Excellent so far - only 1 defect found


jimbo45

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Hi folks
Liking W11 so far - very fast (OK I'm using a VM and only have base Windows) -- Activation OK (W7 old Technet key still works BTW) .

Themes installable, CPU usage on a VM low (mind you not doing much yet on it) new icons, networking seems OK too.

I needed to switch to SMB1 to access other older devices on LAN.

Only defect (liveable with unlike the case of W2K22 server trial) is that openssh -server won't install (from the add optional features) but I suppose that will get fixed in due course.

Now will mess around with Language settings and Office 2019 install

The size I used for initial install virtual disk was 40GB - might need to make a bit bigger.
If Office goes OK I'll fiddle around with optimising the VM -- so far it's running just OK.

Firefox is default browser I've switched to.

Reminder - if you want to install as a LOCAL account then ensure Internet is disconnected at initial setup.

With your own themes you can change the bright menu thing -- although I still wish the Windows bar could be moved back to LH edge of screen.

Updated - Thanks to tutorial in tutorial section moved back to LH of screen -- thanks @Brink etc.

Screenshot_20210617_122536.png

Cheers
jimbo
 
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I found it quite fast too in Hyper V on 6 year old laptop having 8GB RAM. Apart from the different eye candy, I'm mystified what if any advantage it has over Windows 10.
 

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Found several "defects" by now.
2 Programs not working fully.
Samsung Magician (Controls for Samsung and other SSDs).
Realtek Sound Console (APP)
Don't like or doesn't exist:
No Task manager in Taskbar as well as other Taskbar entries, no News and interests either.
 

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I found it quite fast too in Hyper V on 6 year old laptop having 8GB RAM. Apart from the different eye candy, I'm mystified what if any advantage it has over Windows 10.

Hi there
definitely "Speedy Gonzales" compared to standard W10 at least on my system. Comparable to W2K19 Server which is no slouch. Just for that difference alone it's worth it. I'm now running it on an external W2GO external USB ->SATA SSD drive - so works on real hardware too.

As this is a release early build I'm sure there will be loads of changes. - Having the defualt Windows button in the middle of the screen IMO was just plain bonkers -- fortunately @Brink --thanks - there's a way to move it back to the left and change the menu back to W10 style.

I definitely would like to see some sensible changes to file explorer though. Icon changes are OK but hardly a "Mega thing" to chick a whole load of development resources at.

The other defect is that for some Office 2019 throws up nag warnings on license not valid even though it is. The get around shown in the W10 Forums works fine - just stop office updating until Ms sort out the activation license servers properly.

@CountMike
I wouldn't call missing "News / Interests" a defect. This was only a feature added to one of the Windows Insider builds so it can't be assumed that it is a "Standard Windows feature" although it's probably it will re-appear in an update.

Task manager seems fine on my system -- throw up Ctrl Alt L keys and choose task manager -- I'm not sure I ever had it on the task bar


In settings there are options to add things to task bar.



Cheers
jimbo
 
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Hi there
definitely "Speedy Gonzales" compared to standard W10 at least on my system. Comparable to W2K19 Server which is no slouch. Just for that difference alone it's worth it. I'm now running it on an external W2GO external USB ->SATA SSD drive - so works on real hardware too.

As this is a release early build I'm sure there will be loads of changes. - Having the defualt Windows button in the middle of the screen IMO was just plain bonkers -- fortunately @Brink --thanks - there's a way to move it back to the left and change the menu back to W10 style.

I definitely would like to see some sensible changes to file explorer though. Icon changes are OK but hardly a "Mega thing" to chick a whole load of development resources at.

The other defect is that for some Office 2019 throws up nag warnings on license not valid even though it is. The get around shown in the W10 Forums works fine - just stop office updating until Ms sort out the activation license servers properly.

@CountMike
I wouldn't call missing "News / Interests" a defect. This was only a feature added to one of the Windows Insider builds so it can't be assumed that it is a "Standard Windows feature" although it's probably it will re-appear in an update.

Task manager seems fine on my system -- throw up Ctrl Alt L keys and choose task manager -- I'm not sure I ever had it on the task bar


In settings there are options to add things to task bar.



Cheers
jimbo
According to benchmarks, 15-20% slower than regular W10, about same as Insider Dev build.
 

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Hi @jimbo45
It's a bit slower in my laptop than Win 10 for some reason, I have done the in-place upgrade and not a clean install.
 

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Hi folks
@brummyfan
probably hardware dependent -- or on what you are running -- the only big app I have on Windows is Photoshop. Office stuff is not very intensive - unless doing "galactic Style" complex math calculations in EXCEL which would tax any CPU. Stock market trading things are usually done on the vendors trading platforms via their VPN's so Internet performance is more important than "RAW Speed". Level 1 real time stock data also requires fast Internet rather than the speed of the OS itself.

