Windows 11 or 10?


Naj Snarf

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I've been busy for about a week to install Windows 11 in a desktop (about 5 yrs old) and installed on a separate SSD. This is the final result when i click the starting menu:
6103e61af0720-No.001.jpg

that means i still have the Windows 10 desktop working (not showed in the print screen). Is this normal i wonder?
(message sent with other pc)
 

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    AsRock
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Naj Snarf said:
I've been busy for about a week to install Windows 11 in a desktop (about 5 yrs old) and installed on a separate SSD. This is the final result when i click
that means i still have the Windows 10 desktop working (not showed in the print screen). Is this normal i wonder?
(message sent with other pc)
Click to expand...


The windows 10 Start Menu icon, looks like this...
The square, blue Start Menu icon is Windows 11.


Image1.png





If you "upgraded" to Windows 11, it will keep your programs and files.
 

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    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.2454 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2
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    PC/Desktop
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    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
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    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
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    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
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    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
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    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
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    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
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    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
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    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
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    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
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    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
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    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
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    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
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    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
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    up to 2048 x 1536
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    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
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    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
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    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
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    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
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    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
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    300/300
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    Firefox 3.x ??
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    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
thanks. Yes i know the "window"in the left corner is my start menu, but the icons at my desktop: is this normal that they are still working? As i have no idea what is supposed to be normal in W 11.B.t.w.: not all my program files were saved.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Tablet
    Manufacturer/Model
    build bij "Azerty" NL
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-6400CPU@2,70GHz 8.08RAM NVIDEA GeForceGT731
    Motherboard
    AsRock
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD
    Cooling
    none
    Mouse
    Microsoft cordless
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    F-Secure clone by KPN.nl
Naj Snarf said:
thanks. Yes i know the "window"in the left corner is my start menu, but the icons at my desktop: is this normal that they are still working? As i have no idea what is supposed to be normal in W 11.B.t.w.: not all my program files were saved.
Click to expand...


I "upgraded" from Win 10 to Win 11. All of my programs still work, and I have some old programs.
Like I said... IF you "upgraded" from Win 10 to Win 11, all your Taskbar and Desktop icons should still be working.





Image2.png



Image1.png
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.2454 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
Naj Snarf said:
thanks. Yes i know the "window"in the left corner is my start menu, but the icons at my desktop: is this normal that they are still working? As i have no idea what is supposed to be normal in W 11.B.t.w.: not all my program files were saved.
Click to expand...
Could you expand on the 'not all my program files were saved' bit? Exactly what program files didn't get transferred?

Generally speaking all of the data/apps should have been transferred.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Home(Release Preview) - 24H2 - 26100.2454
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    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
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
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    28" ASUS VP28U
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    4K
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    Primary SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus
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    EVGA BQ 700w 80+ Bronze
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    Zalman i3 NEO
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    ARCTIC Freezer 7 X
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    Corsair
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    Amazon Generic with Cord
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    Download: 295.11 mbps Upload: 65.35 mbps T-Mobile Internet
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    Firefox and Edge
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    MS - Defender
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When I "upgraded" from Windows 10 to Windows 11....
...the only icon I lost, was the one I assigned to... C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe
Windows 11 didn't have the icon I used on Windows 10.
Task Manager still worked, but I had to give it a new icon.
 

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  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.2454 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
When I did a clean instillation of 11 the icons were fine. Not so when I did an upgrade from 10. But all of my data and apps were transferred without a hitch. I think I'm just a tad bit confused about the issue here.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Home(Release Preview) - 24H2 - 26100.2454
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    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
    Screen Resolution
    4K
    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
as W 11 is entirely new for me (as well as the procedure tot download and install it) i was just wondering. For instance the Windows7-shell starting menu doesn't work properly till now. Also: does one have to search by typing a word as : "taskmanager"?
(again: this is sent from another pc) And: here i have only 1 starting menu = Windows 11 (post # 1).
Conclusion: my Windows 11 is as it should be.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Tablet
    Manufacturer/Model
    build bij "Azerty" NL
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-6400CPU@2,70GHz 8.08RAM NVIDEA GeForceGT731
    Motherboard
    AsRock
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD
    Cooling
    none
    Mouse
    Microsoft cordless
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    F-Secure clone by KPN.nl
Naj Snarf said:
I've been busy for about a week to install Windows 11 in a desktop (about 5 yrs old) and installed on a separate SSD. This is the final result when i click the starting menu:
6103e61af0720-No.001.jpg

that means i still have the Windows 10 desktop working (not showed in the print screen). Is this normal i wonder?
(message sent with other pc)
Click to expand...

To answer your question.... yes, that is the Windows 11 Start menu. You can also tell which Windows version you have by typing "winver" (without quotes) in Run and clicking OK.

Good luck.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.4391)
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
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    Radeon (XFX MERC 310) RX 7900XT
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27-inch Eizo Color Edge - CG2700X
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i Elite Capellix XT
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
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    Microsoft Edge Chromium
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    Windows Security
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    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.4391)
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    Laptop
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    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 12)
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    Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vPro® Processor
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    Vendor
    Memory
    32 GB LPDDR5X-6400MHz (Soldered)
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    Intel Graphics
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    14" 2.8K OLED, Anti Reflection, Touch, HDR 500, 400 nits, 120Hz
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    2880 x 1800
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    1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance TLC Opal
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    Lenovo
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    Vapor Chamber Cooling
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    Touchpad: Haptic Touchpad
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    Backlit, Black with Fingerprint Reader and WWAN
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    100MB
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    Edge Chromium
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    Windows Security
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