About ready to take the plunge. Dell XPS 8930 tower computer has retrofitted I-9 9th Gen K-series CPU which is max available for existing socket/MoBo, so computer "should" also have TPM2--I hope. All other physical specs are consonant with Win 11 Pro. I understand that it's best to adjust BIOS settings (UEFI, AHCI, etc.) identically for both Win 10 Pro and Win 11 Pro OS. From reading, it appears that installing Win 11 Pro first is mandatory. Please advise if I'm wrong about anything.
In order to save money and some hassle, is it possible to D/L trusted and free versions of both Win 11 Pro and Win 10 Pro, from trusted sites? Please, which specific D/L sites are GTG? I understand I'll need an Activation Code (correct terminology?) for each OS. Where are trusted places to obtain both codes? Obviously, I'd prefer above-board sites like Amazon or even Ebay for obvious reasons.
Due to personal time constraints, and my personal ignorance, I'll be having a trusted computer Pro wipe and partition existing 2TB SSD, I/2 for each OS. Instructions on accessing a given (Win 11/Win 10) OS will be appreciated. Hopefully such a dual boot system will automatically give me a choice on start-up.
TYVM for comments.
In order to save money and some hassle, is it possible to D/L trusted and free versions of both Win 11 Pro and Win 10 Pro, from trusted sites? Please, which specific D/L sites are GTG? I understand I'll need an Activation Code (correct terminology?) for each OS. Where are trusted places to obtain both codes? Obviously, I'd prefer above-board sites like Amazon or even Ebay for obvious reasons.
Due to personal time constraints, and my personal ignorance, I'll be having a trusted computer Pro wipe and partition existing 2TB SSD, I/2 for each OS. Instructions on accessing a given (Win 11/Win 10) OS will be appreciated. Hopefully such a dual boot system will automatically give me a choice on start-up.
TYVM for comments.
My Computer
At a glance
Win 7 Pro, Win 10 Pro, Win 11 ProVariousVariousVarious
- OS
- Win 7 Pro, Win 10 Pro, Win 11 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell
- CPU
- Various
- Motherboard
- Various
- Memory
- Various
- Graphics Card(s)
- Various
- Sound Card
- Various
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Various
- Screen Resolution
- Various
- Hard Drives
- Various capacity SSDs
- PSU
- Various
- Case
- Various
- Cooling
- Various
- Keyboard
- Various
- Mouse
- Track ball and mouse pad
- Internet Speed
- Unknown
- Browser
- Firefox, Brave, Edge
- Antivirus
- MSE
- Other Info
- Regret vagueness, will post details when pertinent.