In fact once the system has booted up and as more and more applications become Cloud based the speed of the OS might become largely irrelevant. Network speed and graphics performance I think is where it's next at. I tried via a VPN watching the BBC showing a EURO football match in UHD on its iPlayer service. It was so slow that I gave up and went back to standard HD --and I'm on really fast gigabit Internet (and so is the VPN I was using - Nordvpn) -- probably BBC servers overloaded. !!!

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Hi folks
@brummyfan
probably hardware dependent -- or on what you are running -- the only big app I have on Windows is Photoshop. Office stuff is not very intensive - unless doing "galactic Style" complex math calculations in EXCEL which would tax any CPU. Stock market trading things are usually done on the vendors trading platforms via their VPN's so Internet performance is more important than "RAW Speed". Level 1 real time stock data also requires fast Internet rather than the speed of the OS itself.

In fact once the system has booted up and as more and more applications become Cloud based the speed of the OS might become largely irrelevant. Network speed and graphics performance I think is where it's next at. I tried via a VPN watching the BBC showing a EURO football match in UHD on its iPlayer service. It was so slow that I gave up and went back to standard HD --and I'm on really fast gigabit Internet (and so is the VPN I was using - Nordvpn) -- probably BBC servers overloaded. !!!

Cheers
jimbo
Yes jimbo, it's too early to point fingers at it because there are many drivers need to be updated :wink:
 

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Also I've noticed as not working (it may be just because this is a pre-release beta or whatever) ...but the Transparency setting does not work.
Screenshot:
Transparency.jpg

...and also for some reason, when you have multiple folders open, and/or programs, they don't line up on my taskbar anymore and instead they line up under the file explorer icon on the taskbar (perhaps that's just a setting I've missed)

..speaking of which, the setting to lock or unlock the taskbar is not there either or again I'm just missing it or it has moved.. I want to make those quicklaunch area icons there smaller. I'm sure (hoping) all these things will be there and working by time of a real release

Edit:
Later after I let it Windows Update, the Transparency resolved it self on its own, and I can't tell which item update did it.
However, the Transparency is not very see-through on the Taskbar like Windows 10 was, 11 is about half that - I prefer how it was on Win10.
fwiw, I suspect the GPU driver update did it however Win10 worked fine with what it had stock, and 11 before it updated said the same version for the driver. Anyway, whatever, this is a beta piece anyway - just playin with it for now
 
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Found several "defects" by now.
2 Programs not working fully.
Samsung Magician (Controls for Samsung and other SSDs).
Realtek Sound Console (APP)
Don't like or doesn't exist:
No Task manager in Taskbar as well as other Taskbar entries, no News and interests either.
News is supposed to be in the widgets.
Is that what you're looking for?

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    MSI MPG Gaming Edge Wifi (X570)
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    32GB Adata XPG DDR4
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Hi @jimbo45
It's a bit slower in my laptop than Win 10 for some reason, I have done the in-place upgrade and not a clean install.
I initially installed it in HyperV. Then I created a Macrium image from there and restored it to an SSD. It boots up and works on one of my newer machine, but it has lag issues. This morning I clean installed it in my 10 year old PC (Legacy BIOS) in MBR disk. It is butter smooth. It's what I am using now responding to this post.
 

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    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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    MSI MPG Gaming Edge Wifi (X570)
    Memory
    32GB Adata XPG DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1070 8GB ROG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Main Boot Drive : 512GB Adata XPG RGB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 600 Watts Gold
    Case
    Deepcool Genome II
    Cooling
    Deepcool Fryzen
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    "Moderna"
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    PC/Desktop
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    i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
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    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
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    MSI R9 290
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    LG Ultrawide 34"
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    3440x1440
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    Samsung M.2
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    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
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    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
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    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
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    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Moderna :)
I haven't really gotten into playing with it yet. I did find a bug when running ShowKeyPlus. It is very very faded and about the only thing I can read is my key.
 

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    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
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    Windows Defender
Found several "defects" by now.
2 Programs not working fully.
Samsung Magician (Controls for Samsung and other SSDs).
Realtek Sound Console (APP)
Don't like or doesn't exist:
No Task manager in Taskbar as well as other Taskbar entries, no News and interests either.

I'm pretty sure the rest of the Taskbar context menu items like Task Manager will be added later - current may just be for Dev testing the new Taskbar settings.
Also I've noticed as not working (it may be just because this is a pre-release beta or whatever) ...but the Transparency setting does not work.
Screenshot:

...and also for some reason, when you have multiple folders open, and/or programs, they don't line up on my taskbar anymore and instead they line up under the file explorer icon on the taskbar (perhaps that's just a setting I've missed)

..speaking of which, the setting to lock or unlock the taskbar is not there either or again I'm just missing it or it has moved.. I want to make those quicklaunch area icons there smaller. I'm sure (hoping) all these things will be there and working by time of a real release

Transparency works fine my side.

