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Issues changing computer name
I have windows 11 version 21H2 and when i attempt to change the pc name is refuses it. I only typed ENVYLAPTOP that's all any ideas please
OS
windows 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
HP x360 Convertable
CPU
Ryzen 7 4700u
Operating System
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Optiplex 3070
CPU
i5 9500t
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The error message will be very helpful.
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
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The error message will be very helpful.
This ^^^
OS
Windows 11 Home(Release Preview) - 24H2 - 26100.3025
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Banana Junior 5600-G Series
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard
Asus ROG Strix B550-F
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB 4x16
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
Monitor(s) Displays
28" ASUS VP28U 4k & 32" Vioek 1080p
Screen Resolution
4K, 1080p
Hard Drives
Primary SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus
PSU
EVGA BQ 700w 80+ Bronze
Case
Zalman i3 NEO
Cooling
ARCTIC Freezer 7 X
Keyboard
Corsair
Mouse
Amazon Generic with Cord
Internet Speed
Download: 295.11 mbps Upload: 65.35 mbps T-Mobile Internet
Browser
Firefox and Edge
Antivirus
MS - Defender
Other Info
Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
sorry it says pc name invalid.
I have tried on power shell and getting access denied but i am the administrator no idea at all
OS
windows 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
HP x360 Convertable
CPU
Ryzen 7 4700u
Operating System
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Optiplex 3070
CPU
i5 9500t
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Are you trying to rename Microsoft account?
Change you username from Control Panel --> User Accounts --> Change Your Name
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
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I just renamed mine and all I had to do was bring up the settings and it was on system. The top has a rename option.. I chose to rename and all done.. it did require a restart.
OS
Windows 11 Home(Release Preview) - 24H2 - 26100.3025
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Banana Junior 5600-G Series
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard
Asus ROG Strix B550-F
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB 4x16
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
Monitor(s) Displays
28" ASUS VP28U 4k & 32" Vioek 1080p
Screen Resolution
4K, 1080p
Hard Drives
Primary SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus
PSU
EVGA BQ 700w 80+ Bronze
Case
Zalman i3 NEO
Cooling
ARCTIC Freezer 7 X
Keyboard
Corsair
Mouse
Amazon Generic with Cord
Internet Speed
Download: 295.11 mbps Upload: 65.35 mbps T-Mobile Internet
Browser
Firefox and Edge
Antivirus
MS - Defender
Other Info
Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
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OS
Windows11 23H2 (OS Build 22631.2428)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP HP ENVY TE01
CPU
2.90 gigahertz Intel Core i7-10700
Motherboard
Board: HP 8767 A (SMVB)
Memory
16214 Megabytes Usable Installed Memor
Hard Drives
1511.52 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
1418.15 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
Keyboard
Logitech wireless
Mouse
M 185 wireless
Internet Speed
12 ms Jitter 8 ms Download 10.5 Mbps Upload 1.7
Browser
Edge & FF
Antivirus
Windows Defender
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Did you try it without all caps? Your not using any special characters so don't see any reason.
OS
Windows 11 24H2
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Alienware M17 R3
CPU
Intel Core i7-10750H (Comet Lake)
Motherboard
Alienware
Memory
32GB DDR4
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel UHD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek ALC3281-CG
Monitor(s) Displays
17"
Screen Resolution
3840x2160
Hard Drives
Micron 2300 NVMe 1TB
PC SN530 NVMe WDC 512GB
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
60mbps
Browser
Vivaldi and Firefox
Antivirus
MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
Operating System
Windows 11 24H2
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3
CPU
Intel Core i7-1065G7 (Ice Lake)
Motherboard
Microsoft Corp.
Memory
16GB DDR4
Graphics card(s)
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Sound Card
Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
13.5” PixelSense Touchscreen Display
Screen Resolution
2256x1504
Hard Drives
Toshiba Memory 512GB
Mouse
Surface Arc Mouse
Internet Speed
60 mbps
Browser
Vivaldi and Firefox
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MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
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Where are you trying to change the PC name? You should be able to change it by clicking on Start > Settings > System > About > Rename this PC.
