #3 could be updated without rebuilding the USB stick when MS releases and updated build by only replacing certain files?
 

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I don't think I posed the question correctly as should have asked if the USB boot stick created with method #3 could be updated without rebuilding the USB stick when MS releases and updated build by only replacing certain files?

The USB will not get updated unless you create a new one with an updated MCT or ISO.
 

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Media Creation Tool (MCT) will now install and create an ISO or USB for Windows 11 version 22H2 build 22621.1702.


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Note --if you create with Rufus and you want to install to a VM then your VM software will need to be able to boot directly from a USB drive unless you know of a way of re-creating a bootable iso image again from the Rufus created USB drive.

I mention this as you might want to create your VM with the modification options you get when using rufus. Mind you most of the W11 hardware requirements can be supplied by the VM's virtual Bios even on an MBR BIOS old computer including a Virtual TPM, a Virtual CPU, an EFI partition on the virtual Disk and UEFI secure boot. The other things like security questions etc will still be offered if you do it that way.

So what I'd like is a way to create an ISO again from a Rufus created USB stick with all those bypass options in it.

Another question too - using the Iso created from UUP (Unified Update Platform) Generation Project (v2.4.18) [by @rgadguard & whatever127] with the exclusion options and installing via Dism /Apply-Image (I invariably these days install to vhdx files now) the OOB questions at ist boot (account, security, advert preferences etc) are still presented and if trying to install on a "Real machine" with unsupported hardware you still get the message "W11 not supported on this device". So if you install via the classic install.exe or setup.exe method with a "modified install" does it work as "it says on the tin".

You can still install to a local account if you type in at the enter account details -- use for the email address nobody@nobody.com with pw anything you care to supply. You'll get oops something went wrong, then just click next and then you can enter your user account name and it's set up as a local account.

Creating a VM first will usually restore to a physical machine even without the required hardware e.g CPU restriction provided the physical machine has an EFI partition and is not MBR although there are ways to install and run W11 on non EFI machines.

Cheers
jimbo
 
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USB to ISO -> solved -- use usb-image-tool

download from here : Download USB Image Tool - MajorGeeks

it's free and no adware. I don't recommend imgburn - that's or can be riddled with adware.

Cheers
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USB to ISO -> solved -- use usb-image-tool

download from here : Download USB Image Tool - MajorGeeks

it's free and no adware. I don't recommend imgburn - that's or can be riddled with adware.

Cheers
jimbo
Jimbo, if you have the Windows ADK installed, you can simply issue a single command to make the image without the need for any third-party tools at all. Here is how:

To create a bootable ISO image from a Windows bootable disc (flash drive, optical drive, etc.) do this:

Make note of the path to the bootable media. For example, if it is on a thumb drive, maybe the path is something like D:\. I'll assume that path in my example below.

Make sure you have the Windows ADK installed. Only the "Deployment Tools" option needs to be installed.

Go to Start > All Apps > Windows Kits and open Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment in elevated mode (as Admin).

You will end up at a command prompt with a long path. Type cd\ and hit Enter to go back to the root. This simply makes the prompt shorter and the command line less cluttered.

Enter the following command. Note that this is a single long command. Be careful – there are no spaces in some of the places you might expect a space to be present:

oscdimg.exe -m -o -u2 -udfver102 -bootdata:2#p0,e,d:\boot\etfsboot.com#pEF,e,bd:\efi\microsoft\boot\efisys.bin d:\ c:\Win11PRO.iso

Replace the 3 occurrences of d:\ with the correct path to where your files are located. Also, replace the c:\Win11PRO.iso at the end of command with the correct path and name for the output file that you want to save. For paths with spaces, include them inside of double quote marks (").

IMPORTANT: If you have an autounattend.xml answer file on the root of your image, I strongly suggest noting this somewhere obvious. If you boot a VM from this image, or if you boot a system from media created with this image, setup will begin without warning and can wipe out your HD depending upon the selected options!
 

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Jimbo, if you have the Windows ADK installed, you can simply issue a single command to make the image without the need for any third-party tools at all. Here is how:

To create a bootable ISO image from a Windows bootable disc (flash drive, optical drive, etc.) do this:

Make note of the path to the bootable media. For example, if it is on a thumb drive, maybe the path is something like D:\. I'll assume that path in my example below.

Make sure you have the Windows ADK installed. Only the "Deployment Tools" option needs to be installed.

Go to Start > All Apps > Windows Kits and open Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment in elevated mode (as Admin).

You will end up at a command prompt with a long path. Type cd\ and hit Enter to go back to the root. This simply makes the prompt shorter and the command line less cluttered.

Enter the following command. Note that this is a single long command. Be careful – there are no spaces in some of the places you might expect a space to be present:

oscdimg.exe -m -o -u2 -udfver102 -bootdata:2#p0,e,d:\boot\etfsboot.com#pEF,e,bd:\efi\microsoft\boot\efisys.bin d:\ c:\Win11PRO.iso

Replace the 3 occurrences of d:\ with the correct path to where your files are located. Also, replace the c:\Win11PRO.iso at the end of command with the correct path and name for the output file that you want to save. For paths with spaces, include them inside of double quote marks (").

