I installed Windows 11 on an Intel i5-7400T without any problems. Took the opportunity to strip the iso file as well. Clean without rubbish 
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I’ve watched 2 or 3 different videos today which describe how to bypass the TPM and secure boot requirements. Granted, this is a “leaked” beta iso. No telling if this will still work with the official MS iso release. Likewise, MS may take the outrage temperature and back away from the requirement(s) altogether.
I have never benefited from getting out in front of a new Windows release. I’m quite content to let others sprint across the minefield ahead of me! Besides, at home I use Linux almost exclusively. The only place I must use Windoze is at work where the upgrade is my employer’s problem. It’s fun reading tech stuff and watching videos about it, but I’m under no compulsion to act.
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I hope they back down a bit on the system requirements. Otherwise, there will be many who can not install Windows 11. I have around 7 computers at home and only 1 has the “right” CPU. Intel Xeon E-2224G is housed in a Dell T40.
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Exactly…i see no reason to not have Windows 11 install on these cpu.
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There are other options rather than office 365 for me on Windows.
I think videos that teach people how to avoid windoze drm and artificial hardware restrictions are doing people a disservice.
Personally, I want windoze to work on as few computers as possible, and for people to have insurmountable problems while installing it.
Teaching people how to get windoze easily is teaching them how to shoot themselves in the foot.
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Sure, Calamares has a wonderful way around this pile of shite
False. I still see winblows.
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I can see through my Windows. But i keep it clean! No bloat!
Edit: Am i going to go to Windows 11? Sure. Why not? Doesn’t mean I’ll like it any better. I only use it occasionally.
Less is more! I usually build a new iso once a year. I strip everything out of it that I do not need. Many of my programs are portable as well. Never install anything unnecessary.
Does not log in with an admin account and has a two-way firewall. This is how you get Windows fairly safely.
I’ll wait a while before switching to Windows 11. I do not like changes. I’m not quite sure I’ll switch to Windows 11 either.
However, I like to play with OS of all kinds!
My changes over time:
Small improvements only! A few years between them.
One computer is a Dell T20 and the other is a Dell T30. I also have Dell T40:
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Your PC is monitored and protected
shudder
Hehe. I do not think Windows is so insecure many people think. It is such a large operating system that many use so many threats. If you log in with a regular user and not admin + a good firewall, it is difficult for viruses and similar things to bite.
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It’s not the viruses I’m worried about, or rather, disgusted by. It’s the phoning home. It’s the idea of a vendor still having any sort of control over MY machine.
The worst piece of malware possible on a Windows box is Windows itself.
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True! It is a pity that it should be so. I myself have stripped out all that. I always rebuild the iso file without it.
Unfortunately, I’m probably pretty much myself with it. Do not think there are many who do. We are a small clique of people who think about privacy unfortunately.
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I’m hoping to get the WIndows 11 soon to try. I don’t like it when they announce stuff and then don’t have it available for months. I personally don’t want to go through the nonsense of downloading preview builds until they finally release it. I did this for two years when Windows 10 first came out. I don’t think i want to bother with that again.
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Still got the old control panel:
So far it has been working similar to Win10. Had to re-enable autologon to my user. It defaulted to “other user” after the upgrade. Looking-glass-client still isn’t launching at start, which sucks.
No other issues.
Installed Windows 11 as an update to my existing dev channel install (dual boot) today upon dev release a couple of hours ago. Computer fails 11 compatibility test, but since I was already on the dev channel the install went fine. Problem now is that GRUB is showing an unknown files system error and going to GRUB recovery. I can get Windows to boot fine by F12 to boot options and selecting Windows Boot Manager. I am on UEFI, and the RAID setting is still AHCI. Any thoughts to get GRUB working or to bypass GRUB into the EndeavourOS for now?
The first question I would have is as to whether Windows is using UEFI?
A quick fix might be to try rEFInd - it’ll find and boot Windows regardless… while still handling EndeavourOS.
Other than that - is os-prober enabled on your grub? It has to be explicitly set to work now (recent update changed it).