OS
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec B746
CPU
Intel Core i7-10700K
Motherboard
ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
Memory
16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
Sound Card
Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
PSU
750 Watts (62.5A)
Case
PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
Keyboard
Logitech K270
Mouse
Logitech M185
Browser
Microsoft Edge and Firefox
Antivirus
ESET Internet Security
Operating System
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec G156
CPU
Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
Memory
16 MB DDR 4-2666
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
Mouse
Logitek M185
Keyboard
Logitek K270
Browser
Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
Antivirus
Windows Defender
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Did you try it without all caps? Your not using any special characters so don't see any reason.
The name of my desktop PC uses capitals, numbers and a - in the middle. I might be wrong, but I think that you can't use spaces.
OS
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec B746
CPU
Intel Core i7-10700K
Motherboard
ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
Memory
16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
Sound Card
Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
PSU
750 Watts (62.5A)
Case
PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
Keyboard
Logitech K270
Mouse
Logitech M185
Browser
Microsoft Edge and Firefox
Antivirus
ESET Internet Security
Operating System
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec G156
CPU
Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
Memory
16 MB DDR 4-2666
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
Mouse
Logitek M185
Keyboard
Logitek K270
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Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
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Windows Defender
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The name of my desktop PC uses capitals, numbers and a - in the middle. I might be wrong, but I think that you can't use spaces.
Correct no spaces and certain characters. I never tired a name in all caps before so threw that out as I see nothing else wrong with his attempted name. One of mine for example is named Resident-Alien and the other is named Space-Debris.
OS
Windows 11 24H2
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Alienware M17 R3
CPU
Intel Core i7-10750H (Comet Lake)
Motherboard
Alienware
Memory
32GB DDR4
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel UHD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek ALC3281-CG
Monitor(s) Displays
17"
Screen Resolution
3840x2160
Hard Drives
Micron 2300 NVMe 1TB
PC SN530 NVMe WDC 512GB
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
60mbps
Browser
Vivaldi and Firefox
Antivirus
MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
Operating System
Windows 11 24H2
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3
CPU
Intel Core i7-1065G7 (Ice Lake)
Motherboard
Microsoft Corp.
Memory
16GB DDR4
Graphics card(s)
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Sound Card
Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
13.5” PixelSense Touchscreen Display
Screen Resolution
2256x1504
Hard Drives
Toshiba Memory 512GB
Mouse
Surface Arc Mouse
Internet Speed
60 mbps
Browser
Vivaldi and Firefox
Antivirus
MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
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Correct no spaces and certain characters. I never tired a name in all caps before so threw that out as I see nothing else wrong with his attempted name. One of mine for example is named Resident-Alien and the other is named Space-Debris.
I think a little more info from
@scaz would help us to be able to help them.
OS
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec B746
CPU
Intel Core i7-10700K
Motherboard
ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
Memory
16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
Sound Card
Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
PSU
750 Watts (62.5A)
Case
PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
Keyboard
Logitech K270
Mouse
Logitech M185
Browser
Microsoft Edge and Firefox
Antivirus
ESET Internet Security
Operating System
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec G156
CPU
Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
Memory
16 MB DDR 4-2666
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
Mouse
Logitek M185
Keyboard
Logitek K270
Browser
Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
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Windows Defender
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I think it should be up to 8 characters.
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I think it should be up to 8 characters.
ENVYLAPTOP should be a valid name. My desktop has 15 characters.
OS
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec B746
CPU
Intel Core i7-10700K
Motherboard
ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
Memory
16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
Sound Card
Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
PSU
750 Watts (62.5A)
Case
PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
Keyboard
Logitech K270
Mouse
Logitech M185
Browser
Microsoft Edge and Firefox
Antivirus
ESET Internet Security
Operating System
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec G156
CPU
Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
Memory
16 MB DDR 4-2666
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
Mouse
Logitek M185
Keyboard
Logitek K270
Browser
Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
Antivirus
Windows Defender
ENVYLAPTOP should be a valid name. My desktop has 15 characters.