PS Remember any display settings change requires the window or app to be closed and re-opened to take effect (properly)

I haven't really gotten into playing with it yet. I did find a bug when running ShowKeyPlus. It is very very faded and about the only thing I can read is my key.

Still trying to replicate this - very odd issue, this one.
 
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I initially installed it in HyperV. Then I created a Macrium image from there and restored it to an SSD. It boots up and works on one of my newer machine, but it has lag issues. This morning I clean installed it in my 10 year old PC (Legacy BIOS) in MBR disk. It is butter smooth. It's what I am using now responding to this post.
Glad to hear that the clean install works well for you, I did the upgrade because this is only a leaked version and just wanted to see the changes they have made, I'll be reverting to Win 10 in a couple of days and wait for the official release with all the drivers.
 

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    Windows 11 Home(226313296.32)23H2
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    i7-155h
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    Coral_MTH
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    LPDDR5X 32GB
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    Intel Arc Graphics
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    Countryman_TLS
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    16GB DDR4 3200 MHz
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    RTX 3070
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    Realtek
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    NE160QDM-NY1
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    2560x1600
    Hard Drives
    WD PC SN810 512GB
    Browser
    Edge, Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Found several "defects" by now.
No Task manager in Taskbar as well as other Taskbar entries, no News and interests either.
Pin the Task manager to the taskbar...

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I think he meant no right click on taskbar to get to task manager - which is how I usually launch it as well.
 

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    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
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I think he meant no right click on taskbar to get to task manager - which is how I usually launch it as well.
It's moved to right click on Start button
 

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    AMD Ryzen 9 7900x
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    ASROCK b650 PRO RS
    Memory
    2x8GB Kingston 6000MHz, Cl 32 @ 6200MHz Cl30
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Rx 6600XT Gaming OC 8G Pro
    Sound Card
    MB, Realtek Ac1220p
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000. 1TBSamsung 970 evo Plus 500GB, Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB, Lexar NVMe 2 TB, Silicon Power M.2 SATA 500GB
    PSU
    Seasonic 750W
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    Custom Raidmax
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm
    Internet Speed
    20/19 mbps

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    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
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    HomeBrew
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    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
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    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    NZXT KRAKEN Z73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (3x 120 mm push top) + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
Also I've noticed as not working (it may be just because this is a pre-release beta or whatever) ...but the Transparency setting does not work.
Screenshot:

...and also for some reason, when you have multiple folders open, and/or programs, they don't line up on my taskbar anymore and instead they line up under the file explorer icon on the taskbar (perhaps that's just a setting I've missed)

..speaking of which, the setting to lock or unlock the taskbar is not there either or again I'm just missing it or it has moved.. I want to make those quicklaunch area icons there smaller. I'm sure (hoping) all these things will be there and working by time of a real release

Edit:
Later after I let it Windows Update, the Transparency resolved it self on its own, and I can't tell which item update did it.
However, the Transparency is not very see-through on the Taskbar like Windows 10 was, 11 is about half that - I prefer how it was on Win10.
fwiw, I suspect the GPU driver update did it however Win10 worked fine with what it had stock, and 11 before it updated said the same version for the driver. Anyway, whatever, this is a beta piece anyway - just playin with it for now
It works on my laptop
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    Intel I7 12700k
    Motherboard
    Asus Rog Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4
    Memory
    32 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 3070
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2721QS
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 pro m.2 1TB pci-express gen 4.0 x 4 NVMe
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus m.2 2TB PCIe-express gen 3.0 x 4 NVMe
    PSU
    Corsair RM 850
    Case
    Asus Rog Strix Helios GX601
    Cooling
    Asus Rog Strix LC II 240 ARGB
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    1 GB
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium
The transparent thing issue was fixed with: Cumulative update for .NET framework 3.5 and 4.8 (KB5004034)
All looked pretty perfect after this update.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 8700 @ 3.20GHz Coffee Lake 14nm Technology
    Motherboard
    MEDION B360H4-EM (U3E1)
    Memory
    16,0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1197MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    3071MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    TCL SMART TV
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA )
    119GB FORESEE 128GB SSD (SATA (SSD))
    1862GB Western Digital WD Elements 10B8 USB Device (USB (SATA)
    3725GB Western Digital WD My Passport 25E1 USB Device (USB (SATA) (SSD)
    1862GB Western Digital WD Elements 25A3 USB Device (USB (SATA))
    Browser
    Firefox Beta 64 Bits
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

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