difficulty installing windows 11


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i've followed all the correct installing directions. the upgrade system goes thru the install procedures and it hangs during the 24 hour installation. tried it many times with no results. any help is appreciated.
 

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Without more information, it is going to be difficult to diagnose the problem.
  • Is the laptop Windows 11 compatible? You'll need to go to Acer and check your model.
  • Next, I'd make sure you have all the available Windows updates on your laptop.
  • Next, make sure you have a backup of your system in case something goes awry during the upgrade.
I couldn't imagine taking 24 hours for an upgrade.
 

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    Windows 11 ProIntel Core i7 10510U @1.80GHz16GB DDR4
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nush said:
i've followed all the correct installing directions. the upgrade system goes thru the install procedures and it hangs during the 24 hour installation. tried it many times with no results. any help is appreciated.
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Welcome to Eleven Forum.
kgarrett67 said:
... Is the laptop Windows 11 compatible? You'll need to go to Acer and check your model.
....I couldn't imagine taking 24 hours for an upgrade.
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No, neither could I. My System One is a compatible Acer laptop and when it upgraded from W10 to W11 through Windows Update....
Bree said:
....The whole process took over four hours...
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How long does the Windows 11 upgrade take using Windows Update?

Early last year I asked myself the same question for Windows 10 version 2004, the most recent major Feature Update for Windows 10. The PC I tested this on was not a top end machine, rather a modest spec processor with an HDD. Perhaps representative of an average consumer machine any ordinary...
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    Windows 11 HomeAMD Athlon Silver 3050U8GBRadeon Graphics
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    Windows 11 Home
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23-R9VY
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
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    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
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    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD (from April 2026: 250GB EVO 850)
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    UPDATE - 11 April 2026: due to lid hinges starting to break up this laptop has been retired from active duty. The OS with all software and files has been migrated to my System Seven in 'Other systems' to carry on as my general purpose 'main machine'.

    I've now clean installed 25H2 and used Garlin's scripts to update Secure Boot to CA 2023 and revoke the PCA 2011 certificates. It's new role is to test secure boot issues.

    Info for 2021-2026:
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.

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    Windows 11 ProIntel® Core™ i5-520M8GB(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
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    Laptop
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    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
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    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
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    1366x768
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    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
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    Defender
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    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround.

    In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround.
    Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.
    In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media.
    Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package.

    Also running Insider Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
  • My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR was a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e (1st gen) type 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device. This has now been sold. It has been replaced by my System Eight.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.

    My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, 1920x1080 touchscreen, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine. As its new home has an existing digital licence for Pro I've been able to upgrade the migrated OS from Home to Pro.

    My SYSTEM EIGHT is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e (5th gen) type 20LN, Celeron N4120, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, a supported device for Windows 11. Currently running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds as native boot vhdx.
nush said:
i've followed all the correct installing directions. the upgrade system goes thru the install procedures and it hangs during the 24 hour installation. tried it many times with no results. any help is appreciated.
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Try using the Windows 11 Installation Assistant.


Ben
 

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    Windows 10 Home
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Elitebook 2530p
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo L9400@1.86 GHz
    Memory
    2 GB

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    Windows 11 HomeIntel Core 2 Duo E75004 GB
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 330
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
    Memory
    4 GB
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