My Win11 Notebook name shows 12 characters, DellVostro14, a drive Label can be up to 11 characters.
OS
Win11 Pro RTM
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Vostro 3400
CPU
Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
Memory
12GB
Hard Drives
256GB SSD NVMe M.2
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Vostro 5890
CPU
Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
Memory
16GB
Graphics card(s)
Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
Monitor(s) Displays
24" Dell
Hard Drives
512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
Browser
Firefox, Edge
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Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
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My Win11 Notebook name shows 12 characters, DellVostro14, a drive Label can be up to 11 characters.
That's why we need more info. They might be trying to change the name of something other than the computer name.
OS
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec B746
CPU
Intel Core i7-10700K
Motherboard
ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
Memory
16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
Sound Card
Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
PSU
750 Watts (62.5A)
Case
PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
Keyboard
Logitech K270
Mouse
Logitech M185
Browser
Microsoft Edge and Firefox
Antivirus
ESET Internet Security
Operating System
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec G156
CPU
Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
Memory
16 MB DDR 4-2666
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
Mouse
Logitek M185
Keyboard
Logitek K270
Browser
Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
Antivirus
Windows Defender
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Mine has only 5 letter with 1 Capital ........ Flash !!
Chuck
OS
Windows11 23H2 (OS Build 22631.2428)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP HP ENVY TE01
CPU
2.90 gigahertz Intel Core i7-10700
Motherboard
Board: HP 8767 A (SMVB)
Memory
16214 Megabytes Usable Installed Memor
Hard Drives
1511.52 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
1418.15 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
Keyboard
Logitech wireless
Mouse
M 185 wireless
Internet Speed
12 ms Jitter 8 ms Download 10.5 Mbps Upload 1.7
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Mine has only 5 letter with 1 Capital ........ Flash !!
Chuck
I always go with the name assigned to my computers.
OS
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec B746
CPU
Intel Core i7-10700K
Motherboard
ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
Memory
16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
Sound Card
Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
PSU
750 Watts (62.5A)
Case
PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
Keyboard
Logitech K270
Mouse
Logitech M185
Browser
Microsoft Edge and Firefox
Antivirus
ESET Internet Security
Operating System
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec G156
CPU
Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
Memory
16 MB DDR 4-2666
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
Mouse
Logitek M185
Keyboard
Logitek K270
Browser
Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
Antivirus
Windows Defender
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I name mine after one of my cats.
OS
Windows 11 Home(Release Preview) - 24H2 - 26100.3025
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Banana Junior 5600-G Series
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard
Asus ROG Strix B550-F
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB 4x16
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
Monitor(s) Displays
28" ASUS VP28U 4k & 32" Vioek 1080p
Screen Resolution
4K, 1080p
Hard Drives
Primary SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus
PSU
EVGA BQ 700w 80+ Bronze
Case
Zalman i3 NEO
Cooling
ARCTIC Freezer 7 X
Keyboard
Corsair
Mouse
Amazon Generic with Cord
Internet Speed
Download: 295.11 mbps Upload: 65.35 mbps T-Mobile Internet
Browser
Firefox and Edge
Antivirus
MS - Defender
Other Info
Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
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I generally name mine for the make and/or model of PC (or VM for a virtual machine) and, if there's enough room, the Windows that's installed. Saves a lot of confusion if/when I have a lot of them turned on at the same time.
OS
Windows 11 Home
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
CPU
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon Graphics
Monitor(s) Displays
laptop screen
Screen Resolution
1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
Internet Speed
50 Mbps
Browser
Edge, Firefox
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
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, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Latitude E4310
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5-520M
Motherboard
0T6M8G
Memory
8GB
Graphics card(s)
(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
Browser
Firefox, Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
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. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.