IMPORTANT: If you have an autounattend.xml answer file on the root of your image, I strongly suggest noting this somewhere obvious. If you boot a VM from this image, or if you boot a system from media created with this image, setup will begin without warning and can wipe out your HD depending upon the selected options!
Agreed -- that's fine too

A lot of these commands depends simply on what you are used to. I can use Linux without even thinking what I have to do usually -- Windows is a whole different ballgame.

Sorry to any Cat lovers on the Forum but isn't apart from Stock traders using a Dead Cat Bounce, Schrodinger in quantum physics using the "Schrodinger cat" to explain some concepts of quantum physics and entanglement a common expression used "there's more than 1 way to skin a cat".

Now I'll get all the cat lovers out for revenge for sure - but my 2 "Staffies" can get mighty hungry" !!!

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Thank you!
 

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Windows 11 version 23H2 build 22631.2428 now available to download as ISO or USB.


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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A
    Memory
    128GB Crucial Ballistix 3200MHz DRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - CPU graphics only (for now)
    Sound Card
    Realtek (on motherboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe Gen 4 x 4 SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe Gen 3 x 4 SSD
    2 x 512GB 2.5" SSDs
    2 x 8TB HD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCue 5000X RGB
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black cooler + 10 case fans
    Keyboard
    CODE backlit mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Additional options installed:
    WiFi 6E PCIe adapter
    ASUS ThunderboltEX 4 PCIe adapter
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
LOL, I was just about to post back after having also confirmed that. Thanks!

Got carried away in the excitement. Slipstreaming in the updates now :-)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A
    Memory
    128GB Crucial Ballistix 3200MHz DRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - CPU graphics only (for now)
    Sound Card
    Realtek (on motherboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe Gen 4 x 4 SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe Gen 3 x 4 SSD
    2 x 512GB 2.5" SSDs
    2 x 8TB HD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCue 5000X RGB
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black cooler + 10 case fans
    Keyboard
    CODE backlit mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Additional options installed:
    WiFi 6E PCIe adapter
    ASUS ThunderboltEX 4 PCIe adapter
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
LOL, I was just about to post back after having also confirmed that. Thanks!

Got carried away in the excitement. Slipstreaming in the updates now :-)
:shawn:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Yep, it'll update to the latest 22631.2506 (23H2) via Windows Update afterwards.

So we have to download 22631.2428, install it over 22621.2506 and then it will update to 22631.2506???????
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 22631.3296(VHDX)/ Windows 11 Beta 22635.3286/Win 11 Dev 24H2(VHDX)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo
    CPU
    Intel Celeron N4000 @ 1.10GHz Gemini Lake 14nm
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB Ram
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 600 (Lenovo)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio Intel Display Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512GB Western Digital WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-512G-1101 (Unknown (SSD))
    Keyboard
    Laptop Keyboard
    Mouse
    G5 Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    50mbps/50mbps
    Browser
    Chrome/Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo
    CPU
    Intel Celeron N4000 @ 1.10GHz Gemini Lake 14nm
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB Ram
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 600 (Lenovo)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio Intel Display Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Mouse
    G5 Gaming Mouse
    Keyboard
    Laptop Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    50mbps/50mbps
    Browser
    Chrome/Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
So we have to download 22631.2428, install it over 22621.2506 and then it will update to 22631.2506???????

23H2 is rolling out via Windows Update if you wanted to go that route.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
23H2 is rolling out via Windows Update if you wanted to go that route.

official or insider?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WINDOWS11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i9 10900X 5GHZ uncore 3.2ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS RAMPAGE VI EXTREME X299
    Memory
    CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM 3000MHZ QUAD CHANNEL 32GB O.C 3600MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS TUF RTX 3090
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEMESIS NC27QGH
    Screen Resolution
    2560X1440
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 500GB-RAID 0 HDD 8TB
    PSU
    THERMALTAKE GRAND TOUCHPOWER 1250W GOLD
    Case
    CM HAF 932 LIMITED EDITION
    Cooling
    BE QUIET PURE LOOP 360MM
    Mouse
    GLORIOUS MODEL O
    Internet Speed
    FIBER 100/10
23H2 is rolling out via Windows Update if you wanted to go that route.

Hmmmm decisions decisions........
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 22631.3296(VHDX)/ Windows 11 Beta 22635.3286/Win 11 Dev 24H2(VHDX)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo
    CPU
    Intel Celeron N4000 @ 1.10GHz Gemini Lake 14nm
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB Ram
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 600 (Lenovo)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio Intel Display Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512GB Western Digital WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-512G-1101 (Unknown (SSD))
    Keyboard
    Laptop Keyboard
    Mouse
    G5 Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    50mbps/50mbps
    Browser
    Chrome/Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo
    CPU
    Intel Celeron N4000 @ 1.10GHz Gemini Lake 14nm
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB Ram
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 600 (Lenovo)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio Intel Display Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Mouse
    G5 Gaming Mouse
    Keyboard
    Laptop Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    50mbps/50mbps
    Browser
    Chrome/Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender

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